Spring goes, autumn comes.
A year has passed in a flash. Over the past year, Mo Jingchunâs greatest gain wasnât the successful early graduation but the fact that Candy has spent another year healthy and happy.
Compared to Candy, what could be more important?
Looking at the system panel in his mind, with the 200 points earned from completing two system tasks this year, Mo Jingchun let out a deep breath.
A slight smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Itâs not that Mo Jingchun doesnât want to draw a lottery; heâs just preparing to save up for a big one.
Whether itâs accumulating up to 1,000 points for an upgrade draw or a lucky ten consecutive draws after reaching 1,000 points, both are very cost-effective choices.
Anyone whoâs played the lottery knows that single draws always seem to have worse odds compared to five consecutive draws or ten consecutive draws.
"Brother, what are you planning?"
"Why are you daydreaming there?"
A year has passed, and over two-year-old Candy has already corrected her previously non-standard pronunciation.
For some reason, Mo Jingchun wasnât happy about it; he even kind of missed the days when Candy kept calling him "Guoguo."
Seeing her brother unresponsive, Candy waved her hand in front of him and even touched his nose.
"Thereâs still hot air coming out; why isnât he reacting?"
"Brother, are you about to BBQ?"
Mo Jingchun was just lost in thought and didnât want to pay attention to Candy, but when he heard Candy say he might not be okay, he couldnât help but twitch at the corners of his mouth.
With a face full of grievance, Mo Jingchun looked down at his sister and rubbed her little cheeks vigorously.
"My dear Guoguo, youâre not thinking about inheriting your brotherâs assets after heâs gone, are you?"
Candy used all her strength to break free from Mo Jingchunâs big hands.
"Blah blah blah~"
"Stinky brother, always bullying Guoguo."
"Guoguo wonât play with brother anymore; Guoguo will go play with Bun."
After saying that, Candy ran out of Mo Jingchunâs study room, shouting loudly as she ran:
"Bun."
"Bun."
Watching his sisterâs back, Mo Jingchun shook his head, finding it somewhat amusing.
Bun, that lazy cat, couldnât be bothered to move.
Just as Mo Jingchun guessed, Candy ran to the first floor, squatting on the sunlit balcony, frowning at the still lazily sunbathing Bun.
"Humph~ Itâs so infuriating."
"Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eating."
Upon hearing the word "eat," the lazy Bun finally opened his eyes, lifted his head, and glanced at Candy.
"Ah..."
"So infuriating." Candy clenched her little fists, her cheeks puffing in anger.
What was even more aggravating was that Bun just looked for a second and, realizing it wasnât mealtime, stubbornly lowered his head again.
In the living room, Chen Haixia, wearing an apron and mopping the floor, looked at the cute Candy with a smile.
Meeting employers like Mo Jingchun and Candy, who are easy to serve, is a matter of luck these days.
A second later, the previously happy Chen Haixiaâs smile gradually faded, and her face was filled with worry.
After a year of harmonious living, Mo Jingchunâs upcoming graduation and departure from Jing City isnât a secret to Chen Haixia.
In about a month, at most two months, Mo Jingchun will be moving Candy and even the entire company from Jing City.
This means she will lose her job again.
Where the next employer is, what the employer will be like, all of this is unknown.
During meals, Mo Jingchun had invited Chen Haixia to continue taking care of Candy in Huo County.
After all, for Mo Jingchun, finding a good, dedicated nanny isnât easy.
As they say, the human heart is unfathomable; if they encountered a nanny with ill intentions, and something happened to Candy, Mo Jingchun wouldnât have any remedy for regret.
In the living room, Chen Haixia, slightly absent-minded for a second, sighed, shook her head, and continued mopping the floor.
Leaving Jing City, thatâs impossible.
Her children and grandchildren are all in Jing City. Not to mention that Chen Haixia doesnât want to leave Jing City for an unfamiliar city, even if she did, her children wouldnât agree.
After all, Chen Haixia is getting older.
On the balcony, Bun ignored Candy, so Candy played by herself angrily.
On Saturday, Mo Jingchun took Candy for a haircut.
Candy didnât like haircuts. To coax Candy into getting a haircut, Mo Jingchun promised to buy her pudding afterwards.
In the barbershop, Candy sat on the chair with a gloomy face, frowning deeply, eyes tightly shut for fear of the scissors cutting wrong.
After the haircut, Candy didnât even care about how the hairstyle turned out; she was content hugging the pudding Mo Jingchun bought, happily following behind Mo Jingchun home.
However, after returning home, Candy forgot to eat the pudding, leaving it on the table.
After sleeping soundly and waking up, Candy, barefoot, walked down from upstairs, rubbing her eyes, ready to eat the long-awaited pudding, only to find the table empty with no sign of the pudding.
In an instant, Candy was wide awake, with no trace of sleepiness.
Holding on to a sliver of hope, Candy hurried to find Chen Haixia.
"Oh dear, Candy, why arenât you wearing shoes?"
"If you catch a cold, your brother will be worried sick."
Chen Haixia immediately picked Candy up and touched her cold little feet.
Right now, Candy couldnât care less about the shoe issue; all she could think about was the pudding her brother had promised to buy, which was a rare treat.
"Aunt Chen~ did you see the pudding on the table?"
"It was in a round bottle."
Candy gestured the shape of the bottle, anxious to find out the puddingâs whereabouts from Chen Haixia.
"Oh, the pudding Candy mentioned, Bun took it away; not sure where it went."
Upon hearing this, Candyâs face looked extremely aggrieved, blinking her eyes rapidly as tears threatened to fall.
Coincidentally, Bun happened to appear at this moment, leisurely wandering in the living room with tiny steps, seemingly heading towards his cat bed.
"Bun! Give me back my pudding!"
Candy broke free from Chen Haixiaâs arms, rushing madly towards Bun.
Bun looked back, unaccustomed to such a scene, and ran away scared, his plump body agilely leaping onto the wall.
Hearing the commotion, Mo Jingchun, coming down from upstairs, was startled to see such an agile Bun.
In Mo Jingchunâs impression, Bun was always lazing around, never imagining Bun could jump so high and move so nimbly.
After all, Bun was quite... hefty.