Clouds drifted across the azure sky, and a few birdsongs rang out from the treetops outside the window, as if someone were answering Zhu Yiyi's prayers.

Yi Yi lowered her head, took a few deep breaths, closed the doors and windows, lay back on the bed, and muttered to herself, "Have I ever said that I'm less sensitive to the pain of family than to romantic love?"

After saying that, without expecting anyone to answer, she turned over and answered herself, "Oh, I didn't say that. You know what, I do understand Zhu Yiyi's feelings a little..."

"When a close relative is unwilling to walk the broad road that you have arranged, but insists on squeezing her way onto a thorny path, and she has the stubborn streak of not turning back until she hits a wall, you can only let her take the plunge."

"Actually, I secretly hoped that she could find her own path, but I also clearly understood the current social landscape, so I chose to leave her with both paths."

"Look, this is the love between close relatives."

As she spoke, Yi Yi let out a sneer, whether it was a cold laugh or a bitter laugh.

The cerebellum listened to Yi Yi's self-talk and felt that she was somewhat delirious at the moment, so it dared not interrupt her.

Fortunately, Yi Yi quickly recovered from her earlier emotions and began to seriously discuss the mission with Xiao Nao: "Speaking of which, after Xiao Zhu arrives at Qingshan Academy later, there won't be many parts that I can get involved in. Most of it will be scenes with Xiao Liang, right? Should I interfere?"

Seeing Yi Yi return to normal, Xiao Nao could only wipe away a tear of bitterness and excitedly replied, "It's okay, Yi Yi. I'll keep an eye on the plot. If there's no deviation, you won't need to do anything."

Upon hearing this, Yi Yi looked at Xiao Nao with a complicated expression, her eyes clearly showing distrust: "Are you sure you can really keep an eye on the plot so it doesn't go astray?"

"Really!!" Cerebellum couldn't help but notice the belittling in Yi Yi's words, and was so angry that the pale blue screen turned pink. "It was an accident before, but now that I've upgraded, there will absolutely be no plot twists that affect the ending right under my nose!"

Yi Yi pursed her lips, thinking about the rather useless upgraded scoring system, and had some doubts about the cerebellum upgrade theory.

Seeing Yi Yi's expression, Xiao Nao turned from pink to red, and finally could only say, "Anyway, I've definitely leveled up! There won't be any more mistakes! Besides, too much human intervention will affect the program's autonomous calculation. In short, for now, Xiao Yi Yi, you just need to play the role of the female lead's cross-dressing older sister!"

It disappeared after saying that, and Yi Yi tried to poke it, but got no response.

Oh ho? You blocked yourself? There's such a trick?

Recalling the words left before her cerebellum shut itself off, Yi Yi began to seriously recall the character design of Zhu Qianxiao's sister.

My sister is a person who is both simple and complex.

She was raised as the eldest son of the Zhu family from birth, and she envied her younger sister's leisurely life when she was young.

But she also knew that in the Zhu family, a large family that had been in business for a century, there were many people eyeing her father's position as head of the family.

If she hadn't been a son, she might have been impeached by her relatives for "having no heir." Losing her position as head of the family would have been a minor matter; the real danger would have been that some opportunists would have taken advantage of her misfortune.

Therefore, she played the role of the eldest son of the Zhu family very well.

This act lasted for 18 years.

In such an environment, Zhu Yiyi gained a deep understanding of societal prejudices and realized that in today's world, women face inconveniences in many ways.

But there was nothing that could be done about it.

Perhaps feeling a vague sense of guilt about her own identity as a woman, Zhu Yiyi channeled this guilt into her younger sister, Zhu Qianxiao.

Fortunately, Zhu Qianxiao is a good child and did not go astray because of such pampering.

It's just that it's a bit stubborn.

Thinking of this, Yi Yi sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

Suddenly noticing the long gown she was wearing, and remembering that Zhu Yiyi always wore loose-fitting long gowns because suits were too revealing and the Zhu family had traditional values, she asked, "I think altering my clothes shouldn't ruin my image, right?"

"If it's not something that will cause your character's image to collapse, like if you want to wear women's clothing or clothes that reveal your female identity, then this change is up to you," Xiaonao suddenly replied.

Yi Yi raised an eyebrow and said: So you were just pretending to be dead?

It was not said aloud.

After all, it was so hard to catch her, and she was afraid that her cerebellum would shrink back and pretend to be dead.

"Oh dear, how could that be? I know what I'm doing." With that, Yi Yi called out to the maid outside.

He instructed her to wait until the banquet was over in two days, and then have the tailor in charge of her clothes in the mansion come over.

Then, humming a little tune, he walked towards the place where the Zhu family members were currently gathered—the Zhu Family Ancestral Hall.

"To avoid having to worry too much about things outside the main storyline, let's go and deal with those awful relatives at home!"

-

Upon arriving at the ancestral hall, what one sees is quite different from the banquet hall.

White funeral banners were hung high. The time for sending off the deceased had passed, but because the original owner's father was the head of the Zhu family, the younger children were still keeping vigil.

Because many of the children from other branches of the family are too young, their mothers are also there to accompany them.

Yi Yi glanced around and asked, "Where are my uncles? Why aren't they here?"

An old man who guarded the ancestral hall came up to them, bowed slightly, and reported: "The gentlemen said they were afraid that you, young master, would not be polite enough in entertaining your guests, so they went to help in the banquet hall."

Yi Yi also bowed deeply to the old man, then gave a mocking smile, without revealing what everyone already knew.

I'm afraid that their true intention is to use the opportunity to form cliques and bring down their eldest son's family, rather than genuinely helping them.

However, since they went to the banquet hall, those uncles should be back soon.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard a group of people noisily walking towards the ancestral hall.

"This is outrageous! Since when does succeeding as the head of the family mean we don't need to consult with our elders anymore?" Her second uncle was complaining and looking furious.

"That's right, that's right. He hasn't even finished mourning his father's death, and he's already eager to take over. He's got no manners at all!" It was her third uncle who chimed in, echoing her second uncle's words.

"Oh dear, that's not how it works. After all, the child has grown up and it's normal for him to have his own thoughts. We, as elders, should guide him properly." It was her fourth uncle who seemed to be comforting her two older brothers, but was actually stirring things up.

Yi Yi watched as the three men, accompanied by a large retinue, marched toward her in a grand procession, seemingly determined to teach her a lesson.

For no apparent reason, Yi Yi thought of the three silly cats in the world-class animated series "Tom and Jerry".

When the person finally came into view, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Black, orange, and gray-blue—these really are the three musketeers of silly cats!

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