flstandardbreds Chapter 347 Getting permission to travel is really not easy!
Chapter 347 Getting permission to travel is really not easy!
"Hello, hello, this is Bai Mengran. Yingying and Yiyi, are you two asleep yet?"
Here's the thing: starting tomorrow, for three days, I have to go on a long trip to various prefectures and states to promote and publicize businesses related to the Fairy Realm..."
Immediately, the voice in the message suddenly sped up, sounding excited: "So, do you two want to come with me? Remember to reply as soon as you get this message!"
Also, all your bracelets now have group chat functionality enabled, so you can communicate with each other in chat groups anytime via your bracelets!
As soon as the long voice message finished playing, the next message arrived in quick succession, so the bracelet continued to play messages.
"Oh, by the way, if you'd like to come with me, you two should quickly tell your families, pack your bags, and come to the Fairy Realm to meet me tomorrow morning. We'll set off immediately after we meet..."
Kong Nishang stared at the bracelet for a moment, the candlelight casting a flickering shadow under her eyelashes.
Then, as if possessed, she raised her hand and pinched her cheek hard, instantly hissing in pain.
Despite the pain, she still couldn't be sure if it was all real. Could she be dreaming?
"Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing, could you play it again for me?" she asked incredulously.
"Okay, the message will be replayed shortly..."
Bai Mengran's voice rang out again. After hearing it, Kong Nishang suddenly jumped up, her knee slamming against the table with a loud bang, almost knocking over the candlestick.
"Wow! This is great news for night owls! Sister Bai actually invited me to go out and have fun? This incredible good fortune has fallen on my shoulders!"
Her eyes shone with an alarming brightness, and she hurriedly and frantically spoke into the bracelet, replying, "Sister Bai, I... I haven't gone to sleep yet!"
Well… I'd love to go! But I have to get past my dad first…
I'll figure out a way to persuade him right away, and I'll get back to you!
Kong Nishang was no longer sleepy at all. She rolled off the bed and paced around the room barefoot.
Her little brain worked faster than abacus beads as she desperately tried to figure out how to persuade her most difficult father...
It seems the only way is to try and get through to her mother. Her mother has always doted on her, she'll definitely agree...
The more she thought about it, the more excited she became, her feet were burning hot, so she simply slipped on her shoes and scurried into her parents' yard.
The moonlight made the blue bricks under the eaves gleam. She crouched low, scurrying along the wall like a little mouse stealing oil, muttering to herself:
If her parents' room lights are still on, she'll go all out tonight and pester them until this trip is finalized!
She tiptoed towards the main house in the dark, but stopped abruptly as she passed the study. Kong Nishang noticed that light was now emanating from the study...
"Father is still studying late into the night in his study? Heaven is on my side! I'll go and beg Father right now!"
She slapped her thigh, mustered her courage, and rushed to the door. Just as her hand touched the latch, she heard a familiar "slurp...slurp...ha..." sound coming from inside...
"Strange, why does this voice sound so familiar?"
Kong Nishang muttered to herself, but with such an important task at hand, it was clearly not the time to think about such trivial matters.
She immediately straightened her back, took a deep breath, put on her best smile, and gently pushed open the unlocked door...
The door hinges clicked, and their eyes met!
Two pairs of remarkably similar eyes met, and both saw a hint of embarrassment and awkwardness in each other's eyes.
Kong Nishang's gaze fell on the very familiar red instant noodle bucket on her father's desk, then on her father's right hand, which was holding a bamboo fork and constantly putting noodles into his mouth...
Good heavens, so all this time her dad was up in the study in the middle of the night, secretly having sex?!
And it seems like she was eating instant noodles that she had stored in her cupboard?
No wonder she always felt that the instant noodles she bought were disappearing especially quickly.
"Father..." She forced a smile, inwardly cursing: Now that she's caught him cheating, how can she ask to leave the house?
Kong Wenfeng, who had sneaked out to find food because he couldn't sleep due to an empty stomach, never expected that his daughter would witness such an unsightly scene...
The air was filled with the extremely strong aroma of instant noodles, but at this moment, all that remained was a sense of awkwardness.
Kong Wenfeng's hand trembled, and the bamboo fork almost poked into his nostril.
He casually put down the instant noodle cup he was holding, and forced a calm smile at his daughter:
"Yiyi, why are you still up so late? Is there something you need from Daddy?"
Seeing that her father had started a conversation as soon as he arrived, Kong Nishang was secretly delighted. She no longer cared about him secretly eating instant noodles and hurriedly rushed to the table, leaning forward with her hands on the edge of the table:
"Father! Sister Bai sent me a message in the middle of the night, inviting me to travel with her to various prefectures and states for three days!"
She recounted the whole story in one go, and then stared longingly at her father, her fingers twisting the hem of her clothes.
Kong Wenfeng's bamboo fork fell into the soup with a "thud," splashing chili oil all over his hands.
He was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses, wondering to himself: How could his girl, who could fall asleep while reading and prick his hands while embroidering, have caught Miss Bai's eye?
Could it be... that it's because of him, as the father?
But then I thought, how could someone as ethereal as Bai Mengran have such a shallow perspective?
Perhaps this girl is just lucky despite her foolishness, because she just happens to be compatible with Miss Bai's temperament?
"Never mind." He coughed lightly, pretending to be calm as he wiped his hands. "Since Miss Bai has taken a liking to you, you must not miss this opportunity."
only--"
He changed the subject, and seeing his daughter straighten her back instantly, but unable to hide the joy in her eyes, he couldn't bring himself to make things difficult for her. "Remember to follow Miss Bai's arrangements on the way, and don't cause any unnecessary trouble for others!"
He paused, tapping his fingertips on the table: "I will speak to Master Meng, but when I come back, I will have to make up for the missed lessons twice as much."
As her father spoke, initially praising but then criticizing, Kong Nishang's smile instantly froze on her face—
From the initial extreme optimism upon learning that her father had actually agreed, to the shift from sunny to cloudy as her father gave her instructions, and finally to the complete gloom when her father mentioned that she would have to attend extra classes upon returning home…
However, she dared not disobey, and only managed to squeeze out through gritted teeth, "Thank you for your kindness, Father. I will go back to my room to pack my things now! Sister Bai said that we will set off early tomorrow morning!"
The thought of having three days to run wild immediately cheered Kong Nishang up, her smile stretching almost to her ears.
Great! At least she'll have three days of fun. Who cares? Let's have fun first!
Kong Wenfeng was taken aback by her carefree attitude and frowned: "Has Miss Bai mentioned what the purpose of this tour of various prefectures is?"
Kong Nishang tilted her head and thought for a moment, then slapped her forehead: "Oh right, Sister Bai said she's going to promote Wonderland in various prefectures and cities. I guess she's going to expand Wonderland's business all over the country!"
Upon hearing this, Kong Wenfeng fell silent, then waved his hand at her and said, "Go on, get ready quickly, don't be late tomorrow."
But he continued to think even further ahead...