Xie Yunqiu was slightly relieved to see that Jiang Baili had taken her words to heart, so she opened the door and called the servants in to pack their things.
After Aunt Qian finished packing, Xie Yunqiu waved casually, "Take it down."
She couldn't be bothered to go down and see Ding Huizhu's unpleasant face.
Jiang Baili suddenly said, "Wait! I'll go too."
She gritted her teeth and sneered, "Xie Li said that day, 'I can't accept a reward without merit,' but I'd like to see if she still has the face to accept it!"
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Downstairs, Ding Huizhu felt an extraordinary sense of relief and triumph.
Even the way she looked at Xie Li softened considerably.
"Sir, Xie Li has just returned from the countryside. Please forgive him if he has done anything improper."
She looked at Grandpa Xu tentatively and said that the old man's affection for Xie Li was so obvious that she couldn't understand it.
"You know Xie Li before?"
"I don't recognize him..." Old Master Xu withdrew his kind gaze from Xie Li, paused, and then smiled, "I don't recognize him."
He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and concealed the guilty expression on his face.
Ding Huizhu glanced at him suspiciously, her smile perfectly composed: "That's strange. I just don't know how Xie Li managed to win your favor..."
Xie Li was also curious about this question. Although she came from the countryside, she wasn't stupid. She could tell that city people looked down on people like her from the countryside.
Grandpa Xu was being overly enthusiastic towards her.
They even threw a tantrum today, clearly to support her... even though she felt she didn't need it.
Grandpa Xu glanced at Ding Huizhu, then at Xie Li, "Uh..."
He had a sudden inspiration, "Because I like planting flowers, grass and vegetables, I heard that Lili used to be very good at planting things in the mountains, so I want to get to know her better, and it would be best if she could be my granddaughter, cough cough."
He didn't finish his sentence because the housekeeper, Xu, standing behind him, noticed that Ding Huizhu's expression was starting to crack, and hurriedly kicked him.
Xie Li: "..."
She was stunned. So that's why Grandpa Xu was so attentive to her?
"So that's why the old man likes Xie Li so much—because she knows how to farm." A voice suddenly rang out.
Jiang Baili stood at the top of the stairs on the second floor, with her maid carrying large and small bags beside her.
She seemed to realize she had spoken out of turn and quickly raised her hand to cover her lips: "Sorry, I didn't mean to say that farming is bad."
Ding Huizhu paused slightly in her teacup, then lowered her head to drink, pretending not to hear.
As an elder, she couldn't very well lower herself to argue with a younger person.
Old Master Xu's face darkened, and he was about to start criticizing.
“Farming is great,” Xie Li felt he had a lot to say. “If no one farmed, what would everyone eat and drink?”
She herself has supported herself by farming in the mountains since she was a child.
If she hadn't been in the countryside, but had been trafficked to the city and had no land to cultivate, she probably would have starved to death long ago.
Ding Huizhu pursed her lips. Although Xie Li's statement sounded silly, she felt strangely pleased.
Jiang Baili thinks she's some kind of otherworldly fairy who doesn't care about the mundane world? She looks down on farmers; if she's so capable, why doesn't she eat rice?
Grandpa Xu reacted quickly, immediately replying, "Of course! Some people are parasites on society, yet they look down on farmers. I don't know where their sense of superiority comes from? Just because they have a big face?"
Jiang Baili: "..."
She could barely maintain her composure, her fingers clenched into fists as she struggled to calm herself and asked Aunt Qian to return the items to Xie Li.
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