Xue Baiyan's breakfast was two slices of bread and a glass of milk. After that, it was four hours of work.

At her level, work doesn't have to be at the office or office, it's okay at home. Where she works depends on her mood that day, and she is reluctant to leave the house today. So I moved all my work to the study at home.

At the end of the morning's work, Xue Baiya did not rush to the restaurant to eat with Xue Gui and the others, but after rubbing her slightly sore eyes, she went straight to the small attic on the innermost floor of the Xue family's house.

It was the forbidden place where Old Lady Xue lived, except for a few backbones of the Xue family. No one else is allowed to approach it. In the attic, only the middle-aged woman about forty years old took care of the old lady's daily life. It seems that it is not very stunning and rich at first glance, but after a little pondering, it is easy to appreciate the essence and distance from the luxurious Xue family's house. No outsiders should be disturbed.

Xue Baiyan was dressed in simple and graceful casual clothes, and walked towards the attic without hurrying. But when she stood in the doorway, she hesitated a little. It seems to be thinking about whether to go in or go back.

After thinking about it for less than a minute, when Xue Baiya felt that such hesitation was too time-consuming, she finally pushed open the small door.

Creak.

The fine wooden door made a slight sound, and Xue Baiyan slowly entered. Running into a middle-aged woman cleaning the house, Xue Baiyan asked softly, "Auntie, where is grandpa?" ”

"The old man is practicing calligraphy." The middle-aged woman said elegantly, not like a woman who has been working as a maid for many years, but more like a graceful woman who has experienced the tempering of life. It makes people feel close to each other from the bottom of their hearts.

"Hmm." Xue Baiyan nodded and slowly walked towards the study.

"The old man knew that the young lady would come, so he asked me to prepare lunch, did I finish talking or did I talk while eating?" The middle-aged woman said behind her.

"Talk while eating." Xue Baiyan adhered to the principle of living with as little time as possible and smiled.

"Okay." The middle-aged woman walked towards the kitchen.

If this attic is the forbidden land of the Xue family, then the old man's study is the forbidden place of the forbidden land. No one is allowed to enter unless the old man has permission to do so. This is a dead order, and no one can disobey it. Even Xue Baiyan, who had already controlled the power of the Xue family, had never surpassed Lei Chi by half a step.

As soon as Xue Baiyan arrived at the door, the old man's slightly old voice came from inside.

"Come in."

Xue Baiyan pushed open the door and walked in.

"Grandpa." Xue Baiyan said calmly.

"Just guessed you'd be looking for me." The old man held the pen and pulled it, and after completing the copying, he sat down with a little difficulty, and a kind smile bloomed on his wrinkled cheeks. "For Lin Ze?"

"Half." Xue Baiyan said.

"The other half is not directly related to him, but it is because of him." The old lady laughed.

This time, Xue Baiyan didn't make a sound, just sat on the chair.

Xue Baiyan's head is very useful, which others know, and she knows it herself. But in front of the old lady, she didn't dare to get an axe. Smarter?

She was taught by an old lady. Blue is better than blue, and it can be placed on anyone, but not on her. She knew that no matter how much others praised her, she was not as good as the old lady.

"When you and Han Zhenbei were drinking, he actually let you do it on purpose." The old lady didn't talk nonsense, and directly pointed to the center.

"Let me?" Xue Baiyan said in surprise when she heard this. "You mean—"

"That's right." The old lady said with a smile. "No matter how much I delegate power to you, even if you're impressive enough in the short term to really impress you. Only gods can be made. On the road to becoming a god, you must first slaughter the god. Otherwise, you don't count as a god. ”

"That's why he asked me for a drink and then lost to me?" Xue Baiyan frowned slightly.

"Han Zhenbei is a man of great wisdom. I don't have much to do with him, but I know that if his body wasn't -- maybe in another ten years, Yanjing would no longer be in a three-legged situation. The old lady sighed and sighed. I roughly calculated that I would probably have a year or two to live. Han Zhenbei but-alas, it's a pity that he is a genius. Could this be a jealous talent? ”

"Grandpa, you are in good health, and you can live for many years." Xue Baiyan said.

"Huh. I'm tired of being alive. Now that you're mature, I have nothing to worry about. The old lady shook her head. Whether Xue Gui's kid can carry the Xue family, depending on his personal creation, he has this ability, but he doesn't have the heart. The next few days will make you suffer a little. ”

"It's fine." Xue Baiyan shook her head.

"Lin Ze, this kid is not bad. Through his performance in Yanjing, he dare not say that he is the second Han Zhenbei, but he may reach the top on another road. Without Han Zhenbei's favor back then, I might not sit next to me in public, but I might have a private chat with him. The old lady said with a smile. You don't think he's bad, right? ”

"Little brat." Xue Baiyan said lightly.

"The little kid has such brains and skills, and he will be able to pay it back in two years?" The old lady didn't mind Xue Baiyan's attitude at all.

"I'm old." Xue Baiyan said.

"Nonsense." The old lady feigned anger. "Calling yourself old in front of an old immortal like me, begging for a beating?"

"Grandpa can't bear it." Xue Baiyan suddenly laughed.

"Alas. As I said before, I won't care about you. I can't manage it, you can deal with it however you want, and I'm sure you can handle it. The old lady sighed. In that case, do you have anything else to say? ”

"I want to ask grandpa a question." Xue Baiyan said hesitantly.

"What?"

"Am I suitable for a sibling relationship?"

"Hahaha-"

"Funny?" Xue Baiyan frowned slightly. She got angry, but she couldn't even give her grandfather's face.

"It's not funny." The old lady was busy to stop her hearty laughter, and said with a look of satisfaction. "I'm just happy that my little white silk has grown up. I know that men are not the same as women. ”

"I always knew." Xue Baiyan said lightly.

"No, you just found out today." The old lady said with a sigh of emotion. "But since you ask me, then grandpa will give you a word: children's love always thinks that they are earth-shattering, and the sea is dry and rotten. Actually, no, their so-called love is naïve, the product of impulsiveness and blindness. And the love of young people they always think that it can be Lang Man, but it is actually plain, not too windy, and not much turbulent. People like you thought that love could be gentle and peaceful, and the water flowed for a long time. No. It's hard too. Even in your heart, his status is getting heavier and heavier. But if you don't experience a life-and-death horror, trust grandpa, you will never accept him. ”

"Why?" Xue Baiyan frowned.

"The pride of the Xue family, your pride." The old lady said sonorously and forcefully. "There is a saying in Huaxia that it takes three generations to give birth to a nobleman. In fact, otherwise, there is no aristocratic blood in his bones, no matter how many generations he has bred, he is just a nouveau riche after all, and he can't become a nobleman. ”

"I am?" Xue Baiyan was puzzled.

"Barely counted, but not yet." The old man said with a smile on his face. "Your good nephew is a nobleman in the true sense of the word. Let me ask you, is there any son of a wealthy family in Yanjing who can be pampered and humiliated by Xiaogui? Who can really regard money as dung as he does, and not be proud of being the son of a wealthy family at all? Maybe some people can do it on the surface, but they can't in their bones. Xue Gui is from the inside out, so he is a nobleman. ”

~~ More later.