Beside him, Luo Baobei couldn't wait to reach for Chen'er's pouch.

She wasn't satisfied, pulling out nothing.

Her cheeks puffed out, and she stomped her feet on the ground: "Hmph, brother, you're too biased! You only brought gifts for Big Zhi, but not for me. Are you still my brother? Baby doesn't like you anymore!"

Chen'er smiled and said, "What are you looking at!"

He reached out into the air, grabbed it, clenched his fist, and then gently swung it in front of Luo Bao's face. He opened his palm, and there quietly lay another lollipop.

“Wow, brother is so amazing! You can even cast spells!”

The little camel cried out in surprise, her eyes shining brightly.

The little girl peeled the candy paper off the lollipop in three or four swipes and stuffed it into her mouth. Then, she eagerly grabbed Chen'er's hand and started examining and fiddling with it...

Then on the way back down the mountain to the village, Luo Baobei completely became Chen'er's little tail.

Tiptoeing behind Chen'er, he curiously asked this and that.

Chen'er, unlike her usual indifference towards others, showered Luo Bao with affection and patience. She answered every question and fulfilled every request.

With a knapsack on his shoulders and the other hand holding onto Luo Baobei's, he carefully helped Luo Baobei cross whenever the path was uneven.

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Ahead, there were thorns blocking the way. He would, in seemingly casual conversation with Luo Baobei, always clear the path before she reached it. He would kick aside any thorns and brush away branches that could snag her hair, making sure his sister could descend the mountain without obstruction.

Yang Ruqing led Dazhi behind her, asking about his study situation these days, but her eyes were fixed on the every move of the brother and sister in front.

To be honest, even she envied Luo Bao for having such a caring brother.

I guess Luo Baobei, that careless and silly girl, doesn't know what her brother did for her all the way down the mountain, does she?

It's great to have a brother who cares!

Ever since Chen'er came back, Yang Ruqing clearly noticed that Luo Bao had once again turned to her older brother for comfort and was no longer as clingy to her.

It's been a month since we last saw each other, this girl...ah!

At night, she insisted on sleeping with Chener. She hugged her pillow and crawled into Chener's room.

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Yang Ruqing stopped her, neither reason nor force worked.

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In the end, Chen'er still had her ways. She managed to coax Luo BaoBao back into her own room and get her to sleep.

During the day, even though Luo Baobei wasn't supposed to be studying, she'd make a fuss and insist on Chen'er going with her. If Chen'er refused, she wouldn't go either.

Yang Ruqing was helpless again.

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Chen'er's level is estimated to be below even his own uncle, Dayan. To go to school and study with children like Bingbing, Dabai, Xiaohei, who are all snotty-nosed kids, wouldn't that be a joke!

But amazingly, Chen'er actually agreed.

“Mother, I’ll just pretend to be a study companion and supervise her studying.” Chen’er told Yang Ruqing this in private.

"Besides, I'm just killing time, and it's better than being bored at home." he added.

Yang Ruqing knew that Chen'er wouldn't find it boring. This child understood a lot and had seen a lot. His mind was almost always thinking, filled with endless thoughts and wisdom.

He went to the study hall just to pamper his younger sister and keep her company while she studied.

This sibling bond touched Yang Ruoqing deeply. On second thought, she found it quite nice as well.

Chen'er had lived on the island for seven years before. He was the only child in his family, and he was actually very lonely. He had hardly enjoyed his childhood at all.

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It's pretty good this way, it's like going to relax and unwind, feeling the world through a child's eyes. He's only just seven years old!

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Chen'er went to the academy to 'study together', and Yang Ruqing could also focus on other aspects.

For several days, he went to the town's restaurants and discussed with Chef Zhou the new dishes he had learned at the large restaurant in Jianye City.

After combining the tastes of our customers here and making appropriate adjustments, it was added to Tianxianglou's menu.

At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the flowers and plants in the mountains are truly in full bloom.

This time of year is when the herbal medicine-gathering team gets busy.

All the spices used to make perfume come from the flowers and plants in this sleeping cow mountain.

The Southern Army camp has now been provided with a fixed supply of medical supplies, all sourced from wild medicinal herbs in these mountains.

For hundreds of miles lie the Sleeping Ox Mountains, their peaks rising one upon another. Within the mountains, flowers and herbs abound, as do all manner of rare medicinal plants—a treasure trove that is inexhaustible.

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Yang Ruoqing's medicinal herb-collecting team is now managed by two people she personally promoted, namely Zhang Gen Shushu and Da Niu Shushu who had retired from the team.

They, just like Yang Huazhong, were both over forty years old. Their bodies were no longer suitable for the long journeys and harsh conditions of a transport team.

But at home, the two of them, at this age, are actually the pillars of the family. They support the entire household, provide for their son's marriage, and even rely on them to prepare dowries for their daughters.

Therefore, Yang Ruqing assigned the two of them to the medicinal herb gathering team as managers.

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Firstly, they are men with experience from traveling all over. With the two of them leading two teams of herbal collectors into the mountains, safety is guaranteed.

Secondly, for most of the time before this, they were responsible for transporting medicinal herbs down the mountain. They've been doing it for almost ten years now, so they know a little about herbs, even if they don't understand everything.

With the two of them keeping an eye on things, there's no need to worry about unqualified recruits joining the medicinal herb gathering team and mistaking weeds for herbs.

Mr. Fu, who was in his fifties, had grown old, so Yang Ruqing didn't let him go into the mountains anymore. She kept him in the village with his two apprentices to specialize in preparing medicinal herbs.

As for Yang Ruqing herself, she acted as a hands-off manager.

As a successful manager, it's not about doing everything yourself. It's about recognizing talent and knowing how to utilize people effectively.

Let people manage people, and you just need to make decisions on the overall direction and major policies.

In the morning, as he watched three children join other village children under the old maple tree at the village entrance before heading to school, a sense of pride filled his heart.

Yang Ruqing turned around and went home to wash all the family's clothes. When she was drying them in the backyard, Ping'er came over.

“Qing’er, I made two sets of sleepwear for Chen’er. In a few days, it will truly start to get hot, and this fabric is good at absorbing sweat,” Ping’er said.

"Oh, Ping'er, you are so kind to have made clothes for Chen'er."

Yang Ruqing smiled and quickly wiped her slightly damp hands under her sleeve. She took the parcel from Ping'er, walked to the flower bed on the side and put it down, then untied the parcel.

"Oh, this garment looks so comfortable, the fabric is good, breathable and airy. It would be great as undergarments."

Yang Ruqing gave her heartfelt praise.

“And this craftsmanship, this stitchwork, at a glance it's clear it comes from the hand of a master like you, hahaha…”

Hearing Yang Ruqing's praise, Ping'er's face flushed slightly.

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