Chapter 442 Is she a servant?
"Does Miss Han have something to discuss with us gentlemen?" Aunt Liu didn't answer directly, but instead asked a question first.
"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and my friend and I came here especially to wish Brother Lu a Happy New Year! Look, we brought lots of gifts!"
"Miss Han, both of our young gentlemen are busy with other matters. Please wait here for a moment while I go upstairs to inform them."
"Alright, then go quickly!"
Aunt Liu nodded to her, then turned and walked towards the stairwell.
The two girls looked around the doorway and, seeing no one guarding it, stepped into the main hall without any hesitation.
"Chuchu, isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to just come in like this?" My best friend hesitated for a moment. "How about we wait a bit, until Aunt Liu comes down..."
"Don't worry, Brother Lu and the others won't blame us. Besides, Minmin, didn't you really want to see Brother Lu Jinye? We'll let you see him up close in a bit, and you can even get his autograph, how about it?"
Han Xiaoxiao took the hand of the girl named Minmin and walked towards the inner hall, acting as if this were her home!
"That's wonderful! Chirp! I never imagined you were so close to the Lu brothers!" Minmin couldn't hide her excitement, but quickly composed herself, afraid of being seen. She then turned and whispered, "Have you ever met... Lu Jinye's publicly acknowledged crush?"
"Ah~ I'm so close to them, of course I've met her! She's just an ordinary female soldier, nothing special."
Han Xiaoxiao was full of confidence and spoke with great detail and conviction.
"Think about it, those soldiers train every day in the army, and they all get really tanned. A regular soldier, they can't even come home twice a year!"
"Huh? If it's like you say, I really don't know what Brother Lu likes about her?"
Minmin pouted slightly, feeling a pang of jealousy.
"You know Brother Lu is a military enthusiast. I reckon he might just like her because of her background, right? After all, she's neither pretty nor well-connected. What makes her so special to Brother Lu?" Han Xiaoxiao whispered as they walked. "In my opinion, Brother Lu is just infatuated for the moment. Once he's had his fun and his infatuation fades, he'll realize she's nothing special and dump her! Then, being close to the source will give him an advantage. I'll bring you to the Lu family more often; maybe you'll have a chance too!"
"Mmm! Speaking of which, Lu Jinbai treats you quite well! When the time comes, the two of us sisters will be a perfect match for the two brothers!" Minmin's face was flushed, her mind wandering.
They were chattering away, talking about their future.
Turning around, she met Wen Ni's eyes as she sat in the restaurant eating corn!
"..."
"Little gardener!"
"Little gardener?"
Wen Ni pointed to herself and rolled her eyes inwardly.
She remembered who this Han Chichi was.
More than a year ago, she had just ended her guard relationship with Lu Jinye and stayed at the Lu family home at the old man's request. She met Han Zhizhi while tending to the flowers and plants in the front yard.
She still remembered that back then, Han Jianjian ostensibly chased after Lu Jinbai every day, but secretly she also coveted Lu Jinye. She visited the Lu family every few days, forcing Lu Jinbai to hide away and refuse to go home!
"It really is you, little gardener!"
Han Xiaoxiao doesn't consider herself an outsider at all.
She quickly suppressed her initial surprise.
She walked up to Wen Ni with an air of elegance and graceful steps!
"I came to the Lu family to look for Brother Jinbai a while ago, but I didn't see you. I thought you had been fired by the Lu family and gone somewhere else! I never expected that you would have some tricks up your sleeve to keep the Lu family around for so long!"
"Whether I have the means or not is none of Miss Han's concern." Wen Ni raised her eyes, a mocking smile in them. "But Miss Han, you've been pestering him for so long, yet you still haven't won Lu Jinbai's favor. Your methods are truly lacking!"
"Why would I need any tricks?" Han Xiaoxiao pulled out a chair and sat down, clearly displeased. "My feelings for Brother Jinbai are completely sincere! Unlike some people who harbor ill intentions!"
"Chuchu, you two know each other?"
Wen Ni's friend Minmin also came over, her scrutinizing gaze repeatedly fixed on her.
"I wouldn't say I know him; he's just a servant of the Lu family," Han Xiaoxiao said.
"A servant?" Minmin covered her mouth dramatically. "A servant can walk around the master's house in a nightgown? Isn't that too presumptuous, too casual, and too malicious?"
"You know how many bad things she's done? The first time I met her, she was doing a wet and lewd act in the garden!" Han Xiaoxiao said arrogantly with a contemptuous smile. "We're all women, do you think I don't know what she's up to?"
"My thoughts are nowhere near as complicated as Miss Han's," Wen Ni said slowly, wiping her mouth with a tissue. Her haughty elegance and superior demeanor overwhelmed the two women. "Wanting both sides, having your cake and eating it too? There's no such thing as a free lunch. I doubt anyone would dare to have such a terrifyingly sincere heart as Miss Han's."
"Chuchu, what does she mean by that?" Minmin didn't quite understand.
Han Xiaoxiao's expression changed after her thoughts were exposed. She snorted coldly, "That's just nonsense. Don't pay any attention to her! Come on, Minmin, I'll take you upstairs to find Brother Lu!"
"Mmm!" Minmin's eyes lit up.
"etc!"
Wen Ni, holding a whole corncob she had just finished eating, stood in front of Han Huahua and Minmin!
What are you doing?
"I'd like to ask Miss Han what you're up to? It's one thing for you two to trespass into someone's private residence without the Lu family's permission, but now you're going to invade their private space at will! Is this how the Han family behaves, so lacking in manners and etiquette?" Wen Ni said calmly, her words sharp and forceful.
"Oh my, look at the way you're questioning me! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the mistress of the Lu family!" Han Xiaoxiao crossed her arms and sneered. "A servant should know her place and have some manners, okay? Let me tell you, we're here to wish Brother Lu and the others a Happy New Year. We're honored guests of the Lu family! If you anger me, I'll have Brother Lu fire you!"
"Fire me?" Wen Ni asked with a half-smile.
"That's right!" Han Zhizhi said domineeringly, her words flowing endlessly. "Perhaps Brother Lu had some feelings for you before, but he now has a woman he likes, and he's already publicly admitted it to everyone! Do you think he'll still protect you like before? Don't be delusional!"
“Exactly!” Minmin chimed in from the side.
"If Lu Jinye doesn't protect me, does he think he'll protect you?" Wen Ni looked at them as if they were two complete idiots.
“Of course!” said Big Fool Number One.
The two women faced off, neither willing to give in.
When Butler Xu and the cook brought out the heated food, they were both puzzled by the scene and stood there, unsure whether to go forward or backward!
"Uncle Butler Xu!" Han Chichi called out sweetly, then added in a high-pitched voice, "You don't need to be so polite, you even specially arranged meals for me~"
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