The group of people from Cao's Restaurant were supposed to keep watch at night to prevent enemy attacks, but because they ate too much, they slept until sunrise and almost missed class.
However, because I had eaten and drunk my fill yesterday, I listened very attentively during the ten-minute break between classes.
A group of people enjoying a rare day of leisure, which would have been an ordinary day in the past.
"Big brother, the lady at Happy Farm is really nice, she gave us so much food." Zhang Fei chuckled as he ate the leftovers from last night for lunch.
"Judging from her appearance, I thought she was a typical Jiangdong person."
"What is a typical Jiangdong person?" Zhuge Liang asked, puzzled.
"He's arrogant, unreasonable, haughty, and acts like he's unapproachable. He's got a terrible temper." Zhang Fei was only concerned with his own enjoyment and completely disregarded Xiao Qiao's feelings as a woman from Jiangdong.
"Zhang Fei!" Xiao Qiao immediately chased after him and attacked.
"Brother Liu, do you know that young lady?" Cao Cao asked with some doubt.
"Cough cough—" Xiu choked on his food. "I don't know this place. I've never been to Jiangdong before."
"That's true, maybe she's just a cold-on-the-outside-but-warm-on-the-inside person, and she's only doing this because she pities us." Cao Cao chuckled self-deprecatingly, a hint of melancholy in his voice.
"President, don't feel guilty," Xiu comforted. "These are all things we earned through our hard work. There's nothing shameful about them, nor is it a loss of integrity."
"We'll repay her after we get through this tough time."
"Brother Liu, I am not a pedantic person, thank you for your encouragement." Cao Cao's smile was somewhat forced, but it was the most relaxed smile he had shown in days.
"If I, Cao Cao, am ever able to restore the Han Dynasty and rebuild the Eastern Han Academy, I will definitely repay her properly."
Xiu: ...If you knew that she was Ye Siwu, whom you had been searching for for a month, you would probably want to beat her to death.
On their way back, as they were discussing who should go to Happy Farm to pay off their debts, Sun Shangxiang suddenly appeared with a bundle on her back and gave Xiu a huge bear hug, almost blinding everyone.
Ah Xiang originally escaped to be with Xiu, but when she heard them talking about Sun Quan's plan to kill them and Zhuge Liang's suggestion to send a hostage to counterbalance Jiangdong, she couldn't help but feel sad.
Xia Xiang, who had been paying attention to Cao Family Restaurant, felt a little annoyed when she heard them say these things.
Upon hearing that Xiu, that bastard, had also agreed to send Ah Xiang to Youzhou, she immediately teleported into the living room where only the two of them were present.
Xiu, Sun Shangxiang: ......
"Do you want to die?" Xia Xiang's eyes were devoid of any warmth as she stared straight at Xiu.
Sun Shangxiang exclaimed in surprise, "You're my aunt's friend! How come you've grown so much?"
"Who is your aunt? I don't know her," Xia Xiang said in a harsh tone.
"Bei Bei, what exactly is going on?" Sun Shangxiang asked Xiu Wen.
"Ah Xiang, the situation is urgent right now, we'll talk about this later," Xiu said somewhat guiltily.
"Fine, I'll see what kind of story you can come up with to fool me!" Sun Shangxiang said angrily.
Xia Xiang, Xiu: ......
"I can't do anything about it," Xiu said helplessly, looking at Xia Xiang.
“If Ah Xiang goes to Youzhou, she will be protected by 40,000 troops and won’t be imprisoned. As for Jiangdong, the Sun family will definitely be more wary, and the students of Donghan Academy will be much safer, won’t they?”
Sun Shangxiang wiped away her tears, her eyes red. "I went to Youzhou, but my dad and my stinky second brother locked me up. I was very angry, so I decided to run away from home!"
"Don't speak!" Xia Xiang interrupted her mercilessly. "I disagree!"
Sun Shangxiang: Why is she as domineering as my aunt?
"Do you really think you few can get her out of Jiangdong?" Xia Xiang was speechless. "I'm afraid the people who are going to capture her are already on their way."
Sun Shangxiang instinctively grabbed Xiu's arm, "Then do you have any ideas?"
Xiu also fell silent. He didn't want Ah Xiang to leave for Youzhou; he only wanted to be with her forever.
"Have you ever heard the saying 'the darkest place is under the lamp'?" Xia Xiang said, looking at the two of them.
Xiu immediately realized, "You mean a smokescreen, sending Ah Xiang to Youzhou on the surface, but actually leaving her in Jiangdong."
Xia Xiang nodded in agreement.
"You still haven't answered my question," Sun Shangxiang said angrily. "You guys are really strange. Why do I have this familiar feeling of being controlled by my aunt again?"
"I'll answer you later," Xia Xiang said dismissively.
Ye Siti should be making a move soon; she can only feel at ease if Sun Shangxiang stays by her side.
Sun Shangxiang didn't say anything more, but looked Xia Xiang up and down and found that she and Ye Siwu had nothing in common except for their expressions. Even their eye colors were different, one dark and one light.
"No one can hide Ah Xiang amidst the entire military force of Jiangdong," Xiu said disapprovingly.
"You can," Xia Xiang said.
"What do you mean?" Xiu and Sun Shangxiang asked at the same time.
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