Chapter 1472: A Rather Unreliable Idea

Once a person has fighting spirit, their appetite follows.

Looking at the dessert his sister had sent over, Liu Qingze even felt the urge to taste it.

After a moment of hesitation, Liu Qingze picked up a small spoon and took a bite.

"It's delicious!"

Seeing the sparkle in her brother's eyes, Liu Xin'ai let out a soft sigh of relief.

She knew that her brother had opened his heart and turned his frustration into motivation.

This was a good thing!

Liu Xin'ai mused silently, then said with a smile, "This dessert was made by my mother-in-law; she has always been very skilled. The fruit inside the dessert was sent by Xiao Xiao. It's very sweet, isn't it? Because the fruit was grown in the Jiang Family Orchard, you can't buy it outside."

Liu Qingze hadn't expected a single piece of dessert to be connected to so many relationships.

He picked up the dessert, stared at it for a while, and then suddenly felt...

Actually, he was not all alone; his surroundings were quite lively as well.

But to find this liveliness, one needs a pair of eyes capable of discovering it.

Thinking of this, Liu Qingze raised his eyes and looked at Liu Xin'ai.

Liu Xin'ai's gaze was very gentle, yet also very powerful.

These two contradictory things were miraculously fused within his sister...

Discovering that her brother was staring at her intently, Liu Xin'ai curled her lips and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"Qin Yiyan really had a stroke of blind luck to find such a good wife like you!"

Hm?

Liu Xin'ai hadn't expected this kid to suddenly steer the topic toward Qin Yiyan, and she couldn't help but be stunned.

However, since Qin Yiyan had been brought up, Liu Xin'ai spoke her true thoughts: "Qin Yiyan is a good husband now; he cares about me, and he cares about you too."

Liu Qingze pursed his lips and said somewhat awkwardly, "Don't bother speaking well of him; it's not like I'm against the two of you being together."

【Line 22 is a continuation of Line 21】

"This is the truth, and I am speaking the truth; I have no intention of changing his image in your heart."

The purpose of Liu Xin'ai saying these words was not to defend Qin Yiyan.

She was simply presenting a fact.

But this fact... made Liu Qingze feel a bit depressed, because he knew that his sister accepted Qin Yiyan from the bottom of her heart.

The relationship between the two of them was also more intimate than at any time before.

As a younger brother, Liu Qingze did not want to be a stumbling block for his sister, so he lowered his eyes and said in a muffled tone, "Sister, it doesn't matter if you want to move next door; you don't have to stay for my sake. I'm not a child anymore."

Liu Xin'ai knew that Liu Qingze was not a child.

But during this period, Liu Xin'ai could feel that her brother's emotions were not very stable.

Under these circumstances, how could Liu Xin'ai feel at ease leaving him alone at home?

So Liu Xin'ai didn't even think about it before rejecting his suggestion, adding, "I'm used to living here, so let's just stay here for now."

"But..."

"What, are you finding me nagging?"

Liu Qingze hurriedly shook his head: "Not at all. With you here to accompany me and care for me, this place feels more like a home."

Her brother's words made Liu Xin'ai's heart ache.

She patted Liu Qingze on the shoulder, her tone gentle: "Silly, this is your home."

Yes, this was indeed his home.

But...

Liu Qingze looked around and sighed, "Once you move out, this place will be empty."

Once upon a time, this home of theirs had been very lively too.

But later, the people became fewer and fewer, and fewer and fewer...

In the end, there would only be Liu Qingze left.

This outcome made Liu Qingze unable to help but feel down.

Liu Xin'ai also knew that over these years, the household had been in turmoil.

Liu

Qingze had also been forced to grow rapidly from a sunny, cheerful boy into a man capable of shouldering heavy responsibilities.

These changes were beyond their power to alter; they could only adapt as fate dictated.

Sighing softly, Liu Xin'ai tilted her head and smilingly offered a suggestion to Liu Qingze: "Once you get married and have children, the house will become lively again."

Liu Qingze shook his head and lamented, "Getting married and having children? That's still a long way off."

"It's not far at all. As long as you meet a girl you like, all of this will happen within two years."

"Just like you said, meeting a girl I like... that is something that can be met by chance but not sought."

Indeed, the thing called fate cannot be forced.

Liu Xin'ai fell silent.

And Liu Qingze sighed, "The only thing I can control is when to have a child; that's something everyone can do..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he immediately closed his lips.

Afterward, Liu Qingze was so annoyed he wanted to slap himself!

He really had brought up the very thing that shouldn't be mentioned!!

Liu Qingze snuck another look at Liu Xin'ai.

Liu Xin'ai, however, showed nothing unusual; her expression was calm.

But Liu Qingze knew that in that very moment, his sister must have felt a pang of pain in her heart!

Liu Qingze despised himself once again, but this time, he thought of a way to get the best of both worlds!

Liu Qingze stared at Liu Xin'ai with eyes shining, and said excitedly, "Sister, I have an idea!"

Looking at her younger brother's happy expression, Liu Xin'ai looked puzzled: "What idea?"

"You don't have children, so I can have two more and then adopt them out to you!!"

Good heavens, such a brilliant idea, why hadn't he thought of it sooner!

Liu Qingze was both happy and annoyed, and the expression on his face was

one moment smiling, the next frowning.

But after a brief moment of astonishment, Liu Xin'ai helplessly scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"I'm not talking nonsense, I'm serious! You've been a top student since you were little; I'd feel at ease leaving the children to you!"

"But every child is the apple of their parents' eye; how could you give them away to someone else!"

"You aren't someone else, you are my sister! Besides, if the children are given to you, it doesn't mean cutting ties with me, but rather them receiving double the love!"

Liu Qingze said it as if it were only natural, not feeling that there was any problem with his idea at all.

But Liu Xin'ai felt the problem was huge!

She stared intently at her brother and told him: "Silly, you are thinking too naively! I'm afraid your future wife would be the first one to disagree!"

"Then I'll just find a wife who would agree."

Liu Xin'ai was speechless.

She was silent for a moment, then sighed: "It looks like you won't be able to find a wife in this lifetime."

"That won't happen, Sister, you have to have faith in me!"

Liu Xin'ai looked at Liu Qingze, thinking to herself that this wasn't a question of having faith or not.

It was that...

No normal girl could accept Liu Qingze's bizarre way of thinking!

But at this moment, Liu Qingze was in high spirits, and even if Liu Xin'ai tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen at all.

Liu Xin'ai didn't want to waste her breath, so she could only say: "Children don't just pop out of cracks in a Shitou either; you, you should just take it one step at a time and find a girlfriend first."

Find a girlfriend...

Liu Qingze scratched his head and said helplessly: "I don't have enough time in my day right now, where would I find the time to date? Even if I met someone I liked, I wouldn't have the time to keep them company."

"But you won't be this busy forever. Once you get the big and small matters of the company sorted out,

you will naturally be able to relax a bit, and besides..."