Chapter 66: Calling out to Xiaozhi! Where's Xiaozhi?

  Ta Di had no good impression of Luo Qingyu from the start, and in recent days, he found out that Luo Qingyu used his father's connections to sabotage their business, making him even more disgusted with her. If it weren't for Ye Haiyi's sake, this woman would probably have been dumped by him long ago.

  "Stop messing around and go back quickly." Ta Xiao kindly advised her.

  Lu Qingyu wouldn't listen to him, "If you're willing to follow me, I'll go." Lu Qingyu turned her head again towards Xi Shen and said, "You little brat has to come with me too, the three of us will play H together." After that, she even batted her eyelashes at Xi Shen.

  As a virgin, Shi Song felt as if he had been desecrated when he received Luo Qingyu's seductive gaze. He thought that as a pure-hearted virgin, he was actually being fantasized about by a lustful woman, and at that moment, he really wanted to die!

  She suppressed her urge to vomit and turned away, avoiding looking at her.

  He took a deep breath, his eyes sharpened, and still said coldly, "Let's go, don't force me to take action."

  As soon as Ta Xiao finished speaking, An Lan had already taken a big step forward, with her hands clasped in front of her chest, standing beside Luo Qingyu and gazing at her gloomily.

  Luo Qingyu had been ruthlessly pushed to the ground by An Leng before, she knew that this man beside her didn't have a bit of tenderness or affection, and estimated that with just one order from Ta Xian, Hu Zhan would definitely push her down.

  Lu Qingyu gritted her teeth in anger. Why was she treated so poorly? To think that those men from before, one by one, would follow behind her, and even if they didn't take the initiative to chase after her, as long as she crooked her little finger, those men would be like they had taken a mind-altering drug, and even the most stubborn of men would eventually fall at her feet.

  But Qi Sheng, she spread so many rumors about him in school, yet he treated her like a plague and avoided her. It was hard for her to even see him once. This bald old man was really hateful. She had given him so many hints, but he didn't give her the opportunity to meet him even once, just like Liu Xiaohui.

  Now, these two men she had pursued with all her heart would actually turn against her for the sake of this little woman behind them?

  Who is Luo Qingyu? Can she swallow this breath?

  Luo Qingyu shifted all her anger onto Ji Xiaowan, her cold gaze staring straight at Ji Xiaowan.

  Ji Xiaowan saw Luo Qingyu's gaze and frowned, why? Why did she always feel that the second Luo Mei was appearing again? Was it that God wanted her to relive history?

  Luo Qingyu saw the four big men ganging up to drive her away, and with a belly full of anger, she said, "If you want me to leave, fine. Tell me that girl's name and I'll go."

  As long as she knows this girl's name, she will definitely play her until there is no bone left.

  Ji Xiaowan was too lazy to talk, she knew that Ta Xiao and Xi Shen would protect her. So now she has nothing to fear. However, even if Xi Shen and Ta Xiao were not by her side today, she still wouldn't talk to that woman.

  "Your name is none of your business," she replied coldly. "Leave now, lest I don't give you the courtesy due to a woman."

  "Am I not worthy?" Luo Qingyu gritted her teeth and said.

  These three words are what Luo Qingyu hates the most to hear. There is no one, nothing in this world that she can't match up to, only others can't match up to themselves.

  "Alright! I'll let you know if I'm worthy or not! You dead girl, wait for me! I'll make you know my ways! Don't think that just because you didn't tell me your name, everything will be fine! As long as I know you're from A High, that's enough. These next few days, don't rush to skip class and hide at home, wait till I come over and have some fun with you." After saying this, Luo Qingyu laughed out loud several times, then turned around and got back into his own car, glared at Ji Xiaowen before stepping on the gas and leaving.

  What a strange person, what a strange disaster!

  Ji Xiaowan just couldn't understand, she really didn't do anything, didn't say anything, how did this inexplicable thing happen, and it was something she truly had no strength to resist!

  Is this old heaven just playing with her?

  Ji Xiaowan furrowed her brow, gazing at the receding rear of the sports car, and let out a deep sigh once again.

  Ta Di and Xi Shuang were also quite annoying, one advising her to go to Ye Haiyi's side, the other advising her to go to Yi Ling's side. Ji Xiaowen didn't want to go with either of them, nor did she want to get entangled with them. Just now, they had helped her chase away a troublemaker, so Ji Xiaowen thought, why not just have dinner with them and avoid being bothered by Ye Haiyi and Yi Ling until she was dead?

  Ji Xiaowan thought for a moment and felt it was a good idea, so she turned around and said to them, "I'll treat you guys to dinner."

  When Xiaowan said those six words, Taoran was stunned for a moment, Shu Song was stunned for a moment, and Anlan and Kalanta had no reaction.

  Ji Xiaowan looked at them and saw that none of them responded, so she said again, "Do you want to eat together? If you're not willing to eat with me, then don't follow me."

  Shan nodded first and agreed, "Okay, I'll go with you to eat." After all, his purpose in coming here was to apologize sincerely to her. Persuading her to go to Yi Ling's side was just an extra.

  Ta Da saw that Ji Xiao Wan was following him, his eyebrows were tightly knotted, feeling like he had failed in his mission. He quickly caught up with them and said, "You're doing this, I won't be able to report back." Ta Da said as he unconsciously followed behind them, walking.

  Ji Xiaowan found a hot pot restaurant and chose a table for six people, then sat down.

  "What would you like to order? You guys go first." Ji Xiaowan said, since she was treating them, so she let them order first.

  Ta Di and She Shang didn't have the heart to eat, shook their heads, and said in unison, "You order. We'll just go with whatever."

  Ji Xiaowan didn't pretend with them either, she beckoned the waiter and ordered all her favorite dishes.

  Tower and Qi Xiang didn't know that Ji Xiaowan rarely invited people to dinner, even Qian Tonger and Cheng Xiangxiang hadn't been treated to more than a few meals by Ji Xiaowan in an entire semester, which could be counted on two fingers. As for Yi Ling and Ye Haoyu, since getting to know Ji Xiaowan, she had only cooked two meals for them, and those two meals were begged from her with persistence.

  So when Ta Di and She Shang separately called those two brothers, it's imaginable how angry they were.

  Just as Sheng wanted to speak with Ji Xiaowan, Yi Ling called to disturb him.

  Yi Ling is busy dealing with a case where a new female artist from his agency had her nude photos taken and is being blackmailed for 3 million. He hasn't returned home yet, but he's worried about Ye Haiwei staying at home alone with Ji Xiaowan, so he's trying to find ways to get Ye Haiwei to come to his company. Coincidentally, he heard that Shen Song was going to see Ji Xiaowan, so he asked him to bring Ye Haiwei over.

  But it's been so long, why hasn't Ji Xiaowan come over yet? He couldn't wait any longer and hastily called Shu Song.

  "What about him? Hasn't he arrived yet? It's been a long time since school let out! Does your grandfather have to come over himself to invite the two of you?"

  Shen Cong actually really didn't want to answer Yi Ling's phone call, he knew that if Yi Ling found out he was currently having hot pot with Ji Xiao Wan, Yi Ling would definitely blow up in anger.

  "Grandpa Yi, I'm having hot pot with Xiao Wan right now."

  Just as Shang had finished speaking, there was a three-second silence on the phone.

  Three seconds later, a low and menacing voice came from the phone, "Do you want to eat hot pot or do you want to eat my fist?"

  "Don't be like this, Grandpa! It was Xiaowen who said she wanted to treat us, I couldn't persuade her otherwise, so I just accompanied her for a meal. You should understand the situation!"

  Yi Ling fell silent for three seconds again.

  Three seconds later, Yi Ling continued, "Damn it, give me the address."

  She Shang innocently mentioned the name of the restaurant, and he wanted to say a few more words, but Yi Ling hastily hung up the phone.

  She Shang was on the phone at the same time, and Ta Xiao was also on the phone with Ye Haiwei.

  Ta Da knew that Ye Haiyu was currently reviewing Xiao Wu's training troops and Qi Qi's new batch of military supplies, and there were a lot of things waiting for him to check. These days he has been constantly expanding his territory, busy to the point where he didn't even have time to review for the mid-term exams.

  Ye Haiwei didn't complete any of the tasks assigned to him, and Ta Qian knew that Ji Xiaowan was first in Ye Haiwei's heart, so even if Ye Haiwei was busy, he had to call her to report on the situation.

  When Ye Haiwei received the call from Ta Xiao, his first sentence was, "Where is she? Is she already at the hotel? Tell her to wait for me, I'll be right there after I finish reviewing the materials."

  "Wei Ge, Xiao Wan didn't go to the Dahua Hotel, she's having hot pot with us right now."

  "What?" Ye Haiyuan turned around, exclaiming in shock, "You're taking Xiaowen to eat hot pot? Are you trying to get yourself killed or something?"

  Towering over with a gloomy face, "It was Xiaowen who invited us to eat hot pot, I didn't want to go, but..."

  "What? Is it Xiaowan who invited you guys to have hot pot?" Ye Haiwei was shocked again, "Taoran, where are you? Give me the address."

  Then, Ta Qian also reported the name of the restaurant.

  She Shang and Ta Xiao were on the phone when Ji Xiaowan was bored waiting for the things she had thrown to cook.

  The food is cooked, Ji Xiaowan is ready to eat, and she didn't plan to invite them to start eating either. After all, this is a hot pot, if they want to eat, they can just pick up the food and dip it in themselves.

  Ji Xiaowan heard Ye Sheng and Ta Xiao on the phone, she also knew that Yi Ling and Ye Haiwei would definitely come after them soon, but she pretended not to hear and continued eating her own food.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, Yi Ling and Ye Haiwei rushed over in a hurry. The two of them came over and glared at the four men sitting around Ji Xiaowan, as if they wanted to kill them all with their eyes.

  Those four people didn't make a sound and stood up very naturally, standing at the side.

  Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei hummed a cold sentence, then squeezed to the side of Ji Xiao Wan, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiching her in the middle.

  There were still several positions available, but Ji Xiaowan didn't understand why they always liked to squeeze her in the middle. Now she didn't even have room to move her chopsticks.

  Ji Xiaowan frowned and said, "Go sit over there."

  They thought she was talking nonsense and happily picked up their chopsticks to throw things into the hot pot.

  "Xiao Wan! How did you think of treating us today?" Yi Ling asked shamelessly.

  Ji Xiaowan didn't invite the two brothers, she only invited Ta Di to eat, these two guys came over on their own to freeload food and drink, how did it become that she was treating them to a meal now?

  Ji Xiaowan was too lazy to care about him, she casually picked a few dishes she liked to eat and threw them into the pot to continue cooking.

  The remaining four people did not want to squeeze together with them at the same table for dinner, fearing being killed by their gaze and also fearing seeing disgusting scenes. In order to keep their ears and eyes clean, the four of them chose a position on the side, reordered a hot pot and drank a lot of wine.

  Ji Xiaowan wanted to move her chopsticks, but they were packed in too tightly. "You all go sit on the other side, I'm not convenient for picking up dishes."

  Ye Haiwei smiled and said, "It's inconvenient for me to help you pick dishes, come on..."

  "Eat mine! Eat mine!" Yi Ling picked up a bun, blew on it and handed it over.

  Ji Xiaowan was unhappy, twisted twice, stared at them with two eyes and said, "Go sit over there, or I won't eat. I'm going home."

  The two of them heard it and quickly put down their chopsticks, shifted positions, and sat obediently across from each other.

  Ji Xiaowan finally felt at ease and started eating. The food in the pot was already cooked, and she didn't bother with politeness, gobbling it down quickly.

  The two of them looked at her eating and thought it was a good sight, unknowingly they stared blankly, the two basically didn't move their chopsticks, just kept staring at her eating.

  Ji Xiaowan was actually in a pretty good mood, because today she was able to get in touch with Zhan Xiang again. Although they were still in the sneaky stage, she felt like she had found an old friend again. Also, her oral English level had improved greatly, and it had to be said that this was all thanks to Yi Ling's efforts, although he had taken advantage of her quite a bit.

  What makes her the happiest is her mother. Liu Fei has been going to work diligently for the past few days, although the salary is not high, but her bad habits are changing bit by bit, which makes Ji Xiaowen very relieved, even if she now carries a debt of 550,000 yuan on her body, she feels it's worth it. All this is also thanks to the efforts of the two brothers.

  Ji Xiaowan was very grateful to them, although she didn't say it out loud, but she would remember their kindness in her heart.

  Ji Xiaowan's expression was joyful when she ate, and those two guys couldn't sit still looking at her like that.

  Can't feed her, can't sit next to her, okay, then just touch her with your feet, should be fine, right?

  Ji Xiaowan was eating with concentration, when suddenly her left leg touched something unknown. Ji Xiaowan furrowed her brow and tried to move to the right side, but the right side also touched something. Those two unknown objects under Ji Xiaowan's desk were rubbing against her legs on both sides, and they rubbed in a particularly lewd way.

  Ji Xiaowan looked up at them, and they returned her a ambiguous smile. Ji Xiaowan's eyebrows twitched, why could they change their ways to bother her? Not letting her have an easy time at all?

  Thinking of this, Ji Xiaowan got angry again. She put down her chopsticks, stretched out her hands under the table, grabbed one foot with each hand and then brought them together for a loud slap.

  With a thud, the sound wasn't very loud, but the table shook slightly due to Ji Xiaoyan's movement.

  The two brothers stared at each other in unison, looking at each other incredulously.

  "What are you doing?"

  "What am I doing? Are your legs stretching too long?"

  "Your legs aren't shorter than mine!"

  "I knew you had nothing good in your mind, can't move your hands so you think of moving your feet?"

  "You're really shameless, you won't let me touch her with my foot just because you touched her with your own? You pretend to be noble, then don't rub against her with your foot!"

  "It was an accident on my part, unlike you who did it intentionally."

  "How dare you say that, Ye Haiwei! I've never seen anyone more despicable than you!"

  "What's wrong? Want to fight?" Ye Haiwei picked up the chopsticks on the table and tapped them on the tabletop.

  Yi Ling also picked up his chopsticks and tapped them on the table, saying, "Come on! Am I afraid of you?"

  After finishing speaking, the two brothers picked up their chopsticks as weapons and started fighting with a loud clatter.

  If she had seen them fighting at home before, Ji Xiaowan would have been very annoyed and didn't know why. Today, she was in a particularly good mood, and when she saw them fighting, she thought they were like two children throwing a tantrum. She couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Ji Xiaowan smiled, and they suddenly became stupid, no longer fighting or scolding, just staring at her smile.

  To be honest, if the two of them didn't chase after her so tightly, and if they could just keep their hands to themselves, she actually quite liked them. At least she knew that they were kind-hearted people. But they always seemed to enjoy teasing her and finding excuses to make her blush, which made her feel really uncomfortable. This discomfort also made her good impression of them drop by a notch!

  She felt they just liked a woman's body, and what she least wanted to give away was her body.

  They are good people with kind hearts; if they could just be content and stop taking advantage of her, the three of them could really start as friends.

  Ji Xiaowan was still smiling on the other side, although her eyes were lowered and she was eating something hot, but she no longer concealed her joyful mood.

  Originally, An Lann and Kalanta were drinking beer by themselves, not eating much with their chopsticks. Suddenly, they saw the two brothers fighting with chopsticks, and the two of them narrowed their eyes again, staring at each other's every move vigilantly. From the moment they met, they had been thinking about how to take down each other. If there were no orders above, would they still be sitting together eating peacefully?

  Ta Di and She Shang were extremely worried, not knowing whether to go and mediate or pretend that nothing had happened.

  Just as they were in a state of distress, Ji Xiaowan's simple smile suddenly brought the two irrational beasts back to their senses.

  Ta Di and She Shang once again witnessed the charm of Ji Xiaowan, a sentence "I'm full", a simple smile, was enough to calm down the dangerous situation that had shaken the entire Qing City.

  It's been a long time since they saw her smile so sweetly and beautifully, not since that time in the hospital when they fought over a bowl of porridge. How could they miss this beautiful moment when Ji Xiaojuan burst out laughing? Fighting was just a trivial matter.

  Just for this simple smile, Ye Haiwei felt that all the despicable things he had done to her before were worth it, and his heart was suddenly filled with satisfaction, no longer feeling empty as before.

  Yi Ling was deeply enchanted by her smile and couldn't help himself, he felt that as long as Ji Xiaowan could keep smiling at him, no matter how much he suffered, no matter how much Ye Haoyu plotted against him, he could endure it.

  Ji Xiaowan's mood was still good, she picked up the chili sauce beside her and poured it into the hot pot, stirring it. Originally, the bottom of the pot was already spicy and numbing, now being stirred by her like this, made the bottom of the pot even more fiery. If it weren't for the fact that the weather wasn't extremely hot right now, eating like this would be enough to burn her entire stomach.

  Ji Xiaowan was very good at eating spicy food, she felt that it was not enough, so she asked the waiter to bring her some pickled peppers and pour them into the pot. This time, she finally got a little flavor out of it.

  She panted and puffed after eating a few mouthfuls, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, her nose was bright red, her lips were bright red, and her neck was also covered in sweat. She stretched out her hand to pull at her collar, using her small hands to fan herself inside the collar.

  Ji Xiaowan really didn't know that her own appearance was now so captivating. Originally, they had already been enchanted by her smile to the point of being dizzy and confused. Now, seeing her small mouth fresh and red as if dripping with dew, and also seeing her actually pulling at her collar, using her small hand to fan herself inside her collar?

  Isn't this seducing them?

  Look at her, she's so spicy that she can't take it anymore and even sticks out her little tongue to cool down.

  Gululu two sounds, the two of them swallowed their saliva in unison.

  If only one of them was sitting opposite Ji Xiaowan, I'm sure she would have been overwhelmed by now. Unfortunately, they were mutually restrained and couldn't make a move on her, so they could only sit across from her, seething with pent-up male hormones.

  Beside, Ta Di and She Shang had been paying attention to the movement on the table next door. When they saw the hungry expressions of the two brothers opposite them, for some reason, they subconsciously glanced at their crotch area. That casual glance was enough to let them know how the tent was propped up.

  Ta Da and She Shang chuckled and simultaneously picked up the beer glasses on the table, clinking them together and saying "Cheers!"

  It serves those two brothers right to be suffocated! Who told them to fall in love with the same woman? It serves them right to fight until they're covered in blood and still can't get what they want! Who told them not to let go? It serves them right to wave the national flag but have nowhere to vent their frustrations! Who told them not to give themselves a peaceful day?

  Tuo and She Shang, who were older than the two brothers, shamelessly toasted to celebrate their difficult moment, secretly laughing at them in their hearts.

  Ji Xiaowan ate and called out to them, "Why aren't you eating? Hurry up and finish, I need to go home and review my lessons quickly! The exam is next Monday."

  Ji Xiaowan didn't know what they were doing, staring blankly. With this one call, the two suddenly came back to their senses. In order to cover up their embarrassment, they hastily picked up their chopsticks and randomly scooped something into their mouths.

  "My goodness! So spicy?" Yi Ling didn't eat spicy food from a young age because he had excessive internal heat, and if he ate this kind of fiery food, he would have no way to vent his fire.

  Ye Haiwei was also afraid of eating spicy food. When that mouthful was stuffed into his mouth, he suddenly endured it and sweated on his forehead, "Waiter, bring me two dozen beers! Make them iced!"

  "Give me ice directly! Quick!" Yi Ling hastily added a sentence. He really needs to reduce fire now, and even if the ice is attached to his whole body, it's hard to reduce fire.

  Ji Xiaowan didn't know they didn't like spicy food, seeing the two guys in pain, she wanted to laugh. Unable to hold back, her mouth corners cracked open a few more degrees. However, she laughed rather subtly, using chopsticks and food to cover half of her small mouth. But they still saw it.

  It seems that this meal is worth eating tonight, even if they cry tears from the spiciness, even if Shen Fei scolds them, and even if Qi Qi chases them to kill them.

  That night after returning home, Yi Ling planned to sneak into Ji Xiaowan's room in the middle of the night to do something bad, anyway, the locks at home were useless for any of them.

  As soon as Kai Yi opened the door, he took a step out with his front foot and saw Ye Haiwei standing there, arms crossed, leaning against the door frame, staring at him warily.

  Yi Ling's face turned black, had he anticipated this kid and stood here waiting for him to come out?

  He was so angry that he almost smoked his head, standing still at the door, letting him stare at himself, and then leaned his back against the door frame, staring at him dead.

  His heart is now itching to no avail, his mind is thinking about how to get some benefits. But Ye Haiyuan this kid, like a wolf in sheep's clothing, is guarding himself, he's almost being suffocated by him. "I'm asking you, are you intentionally making things difficult for me?"

  "I won't let you ruin my plans."

  Yi Ling advocated for a quick battle and swift decision, while Ye Haiwei advocated for gradual progress, so the two could never compromise to be on the same page.

  "Plans can never catch up with changes, brother! Just be nice and turn a blind eye for me, let me take care of her first."

  Ye Hai Wei narrowed his eyes, twitching at the corners, "You think it's possible?"

  This is not a matter of meat, but a matter of women! If it were something else, he would let him have it, but since it's about women, how can they be casually given away?

  A loud crash——

  The sound of the door opening.

  Ji Xiaowan had just finished taking a bath and was preparing to go to the living room to pour herself a glass of water. As she was drying her hair, she closed the bedroom door behind her and turned around to see Yi Ling and Ye Haiwei standing in front of her bedroom door.

  Ji Xiaowan paused for a moment.

  "How come you guys haven't slept yet?" Ji Xiaowen was reviewing her lessons until now, and she still had to take a bath and wash clothes, which took up quite some time. Looking at the clock, it was already 12:30. "Are you guys also reviewing your lessons?"

  If it were in the past, Ji Xiaowan would have treated them as air and wouldn't even bother to shake them off. But times are different now, Ji Xiaowan's resentment towards them is slowly softening! As long as they don't lay a hand on her, she can give them a slightly better face.

  Those two guys were taken aback by Ji Xiaowan's sudden intimate question for a moment, and they were slightly stunned for only one or two seconds.

  After losing their minds for a second or two, the two of them came back to their senses and carefully scanned Xiaoxiao from head to toe. Although her pajamas were very conservative, the fragrance of her shower was something that couldn't be hidden, her hair was in a half-dry state, and when it fell down, the womanly scent was so strong that it could drive beasts crazy.

  Lian Ye Hai Wei couldn't help but feel impatient just by looking at it, let alone Yi Ling.

  Yi Ling had originally planned to make a night raid on her tonight, but now seeing her affectionate and gentle expression towards him, as well as her refreshing appearance that seemed to be waiting for a man to dote on her, how could he still stand firm?

  Yi Ling didn't care if Ye Haiyue was staring at him, he directly walked towards Ji Xiaowan, planning to drag her into his own room.

  Ye Haiwei followed up front, but he didn't make a move towards Ji Xiaoxiao. Instead, he grabbed Yi Ling's arm and said, "You're looking for death!"

  "Are you looking for a fight with me?"

  Ji Xiaowan was frightened by their inexplicable quarrel and took a step back, wondering why the two brothers were going to fight again without saying a word.

  What did she do wrong?

  Ji Xiaowan blinked her eyes, recalling for a long time, but still didn't think she had done anything wrong.

  Ji Xiaowan never thought that the reason for these two brothers fighting was actually about whether or not they could get her.

  As for their fight, Ji Xiaowan was already used to it. She just glanced at them a few times and then went to the living room to drink water before returning to her room to sleep.

  Fortunately, the soundproofing facilities in this house are good, and the fighting sounds outside will not be transmitted to her room. Ji Xiaowen slept a sweet dream peacefully.

  After that day, Yi Ling and Ye Haiwei disappeared thoroughly, and Ji Xiaowan didn't even know where they went, not even attending the mid-term exams.

  Ji Xiaowan felt that since neither of them was going home to sleep, she didn't need to stay at their house either. So, once again, she secretly packed her bags and ran back to her own home.

  These days, Liu Fei has been watching TV at home. When she saw Ji Xiaoyu return, her expression was very surprised. "How did you come back?" In fact, Liu Fei wanted to ask if her beloved daughter had been dumped by her boyfriend, but she felt it wasn't good to ask that way, so she changed the question.

  "I'll be back for a few days." Ji Xiaowan replied coldly.

  "Oh, then I'll cook for you!" Liu Fei rolled up her sleeves and started cooking dinner.

  Ji Xiaowan's mouth corners slightly curled up, as if she was feeling more pleased.

  While having dinner, Ji Xiaowen said, "On Thursday I'm going to participate in the English speech contest. If I can get a prize, there will be a lot of bonuses."

  Since she was young, Ji Xiaowan almost never talked about these things with Liu Fei.

  Liu Fei was taken aback and said, "If you get a prize, let's go shopping together on Saturday to celebrate."

  Ji Xiaowan's lips, which were pursed into a subtle arc, seemed to hold a grain of rice at the corner. She nodded slightly and said "uh-huh" in a soft voice.

  This time, the English speech contest was a national event, so the school principal attached great importance to it. Xia Zhengnong personally took Ji Xiaoyan to participate in the competition, first to help her boost her morale and secondly to take care of the wives of the gold owners.

  With Xia Zhengnong accompanying her, Ji Xiaowan gained more courage. Previously, she had been studying hard to overcome all obstacles and humbly sought advice from Ye Haoyi and others, because Ji Xiaowan discovered that their oral skills were not bad either.

  This competition lasted for one day, with a total of 58 participants. In the end, Ji Xiaowen came in second place. The first-place winner was a boy who had lived abroad since childhood and only returned to China in high school. His Chinese language skills were average, but his foreign language skills were exceptional. Ji Xiaowen thought this man was cheating! It was too despicable! That man snatched away her first prize money.

  Ji Xiaowan, who came in second place, was sulking all the way back home. The envelope full of money in her hand felt much thinner than it should be. Wasn't the original amount supposed to be more substantial?

  With this thought in mind, Ji Xiaowan decided that from now on, she would definitely work harder when she returned.

  After returning home, Ji Xiaowan mentioned to her mother that she had won second place in the competition.

  When Liu Fei heard Ji Xiaowan say that, she felt a strange feeling in her heart for some reason, as if she was very proud. She didn't even know what she was proud of! She knew clearly that her daughter's grades had always been good and didn't need her to pay attention to anything, so hearing that she got an award should be a matter of course, but this time she really felt quite proud.

  Liu Fei didn't say anything, she and her daughter had already made an appointment to go shopping on the weekend.

  Liu Fei took Ji Xiaowan to a shopping mall, using her own salary to buy Ji Xiaowan a summer dress. When buying the clothes, Liu Fei was very forceful and saw that the price tag was expensive and not discounted, so she scolded the salesperson. Ji Xiaowan stood quietly on the side, listening to her scolding, but didn't go over to persuade her. She didn't think it was embarrassing at all, after all, this was how her mother had always been, and she was used to it. In the end, Liu Fei still bought the dress after finishing her scolding.

  Ji Xiaowan put on her new clothes at that time, but because the weather was still cool, she added a windbreaker outside.

  Two mother and daughter walked on the street, one in front of the other, strolling around. When they turned a corner, Liu Fei suddenly stopped in her tracks, her face stiffening slightly.

  Ji Xiaowan asked strangely, "What's wrong?"

  Liu Fei's eyes twitched twice as she said, "Look at that usurer! What is he doing blocking our way over there? You say, isn't he looking for trouble?"

  "Which one?" Ji Xiaowan asked, stretching her neck.

  "Hey! That's the one sitting on the railing, with a black mole by his nose! Xiao Wan, did your boyfriend really pay back our money? What if he didn't and comes looking for us to ask for it?"

  Liu Fei scared herself and upon saying this, she became anxious first.

  Ji Xiaowan comforted her, saying, "Don't be afraid, maybe he's just sitting over there enjoying the cool breeze."

  "Xiao Wan! You don't know! That man previously pinned me to the ground and said he was going to dig out my kidney! I'm scared when I see him now! Let's take a detour!"

  "Uh-huh." Ji Xiaowan nodded and was about to turn around and leave when a familiar figure suddenly caught her eye.

  Hú zhā dà shū ān lán, dài zhe dú yǎn lóng qī qī jīng guò, nà ge bèi tā de mǔ qīn shēng chēng shì fàng gāo lì dài de nán rén, kàn jiàn ān lán de shí hou, lì mǎ chōng guò zhāo tā diǎn tóu hā yāo, hái yī gè jìn de gěi tā dì xiāng yān.

  Digression

  It's too tragic, all are rice tickets, in despair...