"Brother Zhou Yi, what's the matter?" Jiang Youli asked directly.

On the other end, Zhou Yi cleared his throat and explained earnestly, "Here's the thing, I have a friend whose family owns an entertainment company and wants to buy the copyright to your last novel, 'The Ambition to Achieve the Clouds.' So I was wondering if you're free these next few days so we can schedule a time to discuss the details in person. If it's convenient, I can personally come to the village to pick you up."

Jiang Youli joked, "Friend? Brother Zhou Yi, you're not just an ordinary friend, are you? Otherwise, why would you contact me specifically?"

There was a dry cough on the other end. "Just tell me if you have time or not."

Jiang Youli couldn't help but tease him further, saying, "Brother Zhou Yi, it seems you're really focused on writing your book and oblivious to everything else. I'm not in Jianshan Village right now, I'm in Beijing."

Zhou Yi on the other end of the phone was clearly surprised. "You've come to Beijing to develop your career? That's even better. Let's find a place in Beijing to meet and have a good talk."

Jiang Youli readily replied, "Okay, then let's do it tomorrow at noon."

Zhou Yi quickly replied, "No problem, I'll choose the location. I'll send it to you tonight."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Youli met Qi Huan's curious gaze and said, "Uncle Zhou's son, who often takes care of me in the village, asked me to meet with his friend tomorrow at noon to talk about the copyright of my novel."

"You also write novels and sell the copyrights?" Qi Huan's eyes showed even more appreciation.

Jiang Youli said, "Yes, I wrote a few books in my spare time."

Qi Huan's face was full of undisguised praise, "You've managed to sell the copyrights of just a few books you've written. That's impressive. What's your pen name? I'd like to read your novels."

Jiang Youli smiled slightly and softly uttered four words, "Lili Plain".

Upon hearing this pen name, Qi Huan was taken aback. "I don't read novels much, but I have indeed heard of the author 'Lili Yuanshang' before."

Jiang Youli became interested and raised an eyebrow, "Oh?"

Qi Huan couldn't help but smile wryly: "Speaking of which, it was Qi Yu who suggested it to me, saying that someone online had publicly proposed that I play the male lead in 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Youli immediately clapped her hands and said, "You know what, I have a male lead in a novel who is a perfect match for you, but it's a pity you're not an actor, wasting this face and this temperament."

Qi Huan had absolutely no interest in entering the entertainment industry and acting, so she didn't continue the conversation on that topic. Instead, she got back to the main point: "Can I go with you tomorrow?"

Jiang Youli raised an eyebrow. "What? To assert your dominance? Don't overthink it. There's nothing between Zhou Yi and me. Besides, he specifically asked me to do this, probably because of the girl he likes."

Qi Huan was delighted that she had specially explained her relationship with the other party to her so that she wouldn't be jealous, saying, "As your fiancé, it's good for me to get to know more of your friends so that we can invite them to the engagement party later."

Seeing that he said that, Jiang Youli thought it made sense and didn't object. "Okay, you can come with me to see Brother Zhou Yi tomorrow at noon."

Jiang Youli yawned, slowly stood up, stretched her body, and said lazily, "Alright, I've seen enough of the show today, the treatment is finished, and I've eaten my fill. I should go back and take a nap."

After saying that, she turned to look at Qi Huan and casually asked, "What are your plans for this afternoon?"

Qi Huan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a gentle smile. "Go and arrange our engagement banquet. Next Saturday is our engagement banquet. Although Grandpa promised that this engagement banquet will be extremely grand, it is, after all, your engagement banquet, which is of extraordinary significance. So of course, I have to personally oversee it to ensure that everything is perfect and that this engagement banquet becomes one of the most beautiful memories of your life."

Jiang Youli thought for a moment and then asked, "Is there anything I can help you with? Like, how do we pick out some decorations or finalize the guest list?"

Qi Huan said gently, "No need. Just give me the list of guests you need to invite. If you have any special requests, you can tell me. You don't need to worry about the specific details."

Jiang Youli stretched and said, "Alright, I really don't like arranging these things. In that case, I'll leave the engagement banquet arrangements to you."

Qi Huan solemnly said, "Yes, Xiao Li'er, I will make sure that this engagement banquet is glorious and enviable, instead of being ridiculed. As the true daughter of the Jiang family, you can only marry a cripple like me in place of Jiang Yonghe."

……

Jiang Youli returned to the Jiang family home at four o'clock in the afternoon. She originally planned to take a short nap after returning home and then have dinner.

It was a fulfilling day.

who knows--

As soon as she reached the entrance of the villa in the East District, she heard arguing coming from outside the gate.

"Second Master Jiang, Second Madam, I have already told you that Miss Youli is not at home. What do you want to see her about? We can talk about it when Master and First Madam return."

"When they get back, will we still be able to teach this wild girl a lesson? Is that brat hiding inside, too scared to come out?!"

Jiang Youli squinted and saw Qin Yulian again.

This time, however, even Jiang Yangxu was mobilized, accompanied by several bodyguards, who confronted the bodyguards guarding outside the villa with tense standoff.

It seems they've come to settle scores with me for what happened this morning.

Jiang Youli smiled and walked over. "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, why are you looking for me again? It's one thing for Second Aunt to be so free, but Second Uncle, why are you so free too? If you don't plan to manage the Jiang family's pharmaceutical company anymore, you should just retire."

Upon hearing the noise, Wang Ma, who was blocking Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian from entering, was startled and quickly winked at Jiang Youli, "Miss Youli, the master and madam are not home right now. You should go inside quickly and not waste your breath on them."

Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian came with a menacing attitude, clearly with ill intentions.

With only Miss Youli here, they simply couldn't withstand their attacks!

Jiang Yangxu turned around, his sharp eyes fixed on his rebellious daughter.

"Jiang Youli, you really are my good daughter! The first thing you did after coming back was to bully your second brother, and now you even dare to lay a hand on your own mother! Next time, are you going to deal with me, your own father too?!"

When Jiang Yangxu received a tearful phone call from Qin Yulian, after hearing her tearful accusations about what Jiang Youli had done that morning, his temper, which had been building up for days because of his daughter's constant embarrassment, suddenly exploded. He immediately returned home from the company and, without saying a word, took his wife to the villa in the East District to confront Jiang Youli.

Jiang Youli walked over and earnestly corrected him: "Second Uncle, please face your identity squarely and address me properly. I am not your daughter, you are not my biological father, and she is not my biological mother. It's pointless to correct me too much."

Jiang Yangxu stared at her darkly, "It seems you're determined not to forgive us, and what you told your mother before about taking our family back and leaving us with nothing is most likely true."

Jiang Youli chuckled, "So, Second Uncle came all this way just to confirm whether that statement is true or not?"

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