Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman

Chapter 85: Recruitment

"Sister Gu!" Mu Jiatong's expression brightened when she saw Gu Xiqiao and immediately wanted to stand up in complete disregard to the needle that was pierced in her arm, and the boy next to her immediately held her down. "It's not your father, what are you so excited about?"

"Brother Dalin1, this is Sister Gu! She's the one I told you about, you know, the one that's great at everything!" Mu Jiatong sat back down, but her eyes were still stuck on Gu Xiqiao with worship written all over her expression.

"How great could she be, is she greater than Xu Jiayin?" The boy patted Mu Jiatong's head while he rolled his eyes, not believing what she was saying.

The girl frowned and puffed her cheeks as she looked at the boy with a serious expression. "No, Sister Gu is awesome! She's as awesome as Dad!"

The boy knew of Mu Zong's position in his daughter's heart, and seeing that the girl placed Gu Xiqiao on such a pedestal, he only turned his head and looked back at the television.

"Hello, Dalin." Gu Xiqiao wasn't one to care about the opinion of a child, so she only placed the fruits she brought with her on the table and started peeling an apple with a knife.

Hearing her voice, the boy turned around and looked at her, only to turn his head away with a blush up to his ears as he saw her face.

"Official reports say that the Arts Academy has gotten a Chinese painting that has been accepted into the national art exhibition, but the artist of this work is still unknown..."

Gu Xiqiao saw the painting that she drew on the screen, before the camera panned over to Xu Jiayin's face. Upon seeing this, she smiled. If she didn't want anyone to find her, no one would be able to, even if they turned the entire country upside down.

Seeing that she looked at the television too, the boy smiled proudly and said, "Sister Xu is awesome! She's the smartest person in our area other than my brother, and she was accepted by B University's Faculty of Arts!"

Seeing that he was so proud of it as if it were his own achievements, Gu Xiqiao chuckled. "Alright, well you better learn from your Sister Xu, yes?"

"Of...Of course." The boy seemed particularly prone to being shy, but he still tried to put on an unfazed front as he did.

Gu Xiqiao was focused on peeling the apple with a fruit knife, deftly peeling off the skin of the apple without pausing as she smiled warmly at the two children.

After she finished peeling the apple, she cut it up and pierced two pieces with two toothpicks before sticking both pieces of apples into the children's mouths. "What are you guys looking at me for? Eat!"

Dalin nibbled on the apple with a perplexed expression. Was he really the type to value looks that much? How could he just follow what she told her without any question?

After a short while, a nurse came into the ward and started herding the two children out for chemotherapy, which Gu Xiqiao was here to accompany Mu Jiatong for in the first place. She was quite surprised that the boy's parents weren't here, while the warm-hearted nurse brought up calling Dalin's older brother here.

"Please don't call my brother! I can do it by myself!" Upon hearing the suggestion, Dalin immediately clasped his hands together and looked at the nurse pleadingly. "Sister Nurse, please? My brother is very busy!"

The nurse blinked in surprise, while Gu Xiqiao went over to communicate with the nurse about looking after Dalin too.

There wasn't much difference between taking care of one child and two.

The chemotherapy room was in another building, and when she brought the two children there, they were met by the surprised gazes of some elderly people that were waiting in line too. "Chemotherapy at such a young age?"