"Uncle, Auntie."
Zhang Fusheng greeted them with a smile and introduced her:
"This is my friend, Chen Nuanyu, a seed-level student at Jiang University. She came with me this time to have Sister Xixi sign her external placement student contract."
Uncle and Auntie nodded blankly. Zhang Xiaoxi exclaimed in surprise:
"Kid, where did you get the key?"
"Asked the hotel for it."
Zhang Fusheng answered as if it were only natural:
"Besides, the matter's already been settled. You don't need to stay at Ping'an Hotel anymore. Of course, if you want to stay a few more days, you can."
What did he mean, the matter had been settled??
The three of them looked at one another.
Huh?
"It's like this."
Zhang Fusheng explained patiently:
"I joined a Martial Arts Academy before to study. My master saw that I had good talent and accepted me as a disciple."
"You? Good talent?" Zhang Xiaoxi's face was full of suspicion. "Is there something... wrong with your master's eyes?"
Chen Nuanyu silently glanced at her.
Uncle nodded.
"I know about that. Wentao called and mentioned it to me, but what does that have to do with—?"
Zhang Fusheng explained with a chuckle:
"The Martial Arts Academy has a lot of businesses under it. Ping'an Hotel is one of them."
"What?"
All three froze.
"Really?" Zhang Xiaoxi muttered as she tapped away at the computer. In no time at all, she said, "Uh, Chaimen or Hong Ji Martial Arts Hall?"
Now it was Zhang Fusheng's turn to be stunned.
"Hong Ji. How did you know?"
Zhang Xiaoxi rapidly browsed through the computer.
"Oh, that was easy. I checked Ping'an Hotel's funding records. Every month, they transfer huge sums to something called Hong Ji. Let me take another look—"
She checked further.
"Hong Ji has a