But it's not his fault. This painting is just too precious, and who knows if Xie Li knows how to handle it properly.

He paused, then put on a polite smile: "Miss Xie Li, this painting is one of the master's prized possessions, and is very valuable. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for him to touch it directly..."

Xie Li blinked: "I saw that this painting was loose, so I decided to reinforce it."

The butler smiled politely as always: "Thank you for reminding me. A servant will come to take care of it later. Please come upstairs with me to see your room."

Xie Li then said no more.

Following the housekeeper upstairs, her room was arranged at the end of the corridor on the third floor.

The room was clean and tidy, with its own bathroom, and some clothes were prepared in the wardrobe.

Judging from the size and layout of the Xie family villa, this room is significantly smaller than the other rooms in the villa, and its orientation is not good, resulting in poor lighting.

Moreover, there is no walk-in closet.

But Xie Li didn't really care about any of this; it didn't matter where he lived.

When Zhang Ma brought up the fruit and snacks, she immediately became displeased and glanced at the housekeeper.

Xie Li didn't know what the other rooms in the Xie family villa were like, but Zhang Ma did. This room used to be just a storage room.

It's fair to say that even the housekeeper lives better than Xie Li.

She slammed the tray down. "This room is probably not suitable for the young lady. Butler, what are Madam's arrangements?"

"I remember I prepared the room on the left side of the second floor in advance, intending it for the young lady to stay in."

The butler's brow twitched slightly. His wife, of course, hadn't questioned it, only instructing him to make the arrangements. But with guests arriving recently, where were there any spare rooms?

He wasn't afraid of Zhang Ma, the only thing that was hard to explain was that Old Master Xie was standing behind her...

“The madam had Miss Biao move into that room an hour ago.”

The butler looked troubled: "Madam Qiu and Miss Cousin are coming from the capital for a short stay, and we can't accommodate them all, so..."

He paused, then smiled and asked Xie Li, "Why don't you stay here for now, Miss Xie Li, and we can discuss it when Madam returns and decide whether to change rooms?"

Xie Lizhen didn't care at all. "It's fine, let's stay here."

Zhang Ma moved her lips, wanting to say that Xie Ziyuan was still occupying the largest room as a music room, and couldn't that room be vacated?

However, it's not appropriate to say such things directly, as it might seem too harsh on Xie Ziyuan.

Originally, after the scandal involving the real and fake heiresses broke out, Xie Ziyuan had already gone to the capital with her guqin, saying that she wanted to give up her position as the eldest daughter of the Xie family to Xie Li, which was already quite sensible.

If she speaks up, no matter who it is, outsiders will only say that Xie Li is too aggressive.

Grandpa Xie is currently looking to select a successor from among his grandchildren, and he places great importance on moral character...

Although she was old, she was not senile and could not allow Xie Li to ruin his reputation so soon after returning to the Xie family.

The only hope is that Madam Xie will treat Xie Li fairly and justly out of consideration for their blood ties.

So Zhang Ma swallowed all her words and said, "Then let's leave it at that. We'll ask Madam to help us see if we need to rearrange things."

Butler Wu smiled and agreed, but lowered his eyes slightly, his expression full of disdain.

A village girl from the countryside, who had never seen such a magnificent villa in her life, was probably overjoyed when she saw this room. She had no idea that there were any better ones.

But since we've already settled in, changing rooms isn't so easy.