They landed at City Bei at 4.55 pm. Same as the schedule. The current temperature outside is 13 degree celsius, Xiao Mo and Fang Fang is already wearing their jacket in the flight so Bai Yi Yang only neaten their hair and clothes, make sure that their stuff is there as they wait for their turn to exit the airplane.
When they are at the stairs, Bai Yi Yang hold onto Bai Yi Mo while Bai Yi Chen carry Bai Yi Fang and hold onto Bai Yi Ling's hand.
"Why is it cold here?" Bai Yi Fang is amazed. So does Bai Yi Mo. The sun is still out but it's not hot like City Nan.
"It's like we are using air conditioning." Bai Yi Mo add to the comment and the two small one giggle happily. Bai Yi Ling is still calm, she grow up here until 8 years old, she knows the weather in City Bei very well.
"You two just forgot and are used to the other side climate." Bai Yi Ling said.
Now Bai Yi Yang understand the use of their school tracksuit set, isn't it for place like this? As for their climate there in City Nan, she rarely use the school jacket, only in the early morning when they cycle down the mountain.
The siblings follow the process and wait for their luggage. Then they head outside, she already make a reservation for airport taxi earlier and they only need to show the booking number, then they can go to their destination.
Their taxi driver is a man in his 50s, he is quite friendly as he chat with Bai Yi Chen mainly. When he heard that they are from City Nan, the taxi driver was shocked, since Bai Yi Yang and Bai Yi Chen doesn't have accent and they can converse in standard language very well, he thought that they came from around City Bei too.
Bai Yi Yang pay the taxi fare when they arrived at LePlace mall, one of City Bei biggest shopping mall. The security guard at the counter saw them with big luggage and ask them if they need a place to keep it while they are looking around. Bai Yi Yang agree.
After that, they all head to the clothing store to buy their spring outfits. Bai Yi Yang bought some of their outfits too, they just need to be paired up with jackets or sweater. They are true City Nan people who is not used to cold now, even their air conditioning at home is not as cold as the temperature here. Bai Yi Yang doesn't want her siblings to get a cold.
They enter a decent looking clothing shop and bought a few outfits, then enter one after another. Other than clothes, they also bought a pair of shoe each. When they enter a store, they will spend at least 2,000 yuan, they bought from 4 stores, so they spend quite a lot. Actually, it's not only for their outfits here, Bai Yi Yang also bought her siblings a few more items.
"Miss, do you want to become a member. With this purchase, you only need to fill in the form." Two stores offer her a membership. Bai Yi Yang rejected it, they don't have time to fill in form and wait for the card and so on.
When they come out of the shopping mall with all their stuff, it is already 6.30 pm, it's getting dark. She went to the customer service to get a taxi, it is faster than finding one herself. As expected, they immediately got a taxi and was sent to the hotel.
Bei Central Grand Hotel is a 3 stars hotel like Holiday Inn in City Nan but it is smaller in size, just the decorations is more luxurious than Holiday Inn. No wonder the room price is also pricier, what more the location is also very strategic. LePlace shopping mall is only 10 minutes away by taxi, so convenient. The children only feel amazed for a while, after that they also lose interest, it's not their first time coming to a hotel, they are used to the atmosphere now. They obediently follow their older siblings inside
"Welcome to our hotel. May I help with your luggage?" A hotel porter approach them and Bai Yi Yang say thanks, their luggage and shopping bag is now put on a trolley as the porter follow them to the counter.
Bai Yi Yang give her ID and their reserved room is immediately arranged.
"Enjoy your stay Miss Bai. You can call our room service anytime." The receptionist smile and bow politely. Bai Yi Yang nod and head to their room. Their room is on the 11th floor so they all ride the elevator with the hotel porter.
Bai Yi Yang chat with the hotel porter and ask a few questions like facilities, places nearby that they can go, transportation and so on. The hotel porter is very knowledgeable, he suggested many places to Bai Yi Yang, he also said that she can look for him anytime she need his service. Bai Yi Yang nod, she thinks that she will need his service in the future.
When they enter the hotel room, it is about 2 times bigger than the room in City Nan, no wonder the price is also high. Bai Yi Yang purposely choose a more expensive room so that the 5 of them can live there comfortably. She look around and she is quite satisfied, the city view is also nice.
"What should we do? Should we go out or go down to the hotel restaurant for dinner or order a room service?" Bai Yi Yang ask Bai Yi Chen. Bai Yi Chen is chatting with someone on his phone so he seems to be a bit busy.
"What is room service?" Bai Yi Fang who is lying comfortably on the sofa with the two siblings and TongTong look up to her sister.
"We order food from the menu, then people will send it to our room. Should we do that? Jiejie is too lazy to get ready." Bai Yi Yang said. She also plop onto the soft sofa like her siblings.
"Yeah! I am curious too." Bai Yi Mo agree.
"Okay, wait, I will go take the menu." Bai Yi Yang didn't wait for Bai Yi Chen response. Don't know who is he chatting with, he is too focused typing on the phone. So, Bai Yi Yang ignore him and went to choose menu with her siblings.
There are some interesting menu, the specialty of the hotel so Bai Yi Yang ordered a total of 7 different dishes for them, only 1 rice dish. Bai Yi Chen is there to finish it, he can eat 2-3 people portion, no need to worry about wasting food. She also ordered drinks for all of them. While she was ordering on the phone, Bai Yi Chen got a phone call.
"Ge, who is that?" Bai Yi Yang ask with a low voice after she finished ordering.
As for the children, they are inside the bathtub now. Bai Yi Yang fill in the tub with warm water, make some bubbles and let them play in it while waiting for the food. TongTong also joined the kids. Since they can't play at the swimming pool this time, the bathtub will do. Bai Yi Yang will hear loud laughing from the children once in a while. No problem, the hotel has good soundproofing, they won't disturb anyone.
"Eldest aunt.." Bai Yi Chen cover the mic and said. Bai Yi Yang immediately let him put it on speaker.
"Yi Chen, you talk to Yi Yang carefully. I didn't plan this, but since they already call us over, you all are also here, how can I not bring you all together. You all don't have to worry, I will protect you, it's just that your siblings may not be willing to come." Bai Yu Jing said.
"I know, Da jiejie you don't worry, I will talk it over with Yi Yang. We will tell you when we got to a conclusion." Bai Yi Chen said.
"Good, good. You tell her about it, tomorrow morning when we come, we can talk about it again." Bai Yu Jing said. After that they hang up. Bai Yi Chen sigh as he look at Bai Yi Yang.
"What's the matter? You have been frowning since we arrived." Bai Yi Yang said. Bai Yi Chen look around and only now can he appreciate the room and the beautiful view, he smiled and sat down in front of Bai Yi Yang.
"It's the first branch. They wanted to return to the ancestral home to pay respect too this year. Eldest aunt just find out about it. Our late foster father's tablet is at the same place, so if we go there, then we have to meet them too. That's what Eldest aunt is worried about." Bai Yi Chen said.
"Ge, is the Bai family a huge one?" Bai Yi Yang ask.
"Quite big. Every year, I remember that there will be not less than 50 people who will return to pay respect. There will be a lot of people." Bai Yi Chen said. He doesn't even feel weird to answer Bai Yi Yang's questions now, Bai Yi Yang seems to have forgot some things after she woke up from illness.
"Then, what do we have to worry about. There will be a lot of branches, the first branch is only a small part of it, what more we have no direct relation to them. We will go." Bai Yi Yang smile. Bai Yi Chen also nod, they have the same ancestor, so what, it's not like they can do anything to them now. They are from different branch ah.
"I thought too much, sorry Yang Yang." Bai Yi Chen release a small laugh.
"En. Don't worry about it. We came her this time to meet our parents and also pay respect to our late adopted father and the ancestors. We have nothing to fear." Bai Yi Yang smile and pat her brother shoulder.
After that, they chat lightly while looking at the night view. City Bei is really prosperous, what big city is this place. There is also a similar city to City Bei in the other world, it is much more advance than it is now, maybe because the timeline is 10 years before and the technology here is not as advance at her original world. But this place is still very prosperous. She wonder how City Shang and City Zhou look like. She knows that City Zhou is the most prosperous city, it is in the southern area, City Nan is separated by City Shan then there is City Zhou. City Zhou should be covering the eastern area too, no wonder that place is prosperous like City Bei and City Shang.
"Jie! We are done?" Bai Yi Mo who is wrapped in towel come out of the bathroom. After him is Bai Yi Fang. They have taken a bath for 30 minutes now, if not because of Bai Yi Ling who can control them, they would have stayed in the bathtub longer.
Bai Yi Yang stood up to help her siblings. She is wiping them clean when their doorbell rings. Bai Yi Yang told Bai Yi Chen to get the door. It was the room service.
Bai Yi Chen let the person with the trolley in and their dishes was served on the dining table. Yes, this room has two large beds, a lounge area with sofa and also a dining area with basic fridge and water heater. After that, the staff leave and told them that they can just leave the plates outside later.
The children is hungry and cannot wait to open the food covering, so Bai Yi Yang quickly let them change into comfortable clothes and they head to the dinner table. It is 7.45 pm, just the right time to have dinner.
Bai Yi Yang order quite a wide variety of dishes, there are local specialty and also western food. They enjoyed their first experience of food sent to their room while watching the night view. It's just that it is not very practical, the fee is quite expensive to order room service, of course Bai Yi Yang didn't tell her siblings about it, that she payed more than 700 yuan for these 7 dishes and drinks.
Bai Yi Yang let her siblings watch TV and dim the light as she went to take a hot shower, taking her time. The bathroom is quite big, there is a bathtub, a shower room and also toilet and a dry area with huge mirror. Even though Bai Yi Chen haven't take a bath too, it didn't change Bai Yi Yang's pace, she still take her time taking shower.
When she come out, her siblings is giggling as they watch TV. She then told Bai Yi Chen to take a shower and change into a comfortable clothes. Tonight, they will just stay at the hotel room and take a rest. She went go the lounge area and go through the pictures she took in the airport, she then decided to take pictures of the night view and her siblings who is lying around the bed watching TV.
"I have something to tell you all." Bai Yi Yang said after she lied down with her small siblings.
"What?" Bai Yi Ling said.
"Tomorrow when we go to the ancestral home, we may meet with the first branch. But there is nothing to worry, they are our distant relatives now and they can't do anything to us." Bai Yi Yang said. The three children were silent before they all eventually nod.
"We can't avoid them forever. We will eventually meet them again." Bai Yi Ling said.
"Are you not afraid anymore?" Bai Yi Yang ask her siblings.
"A bit.." Bai Yi Mo frown.
"But we have jiejie and gege, we are not that scared anymore." Bai Yi Mo said. Bai Yi Fang also nod.
"Good! That's why I am sharing my strategy with the three of you. Remember, if they start saying bad things about us or insulting us, we cannot get angry, we must act. Act very pitiful as if we are wronged. Outsiders don't know, but people in Bai family knows how we are treated before. Understand?" Bai Yi Yang said.
"Pitiful like crying?" Bai Yi Ling who is still considered the most honest ask. This is what they are worried about, since the first branch can't touch them, they will try to insult them with words instead, just like what they do before when they were defending themselves.
"Only a bit of crying, but more to acting. We must look like a group of aggrieved children. Crying will make your eyes swollen and energy consuming." Bai Yi Yang said.
The children agree, they will do exactly like this tomorrow. They discuss a bit more but stopped when Bai Yi Chen come out. They can't let Bai Yi Chen know since Bai Yi Chen is the kindest amongst them, he may not like the idea.