Trade Two Zongzi for My Brother

Angsty blurb: A grandmother who favors boys, a scummy father who fathers children but doesn't raise them, and a mother with an overwhelming need for control. How can she grow in the cracks between them? With a broken, twisted family, a life of poverty and hesitation, and confusion as she stumbles through the darkness, how can she find her own sunlight? The sunlight Chen Lingmeng thought she saw was nothing more than someone else struggling in the same swamp, reaching toward the warmth and bustle of ordinary life in search of a little sweetness. Little dumpling blurb: The youngest granddaughter of the Chen family is a little tyrant. Today she challenges the neighborhood ringleader; tomorrow she's ruling the kindergarten. Then two sticky rice dumplings cause a bloody incident, and suddenly she has an older brother from another family who picks her up and drops her off at school every day, and even keeps tabs on her homework?! Chen Lingmeng, who used to do whatever she pleased, starts living like a well-behaved child. When a child goes quiet, she's definitely up to something. How strange. Chen Dumpling hasn't climbed a tree, scaled a wall, or built a ridiculous sand sculpture today? The little tyrant works on her homework with a long face. Outside the window, the kids are shouting, "Long live our emperor! Big Sis, come play!" But Chen Lingmeng doesn't budge. With a solemn expression, she waves her chubby little hand. "My beloved subjects may rise. I must study hard and improve myself every day. I abdicate for today. You may all take your leave." The children scatter in a hurry. "As you command!" Chen Lingmeng turns around with a dark look. "Satisfied now?" Yi Nangeng reaches out to rub her fluffy little head, looking gentle and upright, the very picture of a good young pioneer with a bright red scarf. "Mm. Good girl." Chen Lingmeng angrily picks up her pen. She shouldn't have been greedy and accepted those two sticky rice dumplings! Youthful blurb: Chen Lingmeng withstands her relatives' eighteen deadly questions at home, while being the caring little sweetheart of her teachers outside. Her brains and beauty soar, while her character is on par with her best friend. But for some reason, any guy who takes an interest in her quickly disappears without a trace. Though Chen Bangchui knows nothing about romance, her natural survival instincts tell her something is off. What could it be? She thoughtfully looks to her side. Yi Nangeng takes her pink-and-green backpack and slings it over his shoulder. He gives the boys behind them a sinister glance, then turns back with a smile that could charm anyone, young or old. The sneaky little boys: "..." Damn, double standards. Third version of the blurb, 2021/1/18 Please note: 1. One-on-one romance. 2. The male lead is mature beyond his years, a childhood friend with an older-brother vibe. Things are tough early on. 3. No vicious female rivals in the romance. Life can be vicious, but love can't. 4. The heroine is raised as a little one for a while at the beginning. Family-oriented. 6. I'm terrible at blurbs and still working on revisions~ Theme: Put away your knives, learn to be sweet, be a good person, and raise a well-behaved daughter.