Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten

Gong Ruini rushed into the house with her backpack, braving the severe cold, startling the people inside who were reading intently.

She turned and looked at the large Sanwu brand clock placed in the middle of the room. Shouldn’t they be following Zhuge Zhi to learn something at this time?

Why is Ban Xia at home? Gong Ruini was very surprised, "Aren’t you going to study?"

The house was really comfortable. With central heating, it was much warmer than burning a kang or a coal stove, and more importantly, Gong Ruini didn’t have to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning.

"Sister Ni, you’re back. We’re having dinner in the house today, don’t go over there to eat." Zhan Banxia first mentioned the most important thing to avoid a wasted trip later.

More importantly, what if they run into those annoying people? Zhan Banxia still couldn’t forget how a few people looked at him before, huh, acting all high and mighty as if they really were the owners here.

Ah, not eating with Zhuge Zhi? What’s going on? If before, Gong Ruini thought maybe there was some guest visiting Zhuge Zhi, making it inconvenient for the twins to stay over there, now hearing this news, she knew it wasn’t about a guest.

Having lived here for so many days, it wasn’t that no one came to visit Zhuge Zhi, but when it was time to eat, basically Zhuge Zhi would ask them to leave, even if occasionally a few stayed for dinner, it never reached a point where they were not allowed to appear.

"Is someone here?" Seeing the two little guys’ faces asking what happened, she knew by asking, they would definitely tell the truth, much cuter than Zhao Guangran.

"It’s those annoying people from the Zhuge family. Many of them came, wanting Grandpa to choose a promising candidate from the Zhuge family."

"They also said there’s time to tutor outsiders, but not to worry about the clan."

"We wanted to keep listening, but Grandpa wouldn’t let us." Zhan Banxia started off speaking very calmly, but slowly he began to get tense.

Banxia and Zisu each held tightly onto Gong Ruini’s legs, "Sister Ni, do you think Grandpa will drive us away?"

"Will he not want to teach me and my brother?" Zhan Banxia initially resisted learning from Zhuge Zhi, insisting on learning from their mother, saying they could still learn that way.

But after learning with Zhuge Zhi for so many days, they really didn’t want to leave Zhuge Zhi, and they really couldn’t imagine what would happen if they were driven away by those bad people.

And since their brother was living here, they could conveniently go to school, what would they do then?

The more Zhan Banxia thought, the more worried he became, and he hugged Gong Ruini, crying bitterly, with an overwhelming sadness.

Zhao Guangran strolled in slowly with his backpack, just hearing the twins wailing loudly, "Oh, is our house about to flood? What’s wrong with you all? Did Sister Ni bully you?"

"I’ve told you long ago not to trust Sister Ni; she’s not a good person, yet you still insist on following her." Although Zhao Guangran’s tone was teasing and mocking, he was actually very nervous.

No matter how they quarreled among themselves, Zhan Banxia and the others were his brothers. How could he allow some people to bully them? How would that be acceptable?

Zhao Xuran also heard the crying, quickened his pace, and came in, constantly giving Gong Ruini a look. He was also puzzled why Ban Xia was here at this time, and the conversation Granny Cai had with him earlier puzzled him as well.

Could it be that the two little guys provoked Grandpa Zhuge and got scolded? But thinking about it, it couldn’t be. When Banxia and the others were naughty, they were variously mischievous, but in front of Zhuge Zhi, they behaved well and were eager to learn, so they couldn’t have committed a big mistake.

"The Zhuge family came. They want Grandpa Zhuge to take in people from their family as apprentices, hoping not to take in outsiders." Gong Ruini felt quite helpless.

Knowing that the Zhuge family suddenly became studious, there was definitely a problem, but they hadn’t paid much attention to it. Now realizing their request was unusually excessive, but what could they do?

Even if they could avoid it this time, it wouldn’t stop the Zhuge family’s restless people.

"Wait for the outcome. Grandpa Zhuge can’t possibly stop teaching you." Her own brother seemed to have been scared by what those people said, sigh, thinking they were clever kids, unexpectedly they could also act foolishly.

"Did Grandpa Zhuge say he wouldn’t teach you?" Zhao Xuran didn’t think Zhuge Zhi would overlook such promising kids, "And will Grandpa Zhuge listen to what they say?"

If Zhuge Zhi were so easily manipulated by the Zhuge family, there wouldn’t have been people like Gong Ruini, and he wouldn’t have taken Zhan Banxia and the others as apprentices.

"Have confidence, even if Grandpa Zhuge really takes in an apprentice, you all shouldn’t mind. Study well; what you learn is yours." Zhuge Zhi’s actions aren’t something we juniors can doubt.

"We will." Zhan Banxia initially was sitting inside with Zhan Zisu, then they talked more and felt more scared, always thinking about the possibility of being driven away.

Now, comforted by their big brother, where would they be sad? Others might not believe it, but their big brother’s words must be believed.

In the time following, although each one was seriously reading, drawing, and writing, if one looked closely, the six of them were somewhat out of it, their minds not fully in it.

Gong Ruini followed Zhao Xuran out when he went to fetch the dinner, "Brother Xu Ran, who do you think will be chosen as the apprentice?"

"How would I know? But it might not be Zhuge Mingshan." Zhao Xuran thought if Zhuge Zhi really didn’t want to choose someone from the Zhuge family, he would’ve asked them to leave.

The problem is, based on the time mentioned by Zhan Banxia, Zhuge Zhi had indeed let them stay there for a long time.

"Then who could it be?" Even Zhao Xuran saying this made Gong Ruini’s heart tremble, "I just hope it’s someone easy to talk to."

If it were a troublemaker, who knows how volatile life would become. Gong Ruini wouldn’t have to pay them much attention, but could Zhan Banxia and the others ignore him?

"Someone easy to talk to facilitates unity, no issues will arise."

"If it’s a troublemaker, it’s also good. It can allow Banxia and the others to interact with various personalities, so if they encounter such people again, they won’t worry about handling them in the future."

Zhao Xuran spoke with nonchalance, "No matter what kind of person comes, you can figure out how to deal with them. Suffering losses early is better than suffering later when they grow up."

"Look at how Guang Ran keeps bouncing around; hasn’t he encountered too few setbacks whether in the Northeast or in Beijing?"

"Once they encounter a major setback, I think Guang Ran will make significant progress."

"Maybe by then, I will provoke Zhao Guangran to let him fight with the opponent." During the face of Zhao Guangran, Zhao Xuran wouldn’t speak like this, but in front of Gong Ruini, he wasn’t holding back.

Ah, no way, Gong Ruini was shocked. Knowing Zhao Xuran wasn’t tense had his reasons, she didn’t expect him to consider the other as a whetstone. Truly, he wasn’t an ordinary brother to be messing with his sibling!