Then he asked, "By the way, is Zhen'er staying at a classmate's house tonight? It's very chaotic outside these days, so we must make sure she stays safe."
"Yeah! She said she won't be home until tomorrow afternoon!" Bai Xi touched her cheek and frowned, "Ever since Zhen'er started high school, her personality has changed. She's become more and more troublesome. It would be great if she could be as well-behaved as Xianxian."
"It's normal for girls to have a rebellious period. Xianxian is just too soft-tempered, which is not good." Xu Renyuan waved his hand, a smile on his face. "I have good news for you this time. Zhen'er did well in the last municipal exam, ranking fifth in the city! Her scholarship was approved today, for 8,000 yuan. Her teacher called me this morning and asked me to accompany Zhen'er to the Hongjing Education Bureau to collect it. We will save the money for Zhen'er and give it to her in full when she goes to college."
There are more than 200,000 candidates taking the city-level high school entrance examination. Being able to get a top five ranking already proves that Zhen'er is qualified to enter a state-level university, and even has the hope of impacting the six top universities in the central region.
This person truly has a promising future, a future pillar of the Federation! Whether the bonus is large or small is actually unimportant.
"Such a high bonus?" Bai Xi was stunned. His daughter's academic performance was within his expectations, but he was a little happy about the bonus. "Do you want to give some of it to Xianxian for living expenses?"
"No!" Xu Renyuan refused without hesitation, "This is Zhen'er's scholarship. How can I give it to Xianxian? Xiaoxi, this isn't a good idea."
"What's wrong with that? Zhen'er spends money lavishly, shopping every day. She uses the money to buy clothes. Look at how hard Xianxian works to earn a living. What's wrong with giving her a share?"
Bai Xi couldn't help but feel distressed when she thought of Xu Xianxian's small and soft body, and how she had to sacrifice her holidays and work outside in the scorching heat.
She likes this stepdaughter more than her biological daughter who plays outside every day.
"No means no, there's no room for negotiation." Xu Renyuan said earnestly, "Zhen'er will go to a big city to study alone. The expenses will be very high. How can she afford it without emergency funds? And Xianxian will stay in Hongjing City. She has the two of us to take care of her on a daily basis."
Bai Xi pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and didn't make any further suggestions.
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Orion Supermarket.
The supermarket, which was originally bustling, was already cold and eerie in the middle of the night. Vehicles from the Health Supervision Bureau were parked on the side of the road. Health supervision personnel wearing black star-shaped hats and tight black uniforms were going in and out to investigate the situation on the scene.
A young girl with a pure and beautiful face and a cool temperament, her white skirt fluttering slightly, was standing on the building next to her, looking down at everything from above.
She was standing on the edge of the railing. If she took half a step forward, she would fall to her death.
"I was wondering who was spying on me, but it turned out to be Miss White Snake." At this moment, a middle-aged man in a Health Supervision Bureau uniform slowly stepped out from the shadows. "This case was taken over by the Health Supervision Bureau, so it shouldn't be related to the Thunder Martial Arts School, right?"
"It's okay." Bai Zhen'er turned around, her eyes a little cold, "I'm just passing by and won't disturb you."
There was no smell of her sister here. She must have left after work and was not affected. This discovery made her tense heart relax.
"I don't believe you're just passing by..."
The captain of the Health Supervision Bureau twitched his lips, then smiled and said, "Then I will leave first and not disturb your leisure time, Miss Baishe."
He was too lazy to go into details.
The Thunder Martial Arts School is a special unit under the guard system and is part of the same federal agency as their Health Supervision Bureau. This beautiful and tall girl is the talented ace of the Hongjing City branch of the Thunder Martial Arts School. They have met each other a few times and know that her code name is White Snake.
The middle-aged man left after he finished speaking. He still had a mission to carry out and hadn't caught the criminal yet, so he didn't have time to argue here.
Bai Zhen'er stood there for a while, her beautiful face furrowed, as if confirming something, and then disappeared into the night.
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When Xu Xianxian woke up from her sleep, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. After all, there was not much to do during the summer vacation and no other entertainment activities. Apart from working, there was basically nothing to do. It was really comfortable to stay in bed.
Xu Xianxian was wearing teddy bear pajamas, her hair casually scattered on her shoulders. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, pushed open the small door of the bedroom, and walked out wearing plush slippers, "Mom, I'm up..."
At this time, Bai Xi was still tidying up the tables and chairs in the living room. Seeing his eldest daughter get up, he smiled dotingly and leaned over to rub her head. "Girl, why did you sleep for so long? Go wash up quickly. I'll make you breakfast. I bought two grass carp earlier, which is perfect for making your favorite fish meal."
Xu Xianxian went to bed before 10 o'clock last night and got up at 10 o'clock this morning. She slept for a full 12 hours in between!
Xu Xianxian subconsciously shrank back at the intimate contact of her stepmother. In her previous life, she was a boy, and even if Bai Xi treated her well, he would still be careful to maintain a proper distance. After all, they were not related by blood, and being too close could lead to unnecessary misunderstandings. This was a basic rule of thumb.
But now that both of them are women, they don't have to worry about this or avoid it, but this makes Xu Xianxian feel a little uncomfortable.
"Has my sister returned home yet?" Xu Xianxian calmly took two steps to the side, opened her cherry-pink lips, and muttered in an indistinct sweet voice, "She said last night that she would be back later, but she still hasn't come back this morning. What a liar!"
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