Ever since he could remember, Yan Xiaodong had been a penny-pincher. He was determined to save enough money to find his dad a wife, so he could have a mom. When he was nine, a new family moved in next door, and from then on he had someone to envy.
Imagining himself as Aunt Zhou's son, Yan Xiaodong took the initiative and offered Lin Yu the olive branch of friendship.
The first time Yan Xiaodong took Lin Yu out to play, a goose chased him and pinched his butt.
The second time, Yan Xiaodong treated him to an ice pop, and Lin Yu fell into the river and nearly drowned.
The Nth time, some kids at kindergarten bullied Lin Yu. Yan Xiaodong stepped forward to protect him and taught him swear words. That night, Yan Xiaodong lay tossing and turning as he listened to Aunt Zhou scolding Lin Yu next door.
When he was thirteen, Yan Xiaodong wished more than anything that he could be Lin Yu's dad.
He would get up early to smash the ice on the water jar and heat water for Lin Yu to wash his face. At night, he would brave the cold on his bicycle to pick Lin Yu up from school. Even while secretly earning money for household expenses at the arcade, he had to keep an eye on Lin Yu at all times to make sure he didn't turn into a delinquent. The reason was simple: the kid picked up bad habits too fast.
The swear words Yan Xiaodong had taught him when he was nine had stuck with him. Whenever someone talked trash about him behind his back, Lin Yu, the quiet little bunny, would grab a brick and chase after them.
If his grades fell out of the top five in his year, Lin Yu would corner the bad students who usually hung around with him.
At the parents' meeting after middle school graduation, Yan Xiaodong was beside himself with worry.
Everyone had heard of older siblings going to parents' meetings in place of their parents. Who had ever heard of a younger brother showing up?
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After seven years apart, they reunited. Someone told Lin Yu that his brother, the famous movie star Yan, had gotten married ages ago, to a childhood bride who had warmed his bed since they were little.
Lin Yu: Who??? A childhood bride? Me?
Theme: Even when the road ahead is hard, the love in your heart never goes out
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