Clearly, Annie could speak Chinese as well; she just wasnāt as fluent as her brother.
Xia Chuyi watched her hopping mad, her expression unchanged, very calmly saying, "Oh, so you wanted to hear it to your face?"
She gave Annie a cold glance and then continued, "As the host of a nation known for its cultural etiquette, we possess our own foundation and composure and certainly wonāt stoop to petty squabbles with some short-sighted individuals."
Xia Chuyi repeated what she had said earlier, slowly, in English.
After finishing, Xia Chuyi spoke even more deliberately, asking Annie without rush, "Maāam, would you like to hear more?"
Annie could never have anticipated that Xia Chuyi would "insult" her to her face again.
"You, you..." Annie, pointing at her, was so angry she didnāt know what to say.
Xia Chuyi didnāt care whether she was angry or not and went on, "We, the people of Z country, scorn being petty and talking behind peopleās backs."
"Maāam, if I wish to attack you, I will do so directly."
After speaking, she paid no more attention to the others and turned to leave.
The woman named Annie didnāt react for a moment; by the time she saw Xia Chuyi walking away, she called out, "Hey! You..."
She rushed forward, wanting to cause trouble for Xia Chuyi, but was held back by the man beside her.
"Annie, you need to control your bad temper!" the man scolded, "Weāre here in Z country to find someone!"
"What if we cause trouble and get deported?"
Annie retorted in English, "So what if we get deported? I bet the other branch of the Bao Family is probably long dead!"
The man quickly stopped her, "Annie, havenāt you learned from just now? Be careful in case someone understands what weāre saying!"
Annie harrumphed twice and, in the end, didnāt dare to lose her temper again.
Because Xia Chuyi had already left and didnāt hear the conversation behind her.
The next day, as agreed, Xia Chuyi visited her master and masterās wife at their noodle shop.
"Child, your master and I have decided, weāll go with you to the Capital City," the masterās wife told Xia Chuyi, "However, we need to prepare for a while before going to the Capital City, can you wait?"
Xia Chuyi was particularly surprised; she hadnāt expected her master and masterās wife to agree so quickly to go with her to the Capital City!
"I can wait, of course I can wait!" Xia Chuyi affirmed.
She had come to G city for her master and masterās wife, and now that they had agreed to go with her to the Capital City, it couldnāt be any better!
So naturally, she was willing to wait!
Seeing her so jubilant, the masterās wife was also quite happy, smiling and saying, "Alright, then weāll go to the Capital City with you when itās time."
After finishing, the masterās wife added, "Since weāre going to the Capital City, your apprenticeship with Old Guan can wait."
Then the masterās wife took her hand and sat down beside the square table, saying to her, "Now that it has come to this, Iāll tell you about myself."
"My name is not Tian Sifang."
"My original name is Gu Xiu Fang."
Gu Xiu Fang? Surprise showed in Xia Chuyiās eyes.
The masterās wife nodded and explained, "Child, I think you might have guessed by now? Gu Xiuji, Gu Xiu Fang... Xiuji and I are blood sisters, Iām Gu Xiujiās older sister."
"The reason I took the name Sifang was merely to commemorate my former name."
Although Xia Chuyi had considered this possibility in her mind, actually hearing the masterās wife confirm it still made her feel astonished and amazed.
It was just too coincidental, truly like something out of a book!