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When Yang Jingxue moved with lotus-light steps and slowly entered the Small Courtyard in the upper-left corner of their lodging, she happened to see Chen Xiaojun beneath the moonlight, leisurely drinking to the moon.
The corners of Yang Jingxue's mouth lifted slightly, and she gave a soft laugh. "Xiaojun, still in such refined spirits here?"
Hearing the voice, Chen Xiaojun immediately stood, straightened his clothes, then bowed respectfully and said, "Grandma Xue, did everything go smoothly?"
Yang Jingxue folded her arms across her chest and replied with utter confidence, "Of course. With your Grandma Xue taking action personally, wasn't it bound to be as easy as reaching out and grabbing it?"
"Only, this time I waded into these muddy waters at the risk of ruining my sisterly friendship."
"What you promised me back then—you had better not go back on it."
Chen Xiaojun hurriedly put on a placating smile. "Grandma Xue, what are you saying? With the deep friendship between our two families, naturally, a word once spoken cannot be taken back. Spit on the ground and it's as good as a nail driven in."
Hearing this, Yang Jingxue giggled and said with feigned annoyance, "That's more like it."
"Honestly, getting a little something out of you people really isn't easy. I almost feel like a beggar."
Chen Xiaojun quickly flattered her. "Grandma Xue, you were born beautiful, with an extraordinary bearing."
"If you became a beggar, wouldn't that smash countless people's rice bowls?"
Yang Jingxue rolled her eyes at him and said with a half-smile, "Oh? Sure enough, that mouth of yours is honey-sweet, and you're as cunning as a fox. No wonder you coaxed my Xiao Yi until she couldn't tell north from south."
Then her tone suddenly changed. "Was everything today part of a