Chapter 1572: Pretending to be a Devoted Father and Daughter

Cheng Xueli looked around the apartment and said, "Xiao Xiao, your father cares about you so much; he bought you many supplements and spent a lot of money."

Father Xu quickly said, "Don't mention money; the most important thing is to get Xiao Xiao's health back on track."

"Yes, that's true."

The couple sang in perfect harmony.

It made Sister Zhang feel very awkward.

She also curiously glanced at those boxes of all sizes...

Well, they wouldn't even add up to five hundred yuan.

How could they have the nerve to brag?

Sister Zhang had a very poor impression of this family.

After looking around, Xu Zixin spoke her first words: "The place you live in isn't much; it's so small."

This was just an apartment, so naturally, it wouldn't be large.

But it was cozy, and since Sister Zhang arrived, she had kept it clean and tidy, making it look very comfortable.

In any case, Xu Xiaoxiao was very satisfied.

But she couldn't be bothered to explain to the Xu Family; as for life, one knows its warmth and coldness for oneself.

While looking around, Xu Zixin noticed there was a middle-aged woman here.

She lifted her chin and asked, "Who is this person?"

Xu Xiaoxiao finally spoke: "This is Sister Zhang, who is taking care of me."

Hearing this, Xu Zixin pursed her lips and said with a hint of jealousy, "To think you even have a servant to take care of you."

Since there was a servant...

Xu Zixin raised an eyebrow and ordered, "Hey, what are you staring at? Pour us a glass of water!"

Pouring water was just a small matter.

But Sister Zhang didn't like the look of this family, so she directly held up a QR code.

"What are you doing?"

Sister Zhang said with a smile, stating the plain truth: "My daily wage is five hundred; if you want me to work, scan the code first."

"What, five hundred? How is it so expensive? Are you trying to extort us!?"

"Do you need me to show you the employer's transfer record?"

Sister Zhang swiped her phone and actually found a transfer record.

The number on it proved that Sister Zhang was not lying.

This made Xu Zixin even more jealous: "Who hired you? Jiang Chenghao?"

The Xu Family all believed that it must be Jiang Chenghao who felt sorry for his girlfriend and spent a high price to hire a servant.

But Sister Zhang denied it: "No, it was Mrs. Li."

Sister Zhang wanted to use this name to dampen the Xu Family's arrogance.

But in reality...

Father Xu's eyes lit up, and he excitedly said to Xu Xiaoxiao, "You actually know the Li Family!?"

Xu Xiaoxiao didn't want to talk about this; she just nodded slightly, hoping to move past the subject.

But Sister Zhang spoke up for Xu Xiaoxiao: "Ms. Xu doesn't just know them; they have a very good relationship. Previously, when someone dared to bully Ms. Xu, Mrs. Li taught that person a lesson directly!"

Sister Zhang was warning the other party.

But Father Xu didn't relate it to himself at all.

He even started plotting something else in his heart.

His eyes rolled slightly, and Father Xu feigned a pained expression, saying, "Xiao Xiao, your father didn't know you were sick before, otherwise I definitely would have come to keep you company. Sigh, are you still in pain now?"

Xu Xiaoxiao was almost recovered, and Father Xu was only now putting on this act of deep father-daughter affection...

Isn't it a bit too late?

Xu Xiaoxiao suppressed the urge to mock him and said in a low voice, "I've almost recovered; I can go back to work at the school in a while."

"Oh my, aren't you just a teacher? Why are you in such a rush to go back to work? You should rest more!"

"I know what I'm doing; there's no need for you to worry."

Xu Xiaoxiao's attitude was somewhat cold.

Father Xu could feel it.

But Father Xu still had something to ask of Xu Xiaoxiao, and with the two of them being so distant, how was he supposed to bring it up?

To change the situation, Father Xu deliberately sighed: "Are you blaming your father?"

"No, I'm already used to it."

Xu Xiaoxiao was stating a fact.

But Father Xu felt he was losing face.

Seeing this, Cheng Xueli began to assist: "Honey, Xiao Xiao is still blaming you. You shouldn't have been afraid of delaying Xiao Xiao's work and not called her. Children grow up and have their own ideas; who knows if she misunderstood your thoughtfulness?"

While speaking, Cheng Xueli glanced at Xu Xiaoxiao.

She hoped to see an expression of self-reproach on Xu Xiaoxiao's face.

But the child remained expressionless.

It was as if what they were discussing had nothing to do with her.

Cheng Xueli's face darkened, feeling that Xu Xiaoxiao was taking advantage of the situation!

Things had already reached this point; both sides should just give each other a way out!

How long was she going to keep up this act!?

Cheng Xueli was secretly complaining about Xu Xiaoxiao.

Xu Zixin, on the other hand, was thinking about something else.

She asked sneakily, "When is Jiang Chenghao coming to visit you?"

"It's hard to say; he is very busy."

Xu Zixin curled her lips and said with a look of disdain, "If your relationship were truly good, he would make time to come even if he were busy."

"How our relationship is is no concern of yours. I am a bit tired now; is there anything else you need?"

Xu Xiaoxiao could see that this family had come with eight hundred ulterior motives.

Dealing with people like this was truly exhausting.

Xu Xiaoxiao wanted some peace and quiet, so she spoke up to shoo them away.

And this action of hers made the Xu Family feel very bad.

Xu Zixin even shouted, "Xu Xiaoxiao, you are simply arrogant! We just arrived and you are already telling us to leave!"

Her voice was very shrill, making Xu Xiaoxiao's heart rate quicken.

Sister Zhang even clutched her chest, looking astonished: "Good heavens, this is the first time I've seen family come to visit and start arguing after only a few words! Is this your family tradition?"

Sister Zhang was really insulting people without using a single dirty word.

Father Xu couldn't even keep his face straight.

He hurriedly explained, "No, no, my younger daughter just hasn't finished chatting with her sister yet."

"Doesn't that require a bit of self-awareness? You are here to visit a patient, not to hold a party."

It was one thing for Xu Zixin to be snubbed by Xu Xiaoxiao, but now a maid was also using veiled insults?

This was more than Xu Zixin could take, and she opened her mouth to reprimand Sister Zhang: "Is it your place to butt into our family's business?"

Father Xu, wary of the connection to the Li Family, did not want to have a falling out with Sister Zhang.

So he hurriedly stopped Xu Zixin and tried to smooth things over: "Since Xiao Xiao is tired, let's head back first."

"Dad, we haven't talked about the important stuff yet!"

Worried that her father would really leave, Xu Zixin hurriedly gave him a wink.

Her hint was very obvious, and Xu Xiaoxiao saw it all.

She also saw the conflict in her father's eyes.

Xu Xiaoxiao did not want her father to keep going in circles and wasting time, so she simply cut to the chase: "If you have something to say, Father, you might as well say it directly."

Father Xu had wanted to lay some groundwork first so that Xu Xiaoxiao would have no way to refuse their request.

He hadn't expected the situation to change.

Father Xu had no choice but to bite the bullet and say with a smile, "It's like this: Father wants you to introduce some resources to Zixin."

It was this matter, as expected!

Xu Xiaoxiao sighed and then said, "Didn't I already say? I don't know anyone in the entertainment industry."

"But you filmed a promotional video."

"The person who introduced me to film the promotional video isn't in the entertainment industry either; he just does his own research and development."

Jiang Baobao looked at the man in front of her, her eyes filled with complex emotions.