Luo Qi and Ye Mu returned to their respective dormitories after parting ways with Lei Wa.
When they opened the door, their two roommates were already inside.
The remaining two were brothers, biological brothers, one named He Ning and the other He Yuan.
Neither of them seemed to be talkative. After entering the dormitory, they simply greeted Luo Qi and Ye Mu and then left.
When Luo Qi and his group returned, He Ning and He Yuan were tidying up their belongings on their beds.
The two of them had identical items. As soon as Luo Qi pushed the door open, he saw people and things that looked like they were copied and pasted.
However, distinguishing the two was relatively simple. He Ning always had a faint, almost imperceptible smile on his lips, while He Yuan always wore a stern expression.
They should have been a few years older than Luo Qi and Ye Mu, but only by eight or nine years. It seemed a bit late to start first grade in primary school at this age, but Luo Qi didn't pry too much.
Luo Qi quietly whispered to Ye Mu, "Why do they look more like responsible adults than you?"
Ye Mu rubbed Luo Qi's head with a mixture of amusement and helplessness, "Don't ask too many questions."
He surveyed the brothers' belongings. Besides the basic living supplies uniformly distributed by the primary school, the two brothers only had a simple small backpack between them.
The fabric of the backpack looked very old, but it was cleaned meticulously. He Yuan carefully placed it in his small locker without even opening it.
Ye Mu withdrew his gaze and stopped paying attention to the two brothers, sitting on the bed and watching Luo Qi, who was like a diligent ant moving house, taking things out of his backpack one by one.
As Luo Qi unpacked, he mumbled, "Grandpa Ruide packed these small cakes. I'll be staying at school for a longer time this time, and Dad isn't coming to Planet Earth, so Grandpa Ruide packed a lot."
"And Dad's new mecha buttons, he said they're the latest model from Planet Earth, and he bought one for you too, but I don't know how to use them very well yet."
"And Aunt Liya and Uncle Bosia's specially customized combat suits. Aunt Liya said we'll each get one, and we can wear them underneath during training to avoid injuries."
"Oh right, Uncle Andrew directly gifted us a spaceship, he said it was modified from a warship and that it wouldn't have any problems even if it crashed into a small planet..."
Luo Qi sorted the items one by one and handed Ye Mu's share to him. For so many years, whatever the people in the royal palace prepared for Luo Qi, they also prepared for Ye Mu.
Conversely, whatever Ye Mu had, Luo Qi also received a share of.
However, if it was food, most of it would likely end up in Luo Qi's stomach.
Luo Qi piled his items out of his bag and then went to unpack Ye Mu's bag. Ye Mu's bag contained more practical items, such as medicine for Lei Wa's injuries.
Luo Qi felt like a diligent snail girl... a snail boy, tidying everything up perfectly for both himself and Ye Mu.
Since they had lived together before the start of school, his and Ye Mu's necessities were all kept together. Luo Qi clapped his hands, realizing that organizing them would be quick.
Until he found his own underwear in Ye Mu's box, mixed with Ye Mu's, and noticeably smaller.
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He quickly stuffed the pairs with the little yellow ducks into his own box, silently telling himself: As long as I'm fast enough, Ye Mu won't notice.
Luo Qi sorted the rest of the items into categories and then tapped the packed boxes, giving a dry laugh, "Ah, our things got all mixed up."
Ye Mu pretended not to notice Luo Qi's small actions and handed him a cup of water, "Thank you for your hard work, my little highness."
Luo Qi sat on the bed with his legs crossed, drinking the water Ye Mu handed him. He didn't know where Ye Mu got hot water from, but it seemed to have honey in it.
"Ah, it's not hard work, not hard work at all. It's just the hardship of eating an extra chicken leg at dinner."
Ye Mu teased, "Yes, and it's just the hardship of me carrying the boxes and bags on the way here, and me paying for the chicken legs at dinner.
And after all the other things are neatly packed, why are my underwear still stuffed at the very bottom of the box? What am I supposed to wear when I shower tonight?"
Luo Qi's face flushed. He knew that children of seven or eight years old didn't have much. Ye Mu's words were straightforward, without any suggestive undertones, but Luo Qi still felt embarrassed.
He coughed lightly, "You can sort that out yourself."
Ye Mu didn't argue and squatted down to take out the packed boxes again, starting to sort them himself.
Luo Qi's face remained flushed. He reached up to cover his face, and when he looked up, he saw that the He Ning and He Yuan brothers across from them were staring intently at him.
He became even more embarrassed, though he himself didn't know why he felt that way.
Luo Qi tentatively attributed this blushing embarrassment to being caught exploiting Ye Mu, the cheap labor, and then breathed a sigh of relief as he turned to the people opposite and asked,
"Do you want to eat small cakes?"
Luo Qi picked out the two largest small cakes from the table and walked towards the two brothers opposite them.
His cheeks were still a little red, and he looked adorable in his first-grade uniform. The packaging of the small cakes in his hands was opened, emitting a sweet aroma.
"Here, these were made by our chef uncle. They're my favorite flavors, would you like to try them?"
He Ning's lips curved into a smile as he took the cake from Luo Qi's hand, but instead of tasting it, he asked,
"You two aren't from the same race, are you."
Luo Qi handed the other cake to He Yuan and then sat back on his own bed, taking a cake for himself.
"Yes, I'm from the Insect Race, and he's from the Human Race. But we've grown up together since we were little, and we often live together."
Luo Qi put the cake in his mouth, his eyes narrowing with delight at its deliciousness.
He Ning also took a bite of the cake, "You have a really good relationship."
Ye Mu, who had just finished tidying up and sat on his bed, nodded in agreement.
On the other side, He Yuan looked at the cake in his hand, the sweet aroma of cake filling his nostrils, and said softly,
"Your... family treats you very well."
Luo Qi keenly sensed that He Yuan's mood seemed a little off. He mumbled,
"Your relationship as brothers must be very good too."
He Yuan nodded gently and fed a bite of cake into his mouth.
The atmosphere became stagnant for a moment. Luo Qi felt something was amiss, but he couldn't quite pinpoint what it was.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Lei Wa's face appeared at the doorway:
"Why do I smell something so fragrant from your dorm? What are you secretly eating?"
Luo Qi raised an eyebrow, "Your dorm should be at the other end. Your nose is quite sharp."