Chapter 7: Trampling her underfoot! So satisfying!
Lu Lian'er's eyes lit up when she heard about the grand graduation banquet, but she quickly lowered her eyes again, looking sad.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Xia Qinglin looked at her anxiously.
"Big brother, I know you mean well. But... my sister still hasn't come home. She's been accepted into university, so I hope this celebration is for my sister and me, not just for me alone."
"Otherwise, I would feel sorry for my sister."
Lu Lian'er's eyes reddened as she spoke, "Big brother, you, second brother, and third brother, hurry up and find her! I really miss her so much!"
Xia Qinglin looked at Lu Lian'er with emotion, noticing her red eyes and misty gaze. "Lian'er, you are just too kind and too innocent."
"No matter what good things happen, you always think of Xia Mian."
"It's a pity that Xia Mian is a vicious and heartless person. She doesn't deserve your kindness at all."
With Xia Mian not at the Xia family home, Lu Lian'er couldn't constantly provoke Xia Mian, causing her pain, sadness, and heartbreak. Lu Lian'er felt uncomfortable about this.
What's the point of having only her and her three brothers?
She loved seeing Xia Mian trampled under her feet; it made her feel incredibly happy!
Why is Xia Mian the young lady of the Xia family, while she can only be the daughter of a nanny?
Her mother also had to serve Xia Mian, the young lady.
Why is Xia Mian considered superior to everyone else?
Xia Mian was so foolish before, always falling into her traps. What's wrong with her these past few days? She's actually learned to resist and even ran away from home!
Did she really think that running away from home would get her three older brothers' attention?
That's absolutely stupid.
Lu Lian'er believed that Xia Mian was courting death in order to get her brothers' attention.
...
Xia Mian blocked Xia Qinglin's new phone number as well, finding it disgusting.
Realizing she couldn't just freeload at the Fu family's place, Xia Mian started browsing the internet to see if there were any suitable part-time jobs for her.
On some bounty websites, she accurately found her expertise in clothing design, including jewelry design.
In my past life, when I was poor and destitute, I did this to survive.
She does all sorts of jobs, and has even dabbled in design.
With her experience in the design industry in her previous life, taking on design work in this life will be no problem at all.
After taking on five jewelry design orders in one go, she began to think seriously and put them into action.
When Madam Fu and her old friends returned from afternoon tea, they didn't see Xia Mian anywhere.
Only after asking did I learn that the little girl had been busy in the study all day.
"Why aren't you going out to play with your classmates? What are you doing hiding at home?" Madam Fu walked over to Xia Mian and looked at the little girl who was seriously typing on the keyboard.
Madam Fu took out the two new dresses she had bought for Xia Mian, saying, "Take a look at the new clothes Grandma bought for you."
Xia Mian stared in astonishment as she saw Old Madam Fu holding up a dress in each of her two arms.
"Grandma? Why are you buying me clothes again? There are so many in the closet..."
"Those aren't things Grandma bought! These were personally chosen by Grandma; they're a token of her affection, so you can't refuse them." Old Madam Fu gave her a reproachful look. "Go back to your room and try them on."
Xia Mian was puzzled. The clothes in her closet weren't prepared by Old Madam Fu? Then who prepared them?
Madam Fu has a very sophisticated eye; the two dresses she bought are simple in style yet quite well-designed, and the fabric feels very comfortable.
Xia Mian spun around smugly, "Grandma, I have plenty of clothes! Please don't spend any more money."
"I dream of having a granddaughter, so I can dress her in pretty dresses. It's a pity we only have three rascals in the family." Even the crow's feet at the corners of Madam Fu's eyes seemed to overflow with laughter. "Come on, let's go to the opera with Grandma."
Xia Mian was taken aback, "Listen to opera?"
Madam Fu took out two VIP tickets for the National Treasure Theater. "Today is a special performance by my old friend, Grandma. We absolutely have to go and support her. She just returned from an overseas performance tour, and this is her first performance in China this year."
Xia Mian's eyes widened instantly when she saw the photo of the renowned drama master Yang Bilian printed on the ticket for the National Treasure Theater. "Master Yang Lian is your old friend?"
"What master or not, she's just an opera singer." Madam Fu didn't care about her old friend's social status at all, and said jokingly, "Don't call her a master when you see her later, she'll get angry. We're all family."
"What's that called..." Xia Mian was stunned.
"Of course you should call her Grandma!" Old Madam Fu tapped her on the head. "You usually seem quite clever, why are you so dazed right now?"
Master Yang Bilian was born into a family of Peking Opera performers and was exposed to drama from a young age.
She started learning opera at the age of thirteen, specializing in female warrior roles, while also learning Qingyi and Xiaodan roles. She is proficient in singing, fighting and speaking, especially her amazing skills of turning the flag into a sword and the flag into a spear!
She is also known as "China's No. 1 female warrior in martial arts" and is an all-around opera master!
She has also traveled abroad, being invited to perform in prestigious venues such as the Metropolitan Theatre and the Petrov Theatre in New York, and her fans are all over the world.
Xia Mian was thinking about her past life, when Master Yang Bilian came to Mingcheng University to give a lecture and wanted to select a good student from the music department to be her last disciple.
Lu Lian'er would certainly not miss such a good opportunity to make a name for herself.
So she begged her three older brothers from the Xia family to not only spend a lot of money, but also to find an antique that Master Yang Bilian really liked and present it to them. In the end, Master Yang Bilian finally nodded and accepted Lu Lian'er as her last disciple.
Lu Lian'er was the most popular student at Mingcheng University for a time.
In this life, I never expected that Madam Fu and Master Yang Bilian would be good friends!
A look of determination flashed in Xia Mian's eyes.
She was determined to be Lu Lian'er's last disciple!
Thinking of this, she winked at Madam Fu, "Grandma, please wait a moment. I'll put on some light makeup; I can't let you down."
Seeing how attentive she was, Madam Fu felt a sense of relief.
The girls are indeed very thoughtful.
Xia Mian first applied a thin layer of BB cream, then drew her eyebrows and applied lipstick to brighten her complexion.
She looked in the mirror. "Is it alright? It won't seem rude, will it?"
"Excellent!" Old Madam Fu took her hand and led her outside. "My granddaughter is so beautiful!"
This was Master Yang Bilian's first performance after returning to China. Regular tickets were once resold for tens of thousands of yuan each, not to mention VIP seats, which were extremely difficult to obtain.
Many opera fans are wealthy and influential, and those who can sit in the VIP seats are mostly important guests personally invited by Master Yang Bilian.
Xia Mian followed Madam Fu and sat down in the middle of the first row of VIP seats. Most of the distinguished guests in this row were familiar with Madam Fu.
They all stood up and politely greeted Madam Fu. Someone noticed Xia Mian, "Madam Fu, who is this...?"
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