When afternoon classes began, Mingxi ultimately couldn't escape being surrounded and intercepted by her classmates. After more than two hours of fermentation and brewing, they erupted with an unprecedented enthusiasm.

They seemed to have completely forgotten their past cold treatment of the original owner, chasing after Mingxi and asking all sorts of questions.

Including but not limited to:

"When did you awaken?"

"Are you truly a natural awakening?"

"What is the quality ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) of your Soul Key?"

"Why did you contract a Thunder Demon Bird?"

"What skills does the Thunder Demon Bird have?"

"I heard you had a fight with Senior Fu from Grade Three, and you even won. Is that true?"

"..."

By the time Mingxi successfully returned home, she looked like a dehydrated little cabbage.

Wilted and green.

The moment she entered the door, she started wailing:

"Grandma, I'm hungry, I'm terribly hungry."

Golden Yuanbao, who was already showing signs of building a nest on Mingxi's shoulder, also chirped, seemingly in agreement.

"I want to eat sliced boiled pork, spicy diced chicken, sauerkraut fish, spicy grilled fish, boiled cabbage, cured meat and bamboo shoot soup, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Longjing shrimp..."

She was halfway through her retaliatory ordering when she noticed that besides her Grandma, there were other people in the living room.

Three pairs of eyes were staring intently at her and Golden Yuanbao, with smiles they couldn't hide.

Mingxi: ...

She froze.

Does this count as social death?

Waiting online, quite urgent.

"Ahem, Xiao Xi and Golden Yuanbao are back."

Finally, her Grandma spoke up, rescuing Mingxi, whose toes had already dug out a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment plus a large courtyard.

"Xiao Xi, Aunt Shao and Sister Dingding came to see you and Golden Yuanbao."

Shao Bihua and Shao Dingding had already stood up by then, and the mother and daughter quickly walked to Mingxi's side.

"Xiao Xi, Aunt Shao thanks you!"

Shao Bihua grabbed Mingxi's hand, "If it weren't for you, my Dingding might have..."

She clearly couldn't bring herself to say that cruel possibility.

Tears were already falling uncontrollably.

Even though Mingxi was meeting Shao Bihua for the first time, the moment she saw Shao Dingding, she already understood the other party's identity.

She quickly waved her hands and shook her head, repeatedly saying it was nothing.

She was least adept at handling such emotional moments.

"Sister Mingxi, thank you so much."

As if fearing she wasn't embarrassed enough, Shao Dingding also bowed deeply to Mingxi, expressing her gratitude solemnly.

Last night's incident happened suddenly.

After the police arrived, she and Mingxi were taken in different police cars. Afterwards, she was sent to the hospital for examination and didn't meet Mingxi, so she hadn't been able to properly thank her.

Today, she took leave from school, and after sending away the so-called relatives and friends who came to see their mother and daughter's misfortune, she brought gifts to the Ming family. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

How could Mingxi endure such a scene? She quickly reached out to support them, forcing a full-faced awkward smile.

"Sister Dingding, actually, Golden Yuanbao was the one who did most of the work."

Golden Yuanbao nodded: "Lei Lei."

That's right, Xiao Ye was the main force.

Mingxi's mouth twitched slightly, 'I was just being polite, do you understand? Why did you actually take the credit?'

Forget it, without Golden Yuanbao, the rescue would indeed have been more difficult.

"...Yes, I was just a support, but I'll accept your and Auntie's gratitude on behalf of my Golden Yuanbao."

Golden Yuanbao cooperatively flapped its wings and chirped again, indicating 'you're welcome.'

Shao Bihua and her daughter also noticed the girl's awkwardness at this point, finding it amusing while also sighing in admiration.

Who would have thought that such a simple and lovely girl would, in such a dangerous situation last night, unhesitatingly save her (her daughter)?

"Xiao Shao, Dingding, don't just stand there. Let's sit down and talk."

At Ruan Qinghe's urging, the mother and daughter sat back in their original seats, and Mingxi also sat down next to her Grandma with Golden Yuanbao.

Only then did she have time to observe the mother and daughter.

Shao Bihua had clearly not closed her eyes for a long time and had cried, her eyes red and swollen like two large walnuts.

Her mental state wasn't very good either.

It was completely understandable; encountering such a beastly husband would make any normal woman break down.

Shao Dingding, however, looked quite well, with no obvious signs of listlessness or sorrowful melancholy.

Perhaps her self-regulation ability was decent.

Or perhaps she was better at hiding it.

In fact, from her foresight and precautionary arrangements before the incident, one could tell that Shao Dingding was a cautious and very intelligent girl.

Mingxi's first impression of Shao Dingding was good.

Because last night, after she broke into her bedroom, she didn't recklessly command her Transcendent creature to participate in the fight and become a nuisance.

Nor did she scream and shriek, causing unnecessary chaos.

For Mingxi, not being a pig teammate meant being a good teammate.

Seeing her again today, the impression was even better.

Who wouldn't like such a beautiful, unpretentious, courageous, and resourceful young lady?

"Xiao Xi, words of gratitude are too pale and insufficient to express Auntie's and Dingding's thanks to you, so..."

Shao Bihua suddenly pulled a card from her jacket pocket and pushed it in front of Mingxi, "Auntie hopes you can accept this gift."

Mingxi looked down at the metal card in front of her.

The card was about the same size as her ID card in her previous life. Its surface material was silver-black metal, with a circle of gold foil patterns wrapped around the edge, and a tiger-like Transcendent creature printed in gold foil in the upper right corner.

What is this?

It couldn't be a bank card, could it?

These days, bank accounts are linked to personal terminals, and transfers and transactions can be done directly through personal terminals.

But that's not to say bank cards no longer exist in this world; for certain special reasons or personal needs, bank cards can still be applied for.

Especially in upper-class circles.

For example, rich wives giving money to their husbands' or sons' Little Thirds or girlfriends by throwing checks or bank cards is more imposing than direct transfers.

This is nonsense, back to the point.

"Aunt Shao, what is this?"

Mingxi didn't directly refuse, merely glancing at the card on the table without picking it up.

Golden Yuanbao, however, had already impatiently flown from her shoulder to the coffee table, pacing around the card with bird steps.

As if it was examining some rare treasure.

This Xiao Ye is still too young after all.

Your performance has already exposed your true nature of not having seen the world.

Shao Bihua smiled and explained:

"This is an invitation card for the internal selection competition held annually by our head office."

Mingxi was surprised.

"Internal selection competition? Is it a pet beast battle?"

So it wasn't a bank card after all?

Mingxi couldn't tell if she was more disappointed or more relieved.

Alas.

Poverty is just one word.

Yet it can force a perfectly ethereal young fairy into a shrewd commoner.

"Yes."

Shao Bihua nodded: "That's right, the company I work for belongs to the Changheng Group, and the Changheng Group has a Mystic Ground under its name."