Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
One bullet comment after another floated across the screen.
[Gosh, itâs our goddess, Yun Liu!]
[What a cute young lady!]
[Sheâs such an elegant beauty. Only a truly wealthy family can raise a girl with such a temperament.]
[Not only is Yun Liu charismatic, but sheâs also gentle and kind. I simply adore her!]
[Sheâs so beautiful. I love her to bits.]
[This is how a wealthy young lady should be.]
Xu Yun frowned as she ate her fruits. Gu Man had been pretending to be disinterested while surreptitiously observing Xu Yunâs expression. Noticing Xu Yunâs slight dislike towards Yun Liu, she disdainfully sneered, âIs she reallya wealthy young lady? Which family is she from? That coy and shy attitude is ridiculous!â
Xu Yun couldnât agree more and nodded. âSheâs a little fake,â she commented, and Gu Man was delighted at her response.
Han Yuan chuckled, âThe Yun family isnât an aristocratic family to begin with. If it werenât for the Shi family helping them all these years, they wouldnât be where they are today. In my opinion, you shouldnât let Shi Nian marry this girl; that would be degrading.â
Xu Yun stared at the television as the scene switched to another and nodded. âThereâs no way Shi Nian would marry her!â
Han Yuan and Gu Man looked at each other and grinned. Gu Man was about to mock Yun Liu further with, âHow dare she call herself a wealthy young lady? No self-respecting aristocrat would let their daughter go on a TV show like that; itâs a disgrace!â
But before she could say anything, Xu Yun suddenly pointed at the screen and exclaimed, âLook, itâs my daughter, Shi Xiu!â
Gu Man was shocked and almost bit her tongue. Her palms were sweating at her near-miss, and she quickly looked at the big screen.
Shi Xiu was onscreen, wearing cargo overalls, a black cap, and cotton gloves. She was carrying a wooden vase as she barged into camera view and walked past Yun Liu. She quickly went off-camera, but her voice could be heard excitedly saying, âMr. Ji, come take a look at the vase I carved!â
On the camera, Yun Liuâs expression darkened. Fortunately, the camera immediately moved away, but some sharp-eyed netizens saw it, and bullet comments appeared straight away. [Oh, Yun Liu doesnât look happy. Whyâs that?]
[Why else? Two words: female rivalry!]
[Thatâs b*llsh*t! What utter nonsense! Didnât you see a certain someone just walk by in front of the camera? How rude! I feel sorry for our Yun Liu. She has to deal with such behavior when sheâs not good at reasoning with people!]
Xu Yun had a piece of fruit on her fork but didnât eat it; she was too busy anxiously looking at the screen. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIs that Shi Xiu?â Lin Yu asked softly, but no one answered.
The camera switched scenes and showed Shi Xiu running up to Ji Fei and handing the vase she was holding to him. Ji Fei took the vase, and his expression gradually turned pleasantly surprised as he observed it. He flipped the vase repeatedly as he scrutinized it, and Xiao Zhao, Yan Tang, Mai Fen, and the others all came over to take a look.
âHey, Mr. Ji, I think Shi Xiuâs wood carving today is better than yesterdayâs,â Xiao Zhao smilingly remarked.
Ji Fei nodded. âHm, not bad!â
âJust ânot bad? Mr. Ji, itâs so hard to get a proper compliment from you!â Mai Fen laughed and said. âAs laymen, we think that this is already very good. âNot bad,â huh? Hearing that, Shi Xiu will probably start a new carving today.â
Yan Tang went to Shi Xiu and pulled off Shi Xiuâs left glove. âOh my!â she cried.
Before the television screen, Xu Yun also couldnât help but exclaim.
Shi Xiuâs fingers were covered in wounds. Shi Xiu retracted her hand and quickly put on her glove. She grinned and reassured, âYan Tang, itâs okay. Iâm fine.â
Yan Tang looked at her with pity in her eyes and composedly instructed, âCome with me later to get that treated!â
âYes, maâam! Thank you, Yan Tang!â Shi Xiu thanked her sweetly but was looking at Ji Fei nervously.
Ji Fei finally returned the vase to her with the comment, âThis is pretty good.â Shi Xiu took the vase and happily kissed it, and everyone laughed.
Ji Fei then said, âYouâve completed your training, Shi Xiu. Iâm not joking. This is the first time Iâve met such a talented student willing to work so hard. If you need anything in the future, you can come find me at my studio.â
Shi Xiuâs jaw dropped in shock. Hai Hua stood behind her and patted her back, saying, âSilly girl, hurry up and thank your Master.â
Shi Xiu quivered, immediately knelt on the ground to kowtow, and happily called out, âMaster!â
Ji Fei was shocked and quickly reached out to pull her up. âGet up, the floorâs dirty!â It rained last night, so the floor was still a little damp. However, Shi Xiu didnât even hesitate when she knelt and kowtowed. Ji Fei couldnât hide the smile on his austere face.
âShi Xiu, I think youâre his last disciple,â Hai Hua chimed in. âMaster Ji stopped taking disciples a long time ago. Your seniors are much older than you!â
âItâs rare to find such talent,â Ji Fei commented with a smile. âKeep up the good work, Shi Xiu!â
Shi Xiu nodded. âYes, Master! Iâll definitely study hard!â
Mai Fen chuckled, âHey, shouldnât we have something nice for lunch today to celebrate?â