The next day, the sun hadn’t risen yet, but everyone was up. In the past, the nanny took care of Ye Ya and Ye Ziyu’s daily life, but now there was no nanny, and all the heavy responsibility fell on Ye Qinghe.

As for Shen Zhou, he was making breakfast in the kitchen.

“Ziyu, take Yaya to brush your teeth and wash your face. Come out to eat after you’re done.”

“Okay.” Ye Ziyu lazily replied and held Ye Ya’s hand to go to the bathroom.

Ye Ya was obedient and sensible, and she could basically take care of brushing her teeth and washing her face on her own. The trouble was combing her hair. Her slightly long and soft curly hair was difficult to manage alone. Although Ye Qinghe could comb it, her skills were poor and it was easy to become messy. Shen Zhou was the best at making braids, but he was cooking now and probably didn’t have the time.

In the chaos, Ye Ya locked her eyes on Ye Linchuan, who was still sleeping on the sofa.

After thinking for a few seconds, Ye Ya went over with a small comb and pushed him awake.

“What’s up?” The man’s voice was hoarse and tired.

He had something on his mind and had drunk a lot of alcohol. He had been tossing and turning until four o’clock in the morning. Now he was at his most tired and had no time to deal with these children.

“I don’t know how to comb my hair…” Ye Ya held the small comb and spoke with a bit of grievance.

“Oh.” Ye Linchuan turned over and continued sleeping.

Ye Ya pouted and turned to find Shen Zhou.

He was still busy in the kitchen, and Ye Ya stood at the door without daring to disturb him, her eyes following him closely. Finally, her hot gaze caught Shen Zhou’s attention, and he looked over while still busy.

Seeing the small comb in Ye Ya’s hand, he immediately understood.

“Ranran, come over and clean up the dishes!”

“Coming!” Shen Ran shouted and rushed over.

After assigning the task to Shen Ran, Shen Zhou picked up Ye Ya and sat her on a small stool, taking the comb and quickly making two small braids.

Ye Ya didn’t move, only her small feet wiggling.

“Brother Shen Zhou…”

“Hm?”

“In the future, I want to marry you~”

“Pfft.” Shen Zhou laughed, adjusted the position of the hairpin, and said, “That’s so sudden.”

“Mhm!” Ye Ya nodded heavily. “I want to take you all back and plant you next to me.”

Shen Zhou was used to Ye Ya’s words and didn’t take it seriously.

It was almost time for class. He and Ye Qinghe were middle school students and had to leave a little earlier. Ye Ziyu’s elementary school was right next door, and it was almost time for school, so they could go together.

After thinking for a while, Shen Zhou called Shen Ran over and instructed him, “Ranran, you have to take the school bus with Yaya to kindergarten later, okay?”

Shen Ran nodded repeatedly.

“Take good care of your sister and don’t let anyone bully her.”

Feeling the pressure of responsibility, Shen Ran looked at the watery-eyed Ye Ya beside him.

“I promise to take good care of Yaya!” Shen Ran stood tall and made a solemn pledge.

After experiencing the picnic incident, Shen Ran decided to be brave and not let anyone harm Ye Ya and Xia Qing.

Shen Zhou nodded in reassurance. He had said what needed to be said and done what needed to be done, and the rest was…

Shen Zhou scratched his head and walked up to Ye Linchuan, “Um, Mister…”

There was no response from the person on the sofa; he was sound asleep.

“There’s lunch in the fridge, you can heat it up for lunch and put the dishes in the sink when you’re done. I’ll clean up when I come back,” Shen Zhou said, but there was still no response.

Shen Zhou sighed and continued, whether he had heard or not, “I also left you a key and the car key. If you go out, you can ride my bicycle, but remember to lock it up or it will be stolen.”

He said a lot in one breath, but Ye Linchuan still didn’t react.

Finally, Shen Zhou looked at the figure on the sofa and took out a phone watch from his backpack, which was the little genius watch Ye Ya had left behind when she left home for Shen Zhou’s place.

Shen Zhou squatted down and put the watch back on Ye Ya’s wrist. “I wanted to return this to you earlier, but I didn’t have the chance. You can’t take it off this time, okay?”

Looking at the watch, Ye Ya obediently nodded.

Shen Zhou patted her head. “You can call your brothers before we come back. Their numbers are all in there. Remember not to play with it during class, or the teacher will scold you.”

Ye Ya remembered not to play during class and nodded vigorously.

“Okay, let’s go.” Shen Zhou waved to the two of them and left with the Ye Qinghe brothers.

They lived on the first floor, so they didn’t need to take the elevator.

As they were about to leave, Ye Qinghe suddenly exclaimed, “Shen Zhou will definitely be a great dad in the future.”

That was not necessary.

Defeated

Shen Zhou looked slightly embarrassed and blushed, not saying anything.

Not long after they left, Ye Ya and Shen Ran took the school bus and left.

When they were five minutes away from the school, Ye Ya’s side quest was officially updated.

[Side Quest 01: Attend a banquet with Xia Qing.]

[Side Quest 02: Destroy the relationship between the male and female lead.]

[Side Quest 03: Gain Mister Xia’s recognition.]

All three side quests were updated at the same time, followed by a prompt.

[Side quests have no time limit. After all quests are completed, main quest 08 will be unlocked. Host, please work hard.]

The system took the opportunity to encourage Ye Ya, “Yaya, you can go home after completing all ten main quests. Keep it up!”

The system didn’t expect Ye Ya to complete the quests so quickly, and its tone was full of joy.

In the past, Ye Ya would have been happy and eager to complete the quests and go home.

But now…

She wanted to earn money to support her brother and Ziyu.

Her brother was sick, and without money for treatment, he would die.

Ye Ya looked out the window, Brother had always been good to her, and she couldn’t do anything in such a difficult time. Ye Ya also believed that her parents would support her.

She was the kindest little monster in the world, and she would always protect the ones she loved.

Whether it was her parents or Ziyu.

She would protect them all!

Thinking of this, Ye Ya’s heart was filled with endless energy. Her small hand on her knee patted her school bag involuntarily, which contained a name card that she had never been willing to throw away…

She had decided!

She would earn money to support her brother!