These words were quite profound, and only Zhou Ming and Zhang Chaoyang understood their meaning among everyone present. Many years ago, when they were still in junior high school.
Zhang Chaoyang once told Zhou Ming, "Believe it or not, Lin Ruan definitely has his eye on his sister."
"Your thoughts are so filthy. They're a family, and they're only thirteen. No way." Zhou Ming was a late bloomer; he didn't understand the feelings between men and women back then.
But looking at it now, it's clear that Zhang Chaoyang matured much earlier. Lin Ru'an's relationship with his sister is indeed unusual; her possessiveness is unmatched.
Zhang Chaoyang asked several questions in a row, but Lin Xiazhu just smiled and said, "I wasn't assigned a job after graduation, nor did I look for one."
"Oh, I see. There's no need for that." Zhang Chaoyang seemed to know a lot. Lin Ruan's family was wealthy, and he liked Lin Xiazhu and would probably marry her. His family definitely wouldn't want Lin Xiazhu to appear in public.
Lin Xiazhu: "..." What does he know? His pretentious air is really speechless.
"Is this your third sister? What's her name again? She was very mischievous when she was little and often caused you trouble. Once, she even got your second sister arrested and locked up..." Sometimes, boys can be more gossipy than girls.
"Back then, Lin Ru'an didn't like to talk to people or provoke anyone, but if anyone deliberately caused him trouble, he would just tap you like this and you would be frozen in place." Zhou Ming and Zhang Chaoyang started discussing enthusiastically and couldn't stop.
Tsk tsk, these two men talk too much, they're such chatterboxes.
Lin Xiaoxue looked at them with disgust and annoyance. It was an old story from so many years ago that she had forgotten about it herself, but these two silly fools remembered it better than she, the person involved, and kept bringing it up.
"We need to rest now. Please go back to your own private rooms. I don't have time to chat with you." Lin Xiaoxue politely shooed them away. If it weren't for her older sister and Bai Ru'an being there, she would have already started beating them up.
“It’s so boring on the way, and it’s so hard not to chat to pass the time. We’re going to Beijing this time too. We went to university in S City, but we weren’t assigned jobs after graduation, so we came to Beijing to see if there are any opportunities…” Zhang Chaoyang rambled on and on, talking to himself.
Lin Xiazhu's head was buzzing as she listened. She was feeling drowsy, but she couldn't just kick them out directly. They were classmates and fellow villagers, so she couldn't be too forceful.
Lin Taozi ate her food and listened to Zhang Chaoyang's speech for half an hour before carefree climbing up to her bunk to sleep. No matter what you said, it wouldn't affect her sleep.
"Sleepy." Lin Xiazhu sighed helplessly, buried her head in Bai Ruan's arms to avoid seeing him, and pulled him closer, her expression changing.
"You have two minutes to leave. You're too noisy and disturbing us." Bai Ru'an gave them the order to leave expressionlessly, glancing coldly at Zhang Chaoyang.
"Uh, it seems we've been here a bit too long. We'll head back to our private rooms now. If you need any help, just let us know, and I'll definitely do my best." Zhang Chaoyang stood up and muttered as he walked.
When he was in junior high school, he couldn't stand Lin Ruan's aloof attitude, so he deliberately provoked him. However, he was not as eloquent as Lin Ruan, and was easily angered by Lin Ruan's words. He was about to fight when, just as he threw a punch, Lin Ruan inserted a silver needle into an acupoint on his body, and then he couldn't move at all.
Don't be fooled by his seemingly calm demeanor; he's actually a bit timid with Lin Ru'an. He's afraid that Lin Ru'an might suddenly stab someone with silver needles at the slightest provocation. In the past, if anyone offended him, he would suddenly stab them, but afterwards, there would be no visible marks. The person would simply be unable to move at the time, and neither the parents nor the school could do anything about it.
Moreover, his grades were outstanding, so the school turned a blind eye and wouldn't really punish him.
"They're finally gone. Zhang Chaoyang and Zhou Ming both went to No. 1 High School, while Zhou Bing apparently didn't get enough points and went to No. 2 High School. I never expected they'd go to the same university. I never knew they were so long-winded, more long-winded than women." Lin Xiazhu clicked her tongue in amazement.
Although she knew them, she didn't have much contact with them, and they hadn't played together during the holidays, so she didn't know them very well. Now she had witnessed their abilities firsthand.
"Big sister, I just saw those two exchanging glances. They've guessed your relationship with Xiao An, and they'll definitely go around spreading rumors." After all, Zhang Chaoyang is a chatterbox.
Lin Xiazhu glared at Lin Xiaoxue, "Xiao An and I are completely aboveboard, we're not afraid of what others will say."
"...Big sister, why don't you get engaged first when you go back? That way you won't have to worry about what others will think." Lin Xiaoxue wished they would get married right there and then.
"Don't worry about me, mind your own business." Lin Xiazhu scoffed, not caring what others thought.
“Okay, Xiaozhu, let’s go back and prepare for the engagement, shall we?” Bai Ruan felt it was necessary; he wanted to get engaged so that they could get married sooner.
“Master Bai will not agree,” Lin Xiazhu said, bringing up Bai Zhengping.
“Grandpa will agree, he has to agree,” Bai Ruan said with certainty and confidence.
“Unless your grandfather tells me personally that he agrees to our engagement, I’m not going to the Bai family to be mistreated.” She knew that the Bai family looked down on her because she was from a poor family.
Well, she was actually quite bothered by it. She had experienced being suppressed by wealthy families in her past life, and in this life, she felt some hostility towards them. It was fine as long as it didn't involve romantic feelings, but she became very sensitive when it came to matters of the heart.
In her past life, she had no feelings for Chen Zisong. In this life, she has feelings for Xiao An, but it seems that familial affection outweighs other feelings. However, in both lives, she has only ever liked Xiao An and has never liked anyone else, so she must love him, right?
Ultimately, it's because she's a coward; she doesn't have the guts to get married so quickly and needs to take it slow.
“They will genuinely accept you. In fact, they’ve already started to accept you in their hearts, but they’re too proud to compromise. They’re used to being high-handed, and it’s hard for them to lower themselves all at once.” Xiao An carefully crafted her words.
"It's because they think I'm poor that they act superior. Look at the banquet, when your grandfather and your second uncle shook hands and talked with those high-ranking officials, they were quite friendly and approachable. At that time, we hadn't officially started dating, and your grandfather treated me quite well too."
After Xiao An confessed her feelings and they became a couple, Bai Zhengping's attitude turned cold. He stopped looking at her directly and thought she was a scheming woman who coveted the Bai family's money.
“I will make them change their opinion of you. If they can’t, then we should just leave them be. We can’t let them feel bad for us just to consider their feelings.” Bai Ru’an said seriously.
Lin Xiazhu's eyes lit up. That's right, her and Xiao An's feelings are the most important. She doesn't care what others think. If she's unhappy, then others are happy. She really wants to see what kind of expressions the arrogant father and son, Bai Laoye and Bai Junbai, will have when they see her and Xiao An getting their marriage certificate.
Suddenly, I felt an excitement to do something naughty.
"Big sister, calm down. Don't make Master Bai angry, and don't argue with Uncle Bai. Let's talk things over as a family. We're family, not enemies."
Lin Xiaoxue was anxious. The Bai family was a symbol of money and power, and Bai Ruan had to stay in the Bai family with her eldest sister.
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