After everyone changed their shoes, Zhou Qianqian led them to their rooms.
"Come on, I'll take you upstairs. Mom has already arranged rooms for you. Is it okay for two people to share a room?"
Zhou Qianqian had completely regarded this place as her home. When passing by Qin Hongying, she didn't greet her either.
Qin Hongying, who had been waiting for the little fans to ask for her autograph, watched the girls passing by one by one. The smile on her face froze.
Qin Hongying watched the kids disappear at the stairway. Her face immediately darkened. She frowned and looked at Aunt Zhou beside her.
"What's going on? Didn't you say they were my fans? Why don't they even say hello to me!"
Seeing the furious Qin Hongying, Aunt Zhou quickly tried to soothe her.
"Madam, don't be angry. Kids these days are getting more and more introverted. They must be screaming to themselves after they get back to their rooms!"
"Stop talking. They're all impolite brats. I really don't know how their parents taught them!"
Not getting the expected response, Qin Hongying stormed upstairs. Out of anger, she stomped on the floor so hard that it made a thumping sound.
Since the daughters' friends had successfully checked in, Aunt Zhou didn't really care about Qin Hongying's true feelings.
So what if Qin Hongying was unhappy? Given her face - saving personality, she definitely wouldn't have the nerve to ask the guests to leave.
Thinking like this, Aunt Zhou felt a sense of revenge.
Who asked Qin Hongying to scold her yesterday? So what if she was rich? Aunt Zhou had plenty of ways to trip her up.
Having vented her anger, Aunt Zhou entered the kitchen with a happy smile to cut fruits.
She had spent all the money Qin Hongying gave her for groceries on fruits, just to make her daughter look good.
Zhou Qianqian led the four classmates to the third floor and arranged them in the guest rooms.
The way to divide the rooms was by playing the "black palm - white palm" game. Class monitor Li Jiayi didn't want to share a room with Qian Lili. Before the game started, she winked at the vice - monitor secretly.
"Let's both show our palms."
Li Jiayi whispered in the vice - monitor's ear.
The vice - monitor nodded in agreement.
During the game, since Li Jiayi and the vice - monitor had discussed in advance, they both showed their palms.
Yu Wenwen and Qian Lili, who showed the backs of their hands, became roommates.
Although Yu Wenwen didn't want to share a room with Qian Lili, she was afraid of Qian Lili's background, so she had to move in awkwardly.
Zhou Qianqian asked them to unpack their luggage first and said she would take them out to play in the afternoon.
Yu Wenwen picked up the bed sheets and quilt covers that Aunt Zhou had placed on the bed in advance, shook them out, and was about to put them on the quilt and mattress.
Qian Lili was bent on finding evidence to expose Zhou Qianqian's lies. After Zhou Qianqian left the room, Qian Lili followed her to the door and wanted to conduct a thorough search.
Since Zhou Qianqian said this was her home, there must be a lot of things belonging to her here.
If not, it would prove that this wasn't her home and she was just staying here as a guest!
Before going out to search, Qian Lili didn't forget to turn around and threaten Yu Wenwen in a cold tone.
"I'm going out to use the toilet. You should make my bed too."
"If you don't, you know the consequences."
With that, Qian Lili ran away.
"Where are you going? There's a toilet in the room!"
Hearing this, Yu Wenwen chased after her to stop Qian Lili.
The guest rooms Zhou Qianqian arranged for them had bathrooms, so there was no need to go out to find a toilet.
But by the time Yu Wenwen ran out of the room, Qian Lili had already gone downstairs.
Yu Wenwen stamped her foot in anger. How hateful! She hated Qian Lili so much.
"I'm not your maid. Why should I make your bed! She really thinks she's the boss!"
Yu Wenwen complained angrily in her heart, but since Qian Lili had given the order, she didn't dare not do it.
If Qian Lili really held a grudge against her, after school started, Qian Lili might find a bunch of hooligans to deal with her, and she wouldn't be able to escape.
Yu Wenwen had no choice but to resign herself to making Qian Lili's bed.
After running out of the guest room, Qian Lili wandered around the villa, looking for evidence that it wasn't Zhou Qianqian's home.
On the wall near the stairs, there were more than a dozen photos of different sizes, all taken when the Lu family came to Penglang Island for a vacation.
Qian Lili found a breakthrough and examined each photo carefully.
She found Qin Hongying in the photos, but couldn't find Aunt Zhou or Zhou Qianqian.
Wasn't it said that Qin Hongying and Aunt Zhou were sisters? Why weren't they in the photos!
Qian Lili thought she had found Zhou Qianqian's weak point. A villainous smile appeared on her face.
She planned to ask Zhou Qianqian in front of the others later to make her look bad.
Just then, Aunt Zhou, carrying two fruit platters, happened to see Qian Lili looking at the photos. Her heart skipped a beat, but on the surface, she casually struck up a conversation with Qian Lili.
"Are you looking at the photos?"
"Yeah."
Qian Lili was startled by Aunt Zhou's voice. A look of guilt flashed in her eyes. After giving a perfunctory answer, she turned around and wanted to go upstairs.
Aunt Zhou was worried that Qian Lili would cause trouble, so she gently called out to stop her.
"These photos were taken when our relatives came here for a vacation.
"Since Qianqian was tired of playing on Penglang Island when she was a kid, she hasn't been here for a vacation since she grew up. This is her first time this year.
"So neither I nor Qianqian are in these group photos."
Aunt Zhou told the lie without batting an eyelid.
Her explanation dispelled Qian Lili's doubts, which made Qian Lili feel uncomfortable, but she still had to nod in agreement.
"So that's why. No wonder I couldn't find her in the photos."
Since this lead didn't work, she had to look for other evidence.
Thinking this, Qian Lili turned back downstairs, helped Aunt Zhou carry the fruit platters, and tried to get on good terms with her.
"Auntie, thank you for letting us stay. There are so many of us. We must have caused you a lot of trouble."
Aunt Zhou was relieved that she had managed to fool Qian Lili. The smile on her face became even gentler.
"No trouble at all. As long as you all have a good time."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Qian Lili smiled and went upstairs with Aunt Zhou. Their conversation was seen by Zhou Qianqian, who had just come out of the room and was about to take her friends out to play.
Seeing Aunt Zhou getting so close to the classmate she hated the most, Zhou Qianqian's eyes showed more and more displeasure. She barged in between Aunt Zhou and Qian Lili.
"Mom, let me carry it for you."
Qian Lili noticed Zhou Qianqian's unhappiness. She snorted and carried the fruit platter upstairs.
After Qian Lili left, Zhou Qianqian's face completely darkened. She looked at Aunt Zhou impatiently and angrily.
"Mom, why were you talking to her? I hate her the most!"
Aunt Zhou didn't understand why her daughter was so angry.
It was Zhou Qianqian who had brought these people here in the first place. She just wanted to play the role of a good host and make the classmates feel at ease.
"If you hate her, why did you invite her to stay?"