Xu Zhaohao naturally believed what Yue Lanxing said, and when he reached out to try it, it was indeed true. However, he stopped after touching it a couple of times, saying, "I'll just have a little fun with my hands, don't touch it until it's scabbed over."
"Alright, since you've touched it, come and sit down. What's the point of sitting on the ground? You guys sit too. I called Xiao Hao over so we could play together. Don't be shy."
Xu Zhaoyue beckoned Xu Zhaohao to get up from the ground and asked everyone to sit down. "I've been looking at the night view so beautifully these past few days. Have you been reading any books about this lately? The kind that express emotions?"
"No, the admission notice has arrived, along with the class schedule. I saw that it says we'll be taking a drama appreciation class first, so I've been watching Peking Opera 'The Great Gathering' recently." Xu Zhaohao shook his head before explaining that he could now read classical Chinese texts, which he used to never read.
Xu Zhaoyue didn't ask any further questions and started talking about other things. Tonight was mainly about relaxing and having fun. Xu Shun and Xiao Nan were also chatting and chiming in, while only Yue Lanxing was absorbing information.
Yue Lanxing was hesitant to eat anything on the table, and just drank tea. He would occasionally say a few words, but no one cared whether he had eaten or not. Xiao Nan and Xu Shun chatted about gossip from their respective families, and they could talk about things that even Xu Zhaoyue and Xu Zhaohao didn't know.
"Really?" Xu Zhaoyue looked shocked. The Han family wanted to send Han Zhuzhu to the capital. "With her temper, would she agree to that?"
"What's wrong? Why?" Xu Zhaohao had almost forgotten what Han Zhuzhu had done before, but one thing shouldn't have such serious consequences. The Han family has no influence in the capital, so what are they going there for?
Xiao Nan and Xu Shun looked at each other, as if deciding who would tell the gossip. "I'll tell you. It seems that the Han family got some information and is sending people to the capital. I don't know what they're going to do, but someone brought up the things Han Zhuzhu did before and wants to send her to the capital."
"But it's at a stalemate now because Han Zhuzhu is too brainless. The Han family is afraid that she'll do something even bigger if she's not under their watchful eyes, so they haven't made a decision yet." Xu Shun said this with shining eyes. His greatest hobby was gathering information from various sources.
"I see." Xu Zhaoyue nodded, wondering if it was related to the Yue family. She glanced at Yue Lanxing again, feeling that it was closely related.
Xiao Nan added, "Han Fang has been hanging out with Yan Mingyi lately, and the guards at the Yan family's residences have been strengthened. When I went to get something, I was stopped and asked a couple of questions, which has never happened before."
“Have their two families always been on good terms? Han Fang and Yan Mingyi are often together, right? I even ran into them when Kaiyuan and I went horseback riding last time, but we ignored them,” Xu Zhaohao added.
It's not that they're ignoring others, and others aren't planning to pay attention to them either; they simply don't like each other.
Xu Zhaoyue knew that the Yue family was not only in the gun business, but also a political bigwig. Their trip to Shanghai must be for something important. The Han family would be the first to be affected, followed by the Yan family, while the remaining families had no conflict.
Even though the Xu family is in the pharmaceutical business and controls the upper echelons of the pharmaceutical industry in Shanghai, they still don't have any political influence. And since there's no war now, there won't be a shortage of medicines.
“Xiaoyun will be back from the capital in a couple of days. I’ll go ask her if she has any news,” Xiaohao, you’re going to report for duty soon, get ready…” Xu Zhaoyue hadn’t finished speaking when there was a commotion outside.
"Hey, hey, hey! Miss, the master is here, and he looks very angry!" A maid rushed over, and behind her, one could hear various voices.
Xu Zhaoyue remembered her appearance and waved her away, saying, "Go downstairs. Why is Father stopping you? Xiao Hao, go see what's going on. Are you angry as soon as you get back?"
Xu Zhaoyue tried to pull Xu Zhaohao forward, but just as Xu Zhaohao was about to reach out, the other three quickly stopped him. "Young Master, it must be that your registration has been discovered. Hide quickly," Xu Shun said, pulling Xu Zhaohao along.
Xiao Nan also stood in front of Xu Zhaoyue, saying, "Miss, you didn't complete the task assigned by the master, and you're even protecting the young master. Let's run away too, and let the master calm down first."
The backyard was a large garden, accessible at any time, so they could leave whenever they wanted. But Xu Guangcai had already arrived. "Still running? Xu Zhaoyue, you come here and kneel down!"
Xu Guangcai stormed in, followed by his butler and assistant Yan. Assistant Yan followed without saying a word. Butler Xu tried to stop the master, but failed.
"Dad, it's all my fault. You don't need to scold my sister. I didn't want to study management. I wanted to study screenwriting and literature. If you have a problem with me, come at me!" Xu Zhaohao stood firmly in front of Xu Zhaoyue, letting her hide behind him.
Xu Zhaoyue naturally had to hide well, as she couldn't really take the brunt of the firepower. Just as she was silently hiding, Yue Lanxing quietly stood to her left, because the right side was closer to the exit, and as long as she defended the right side, she could escape.
Seeing them protecting each other, Xu Guangcai was furious. He had just been upset outside and couldn't control himself. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a dog leash on the swing and grabbed it to use as a whip.
"I asked you to protect me, I arranged everything for you, but the two of you teamed up to deceive me! I'll teach you to deceive me!" With that, he lashed out with a whip, the sound of it cutting through the air revealing just how powerful it was.
Butler Xu's legs were unsteady, and Assistant Yan beside him even blocked him. Butler Xu couldn't even touch the master's arm. Then Xu Shun went up and used his arm to block it. The rope was not short and was pulled from his arm to his back. Xu Zhaohao took a step back to avoid it.
Xu Shun was already doubled over in pain, but Xu Guangcai didn't stop. He moved to the side, muttering, "I'll hit you first, you older sister, for not teaching your younger brother properly and letting him study screenwriting."
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