### Chapter 255: Secrets Uncovered? What Do We Do Now?
Jiang Kekai had filled two buckets with snails and was finally content as she brought the three little ones home. And of course, those two buckets of snails were carried by the robust bodyguards who’d been following them.
As expected, when the four ladies returned home, the two elders were taken aback when they saw their results: “Why did you bring so many back? We won’t eat them all!” “Don’t worry, we’ll fry them all together and share some with the bodyguards.”
After saying that nonchalantly, Jiang Kekai grabbed Xia Yu and headed upstairs to rest. They had been busy all day, so she was exhausted. After washing up, Jiang Kekai lounged on the sofa with Xia Yu. It felt really comfortable to unwind after all that work.
Suddenly, Jiang Kekai remembered something and turned to Xia Yu, asking, “Little Yu, do you know about what happened at school? What are your plans now?” “What happened in school? I’m not sure what you mean.” Xia Yu didn’t understand.
“Don’t you have a phone and are you in the QQ class group? You haven’t checked it yet?” Xia Yu shook her head, “Nope.”
True enough, Xia Yu didn’t have many online friends; getting a QQ account was just following the trend. She wasn’t really into it. So, Xia Yu’s phone mostly played simple games, and the QQ account she had was even more neglected.
But hearing her little sister Little Ning mention something happening at school, Xia Yu immediately took out her phone and logged into her QQ account. Tink tink tink tink tink tink…
The notifications chimed for quite a while before calming down.
Checking her phone, she saw that several group chats were at 99+, and there were private messages from strangers in her contacts. “Little Ning, where should I look at this?”
Xia Yu casually scrolled through her messages while asking Jiang Kekai. Jiang Kekai glanced at the little cutie beside her and couldn’t help but smile. She then added with a mysterious smile, “In the class group! Just swipe up and check the messages from yesterday and the day before.”
“Oh.”
Whatever Little Ning said, Xia Yu dealt with the scattered messages first and then clicked into her Class Fifteen group… At this moment, everyone was just chatting about trivial things, ignoring the teacher completely.
Remembering her Little Ning’s words, Xia Yu started flipping through the messages. Scrolling to yesterday, Xia Yu began examining the posts from the day before. Correctly guessing the meaning of each post, she tried to understand how these conversations began.
\[I heard someone saying that something happened with Xia Yu in our class. Do you know anything about it?\]
\[I’ve known about it for a while. Also, Xia Yu fainted during the flag-raising ceremony because of her period and has anemia too. That’s why she fainted.\]
\[No way? Why would she pretend to be a girl?\] \[How would we know what you’re talking about?\]
\[Exactly! Before, I used to wonder why Xia Yu kept going to the girls’ bathroom. Now I get it.\] \[, Yeah, I always wondered how a boy could act like such a girl.\]
…
He Gongxing: \[Alright, enough of this nonsense. Let’s change the topic.\]
Of course, with the teacher entering the discussion, the students weren’t about to disagree. This ended the conversation. Xia Yu scrolled further down and found no trace of what was discussed earlier.
Now she finally understood why Little Ning had asked her what to do. But what could she do?
Who spread her secret?
Gradually, Xia Yu began to think of a girl who had helped her to the infirmary when she fainted. Among the people around, she seemed the most suspicious.
Even though Xia Yu guessed, what could she do? The damage was already done.
Seeing Xia Yu in distress, Jiang Kekai gently pulled her closer and stroked her head, saying lovingly, “Need any help?”
“How?”
“Just tell everyone the truth. Go to school as a girl afterward.”
“It’s not possible. If Dad finds out, he might notice my sister’s situation. Who knows if he’d accept it.” Xia Ling suddenly chimed in.
“Then ignore them. It’s their problem. As long as you don’t say anything, they can only speculate.”
“But will that really… work?” Xia Yu wore a worried expression.
“I think it will. At least they won’t suspect you anymore. Think of yourself as a regular girl.” Hearing this, Xia Ling couldn’t stop herself from tapping Xia Hanhang’s cute head.
“You’re the one being silly. Your whole family…”
Summerling instantly stopped, realizing Jiang Kekai was still there. She could handle Xia Hanhang, but not Jiang Kekai.
Ignoring the two silly loli’s antics, Jiang Kekai pinched Xia Yu’s adorable cheek, saying, “I agree with Hanhang. If you’re not ready, I understand. Eventually, you’ll have to face it. So, Little Yu, get prepared.”
“Mmm…”
Would that day ever come? Xia Yu looked gloomy. What if that day came, what would she do? No child wants their parents to reject them, and Xia Yu felt the same. So she didn’t dare take that gamble.
She thought it’d be better to keep living her current life rather than risk the unsure outcome. Even if keeping this secret was tough, having Little Ning by her side was a comfort.
After gathering so many snails today, naturally, they all enjoyed slurping noodles together. With that many, even the bodyguards protecting Jiang Kekai and Jiang Hanhang got to enjoy themselves. It was truly fragrant!
During dinner, Jiang Kekai remembered the early morning’s discussion and turned to Xia Hong, asking, “I want to build a villa here. Is there any land for sale?”
Sure enough, hearing such bold words, Xia Hong nearly choked on his food.
Knowing how wealthy Jiang Kekai was, and that she was serious, Xia Hong knew he had to take it seriously, “Dad, is there any land available for building houses here?”
Indeed, the elder couple was more aware of these matters. Xia Hong was right.
Grandpa had also overheard Jiang Kekai and Xia Hong’s conversation earlier and knew the young lady wanted to build a house, possibly a big one. He turned to Jiang Kekai, “How much land do you want? Let me see.”
“How many square meters are in one mu?”
Jiang Kekai looked at Xia Yu, a bit puzzled, because she hadn’t expected to measure land in such units.
“One mu is six hundred sixty-six square meters, and one fen is about sixty-six square meters.”
“Then I want one mu,” Jiang Kekai declared regally.
One mu of land meant how big a house?
Grandpa had to think hard. If it were a few fen, they’d manage. But one continuous mu for a house was unlikely.
After a while, Grandpa looked up and said to Jiang Kekai, “We don’t have such a vast plot of land in the village, but there are plots at the village head and tail. If you need, I’ll inquire.”
“Let’s go to the village head.”
“I’ll ask around, but are you really thinking of building here?”
“Definitely! The air’s better here, and it’s perfect for vacations.”
Everyone except the elder couple understood that Jiang Kekai’s plan was for privacy and fun, so taking it seriously was a mistake. For some reason, Grandpa got enthusiastic about it. After dinner, he couldn’t wait to start searching.
At nine thirty, Grandpa came back from outside, bringing along an elderly fellow to the second floor to find Jiang Kekai.
Fortunately, Xia Yu wore less feminine clothes, or she’d have to explain.
“This is the person buying the land. See if you can discuss with her. The plot is just sitting idle, wasting space.”
Grandpa settled the newcomer on an expensive sofa, which they’d recently bought.
Very comfortable indeed.
The elders weren’t impressed by Jiang Kekai’s youth. She wasted no time in stating her terms, “Two thousand eight per square meter?”
“Wait, what is the shape of the land? How long and wide is it?”
“It’s twenty-seven meters by twenty-five. A bit more than one mu,” the old man answered precisely.
“Fine. More is fine. I’ll visit tomorrow and finalize the paperwork. I’ll transfer the money afterward.” Done with that, Jiang Kekai pulled Xia Yu, Little Cutie, back to their room.
They had waited for Grandpa’s response, but now that everything was settled, Xia Yu could rest with Xia Yu.
Of course, Jiang Hanhang wasn’t an exception. Her sister left, and she dragged Xia Ling to Xia Yu’s room…
