Chang Kun returned home only after finishing his work at the office.

It was already 8:30, and the whole family was still awake, chatting idly while waiting for Chang Kun.

"Xiao Kun, why are you so late again?"

Upon seeing Chang Kun enter, Liu Meifen was the first to greet him.

"Dad, Mom, I have work to do today."

"Eat first, there's no rush to talk." Liu Meifen remembered that it was so late and her son might not have had time to eat, so she hurriedly went into the kitchen.

Chang Kun was about to say that he had already eaten at work, but seeing how busy his mother was, he felt he didn't want to refuse her kindness.

A mother feels happy as long as she can do something for her son.

Xiaoqing, Xiaomu, and Xiaoshui had been yawning since they arrived, and when they saw their older brother return, they all snuggled up to him and cuddled.

These little girls now know that school isn't just about playing; they also have to learn math, practice writing characters, and Xiaomin even tests them from time to time.

This kind of school life is not like playing games all day long as you might imagine.

Moreover, she gets up very early every morning and no longer has time to sleep in. Now, when they see Xiuer staying in bed in the morning, they are extremely envious.

"Big brother, when does school let out for holiday?" Chang Qing asked, yawning.

"A holiday? You've only been in school for a few days, and you already want a holiday?"

"We have classes every day now, and the breaks are only a few minutes long—not even enough time for us to play!"

Chang Kun was speechless. This girl thought going to school was just for fun.

"If you study hard, you can have a holiday. If you study hard for five days, you'll get two days off. If you study even better, you'll get a month-long holiday during the Chinese New Year," Chang Kun coaxed the little girl.

"So little! Five days of study and only two days off?" Chang Qing felt it was a terrible deal.

Chang Mu and Xiao Shui, who were standing nearby, also stared wide-eyed. At first, they were excited about going to school, but after a few days, they found that there was more time for classes and less time for play. They felt that it was not as good as when they were not in school.

Chang Kun glared at Xiao Qing: "If you don't want to study hard, you have to go to school every day. You think two days off isn't enough?"

"Okay, okay, two days is fine, it's better than nothing."

Chang Kun then instructed the three girls, "Study hard. If you fail the exam, your sister Xiaomin will punish you, and I won't be responsible."

The three maids reluctantly agreed and went back to their rooms to sleep, dejected.

Only then did Xiuer dare to approach. Today, she hadn't dared to say anything when her three older sisters came home complaining about how tiring school was, for fear of being scolded again.

"Big brother, I'm not going to school anymore. I'll stay home and look after the house for you."

If going to school is so tough, it's better to stay home and play every day.

Chang Kun chuckled and patted Xiu'er's head. This little girl is too clever.

It's impossible for her not to go to school, but there's still plenty of time. We can talk about it when she's a few years older.

"Stop talking now, let your older brother have something to eat."

Chang Dashan and Liu Meifen sat on stools, smiling as they watched their son eat heartily. They were living a very comfortable life.

"By the way, Mom, you have to keep a closer eye on Xiuer from now on. Today, our company caught a lot of human traffickers and rescued several abducted children."

"ah?!"

Liu Meifen's eyes widened in disbelief. Such a thing was unbelievable.

These days, cases of child abduction are very rare. Everyone is starving, so it's hard to sell abducted children.

"Xiuer, did you hear me? You're not allowed to run around in the streets by yourself anymore!" Liu Meifen quickly instructed.

If Xiuer were kidnapped, she would cry herself to death!

Chang Dashan, smoking a cigarette, was still shaken: "We've been in the city for so long, and Xiu'er and the others haven't been properly looked after. Luckily, nothing bad has happened."

Xiuer listened to her older brother talking to her parents in a daze, completely unaware of what had happened and how she had been abducted.

After her older brother finished eating, she leaned over and said, "Big brother, take me out to play for a while."

"All you do is play! Your older brother works so late, and he still has to take you with him when he gets back?" Liu Meifen suppressed Xiu'er and made her go to the fish pond to look at the little fish by herself.

"No, I want Big Brother!" Xiu'er insisted, and then came up with another idea, "Big Brother, I'll sleep with you tonight, Xiao Qing and the others keep stealing my blanket."

Since moving to the new house, she hasn't slept in her older brother's room yet.

"That's fine, I'll tell you a story tonight."

"Oh! That's great!" Xiu'er had worn out several comic books at home, but since she couldn't read, she could only enjoy them.

Her three older sisters knew a few words and could roughly guess the story in the book, but they never told it to her.

"Oh, right, Xiao Kun, Xiao Min brought this over when she brought Xiao Qing and the others back today."

Liu Meifen got up and took out several pendants from the room.

"They said it was made of tiger teeth, but I don't know where they got it from."

Chang Kun took it in his hand and examined it. The tiger tooth was pale yellow and gleamed from polishing. There was a hole drilled at one end, through which a red string was tied.

"This is a good thing. I heard that tiger teeth can be used for disaster relief and to ward off evil spirits. It's best for children to wear." Chang Dashan also picked up a tiger tooth and carefully rubbed it.

"We have many children in our family, Xiaomin is so thoughtful."

Chang Kun didn't mention that the tiger tooth was given to Cheng Min by him, so that she could do him a favor.

He picked one up and tied it around Xiuer's neck. She glanced at it and said with disdain, "What is this? It's hard and stiff, and it doesn't look good at all."

As she was saying this, she tried to take it off, but her mother slapped her on the butt: "Just wear it, it's a gift from your sister Xiaomin, and you're complaining about it?"

Xiuer covered her bottom and thought for a moment: "Okay then... I'll just wear it since it was given to me by Sister Xiaomin."

"Come on, let me tell you a story. Today we'll tell you the story of Wu Song fighting the tiger."

"Hunting a tiger? The most powerful kind of tiger?" Xiu'er's eyes widened, she never expected that anyone would dare to fight a tiger.

"It's like a tiger; if you wear this, it's like a tiger's teeth."

"A tiger's teeth? If I wear them, will I become as powerful as a tiger? Will I be able to beat Xiaoqing and the others tomorrow?"

A series of questions led to a burst of laughter from the family.

This girl, she's always trying to beat her older sister. I don't know where she got such a grudge from...

Back inside, Chang Kun took out a comic book and handed it to Xiu'er, pointing to each word.

"This is Wu Song, and this is..."

"I know, I know, it's a big tiger!"

"Wow! Xiuer is so amazing, she knew that was a big tiger! And do you know what Wu Song is doing?"

Xiuer examined it for a few moments, then jumped up and replied, "I know! Wu Song is drinking! Just like Dad!"

The brother and sister were very happy together; one spoke earnestly, and the other listened with great enjoyment.

When the story goes that Wu Song was drunk and encountered a tiger on the mountain, Xiu'er was so frightened that she kept burrowing into Chang Kun's arms.

When she heard that Wu Song had defeated the tiger, she jumped up and cheered, asking her older brother if the tiger's teeth were the same as hers.

Now she knows that what's hanging around her neck are tiger teeth, and she loves them.

When I was telling the second story, Xiu'er fell asleep in Chang Kun's arms halfway through.

This girl must be tired after playing by herself all day.

Just as Chang Kun was about to go to sleep, a thought suddenly struck him: he had caught a thief and a human trafficker today, and he hadn't checked the system's rewards yet.

Catching criminals comes with skill rewards; I wonder if there will be any surprises waiting for me.

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