After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me

Zhouzhou thought about it for a while and realized that what Li Yuanming said made sense. If it truly was fate, then whatever happened next could only be accepted. She just hoped her father would wake up soon.

She twisted a towel to wipe his face, checked his pulse, and confirmed there was no major issue before reluctantly heading to school.

Huo Ji'an had been waiting for her outside the A University gate for a while. When he saw her, he quickly walked over, looking unhappy. "Chubby Girl, where have you been? I haven't seen you for so many days."

He had done well in the National College Entrance Examination and got into A University, though his score wasn't as high as hers. He ended up in a less popular major, just barely making it into the university. But at least it was A University, and he was happy to attend the same university as Chubby Girl.

But to his surprise, he hadn't seen her the entire summer break! He had no idea where she had gone or what she'd been doing. She didn't even bring him along? That was too much.

Zhouzhou, feeling guilty, explained, "Sorry, Little Skinny Pole, my dad is sick, and I've been taking care of him."

"Ah?" Huo Ji'an was caught off guard. When he saw Qin Lie standing there, he immediately knew it wasn't him she was talking about. He quickly asked, "Nothing serious about Uncle Ye, right?"

After all, when he was young, he had paid Ye Lingfeng to be his temporary father, so there was still some connection there.

Zhouzhou shook her head, her eyes darkening slightly. "He's still in a coma, hasn't woken up yet."

"That serious? I'll go see him when the holiday starts." Huo Ji'an patted her shoulder and, seeing the sadness on her face, tried to comfort her. "Don't worry, Chubby Girl. Your dad will be fine."

"Mm." Zhouzhou took a deep breath and nodded. She believed that too.

Seeing her mood lighten, Huo Ji'an grabbed her arm and pulled her inside. "Let's go. By the way, do you know we start military training tomorrow?"

Zhouzhou was surprised. "It starts tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I heard we're training with the army. It's a closed training session, and we won't be able to leave for a whole month."

A whole month...

Zhouzhou stopped in her tracks. She turned to Qin Lie. "Dad, I'll write a prescription later. Please help me give it to Hanqiu. I'll leave everything else to you and ask you to take extra care of him while I'm gone."

A month without her was fine, but she couldn't leave Ye Lingfeng alone.

Qin Lie nodded. "Don't worry. I'll make sure someone is here 24/7 to look after him. Nothing will happen to him."

"Good." With him there, Zhouzhou felt reassured.

As they continued chatting, Huo Ji'an had already explored most of the campus and didn't need help from seniors anymore. Now, he could guide Zhouzhou around and show her the places he had already familiarized himself with.

In truth, Zhouzhou didn't need much of an introduction. She had often visited A University with Qin Ren, so she was already quite familiar with the campus.

Qin Lie followed behind them, saying nothing, but his eyes narrowed when he saw how close Huo Ji'an and Zhouzhou were, walking shoulder to shoulder.

Huo Ji'an, noticing the cold air behind him, turned his head slightly. Seeing Qin Lie's expression, he immediately understood what was going on. He rolled his eyes internally.

Why was Qin Lie so protective?

Soon enough, Chubby Girl would be grown up and dating seriously. When that time came, he couldn't wait to see all the men in the family crying over it.

As he was thinking this, a boy suddenly ran over, his eyes fixed on Zhouzhou. "Junior sister, what's your major? Can we exchange WeChat? If you need any help, ask me whenever and wherever you are."

Zhouzhou paused, turned her head to look at him, and after thinking for a moment, asked, "Do you want to be my boyfriend?"

The boy was taken aback. He didn't expect her to be so direct. Then, his heart leapt in joy. Was she confessing to him? Could it be that she liked him too?

This was mutual love coming so easily! He immediately nodded enthusiastically.

But before he could even smile, Zhouzhou took something from her pocket—an iron block. With a delicate hand, she squeezed it as though it were tofu, and it crumbled in her fingers.

With a serious face, she warned him, "If you think like that again, I'll crush your head."

No one was going to deceive her out of her money!

She had already lost so many Merits and was broke. There was no way she was going to let a boyfriend be another expense!

Her gaze turned fierce, her words filled with warning.

The boy stood there, frozen. "..."

In the end, he realized what the object was and felt a cold sweat running down his back. His head went cold, and he didn't have time to say anything before he turned and bolted away.

Wuwu, the junior sister looked so soft and cute, but she was so strong! It was terrifying!

Huo Ji'an was also stunned. After a moment, he couldn't help but give Zhouzhou a thumbs-up. "Chubby Girl, you haven't changed a bit."

Still the same Zhouzhou. He couldn't help but admire her.

At this thought, he secretly glanced at Qin Lie.

The brainwashing they had done over the years had clearly worked. At least now, in Zhouzhou's mind, a boyfriend was synonymous with losing money.

For someone obsessed with money, nothing was more terrifying than this. Didn't they see back in junior and senior high school that no one dared to confess to Zhouzhou?

Was it because they found Zhouzhou not attractive? No, they were just too scared!

Forget about Zhouzhou herself, even her brothers and two fathers were scarier than anyone.

Who would dare to get close to her?

He was sure Zhouzhou was destined to remain single for life.

Qin Lie was very pleased with this development.

This was exactly how it should be.

Meanwhile, in the clouds, Ancestral Master watched this scene and shook his head. "It's over. With Zhouzhou like this, she'll never get married."

"That's fine." Ye Lingfeng, instead of being worried, was quite happy. In this regard, his thoughts aligned completely with Qin Lie and the Qin family. "I'm not worried. I can support her for life."

Ancestral Master looked at him in confusion. "So, you want her to remain single for life?"

Ye Lingfeng glanced at him. "Do you think we're dead?"

"But you'll definitely leave before Zhouzhou does."

"So what? I can choose not to reincarnate, just stay by her side as a spirit and protect her. It's not bad."

Ancestral Master frowned. "But she's your only daughter. If she doesn't get married and have children, your bloodline will end."

Ye Lingfeng wasn't concerned. "It's fine. Eventually, all bloodlines come to an end. Better sooner than later. Having children is painful. Why make Zhouzhou suffer?"

Ancestral Master: "..."

Impressive.

He had seen parents pushing for marriage and children, but never had he seen one so open-minded about it.

No wonder Zhouzhou turned out this way.

Well, it made sense. Who could withstand the burden of her "lack of money" fate?