Hu Tiantian had already heard about it once, but hearing it again from Xie Langhuan's mouth this time still made her feel uneasy: "Of course it's that Aunt Wang Lan's idea! She actually wants to marry Langhuan to a scumbag like Si He who wouldn't even take her for free. I really can't understand what's going on in her head."
Xie Langhuan is, after all, a daughter of the Xie family. If she is forced to marry a scumbag who changes female companions like he changes clothes, does that mean Wang Lan's biological daughter will be able to marry well in the future?
"A marriage alliance with the royal family, huh?" Xie Langhuan scoffed, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Mother says this is something others would kill for."
Hu Tiantian laughed in exasperation: "Then let Aunt Wang marry off her good daughter Xie Wuxia. Anyway, Xie Wuxia will be an adult in another year. Let her become the Fourth Imperial Concubine. In the future, she will have a bunch of women as her sisters to keep her company. How wonderful!"
Tao Yao, lying on the bed, simply asked, "Does your brother, Xie Wuji, know about this?"
She still felt that this was not a big deal.
In any case, for Xie Langhuan, even the Fourth Prince was someone she could easily deal with without much effort.
The matter we're discussing today is certainly not this matter of not wanting to marry into the royal family.
Xie Langhuan nodded: "My brother found out yesterday."
Tao Yao: "What does your brother think?"
"He asked me what my plans were for the future?" Xie Langhuan's voice remained calm and composed. "My brother said that I am now an adult and if I don't want to be part of the Xie family through a marriage alliance, then I should leave the Xie family now, so that I won't be a member of the Xie family and won't have to bear the responsibilities of the Xie family."
Hu Tiantian exclaimed incredulously, "Leave the Xie family now? What about the Xie family's future assets? What about your share of the inheritance?"
Tao Yao also asked the same question with her eyes.
Xie Langhuan shrugged: "My mother's dowry all belongs to me."
"Then what?"
"It's gone."
"Gone?" Hu Tiantian sat up, clutching a cushion, and knelt on the couch. "What happened to your father Xie Lou's property?"
"No." Xie Langhuan shook her head.
Tao Yao sat up as well: "Are you really planning to move out?"
"Um."
"Why?" Hu Tiantian firmly disagreed. "Why move out? Why let Wang Lan and her daughter benefit from this? And your brother, Xie Wuji, is such a coward! He's your own brother from the same mother, yet he still makes you compromise!"
That guy, Sho, is trash to begin with. His superpowers are useless, his abilities are nonexistent, and he's spent all his skill points on picking up women. If rejecting that trash means being left with nothing, that's way too much!
Tao Yao could understand: "Lang Huan isn't doing this for Si He, but for her future freedom."
"Freedom?" Hu Tiantian still couldn't understand. "How much is freedom worth?! The Xie family owns seven star mines! And Langhuan's mother didn't leave behind much dowry."
It's said, to put it bluntly, that one of our clothes is worth a year's salary for an average person and a month's income for a hunter.
"From childhood to adulthood, when have we ever been frugal? Haven't you ever calculated how much each of us spends on a single meal? Is Langhuan going to live off the Yanli Courtyard from now on? Can she even survive comfortably?"
Tao Yao: "..."
If you calculate it that way, freedom is indeed worthless; money is far more important.
To explore the vast universe, you definitely need to buy a ticket.
She tugged at Hu Tiantian's arm and sincerely apologized, "Tianbao, I'm sorry, you're right, I was being too unrealistic."
Hu Tiantian pulled Tao Yao's hand back, shook it, and apologized in a dejected tone: "Yao Yao, I should be the one who apologizes. I was too complacent. Actually, if you're going to be manipulated, freedom is more important."
Xie Langhuan crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow: "Are you two trying to steal the scenes that should be mine?"
Both of them gestured for the other to proceed.
“No, no,” Tao Yao said, “Please continue, female lead. We promise we won’t steal the spotlight again.”
“Yes, yes,” Hu Tiantian nodded, “Continue, continue.”
Xie Langhuan was torn between being angry and amused by her two lively best friends. She suppressed her laughter and said, "I plan to move out. Even if the Xie family has seven mining stars, I don't want them anymore. But that's only for now. Later, I will go and take back what is rightfully mine. At least my mother's share should be made up."
Hu Tiantian chimed in, "Your mother was Xie Lou's lawfully wedded wife, so they have joint marital property!"
"Where will you move to for now? Have you found a place?" Tao Yao asked, concerned about this question.
Xie Langhuan: "It's the school. We're going to register for new students tomorrow. We can find a place near the school then."
Peach Blossom and Hu Tian are the first desserts.
The First Military Academy of the Union does indeed retain the custom of boarding students, and boarding is indeed a good solution.
"Is there anything else you want to tell us?" Tao Yao stretched her neck, changed her posture, and continued to lean to the side. "Today, it shouldn't just be about bringing you up, right? Given your personality, you should have done it all before revealing it to us."
Hu Tiantian blinked.
Among the three, Xie Langhuan has an IQ of 180 and consistently ranks first in the Mecha Academy.
Tao Yao appears to be well-behaved on the surface, but in reality, she is intelligent and clever.
If any of her best friends were to try and take advantage of her, even if they sold her out, she'd probably still be counting money for them.
Thinking of this, Hu Tiantian sighed: "Both of you, make yourselves clear. My brain isn't working well, don't try to trick me with a stick and then sweet talk."
She's had so many gene-enhancing injections, but why does it feel like all her injections were for nothing? Could it be that her parents' genes are really that bad?
“That’s right, I’m not very bright either.” Tao Yao didn’t mince words. “Hurry up, don’t hide it, or people won’t get any sleep.”
Xie Langhuan threw the cushion she was holding at Tao Yao: "Don't imitate Tian Tian's way of speaking."
Tao Yao took the cushion: "Then tell me quickly."
Xie Langhuan's ears turned red, a rare occurrence. She hesitated for a moment, unsure of how to begin.
Hu Tiantian understood immediately: "Oh no, this is the prelude to announcing a relationship! Is our Langhuan smitten? Which young master is he?"
Tao Yao stopped leaning against the wall and sat up again, looking somewhat nervous: "You wouldn't be......"
There was no follow-up, and Hu Tiantian grew anxious: "What is it? Who is it? Why don't you tell your brother or your father? That way you wouldn't have to move out." After a pause, she seemed to realize something, "That person can't be completely without resources or ability, can they?"
If it were any young master from a prominent family in the circle, a simple discussion with the elders would lead to a marriage alliance between the two families; there would be no need to bring up the Xie family at all.
"Who?" the two asked in unison.
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