Cao Yang thought that the adult part of the conversation just now should be at least half-understood or completely ignorant to a girl of Xia Rou's age.
The only thing he didn't expect was that Xia Rou would fully understand.
He couldn't help but feel confused.
Xia Rou is really not a very smart child, so who taught her all these things
Is it her mother
No. Cao Yang has dealt with Cheng Wan several times, she is a woman who is easy to see through. That woman is incapable of teaching her daughter to be so transparent.
Could it be... is it the father
When Cheng Wan was still there, Cao Xiong spent quite a lot of time with Cheng Wan.
Then there should be a lot of dealings with Xia Rou. Maybe something was instilled in her unconsciously
Considering the relationship between Cao Xiong and Cheng Wan, Xia Rou has been fascinated by it since she was a child... If you think about it this way, it seems to make sense.
Cao Yang never imagined that in the important ten years of Xia Rou's short life, he was the one who taught her hand in hand.
However, it is one thing to understand. The reaction after understanding is her own character.
Girls at this age should be at the time when their skin is thin and tender. Now that she understands, she should have some emotional reactions such as shame or anger.
But Xia Rou didn't.
She sat opposite quietly, neither ashamed nor annoyed. There was a knowing indifference in her quietness.
Cao Yang suddenly regretted introducing her to others like that.
However, Xia Rou's future life direction cannot be decided by him. Although the father said that she was handed over to him, in fact he only asked him to take care of her daily life.
In the end, what kind of identity should be defined for Xia Rou? In the final analysis, it is up to Cao Xiong to say.
As for Cao Xiong, he hasn't given a clear explanation so far.
Father has always been a decisive person, and this kind of delay means that he hasn't even figured it out yet.
As for Xia Rou's external identity, he can only pass it vaguely.
Xia Rou understands Cao Yang's thoughts very well.
After all, she lived in the Cao family for ten years and was also taught by Cao Yang for ten years. The behavior patterns and rules of this class are already very clear.
Her identity was her flaw, and her embarrassment in her previous life.
Cao Xiong didn't agree to give her an identity until the end. He finally decided to just raise her and give her a fairly generous dowry. In this way, he fulfilled his promise to Cheng Wan.
As an adult, she can fend for herself.
Later, the one she could really rely on was actually Cao Yang.
Because Cao Yang is willing to admit her, agrees that she has a relationship with the Cao family, and tacitly allows her to use this relationship with the Cao family, she is qualified to gain a foothold in this circle.
Only then can she be qualified to be engaged to the Liang family's son.
Cao Yang was very annoyed by her choice.
He almost said "what is the Liang family?"
Even if he didn't say it, Xia Rou knew it in her heart. She was very embarrassed. But she knew better that it was because the Liang family was "not in the eyes of Cao Yang", that's why the Liang family liked her.
Those who can catch Cao Yang's eyes look down on her!
In the end, she was just pretending to be a tiger, not the right girl.
Cao Yang would rather she choose the company colleague who has pursued her for two years.
He has checked the young man, and he has very good character and ability. His father was a university professor, so he came from a scholarly family. He also graduated from a prestigious school, and entered a large state-owned enterprise entirely on his own ability.
Unlike Xia Rou, who was arranged by Cao Yang to mess around.
More importantly, Cao Yang said that what he values is that the young man really likes Xia Rou.
And the Liang family...
He didn't finish the second half of the sentence. But Xia Rou knew in her heart that Liang's family had impure thoughts about her. What they liked about her was her relationship with the Cao family.
But so what
Cao Yang wanted her to marry an outstanding white-collar worker.
For an ordinary girl, it is a very good choice.
But Xia Rou has lived in the Cao family for ten years, and has seen too much in this powerful circle, and already knows the difference between class and class.
People always want to strive for the top. Xia Rou has always wanted to use something to prove herself, to prove that she is different from Cheng Wan.
Cao Yang asked her to retreat, marry an ordinary white-collar worker, and retreat to the next level of class. To her, it seemed like a ruthless denial.
That denial pained her.
So she insisted on going her own way, determined to marry into the Liang family.
Cao Yang finally indulged her.
He said, forget it, with big brother here, he can always protect you...
That was his promise to her, but it seemed like a flag was set.
In the end, some mysterious power caused her to sit in front of him again.
Xia Rou breathed a sigh of relief, raised her head, and smiled slightly: "You ordered crab roe tofu? You like this too? We have the same taste."
She brushed her hair back and pinned one side behind her ear. From the soft cheeks, to the small earlobes, to the slender neck, the snow is connected into one piece.
This is a girl as delicate as a petal.
Cao Yang's eyes darkened.
She calmed down so quickly
She is not without shame and annoyance, she is not without embarrassment.
Did she suppress all those emotions in her heart, or... use something else, a softer thing, to dissolve and eliminate those emotions.
Xia Rou's softness from the bottom of her heart carries a kind of toughness. Upgrade her life from weak to flexible, and she has the ability to climb and grow.
For Xia Rou, this is an extremely beneficial and valuable ability.
But this softness made Cao Yang couldn't help but feel a little pity.
After dinner the next day, Cao Yang called Xia Rou to his study.
This was the first time Xia Rou entered this room after her rebirth. In the previous life, the last time she saw Cao Yang before she died was also in this room.
The moment she stepped into this room, the emotions in her heart were too complicated to describe.
Sitting in the leather chair in front of the desk, she naturally put her hands on her knees and lowered her head slightly.
In the past ten years, she has sat in this position and received Cao Yang's training in this posture for an unknown number of times.
Cao Yang opened the drawer, took out a file bag, looked up and saw Xia Rou's appearance, and was startled.
"What's the matter?" He asked with a smile, "Why are you so depressed?" He looked like he was going to be reprimanded.
Xia Rou came back to her senses, raised her head and pursed her lips and smiled: "I'm worried about tomorrow's exam."
Tomorrow she will go to Nanhua to report, collect books, and take the placement test.
"Don't be afraid." Cao Yang comforted her, "Every semester, you will be assigned again. If you didn't do well this time, just work harder next time."
He put the file bag on the table: "I will explain your financial situation to you today."
"The three properties under your mother's name have all been transferred to your name." He showed her three property certificates.
Xia Rou said "Oh" and nodded.
Cao Yang took out another card and showed her: "The cash in your mother's original account has been transferred to your card. Do you know how much money is there?"
Xia Rou nodded.
"That's good." Cao Yang said, "It's only a hundred or so, and it's not worth the trouble. I'll just buy you a three-year long-term financial plan, so let's just leave it at that."
He took the card back.
"The rent money will be transferred to this card in the future. I will keep it for you and return it to you when you are eighteen."
Xia Rou continued to nod without any objection.
Cao Yang took out two cards and pushed them to her: "This is a cash card, and I will give you pocket money every month in the future. If you want to use cash, take it from it. This is a credit card. If you want to pay for things, use this. Bill I'll handle it here, you don't have to worry about it."
He paused, and added: "If you want to buy something big, if you don't have enough money, just tell me. Got it?"
Considering that she is only a high school student after all, and she is not really a member of the Cao family, the credit card he opened for her is not high.
Xia Rou still nodded.
She has a pointed chin and has been nodding since she sat there, like a chicken pecking at rice.
Cao Yang thought it was funny.
Xia Rou laughed so hard that she couldn't figure it out. "What's wrong?" She touched her face. Is it stained with rice grains
Cao Yang leaned on the back of the chair, lit a cigarette, and said funnyly, "Why are you so obedient?"
Xia Rou glared at him: "Aren't you good?"
What's wrong with being good
Because she is obedient, Cao Yang is even closer to her than in his previous life.
In her previous life, she had thorns on her body, and her brain was rebellious, so that she gradually drifted away from him.
Since his divorce, she has noticed that there seems to be an invisible barrier between her and him. She didn't know why, but she was unwilling to take the initiative to contact him because of fear.
They were noticeably estranged that year. The longest time, they had not seen each other for three months.
Later, when she wanted to get engaged, she bit the bullet and called him. I could feel his depression on the phone. His voice was so deep that she regretted making the call. If she had known, she might as well have secretly engaged her.
However, she did not dare to decide her lifelong affairs without telling Cao Yang. Without Cao Yang's nod, her marriage may not be able to be settled. Cao Yang told her to go home to meet him. Although she was afraid, she could only bite the bullet and go back.
In this study room, he gave her a file bag containing the information of the man in her company who pursued her.
Only then did she realize that the estrangement and alienation were all her illusions. Even if she moved out of Cao's house, even if she didn't call him for several months, the elder brother would still take care of her.
She was not unmoved, but it was because of his kindness to her that she was more willful to rely on.
He wanted her to marry an ordinary white-collar worker and be a wealthy middle-class man, but she... couldn't accept it.
Because of disobedience, she suffered the consequences.
After a round of reincarnation, she is now sitting in front of him again.
Those sharp spikes seem ridiculous now.
She spent her short life trying to prove that she was different from Cheng Wan and better than Cheng Wan, but it was ridiculous to find that she was not as good as Cheng Wan.
In fact, she has no right to look down on Cheng Wan.
At least, Cheng Wan has captured a man's heart.
During those eight years, although she was just an unnamed lover, she always enjoyed Cao Xiong's favor, and she was really happy.
But she, who had been busy all her life, turned out to be a mirror image in the end, and died unexpectedly.
She once looked down on Cheng Wan. However, when she was finally able to admit that she was a mediocre mediocrity, she envied Cheng Wan instead.
When Cheng Wan faced Cao Xiong, she only had a submissive posture.
If that can lead to a safe and happy life, Xia Rou is willing to just be an obedient girl in front of Cao Yang.
Yo, it's also fried.
She has been very well-behaved since she came to Cao's house. Occasionally, the hair is blown, and the eyes are round and round, so cute!
Cao Yang looked at her with a smile.
Xia Rou let out an annoyed "hum" and pulled her hair.
"It's long." Cao Yang said with a smile.
When she first arrived, her hair was short and reached her cheeks, covering only her ears. More than a month has passed, and the bangs have grown to the lower jaw, and the bangs are almost covering the eyes.
"Yeah." Xia Rou blew on her bangs, "Go and cut them short before school starts."
"Keep it." Cao Yang puffed on his cigarette, "Little girl, why cut it so short?"
Xia Rou knows that Cao Yang prefers women with long hair.
Exactly the same as his father Cao Xiong.
Cheng Wan has long, thick hair that is well maintained, moisturized, and shiny. Hot and curly.
Whether it is tied into a bun at the back of the head, or hung loosely on the shoulders, Cao Xiong smiled and watched.
It is precisely because of this that Xia Rou, who has entered puberty, insists on cutting her hair short.
There are no major events in a girl's life, rebellion and confrontation can only be reflected in these trivial matters.
She was a little hesitant when she heard what Cao Yang said: "I might not look good with long hair."
Cao Yang said firmly: "It must be beautiful."
When he said that, the last little resistance in Xia Rou's heart was suppressed by him.
"Well..." She twisted her bangs, "Then let's keep it."