Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten

Chapter 637 - 638: It’s So Hard Not to Make Mistakes

Gong Ruwen knew that Gong Ruini mysteriously calling them over meant she had something on her mind.

He just didn’t expect his sister to have such an idea. "Why should we grow Chinese medicine herbs here in Beijing?"

Gong Ruwen admitted that growing Chinese herbs was profitable, but this was Beijing, and leasing land wasn’t easy, plus, where would they find someone to manage it all?

"Can’t we just go to the Northeast every summer?" Gong Ruwen thought maybe his sister didn’t want to go to the Northeast anymore; otherwise, she wouldn’t suggest such an idea.

Really, is there no way to discuss this with her? Is she really this kind of person?

No matter how upset Gong Ruini got, she couldn’t just blatantly say she was doing this for the future skyrocketing land prices in Beijing, or who would believe it.

Everyone knew that the housing prices in Beijing would go up, but they didn’t believe it would reach a jaw-dropping price. If she wasn’t someone who had time-traveled, Gong Ruini wouldn’t have thought this way.

"I think it’s doable. We have connections, and as long as the products are good, we can sell them," Zhao Xuran supported enthusiastically, with the idea of selling herbs to the pharmacies now and selling them in the pharmacy their mom might open in the future, saving a lot of costs.

"See, Brother Xuran is still the best." Essential times still relied on Zhao Xuran. Gong Ruini couldn’t help but express that her brother lacked experience and vision.

"Hmph." Gong Ruini kept praising Zhao Xuran, which made Gong Ruwen quite unhappy. Clearly, she was his sister, but she complimented Zhao Xuran instead.

At this moment, Gong Ruwen felt Zhao Xuran and Zhao Guangran were not good people: one competed with him for his sister, and the other for his brother. They were all bad people.

Zhao Xuran didn’t think Gong Ruini was anything but considerate, knowing who’s best. "Thanks for the compliment, Ni Zi."

Zhao Xuran habitually patted Gong Ruini’s head, which made the latter very displeased. She had just washed her hair. How could he use his greasy hands to touch her head? Doesn’t he know it would make it dirty?

Gong Ruini kept shaking her head, unwilling to let Zhao Xuran touch her. Gong Ruwen, as a good brother, stood up, "Don’t touch her, or you might make her dumb."

Gong Ruwen claimed he had solid grounds for this, "Haven’t you noticed Zhao Guangran is quite dumb? It’s because you touch him too much."

"You don’t plan to make my sister dumb so your brother won’t feel too pressured, do you?" Gong Ruwen knew Zhao Guangran seemed to have some issues with his sister lately since he felt pressured after applying to Jing University.

When Zhao Guangran learned that Gong Ruini had called his brother and her brother together, he knew they must be discussing something. He planned to sneak over and listen in, only to get furious about what he heard.

"Hey, are you all gathered to talk bad about me?" How could Zhao Guangran not be angry? They called him dumb?

Zhao Guangran argued, is there any dumb person within the top ten of their grade? If that’s considered dumb, then no one in this world is smart. Oh, there are three smart people in their family, but that doesn’t justify bullying him like this.

"If a dumb person is as smart as me, the teachers would be thrilled." Zhao Guangran vented angrily.

"Aren’t you the dumbest among us?" Zhao Xuran explained that their version of the dumbest was relative to just their group.

Speechless, Zhao Guangran really couldn’t refute, even though Ban Xia and the others were younger, their intelligence and countless resources were truly incomparable for him, someone without any martial prowess.

Zhao Guangran could only sigh, "Good thing I still have Gong Jiaming to compare with." Otherwise, how could he live through the days?

At home, everyone is smart, a kind of pressure that’s not easily comparable to ordinary people.

Compare with Gong Jiaming? Zhao Xuran was annoyed, having been talked about like this, he was furious inside, yet couldn’t muster the courage to be firm, "What are you comparing with Gong Jiaming for? He’s not in your grade, and he’s down south."

Zhao Xuran didn’t look down on Gong Jiaming, but their learning environments were quite different. If Zhao Guangran really wanted a comparison, it shouldn’t be with Gong Ruini.

"You should compete with Ni Zi," Gong Ruwen suggested. He was worried if Zhao Guangran remained unmotivated, his own sister wouldn’t have the drive, and that was his big concern.

If it wasn’t for Zhao Xuran leading the way, Gong Ruwen wouldn’t know if he’d push himself forward diligently.

Compete with Gong Ruini? Zhao Guangran had considered it, but he wasn’t foolish. If he did that, the pressure would be immense, "I’ll just stick with the current pace."

Zhao Guangran had thought about this long ago, "I’ve already checked. Girls are generally smart up until elementary school; once they hit middle school, especially with physics and chemistry, my grades will surpass Ni Zi’s."

"And why shouldn’t I compare with Gong Jiaming? He’s also aiming to get into Jing University," Zhao Guangran defended, indicating that the person he used for comparison wasn’t weak either,

You should know that Gong Jiaming was also determined to enter Jing University, which meant he had good grades, "By belittling Gong Jiaming, you’ll make him cry."

"I never said he was weak," Zhao Xuran retorted, annoyed, "What grade are you in? And what grade is he? By the time he gets into Jing University, you’d already be in college."

"You’re not planning to wait until he’s in Jing University before you go to college, right?" Zhao Xuran stared at Zhao Guangran, and if the latter dared to admit, he’d make sure Zhao Guangran didn’t like the outcome.

Zhao Guangran didn’t have such ideas; he wasn’t foolish. He always aimed to start college early, then work. Once he started working, he’d finally be an adult and wouldn’t have to be under his big brother’s control.

These days, Zhao Guangran had been pondering a lot about why his status in the family wasn’t high enough. After much thought, he realized it’s because he was under the control of his parents and big brother.

Every time he made a mistake, his big brother would criticize him in front of Zhan Banxia and the others, and after repeated instances, didn’t it make his younger siblings think he was a bad elder brother?

"Big brother, you can’t criticize me in front of the younger ones anymore," Zhao Guangran intended to pick a more suitable moment to discuss this with Zhao Xuran but since it was family around.

Moreover, he didn’t care about losing face before Gong Ruini, so he decided to say it straightforwardly. He wondered if there’d be a chance this good again.

Would mentioning this be useful now? Gong Ruini didn’t think Zhao Guangran would foolishly bring this up unless he had his reasons.

"Just don’t make mistakes then," Zhao Xuran wished to save face for Zhao Guangran, but he couldn’t overlook the fact that he’s done too many wrongs, frustrating him to no end.

"If you don’t make mistakes, is there a need for me to talk about you?" Pausing briefly, he added, "If you hadn’t made mistakes from the start, I wouldn’t have said such things in front of Banxia and the others."

Knowing Zhao Guangran had a sense of pride, naturally, he wouldn’t say anything in front of many people. However, he couldn’t adapt to how Zhao Guangran wouldn’t heed advice, thus forcing Zhao Xuran to come up with such a plan.

Sighing, Zhao Guangran figured getting his big brother to change his mind was impossible. Is truly not making mistakes the only way?

He didn’t wish to make mistakes, but sometimes he just couldn’t help it. Seemed he really had to be more cautious, Zhao Guangran resignedly thought.