"Zijin, first of all, I need to make it clear that we don't mean to pry into your privacy."

In order to avoid Yun Zijin and Xu Hui, Situ Xuyao first said something to prevent Yun Zijin from thinking too much.

Hearing Situ Xuyao's words, Yun Zijin raised her eyebrows slightly: "So, what did you say?"

"I heard that you and Lu Yunque are going to hold an engagement party. Although we haven't received your approval, we are still your family after all.

If a woman gets married without her family to see her off, she will always be criticized.

The Xia family probably has no other options, but we are all very willing to attend your engagement party as your family members.

Of course, this is just a suggestion from me. If you don’t want to, we won’t force you.

That's all we want to say on this call. You can give it some thought and don't need to answer us right now."

When Situ Xuyao said this, his attitude was very good and the content of his words was quite pertinent.

That's why Yun Zijin didn't hang up the phone midway.

If these words were said by Situ Wenzhe, it might be a different story.

“Although what you said makes sense, you may have misunderstood. It’s not that I don’t have family.

On the day of the engagement party, people from the orphanage will attend as my maternal family. I grew up in an orphanage, so whether I am getting engaged or married, my maternal family will of course be the people from the orphanage.

So…while I appreciate your advice, I don’t need it.

If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

There was no sarcasm in Yun Zijin's words, but they still made the Situ family members feel uneasy.

Of course they knew why Yun Zijin grew up in an orphanage, and they had a great responsibility for this.

But things have already happened, and they can't pretend that they never happened. It seems reasonable for Yun Zijin to make such a choice now.

But what they thought in their hearts was one thing, and hearing Yun Zijin say it with their own ears was another.

"Is that so? Then... without using my mother's family as a kin, can we..."

Situ Xuyao didn't finish his words, but Yun Zijin understood what he wanted to say.

"Aunt Huo is responsible for drawing up the invitation list, not me. Is there anything else? I really need to go to bed."

After saying that, Yun Zijin yawned very appropriately.

On the other end of the phone, Situ Xuyao and others also heard Yun Zijin yawning and felt guilty.

"It's okay. I just hope that if we attend your engagement party as guests, you can treat us as ordinary guests."

According to Yun Zijin's personality, if they didn't tell them in advance, they might be greeted with Yun Zijin's cold face the whole time.

This can be considered as a preventive measure for Yun Zijin in advance, which can be used to build up her mental strength from now until the day of the engagement party.

"I see."

After saying that, Yun Zijin hung up the phone without waiting for Situ Xuyao to continue speaking.

If he continued asking, the call would never end. Seeing that the clock on the wall was about to point to the number 12, Yun Zijin just wanted to end the call quickly.

On the other side, Situ Xuyao watched Yun Zijin hang up the phone directly with a helpless expression.

But there was no way around it. They were naturally inferior to Yun Zijin because of historical issues.

"Let's go, it's time for us to rest."

Anyway, they had already informed Yun Zijin in advance that they would attend the engagement party, and Situ Xuyao didn't want to think about anything else.

Fang Yun has always maintained a neutral attitude and doesn't care what Yun Zijin chooses.

So when Situ Xuyao got up and left, she also followed suit.

Although Situ Yunliang felt a little regretful, she also knew that she had no say in Yun Zijin's matter. Finally, she lowered her eyes to hide her sadness, got up and went back to her room.

The two little ones looked at each other, then stood up and walked towards their rooms.

Finally, Situ Wen Ze was the only one left in the entire hall, sitting alone on the sofa, looking lost in thought.

What happened in the Situ family had absolutely no impact on Yun Zijin. After hanging up the phone, she put down her phone and went to sleep.

After waking up the next day, Yun Zijin washed up and staggered down to the living room on the first floor.

However, when I looked up, I was startled by the person sitting in the living room.

"Tongtong, why are you here?"

Today is only the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Qin Sitong is not at home with her family to pay New Year's greetings or waiting for people to come and pay New Year's greetings. What is she doing here?

"Why am I here? You and Mr. Lu are going to hold an engagement party, but you didn't even give me a heads-up.

As your best friend, I actually found out about this from your circle of friends. Isn't this a bit too much?"

The first thing Qin Sitong said was an accusation against Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin touched his nose and said, "Well...I only knew it a little earlier than you.

I posted on WeChat Moments right after he proposed to me, and the time between the two events was definitely no more than half an hour!

We discussed the engagement banquet with his elders when we returned to the Lu family’s old house that day, and we haven’t even set a date yet.”

Anyway, Yun Zijin felt that since the Lu family wanted to hold a grand engagement ceremony, the date would definitely not be too close, otherwise many things would not be fully prepared.

After hearing Yun Zijin's words, Qin Sitong's expression improved a little: "That's more or less okay, but the bridesmaid position must be reserved for me!"

Qin Sitong said this almost subconsciously.

"Of course, you are my best friend whom I have known for the longest time and have the best relationship with in the Imperial Capital!

But...I don't think we'll need bridesmaids for an engagement party, right?"

After saying that, Yun Zijin realized that she and Lu Yunque were only engaged, not married.

"That's right. Then make a reservation first. I'll be your bridesmaid when you get married."

Qin Sitong never thought about whether she would get married before Yun Zijin. Her determination to be Yun Zijin's bridesmaid was as firm as if she was going to join the party.

Yun Zijin nodded happily, "You came so early, have you had breakfast? Meilin must have prepared breakfast for me before she left, but she didn't know you were coming and didn't know if it would be enough.

If it’s not enough, I’ll make you something else later? But I can’t guarantee it will be delicious.”

The only thing that is certain is that they won’t eat dead people.

Although Yun Zijin grew up in an orphanage, she had very few opportunities to cook.

I ate in the cafeteria when I was in school, and I still ate in the cafeteria when I was in the orphanage. After college, I went out to work and ate in fly-in-the-wall restaurants. I had no conditions to cook for myself.

Later, during my internship, I either ate takeout or food.

It is really difficult to cook for one person.

Later, when she had Suibianhua, she had a chef and no longer had the opportunity to cook for herself.