"Yeah, don’t you like it, sister?" An Yu was a bit disappointed. It had taken a lot of effort to arrange these things.

He remembered hearing from others before that girls loved these flashy but impractical things the most.

However, he did not see any look of joy on An Ning’s face.

This made An Yu a bit worried that his way of pleasing his sister might once again end in failure.

"I don’t like it," An Ning said, turning her head towards home.

She liked it, but she knew An Bingfeng wouldn’t accept Yan going to the capital city, and An Yu couldn’t possibly stay here permanently. She shouldn’t give him hope of staying either.

Watching An Ning walk away without hesitation, An Yu suddenly laughed.

But in that smile, there was a touch of bitterness.

"So... my sister doesn’t like it!"

Perhaps it’s not that she doesn’t like fireworks, but rather that she doesn’t like the person setting them off being him.

Watching the lights still bursting in the sky, An Yu lay back on the withered yellow hillside, not caring that the dirt on the ground would soil his clean white garments.

Ningning, when will you call me brother?

Do you know, from the moment I knew you existed in this world, realizing you weren’t just in my dreams, how ecstatic I was.

Suddenly, a black-clad man appeared beside An Yu, "At your service, young master..."

An Yu opened his eyes, his thin lips parted slightly, carrying a cold edge, "Get lost..."

The black-clad man’s body trembled, and his voice lost the firmness it had when he first spoke, "The master said, once you’ve had enough fun, return, don’t force him to take action."

Just after the black-clad man finished saying this, An Yu suddenly stood up from the ground and kicked at the man, "I told you to get lost, didn’t you hear?"

The black-clad man didn’t speak, he just got up, clasped his fists, and then left using his martial arts skills.

An Yu lay back down on the ground, his expression even more sorrowful.

As An Ning reached the doorway, she heard the noise coming from the village.

"(⊙o⊙) Wow, so beautiful, what is it..."

"This is fireworks, something only rich families can afford..."

.....

One voice after another, continuously.

An Ning’s steps suddenly paused.

She turned back to look towards An Yu’s direction, her expression slightly hesitant and pained.

She didn’t understand why a young master like An Yu was so persistent about her and Yan, relatives who hadn’t been by his side since childhood, but An Yu’s performance during this time made An Ning see that his life might not be as enviable as his status.

Every girl loves beauty!

Brother, I really like this fireworks display.

But unfortunately, I can’t tell you in person.

You don’t belong here; you will leave sooner or later. Too much emotion will only hurt oneself.

They say every sister has a gentle brother.

An Ning used to really want a brother, and now it has come true, but it’s not suitable.

When An Ning returned, Yan had already come out from inside the house. Seeing her, she asked, "What’s happening outside? Why so noisy?"

She had been so exhausted earlier that she had dozed off a bit.

Anyway, her parents and elders were no longer around, so there was no need to be too strict about keeping a vigil.

She initially insisted to accompany the two children, but in the end, didn’t expect to be the first one to give in.