"Of course I'm praising you. My younger brother is definitely unrivaled among his generation, right, Grandpa?"
Jing Hanshuang turned her head and spoke to the Old Master not far away.
"Absolutely. My grandson, Jing Potian's grandson, will certainly be able to beat the grandchildren of those old geezers."
The "old geezers" Jing Potian referred to were naturally the elders of the families ruling the other Top Megacities in the Dixia Republic.
As for those Old Things in the other three countries, he didn't even pay them any mind.
"Hurry up and get off me. If Mom sees us, you'll be punished by having to copy the Lady's Code again."
Gu Xiao stepped forward from behind and carefully pulled her Older Sister off her back.
Moreover, Her Majesty the Mother demanded yesterday that she also study Lady Etiquette. If this were seen, she would probably be punished with copying too.
"Sigh, Little Yuanyuan is really all grown up now and won't be close to Older Sister anymore. When you were little, you followed Older Sister everywhere, just like a little Tail."
"You even said you'd marry Older Sister when you grew up. Are you starting to dislike Older Sister now?"
After Gu Xiao took her down, Jing Hanshuang rubbed her eyes with clenched fists, her voice laced with a sob.
"Fantasy is prohibited here."
Jing Yuan raised his hand to stop her, interrupting his Older Sister's Dramatic Speech.
When he was little, it was clearly Jing Hanshuang who revolved around him, and she often secretly carried him out in her schoolbag to show off to her Little Girlfriends.
The first time Jing Yuan "disappeared" from home, the entire Jing Family erupted in chaos. Tianyuan City's army immediately conducted a city-wide search, and Her Majesty the Mother was terrified to tears.
The incident finally concluded with Jing Hanshuang performing a half-hour horse stance under the sun, balancing a flowerpot on her head, holding a water bucket in each hand, and sitting on a Cactus.
And what kind of person plays with a child by throwing them a dozen meters away and then catching them? Anyone watching would think you were Tossing a Beanbag.
So don't say that Jing Yuan often messing with his Older Sister is immoral behavior; those are debts she incurred long ago.
"I'm going back for breakfast."
Jing Yuan and Gu Xiao reverted to their original appearances and turned to walk out of the Park.
"I'm coming too, I'm coming too! Let's go find Xiao Li and eat together."
Jing Hanshuang jogged forward and hugged Gu Xiao's arm.
"Older Sister, don't scare Lu Li."
"What are you talking about? How could such a gentle, approachable, and Beautiful Older Sister like me scare Xiao Li?"
"When you go crazy, you look like a Female Hoodlum."
"Is there a Female Hoodlum as beautiful as me?"
Jing Potian, watching his departing grandchildren from behind, hummed a tune and carried his Birdcage back home to eat with his old wife.
Before heading to Wutong Courtyard, Jing Yuan and Jing Hanshuang naturally had to go back to wash up and change clothes.
When Gu Xiao returned to the Bedroom, Lu Li hadn't woken up yet.
Lu Li probably didn't fall asleep until late last night, and it was still early now.
"Shanhai, prepare Breakfast. Jing Yuan and Sister Hanshuang will also be coming over."
After giving instructions to the artificial intelligence butler, Gu Xiao took her change of clothes and entered the Bathroom.
Pitter-patter.
The cool water running over her head made Gu Xiao feel a pleasant, tingling sensation all over her body, which was very comfortable.
Halfway through her shower, Gu Xiao suddenly transformed into Fei Xiao's appearance and began cleaning her ears.
More than ten minutes later, Gu Xiao walked out of the Bathroom, drying her ears.
"Ah~ So comfortable."
When Gu Xiao came out, the artificial intelligence butler had thoughtfully brought a Hairdryer.
Gu Xiao glanced at the sleeping Lu Li, considered the noise of the Hairdryer, turned around, walked back into the Bathroom, and closed the door.
A few minutes later, Gu Xiao walked out of the Bathroom, shaking her hair, and put on the new clothes she had bought yesterday.
It was a Dress, which Her Majesty the Mother had requested.
Although Gu Xiao didn't particularly like Dresses, no one in this family could defy Her Majesty the Mother.
On the other side, in the Piaomiao Residence where Jing Yuan lived, Jing Yuan, after washing up, was in the courtyard holding a Watering Can and watering flowers.
"You could just instruct the Servants to take care of these trivial matters. Why do you always trouble yourself?"
Jing Hanshuang, who was preparing to go to Wutong Courtyard, passed by the Piaomiao Residence, saw Jing Yuan leisurely watering the flowers, stopped, and walked in to speak.
"If I leave everything to the Servants to manage, then am I the one raising the flowers, or are they?"
Furthermore, if that were the case, there would be no need for him to bother with these flowers; the Flower Beds at home already had plenty of flowers of all types.
What Jing Yuan enjoyed about raising flowers was the process of the flower growing from a seed into a beautiful, vibrant bloom, not simply possessing a flower.
Just like how Jing Yuan never buys accounts when playing games, he enjoys the process of building something from scratch.
"Alright, then I'll help too."
Jing Hanshuang rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair and smooth forearms, and prepared to step forward to help.
"No, no, no. Last time, you, Older Sister, drowned one of my pots of Roses."
"That was an accident! I am a master of Flower Arrangement; how could I make such a rookie mistake?"
"Flower Arrangement and Growing Flowers are two completely different things."
To prevent his Older Sister from Destroying the Flowers again, Jing Yuan sped up his watering and then ushered his Older Sister out of his Piaomiao Residence.
"Hey, Little Yuanyuan, doing this really hurts Older Sister's feelings! Is our Sibling Relationship worth less than a few flowers?"
Jing Hanshuang felt indignant that Jing Yuan was so wary of her.
"Fine! This afternoon, I'll go tell Her Majesty the Mother that growing flowers is beneficial for Calming the Mind and can enhance a lady's refinement, and ask Her Majesty the Mother to find you a teacher."
Was that just a flower? That was the crystallization of my efforts over several years! A rose I painstakingly Cross-bred and Cultivated bit by bit!
"Hmph, you are truly heartless."
Wutong Courtyard
"Lu Li, time to wake up."
Gu Xiao came to the bedside and gently nudged Lu Li's shoulder.
"Mmm~ Xiao Xiao."
Lu Li opened her hazy eyes and looked at Gu Xiao, who was leaning over the bed to wake her. She instinctively rubbed her head against Gu Xiao's palm, just like a Little Kitten waking up.
"Lu Li, wake up, we're going to eat breakfast." Seeing the groggy Lu Li, Gu Xiao suddenly realized that Lu Li had come over wearing Pajamas last night, and her clothes weren't here. "Lie down a bit longer. I'll go get your clothes."
Rubbing Lu Li's head, Gu Xiao got up and went out, heading to Lu Li's Bedroom, where she picked out a Dress predominantly white in color.
By the time Gu Xiao returned to the Room, Lu Li was already sitting up in bed.
Her slightly hazy eyes showed that she wasn't fully awake yet. The Quilt on her body was draped over one shoulder, while the other side had slipped off her arm, revealing a glimpse of beauty.
Her Beautiful Hair was slightly messy from just waking up, and a strand hung down, conveniently covering a critical area.