After getting out of the car, Qin Jiao gave Shen Yi a perfunctory wave and started crunching through the snow toward home. She walked quickly, but Qin Zhonghui lagged a few steps behind. He said to Shen Yi, "I’ll drive you two to school again tomorrow morning. Don’t try to walk, or your shoes will fill with snow and your feet will freeze."

Shen Yi’s eyes lit up, but he replied politely, "Uncle Qin, don’t you have to go sell breakfast tomorrow?"

"It’s no problem. In the morning, I’ll help your aunt push the breakfast cart over first, then I’ll drive you two to school before I go back to pick them up. Besides, I have to take Xiao Shi, so it’s all on the way."

"In that case, thank you, Uncle Qin."

Shen Yi politely said goodbye and turned to go home.

Qin Jiao froze, a little frantic. "Dad, you don’t have to go to all that trouble to drive us!"

"How could it be any trouble? The radio said we’re expecting more heavy snow. I worry about you walking to and from school."

Qin Jiao kicked at the snow on the ground, speechless.

’So that means for the foreseeable future, I’ll have to be squeezed into the car with Shen Yi?’

’If it were any other boy, Qin Jiao wouldn’t be making such a fuss. But this was Shen Yi, the nemesis from her past life! On top of that, the two of them had this inexplicable chemistry in this life, and it seemed like Shen Yi might even have a little crush on her.’

’Under these circumstances, with the two of them squeezed together... what if that closeness sparked something? What would she do then?!’

Qin Jiao didn’t dare say her true thoughts, so she asked her dad tentatively, "Dad, is it really appropriate for me to be riding with Shen Yi like that?"

"What’s inappropriate about it? Xiao Jiao, Mr. Du has helped our family so much. Whenever he has something nice, he always has Shen Yi bring it over. Sigh, that boy is our family’s lucky star. In this ice and snow, I’m worried about you, and Mr. Du is worried about his own grandson. Besides, you two already walk to and from school together. If I’m picking up one of you, I might as well pick up both."

Qin Jiao: "..."

’She didn’t know if her dad was too trusting of Shen Yi, or too trusting of *her*!’

In any case, Qin Jiao couldn’t argue with her dad, so she swallowed her objections and went home feeling a bit gloomy.

When Qin Jiao was in a bad mood, she liked to work on math problems. After a late-night snack, she sat down to study with her younger sister, Xiao Shi, at the desk in their room.

Xiao Shi’s grades were excellent. She had just placed first on her midterm exams, and the little girl was full of enthusiasm for her studies.

Qin Jiao thought about how, in her past life, her sister never even had the chance to go to school. Now, in this life, she was only in the first grade and was already so diligent. She stroked her sister’s soft hair. "Xiao Shi, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

"I want to be a rich person," Xiao Shi said suddenly. Her voice was still that of a child, but her tone was unusually composed.

Qin Jiao was stunned.

Xiao Shi tilted her head up and said with great seriousness, "Mom and Dad work from dawn till dusk selling buns to make money. And you, Sis—you’re already so tired from studying, but you still go to the market to sell things. You’re all working so hard, but I’m too little to do anything right now. That’s why I have to become a rich person when I grow up! Then you, Mom, and Dad won’t have to work at all. You’ll have more money than you can spend and more delicious food than you can eat every day!"

Hearing this, Qin Jiao’s eyes welled up. She made a choked sound of agreement, a gentle smile on her lips as she nodded vigorously.

"Yes, our Xiao Shi is the best! You’ll definitely make that wish come true! Our Xiao Shi is going to be the richest person in the world!"

Xiao Shi was overjoyed. She blinked her big eyes and asked curiously, "Sis, what about you? What do you want to be when you grow up?"