After a night of chaos, and because Du Bingtian had to go to work at the bureau today, the whole family got up early again.
Du Shan went to Lin Meijuan's room first. Du Yuan was already there, rummaging through Lin Meijuan's jewelry box. She took a liking to a pair of pearl earrings with intricate floral patterns, picked them up, put them on her ears, and compared them to her reflection in the mirror.
Lin Meijuan was already dressed in her cheongsam. Her eyes were still bloodshot from a night of fussing. Seeing Du Shan enter, she gave her a reproachful glare.
“What happened last night? Why were you in such a hurry? It’s just a jade buckle. Du Rui said you were even thinking of scratching it. Are you stupid? What’s the point of taking it back if you actually scratch it?”
Dushan's eyes lit up. "Can we get it back?"
Lin Meijuan seemed to be angered by him, and sighed helplessly, "This is our home. If we want something, there's nothing we can't take back."
Turning around, Lin Meijuan saw Du Yuan still measuring the earrings, so she simply walked behind her, took the earrings, and put them on for her without asking any questions.
She was still muttering about Du Shan, "She's just a country girl, she'll be married off in a few days. Why are you arguing with her? Yesterday I asked Du Rui, and she said you were going to stab Du Jin's face, and when she opened her eyes, you were so scared that you turned around and ran the knife over her body. It's not that I'm criticizing you, but if you really ruined her face, who would marry her off to the Sun family?"
After putting the earrings on Du Yuan, Lin Meijuan looked her up and down, nodding in satisfaction. Her eldest daughter resembled Du Bingtian and was the most beautiful of the children. She was a little beauty even with just a simple makeover.
"Isn't there Du Rui? Just marry her off to her," Du Shan pouted defiantly. She had actually thought about it before taking action. Of course, she could tell that Du Rui was trying to provoke her, and she deliberately went along with her. She just didn't want to see her father being good to Du Jin anymore.
“You,” Li Meijuan turned around and tapped her head, “I really don’t understand what’s so great about that jade buckle that it’s made you lose your mind. Don’t you think, if Du Rui were capable, why would I have bothered bringing Du Jin from the countryside?”
Du Yuan glanced at herself in the mirror, fiddling with the pearl on her earlobe, and said casually, "If you ask me, if you don't have the guts, don't do it. You looked so cowardly."
Fearing that Du Shan and Du Yuan would start arguing again, Lin Meijuan quickly put her arm around Du Shan and instructed her, "What your father values most is family harmony. In front of your father, even if you have to pretend, you have to act like sisters with Du Jin. Do you understand?"
After last night's events, Du Shan felt that her older sister wasn't as simple as she seemed. She wanted to say that it wasn't her fault last night. But she was afraid Lin Meijuan would nag her again, and she didn't want Du Yuan to laugh at her again, so she opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing.
Neither the second concubine nor Du Rui came down for breakfast. Lin Meijuan pretended to give instructions to the servants for a long time.
Hearing Xu Keke say she wanted to go outside for a walk, she laughed and said, "You really have to go out. The fabric I prepared for you was all taken by those three short-sighted girls. Especially your third sister, she insisted on wearing the same thing as your fourth sister, and there wasn't a single piece left."
“It’s not that expensive, we can just buy another one.” Du Bingtian put down his coffee. “Don’t just take her to Ruixiang Pavilion today, Lisa should go and have a couple of dresses made for her too.”
Lin Meijuan was a little embarrassed. "How about tomorrow? I made an appointment with Mrs. Sun to see a play today. I was also going to ask the second concubine, but she's staying with Du Rui and doesn't want to go. I was going to ask the third concubine if she would be willing to come with me."
He remembered that he had promised Fang the night before last that he would go. But yesterday, Du Rui was injured, and the second concubine cried in his arms. So he didn't go. Du Bingtian gently patted Fang's hand and smiled.
"That Mrs. Sun loves to boast that she studied abroad, so she'll definitely be listening to opera today. She's been complaining about not having a chance to wear that new dress she had made last time. Come along with your wife today and have a good time."
Third concubine Fang ate the steamed buns in front of her without even lifting her eyelids, and lazily responded.
Du Bingtian was about to suggest that the two sisters accompany Xu Keke when, unexpectedly, Du Yuan, sitting to Du Jin's right, spoke up, saying she also wanted to go to the opera. She added that she and the second young lady of the Sun family were classmates, and they hadn't seen each other since the holidays began.
Du Bingtian had no choice but to look at Du Shan. His gaze was too obvious, and Du Shan was extremely unwilling. But she had just caused trouble last night and had been lectured by Lin Meijuan this morning, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.
"Third sister was also frightened yesterday, so she should stay home and rest. I'll go with eldest sister, but I'll have to trouble her first to accompany me and Awei to the shooting range this morning. In the afternoon, wherever eldest sister wants to go, Awei and I will go with her."
Xu Keke didn't want anyone to accompany her and quickly refused Du Jue, "Why do I need someone to accompany me? Do you need someone to accompany you to school? I can go by myself. Besides, I don't have anything else to do, I'm just strolling around. Don't take up any more of your time."
Du Jue winked at Du Wei, who, sitting opposite Xu Keke, put down his fork, sat up straight, and said seriously,
"Big sister, please go. Big brother never takes me to the shooting range, and I've begged him so many times. He only said he'd take me this time because of you. If you don't go, I'm afraid I won't be able to go either."
Du Jue glared at him across the table. "Don't listen to him, Big Sister. Yesterday, Big Sister had Xibao deliver a gift to us. We didn't know what to give in return, so we're going out today. We'll treat Big Sister to a meal as a thank you gift."
The reason Xu Keke finally agreed was because Du Wei, who had been silent and staring at her intently, looked so desperate. Remembering his actions towards the original owner of this body in her past life, Xu Keke softened.
The Du family owns two cars. One is Du Bingtian's personal car, and the other is used by other family members when they go out.
Because everyone in the family was going out today, Du Bingtian told his three siblings to wait at home. The car would drop him off at the police station and then come back; he would have the car with them all day.
Upon hearing this, Du Jue immediately admitted that he was benefiting from his older sister's fame. Xu Keke once again marveled at the young man's eloquence.
However, the original owner of this body was a sheltered young lady who rarely left her home, and she didn't have any suitable clothes to wear to the shooting range. Xu Keke didn't take Du Jue's advice to borrow clothes from her younger sisters.
It was hotter in the city than in the countryside, so she wore an apricot-colored long-sleeved top with a matching skirt.
Although the shooting range wasn't for military use, it was located in the suburbs near a military camp. At first, Xu Keke didn't understand why; wasn't this just a perfectly reasonable excuse for others to bring guns close to the military camp?
It wasn't until they entered the shooting range that Xu Keke realized her worries were unnecessary. Ordinary people weren't allowed in without military personnel leading the way. Furthermore, a large sign at the entrance stated that no one was allowed to bring their own firearms inside; anyone found doing so would be shot on sight.
There are guns of all sizes and types here. It's practically a mini gun museum. Visitors can freely choose a gun, but the amount of ammunition for each gun varies. When you run out of ammunition, you'll be refilled based on the number of bullets on the target.
To Xu Keke's utter surprise, she would encounter an acquaintance from the original owner's past life here.
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