“Okay, not a problem. Just give me their names and I’ll take care ofthat!”
“I have it all written down!” Innkeeper Zhu fished out a notebook fromhis chest and said, “Miss Cheng, I have been recording their training journaldaily. I trust that you can tell what the issues are.”
“Oh…”
Taking over the notebook, Cheng Xiao Xiao had not expected InnkeeperZhu to have gone such an extra mile. A daily journal was no small feat! “Thankyou so much, Innkeeper Zhu! I really appreciate this!”
“Ho Ho, ,whatever is helpful for Miss Cheng!”
“Thanks again, Innkeeper Zhu, will you be taking off with young Mr.Zhu?” Cheng Xiao Xiao did not start reading the journal right away but put itinside her sleeve.
“Ugh, perhaps I will leave with him, ho ho…”
Innkeeper Zhu’s smile was a bit forced, but he did a good job hidingit and Cheng Xiao Xiao pretended that she hadn’t noticed.
The two chatted for a bit longer and Cheng Xiao Xiao took off.
Innkeeper Zhu could no longer maintain that smile. He couldn’t helpbut to wipe away the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
“She was good. The way she looks at you was way more severe than thatof Master Cheng. It was like you can’t hide anything from her. She knowseverything that was going on…”
“Useless!” Came a familiar voice and Innkeeper Zhu turned pale. Hedare not look at the person approaching him.
The house guests of the Cheng’s decreased quickly.
Young Mr. Zhu was gone! Innkeeper Zhu was gone!
Their departure had no impact on the Cheng’s. They didn’t leave withmystical animals this time because the date that Cheng Xiao Xiao promised thepublic was only a month and a half away. Even if they had wanted to purchasemore, the Cheng’s would not have agreed to it.
After they have departed, Cheng Xiao Xiao read the journal given toher from Innkeeper Zhu. She had a pretty good idea which ones she shouldn’tkeep.
It’s time to take care of them. Otherwise, it would not befit theCheng’s for them to overstay.
After dinner, the whole family sat around the courtyard to chitchat!
“Ye, now that Xiao Xiao is back, should we move into the newcourtyard?” asked Mrs. Cheng.
The main courtyard of the Cheng’s has already been completed. Inadditional to the main hall for the parents, even the side halls for thesiblings were ready. Other than a couple courtyards meant for guest that had alittle bit more remaining to go, the Cheng’s could move in whenever. They nolonger need to stay in the straw huts.
Their places were ready a few days ago, but since Cheng Xiao Xiao wa.s.still out, n.o.body suggested to move now. Now that the entire family aretogether, naturally Mrs. Cheng would bring it up.
Cheng Biyuan looked around at the place that have been staying at forthe last four years and he have a complicated look on him, “I guess it is timeto move. As we have more and more visitors, this place is a bit on the shabbyside. It’s certainly difficult to entertain guests.”
“Ye is right!” Mrs. Cheng had been thinking the same thing fora while now.
Cheng Biyuan turned and looked at his daughter by his side, “XiaoXiao, do you have any other thoughts?”
“Dad, whatever you and momdecide!”
Cheng Xiao Xiao smiled, “We should move though. This place is smallerand more inconvenient. Now that our new house is built, we have no reason tocontinue to stay in the straw huts, am I right?”
“Ho ho ho….”
The family laughed together. Cheng Zheng Yuan shouted out, “I canfinally sleep by myself! I don’t want to sleep with Zheng Bin anymore! He kicksme every night!”
“Brother! You are just making all these up! I would never…!” criedlittle Zheng Bin in his own defense.
Cheng Zheng Yuan glanced over at his young brother and pursed hislips, “Sure you did! You kick me awake several times a night, made me want totoss you off the bed!”
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