Xia Chujian said, "As long as you work hard, why would I sue you? I was just telling Guo Sheng that we want to build a house for ourselves, and I was wondering if he could recommend a suitable construction company."
Bai Li Xin understood Xia Chujian's meaning and immediately said, "We can build houses too! My whole family has licenses! And insurance! It's just that we often can't compete with others for this kind of work, so we don't do it much..."
He was truly an honest man, even admitting his lack of experience.
But Xia Chujian didn't agree right away, only saying, "Alright, once you've built the wall, we'll give your qualifications priority."
Just hearing her say that, Bai Li Xin and his six sons were so excited they didn't know how to express their gratitude. Suddenly, all seven heads turned into horse heads, each with a long horn in the center of their foreheads...
Xia Chujian, Xia Yuanfang, Aunt Chen: "..."
Guo Sheng was sweating profusely and immediately knelt down before Xia Chujian: "Sister Xia... I... I didn't mean to... mean to hide it from you..."
Bai Li Xin's wife still looked human, but all the color had drained from her face, leaving it as white as paper.
Her lips trembled as she stood helplessly beside her husband and sons, choking out, "Ms. Xia, Mr. Guo, you are both good people, we shouldn't have hidden it from you... My husband and sons are Humanoids, but they are really smart and capable, they are very skilled, and the houses they build are better than others, and they never cut corners or use inferior materials... Please give us a chance..."
She and her husband and sons all knelt down together.
Xia Chujian looked at Guo Sheng, saying with slight displeasure, "Guo Sheng, you knew they were Humanoids? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
Guo Sheng didn't dare to look Xia Chujian in the eye, stammering, "...Humanoids... Humanoids can't start companies, but they... they have been running a small business very cautiously for many years, and they never cause trouble."
"Although they are Humanoids, they are better than many... many humans... better than I used to be!"
"I just wanted to help them out. Recently, not only has the price of grain gone up, but even the price of Low-Level Nutrient Solution has gone up. Their family's situation is such that they can't even get the government's minimum subsistence allowance, and they can't make ends meet..."
In the Beichen Empire, Humanoid slaves were, without a doubt, livestock kept in captivity.
And Humanoid Lowly People, according to the law, could only do the lowest-level jobs in society.
This overlapped with the lowest level of the common people.
When Xia Chujian was little, and she and Xia Yuanfang lived in the South District, Xia Yuanfang could only do the lowest-level jobs in society.
At that time, many Humanoid Lowly People took pity on them, aunt and niece, and helped them a lot.
Xia Yuanfang sighed and said, "Mr. Guo, Mr. Bai Li, please get up."
Xia Chujian said, "Alright, as long as you can build the house well, I don't care if you are Humanoids or humans. But I don't like being deceived."
She looked at Guo Sheng and said, "Guo Sheng, this is the last time. If you do something like this again, we're through."
"Sister Xia! Sister Xia! I won't dare again! I really won't dare again!" Guo Sheng cried so hard that tears and snot streamed down his face.
But the weather was extremely cold, and as soon as his tears flowed out, they froze into ice, and his face was quickly frostbitten.
Xia Yuanfang couldn't bear it and said, "Mr. Guo, quickly put on a mask, don't get frostbite."
Guo Sheng glanced at Xia Chujian, not daring to move, and certainly not daring to put on a mask.
Xia Chujian said, "If my aunt tells you to get up, then get up. This project will still be given to you. I have no prejudice against Humanoids, so as long as you work hard, I may still look for you in the future."
Everyone's life is not easy, and Humanoids have it even harder than commoners.
Guo Sheng finally stood up, and the Bai Li family also stood up, still with horse heads with horns on top.
Xia Chujian couldn't help but ask, "Do you have unicorn blood?"
Bai Li Xin shook his head: "No, we are not unicorns."
But they didn't say what they were.
Xia Chujian wanted to ask more, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw Aunt Chen shaking her head slightly at her.
Xia Chujian immediately changed the subject, frowning and saying, "Can't you revert to human form?"
Bai Li Xin said honestly, "If you agree to us reverting, we will revert."
Xia Chujian's mouth twitched, "Revert then."
So the seven men of the Bai Li family turned back into humans.
Xia Chujian was very puzzled and eager to verify with Aunt Chen, so she directly signed the contract and sent it to Bai Li Xin's Quantum Optical Brain.
Bai Li Xin was very grateful and immediately gathered his family onto the truck to return to the city to prepare for work.
Guo Sheng was embarrassed to stay here alone to face Xia Chujian, so he also left in their truck.
Chen Auntie finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's my fault... I sensed that their aura was off, so I applied a little pressure. And you made them emotional, otherwise they wouldn't have transformed so easily."
At that time, they were emotionally agitated, and with the pressure from Aunt Chen, a descendant of the Divine Beast Fei Fei, it would have been strange if they hadn't transformed.
Xia Chujian curiously asked, "What kind of animal bloodline do they have? I've seen humanoids that are half-human and half-horse, but they don't look like that. Those humanoids have a human upper body and a horse lower body, like a normal horse."
Chen Auntie pondered and said, "Their bloodline should be extraordinary as well. But it's very diluted, otherwise they wouldn't be unable to withstand my suppression."
"So what exactly is it?"
Chen Auntie shook her head apologetically, "I really don't know, I just know they are not ordinary Humanoids."
Xia Yuanfang looked at Chen Auntie, then at San Zong in the distant Flying Vehicle, and smiled slightly, "As long as they are upright, it doesn't matter what type of Humanoids they are. There's no need to get to the bottom of it."
Chen Auntie said, "Xia Researcher is right, in the future, I will keep a closer eye on them."
Xia Chujian was overjoyed and quickly said, "Chen Auntie, then please take care of the construction this time. I'll pay you a salary."
"This is also building a place for Yingying and me to live, why would I need you to pay me?" Chen Auntie smiled and patted her shoulder, "Alright, it's getting late, you should go back. Leave this to me. In a month, this place will be built."
Xia Chujian said regretfully, "I'm starting school in a week. I can't come over every week."
She seemed to hate studying.
Xia Yuanfang could only glare at her secretly.
...
In the following days, Xia Chujian didn't go out again, staying at home, doing homework, taking care of Si Xi and Wu Fu, and observing the Housekeeping Robot Liu Shun.
She would also pay attention to the construction of her home's walls while secretly surfing the Star Network to catch up on gossip.
She had only been away from the Star Network for a few days, and she had already missed such a big show! She learned that Yun Nvluo had been expelled from the Quan Family's law firm, and was no longer Quan Yuxun's first secretary. It was even said that her lawyer's license was going to be revoked.
And Yun Dagang, the old head of the Yun Family, was sued by the military court, tracing back to an incident ten years ago when he stole military merits from his subordinates.
Yun Songhao, the eldest son of the Yun Family, was expelled from the military and lost all military rank and benefits, becoming an ordinary citizen.
Then, the whole family was demoted to commoners, their Beichen Star residency was revoked, and they were exiled to the commoner area of Cangge Star.
And Cangge Star was within the Quan Family's sphere of influence, so it was clear that the Yun Family's days would not be easy from now on.
This kind of pain was like being cut with a broken knife, suffering in small pieces, not only did the pain not decrease by half, but it was also endless.
This was Quan Yuxun's method...
Xia Chujian was secretly shocked.
Just a few days ago, Quan Yuxun was acting as if nothing had happened, bringing Yun Nvluo to Guiyuan Star, pretending to be on a business trip, traveling and visiting friends...
But he turned around and turned hostile, not only dealing with Yun Nvluo, but also throwing the entire Yun Family into the bottom of society.
She remembered Guo Sheng saying that Quan Yuxun was a well-known "smiling tiger" among the Senate's legal advisors, nicknamed Lord Knife! Lord Knife lived up to his name! Indeed, there were only wrongly given names, not wrongly given nicknames.
So she became more vigilant.
When interacting with these top figures, the most important thing was to know your place.
Never think that just because someone smiles at you, you can take an inch after getting a yard...
Xia Chujian thought of how she had once "threatened" Quan Yuxun to reduce her loan while working as a bodyguard, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Quan Yuxun wouldn't secretly write it down in his little notebook, and then deal with her when he had time, would he! Xia Chujian was so anxious that she couldn't sleep for several days, and a small pimple even appeared on her chin.
Later, she couldn't bear this uneasy feeling anymore and sent a message to Quan Yuxun.
[Yuanbao]: Quan Shao, please don't hold a grudge against me, a lowly commoner and poor person. I will work hard to earn money to repay the debt, you don't need to reduce the loan.
Quan Yuxun was in the Imperial City at the time, meeting with the Cabinet leader, military big shots, Senate Speaker, and the Emperor, to decide on the new Baron.
Although the Emperor had the final say on the title, he still hoped to get the support of the Cabinet, the military, and the Senate.
Catching sight of the humble message on the Quantum Optical Brain, Quan Yuxun raised an eyebrow.
What madness was this again?
He quietly replied with a "?".
Xia Chujian told the truth.
[Yuanbao]: Please don't deal with me like you dealt with the Yun Family...
Then came a small, pitiful, and helpless cat meme.
Quan Yuxun: "..."
He really wanted to say she was overthinking it. Even if she offended him, with the Xia Family's scale, those two nieces were so insignificant that he'd lose if he even glanced at them.
To actually compare her family to the Yun Family, this girl's perception of her own family was indeed based on unrealistic fantasies.
However, making her anxious and uneasy seemed quite fulfilling.
Indeed, the mentally challenged find joy in simple things.
Quan Yuxun initially wanted to use a simple period "." to scare her.
But then he thought, why bother? In the future, if he needed Xia Chujian for something, wouldn't doing this create a permanent rift between them? There will be a big chapter at 1 p.m., including the bonus for April's monthly votes.
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