Bai Yu came over with a basket on his back, wearing a dark expression as he looked at them.
"What are you thinking inside your hearts?"
Of course, he didn’t forget to move the basket behind him, fearing that Bai Zhi would discover the herbs they had collected; the herbs here were very good, enough for them to dig for quite a few days, so naturally, they did not want Bai Zhi and the others to discover them.
But Bai Zhi really had no interest at all, neither did Bai Fei and Bai Xiang feel anything, simply because the quality of these herbs looked really dreadful.
They continued to gloat.
"What’s wrong, brother?"
At that moment, the group pet also appeared, looking at them with a hint of confusion.
"Sister, are you also here? Do you want to gather herbs? Don’t you recognize them, do you need my help?"
Today, the group pet finally wasn’t wearing a dress but wore a pair of valuable denim overalls, looking incredibly adorable.
Those years, everyone had a denim dream, only to later realize it would remain just that, a dream.
"It’s not necessary, we are not interested in herbs." The quality was really too poor.
Hearing Bai Zhi say this, the siblings truly breathed a sigh of relief, because these herbs were the fruit of their painstaking effort, and they didn’t want them to be seen at all.
"Sister, these herbs are 15 yuan per half-kilo."
Not sure if it was because they hadn’t seen the envious look in Bai Zhi’s eyes or something, the group pet suddenly said this, seemingly uncomfortable.
Bai Fei and the others did not glance at them at all and continued picking, needing to be faster as there were peculiar items here.
Bai Yu looked at them. They actually didn’t answer Xixi’s words, which was truly impolite.
Bai Yu hadn’t finished speaking when Bai Zhi started rolling up her sleeves, walking toward them.
"What, looking for a beating? I told you, don’t talk to me, knowing full well I can’t stand you and yet you come over looking for trouble, are you sick?"
It seemed that today’s sunlight was a bit harsh as she stretched out her hand to block it from her eyes.
Her words completely scorned them, something Bai Yu could not accept.
"Don’t push people too far, Bai Zhi."
He gritted his teeth, warning not to bully the poor young. Now, it was just because it was too early, but in the future, he swore he would defeat Bai Zhi until she begged for mercy on her knees.
"Also, all you can do is fight, and your grades will always be the worst. Are you living up to the tuition fees that Grandpa pays for your education?"
Bai Yu turned the conversation to the recent monthly exam. What did it matter if she had strength? In the future, she would just be a brick mover.
"That’s Grandpa’s business, not yours. You must be envious of me, envious that Grandpa looks after me. But don’t forget, Bai Yu, you were the first ones to give up on Grandpa and Grandma."
Bai Dan was always a fair and just person, treating each grandchild equally.
Why they became so indifferent to them was simply because they were disheartened.
That year, the group pet had just arrived.
That year, Grandma was still around, but because she was chronically ill, they didn’t visit for fear of getting infected. Only the original owner would go every day, pouring water for Grandma or cooking for her.
At the end, someone even claimed it was a contagious disease; Bai Zhi pleaded with them to visit Grandma once, because Grandma said she was going to pass away and wanted to see her grandchildren one last time.
What did they say back then?
What if we get infected?
Bai Dan did not say anything, just felt a chill in his heart. Every grandpa and grandma worry about their grandchildren’s health, and their actions were not necessarily wrong—they were just kids wanting not to get infected, but in the end, it left a cold feeling.