Bai Ningning instinctively blurted out, "Why?"
Aunt Zou slightly lowered her head, her expression complex.
She wouldn't voluntarily bring up these matters; the reason she pulled Bai Ningning aside to discuss this was because she had received instructions from the master and mistress.
The mistress had visited their home last time and observed the interaction between the two sisters—rather than interaction, it was more like a one-sided communication from Bai Ningning to Qin Xin.
So, she was worried that when they arrived at the Qin family, Bai Ningning would appear as Qin Yue's girlfriend, and the two would definitely spend more time together. Coupled with the relatives' "traditional skills" of making ruthless comparisons and undermining Qin Xin, it was highly likely that Qin Xin would become withdrawn and spend these few days in silence.
It had always been like this.
Therefore, even if it wasn't for the "plan," just to prevent the second daughter from becoming withdrawn every time she returned home, the master and mistress made this request for Bai Ningning to take care of her.
Care from someone you like is like the warm sun in winter, heartwarming.
However, while the requests from the master and mistress sounded easy, it was tough for Aunt Zou, who had to convey them. She thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good excuse.
"Because, well, the second young lady's situation at home isn't very good..."
Aunt Zou hesitantly spoke half a sentence, but before she could finish, Bai Ningning suddenly interjected:
"I understand."
"...?"
Wait, how could she understand without hearing everything?
However, Bai Ningning's eyes were clear, and her tone was firm, showing no signs of insincerity.
"I know a little about Qin Xin's situation, so I understand," she added, "I will take care of Qin Xin."
Aunt Zou breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you understand; the master and mistress will be grateful to you."
Speaking of the master and mistress, that is, Qin Yue and Qin Xin's parents, Bai Ningning couldn't help but feel a bit curious: "Um, the master... I mean, uncle and aunt, they are quite open-minded."
"Open-minded?" Aunt Zou didn't understand what she meant.
"Generally, when parents encounter such situations with their daughters, not to mention parents, even relatives would have quite a few negative comments, right?" Bai Ningning said lightly. "You mentioned before that the relatives would definitely have strange looks and murmurs in their hearts, but they wouldn't dare to say anything because of Yueyue's status. But uncle and aunt have no such concerns and have never said anything."
Aunt Zou's eyelids twitched; she thought to herself, how do you know they didn't say anything? When you abandoned the young lady and ran away, and the young lady was in such a state of despair, when the master and mistress finally found out about it, you can't imagine how they scolded you.
What a little seductress, what a fox demon Daji, what a green tea flower blooming on a high mountain.
They had sighed countless times, wondering how a perfectly fine daughter, a capable and beautiful ice queen, ended up falling for a girl. They used to worry about her being cold, but they never expected it to be worse.
As for why they hadn't said anything later, it was because they had already prepared themselves mentally for so long.
And there was another reason—
"The mistress is very loving towards the young lady and the second young lady; she won't interfere in their private lives, and she will listen to the master on important matters," Aunt Zou said. "As for the master, he currently has only one wish, which is for the young lady and the second young lady to have a good relationship; everything else is secondary."
Mr. Qin thought this way mainly because of himself; he had set the competitive growth policy for his two daughters when they were young. Now that it had developed into this situation, he felt he bore the main responsibility, which had become a mental knot.
Bai Ningning nodded, deep in thought.
She recalled what Qin Xin had said earlier; if in a family, relatives compared the younger sister to the older sister, and the older sister's achievements were far beyond reach, the relationship between the two sisters would indeed not be good.
"I will help," Bai Ningning said. "Yueyue and Qin Xin are both important to me; I will try to help them mend their relationship."
Aunt Zou's face flashed with surprise.
"That's great! The master and mistress will be very happy."
However, Miss Ningning, you may not know what the method of helping is.
Aunt Zou knew the method but didn't dare to say it. She looked up at the gradually darkening sky and sighed, "Miss Ningning, you should rest early; you have to get up early tomorrow."
This was something Qin Xin had said earlier; it was like they were trying to hypnotize her.
"Okay."
Bai Ningning returned to her room, took a shower, changed into her pajamas, and climbed into the big bed she shared with Qin Yue.
She tilted her head to take a glance; her big sister was still in a deep sleep, her little mouth slightly open, breathing softly, her sleeping face serene and cute.
Qin Yue had been sleeping soundly since she had taken a nap during the day.
Bai Ningning thought to herself, the extent of her breathing was still quite large.
But it definitely wasn't as big as mine.
Bai Ningning also snuggled into the blanket, closing her eyes with a hint of inexplicable pride.
Good night.
Zzzz
On Sunday morning, Qin Yue was the first to wake up in the house; the time displayed on her phone was only five o'clock, and it was still a while before dawn.
After all, she had slept the entire day before, and last night was like a refill, so waking up at this time was already considered late.
Beside her, a certain heartless little green tea was still fast asleep, her little mouth slightly open, breathing in small puffs, her sleeping face peaceful and adorable.
Qin Yue recalled when she went out to eat last night...
This person seemed to have said a few vague things again, but last night she was really too tired to hear clearly.
Since she didn't hear clearly, let's just pretend it wasn't said; for now, I'll let you off the hook.
Qin Yue sat up a little, half leaning against the pillow. There were still at least two hours until the normal wake-up time, and since there was nothing to do, she decided to look at her phone for a while.
She picked up her phone and instinctively logged onto the forum. To her surprise, the avatar of her friend in the friend list was actually lit up.
So early?
[YN]: Teacher 00, do you wake up this early every day?
Not long after, there was a reply.
[00]: No, I haven't slept yet.
[00]: I have a bit on my mind, can't sleep... but it's okay, it's the weekend anyway.
[00]: Since I'm just sitting here, I'll continue to tell you about the equipment.
Qin Yue was slightly taken aback, thinking this teacher was quite impressive, staying up all night at five in the morning to talk about equipment?
[YN]: But Teacher 00, are you really okay after not sleeping all night?
Of course, Qin Yue didn't know that her Teacher 00 had been troubled by a matter all night long. As soon as she closed her eyes, she would see that girl, and the sound of "Our Youth" would echo in her ears.
[00]: It's fine, I'm okay; it's good to distract myself.
Since she said that, Qin Yue was happy to accept it. Having this extra lesson in the early morning would allow her to start her training earlier and use the equipment sooner.
[YN]: Okay, Teacher 00, please go ahead. What are we learning today?
[00]: Today I'll talk to you about the new type of equipment, mainly the high-power smart equipment after the technological updates.
[00]: For example, this one—Electric Surge!