When Second Sister Qiao came home again, she was still alone.

Old Madam Qiao and Mother Qiao were a little unhappy. Second Sister Qiao had been married and had a child for more than a year. Apart from seeing her second son-in-law once at their wedding, she had never seen him again, let alone her grandson.

Second Sister Qiao vaguely said that her husband was too busy and the child was taken care of by a nanny. She was too embarrassed to tell Old Lady Joe and Mother Qiao that her husband didn't like her family at all, so he didn't want to come here and didn't want to let them see the child.

Second Sister Qiao didn't say it clearly but Old Lady Joe could tell. She was a little angry. She didn't even look down on her second son-in-law who was almost 40 years old, but he looked down on their family for being poor.

Second Sister Qiao didn't want to listen to Old Lady Joe's quarrel so she went to talk to Mother Qiao. She ran to Qiao Lan's room to take a look and saw that it was full of useless things. Second Sister Qiao then realized that something was wrong. "Where's Third Sister?"

Second Sister Qiao rarely came home in a year. She didn't know that Qiao Lan had been away from home for more than half a year.

Half a year had passed and Mother Qiao's anger towards Qiao Lan slowly dissipated. She didn't tell Second Sister Qiao about Qiao Yuan stealing money from the family. She simply told Second Sister Qiao that Qiao Lan was staying at school.

Second Sister Qiao didn't think much of it. She knew that Qiao Lan's grades were very good now and she just thought that Qiao Lan was making it easier for her to study.

"I have something to talk to her about." Second Sister Qiao was a little disappointed.

"What do you have to talk to her about?" Mother Qiao pursed her lips.

Second Sister Qiao clicked her tongue. "Didn't you ask me to ask about her for Third Sister? Now I have some news."

Only then did Mother Qiao get excited. "The one you mentioned last time, the one whose family still has a few houses to be demolished?"

"It's not that." Second Sister Qiao waved her hand. She didn't tell Second Sister Qiao that she had told that person about the Qiao Lan, but that person didn't take a liking to her and even indirectly said that she was uncultured. Second Sister Qiao was so angry that she scolded that person behind his back for a month.

"The previous one wasn't good. Those second-generation demolition freaks can't find their way around just because they have some money. If we want to find someone, we have to find someone who is economically savvy. They can make money and have money.

His parents also run a restaurant. He's not very old, only 25 years old. Although he's not particularly handsome, he looks decent. He's also quite tall. Many people have been asking about him. It wasn't easy for me to talk to him. Don't let the goodies go to outsiders. Keep the good ones for your family. "

The more Madam Qiao heard, the happier she became.

Second Sister Qiao said that this young man was the only child in his family. His family background wasn't any worse than her second son-in-law's.

"I was going to ask him directly when Qiao Lan is here and arrange to meet him another day. Mom, why didn't you tell me that Qiao Lan is staying in school? How am I going to answer to him? Third Brother's background isn't good to begin with. If I keep delaying, he might not get a chance."

"How is his background not good?" Mother Qiao was firm this time. "Qiao Lan's grades are very good now. He's even prettier than you. Wait, Yuan 'er sent me a photo of him last time."

She took out her phone and scrolled through it. She found the photo that Qiao Yuan had saved from Tieba. In the photo, Qiao Lan was wearing a team uniform. Regardless of whether it was his figure or his looks, he was top-notch.

Second Sister Qiao looked at the photo for a long time before sighing. "I haven't seen Third Brother for half a year. He's already so outstanding. Why didn't I see his potential before?"

The more she looked at him, the more beautiful he became. He was so beautiful that even Second Sister Qiao was jealous.

Ever since she married her current husband, she had seen all kinds of beautiful women. However, she had never seen someone as beautiful as Qiao Lan.

Originally, she thought that Qiao Lan didn't have any advantages because of his looks. She didn't expect that Qiao Lan would change so much. Second Sister Qiao was instantly happy. She said to Mother Qiao, "Give Qiao Lan a call later. Ask Qiao Lan to make time to meet him."

Mother Qiao agreed readily.

This was a good thing, a very good thing. Qiao Lan didn't have a conscience. She still wanted to find such a good son-in-law for her. Mother Qiao didn't believe that Qiao Lan would be so ungrateful.

After Second Sister Qiao left, Mother Qiao tried to contact Qiao Lan. However, no matter how hard she thought about it, she still didn't have Qiao Lan's contact number. She had saved her homeroom teacher's number in the past, but it was useless now. Qiao Lan was already in her second year of high school.

Mother Qiao was so angry that she couldn't help but scold Qiao Lan for a long time. When Qiao Yuan came home that night, she dragged Qiao Yuan to Qiao Lan's class and asked him to look for Qiao Lan and ask him to come home. She said that something good had happened.

Qiao Yuan asked Mother Qiao out of curiosity. Mother Qiao didn't tell Qiao Yuan that children shouldn't interfere in such matters.

Qiao Yuan was reluctant. However, Mother Qiao gave him 100 yuan and Qiao Yuan agreed.

The next morning, right after they finished their morning exercises, Qiao Lan, Bai Yu, and the others were walking back from the field when they heard someone calling her name. When they turned around, they saw Qiao Yuan, who was as fat as a puddle.

Qiao Lan frowned when she saw Qiao Yuan's family. When she saw that there were a few boys following behind Qiao Lan, she became even more annoyed.

Qiao Yuan caught up with her in two steps. He had never called her sister before, but this time, he called her sister affectionately in front of her classmates. Qiao Lan felt goosebumps all over her body.

She turned around and asked Bai Yu to wait for her. Then, she turned around and asked Qiao Yuan what was going on.

Qiao Yuan proudly turned around and lifted his chin at his "brothers". Then, he said to Qiao Lan, "Mom wants you to come home this week. She'll look for you for everything."

"What is it?"

"I don't know," Qiao Yuan said, "Mom said that it's something good."

What good could happen to the Qiao family?

Qiao Lan couldn't be bothered with Qiao Yuan anymore. "If you have something to say, just say it. If you can't explain it clearly, then forget it. I have something to do this weekend. I don't have time to go home."

Who knew if she could come back if she went home. The Qiao family was like a quagmire to her.

Qiao Yuan didn't expect Qiao Lan to be so difficult to talk to. He subconsciously wanted to bully Qiao Lan like he did in the past. However, when he saw how beautiful Qiao Lan was and how the boys in school couldn't hide their admiration for her, he suddenly felt a little scared. He could only watch as Qiao Lan walked away.

He thought to himself that since he had already delivered the message, it was up to Qiao Lan whether she listened to him or not. It was his fault that his mother didn't explain the situation clearly. He also didn't know why he was looking for Qiao Lan.

Although he was bullied by Qiao Lan, when he returned home, his group of "brothers" exclaimed that he actually knew Qiao Lan. Hearing everyone's envious tone, Qiao Yuan felt comfortable again.

Bai Yu waited for Qiao Lan to come back and said, "I saw this little fatty last time. He's here again this time. Who is he?"

"My brother."

"Biological brother!"

Bai Yu was shocked.

She looked at Qiao Lan and then at the little fatty. They didn't look like they were born from the same mother. They were like heaven and earth.

Xiang Xiaohan, who was behind them, looked at them from afar. She almost didn't play with her classmates anymore. However, she was quite familiar with the other girls in the two girls' classes. Especially the girls from the two girls' dormitory, she was walking with them now.

One of the girls casually said, "Isn't that Qiao Lan's brother?"

"How do you know that he's Qiao Lan's brother?"

"Qiao Lan's parents opened a small restaurant in front of the school gate. I've been there a few times and I often see that little fatty," another girl explained.

"Qiao Lan's family background is quite average," someone said. Then, she smiled and said, "Maybe it's because Qiao Lan's grades are too good. I subconsciously feel that her family background is also very good."

Xiang Xiaohan interrupted sarcastically, "If her family was good, she wouldn't have to hook up with a disabled person."

The girl who was close to Xiang Xiaohan was shocked and hurriedly pushed Xiang Xiaohan to stop her from talking nonsense. However, she couldn't stop Xiang Xiaohan. Recently, whenever Xiang Xiaohan talked about Qiao Lan, it was as if she was holding back her anger. Even they felt that Xiang Xiaohan was targeting Qiao Lan.

However, as for why, Xiang Xiaohan never said.

Qiao Lan happened to see a handmade mural created by a foreign master one day. At first, Qiao Lan only thought that the mural was beautiful, but later on, she suddenly had an idea.

She specially went to many places and finally bought the materials she wanted to buy for the mural.

The final image of the mural was a clover.

The image was very simple, but it was still a little difficult to make. It was made with threads one by one. The process was very delicate, but the final product was very beautiful.

The leaves of the clover were a little three-dimensional and looked very textured at first glance.

In the end, Tan Mo didn't tell Qiao Lan what he wanted for his birthday. The lyrics sang that one time was enough, but he didn't dare to ask for it even once because he was afraid that Qiao Lan would suspect something and find out something if it was just one time.

He sat on the sofa. It was clearly [Biqugexx.Info]'s birthday, but he wasn't in the mood for it.

The TV was filled with movies that Uncle Chen played casually. Ever since Qiao Lan told him to watch movies whenever he had time, Uncle Chen bought a lot of movies and played them for him whenever he was free.

He liked movies with a lot of suspense. In his opinion, they were very interesting, such as "Inception," "Twelve Angry Men," and so on. Uncle Chen would also show the movies he liked according to his preferences.

However, the movie that Uncle Chen was showing today was a romance movie.

He didn't want to watch it because ever since he understood the meaning of "love," it brought him too much pain, and the pain he felt was even more.

However, this movie was unexpectedly warm. Some of the fantasies and dreams that he once had were brought out little by little, making him a little reluctant to turn it off.

This movie was really heartwarming. There were no great ups and downs. It was filled with tenderness and longing from beginning to end. The male lead in the movie gently held the female lead's hand. He carefully lowered his head and kissed her fingers. He was as devout as a believer.

They touched, hugged, and finally kissed. Tan Mo suddenly turned off the TV.

He didn't want to watch it again.

He closed his eyes shamefully because at that moment, he thought of Qiao Lan.

He couldn't help but want to hug her. He wanted to hold her hand like this and kiss her fingers, her cheeks, and even her lips in a holy and serious way.

Some thoughts that he had never had before, once started, were like a crazy tide. He couldn't control it at all. The more he wanted to stop, the crazier it became.

"Kacha." Someone opened the door and came in. Tan Mo suddenly opened his eyes and saw the familiar face that he couldn't help but think of. Tan Mo was a little stunned for a moment. Then, he woke up in an instant, as if he just realized that he had done something unforgivable.

He stiffened as he watched Qiao Lan come closer. Then, she excitedly took out a black board from behind her back. After turning it over, he saw a four-leaf clover made of fine threads.

"Lucky Clover, a birthday present that I made myself. Tan Mo, I can't think of anything you want, so I'll give you a lucky clover. I hope that all your wishes can come true."

The girl's smile was like a flower, so beautiful and so clean.

But what was he thinking just a moment ago?

Tan Mo felt that he was a dirty pervert, a devil who tried to drag an angel down to hell.

Really, he was dirty.