Out of everyone in Second Maternal Uncle’s family, only Liu Zhiwei was somewhat familiar with Xiaocao. His other siblings included a brother and a sister. The sister was named Liu Feixu and was already fourteen years old. She had a gentle and quiet personality, and wasn’t a bit like her mother, who had a more abrasive character. The youngest brother was Liu Zhiqiang and he was about the same age as Xiaocao’s oldest brother. He still had a bit of a childish air, so he was currently in the outer room trying to get closer to Big Gray.

Liu Zhimin was Third Maternal Uncle’s only child. He had a temperament similar to his father’s: straightforward and open-minded. He had already studied at a school in town for two years and it was said that his grades weren’t bad. No one at home was hoping that he could pass the prefectural or county exams; they only wanted him to be literate enough to not be cheated. In the future, he could become an accountant in one of the stores in town, which wasn’t a bad career to have.

The female cousins were all on the kang bed chatting harmoniously with Xiaocao, while all of her male cousins were further away, surrounding Big Gray. They wanted to get closer but they were also somewhat afraid. Liu Zhiqiang was the most foolishly brazen out of all of them. Despite his older cousins trying to dissuade him, he stepped closer and closer...