The autumn harvest break ended the next day. After half a month of fun, the children slung their bags over their shoulders and headed back to school. Yuan Si's life returned to normal, falling into a routine that took her from home to school and then to the ditch, where she earned three work points each day—a simple, three-point existence.
"Hey, Xiao Furen came to school today. Why'd he run off right after class? Doesn't he usually eat lunch with us instead of going home?" Li Fangping asked, scratching her head in confusion.
Yuan Si shot her an expressionless glance. "He can do whatever he wants. Since when is it any of your business?" Anyone with a bit of sense would have detected the annoyance in her voice.
'Of course she was annoyed. She'd just taken him on as her little brother, and he didn't even tell her when something was up. Did he see her as his big sister or not? He clearly wasn't taking her seriously at all.'
