CHAPTER 169: CHAPTER 59: UPPER-CLASS CIRCLE

Mo Ying really liked the gift from Miao Miao. She wore one on her left wrist, while she put the other one along with the small box into her inner pocket. Then, she picked up the large cake from the table and called out to Du Xixi and Miao Miao, ready to head outside.

The cake was made large and lavishly, with plenty of fresh fruits from CD-0329 Star inside, making it quite weighty. Even though Du Xixi now had the strength to easily flip a solid iron pot, she found this well-packaged cake difficult to handle.

Du Xixi had originally planned to have 2569 help carry it to Mo Ying’s new house. After all, for a robot, the cake’s weight was nowhere near its upper limit.

But Mo Ying had already picked it up herself and looked quite at ease doing it...

While still holding Miao Miao’s hand, Du Xixi noticed that 2569, sliding over and appearing dumbfounded at its task being taken, didn’t quite know how to react. She chuckled and said, "Well, since Sister Mo Ying has already got it, why don’t you take a good rest at home?"

Saying this, Du Xixi and Miao Miao strolled towards the outside leisurely, as Mo Ying had already reached the main door and called out loudly when Du Xixi and Miao Miao had not followed: "Xixi, Miao Miao, hurry up!"

nodded obediently. Watching its mistress and Miss Miao Miao already walk far with Miss Mo Ying, it commanded the program to lock the main door firmly. After sliding around a few more times to check for any issues, it settled into its favorite corner to recharge its energy.

In the Star Era, almost every household was equipped with a housekeeper robot. The difference lay only in the brand’s age and the quality of the program. Each housekeeper robot represented the manager within a family, listening to family members’ commands and managing household affairs big and small.

Therefore, 2569 wouldn’t go to Mo Ying’s new place without an invitation. That would be an unspoken slight and disrespect to the unseen housekeeper robot of the new place.

Having not left the Ke Family for a long time, Du Xixi felt that the scenery in the villa area had changed quite a bit. The people coming and going had become strangers — there were many people she didn’t recognize.

Originally, Mo Ying and Miao Miao walked on Du Xixi’s left side, allowing the two of them to protect Du Xixi from both sides. Mo Ying was about to say something to Du Xixi when she noticed Du Xixi frowning at a few people, thought for a moment, and understood what Du Xixi was pondering.

With a light laugh, Mo Ying dressed in a gracefully sophisticated white long dress yet laughing with boldness, holding that big cake box, looked quite out of place.

But she didn’t think so and freely laughed at Du Xixi, "They are the ones who recently moved in. Mostly because some time ago, His Majesty Chen Yin sneaked out of the palace and came here first!"

The latter part of this sentence was said with a lowered voice as Mo Ying leaned closer to Du Xixi, clearly something everyone knew but wasn’t openly discussed.

Mo Ying glanced around, noting that the unfamiliar crowd had dispersed with no strangers nearby, she continued, "If you meet these newly moved-in people, just greet them politely, no need to bother more."

"Mostly they are families that have only just developed in recent years, not yet integrated into our circles. So they moved in, hoping to get closer to nobility, or when His Majesty Chen Yin comes out of the palace again, they can get some benefits." Mo Ying’s expression turned unkind at these words, evidently looking down on those moving in for profit.

There’s a circle for readers, a circle for flower appreciators, and naturally, there is a circle for the upper class of the Blue Star Empire, and the threshold for this circle is not simply about power and influence.

At present, the upper circle only included over a dozen noble families, and even some members within these noble families were not accepted by the circle.

Character and behavior are what this top-tier circle values the most, placing it far above power and influence. Of course, to be noticed by the circle, one needs to have power and influence first, which allows the circle to then assess character and behavior.

In other words, power and influence are the knockers of the door, but the true threshold is whether those with power and influence have matching character and behavior.