Subconsciously, Moh Li felt there was something wrong with Bai Zhi’s words.
"Of course, I’m older than you, so naturally, I am your senior brother."
There’s no way he would let her call him senior sister; it was absolutely impossible.
"Alright then," Bai Zhi pouted, somewhat reluctantly, "but as your senior brother, you’ll have to pamper and protect me from now on, right?"
Bai Zhi actually wanted to see how Moh Li would respond.
Moh Li agreed almost without thinking, perhaps because he had been in the dark for too long, too lonely, and wanted to find someone to talk to.
So, he thought if that person was Bai Zhi, it would actually be okay.
"Then I’ll reluctantly call you senior brother."
Bai Zhi thought about it. Better not to tease him anymore; what if he ran away?
"Mm." Moh Li responded indifferently, reverting to his usual reticent self.
"Now that we’re senior brother and junior sister, we can’t keep secrets from each other in the future. As long as you trust me, how does that sound?"
Bai Zhi became serious as well, looking earnestly into Moh Li’s eyes.
The master said he carried too much, things a child shouldn’t bear, so his eyes were blinded by hatred, unable to see clearly what he really wanted. Before that, he needed to temper his character.
Digging required patience, and likewise strength, both of which were currently what Moh Li was most lacking.
"Let’s talk about that later."
Moh Li didn’t say yes, but he didn’t say no either.
"How’s the digging going?" Bai Zhi didn’t press further; everyone has their secrets, and it’s normal not to want to talk about them.
Moh Li’s face stiffened; he had almost turned into charcoal from the sun, so naturally, he was done digging.
"It’s done. I’m reading now, and I still have to plant."
He felt that he wasn’t here to apprentice; this was like coming here to become a farmer.
"Keep it up, I believe in you. Wait, aren’t you supposed to be studying today? Why are you still here?"
Bai Zhi suddenly realized today wasn’t the weekend.
"I took some time off recently. I need to help with handing over medicinal materials, so I asked for a week’s leave."
Moh Li thought about it before speaking up, fulfilling his promise not to keep secrets from her.
"Are you stupid? Studying is the most important thing. Can’t that medicinal material handover wait until after school? Even farming can wait. Moh Li, do you even understand how important education is? Without qualifications, no matter how good you are, no one will believe in your abilities."
Moh Li looked at Bai Zhi’s frustrated demeanor, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curving slightly upward.
Was she concerned about him?
Someone who could be ruthless towards her own brother was actually caring about him. This feeling was very strange.
Of course, he also found out what she looked like in the eyes of those people.
How she had come through all these years, because he knew, he felt she was really optimistic.
In such circumstances, she could still emerge from her cocoon anew, without complaints, but directly and forthrightly fought her battles.
"Then why did you still take time off?"
Bai Zhi looked at him as if he were an idiot. This man really was...
"I have my own plans. I won’t be shortchanged. I told Ouyang to leave the recent tasks to me, I’ll go to each place to collect; he just needs to rest. He’s quite willing; he thinks I’m foolish, sorrowful for depending on others."
But who knew that those shops were actually all owned by the Moh Family.
In fact, a large part of the Ou Family’s assets belonged to the Moh Family.
But now, talking about this was pointless. He was just a child. To take back what was his, he had to prove his strength; it was just too slow.
"What... do you want to do, Moh Li? What do you really want? Just like Master asked you. Do you know what it means to be a medical practitioner? Do you want to become a doctor, or do you just want revenge?"