Ni Siyu rubbed her eyes hard and stammered, "Zhang...Zhang..."
I scolded her, "Call me sister-in-law!"
Yu Ji took Ni Siyu's hand, looked at her beautiful face, and said gently, "You must be Xiaoyu? The King has told me about you."
Ni Siyu suddenly said, "You're not Zhang Bing, she wouldn't talk to me like that."
Yu Ji smiled brightly: "Xiao Yu, would you like to take a walk with your sister?" She then waved to Xiang Yu and said, "Your Majesty, let's go together."
Xiang Yu paused for a moment, then unconsciously walked to Yu Ji's side. Yu Ji subtly pushed him aside, then took Ni Siyu's hand, and the three of them strolled slowly along the artificial lake. With Xiang Yu and his wife on either side, and Ni Siyu in the middle, from a distance, they looked like an older brother and sister-in-law taking their little sister on an outing.
I couldn't help but scratch my head and ask, "What exactly does Yu Ji mean?"
Hua Mulan's voice said, "Of course you don't understand a woman's mind." She had followed them out at some point.
I asked playfully, "You understand?"
Hua Mulan smiled slightly and said, "If Yu Ji wanted to confront Xiao Yu and show her true colors, she wouldn't have invited Brother Xiang along. Her intention in doing so is very clear: she still intends to accept Xiao Yu."
I asked in great surprise, "Is that possible?"
"That's why you don't understand women, especially women like Yu Ji. She'd do anything to make Brother Xiang happy."
I asked wickedly, "Then what do you think will happen to Brother Yu?"
Hua Mulan said, "In my opinion, Brother Xiang only treats Xiaoyu as a younger sister. There is no right or wrong here, it's just that Xiaoyu is a pitiful girl."
I couldn't help but grumble, "Xiang Yu is such a lucky guy, so many women like him—I've been the main character for so long and all I get is an ugly wife. Don't you think that's a bit inhumane?"
Mulan: "..."
I rested my chin on my hand and smiled, saying, "Leaving aside others, how about you? Is our vice principal any good?"
I thought Mulan would be somewhat hesitant to talk about this topic, but to my surprise, she said decisively, "You mean Yan Jingsheng? Don't let his gentle and weak appearance fool you, he's actually quite a man at heart."
I asked in surprise, "So you've taken a liking to him?"
Mulan tossed her hair and turned to walk back: "What's the use? We can't be together anyway."
I was sweating bullets. I'd never seen a woman so decisive, pragmatic, and disciplined, even in her relationships. I stood there for a moment, lost in thought, when the three women from the lakeside returned, all beaming with happiness, seemingly having a great time. I secretly wondered, "Could it be that Xiang Da Ge has once again gone all in, burning his bridges and preparing for battle, going all in..."
The three approached, and Ni Siyu said cheerfully, "Big brother and big sister, you go in first. I have something to say to Xiaoqiang."
"Then we'll wait for you inside."
Watching Xiang Yu and his wife go inside, I asked with a smile, "How did your chat with your older sister go?"
Ni Siyu wore a mature smile that seemed out of place for her age on her youthful face: "Who she is doesn't matter anymore. I only know that big sister loves big brother very much, and big brother is very happy. Now I have nothing to worry about."
I exclaimed in alarm, "Xiaoyu, please don't do anything rash..."
Ni Siyu glared at me reproachfully: "What are you thinking? When I said I have no worries, I really mean it. If my older brother is happy, I'm happy too. From now on, they're my own brother and sister. I'll definitely ask them to vet my boyfriend!"
I reassured him, "That's good. What are your plans for the future?"
Before Ni Siyu could speak, three drunken men rushed out, shouting, "Little Yu, you heartless little thing, you came and didn't even say you came to pay your respects to your master first!" It was Zhang Shun and the Ruan brothers.
Ni Siyu giggled and said, "I'm here to drink with my masters." She walked a few steps with the three of them, then suddenly turned back to me and said, "Big brother isn't an ordinary person, is he?"
I nodded vigorously: "Yes, he uses more material than the average person when making pants."
By now, the banquet was drawing to a close, and the last performer was Shi Qian. He confidently strode towards the stage, carrying a large bag, saying, "You've definitely never seen this performance before. Once I open this bag, you'll be absolutely astonished..."
Without saying a word, Guan Yu kicked Shi Qian to the ground, grabbed the bottom of the bag and dumped its contents onto the ground, saying to the crowd, "See if your wallet is missing? Come and get it yourself!"
...
As evening approached, our Yucai campus was filled with drunkards wandering around. Faced with this situation, Yan Jingsheng, the vice principal, once again put the greater good before his own family, abandoning his pursuit of women, and came to me to discuss: "Where will so many people stay tonight? Our dormitories can't handle it."
"Send them all to me." I had this question figured out long ago. I knew Liu Laoliu wasn't so kind as to give me 62 villas for free; he had been planning to make these people eat and drink at my expense.
Fortunately, Yue Family Army 300 arrived, and the soldiers were disciplined and not drunk like the bandits. I sent them to search the campus like they were catching fugitives. Finally, they managed to gather the wandering people together, and then Wang Yin led the convoy to Qingshui Jiayuan.
Seeing that everything was almost done, I wiped my sweat and said, "This is quite a mess."
Li Shishi covered her mouth and laughed, "I'm afraid the chaos is yet to come. With so many people, how are we going to assign rooms tonight?"
I looked back and saw that my five-person team plus two others, along with Cao Xiaoxiang's super lineup, had already assembled. Yu Ji, accompanied by Xiao Huan, had already left ahead, and Chen Yuanyuan, Empress Lü, and others had followed the group. I couldn't help but laugh and say, "Shall we rekindle our old feeling tonight? No outsiders allowed, just the few of us." They all replied, "Okay, okay!"
The emperor's chef flattered him, saying, "Your Majesty, who would cook for you without me?"
Baozi, holding the child, laughed and scolded, "It's true what they say, 'Teach your apprentice and you'll starve yourself.' Don't forget who you learned your skills from!"
The cook quickly fell silent and scurried away. Jin Shaoyan, with a fawning smile, said, "Brother Qiang, can't I be considered an outsider now?"
Liu Bang waved his hand and said, "Go away, you're at most the first unofficial staff member."
Zhao Bailian grabbed Jing Ke's arm and said, "Anyway, I'm not leaving."
We looked at each other and nodded at the same time, saying, "Xiao Zhao can stay."
Jin Shaoyan protested, "Why was he allowed to stay?"
I rolled my eyes at him and said, "If you're so confident that you can knock Qin Wuyang unconscious with the sole of your shoe, you can stay too."
Qin Wuyang roared from afar, "Who wants to hit me?"
Jin Shaoyan ran away quickly.