C162 Entering the Bo Family
It had to be said that Xiao Xiao was moved by Aunt Zhao's honesty and almost told everything. But at the critical moment, she still restrained herself.
Xiao Xiao shook her head and her tightly held hands revealed the uneasiness in her heart, "Aunt Zhao, just promise me. I can't possibly rely on others to live my entire life."
Xiao Xiao's words were reasonable and her attitude was soft but firm and did not give in at all which made Old Mrs Zhao hesitate.
Xiao Xiao used her trump card - Old Mrs Zhao's son.
"Furthermore, Aunt Zhao, you have already decided to take me in. This is your own decision. If it was your son... If her brother did not agree, what would happen then? This will hurt your relationship. I don't want this to happen."
Although Old Mrs Zhao wanted to say that it was impossible, she thought of her only son. He had been relying on her for so many years. It was better not to take this risk.
This way, Old Mrs Zhao's originally firm heart was somewhat shaken, "But, Xiao Xiao... Can you really take care of yourself?"
Xiao Xiao nodded, "Aunt Zhao, you can rest assured. If I am not confident, I will not say it out loud. If Aunt Zhao agrees to me, I will finish this period of time. During this period of time, I will stay at the master's house, and after that, I will stay in the dormitory. "
Xiao Xiao looked at Old Mrs Zhao pleadingly and her nervous hands started to sweat, "Aunt Zhao, can I?"
Old Mrs Zhao felt the sweat on Xiao Xiao's palm and lightly sighed before nodding, "This request is simple. Xiao Xiao, you can rest assured that Aunt Zhao will definitely help you settle it."
At the end of her sentence, she added, "Xiao Xiao, Aunt Zhao will help you with this matter first. If my son agrees, you will still come to our house at that time!"
Xiao Xiao's eyes turned red again. On one hand, she was touched by Aunt Zhao and on the other hand, she felt guilty for lying to Aunt Zhao.
Xiao Xiao nodded and silently said in her heart, "Sorry, Aunt Zhao. I did not deliberately lie to you. I will definitely repay you in the future."
The next day, Old Mrs Zhao directly brought Xiao Xiao to Bao family.
In front of Mrs Jiang, Aunt Zhao still had some authority. But she did not dare to be rash in front of Mrs Jiang and said respectfully. "Madam, this is my niece from the countryside called Xiao Xiao. Her family is poor and she has come to seek refuge with me. How about letting her stay at home to take care of her during this period of time?"
After Old Mrs Zhao introduced herself, Xiao Xiao stood in front of him. Her appearance was quite clever and had the simplicity and simplicity of a young lady.
Mrs Jiang nodded, "Aunt Zhao, you are an old man in the family. For the matter of bringing someone in, you can just tell the butler. The young lady is a good person. Stay."
Old Mrs Zhao happily agreed and pulled Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao also quickly said, "Thank you, Madam."
Mrs Jiang did not care about this kind of trivial matter and also did not care about the addition of another person at home.
Xiao Xiao successfully entered the Bao family and became the most inconspicuous one among the many servants of the Bao family.
Xiao Xiao walked in and saw some men patrolling outside. They did not look like regular bodyguards but more like gangsters in the society. She asked quietly, "Aunt Zhao, who are these people?"
Aunt Zhao pulled Xiao Xiao's hand and shook her head to make a booing gesture in front of her mouth, indicating that she should not ask any more questions.
Xiao Xiao guessed that these people might be related to Su Jiale and that they were entrusted with the task of being loyal. She immediately began to investigate the origins of these people.
And Old Mrs Zhao was the first person she asked.
Walking to a corner with no one around, Xiao Xiao softly asked, "Aunt Zhao, tell me who those people are. Otherwise, I might accidentally cause some trouble!"
Aunt Zhao thought that it was true. During this period of time, Bao family was no longer the same as before. The atmosphere in the house was very strange. Now, she somewhat regretted pulling Xiao Xiao into this dangerous place at this time.
Mrs Jiang previously brought Su Jiale back at night, so the family only found out about Su Jiale's existence the next day.
Although Mrs Jiang publicly announced that she would use her identity as a mother-in-law to invite Su Jiale back to settle the pregnancy, anyone with discerning eyes would know at a glance. Su Jiale did not have any freedom in the Bao family, and her mental state was also not right. There was even a special lover outside to guard her. This was clearly house arrest!
However, smart people in this world knew how to shut up and did not meddle in other people's business.
Old Mrs Zhao pointed to a room upstairs, that was Su Jiale's room. She said, "There is a special guest in the house who lives there. These people are watching over her. It is good that you do not provoke them. They don't have much contact with us. "
Xiao Xiao looked at the place Aunt Zhao pointed at and knew that it was where Su Jiale was. She noted it down in her heart.
Xiao Xiao also wanted to ask if she could take care of Su Jiale in close proximity so that she could understand Su Jiale's recent situation and return it to Bao Jinyu. Perhaps she could get Su Jiale out early.
"Then Aunt Zhao, what is the identity of that guest? Why is he biting people to guard?" Xiao Xiao's behavior was completely in line with a young girl who was full of curiosity. She seemed to want to break the claypot and ask to the end.
Old Mrs Zhao did not suspect too much and only thought that Xiao Xiao did not have experience when entering a rich family for the first time. But this was the matter of the wives and Old Mrs Zhao did not dare to talk about it.
Old Mrs Zhao could only explain like this, "Xiao Xiao, you don't have to care about who that guest is. Anyway, she is currently in our house and she is elusive. Just treat it as if she does not exist."
"But Madam values that Miss very much!" Old Mrs Zhao also specifically emphasized, "Anyway, Xiao Xiao, stay away from him. Just do what you have to do."
Xiao Xiao did not believe and still wanted to find an opportunity to get close to Su Jiale. But Xiao Xiao clearly underestimated Mrs Jiang's defensive mentality and could only move about on the first floor.
The second floor was where Bao's father's study was located and very few people went in. A newcomer like Xiao Xiao could not go up to the second floor and even an old person like Aunt Zhao could only come close occasionally.
Once, Xiao Xiao almost rushed in but was stopped by the housekeeper.
At that time, Xiao Xiao's back was wet under the housekeeper's gaze. She was afraid that others would notice something wrong. It was the housekeeper who asked her if she was new and did not know the rules, so he let Xiao Xiao go.
Since then, Xiao Xiao was afraid that she would alert the enemy and did not dare to do anything unnecessary.
It seemed that Chen Yuan and the others had foresight in their previous exhortations. As long as she sent the news, she did not need to do anything unnecessary.
Xiao Xiao stayed in the Bao family because the people in the Bao family were basically stable. Xiao Xiao didn't need to do anything special when she came in. Usually, she would go wherever there was a shortage of people.
Therefore, she had a general understanding of the residence of the Bao family. Sometimes, she could even hear some words from Mrs Jiang and Bao Yuxiu.