Yan Aohan smiled faintly. The fox’s greatest strength lay in digging traps so subtly that opponents fell in without realizing it. Zhu Zhibin possessed high intelligence, but against a prodigy like Yan Aohan, he was no match.
Beside them, Zhu Yanyi suppressed her laughter. She watched her younger brother fall into the trap Yan Aohan had set, feeling no urge to warn her. After all, the brat had been so smug earlier. Now, she deserved to be outsmarted.
Zhu Zhibin paused, slightly stunned. Seeing Zhu Yanyi’s strange expression, she suddenly understood. She pointed at Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi. "You are both foxes. You dug a trap just for me to jump into."
Yan Aohan glanced at Zhu Zhibin. "Actually, you didn’t have to jump. Your willingness to jump proves my trap was very attractive to you."
Zhu Zhibin froze. He sighed. "Brother Yan, treating a child this way is immoral."
"Hmm, you are a child," Yan Aohan nodded. "But if you add 'high IQ' before 'child,' I would find it much more pleasing to the ear."
"Never mind. I am a small person with a large heart. I won’t argue with you anymore." It was better to admit defeat than to lose the argument.
Zhu Yanyi and the others burst into laughter. Xie Yijun, standing nearby, said directly, "Doumiao is truly a source of joy."
Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile. "It is indeed happier with her in the house. However, such joyful days will likely only occur during the New Year from now on."
"What happened?" Xie Yijun asked.
Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly, offering no further explanation. She simply said, "Doumiao is going to the Special Youth Class in the capital to study. Once she leaves, she will only be able to come out during the New Year."
"Special Youth Class?" Xie Yijun hadn’t expected Zhu Zhibin to enter such a place. It was a class for young geniuses. Xie Yijun looked at Zhu Zhibin for a long while before saying, "I always knew Doumiao was smart. I never imagined he was so talented that he could enter the Special Youth Class."
Zhu Zhibin showed no pride. He only said, "Uncle Yijun, why do I feel like you are mocking me?"
"Impossible. Uncle Yijun is praising you," Xie Yijun said with a smile. "Since you are going to the Special Youth Class in the capital, Uncle will give you a red envelope while you are still here." Xie Yijun glanced at Ouyang Manqing. Ouyang Manqing smiled, went inside, and brought out a red envelope, handing it to Xie Yijun. Xie Yijun stuffed it directly into Zhu Zhibin’s hands. "This is only for you. It has nothing to do with your two older sisters. How is that?"
"Uncle Yijun, this is immoral. I am going to the capital, and my sisters are going to the capital too. Why are you giving a red envelope only to me? What if they become jealous because I am more popular than them?" Zhu Zhibin protested immediately.
Xie Yijun paused slightly, looking at Zhu Yanyi. "An’er, did you get into the music academy in the capital?"
"The scores are out. There is no problem. The admission notice has already been sent ahead to be picked up," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
"You are going to the capital for high school?" Xie Yijun asked again. she had previously thought she was only going to the capital hospital for consultations. she hadn’t expected another purpose.
Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile. "I have reached a bottleneck in my medical knowledge. So, I plan to go to the capital to study under my master and gain more experience. Therefore, I plan to attend high school in the capital." She naturally would not reveal the specific details. This reason was not only given to Xie Yijun but also served as the public explanation. No one would suspect this excuse.