Clearly, Annie could speak Chinese as well; she just wasn't as fluent as her brother.
Xia Chuyi watched her hopping mad, her expression unchanged, very calmly saying, "Oh, so you wanted to hear it to your face?"
She gave Annie a cold glance and then continued, "As the host of a nation known for its cultural etiquette, we possess our own foundation and composure and certainly won't stoop to petty squabbles with some short-sighted individuals."
Xia Chuyi repeated what she had said earlier, slowly, in English.
After finishing, Xia Chuyi spoke even more deliberately, asking Annie without rush, "Ma'am, would you like to hear more?"
Annie could never have anticipated that Xia Chuyi would "insult" her to her face again.
"You, you…" Annie, pointing at her, was so angry she didn't know what to say.
Xia Chuyi didn't care whether she was angry or not and went on, "We, the people of Z country, scorn being petty and talking behind people's backs."
"Ma'am, if I wish to attack you, I will do so directly."
After speaking, she paid no more attention to the others and turned to leave.
The woman named Annie didn't react for a moment; by the time she saw Xia Chuyi walking away, she called out, "Hey! You…"
She rushed forward, wanting to cause trouble for Xia Chuyi, but was held back by the man beside her.
"Annie, you need to control your bad temper!" the man scolded, "We're here in Z country to find someone!"
"What if we cause trouble and get deported?"
Annie retorted in English, "So what if we get deported? I bet the other branch of the Bao Family is probably long dead!"
The man quickly stopped her, "Annie, haven't you learned from just now? Be careful in case someone understands what we're saying!"
Annie harrumphed twice and, in the end, didn't dare to lose her temper again.
Because Xia Chuyi had already left and didn't hear the conversation behind her.
The next day, as agreed, Xia Chuyi visited her master and master's wife at their noodle shop.
"Child, your master and I have decided, we'll go with you to the Capital City," the master's wife told Xia Chuyi, "However, we need to prepare for a while before going to the Capital City, can you wait?"
Xia Chuyi was particularly surprised; she hadn't expected her master and master's wife to agree so quickly to go with her to the Capital City!
"I can wait, of course I can wait!" Xia Chuyi affirmed.
She had come to G city for her master and master's wife, and now that they had agreed to go with her to the Capital City, it couldn't be any better!
So naturally, she was willing to wait!
Seeing her so jubilant, the master's wife was also quite happy, smiling and saying, "Alright, then we'll go to the Capital City with you when it's time."
After finishing, the master's wife added, "Since we're going to the Capital City, your apprenticeship with Old Guan can wait."
Then the master's wife took her hand and sat down beside the square table, saying to her, "Now that it has come to this, I'll tell you about myself."
"My name is not Tian Sifang."
"My original name is Gu Xiu Fang."
Gu Xiu Fang? Surprise showed in Xia Chuyi's eyes.
The master's wife nodded and explained, "Child, I think you might have guessed by now? Gu Xiuji, Gu Xiu Fang... Xiuji and I are blood sisters, I'm Gu Xiuji's older sister."
"The reason I took the name Sifang was merely to commemorate my former name."
Although Xia Chuyi had considered this possibility in her mind, actually hearing the master's wife confirm it still made her feel astonished and amazed.
It was just too coincidental, truly like something out of a book!