Chapter 3 Cinderella Arrives

  Lin Zixuan carried Xiao Xue with difficulty to the front gate of their house, "Sigh, finally arrived~" Lin Zixuan could only smile bitterly at Xiao Xue. Originally, when they were halfway there, Xiao Xue refused to walk and shouted loudly, threatening him that if he didn't carry her, she would go back to the orphanage. Even though Lin Zixuan was physically strong, carrying a 90-pound little person for one kilometer on foot was a tough job. Thinking about it, this was the first time Lin Zixuan had ever been so exhausted in his life. Oh well, who let this girl become his sister? Lin Zixuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, slowly pushing open the creaking gate and walking into the hall.

  "Master!" "The master is back!" "Master!" The servants who were busy running around in the hall all bowed to Lin Zixuan, and Lin Zixuan smiled and nodded slightly. At this time, Old Master Lin, who had heard the noise, poked his head out from the second floor and saw Lin Zixuan, then hastily came down from the second floor.

  "Sorry, young master, it's my fault for not arranging the things you entrusted to me properly." Old Lin hastily finished speaking and glanced up at the second floor again.

  "What's going on? And why is everyone walking around like this, what are they doing? Grandpa Lin, aren't you going to give me a good explanation!" Lin Zixuan still had his usual smile.

  "Housekeeper Lin, haven't you taken care of the things I entrusted to you yet? You go ahead and attend to your duties first, I'll explain!" As Ling Wei slowly walked down the stairs, Housekeeper Lin lowered his head, about to leave.

  "Grandpa Lin, wait a minute!" Lin Zixuan's face was calm and unruffled, but he began to feel curious about Ling Wei.

  "Aren't you going to explain? Hmm?" Lin Zixuan gently put down Xiaoxue, and Old Master Lin beckoned two servants to come over and support Xiaoxue. Lin Zixuan suddenly felt relieved, slightly stretching out his arm, and listened to Ling Wei's words at the same time.

  "Hehe, Young Master Lin, actually I just had some minor dissatisfaction with the room you arranged for me, so I troubled the staff to rearrange it according to my requirements. Isn't that right, Housekeeper Lin?" Ling Wei turned to Housekeeper Lin, her face smiling, but her eyes were cold as ice.

  Lin Guan's family looked at Young Master Lin, and Lin Zixuan didn't respond either. He just turned around and asked Old Lin instead.

  It turned out that Ling Wei arrived at the Lin's residence an hour earlier than Lin Zixuan. Old Master Lin, seeing Ling Wei's elegant demeanor, thought she was the noble guest that Young Master had specifically entrusted to him, so he brought her to the room that used to belong to the second young miss. Who would have thought that as soon as Ling Wei entered the room, she began ordering the servants to replace the items in the room? "This lollipop is bad for your teeth, please throw them all away." "Please help me change the bedding to a solid color, preferably white." "Change the curtains to something more elegant, thank you." "Oh, and also..." Ling Wei's polite tone was laced with an irresistible commanding tone, and so, the scene that Lin Zixuan saw when he entered the room unfolded.

  "Grandpa Lin, please help me restore that room to its original state!" After hearing Grandpa Lin's words, Lin Zixuan's gentle face was shrouded in a layer of gloom, and he spoke out these words one by one.

  "Master, wasn't this room prepared for Miss Ling Wei?" Old Lin couldn't help but be curious.

  "Of course not, it's for my little sister Xiaoxue," Lin Zixuan walked to Xiaoxue's side and gently put his arm around her shoulder. At this time, Xiaoxue had already woken up, but she didn't know what was happening in front of her, and she smiled foolishly at everyone looking at her.

  "Grandpa Lin, please arrange another guest room for Miss Ling Wei later. Oh, and remember to set everything up according to Miss Ling Wei's preferences." The last sentence was said by Lin Zixuan while looking at Ling Wei.

  "Also, since you're all here now, let me formally introduce my younger sister, her name is Xiaoxue. You must treat her the same way as Zilin. If I find out she's been wronged in this household, then I can only say sorry to you."

  "Yes!" everyone chorused in unison.

  After everyone dispersed, Lin Zixuan called out to Old Lin, "Old Master Lin, I hope you can take care of Xiaoxue like you do with Zilin."

  "Young master, this is natural." Old Lin carefully measured Little Snow, and indeed, there were a few similarities in her eyebrows, eyes, and expression with the second young lady. No wonder the young master made such arrangements.

  "Grandpa Lin, what are you looking at?" Little Xue curiously blinked her big eyes at the gentle grandfather in front of her.

  "Oh, you're with Second Miss..."

  "Grandpa Lin!" Lin Zixuan called out in a low voice, and Old Lin hastily swallowed back the words that were about to leave his mouth.

  Zixuan didn't want to let the innocent Xiaoxue know these things that were originally unrelated to her so early, "Let's talk about it later." At least wait until Xiaoxue fully accepted this family.

  "Why, you big bully! I don't want to talk to you! Hmph! I'm cutting ties with you for 58.9 seconds!" Xiaoxue crossed her arms over her chest, gave a fierce glare, and turned her head 45 degrees away.

  Lin Zixuan and Old Man Lin exchanged a glance, even the usually stern Old Man Lin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Grandpa Lin, you're not allowed to laugh at me! If you laugh again, I'll punish you!" Little Snow said with wide eyes, pouting at Grandpa Lin.

  "Alright, alright... I won't laugh anymore." Lin Grandfather finally managed to hold back his laughter, feeling extremely delighted in his heart. Little Snow may not have the same temperament as Ling Wei, but she's more lovable and makes people want to get close to her.

  "Grandpa Lin, I'd like to introduce someone to you. She's innocent and lovely; clever and talented; has a sharp tongue; is elegant and refined; is playful and mischievous; can charm the whole city; is highly learned and chivalrous... That's me! My full name is Xiao Xue, my nickname is also Xiao Xue, which means 'clever and talented snow'. I'll have an English name too. Grandpa Lin, please give me your guidance!"

  "Haha... Lin Zixuan and the other two burst out laughing again,"

  "You just said romantic and elegant? Playing with the world without respect?" Lin Zixuan forced out this sentence from his mouth,

  "Really! Don't admire me too much!" Xiaoxue said with a slight pout.

  "Second Miss, I am the steward of the Lin household. If you need anything in the future, just find me. That young master, Second Miss, I'll arrange for someone to prepare dinner." Old Lin bowed seriously and was about to turn around and withdraw.

  "Hey, wait a minute, Grandpa Lin." Xiaoxue called out to Grandpa Lin, then ran up to him and bowed to him in the same way as he had done earlier. "Grandpa Lin, you're my elder, so I should return this courtesy to you!"

  "Huh?" For a moment, Old Lin didn't react, and it was Lin Zixuan who spoke up, "Grandpa Lin, you go take care of your own business."

  "Yes." After Grandfather Lin left, Lin Zixuan pulled Xiaoxue to the sofa and sat her down, wanting to have a good talk about the rules of the Lin household.

  "Xiaoxue, has the time for our breakup passed?" Lin Zixuan asked, finding himself wanting to laugh.

  "Guess what?" Xiaoxue asked back.

  "I guess it's probably not passed." Lin Zixuan cooperated with Xiaoxue's words,

  "Congratulations, you guessed it right, but unfortunately, you only got half of it right." Xiaoxue blinked her big eyes and said seriously.

  "Which half?" Lin Zixuan was a bit perplexed, his answer didn't know where it went wrong.

  "You only guessed the 'should' part! Your brain seems to be not working properly, I recommend a secret recipe that even an idiot would know, just eat more walnuts!" Xiaoxue said with a straight face.

  "En, okay, I will," Lin Zixuan wasn't angry, Xiao Xue's state was his favorite.

  The two of them continued to chat like this, and Lin Zixuan couldn't help but burst out laughing at Xiaoxue's words. They didn't notice the icy, resentful gaze fixed on them from the corner of the second floor.

  "Do you think I'm air? Lin Zixuan, how dare you not put me in your eyes! How can that cheap girl Xiaoxue compare to me? You're all too much, humph! Unforgivable!" Ling Wei said coldly and quietly, then turned around and entered her own room. She smiled at the servants who were working inside and said, "Sorry about this, I'm giving you trouble as soon as I come in. Here, take these, they're for you to have some tea." Ling Wei took out a stack of money from her bag and handed it over to one of the servants.

  "Thank you, Miss Ling." "Miss Ling is really nice." Several servants smiled and praised Ling Wei,

  "This is what should be." Ling Wei tried to speak softly, but in her heart, she was thinking, "They are all just a bunch of money-grabbing scoundrels!"

  Xiaoxue, from now on it's up to you whether you can stay in the Lin Manor or not. Only when you're kicked out will Lin Zixuan's gaze fall on me, hehehe... Ling Wei walked out of the room door, a sly smile flashing at the corner of her mouth.

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