Chapter 88: Quickly Find Me a Sister-in-Law

After resting for a while at home, Aunt Wei went out to buy groceries.

Fang Zhou and his sister sat on the living room sofa, each holding a game controller, playing “It Takes Two.”

About half an hour later, they encountered a challenging level. Fang Wenjing couldn’t get past it, and she wouldn’t let Fang Zhou help, insisting on figuring it out herself.

So, they were stuck there.

Fang Zhou, feeling helpless, got up and went to check the fridge for some fruit.

Aunt Wei was very thorough; the fridge was usually packed full, in case Wenjing wanted something to eat.

Today, she went out to buy extra groceries.

Sure enough, upon opening the fridge, he saw neatly arranged dragon fruit, mangoes, and oranges.

Fang Zhou took out a dragon fruit and a mango, cut them into pieces in the kitchen, and brought them to the living room.

“Wenjing, have some fruit first.”

After calling out, there was no response. Looking back, he saw his sister still lost in thought, staring at the TV, completely immersed in her own world.

Fang Zhou shook his head helplessly and brought the fruit to her, gently reminding her.

“If you don’t eat, I’ll finish it all!”

Only then did Wenjing shift her gaze from the TV, letting go of the game controller with one hand to pick up a piece of fruit with a toothpick.

“It’s so sweet!”

Her cheeks puffed out like a little hamster as she ate, making Fang Zhou laugh out loud.

“Hahaha, slow down!”

Just as he finished speaking, Wenjing suddenly exclaimed, “Ah! I think I figured it out!”

“Is this how it works?”

She picked up the controller again and urged Fang Zhou to take his, moving the characters to the spring and holding down the button.

“Yes, don’t move. I’ll step on it, and then you jump to bounce me up!”

When the little girl on the screen successfully jumped to the high platform, Wenjing cheered.

“Yes, that’s it! I did it!”

“I’m so smart!”

Her face beamed with a big smile, youthful and energetic. At this moment, she looked no different from her peers.

Fang Zhou felt very happy too, and couldn’t help but praise her.

“Of course, who’s little sister are you!”

“Are you praising me or yourself? Hahaha!”

The siblings looked at each other and burst into laughter.

After laughing, Wenjing finally put down the controller, ran to her room, and brought out her homework.

“Brother, while you were away, I did my homework and studied well!”

Fang Zhou flipped through her homework book, seeing that it was indeed done well, along with the synchronized exercises from her textbooks.

“Looks like we hired the right tutor.”

Since bringing his sister to the capital for treatment six months ago, Fang Zhou had arranged for her to take a break from school back home.

To ensure she didn’t fall behind in her studies and had something to occupy her time, he hired an excellent student from a prestigious university for one-on-one tutoring.

Because Fang Zhou often needed a quiet environment for his live streams, he rarely saw the tutor.

But whenever he had time, he would chat with her.

Although Wenjing temporarily left school life, Fang Zhou didn’t want her to feel unhappy.

She always loved group activities, making friends, and studying.

Even though her illness prevented her from doing these things, Fang Zhou tried to fulfill her needs.

If studying could bring her a bit of familiarity, Fang Zhou would do his best.

“Hehe, of course! I’m super awesome!”

Wenjing proudly lifted her chin like a little peacock.

Fang Zhou couldn’t help but chuckle, reaching out to pat her head lovingly, “Yes, yes, my sister is the best.”

“But I don’t know how long I can stay with you. If only you could find me a sister-in-law sooner.”

As Wenjing spoke, the topic suddenly turned to her illness.

The girl’s thoughts were simple. She was her brother’s only family in the world. If something happened to her, he’d be left alone.

That thought alone was very painful.

So, Wenjing spared no effort in trying to arrange Fang Zhou’s marriage.

She thought, if he had a sister-in-law, he wouldn’t be lonely in the future, and she would always be there for him.

Such simple words softened Fang Zhou’s heart.

He was silent for a moment, finally understanding his sister’s persistent nagging. His heart felt both sour and sweet.

It was his failure as a big brother that she had to worry about his life’s major decisions.

No wonder she had been subtly reminding him over the past six months.

It all made sense now.

“Don’t think about that. Just focus on waiting for the kidney transplant.”

“As for finding a sister-in-law, wouldn’t it be better if you helped me choose in the future?”

Fang Zhou couldn’t help but ruffle his sister’s hair again, feeling its softness.

But the owner of the head wasn’t pleased and protested.

“Stop it! I don’t have much hair to begin with. If I go bald, you won’t have it easy either!”

Fang Zhou laughed softly, agreeing, “Alright, alright, I’ll shave my head with you.”

But he continued to ruffle her hair.

This successfully distracted Wenjing.

She forgot about urging him to marry and turned to ask him, “Did you raise the money for the kidney transplant? How did you get it?”

Wenjing used to know exactly how much money her brother had.

When his streaming popularity was high, he saved some money and bought a house in their hometown.

Later, their grandparents fell ill one after another, costing a lot of money. When Wenjing’s diagnosis came, Fang Zhou had almost no money left.

Where did he get the money for her kidney transplant?

Although he had assured her before not to worry about money, saying he would find a way.

But Wenjing wasn’t a child anymore and knew how hard it was to earn money these days.

So his confident tone just now made her suspicious, thinking her brother might have sold his kidney to pay for hers.

Fang Zhou noticed her suspicious glances at his waist and immediately frowned, speaking in a deep voice.

“I didn’t sell a kidney, so stop imagining things!”

Wenjing raised her hand, adjusting her invisible glasses, and dragged out the word, “Oh? Really?”

She might as well have written “I don’t believe you” on her face.

Fang Zhou laughed in exasperation, gently tapping her head.

“You’re so smart!”

Wenjing protested, “I’m not! You’re the idiot, brother!”

As the siblings were bickering, the doorbell rang.

“Ding dong!”

Wenjing’s eyes lit up, and she jumped off the sofa to answer the door.

“It’s probably the tutor!”

Fang Zhou chuckled, getting up to check his computer, but was surprised by the person at the door.

Both of them exclaimed simultaneously.

“How come it’s you?”

“It’s you!”