Dabao ran out in a huff and, with his long legs carrying him swiftly, soon found himself at the edge of the small woods by the pond.

  This was a place where he and Shi Tou and several other boys would often come to play, he had run here without realizing it, unable to think of where to go next. He simply climbed up a tree at the edge of the forest.

  Thinking of what happened to me today, I couldn't help but feel extremely wronged. Da Bao, that mischievous boy who is always laughing and joking around, actually burst into tears.

  After Zhou Xiaoyun went out the door, she saw Dabao running very fast and couldn't catch up. She walked along the road ahead while shouting: "Dabao——Dabao——"

  A boy from the same village kindly told her: "Da Ya, are you looking for your brother? I think I saw him running towards the small woods over there."

  Zhou Xiaoyun thanked him and went to the small woods to find Da Bao.

  Dabao is a simple and straightforward boy, simply put, he's a bit dim-witted but physically strong. He never had any ulterior motives, if he wanted to be good to someone, he would give his all, so from childhood till his thirties, there was always a group of buddies following him around. Although he has a bad temper and is a bit stubborn and wild like an untamed horse, Zhao Yu Zhen can't control him, and Zhou Fu can't reason with him for more than two sentences before resorting to violence.

  Actually, Da Bao is a person who yields to softness but resists hardness, and Zhou Xiaoyun was naturally very clear about this aspect of her brother.

  To change Dabao, one can only use gentle and soothing methods, it's absolutely ineffective to scold or beat him.

  Zhou Xiaoyun arrived at the edge of the forest and saw Da Bao on the tree from a distance. She thought to herself that if she called out to him directly, he might not respond because half of his resentment was directed towards her. She needed to think of a way to get him to come down voluntarily.

  Zhou Xiaoyun deliberately pretended not to see Dabao, calling out one by one: "Dabao——Dabao——where are you?"

  I'm here!

  Dabao wiped away tears and was about to respond, but then closed his mouth again.

  Hmph! It's all because of Da Yu, if it weren't for her today, I wouldn't have been so angry.

  Dabao was thinking to himself, and as expected, he got angry with his sister just like Zhou Xiaoyun had anticipated. He didn't think that Zhou Xiaoyun hadn't done anything, and had even put the test paper in her backpack without taking it out. But it was all because of his own insistence on rummaging through her bag.

  Zhou Xiaoyun was walking and shouting at the same time, suddenly stepped into a pit and fell down.

  On the tree, Da Bao looked exceptionally clear, and in his surprise, he didn't care about his sister's anger anymore. He slid down the tree with a whoosh, ran over to support Zhou Xiaoyun: "Da Liao, how are you? Does it hurt?" He even helped brush off the dust on Zhou Xiaoyun's body.

  Of course it doesn't hurt!

  Zhou Xiaoyun had seen the small pit earlier and deliberately pretended not to see it, walking past and feigning a stumble. As expected, this lured Da Bao down from the tree. At this point, she naturally had to cry out in pain, or else her ruse would be exposed.

  Dabao was busy comforting Zhou Xiaoyun, who covered her face and pretended to cry, unaware that she was actually secretly laughing with a shrugging shoulder.

  Zhou Xiaoyun was finally comforted, and Dabao felt relieved. By this time, Dabao had almost forgotten about the argument earlier and took his sister home for dinner.

  This brief interlude soon passed, but from then on, Da Bao, who had never been troubled by worries before, began to think seriously for the first time in his life.

  Why is Da Yu's grades so good even though she is three years younger than me?

  Dabao made an effort to recall, and wasn't Daya more diligent than him in listening to classes, doing homework, writing characters, and reading books?

  Finally, Dabao had no choice but to admit that Zhou Xiaoyun was more diligent than himself.

  Da Bao, who never thought learning was that important, was stimulated by the excellent Zhou Xiaoyun and began to think that he should study hard. After all, he couldn't be much worse than his sister!

  During winter vacation, Dabao unexpectedly started reading his textbook. His parents looked at each other in confusion and wondered why the sun was rising from the west today.

  "His dad, what's going on with our eldest? I've never seen him study at home before." Zhao Yuzhen quietly observed from the inner room as Dabao sat at the desk studying intently, and softly asked Zhou Fu.

  His father was also surprised: "Yes, Dabao has been slacking off since he started school, sometimes not even doing his homework. I thought maybe boys just take a little longer to focus, but now he's finally gotten it together. With Dahai's grades being so good, as the older brother, he can't be that far behind, right?"

  His father's words were about 80-90% true.

  In short, no matter what the reason is, Dabao's change is a thing that makes parents happy.

  Zhou Xiaoyun also guessed the probable reason and accompanied Dabao to study together every day. In addition to practicing writing, she began to preview the textbook knowledge for next semester.

  No matter how smart a person is, they must put in effort to achieve good academic results. This is the realization that Zhou Xiaoyun has come to over the past six months. She has put in a lot of hard work in her studies, from pre-class preparation to listening attentively in class and doing homework, as well as reviewing afterwards, not daring to slack off in any aspect.

  She forced herself to develop good study habits, as someone once said, good habits will affect a person's life. Of course, she wants to develop good study habits while she is still young, so that when she grows up, she won't be able to slack off even if she wants to.