People in the alley: A woman dressed as a man shouldn't be foolishly filial, Zhuang Chaoying

Chapter 235 Good looks are 9% due to genetics

Dongzhe laughed. "Uncle Qian, Xiaoting and I aren't going on a trip this time. We have a mission: to deliver bicycles. Tu Nan tutors me every time he comes back from vacation, and now he needs a bicycle for his field trip, so of course I have to help."

Qian Jin swallowed the pastry in his mouth. "Dong Zhe, you're quite the sentimental one."

Xiaoting listened to Lin Dongzhe and Uncle Qian chatting happily, then turned her head to look out the window, watching the lush green vegetable fields flash by. When the bus stopped to pick up passengers, she got up to help open and close the doors.

The two-hour journey passed quickly, and the bus slowly pulled into the Shanghai Bus Station.

Tu Nan was already waiting at the exit, getting a little impatient.

I stood on tiptoe, craned my neck, and looked towards the exit, my eyes never leaving it for a moment.

Finally, he saw Dongzhe and Xiaoting walking out of the station exit and immediately waved excitedly. "Xiaoting, Dongzhe, over here!"

"Brother!" Xiaoting hadn't seen her brother since winter vacation. Her eyes lit up the moment she saw Tu Nan, and she ran over to him.

"Brother Tunan!" Dongzhe followed behind, walking quickly over.

Tu Nan looked at his younger sister with eyes full of love. "Xiao Ting! Dong Zhe, you must be exhausted! It's been almost half a year since I last saw you, Xiao Ting has lost weight and grown taller!"

Lin Dongzhe stood next to Xiao Ting. "Brother Tu Nan, what about me?"

Zhuang Tunan reached out and hugged Dongzhe, tightening his arm around him. "You've grown taller and stronger!" he said before releasing Lin Dongzhe.

Then, he looked back and asked疑惑地问道, "Xiaoting, Dongzhe, where's the bicycle?"

Lin Dongzhe quickly explained, "Uncle Qian said that bikes often get stolen at the bus station, so he locked his bicycle in the duty room. He's going to treat us to dinner later, and then we'll go get the bicycle. Brother Tu Nan, why didn't Sister Zhang Wanshu come? Didn't you say on the phone that she was going to Yunyao with you? Why is she with a brother?"

Standing next to Zhuang Tunan was his senior brother. Hearing Dong Zhe's words, he glared at Dong Zhe.

He then quickly introduced them. "Dongzhe, Xiaoting, this is my senior, Dazhi. He's a well-known academic star at school with solid professional knowledge. He came here specifically to help me pick up the car."

Xiaoting and Dongzhe immediately greeted him politely. "Hello, Brother Dazhi!"

Dazhi smiled and nodded, glancing at Xiaoting and Dongzhe. Tu Nan was handsome and popular with the girls at school. He didn't expect his younger siblings to be so good-looking as well. It's true that good looks are 90% genetic.

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Qian Jin stood to the side, watching them, glancing at his watch, then at the bus parked not far away. "You guys take your time eating. I'll eat in the bus and keep an eye on it. Thieves are rampant these days; if you're not careful, things on the bus will be stolen, and there are even oil thieves. They might even suck up all the oil."

Several people nodded.

Zhuang Tunan stood up, walked quickly to Qian Jin's side, thanked him as he saw him off to the door, and only turned back after he had seen Qian Jin out the door and watched him walk towards the bus.

In a small restaurant at the bus station, the four of them sat together, with several plates of home-style dishes already laid out on the table.

Dongzhe picked up the soda bottles on the table and opened them one by one, making a "sizzling" sound.

Dazhi took the soda. "Thank you, Dongzhe, I can do it myself."

Zhuang Tunan accepted the soda and looked at Xiaoting and Dongzhe. "Thank you so much, Xiaoting, and Dongzhe, for helping deliver the bicycle. You must have had a long and tiring journey. When I get back from Yunyao, I'll treat you two to a big meal. Pick whatever you want."

Xiaoting came here wanting to get out and about; she was getting really bored staying at home. "Brother, you're my own brother, it's only right for a younger sister to help her older brother with chores."

Zhuang Tunan looked at his younger sister with affection, reached out and gently pinched her chubby little face, smiling. "My little Ting is the best girl, so I'll pinch her cheeks while I can still do it. Once she grows up and loses her baby fat, I won't be able to pinch her cheeks anymore."

Xiaoting turned her face away. "Brother, I'm not a child anymore."

Tu Nan smiled and withdrew his hand, thinking to himself, "How old is he? He already feels distant from me. If he makes friends with someone else in the future, will he still want me as his older brother?"

Thinking about it this way, Tu Nan felt a little sad.

For some reason, his gaze unconsciously shifted to Dong Zhe.

"Xiaoting, eat this. This dish is delicious. I wiped the mouth of the soda bottle with a handkerchief, so you can drink it without worry. The handkerchief was washed yesterday." As he spoke, Dongzhe picked up the soda and handed it to Xiaoting.

Xiaoting took the soda, smiled, and took a sip.

As Zhuang Tunan watched this scene, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He quickly shook his head vigorously and silently repeated "impossible" to himself.

Xiaoting has always disliked Dongzhe since she was little, finding him dirty and annoying. There's no way they could be together! She must be overthinking it; it can't be.

Dongzhe was eating heartily, swallowing the food in his mouth. "Brother, I originally wanted to bring Xiaoting's bike too, but Aunt Huang has to ride her bike to work, so I didn't bring it. I only brought mine and Pengfei's. My dad said that bringing my bike to Tongji University will not only bless it, but also let it absorb some of the scholarly atmosphere." As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh.

Zhuang Tunan put a piece of meat on Dongzhe's and Xiaoting's plates, then turned to Dazhi and said, "Senior brother, you eat it yourself, I won't put any more on your plate, please don't mind."

Then she looked at Dongzhe. "How did you do on your final exams this time?"

Lin Dongzhe gets excited whenever exams are mentioned, and his studies have improved significantly.

"I got eleventh in my class this time. My mom thinks my improved grades are partly due to praying to gods and Buddhas. Well, now my parents are the two biggest charlatans in the cotton mill. Uncle Zhuang even joked that my dad is becoming more and more superstitious with us."

Zhuang Tunan held his bowl and shoveled rice into his mouth. "As long as the grades are good and there's improvement, who cares about the method, as long as it works! I'm not worried about Xiaoting, my sister has always been a good student."

Xiaoting smiled, her lips curving slightly upward. Hearing her brother's praise, she felt a sweet warmth in her heart, but also a little embarrassed.

After the meal, everyone took a short rest.

Xiaoting stood up and handed her bag to her brother. "Brother, this is the luggage Mom prepared for you. She said that pants will wear out when you're traveling, so she made you two new pairs."