"We'll be at my house soon. I've already prepared your room, and I'll have the servants take your luggage up directly. Let's eat first; you must be hungry, right?"
Speaking of which, Sunset Shimmer did indeed feel empty in her stomach.
Come to think of it, Aurora's parents were both high-society ponies. Would the food at their house be as scarce and unpalatable as other noble ponies'?
Thinking of this, Sunset Shimmer sensed something ominous. When she agreed to come to Aurora's home, her mind was full of Aurora, and she had overlooked the detail of her parents.
Although she had been following Princess Celestia since she was little, she had never learned the tedious and redundant rules of high society.
'Will I embarrass myself? Or even make them think Aurora has made a terrible friend?'
Sunset Shimmer swallowed, and her mood suddenly became anxious.
While Aurora watched her psychological changes, her eyes showing no panic at all.
Because she had already taken all possibilities into account; she wasn't just thinking about Sunset Shimmer while staying up, she had spent the whole night thinking about Sunset Shimmer! (Crazy)
"My parents have actually already seen you."
"What...?"
"In the report about us fighting in the park."
"!!"
Sunset Shimmer gasped in horror, and a whinny even leaked out from her clenched teeth.
'Fun.'
Aurora thought to herself.
"That was over half a year ago, back when you didn't even know me."
'Actually, I don't really know you that well even now...'
Sunset Shimmer muttered in her heart.
"Now that we've known each other for so long, based on what you know about me, do you think I'm the kind of pony who would fight with others in a public place?"
Following Aurora's line of thought, Sunset Shimmer belatedly realized something unusual.
It seemed like just an ordinary conflict, and Sunset Shimmer had agreed, so she hadn't paid it any mind. But now that it was brought up again and she was reminded by Aurora, she realized there was something she had been ignoring all along.
Aurora leaned in suddenly and gave the answer.
"So, only you know that I'm actually not a good kid, right?"
Sunset Shimmer's eyes widened suddenly, as if she had discovered a gold coin that had been hidden in her pocket all along. There was a secret sense of surprise, but at the same time, it gave her a strange feeling.
Back then, Meteora, knowing full well that her daughter was a pony who extremely disliked trouble, had first thought that her daughter had been bullied when she saw the newspaper.
But when she found out that it was Aurora who had actively accepted the other party's provocation, her opinion of Sunset Shimmer changed immediately.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother; this saying also applied to a special pony like Aurora. Later, her parents would urge her from time to time to bring Sunset Shimmer back for them to meet.
Today, Aurora had finally succeeded.
Come to think of it, the incident in the park had been settled by Aurora's family with money, but only the incident itself was settled, which let some journalists get a taste of profit, leading them to want to make another big profit from the subsequent public opinion storm.
This was truly a cycle of cause and effect, and karma was unforgiving.
Aurora had always been a pony who restrained herself within many rigid rules, and Sunset Shimmer was the first pony who made her voluntarily step out of what she considered her comfort zone.
"So your mom and dad want to see who 'corrupted' their daughter?"
"You're not wrong to say that, but this whole thing isn't a bad thing in itself."
With things said to this point, Sunset Shimmer's mood calmed down a bit, and at the same time, she felt a little envious that Aurora had such good parents.
Who wouldn't want a perfect child? But Flying Light's parents preferred their daughter to become a little "worse."
"We're here."
The carriage drove into the manor, and servants immediately came forward to welcome them.
According to Aurora, these servants who volunteered to work at the manor during the holidays could apply for triple overtime pay, but those who had applied this year would not be allowed to do so next year; after all, holidays were meant for resting.
The servant took down Sunset Shimmer's luggage and wanted to help her carry her bag, but Sunset Shimmer refused, as it contained some things she would need later.
"Let's go in. Welcome to my home."
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