My brother couldn't be a corrupted magical girl.

Chapter 18 The Elder Brother's Past

During this process, Bai Yuze set his sights on Bai Xingjian and his wife, while the homeless group also set their sights on Bai Xingjian, although their purposes were fundamentally different.

The former sought adoption, the latter stole.

That was arguably the most serious injury Bai Yuze suffered while trying to retrieve his wallet.

Fortunately, he made the right bet.

When Bai Xingjian asked Bai Yuze, who was bruised and bleeding, why he did this.

Bai Yuzhe replied, "The homeless man once told me that one should repay kindness with kindness and gratitude, and I have always kept that in mind."

Having transmigrated to this world, Bai Yuzhe knew that his personality was definitely not as noble as he claimed.

On the contrary, he thought he was hypocritical, and that he did these things only to survive better.

After joining the Bai family, he became even stricter with himself, excelling in all aspects, including housework, studies, and interpersonal relationships.

Even after Bai Youqing was born, the contrast between the two was truly astonishing.

Bai Youqing's mischievousness made Bai Xingjian and his wife wish they could put their daughter back in.

The Bai couple treated Bai Yuze like their own son, which even made their daughter, Bai Youqing, a little jealous.

This only made things more unreasonable, creating a vicious cycle. Bai Yuze never resisted, but kept backing down. He believed that if you're living under someone else's roof, you have to be aware of that.

This process was completely changed only with the appearance of Ning Zixuan.

Looking at the bustling pedestrians on the street.

After more than a decade, Bai Yuzhe could no longer distinguish between what was real and what was fake.

After his adoptive parents died, Bai Yuze had a daughter who was about to enter junior high school. If he were a little ruthless and heartless, he could have taken over the entire Bai family estate.

Bai Yuzhe did not do that; he channeled all his gratitude for his adoptive parents into Bai Youqing.

Unconsciously, the saying "repay kindness with kindness" has been ingrained in my heart.

And repaying kindness with kindness and repaying evil with evil became his guiding principle.

"What are you daydreaming about? The noodles are almost ready."

After a while,

A fair and delicate hand blocked his way, waving it as if trying to summon his soul back.

"Nothing, just thinking about some things."

Bai Yuze looked down and found several more pieces of beef in his bowl, which warmed his heart.

"Thinking about them so early in the morning is bad luck! You'd be better off thinking about me."

Bai Youqing pouted. She still couldn't get over her parents' favoritism, but now that they were gone, there was no way she could argue or act spoiled with them.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuze grinned and said somewhat helplessly, "You're really being incredibly filial in your old age."

"If our parents were still alive, they wouldn't want us to always look back and dwell on the past. They would definitely prefer us to look to the future and live in the present!"

And they're so biased! Every time we go out to eat, they always buy you more snacks than I do. I'll hold a grudge for life.

"What's there to hold a grudge about? Every time I go back, I give you all the snacks."

Bai Yuze felt a headache coming on when he talked about the past.

This girl doesn't care about anything else, but she's particularly vengeful when it comes to food. It's said that children have almost no memory before the age of six, but Bai Youqing has remembered this matter very well.

"The principles are different. When you give me snacks, it's because an older brother favors his younger sister, while when my parents give me snacks, it's because parents favor their children. The amount of snacks we receive clearly reflects the different levels of love we receive."

Bai Youqing's round, puffy cheeks and wide-open eyes made her look extremely angry.

She looks like someone owes her millions...

"Hey, isn't this Xiaoze and Xiaoqing? What rare guests! It's been a long time since you've eaten here."

A deep voice came from the kitchen, and the two looked up.

This was a middle-aged man with a pair of small eyes amidst his bulging, fleshy face. He had a kind and gentle appearance, was not tall, about 1.68 meters, and was slightly overweight. He was wearing a white chef's apron that had turned black.

"Uncle Li!"

"Uncle Li, do you still sell popsicles?"

"Hey!" Master Li responded affectionately, then turned his gaze to Bai Youqing speechlessly, muttering, "You little rascal, you either don't come to see Uncle Li, or you just stare at our refrigerator."

"It's because your popsicles are so delicious! I wouldn't accept them even if other people offered them to me!"

When Bai Youqing saw Uncle Li come out, she acted as if she were in her own home, abandoning her previous reserved demeanor and excitedly skipping over to the refrigerator.

"Nonsense, you're just a glutton."

Despite his complaints, Master Li continued working, taking two large, red apples from the refrigerator and handing one to Bai Yuzhe and Bai Youqing, the siblings. "Why eat popsicles so early in the morning? Eat more fruit."

"Thank you, Uncle Li." Bai Yuze said thank you as he accepted the fruit.

"You're being too polite with me, kid. It's been a long time since you guys last visited our shop since Brother Bai passed away. I thought you'd moved to another city."

Uncle Li took out two cigarettes, and handed one to Bai Yuze.

Bai Yuzhe glanced at Bai Youqing, who was taking big bites of an apple, and shook his head, refusing.

Seeing this, Uncle Li simply put away both cigarettes and asked, "How are you doing these days? Is there anything Uncle Li can help you with?"

His gaze fell on Bai Yuze, scrutinizing him closely. His clothes and appearance did not seem poor, but overall, he did not appear to be wealthy.

Bai Yuzhe shook his head amicably at Uncle Li's words, declining the other party's kindness.

He knew that even if he needed to borrow tens of thousands of yuan, the other party would lend it to him without batting an eye.

He could hardly repay Uncle Li's kindness in one go.

"Thank you, Uncle Li. Xiaoqing and I have been doing alright these past few years. I'm a teacher at Yeqiu No. 1 Middle School, and my monthly salary is decent. Xiaoqing is also studying at Yeqiu No. 1 Middle School, and her grades are pretty good."

Upon hearing that Bai Yuze was a teacher at Qiuyuan No. 1 Middle School...

Uncle Li's eyes visibly brightened, and a look of joy instantly welled up in his heart.

Unexpectedly, things turned out quite well; he's been having a terrible headache over this lately.

On the other hand, when he heard that Bai Yuze had made a name for himself, his smile was as if he had won the lottery; he was genuinely happy for Bai Yuze.

If I had to say, Bai Yuze still came from here.

"Well done, kid. You're doing pretty well."

Uncle Li patted Bai Yuzhe's shoulder hard with his broad hand, his words tinged with regret and remorse.

"Back then, every time Brother Bai came to my place for noodles, he would boast about having such a good son, saying that even if he didn't get into Tsinghua, Peking University, or Tsinghua University, he would still get into a top university. We didn't believe him. Now it seems he was right!"

Bai Yuze smiled and said, "Besides the kindness of my parents in raising me, the greatest debt of gratitude I owe to you is Uncle Li. If it weren't for you, I probably would have starved to death."

Uncle Li waved his hand, looked at Bai Yuze who was already taller than him, and sighed.

"Don't say that. You rascal, just come and see me from time to time. Sigh, my daughter is such a disappointment, always out fooling around. If only she were half as good as you."

Bai Youqing, eating an apple, looked like a little hamster with her round face. She watched and listened attentively to Uncle Li and her brother's conversation without interrupting.

When the other party brought up his daughter, a sense of crisis suddenly arose in his heart, and he said with a shocked expression, "Uncle Li, when did you have a daughter?"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Li slapped Bai Youqing hard on the head, "Well, little girl, you've even forgotten your sister Xuanyu. She used to hold you in her arms..."

Bai Youqing used to hate visiting relatives the most, and this was the main reason.

Whenever someone mentions that they hugged or kissed you when you were little, that's all they care about.

Suddenly, their generational ranking dropped by a whole level for no apparent reason.

What's even more infuriating is that she has no memory of the relevant details and doesn't even know how to refute them.

Enraged, she vented all her anger on the apple, especially since she had finally managed to get out with her brother.

As a result, I inexplicably gained an older sister.

Looking at Bai Youqing eating an apple by herself, Uncle Li's eyes flashed with a hint of loss, and he sighed.

"Xuanyu used to be such an obedient child with excellent grades. She always helped us out from a young age. But since she went on a trip last summer, she has completely changed."

Other people's kids are in their second year of high school, staying home studying every day, trying to make the most of every single day. But her? She's out partying all the time, never coming home at night. I'm going to be driven crazy by her one of these days.

When talking about his daughter, Uncle Li had endless things to say, but in the end, they all turned into endless sighs.

"How about this, Uncle Li, let's add each other on WeChat. Your WeChat ID is your phone number. If there's anything I can help you with in the future, just call me or let me know via WeChat."

Bai Yuze smiled and handed over his phone number. One of the purposes of bringing his sister here was to get Uncle Li's contact information.

"Being a teacher at Yeqiu No. 1 Middle School isn't easy either. They must be very busy. How could I possibly trouble you?"

Uncle Li accepted the slip of paper with the contact information somewhat embarrassedly, but he hesitated inwardly.

Bai Yuze waved the bright red apple that Uncle Li had just handed him, and said with a hint of annoyance, "Uncle Li, why are you being so polite with me!"

Uncle Li hesitated for a moment, seemingly a little embarrassed, but when he thought of his daughter's future, he finally nodded.

"From now on, if my daughter ever has any requests regarding her studies, Uncle Li won't hold back with you, kid," Uncle Li said with a smile.

"Uncle Li, just say what you need to say."

Bai Yuze nodded. He had worked as a tutor for a period of time during summer vacation before.