After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected the other party to be so well-informed.

It had only been one night since the incident occurred.

The mall manager not only investigated the whole matter thoroughly, but also managed to come to our door early in the morning with gifts.

"What do you and Qingqing think?" Lan Yujuan asked softly.

"If given the chance, would you still be willing to participate in the finals?"

When asked whether he would agree, Qi Lei hesitated.

"Boss Lan, to be honest, neither of us has really made up our minds yet."

"If we follow yesterday's process and naturally advance to the finals, we will definitely be happy."

"But now, whether we participate or not, the nature of the situation is different."

While on the phone, Lan Yujuan walked to the bar counter in the living room, poured herself a glass of warm water, and said as she drank:

"Why is it different?"

"We participate in this competition for ourselves. Therefore, the most important thing is our own mindset."

Qi Lei paused for a moment, then said:

"To be honest, Lan Qingqing and I were very happy that they came to apologize in person!"

"But Lan Qingqing is afraid of participating in the finals. She thinks that our results in the finals will be unsatisfactory, and that participating would be a waste of time."

"If that's the case, it would be better to stop at the semi-finals. At least we were ranked first among the top nine participating teams, with more than 400,000 viewers watching online. It would sound good to brag about that."

After listening, Lan Yujuan couldn't help but chuckle and continued to ask:

"Manager Qi, what's your suggestion?"

Qi Lei chuckled softly on the other end of the phone.

"To be honest, I actually think it's okay if I don't participate."

"Business is booming at our shop every day now; we're so busy we can't keep up with the demand."

"There's no extra compensation for participating in a competition. Even if we win an award, the meager prize money isn't even half of our store's revenue."

Lan Yujuan nodded. "Okay, I understand."

"Just tell them directly, 'I'm very busy today and won't be going to the store. Let them do as they please!'"

"As for tomorrow's final, we will not participate either; that's it."

Qi Lei answered seriously, and finally asked:

"Boss Qi, what about the gifts they brought?"

Lan Yujuan replied without hesitation:

"I don't want any of it. Let him take it just the way he got it!"

After hanging up the phone, Lan Yujuan began to wash up and change her clothes.

After tidying up, I was a little hungry.

She went to the kitchen to find something to eat and discovered that breakfast had already been prepared and was still warm in the kitchen.

Lan Yujuan ate her breakfast slowly and deliberately, thinking about what she should do with most of the day still to go.

I'm definitely not going to the coffee shop; staying home all day seems a bit too much trouble.

After thinking about it, she decided to go out for a stroll and give herself a day off.

When Qin Shuyi's school called, Lan Yujuan was trying on clothes on the pedestrian street.

"Hello, are you Qin Shuyi's parent?"

At first, Lan Yujuan almost thought it was a scam call.

It wasn't until she specifically looked up the phone number online that she realized it was indeed a call from the school.

Is an aunt considered a parent? I think so!

After a moment's hesitation, Lan Yujuan said in a steady voice:

"Ahem, um, I'm Qin Shuyi's parent."

As soon as he finished speaking, the voice on the other end of the phone said somewhat impatiently:

"I'm Qin Shuyi's homeroom teacher. If you have time this afternoon, please come to the school!"

"This morning, Qin Shuyi got into a fight with her classmates again."

"I really had no other choice. Qin Shuyi repeatedly failed to correct her behavior despite being taught, so I had to notify her parents and take her home to suspend her from school for a week to reflect on her actions."

After hanging up the phone, Lan Yujuan immediately rushed to the school.

She knew very well that the reason Qin Shuyi gave out her phone number immediately was because she didn't want her parents and Chen Mo to know directly that she had done something wrong at school.

Regardless, she decided to go to the school first, pick up the person, and find out the situation before making any further decisions.

She rushed to the school, picked up the person, and called Chen Mo in front of Qin Shuyi.

When the call connected, Chen Mo seemed to be in a meeting, and his tone was very calm.

"Okay, I understand."

"Take her home first, and we'll talk about the rest when I get back tonight."

Just after leaving the school, she ran into Qin Shuyi's male classmate at the school gate.

"Oh, Miss Qin, weren't you always so studious lately? What happened, you got your parents called in?"

Although the other party was bruised and battered, the moment he opened his mouth, he seemed to deserve a slap.

"Wow, your new housekeeper looks quite young, she can't be much older than us, right?"

Qin Shuyi's face turned cold, and she raised her hand to slap him.

Lan Yujuan reacted quickly, stopping the person and pulling and shoving them into the car.

After getting on the bus and closing the door, she could still see from afar that annoying male classmate making faces at Qin Shuyi.

Qin Shu was furious and, with red eyes, retorted:

"Aunt, if I told you that Qin Yaozu was being a jerk this time, deliberately provoking me, would you believe me?"

"I've made up my mind to study hard."

"As a result, my classmates and friends didn't believe me. They would either talk to me in class or make sarcastic remarks after class."

"Especially Qin Yaozu, his behavior was the most outrageous!"

"Their actions have seriously interfered with my studies. I only took action against Qin Yaozu after enduring it for a long time."

Lan Yujuan took the other person's hand, then gently patted her back, comforting her:

"Yes, I believe you."

"Don't rush. If you want to study these next few days, you can do it at home."

"If you feel that your classmates and friends are affecting your studies, we can always find a way to change your learning environment."

Qin Shuyi was very surprised, clearly not expecting that Lan Yujuan would completely believe what she said.

Qin Shuyi was stunned for a long while before slowly saying:

"I wish my seat was surrounded by classmates who love to study."

Lan Yujuan winked at her and smiled gently, "Well, it's not impossible."

The two returned to the entrance of the residential area and were just about to swipe their cards to enter when they saw the back of a familiar middle-aged man in the distance.

The other person was carrying a fruit basket and was arguing in front of the security booth.

"Brother, please, just let me in!"

"I'm going in to find someone to discuss something very important. I'll be out in a little while..."

However, the property management company in the community has already undergone a major overhaul, and the corresponding benefits have all been improved.

The security guards in our community are all very dedicated and vigilant now.

No matter how much the middle-aged man pestered her, she kept him outside the door and refused even the cigarettes he offered.

"Sorry! Non-residents of this community are not allowed to enter."

"Or, you can make a phone call and ask them to pick you up at the entrance of the residential area."

"We're just working for others, please don't make things difficult for us."

A middle-aged man stood at the entrance of the residential compound, pacing anxiously.

Just then, Lan Yujuan pretended not to know the other party and led Qin Shuyi to swipe her card from the other side, preparing to return to the community.

"Boss Lan?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Lan Yujuan out of the corner of his eye, and his dejected expression instantly vanished, replaced by a beaming smile.

"Boss Lan! Wait a minute!"

Lan Yujuan tried to pretend she hadn't heard, but Qin Shuyi, who was beside her, did and gently pulled her back.

"Auntie, is that man over there calling you?"