What the hell?
You're becoming my classmate?
Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised by Meng Hongchen's words.
"Hehe, surprised? Didn't see that coming, did you?"
Meng Hongchen giggled. "My grandfather arranged it. Starting today, I'll be studying under Teacher Xuan, Xuan Ziwen."
"Oh, so that's how it is..."
Qin Xiao nodded in understanding.
Since Jing Hongchen had arranged it, he had nothing more to say.
"Mm-hmm, exactly."
Meng Hongchen nodded sweetly. "Let's introduce ourselves again. My name is Meng Hongchen...
"Considering our seniority, should I call you senior brother?"
That was something Jing Hongchen had overlooked.
He had only arranged for Meng Hongchen to come, forgetting to tell her about the relationship between Qin Xiao and Xuan Ziwen.
Or perhaps Jing Hongchen simply didn't care what their relationship was.
"Heh."
Qin Xiao chuckled without saying anything else.
Just then, a voice rang out behind them.
"Who do you think you are, calling my uncle-master your senior brother?"
Huh?
Meng Hongchen's expression abruptly changed, the smile freezing on her face.
She turned around and saw the girl who had eaten grilled fish with Qin Xiao by the lake yesterday. At some point, she had appeared in the doorway and was now glaring at her indignantly.
Meng Hongchen was rather indignant herself. "Why can't I call him senior brother?
"We're all on equal footing.
"Wait..."
She suddenly realized something was wrong. "What did you just call Qin Xiao?"
"Uncle-master! Is there a problem?"
"Of course there is!"
Meng Hongchen asked solemnly, "If you call him uncle-master, what am I supposed to call him? And what's his relationship with Teacher Xuan?"
"Since you've come to study under our teacher, you're my junior sister. Naturally, you should follow my lead and call him uncle-master. I call him that because our teacher regards Uncle-Master