Chapter 289: Daughter of the Republic VS Chinese Opera Singer (11.21)

“I appreciate this temper of the Major General, that is both rational and decisive. It’s actually quite simple. The Major General can also see the current situation. If you cooperate with us, it will be a matter of putting in a little effort and gaining large profits, at least for you.”

Seeing that Shi HuaYi was about to open his mouth to speak, XunMi immediately extended her finger and waved it gently. “Ah ah ah, Major General Shi should first finish listening to what I have to say.”

Shi HuaYi nodded, indicating that he would not interrupt.

“Trouble from the inside and outside is never good. Not to mention for others, but just with us, could it be Major General Shi is unwilling to cooperate? Of course, we will give Major General Shi the necessary assistance. You can rest assured that we will not use this to blackmail you. As long as we are all working with the common purpose of resisting the foreign enemies, we can wait until afterwards to discuss other matters. You also do not want to see your mother be suppressed until she can’t turn things around, leaving her no choice but to end up dying from depression.”

She finally used this last dose of strong medicine. She knew that Shi HuaYi cared a lot about his mother. This was a breakthrough.

Shi HuaYi smiled. He finally understood why Ziju BaiLin liked to dote on the woman in front of him so much.

Even when he’d only seen her three times, he was thoroughly impressed, to say nothing of Ziju BaiLin who was with her day and night.

She had talent, looks, temperament, and wisdom. Altogether, she ought to be the perfect person.

What’s more, the real person made people admire her wholeheartedly. What wasn’t to like?

It seemed to be, the first time he saw her, he was attracted by her appearance and temperament.

Then the second time, it was her calmness. The third time, that is this time, it was her shrewdness.

Inexplicably, he felt that she was very trustworthy. Trustworthy enough to make him want to gamble.

“Okay, give me a team of people and send me back. I will take care of the rest myself. As long as you keep your promises, I will not go back on my word.”

Shi HuaYi also had his own pride. He was capable of using unscrupulous means against others. However, regarding the things he agreed to, he would not easily break his promises.

At least to the present time, he had never done anything treacherous.

XunMi shifted her gaze to her husband, waiting for him to make a final decision.

Ziju BaiLin rubbed XunMi’s hair, and played with a lock of it in his palm.

His wife was so considerate. No matter when, or what was done, she always let him feel like he was the one who was in control.

In fact, between the two of them, he voluntarily lowered his body and offered her his head, offering her all the pampering.

As long as it was something she said, he would never oppose it. “All right. Let’s exchange information.”

Shi HuaYi thought for a while and then nodded.

After the two sides talked, Shi HuaYi took the men Ziju BaiLin had given him, and left.

Before leaving, he took a deep look XunMi. That look contained a lot of heavy emotions.

Seeing that, XunMi’s eyelid twitched. As expected, that night Ziju BaiLin stealthily entered her room and ate her clean.

To say it euphemistically, who made her attract bees and butterflies everywhere? She needed to put a label on him sooner, in order to prevent wishful thinking {T/N: from others, probably}.

Towards this thought, XunMi smiled and laughed, as she watched him fool around.

She didn’t get up until noon, and was sitting in the dining room preparing to eat, when she was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Mu Cheng.

She looked on in silence at the uncomfortable appearance of the person before her. All right, she understood.

“Heh heh… Madam, you have to believe that this is definitely not my fault. It’s the Marshal who is ill again. He wanted to sort out a woman on the street, although it was indeed the woman who acted recklessly. But that woman is the daughter of your parents. I’m worried that your parents will have a misunderstanding about you and the marshal in the future, so…”

Even before he finished speaking, XunMi understood.

She couldn’t help sighing. Mu Cheng was really a very good deputy general. He handled everything very well.

With him there, she didn’t know how many troubles he’d saved for her husband.

This time it was really a hassle. She didn’t eat her meal, but rather followed Mu Cheng outside.

Fortunately, that beast only did it twice last night, and then afterwards gave her a soothing massage, otherwise today she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to walk naturally.

By the time they reached their destination, there were already a lot of people surrounding, watching the show.

XunMi made a 囧 face. What was going on with this stereotypical method of causing a disturbance?

The people brought by Mu Cheng immediately stepped forward to open a path for XunMi and Mu Cheng to enter.

As soon as she stepped forward, she heard a sharp interrogating voice, shocking her into recoiling a step. Your mother! Her poor liver, ah!

“Why?! Where am I lesser than her? She’s just a fake! I’m the young miss of the Nian family! You promised your teacher to take care of his granddaughter, and that granddaughter is me![1] It’s me! It’s me! It’s not that Nian XunMi, it’s not her!”

Nian Xue’er was almost crazy, and the makeup on her face, whether due to tears or perspiration, was blurred.

The long white dress, perhaps because she’d just gotten up from the ground, was now stained with dirt.[2]

Most of the people watching the show were surprised by Nian Xue’er’s words.

The rest started quietly discussing conspiracy theories.

Saying, some people were jealous of the Nian family, and secretly exchanged their children. Others said Nian Xue’er was a child born of Master Nian out of wedlock.

All kinds of unpleasant and vulgar reasons were spoken, and XunMi’s face immediately became cold.

Her Nian family had had a good reputation for over a hundred years, but this was unexpectedly damaged by Nian Xue’er’s hand.

She took a deep breath, stepped forward and walked to Nian Xue’er’s side, and ruthlessly gave her two slaps.

Pa! Pa! Nian Xue’er was stunned, and the surrounding people shut up in surprise.

“I don’t care if you are my parents’ daughter, but you can’t disgrace my Nian family like this. What qualifications do you have to act so presumptuously on the main street? Don’t be an opera singer treating life as your stage. I’ve never looked down on anyone, nor turned my back on someone because of their identity. But today, now, at this moment, I, Nian XunMi, look down on you. Your conducts and deeds resemble a clown. You are disparaging yourself, and making yourself a joke for others to see. My Nian family can’t afford to lose such a great person. I hope you can look after yourself properly.”

XunMi disliked this kind of person the most. What do you want? If you work hard on your own, then even if you step on others, she had no opinion.

But this kind of behavior of wanting to step on others but also conducting oneself as a laughingstock, that really made her contemptuous.

This was not performing on a TV show or a stage, so why on earth act this way?

She pulled on Ziju BaiLin in preparation to leave the crowd. She was not in the mood right now to care about the cause of the two people’s disturbance.

At the very least, the Female Lead was the daughter of her original body’s parents, so she could not touch her.

She’d better let her parents handle it. Whether they defended her or punished her, it had nothing to do with her.

“Mu Cheng, send Miss Hai Tang to the Nian residence, and then tell my parents what happened today.” She’d taken two steps, stopped, and spoken to Mu Cheng behind her.

Mu Cheng promptly nodded respectfully: “Yes, Madam.” This was sufficient to give XunMi status and face.

XunMi smiled and spoke no more. Actually, she didn’t need to use this way to let these people know who she was.

As long she had her husband by her side, even with just plain tea and simple food, she would still feel very sweet.

Translator’s Notes

[1] Oh hey, I do vaguely remember this now. Ziju BaiLin’s old teacher was from the Nian family. See the first chapter in this arc. Don’t think he promised anything though.

[2] Pro tip: This is why white is such a dangerous color to wear. Dark colors are better for hiding dirt and stains.