The day before Xi Mei Media’s trainee selection event in the Capital City.
Qiao Yuxian returned to the Qiao Family once more.
First, she asked Qiao Lech if she wanted to go see the selection event.
Second, she casually inquired why Qiao Zhiang got into a fight.
Qiao Zhiang was in the side room enjoying fried food that he could only eat once a month, wearing disposable gloves, which were all oily.
"That chubby kid has insulted me more than once. He always calls me a poor kid. Yesterday he went even further." Qiao Zhiang said, glancing towards the living room and lowering his voice, "He insulted my mom, saying she doesn’t work, relies on dad for support, is a woman dependent on a man. He even said our dad is not worthy to even shine his dad’s shoes, is, is of a lower class, not fit to be in the Capital City. He also said my tutoring class was only possible because our family broke the stove to pay for it."
Qiao Yuxian quietly listened to him.
"Usually at school, he just tries to get everyone in class to isolate me, so I didn’t want to deal with him." Qiao Zhiang’s little voice was clear and crisp, "He even dared to talk about mom and dad, so I beat him so hard his parents wouldn’t recognize him."
Qiao Yuxian raised an eyebrow: "How badly did you beat him?"
"I didn’t dare to beat him too badly. Mom said hitting the butt is less likely to injure, so I just pinned him to the ground and beat his butt." Qiao Zhiang laughed, "He cried and cried, all the while saying his dad is Dong Qian, his dad is Dong Qian. His dad would kick our family out of the Capital City."
Qiao Yuxian listened as his mention of "my mom" slowly transitioned to "mom."
"I beat him until he gave in, then I got up." Qiao Zhiang continued, "Who knew that after he got up, he walked a couple of steady steps, couldn’t stand well, and fell flat on his face. Just like that, his front tooth fell out, and his lip got split."
Qiao Yuxian chuckled at his little tone.
"His tooth bled, his lip bled, it startled the tutor, then they called his family." Qiao Zhiang recounted.
"They just called his family?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Yes." Qiao Zhiang shared his limited chicken popcorn with Qiao Yuxian.
"You eat." Qiao Yuxian boasted a bit, "I’m an adult now, I can eat whenever I want."
Qiao Zhiang’s eyes drooped, snatched back the chicken popcorn, and ate one resentfully.
Qiao Yuxian laughed: "When his family came over, did you get bullied?"
"No." Qiao Zhiang replied, "When I heard the teacher calling his family instead of ours, I snuck away. The teachers pampered that chubby kid, surrounded him, even the security guards came over, so I sneaked away."
"So you snuck away for nearly three hours." Qiao Yuxian commented.
Qiao Zhiang nodded guiltily: "I hesitated for a long time outside, then went to the Gu Group. I’ve only heard you call his name, and wasn’t sure if they had the same name."
Qiao Yuxian took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "Do you know why they were hitting you?"
Qiao Zhiang looked at her without speaking.
"Because you ran off." Qiao Yuxian flicked his little forehead, "You’re just a little one, worrying about how parents handle things. What if you ran into kidnappers? What if they sold you to a place with no parents? Three hours, if you ran a bit faster, you’d be out of the Capital City. If they sell you to the mountains, no signal, they wouldn’t even find you."
Qiao Zhiang pursed his lips: "I got it. I’ll not run randomly next time. Last night mom slept with me, she cried, I won’t run."
Qiao Yuxian patted his head, then spoke again: "Why didn’t you tell the family when they isolated you, called you a poor kid?"
"There’s nothing worth telling." Qiao Zhiang held the last chicken popcorn, his big eyes clear and bright, "Dad said, a person needs to have a rich inner world, a wealthy inner self. Everyone is equal in this world, there’s no high or low. People who divide classes haven’t really become wise yet, no need to bother with them."
Qiao Yuxian laughed: "Little guy, you understand quite a bit."
Qiao Zhiang smiled too: "I understand a lot, dad talks about this daily, how can I not understand?"
Qiao Yuxian nodded, hiding a hint of envy in her eyes.
Qiao Zhiang ate the last chicken popcorn, paused a while and said: "Sis, if that Dong guy troubles mom and dad, can you ask Gu Yanjing for help?"
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Qiao Zhiang continued: "He’s halfway into our Qiao Family’s door, he should help a bit, right?"
"In the door?" Qiao Yuxian’s voice nearly laughed to a break.
"Yes." Qiao Zhiang replied.
Qiao Yuxian laughed for a while, pinched his face: "Yes, he is in the door. But we don’t need him. Call sis if something comes up, sis will help you sort it out."
"Okay." Qiao Zhiang agreed with a smile.
Qiao Lech still did not agree to go watch the trainee selection.
But the next day, Qiao Yuxian was still asleep when Qiao Lech called.
She delicately expressed she still wanted to go see the selection.
Qiao Yuxian thought she didn’t want to go, stayed up reading a novel till nearly three a.m., it was almost ten and she hadn’t gotten up.
As soon as she heard that they wanted to go, she shot straight out of bed: "Okay, I’ll pick you up after lunch."
"Mm, okay." Qiao Lech responded.
Once the call ended, Qiao Yuxian stood dazed beside the bed, then quickly went to freshen up.
After freshening up, she left the room and bumped into Gu Yanjing who was about to knock.
Qiao Yuxian hugged him, looked up at him: "Morning."
Gu Yanjing looked at her cheerful demeanor: "It’s not early."
"Hehe." Qiao Yuxian wrapped her arms around his waist. "I say it’s morning, so it’s morning."
Gu Yanjing looked at her, touched her face: "Morning."
Qiao Yuxian’s smile deepened in her eyes, she leaned on his shoulder: "I’m going out this afternoon, to Xi Mei."
"Xi Mei has a trainee selection, taking Le Chu to check out the event." Qiao Yuxian explained.
Gu Yanjing understood the reason for her happiness, touched her head: "I’ll drive you there."
"Aren’t you busy? Oh yeah." Qiao Yuxian glanced at him, "Why are you at home? Not going to the company?"
"Nothing much at the company." Gu Yanjing replied.
"Oh." Qiao Yuxian thought for a moment: "I wonder if Le Chu would be scared of you."
Gu Yanjing looked at her.
Qiao Yuxian thought a bit more: "Alright. Seeing you, not being scared, means not being scared by anyone else."
After lunch, Gu Yanjing drove Qiao Yuxian to the Qiao Family.
Shang Chen drove behind them.
At the Qiao Family, Gu Yanjing sat for a while, then took Qiao Yuxian and Qiao Lech away.
Qiao Yuxian and Qiao Lech sat in the back together.
Before the car started, Qiao Yuxian leaned on his seat back: "Little Gu."
Qiao Lech looked at them in horror.
Afraid her sister’s little neck might get snapped by Gu Yanjing’s hands.
Qiao Yuxian giggled: "Drive steadily."
Gu Yanjing did reach back, but instead of squeezing her neck, he pinched her cheek.
Qiao Lech’s heart, that had jumped up suddenly, settled down again.
Qiao Yuxian grabbed his fingers: "Let’s go!"
"Sit tight." Compared to her excited voice, Gu Yanjing’s tone remained calm.
"Okay." Qiao Yuxian replied as she sat properly.
Qiao Lech glanced at them, lowered her gaze, and felt more at ease.
Presently, she gave a soft smile.