Chapter 679: The Story Within the Story

The family dinner ended at noon.

The Ding couple went back to the second floor first.

Ding Li held Lin Yiyi's hand and told her about his plans. "I have something to talk to my father about later. I won't accompany you for your nap. I'll come and wake you up at the appointed time."

Lin Yiyi nodded, and when she saw Ding Yan walking out, she was glad that she had escaped.

Ding Li sent Lin Yiyi back to her room before going to Ding's father's study. Just as he sat down to think about more details, Ding's father walked in.

The matter of starting an independent company was originally something he would consider at the beginning or the middle of next year, but in order to prevent Lin Yiyi from knowing that he was involved in a gang, this matter naturally had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Ding Li never dared to tell her about his job, nor did he tell her about his father and mother's family background.

Fortunately, Lin Yiyi never asked about these things.

But because of her indifference, Ding Li felt a little lost inside and started to care about it, thinking that she didn't care about him.

He loves her for who she is, without any additional conditions, but the reason why Lin Yiyi is with him is a combination of many factors, and he only accounts for a small part of it.

People are sometimes contradictory.

Before you get something, you just want to use every possible means to get it. After you get it, you start to care about the means used to get it.

Huo Nina had confirmed her preferences with her daughter-in-law Lin Yiyi in the morning, and now she was busy making phone calls to determine the most suitable and secret wedding venue based on various factors.

For a while, Lin Yiyi was the most idle person in the family.

She had just finished lunch and felt a little sleepless, so she planned to go for a walk downstairs, but unfortunately she ran into Ding Yan in the back garden.

Didn't he leave? Why is he still here?

Ding Yan pinched a branch, slapped it in his palm, and took a closer look at her clothes and snorted again, "Country girl, you have become a crow picking up stones, which is a cause for celebration."

"..." Who is the sparrow? She picks up gems, not stones.

Lin Yiyi rolled her eyes secretly, but still smiled politely, "Brother Yan, you will be my big brother from now on. Fate is unpredictable. If we say we are a family, then we are a family."

I don’t know which word touched Ding Yan. He had a sneer on his face just now, but now his expression changed completely.

"Family? Who with whom?" He waved the branch in his hand and whipped it again, making a crackling sound.

She also saw what happened at the dinner table. Ding Yan didn't like Ding Li. Lin Yiyi knew that he was not targeting her, but was talking about himself, so she smiled and made a joke.

"I'm telling you, you are Brother Yan and I am Tu Mei."

Ding Yan glanced at her. He suddenly felt unhappy, but was amused by her sudden words.

"A country girl is a country girl."

After saying this, he thought of the time she lied to him, "You always come to me in shabby clothes with pigtails, why don't you dress like that today? You're pretending to be poor and pitiful, I think you're very cunning."

She had emptied the box of coins on the desk.

"Alas, times are different now."

Lin Yiyi didn't feel the slightest bit of shame for being exposed. Instead, she showed off her clothes to him again. "Before I had no money, so naturally I dressed poorly. Now that I'm getting married, I must dress better than before."

"Do you think I look good dressed like this? It's not too tacky, is it?"

“It’s still dirt.”

Ding Yan chuckled and put aside the branches that had been ripped off and had no leaves, "Although you are a country boy, you have a pretty good eye for choosing men.

Noah is better looking, but he has many brothers and sisters. To enter the Huo family, you have to be a youngster or have a wealthy family background. "

“……”He still remembers this.

Lin Yiyi pursed her lips and smiled, "I see, thank you for your reminder, big brother."

After saying this, Ding Yan was about to leave, but when he passed by her, he stopped and turned around to ask her, "Why did you like him?"

"who?"

"Little...Curly." He was originally going to say little bastard, but for some reason he changed his words.

Lin Yiyi chuckled. This title really showed that the grudge between the two brothers was difficult to resolve. Her words also had some metaphorical connotations.

"Because... he speaks well, looks good, and has a lot of money."

Ding Yan's words were unpleasant to the ears, often choking or snarling.

“…You like her just because she speaks nicely? How superficial, and you don’t even know how to get something in return.” Ding Yan didn’t know what was going on in his mind, and he felt a little bit sorry every time he saw Lin Yiyi.

I always feel pity for her.

Like him, she has no affinity with her parents. If she had parents who loved her, she wouldn't have been able to escape to Hong Kong alone.

"Let me remind you, there are a lot of treasures in Little Curly, so get as much as you can.

He has so many gems that your rag bag can't even fill them.

Don't be so silly and just focus on a handsome face and nice words all day long."

Lin Yiyi knew that what he said was the solid truth, and she remembered his kindness in her heart, and agreed with a smile, "Okay, okay, I got it."

"Thank you, Brother Yan."

Ding Yan glanced at the moon-shaped hairpin in her hair, but didn't say anything else.

She shouldn't be that stupid to know how to bargain with him.

…

The garden was filled with the chirping of insects and the midday sun was a bit scorching.

After Ding Yan left, Lin Yiyi walked around for a while before going back to the second floor for a nap, but she was woken up by Ding Li not long after she slept.

It’s not quite right to say that she was woken up, it should be said that she was woken up by a kiss. Ding Li pinched the tip of her nose and then kissed her to wake her up like he was kissing Sleeping Beauty.

"Miss Sun is here, Yiyi, you should get up."

Lin Yiyi rubbed her face with the quilt, yawned, and then rubbed her sleepy eyes on his legs.

She half-opened her eyes and asked in a soft voice, "Is it two o'clock so soon?"

Ding Li was concerned about his back injury, so he could only smile and rub her back, saying in a very gentle tone, "We'll be there in five minutes."

I don’t know why she loves to sleep so much. Her little face looks so rosy when she sleeps, which makes people feel pity for her.

He reached out and pinched her pink lips, circled them, then lowered his head and kissed and bit her.

No matter how sleepy Lin Yiyi was, she was woken up by the noise. She muttered a few words, frowned, and rolled to the other side of the bed, then got out of bed, changed clothes and washed her face.

The action is done in one go.

After she was fully dressed, Ding Li pinched her waist and kissed her several times.

Lin Yiyi tilted her head to avoid the kiss, and the kiss fell on her neck. The stubble pricked her and made her feel uncomfortable. She muttered coquettishly, "It pokes me."

Ding Li raised his eyebrows slightly, looked straight at the person in his arms, and there was a hint in his deep voice.

"There will be more exciting ones later."

Lin Yiyi understood instantly, rolled her watery almond eyes at the man and hurried away.

“…I don’t understand. I’ll go downstairs first.”

It turns out that there is no decent man among men.

Only after he could no longer see her fleeing figure on the stairs did Ding Li turn around and go to the study with a smile.

Ever since Sun Fei graduated from the University of Hong Kong at the beginning of the month, she has been going to the Ding family to give Lin Yiyi two hours of language tutoring every afternoon.

Lin Yiyi noticed that Sun Fei was a little uneasy a few days ago, and today seemed even worse than before.

She never asked before, but now seeing that she didn't react even when her pen ran out of ink, I guessed that she must be in trouble.

During the 10-minute break, Lin Yiyi stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her. "Fei Fei, did something happen to you?"

Sun Fei seemed to have just come back to her senses and smiled faintly, "Nothing... nothing."

He said he was fine, but his dazed look couldn't deceive anyone.

Lin Yiyi was not a nosy person, but Sun Fei was the only friend she had made in this era, so she thought for a while before speaking gently.

"Fei Fei, I don't know what happened to you, but you can tell me if you want.

Maybe I can give you some advice, or provide you with help within my ability."

Sun Fei actually doesn’t have many friends, and there are some things she can’t tell to people who are familiar with her social circle. Lin Yiyi seems to be a good person to talk to.

After thinking for a while, she said briefly, "My father is not in good health. I am a little worried about him."

Sun Fei didn't mention the financial and work pressures, because she had no intention of asking Lin Yiyi for money.

I don't want to involve money in friendship.

"......"

If it was just a simple cold and fever, Sun Fei would definitely not have this expression. Lin Yiyi is not stupid and will not just listen to others.

She knew that Sun Fei was an only child, and from their previous conversations she learned that she worked hard to be elected as an excellent student in order to reduce the burden on her family.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Lin Yiyi rolled her eyes and asked her gently, "Fei Fei, I'm getting married soon. Would you like to come and attend?"

"......" Gifts are required for attending a wedding. Her best friend is marrying a wealthy family like the Ding family. It would be embarrassing for her if she didn't give enough gift money to be included in the registration list.

Sun Fei looked down at her leather shoes that had been repaired many times, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Lin Yiyi knew what she was worried about, and immediately explained: "You don't need to think about the gift money, and you don't need to give it.

On the wedding day, the family will invite many people from all walks of life, you can try to find job opportunities. "

“You are my only friend in Hong Kong, and you may be the only one invited on the wedding day.

I am an ordinary person like you. Sometimes you have to care less about face and self-esteem to seize opportunities. "