"Shushu, don't talk nonsense. Even if Brother Ziqian has someone he likes, it should be my sister, not me."

[Who said my brother likes her?] Ji Shushu was furious whenever Bai Xiaofu was mentioned. Ji Ziqian was currently interning and rarely went to school anymore, but Bai Xiaofu had seized the opportunity. The outside world wasn't as strictly managed as the school, and she would go to Ji Ziqian's internship company every few days to find him. If she couldn't find him, she would often come to the Ji family home to look for him. She was glued to Ji Ziqian's side at least three or four days a week, like a piece of chewing gum that she couldn't shake off.

Out of politeness, Ji Ziqian didn't say anything, but Ji Shushu saw it all; her brother had really suffered.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened. Mr. and Mrs. Ji only regarded Bai Xiaofu as the daughter of a family friend who often came to visit, and did not intend to regard her as someone of higher status.

Otherwise, if they were to add some kind of marriage agreement between my brother and Bai Xiaofu, my brother would be completely finished.

[Xiaobai, you really need to seize this opportunity, otherwise my brother will be snatched away by that wicked woman. Actually, think about it, my brother isn't that bad, he's not ugly, and he has a lot of hidden money. He can treat you to the best food and drinks every day, and he can give you anything you want...]

Ji Shushu kept telling Bai Xiaoruo about her older brother's good points, while Bai Xiaoruo on the other end of the phone looked helpless and couldn't get a word in edgewise.

When did Shushu become so fond of playing matchmaker?

"Okay, Shushu, of course I know how great Ziqian is, but I don't want to think about that right now, so don't worry about it. Phone bills cost money too, let's talk about something else, otherwise I'll ask you to top up my phone credit."

[Sure, I'll top up. What's the big deal? Hey Xiaobai, can you come out tonight? I know a new restaurant that just opened near my house. I went with my brother last time, and the food was amazing! Let's go out together tonight~ I'll invite my brother too when he gets off work, and he'll treat us. We'll eat until we can't walk anymore!]

Bai Xiaoruo looked down at her legs. Let alone being too full to walk, she was already having difficulty walking.

However, staying at home all the time is boring. Anyway, I've already applied the medicine, and yesterday was over. It shouldn't be a problem to go out tonight.

After all, now that we live in such a remote place, apart from being able to stick together with Ji Shushu at school, we hardly ever go shopping together anymore.

"Okay, see you tonight then. Where and what time?"

[It's right under the street sign at the intersection of Moqian Road, right? Will it take you a long time to get here? How about 7 PM?]

As for Mo Qianlu's words... Bai Xiaoruo thought about it and realized that she had no choice but to have Uncle Chen drive her there, otherwise she would have to transfer twice by bus to get there, which would be quite troublesome.

"Okay, see you then. Shushu, I'm a little sleepy, I'm going to take a nap first. If you arrive early tonight, just give me a call."

Okay, then you can go to sleep.

Bai Xiaoruo hung up the phone, put it on the bedside table, and yawned twice.

I'm actually quite sleepy. Although I slept very well last night, it was my first time staying there, so I didn't feel very safe. I kept drifting in and out of sleep, and I wasn't quite used to the huge blackboard and the monotonous color scheme of the room.

I still think the bed I've been sleeping in for the past few months is the most comfortable.

Bai Xiaoruo applied some more ointment to the wounds on her legs, lay down, pulled the blanket over her stomach, and quickly fell asleep.

***

Airport.

We'll be boarding in twenty minutes.

Something happened at the branch office in City C, and it's quite troublesome. Xuan Mingyu won't be back from his business trip until his grandfather's birthday at the earliest.

After Xian Mingyu went on a business trip, Gu Yao took over handling all matters, big and small, in the company, with Annie as his assistant.

Before boarding, Xian Mingyu gave Gu Yao some final instructions about company matters. After all, he would be gone for half a month, and his grandfather was too old to manage the company's affairs anymore. Therefore, all of Qingxian's business dealings and meeting chairing duties were entrusted to Gu Yao.

"Don't worry, I'll handle everything."

"Hmm. Oh, right, there's one more thing... While I'm away, have someone keep an eye on Bai Xiaoruo and make sure she doesn't run around again, especially before Grandpa's birthday... She needs to learn the etiquette and rules of the old Xian family mansion as quickly as possible, and she must report her whereabouts to me every day."

Because on Hsien Cheng-sen's birthday, not only his friends and important guests will be present, but also Hsien's relatives from all walks of life will be returning at the same time, as well as Hsien Ming-yu's parents, uncle, and cousin's family from the United States.

Normally, no matter how much Bai Xiaoruo likes to fool around and cause trouble, as long as she maintains the innocent nature that is appropriate for her age, Xuan Mingyu is too lazy to care about her.

However, on her grandfather's birthday, she was Xian Mingyu's wife. If she embarrassed him, it would bring shame to the entire Xian family. Her mother didn't like the marriage arranged for her by her grandfather, and her mother was an extremely strict person. If she didn't meet the etiquette requirements, she would be severely scolded.

"Yes, I will arrange for a teacher to teach her tomorrow, as well as her school courses. I will try to be accommodating with the teacher so that she has more time to learn etiquette and manners."

"Okay. Remember, don't worry too much. The etiquette teacher must be strict. If she still can't meet the minimum standard after half a month, make sure that teacher doesn't get paid a penny and is fired immediately."

Hsien Cheng-sen's birthday banquet is always extremely cautious and solemn, and absolutely no mistakes can be made.

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