Chapter 1527: Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots

"I won't act recklessly. I'm not stupid; I know whose territory I'm in and whose rules to follow. Relax, I'm hanging up now, I'm tired." Ji Yingjie hung up the phone this time, and it could no longer be reached.

The less she said, the more uneasy Shi Youxuan felt inside.

After her husband got off work, Shi Youxuan asked him, "Do you know about the housekeeping company that's very popular lately?"

"Mm, I know, what about it?"

"That was set up by my aunt."

Sheng Hanyu laughed: "I was wondering why there was such a big commotion; so it was something she stirred up. Then that's not surprising."

Shi Youxuan asked: "What do you think she's actually trying to do? I called her today, and no matter how I beat around the bush or tried every method, she wouldn't tell me the truth. She isn't going to mess around in Jiangzhou, is she?"

Sheng Hanyu thought for a moment and said: "No. Although my aunt is daring and reckless, she is smart enough to know what can be done in Jiangzhou and what cannot. So you can rest easy; she won't cause any trouble."

"That's fine then. As long as she doesn't poke a hole in the sky, she can do whatever she wants." After Shi Youxuan felt reassured, she even felt a bit of anticipation for her aunt's arrival in Jiangzhou.

When people reach a certain age, they like having all their relatives around; it's lively.

……

Half a month later.

Shi Yucheng's family of four returned, and everyone went to the airport to pick them up.

Upon meeting, Shi Youxuan started bickering with Ji Yingjie. When the two of them bickered, no one else could get a word in, so everyone automatically split into two groups, each talking among themselves.

Gu Zhihao invited his father-in-law's family to stay at their home; there were plenty of rooms, so they could stay wherever they liked.

His wife poked him in the waist, signaling him not to invite them.

Such an obvious hint, yet he didn't sense it at all and kept on inviting them: "Dad, you are getting older, it would be more convenient for us to take care of you if you move in. Besides, the countryside is a very suitable environment for the elderly to retire. You and the in-laws won't be lonely together; everything is very suitable..."

His wife kept giving him eye signals, but he didn't see them and kept on persuading.

He didn't see it, but Shi Yucheng did.

"Hehe, Zhihao, you don't need to say any more. Look at your wife's expression; if you still don't react, she's going to be anxious to death."

Gu Zhihao said: "No, Yuke wouldn't think that way. We all hope you and Mother-in-law can bring the children and move in."

Shi Yuke saw that this wasn't going to work.

She simply stated it bluntly: "It's what *you* hope; I certainly didn't hope for it. Dad bringing the children is no problem, staying for as long as he wants is no problem, but as for that woman, forget it."

"Don't forget you are still working as a General Manager at her company," Gu Zhihao whispered to remind his wife.

It wasn't that he had forgotten entirely; he was just narrow-mindedly afraid that his wife would offend her mother-in-law and that her mother-in-law would make things difficult for his wife.

After all, they weren't mother and daughter by blood, so they still needed to maintain a facade of politeness.

"I'm not doing it anymore. If I had known she was coming, I wouldn't have been any General Manager for her." Shi Yuke had originally agreed for the sake of Nianyin; it had nothing to do with Ji Yingjie.

If she had known earlier that Ji Yingjie would also be coming, she wouldn't have agreed.

She also reminded her husband: "You really have a bad memory. Have you forgotten how she made things difficult for you before? And you still want to let her live in our house? Haven't you been bullied enough?"

Gu Zhihao:...

He had indeed forgotten. To put it nicely, he doesn't hold grudges; to put it not so nicely, he forgets the pain once the wound heals!

Shi Yuke didn't like Ji Yingjie, and since the family of four was a complete unit, they couldn't be separated, so they didn't stay in the countryside.

Of course, even if Shi Yuke had agreed, they couldn't have stayed; the countryside was too remote, and Ji Yingjie was someone who wanted to do big things, so the transportation was inconvenient.

Moreover, Ji Yingjie already had a house in the city, it just hadn't been lived in for a few years and needed some renovations.

Ji Yingjie discussed it with her niece: "Xuanxuan, I'm renovating my house; can we stay at your place for this period?"

Shi Youxuan agreed immediately: "Of course you can. Forget about a period of time, you can stay for a lifetime."

"Really?"

"Really."

Before Ji Yingjie could even be happy, she added: "However, if you live in my house, you have to follow my rules. You cannot point fingers at me or try to control everything."

Ji Yingjie wouldn't have it: "The way you put it, I am the elder; out of respect for your elder, you should let me call the shots."

"Yo, you really aren't modest. Do you understand that guests should follow the host's lead? Whoever's house you go to, you must follow that house's rules. This has nothing to do with being an elder or not."

"Hmph, even if you invited me, I wouldn't go. Do you really think I have nowhere to go? Nianyin has already arranged everything for me. I was just teasing you, look how scared you were."

Her aunt was back, which meant that the days ahead would not be peaceful.

……

First High School.

Experimental Class B.

"Swish!" A piece of chalk hit Sheng Zihan accurately on the face.

He had been eyeing the prettiest girl in the class, and as a result, he got hit.

Teacher Tian said from the podium: "Sheng Zihan, stand up and answer the question I just asked."

Zihan stood up and answered the question accurately and fluently, and even drew inferences from it without any errors; it was perfect and impossible to find any fault.

He just had this ability to multitask.

Although his eyes were looking at the pretty girl, he had still listened to the lesson!

Even if Teacher Tian wanted to make an issue out of it, she couldn't find a reason.

"Sit down. Come to my office after class."

After class, in Teacher Tian's office, Teacher Tian gave Sheng Zihan a harsh scolding.

She told him to pay attention in class, not to be half-hearted, that the most important thing in school is studying, and that thinking about other things is all nonsense...

Teacher Tian was full of grand principles, and Sheng Zihan didn't want to listen to a single bit of it.

But he couldn't leave, so he endured it for another half hour before he finally couldn't help but retort: "Teacher, I listened to the lesson. Not only did I answer your question, but I also completed every assignment. Why do you always pick on me?"

"That's right, you answered the question and completed the assignments, but you could have done even better. Tell me, why did you only score 143 points on this English exam?"

Teacher Tian's voice was very loud; the other teachers in the office were almost choked by their own spit.

Does it kill you not to show off?

What more could you want after scoring 143 on the high school English exam?

The envious gazes of the other teachers gave Teacher Tian a great sense of satisfaction; he was very pleased—that's right, this was the effect he wanted.

Zihan had a wealth of experience in bootlicking from a young age; how could he not know what the homeroom teacher was thinking?

Seeing this, he immediately began to flatter him without leaving a trace.

"I'm sorry, Teacher, I was wrong. I will definitely study hard next time and strive to score 150 so that I don't let down your cultivation of me..."

The flattery was well-delivered and very comfortable; Teacher Tian was very satisfied.

"Mm, your attitude is good. You may go back now. You must work even harder next time and make further progress."

Zihan was secretly delighted, but just as he was about to leave, he was called back by the homeroom teacher: "Wait a moment."

"Go back, pack your schoolbag, and sit in the front row at the same desk as Tian Yuanyuan."