He hadn’t finished yet! Xiao Fenghao desperately prayed that their mother wouldn’t open the door.

"Drink faster... Second Brother." The little one whispered in her childish voice.

Xiao Fenghao opened his eyes and no longer cared about the pain anymore. He sucked on the baby bottle, wishing that the hole where the liquid had come from wasn’t so small!

"Mother, Little Ya is in the Second Brother’s room," Xiao Yuxi told Zhou Anran.

There were a pair of footsteps heading in their direction. Xiao Fenghao’s heart started to beat a lot faster, and he was almost breathless from the anxiety.

He could fight and beat up people, but he couldn’t stand embarrassment the most!

"Little Ya, are you inside?" The door creaked open.

Zhou Anran and Xiao Yuxi peered inside the room.

They didn’t see anything strange inside.

The little one was holding her baby bottle obediently, but a part of her clothes was wet. Xiao Fenghao was still wide awake, staring at them with wide eyes.

Xiao Qingya dared to use the painkiller on her second brother because she believed he was easily fooled.

Since he began to practice martial arts... although he was still a newbie, some people really had eight-grade syndrome no matter the era.

She wouldn’t believe that with so many stories about immortal heroes going around, a young teenager like him wouldn’t be moved. They must have secretly yearned for things like flying with swords or possessing power above ordinary humans.

Even she wanted to have that! Alas, they weren’t inside a xianxia novel. But that was probably for the better.

On the contrary to such fairytale stories, learning martial arts was more realistic. She had seen him secretly practicing some martial arts moves in the yard, where the surroundings were mostly blocked by tall trees and vegetation.

Although it was unknown where Xiao Fenghao had learned all these moves from. Most likely their father had taught him before he went missing.

So... let him attribute his recovery to his martial arts learning!

Xiao Qingya patted her little chest proudly at her own analysis.

"Come to Mother. Let’s get you to sleep. It’s already late." Zhou Anran handed over the baby bottle to Xiao Yuxi and picked her up.

Xiao Fenghao was relieved, and he relaxed on his bed, inwardly grinning in satisfaction. He gradually noticed the changes on his body. Indeed, his pain was lessening.

"Second Brother, are you alright?" Xiao Yuxi was confused when she saw the strange expression on his face.

"Get... out." He breathed out.

Xiao Yuxi wasn’t offended. Instead, she was a little happy. Her eyes lit up and soon, she noticed that the swelling on his skin had reduced a lot. "Second Brother, your condition is improving towards the better."

"Is it because your constitution is better than mine?" Xiao Yuxi blinked, believing it’s due to his martial arts skill.

She clenched her fist in excitement. "There is actually such an advantage. You become more resistant to beating! Let’s train more after you recover, Second Brother."

Xiao Fenghao sucked in a deep breath and forced out a word, "Quiet!"

Startled, Xiao Yuxi finally realized where they were. Her hands flew to cover her mouth, and she nodded seriously with wide eyes.

She poked her head out of the door. Luckily, there was neither their mother nor second sister within the hearing range. With a sigh of relief, she rubbed her chest.

"Have a nice rest tonight, Second Brother." Xiao Yuxi took a step outside of the room and slowly closed the door.

She bit her lip, pondering about something.

Although her second brother had begun to practice martial arts, he was a complete beginner. At most, there was slight improvement in his physique. Such a minor improvement was nothing against an adult like Zhou Shiming.

Xiao Yuxi’s breathing became labored when she remembered the scene that day. Zhou Shiming’s fists were raining on her Second Brother’s body, each time with a ruthless move.

It made her strengthen her resolve to focus on improving herself. So that when such a thing happened again, she would be able to help.

Now, it has become a goal for her. Someday, she would put her uncle into a sack and personally beat him up!

Inside his bedroom, Xiao Fenghao sighed deeply, realizing he and Xiao Yuxi might have innocently thought the same as the way their youngest sister had analyzed.

If not for the fact he was able to hear the little one’s inner thoughts, he wouldn’t know about the truth. He would have thought she was simply being mischievous!

[System, don’t worry. My second brother is super easy to fool.]

The gloom faded slightly from his eyes as he recalled her words, feeling somewhat amused. Slowly, he drifted to sleep.

Five days later, Xiao Fenghao could now already talk like usual because his little sister kept on feeding him painkillers, the magical medicine!

However, as per Physician Li’s latest check up, he should focus on recovering. Hence, as his mother and sisters went to the fields to finally harvest their crops, he stayed alone at home.

Before lunch, Xiao Yuyan and Xiao Qingya would accompany him and didn’t return to the fields. Fortunately, his youngest sister no longer needed to stuff her baby bottle to his mouth anymore.

It truly had been an agonizingly embarrassing experience to remember. He prayed she would forget and never bring it up. After all, they said that babies were generally forgetful.

For the time being, they also stopped selling soy milk since Xiao Fenghao got injured.

"How is the harvest?" Xiao Fenghao asked his second sister.

Xiao Qingya was also looking forward to the result. So far, there hasn’t been any system notification yet. She guessed they needed to finish harvesting all the crops first.

"It should be decent. Compared to other neighbouring fields, we harvested a lot more," Xiao Yuyan explained, her eyes sparkling.

Xiao Fenghao thought it was a pity that he couldn’t participate, but his little sister’s inner thoughts calmed him a bit.

[Our other field should yield a lot more considering that it’s no longer targeted by malicious people. Once I get the points from completing the mission, I should be able to purchase fertilizer.]

The little one was already planning.

It took around four days to completely harvest the crops. Zhou Shuran came to help her sister, and they had an easier time.

Zhou Anran planned to sell half of the grain. Hence, the next morning, they went to the village market.

However, they suddenly found another stall selling soy milk, and it wasn’t Merchant Yang’s stall.