I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?-Chapter 66: Daddy Will Arrange It

"You... Mother, did you hear what Big Brother said? He’s acting like our Si Yan is completely worthless!" Xiang Mingli whined.

Xiang Siyan kept his head down and said nothing.

"Eldest Son, Si Yan’s grades have improved a lot. Getting into Lou Mountain Academy shouldn’t be a problem," the Old Madam said, also a little displeased. He was, after all, her only precious grandson.

"If that’s the case, then he should go take the exam. What’s the meaning of coming back here crying and sniveling?"

"Well..."

Xiang Mingli fell silent. ’If only Lou Mountain Academy were that easy to get into,’ he thought. ’If someone could just pull a few strings, he might have a chance.’

"Big Brother, you know how difficult it is to get into Lou Mountain Academy. I was hoping you could go and put in a good word for him." For her son’s sake, Mrs. Wang was truly casting aside all pride.

Xiang Minghou snorted. "Lou Mountain Academy despises the use of status and connections more than anything. You want me to pull strings? I can’t afford to lose that much face."

"Big Brother, please just think of a way," Mrs. Wang began to cry again.

"If he’s capable, he can pass the exam on his own. If he’s not, then he can go wherever someone of his level belongs." Xiang Minghou made his stance clear.

The Old Madam understood her son’s meaning but didn’t dare to speak up directly. ’In any case,’ she thought, ’graduating from Lou Mountain Academy would make a person a cut above the rest.’

"Father," Ye Qianning said, stepping inside. She looked at the assembled group with mild surprise. "Oh, Second Uncle and Second Aunt are back."

"Hmph," Xiang Mingli snorted coldly.

Mrs. Wang also turned away with a glare. She had held a grudge against Ye Qianning ever since their last encounter. ’This child is far too scheming,’ she thought.

Xiang Minghou’s mood brightened upon seeing his daughter. He beckoned to her. "Pangtuan, come here."

Ye Qianning walked over and, seeing the Old Madam, politely greeted her as well, "Grandmother."

"Mm," the Old Madam responded tepidly.

"Father, I want to go to school," Ye Qianning said, looking up at him.

Xiang Minghou was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy. "Good, good, good."

’This girl was so resistant to school just a few days ago, and now she wants to go of her own accord? How could something so wonderful happen!’

"I want to go to Lou Mountain Academy."

"Yes, yes, of course! Father will arrange it for you right away," Xiang Minghou said, overjoyed.

...

Xiang Mingli’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. He wondered if he was hearing things. ’Arrange it? Wasn’t he the one who just said he couldn’t arrange anything?’

Xiang Siyan looked up. It was his first time seeing Ye Qianning, and he disliked her instantly. ’On what grounds does this bastard child who appeared out of nowhere get to compete with me?’ he fumed inwardly.

Ye Qianning sensed the hostility and looked over. She knew of Xiang Siyan. He was thirteen, with a scrawny build. His shifty eyes made him look just like Xiang Mingli.

Due to his poor character, constant fighting, and troublemaking, he had been expelled from several schools. He was currently attending a small school in a town outside the Capital City.

"Father, Mother, Grandmother, it’s not fair! Why does First Uncle arrange for her to go to Lou Mountain Academy, but when I want to go, he won’t do anything? I don’t care! I want to go to Lou Mountain Academy too!" Xiang Siyan wailed, tears and snot streaming down his face.

"Exactly! Big Brother, you’re being far too biased! She’s just a bas—" Before Xiang Mingli could finish the insult, he was cowed into silence by Xiang Minghou’s glare.

In her heart, Mrs. Wang wanted to tear Ye Qianning to shreds. ’Our Zhenzhu needs to get into Lou Mountain Academy too!’

"Second Brother, you’d better think before you speak. And don’t treat my words as if they’re just hot air," Xiang Minghou scolded coldly.

"Big Brother, I just think it’s unfair..."

"Fair?" Xiang Minghou sneered. "A few days ago, you heard a rumor that I had been poisoned, and you fled with your entire family. You still have the audacity to talk to me about fairness?" He snorted again. "A grown man who doesn’t even have the guts of a six-year-old girl."

Xiang Mingli lowered his head, muttering and sputtering, unable to form a response.