"Tuantuan, isn't that the beggar who stole Auntie's snacks?" Chen Lingfeng whispered. "He doesn't seem like a bad person."

Xiao Tuantuan nodded: "Yes, he's General Bai's guard, he must be a good person."

Just as Chen Lingfeng was about to agree, he heard Xiao Tuantuan say, "But even good people shouldn't steal other people's food! Those snacks were made by Mother with so much effort!"

After saying that, Chen Lingfeng saw Xiao Tuantuan toddling over to Bai Haotian's side: "General Bai, this beggar uncle stole five pastries from my mother, totaling fifteen coins."

The child's voice was full of earnestness, and she stretched out her little hand, looking at Bai Haotian expectantly.

That expression was so endearing it made anyone's heart soften.

Especially towards Bai Haotian, for some reason, he, who is usually calm and ruthless, always wanted to do as Xiao Tuantuan said when he saw her.

Without even verifying the information, he simply took out one or two taels of silver and placed them in Xiao Tuantuan's hand: "Is this enough?"

"That's enough! There's still too much!" Xiao Tuantuan's face lit up with a bright smile as she quickly ran to Chen Xingfeng. "Brother, give me my change!"

Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng never lacked money, after all, Nan Nian and Rong Manli gave them quite a lot of pocket money every month.

The three of them huddled together and handed the copper coin to Bai Haotian.

"General, it's them!" Rong Ping exclaimed, her eyes wide. "It's her!"

Bai Haotian's expression changed, and he slapped Rong Ping on the shoulder: "Look closely! How old is she!"

Bai Haotian was speechless. He shouldn't have trusted this unreliable person!

Rong Ping felt wronged and whispered a few words to Bai Haotian. Bai Haotian coughed twice and slowly said, "I won't argue with you. Alright, Dean Hu, I'll be leaving now. Goodbye."

Dean Hu looked at Rong Ping, knowing that Bai Haotian had his own business to attend to, and quickly bowed to see him off.

As soon as they left the academy, Bai Haotian immediately asked, "You mean that little girl is Xiaoxiao's daughter?"

“Yes, I heard the little girl call Miss ‘Mother’ with my own ears,” Rong Ping nodded quickly.

Upon hearing this, Bai Haotian pursed his lips, rubbed his fingertips together a couple of times, and slowly said, "Let's go back first."

Rong Ping was stunned. Seeing that Bai Haotian had already left, she quickly followed: "General, why didn't you just reveal your identity? What are you worried about?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Haotian said calmly, "Those people in the shadows are watching us. If that person isn't Xiaoxiao, our high-profile arrival will only cause them trouble. If she is, we need to be even more careful. What if something unexpected happens..."

Rong Ping suddenly realized something. Indeed, they were already in danger, and they couldn't drag the young lady into it!

In Rong Ping's heart, Chen Zhixiu had already been regarded as her own young lady.

After Bai Haotian and Rong Ping left, the academy was filled with chatter and noise.

Xiao Tuantuan looked at Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng happily: "You two brothers are awesome!"

Seeing Xiao Tuantuan's excited expression, Chen Xingfeng's face also showed a smile. After all, she was still a child, and it was natural for her to be praised by the current general.

"Tsk."

Ning Nanxiao scoffed and said lazily, "You should only listen to two or three parts of what he says. In his eyes, there are no unintelligent children."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Tuantuan's smile vanished: "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"

Ning Nanxiao's words were like a bucket of cold water, waking Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng from their excitement.

Just as Xiao Tuantuan was about to retort, she heard Chen Xingfeng say in a deep voice, "Nan Xiao is right. Lin Feng and I may be outstanding in Fenghua Town, but we are not enough in the capital. You must know that there are always people better than you and there is always a higher level to reach. We must not become complacent because of General Bai's two words."

Even the usually carefree Chen Lingfeng nodded in agreement, saying, "Big brother is right. Fenghua Academy is not as good as the one in the capital. We need to work harder, especially me. I am too unbalanced in my studies. I always rank last in riding and archery."

At this point, Chen Lingfeng scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Xiao Tuantuan pouted; she thought her two older brothers were already very capable!

"No matter what, you're still better than me!" Xiao Tuantuan said to Ning Nanxiao. "After all, General Bai doesn't even praise you!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Nanxiao raised an eyebrow. Despite his aloof appearance, he liked to draw out his words, which added a touch of laziness and casualness.

"It's just a few words of praise; I don't care."

"Praise me, but give me more money instead."

Xiao Tuantuan was speechless: "Are you obsessed with money?!"

"Without money, you can't even get enough to eat or wear, so you know, money is a really good thing!"

Ning Nanxiao looked at Xiao Tuantuan with a half-smile: "Didn't you say you wouldn't even let a few coins go?"

"That's what I deserve!"

"Tuantuan." Chen Xingfeng called softly, shaking his head at Xiao Tuantuan.

Xiao Tuantuan snorted and ran to Liu Yuanyuan's table with her food.

"What's wrong with you?" Liu Yuanyuan looked at Xiao Tuantuan curiously. "Weren't you having dinner with your brothers?"

"There's a big bad guy! He ruined my appetite!" Xiao Tuantuan said angrily. "He just loves to argue! It's a good thing that the brothers are being praised, but he has to pour cold water on it!"

Liu Yuanyuan glanced at Chen Lingfeng and his group, and whispered, "Is that Young Master Ning?"

"What's wrong with Young Master Ning?" Han Weiwei came closer and asked curiously, "I heard that Young Master Ning was brought by General Bai, so he must be a relative of General Bai's family."

"Didn't he say he was alone in Fenghua Town?" Xiao Tuantuan frowned. "He lied again!"

Han Weiwei thought for a moment and said, "He can be considered a person. I heard from my father that General Bai only sent him to Fenghua Town, and General Bai will leave soon."

Xiao Tuantuan stopped talking; she felt that Ning Nanxiao was not a good person.

"I must say, Young Master Ning is the most handsome man I've ever seen," He Lin said softly, his face slightly flushed. Seeing Xiao Tuantuan and the other two looking over, he quickly added, "I'm not the only one who thinks so! They all think so!"

"I didn't say anything to you!" Han Weiwei said irritably. "Besides, I think so too."

Xiao Tuantuan looked at the three of them with disdain. What was so good-looking about them? They weren't even a tenth as good-looking as her brothers!

While talking to the two Chen brothers, Ning Nanxiao kept an eye on Xiao Tuantuan's expression out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing her roll her eyes, I couldn't help but find it amusing: "Why don't you guys mention Xiao Tuantuan's father?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng fell silent, exchanged a glance, and both saw anger in each other's eyes.

Ning Nanxiao also sensed that something was wrong. She sat up straight and looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression: "What's going on?"

Chen Lingfeng opened his mouth, but didn't know how to start.

Chen Xingfeng lowered his voice and said, "My aunt and uncle have divorced. I hope Nan Xiao will not mention it in front of Tuantuan."

Ning Nanxiao was quite surprised, but didn't ask any further questions.

Day after day, Xiao Tuantuan ate, lived, and studied with her classmates until the day of her rest finally arrived.

Upon learning that Xiao Tuantuan was going to visit Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng at the Liu family's place, he immediately decided to go to Chen Xiaoran's place to wait for Xiao Tuantuan.

"Wow!" Xiao Tuantuan's eyes lit up as she looked at the Erdong Restaurant. "What a huge restaurant!"

Erdong Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Fenghua Town, so it is naturally very grand.

Chen Xingfeng, familiar with the place, led his younger siblings inside.

The shopkeeper greeted Chen Xingfeng with a smile.

Xiao Tuantuan felt something was wrong; the people here seemed to be very attentive to them.

Upon receiving the news, Chen Xiaoran came out from the backyard. Seeing the three of them, he picked up Xiao Tuantuan and smiled, "Tuantuan, did you miss your uncle?"

"Uncle, are you the owner here?" Xiao Tuantuan asked curiously, looking at Chen Xiaoran in his white robe.

Chen Xiaoran curled the corners of his lips, his face neither blushing nor skipping a beat: "No, my eldest uncle is a waiter."

"Boss! There's trouble in room A!" The waiter rushed over. "You'd better go and take a look!"

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