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You Must Be Good 66p1


Chapter 66 p1

◎Her gaze was as if fixed on that touch of red, unable to move.◎

—We’re talking about your wonderful life after you marry into the Bai family.

Yang Feitang’s shout was extremely satisfying for herself, and it made Chu Xinrou so flustered that she buried her head in her rice bowl.

Qiao Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment. At first, she didn’t understand what was going on and thought she had misheard. But seeing her sister’s “guilty” look, she smiled. “Is there any more meat? I’ll have some too.”

Yang Feitang looked up and glanced at her. “Didn’t you already eat?”

Qiao Xiaoxiao washed her hands and sat down nonchalantly. She glanced at her sister, who was still pretending to eat, and the corners of her lips lifted. “When I eat outside, I have to put down my chopsticks after a few bites.”

“Oh my, you have an idol’s burden now?”

“Of course. I’m CEO Qiao now.”

…

Yang Feitang looked at Qiao Xiaoxiao speechlessly for a while. “I see that your palm-sized face doesn’t have two taels of meat, but your face takes up one jin.”

Qiao Xiaoxiao didn’t bother to argue with her. She picked up a piece of fish tofu and gave it to Chu Xinrou. “Jiejie, eat. I’m back.”

These words made Chu Xinrou look up. She stared at Qiao Xiaoxiao, her eyes still a little red.

Qiao Xiaoxiao’s heart ached, but she was also secretly pleased. She couldn’t show it and said seriously, “We just went to the factory to take a look. Nothing else.”

In fact, she could vaguely feel that Bai Fei’s gaze on her was different, sometimes burning with affection.

But not to mention age and other things, her heart was already full of Chu Xinrou, and there was no room for anyone else.

Chu Xinrou stared at her for a while and said faintly, “I wasn’t reluctant to part with you. You don’t have to be secretly happy, and you don’t have to lift the corners of your lips to the sky.”

Yang Feitang: ^0^

Qiao Xiaoxiao: …

Qiao Xiaoxiao started to eat. In just ten minutes, Yang Feitang’s eyes were straight.

It was true that CEO Qiao was “shy and reserved” outside, and released her wildness when she came home.

After Qiao Xiaoxiao had devoured two jin of beef like a glutton, she started to rummage through the refrigerator again. As she rummaged, she said, “Jiejie, add some water for me.”

Chu Xinrou nodded and got up to add water for her.

Yang Feitang looked at her in fear. “No, sister, is this really your second meal?”

Isn’t it?

Qiao Xiaoxiao, who had taken out two jin of lamb, sat on a chair and complained, “When I eat outside, I have to pretend to be a lady. I have to wipe my mouth with a tissue while I eat.”

Chu Xinrou smiled, and Yang Feitang also grinned. “I see that Bai Fei likes you very much. She even sent you flowers.”

“Oh, by the way, I forgot if you hadn’t mentioned it,” Qiao Xiaoxiao looked around. “Where are my flowers? I heard that one bouquet costs more than five hundred.”

Although the current CEO Qiao was no longer the person she was in the past, her obsession with money had not changed.

Five hundred yuan, what kind of concept was that?

It was enough for Xiaoxiao’s living expenses for a whole semester back then.

Even though she could eat meat as she pleased now, Qiao Xiaoxiao would never forget the feeling of shrinking in a corner and gnawing on a steamed bun at the beginning of the school year.

“Eat slowly.”

Chu Xinrou was afraid that she would burn her mouth. “There’s still more in the fridge.”

From the second semester of Xiaoxiao’s second year of high school, Chu Xinrou had bought a large freezer, specially for freezing meat.

When Xiaoxiao ate, it was no exaggeration to say that she was like a tractor. She could eat the amount she and Yang Feitang would eat in a week. The small refrigerator from before was simply not enough.

Before, Chu Xinrou had a small appetite. Every time Yang Feitang came to the house and opened the refrigerator, there were only a few dry fruits. It was not like now, where when she opened the refrigerator, it was like a hotel, with vegetables, fruits, drinks, and cooked food… everything was available.

Yang Feitang drank a mouthful of her drink and was about to hum a little tune and leave. The hot pot soup was getting hotter and hotter, and she was covered in the smell of hot pot.

But just as she had turned around, she felt a small foot, almost imperceptibly, resting on the back of her foot, ready to move.

Yang Feitang’s eyes widened as she looked at Chu Xinrou. What, is she trying to threaten her? Is she, Yang Feitang, a person who can be threatened?!

Chu Xinrou nonchalantly picked up some food for Qiao Xiaoxiao and said, “Your Sister Yang is very concerned about your itinerary tonight.”

Qiao Xiaoxiao’s eyes were fixed on the hot pot balls. “Concerned about what?”

Just as Yang Feitang was about to say, “I’m not concerned at all!”, the little foot landed and twisted, and she hissed in pain and immediately changed her tone. “Well, what did you all do tonight? Why did you come back so late?”

Qiao Xiaoxiao looked at her as if she were “senile.” “Didn’t I tell you when I left? We had dinner and went to the factory’s location to take a look.”

Yang Feitang immediately looked at Chu Xinrou angrily, almost raising her fist.

—See! She’s very pure and has no intention of taking your Xiaoxiao away.

Qiao Xiaoxiao ate a mouthful of cilantro and looked at Yang Feitang. “Where are my flowers?”

Yang Feitang snorted coldly and glanced at Chu Xinrou. “Your Sister Chu said they smelled very fragrant.”

Qiao Xiaoxiao nodded. They were indeed very fragrant. She had held them and smelled them for a long time.

Yang Feitang: “In the spirit of making the best use of everything, I put them in the bathroom to get rid of the smell.”

Qiao Xiaoxiao: …

After a moment of silence, Qiao Xiaoxiao looked at Chu Xinrou, her eyes full of disbelief.

After a few rounds of this back and forth between her and Yang Feitang, Chu Xinrou had recovered her composure. She looked at Xiaoxiao calmly. “You’ve eaten so much. You’ll probably be able to go to the bathroom to admire them in a bit.”

Qiao Xiaoxiao: …

This was a very strange mentality, probably similar to “if I’m not having a good time, you can’t think of having a good time either.” Originally, Yang Feitang had been quite angry, but seeing Chu Xinrou’s indiscriminate attack, which had also turned Qiao Xiaoxiao into a sieve, her mood instantly improved.

After she had eaten her fill, she walked to the living room and handed over a packaging bag.

“What is this?”

Qiao Xiaoxiao looked at her hesitantly. Yang Feitang winked. “An eighteenth birthday gift, a recommended admission gift.”

The packaging bag looked quite exquisite. From the shape, Qiao Xiaoxiao had thought it would be something like a computer. But when she opened it, she screamed.

“Ah!!!”

An Hermès bag!

Yang Feitang was very pleased and shook her head. “Xiaoxiao, I know you’re frugal, but as a girl, you still have to take out something decent at critical moments.”

When she had bought it, Chu Xinrou had been very opposed. “Don’t be like this. Xiaoxiao won’t like it.”

Yang Feitang: “She’s not a child anymore. Are you still treating her like a child? When she goes to university, the atmosphere will be different from high school. With this little bag, who would dare to look down on her?”

Chu Xinrou was still not happy. “You’re judging a book by its cover!”

See!

Yang Feitang winked at Chu Xinrou. What did I tell you? Xiaoxiao will definitely like it, right?

Qiao Xiaoxiao gestured with her hand and looked at Yang Feitang. “Sister Yang, did you really buy this? You didn’t steal it from Sister Youyou, did you?”

“Damn it, you little brat. Why do you look down on people so much?”

Yang Feitang retorted angrily. Qiao Xiaoxiao smugly continued to stab her. “Didn’t you go bankrupt?”

Yang Feitang: …

Qiao Xiaoxiao put down the bag and walked over to hug Yang Feitang. “Sister Yang, I like it very much. Thank you. This bag is perfect for me to use when I’m negotiating business. I will cherish it.”

She did cherish it very well.

So much so that more than ten years later, when Yang Feitang saw Qiao Xiaoxiao still carrying this bag to negotiate business, she was completely stunned. “It’s been ten years, Qiao Xiaoxiao. Are you a miser? You’ve earned so much money, don’t you know how to get yourself a new bag?”

…

 


You Must Be Good

You Must Be Good

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Status: Completed Native Language: Chinese

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The first time Chu Xinrou saw Qiao Xiaoxiao, the girl was wearing a faded T-shirt and a pair of washed-out jeans, standing behind her uncle and looking around in terror.

Having tested from a rural middle school into the county's top high school, Qiao Xiaoxiao's academic achievements were plain for all to see. Yet, regardless of what anyone said, she always kept her head down, her long eyelashes fluttering. She was withdrawn and suffered from low self-esteem.

By chance, Chu Xinrou discovered purple bruises on Qiao Xiaoxiao's arms and body. She poured her heart and soul into helping Qiao Xiaoxiao, guiding her out of her shell step by step until she finally saw a smile in the younger girl's eyes.

Growing up, Qiao Xiaoxiao revered Chu Xinrou as if she were a goddess.

Once, Chu Xinrou had smiled and ruffled her hair, saying, "You must be good. Study hard, get into a top university, and after you graduate, you can have a new life of your own."

Qiao Xiaoxiao looked up, gazing at the older sister who cherished her so dearly, and asked softly, "Jiejie, if I get into university and graduate, can you grant me one wish?"

Chu Xinrou watched her and gave a gentle nod.

Qiao Xiaoxiao's gaze was intense. "Promise me."

Chu Xinrou smiled. "I promise."

Four years later, Qiao Xiaoxiao graduated. She eagerly sought out Chu Xinrou to have her fulfill that long-ago promise.

Chu Xinrou looked at the girl who had once been so small and reliant on her, now half a head taller, and was left shocked and stunned by her words.

The closed-off, lonely, and naive little girl from all those years ago had grown up.

With her own hands, Qiao Xiaoxiao pulled her down from the pedestal. Staring at her lips, she murmured the same words Chu Xinrou once always used to say: "You must be good."

A ten-year age gap.

Tags: Drama, Slice of Life, Cool Older Woman, Secret Crush

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