The anchor I was supposed to meet turned out to be my student.

Lu Xiaojun patted the spot to her left, and I, having no other choice, could only give up sitting next to Xin Ning and walk back to Lu Xiaojun's side. My poor butt, though, was sore from walking back and forth several times.

"Little one, are you abusing your position to let your student sit next to you?"

"No, no, I didn't mean anything by it... Sister Ye Zhi, if you keep teasing me, I'll pounce on you and bite you!"

Not far away, Ye Zhi, with her legs crossed, smiled faintly. It seemed that their long-standing rivalry had made Ye Zhi used to teasing Lu Xiaojun, even though their relationship had eased.

Seeing that the two of them could get along harmoniously and no longer bicker and fight as they used to, I sat down next to Lu Xiaojun with great relief. My mood improved and my butt stopped hurting.

"From now on, Teacher and Xin Ning must keep their distance like this, otherwise you two will be sticking together again without us noticing, which is absolutely not allowed! Siblings can't hug or kiss each other, and they definitely can't be all lovey-dovey!"

"But Sister Jun, I..."

Lu Xiaojun interrupted Xin Ning directly, her little face serious as she said, "Even if we're not blood-related siblings, it's still not okay."

"Why..." Xin Ning continued to ask.

"because……"

Lu Xiaojun opened her mouth but couldn't say anything for a moment, and was embarrassed and stunned.

"Yes, Xiaojun, why not?"

Xin Ning and I took turns asking questions on either side of Lu Xiaojun, making it look like we were playing a prank on her.

"This...this is because it's against human ethics! Once you call him 'brother,' he's your brother for life. If you also treat him as your boyfriend, that would be inappropriate!"

Lu Xiaojun puffed out her full chest with a confident and reasonable air, as if listening to her was the right thing to do.

"But isn't my brother also Xiaojun's teacher? If that's the case, then a teacher for a day is a father for life, so wouldn't Xiaojun and my brother be..."

Xin Ning's words immediately made Lu Xiaojun blush, leaving her speechless and causing the girls around her to burst into laughter.

"Xin Ning, you bullied your sister! You're so mean, I'm not talking to you anymore! No, I didn't want to talk to you in the first place, I haven't even forgiven you for hiding the fact that you were with the teacher from me!"

Lu Xiaojun was unhappy, and Xin Ning quickly comforted her.

"In short, you two can no longer have any inappropriate feelings for each other. This is also what your uncle and aunt want. They specifically gave me the task of going back to Shanghai to keep an eye on you two to see if you two are still entangled."

As expected, Mom did send an assistant.

"We're here, we're here!"

Xu Lehan glided across the sofa from the other end with a graceful hip movement, accompanied by a fragrant breeze.

"My parents also gave me the same task."

The moment Xu Lehan uttered the word "parents," all the women turned their hostile gazes toward her, causing her to immediately lower her head in timidation.

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue... It should be uncle and aunt, hehe..."

Lu Xiaojun earnestly instructed Xu Lehan, "You can't change how you address someone before you're married; it's basic etiquette."

"Hehe, that's right, that's right. We'll change our address after we get married to the boss."

"That's more like it. This is just the most basic attempt. I've done a lot of research and notes on post-marital matters. You can ask me if you don't understand anything."

Xu Lehan looked like she had learned a lesson, while Lu Xiaojun looked like a class monitor, completely unaware of what they had revealed or what they had overlooked.

"You're right, Xiaojun! Tusheng can't marry Lehan!" In the end, Bi Antong couldn't stand it anymore and pointed out the key point directly.

Lu Xiaojun also belatedly realized that she had quickly snapped out of her previous lecturing state.

"Yes, yes, no teacher can marry you, Lehan."

Bi Antong continued, "Because the student is mine."

"mine!"

Lu Xiaojun could not continue to agree with Bi Antong on this point.

Bi Antong sneered: "I'm not like you who can only talk the talk. Tu Sheng's household registration is with me. If I want to marry him, it's a piece of cake. I can even choose the first day of the Spring Festival, which is an auspicious day. Anyway, it's not far to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

In an instant, Bi Antong became the target of everyone's criticism. More than a dozen intertwined gazes converged on her, and judging from the serious expressions on the women's faces, this was no small matter.

(Speaking of which, are civil affairs bureaus open during the Spring Festival? This is something I'm completely unfamiliar with.)

Chapter 214, 920. Not Letting It Flow into Outsiders' Fields

2021-08-28T23:47:23

The household registration booklet was given to me when I went back to Shanghai to pick up Tongtong and her mother. At the time, it was mainly to make Tongtong happy. If she hadn't brought it up now, I would have almost forgotten about it.

But "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." Tongtong, why did you bring up this matter that could easily attract criticism? Wouldn't it have been better to just secretly keep your household registration book in your pocket and quietly make a fortune?

But looking at Bi Antong with one leg crossed over the other and her arms crossed over her chest, the arrogant curve of her lips seemed to be deliberately showing off, as if she were flaunting my favoritism towards her while all the girls were present.

"That's a lie. How could a teacher just hand over their household registration book to you like that?"

After a moment of surprise, Lu Xiaojun quickly regained her composure. The other women also felt that what Lu Xiaojun said made sense, and their tense expressions disappeared immediately. Even Ye Zhi hurriedly looked back at the game on her phone screen, somewhat flustered. She, who was usually calm and collected, had indeed shown a panicked expression just now, which contradicted her usual statement, "As long as you are mine, nothing else matters."

"Hmph, believe it or not, it doesn't matter to you anyway..."

At this point, Bi Antong displayed an attitude of either believing or not believing, which contradicted her previous boastful attitude.

But I was already on the first floor. It was precisely because Bi Antong spoke ambiguously and unpredictably with an indifferent attitude that the women became suspicious again.

"Brother Hua, you..."

Jiang Yan, who had been preoccupied with her argument with Luo Yao, also turned her attention to this situation and spoke first, but seemed hesitant to say anything.

After glancing at one woman and then another, it seemed that, having learned her lesson from the conflict with Luo Yao, Jiang Yan was becoming increasingly mindful of her position among the women.

She was the youngest in the family and didn't want to steal the spotlight from her older sisters, lest she become the focus of their attention. She just wanted to continue developing her skills quietly and discreetly...

More importantly, now anyone's name can be registered on the household registration book, except hers...

Finally, it was Xin Ning, who was also nervous, who spoke up.

"Brother, did you really give our family's household registration book to Sister Tongtong? Why didn't I know that it was my household registration book too?"

Then I became the target of everyone's criticism.

Why am I so unlucky today? First, I helped Jiang Yan cover up the truth and deceived Luo Yao, and now Bi Antong is going to persecute me. I'm caught in a dilemma and wish I could pin that girl Bi Antong down on my lap and teach her a lesson for causing me so much trouble.

"No, the household registration book is with my parents. Tongtong was just joking."

If I admit it, wouldn't that cause chaos in the harem?

Their favoritism towards Bi Antong would overwhelm me with jealousy.

"uh-huh?"

Bi Antong squinted at me and spoke in an annoyed tone, her fingers rhythmically tapping on her arm.

"I'm not talking anymore, I'm going to take a shower..."

I cleverly found a reasonable excuse to leave, but Bi Antong's beautiful eyes kept scanning me. She wasn't very satisfied with my refusal, as it was equivalent to making her lose face in front of all the women.

"Boss, it must be inconvenient for you to take a shower right now! How about we help you?"

Xu Lehan smoothly changed the subject, but I found it hard to praise her because she led everyone into another dispute.

"Lehan, you haven't showered either, have you? Go take a shower, I'll do it."

Bi Antong said with a slightly flushed face, clearly having other ideas in mind, and not just as simple as settling scores with me.

“Hey…Tongtong, you didn’t get all clean either…” Xu Lehan weakly protested.

Seeing that they were arguing about this, I quickly said, "It's only my butt that hurts, not my hand. I can wash it myself, so please don't bother..."

But Bi Antong wasn't about to let this "opportunity" slip by. Raising her voice and blushing, she said sweetly, "Yes! As a girlfriend, it's only right that I help my injured boyfriend take a bath..."

"Then, then it should be me! I'm the official girlfriend, certified by your aunt and uncle!"

Lu Xiaojun also chimed in.

"Xiaojun... are you sure? Taking a bath requires taking all your clothes off..."

My words immediately made Lu Xiaojun hesitate. Her face turned even redder than Bi Antong's, as if she had already imagined some scene. She shyly looked away and lowered her head, instantly eliminated from the competition.

Seeing that she had eliminated another competitor, Bi Antong unconsciously smiled smugly, even giving me a satisfied look, as if she thought I was helping her get rid of Lu Xiaojun. In reality, I just wanted to reject them all, otherwise this bath would become very ambiguous, and the remaining five might even be eavesdropping outside the bathroom, which would be too inappropriate in the eyes of the elders...

"If you're all worried that the other side might take advantage of the situation and do something to my brother, then let me do it. I'm the younger sister, so you should feel more at ease with me, right?"

"I don't believe you, you idiot!"

Lu Xiaojun and Bi Antong spoke in unison, which immediately startled Xin Ning into shutting her mouth and remaining silent. Her attempt to deceive them had failed.

"That's why I said, there's absolutely no need for help..."

However, Bi Antong completely ignored my words and said to the women, "So, is there anyone who objects to me helping Tusheng take a bath?"

Under Lu Xiaojun's supervision, Xin Ning has no chance.

Xu Lehan is also not in a good position to compete with Bi Antong.

Jiang Yanyi is the youngest.

Only Lu Xiaojun remains...

"The teacher also said that we don't need help..."

Knowing full well that she didn't have the courage to be completely honest with me in the bathroom, Lu Xiaojun decided to take me down with her.

Just as I was about to nod in agreement with Lu Xiaojun, a sharp gaze shot out from Bi Antong, as if her eyes would pierce through my neck if I nodded.

Then Bi Antong changed her tune, softening her tone slightly, and said, "Actually, Xiaojun, you're overthinking it. I'm just worried that Tusheng might fall in the bathroom because of his physical limitations. Haven't there been some news reports recently about people falling and dying in bathrooms? You can understand how I feel, right? You're also worried about Tusheng's safety, aren't you? Although he said he didn't need to, how many times has he tried to be brave for the sake of his pitiful male pride? What if he really falls?"

Goodness, Bi Antong has really improved; he's now resorting to moral blackmail.

Lu Xiaojun looked conflicted. She probably knew she was being morally blackmailed, but she was genuinely worried about my safety, and was torn between the two options.

"Well, what about Sister Ye Zhi? She's taller than you and exercises regularly, so she's definitely stronger than you. She's more suitable."

Lu Xiaojun pointed to Ye Zhi, who was rubbing her aching forehead on the sofa because she had lost the game. Ye Zhi opened her eyes and looked over, looking puzzled. It seemed that she hadn't paid attention to this since the topic of household registration was changed.

"Sister Ye Zhi, the teacher is not feeling well, could you help him take a bath?"

Lu Xiaojun's move is a classic example of keeping the benefits within the family; she'd rather give them to her cousin than let any of the good stuff go to her former best friend.

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