It was almost evening when Bai Xi returned home.

She pushed open the door and saw the father and daughter busy in the kitchen. She frowned in surprise: "The sun is rising from the west today, and you actually went into the kitchen?"

This sentence was naturally not said to Xu Xianxian, but to her husband Xu Renyuan. Since she and Xu Renyuan got married, her husband had only entered the kitchen a few times.

Xu Renyuan turned around, looked at his wife, and said with a smile: "Can't you see Xianxian is cooking, so you help her?"

The daughter next to her was wearing a small apron, but she was too short, so the apron looked a little big, but it did not hinder her skillful movements.

Few people would believe that these little hands, which are used to cooking, are stained with countless blood.

"Mom, you're back!"

Xu Xianxian held the frying pan and poured the cola chicken wings into the plate. Then she turned around and looked at him with an innocent smile on her face, "Thank you for your hard work today."

No matter what her identity is or what changes have taken place in her mentality and personality, she is still an ordinary member of her family.

This short and dull life made her feel as if she were in another world, and the great emptiness in her heart was suppressed at this time.

"Didn't I tell you earlier? Don't cook when you come home. Let mom cook for you."

Bai Xi left Xu Renyuan aside, walked to Xu Xianxian with a smile, and poked his daughter's little head.

Then she turned around, looked at her husband with an unchanging smile, and winked: "Dad, I just bought the batteries. Come over and help me change the batteries in the desk lamp in the room."

"Ah...oh...ok, I'll be right there."

Xu Renyuan was stunned for two seconds, then immediately reacted, followed Bai Xi out of the kitchen, and returned to his bedroom.

Xu Xianxian was left alone in the kitchen. She watched her parents leave, shrugged her shoulders, and continued to busy herself with the ingredients at hand.

In the bedroom.

Bai Xi pulled Xu Renyuan in and locked the door.

She walked back and forth beside the bed for a few steps before turning around and asking seriously, "Come on, is there something important you want to say?"

Xu Renyuan laughed awkwardly twice, knowing that he couldn't hide it from his wife. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "It's about Xianxian."

"What's wrong with Xianxian?" Bai Xi couldn't help but ask, "Is it about living expenses? Indeed, expenses will increase after going to college. She's a girl, and if it's not enough for her daily needs, I still have some money here, give it all to her."

Although Xu Xianxian is not her biological daughter, she is closer to her than her biological daughter. If Bai Zhener made a request, she would think twice, but if it was Xu Xianxian's request, Bai Xi never hesitated.

"It's not a matter of money." Xu Renyuan shook his head and whispered, "Xianxian said she doesn't want to go to school anymore."

"I don't want to go to school..." Bai Xi didn't react at first, but after mumbling a few words, he immediately screamed: "What?! Don't want to go to school!?"

Without the slightest hesitation, she repeatedly rejected the proposal: "No... No way, how could she not go to school?! She studied hard for twelve years, overcoming countless obstacles to get into Hongjing University. It's been less than a semester, and she doesn't want to study anymore? Impossible, I don't agree."

"That's definitely not what Xianxian wants. She's such a well-behaved child... Is it you, are you the one who won't let her go to school?! Although Zhen'er will go to Capital University and her living expenses will increase, that doesn't mean Xianxian should be sacrificed to complete Zhen'er's studies!"

At this point, Bai Xi's voice began to tear up. For ordinary parents like her, the thought of their child not being able to attend the university they had worked so hard to get into was like a bolt from the blue. "You can always make money, and it doesn't matter if our lives are a little hard. I know you're under a lot of pressure at work, but haven't I been working part-time to help you? No matter how hard it is, I can't let my child suffer. Even if I have to sell everything I have, I will support my daughter to finish her education."

She knew that Xu Xianxian was well-behaved and sensible, but it was this kind of understanding that was too mature and inconsistent with her appearance that made her feel extremely distressed.

Xu Renyuan was speechless after being questioned by Bai Xi. It took him a while to react. He stared at his wife, whose eyes had turned red. He was stunned for a long time, looking at her helplessly: "No... It's not what you think..."

Is the role I play in the family really that bad?

Xu Renyuan was somewhat touched, but more of a helpless person. He thought he had treated his daughter well...

"Listen to my explanation first!" Seeing Bai Xi about to cry, Xu Renyuan quickly said, "I never force Xianxian to do anything. This time she said she wanted to drop out of school, it was her own choice. Our Xianxian is now a professional athlete. She will have to participate in many competitions in the future and will have no time to study. That's why she decided to give up her studies."

In the eyes of most people, federally certified professional athletes have a much higher social status than ordinary college students, so Xu Renyuan did not do much to stop his daughter's choice.

Of course, if his daughter said she wanted to drop out of school to become a female game anchor, his reaction would probably be ten times that of Bai Xi now.

"Athlete...?" Bai Xi was puzzled, not understanding how her stepdaughter could become an athlete. "With Xianxian's looks and figure, could she become a professional athlete? What kind of athlete?"

"It seems to be a boxing fighting type. Let me show you this..."

Seeing Bai Xi calm down, Xu Renyuan turned to the bookcase beside him and handed the stack of certification documents to Bai Xi.

Then, it took a long time of explanation, really persuading Bai Xi to accept this fact. At the dinner table, Xu Xianxian once again used her eloquence, acting cute and dumb, and finally made her parents feel at ease.

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