"Did you see Uncle Yue?" Xu Zhaoyue asked softly, hiding her face behind her wine glass. Yue Lanxing, who had been searching for food with her eyes after sitting down, lowered her head and answered when she heard the question, "Yes, I saw him. He does look somewhat like him."
"Would you like something to eat, Miss? I saw some jujube paste pastries over there." Yue Lanxing asked this question after accurately locating Xu Zhaoyue's favorite jujube paste pastries.
Xu Zhaoyue glanced at him. "Is the focus now on the jujube paste pastry? Hmm?" Her soft voice sounded more like she was being coquettish, and coupled with her feigned angry expression, it was indeed coquettish.
"Ahem, so what's the main point?" Yue Lanxing asked, following her lead, and then quickly shared her observation just as Xu Zhaoyue's expression was about to change. "Yue Mingze was deliberately coming closer just now, and I saw him too. He does look somewhat similar. I'd better go back and ask my mother about this."
"But what if something goes wrong? Won't that put you in a difficult position, Miss?" Yue Lanxing was worried that Xu Zhaoyue might encounter some difficulties because of her, and that the Yue family might not like the Xu family.
After hearing his question, Xu Zhaoyue gently shook her head, "Don't worry, this isn't child's play. There's no need to make things so difficult. Can't I protect you?"
"Don't worry, I'm here." After saying that, Xu Zhaoyue laughed first and kicked Yue Lanxing, trying to tell him with her actions that she would protect him.
Yue Lanxing saw her little gesture and felt a warm feeling in his heart. However, he was too big and was sitting outside, so he didn't dare to make any moves. He could only cover his upturned mouth with his left fist.
Xu Zhaoyue saw that Yue Lanxing was finally happy, and her smile was even more beautiful. Who doesn't love to see the beautiful scene of ice and snow melting and everything coming back to life?
They were laughing and joking in the corner, while Uncle Yue stood far away watching them. He had to deal with the heads of various families while also keeping an eye on Yue Lanxing. However, he preferred to talk to Yue Lanxing, so he was somewhat perfunctory when dealing with the others.
At this moment, Xu Guangcai was talking to him. Seeing that he kept looking in one direction, Xu Guangcai also glanced in that direction and then noticed that his eldest daughter and the housekeeper were sitting together.
Although the two looked very well-matched sitting together, and it was impossible to tell that Yue Lanxing was a servant, and the eldest daughter also looked happy, he became angrier the more he looked at her, showing no regard for the Xu family's reputation in front of everyone.
Xu Guangcai was angry inside, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he used the incident to start a conversation with Uncle Yue. "Are you looking at my eldest daughter and her housekeeper? The young lady is still not used to the social interaction at the party and is hiding to the side."
When Uncle Yue saw that Xu Guangcai had brought it up, he happened to have something he wanted to ask, "Is your daughter's housekeeper surnamed Yue?"
"Yes, his name is... Yue Lanxing, right?" Xu Guangcai was unsure of the name at first, but after remembering it, he realized that Yue Lanxing's surname was the same as his second uncle's. Could they be related?
Uncle Yue found Xu Guangcai's sudden change of expression quite amusing. "Hahaha, I was wondering why that handsome young man's surname was Yue. We're quite destined to meet."
"Yes, yes, yes, how about I call him over? Let the younger generation have a chance." Xu Guangcai had already changed his attitude.
Uncle Yue waved his hand and said, "No need, no need, we can talk again another time. Let's continue our previous topic..." Since he said so, Xu Guangcai went along with him and continued the conversation.
Yue Lanxing still went to get some snacks, since drinking alcohol alone is not good for the stomach. "Have some snacks first. I already asked them to prepare porridge when I came out, so I can have some when I get back."
"Okay, sure." Xu Zhaoyue took the plate and placed the wine glass in Yue Lanxing's hand. "After you finish this, go find Xiao Hao. He went to see Kaiyuan earlier. I wonder where he went to play?"
"They must have run into other kids and went upstairs. Xiao Nan and Xu Shun are with them. They'll come down to find us if they need anything." Yue Lanxing had just noticed their movements.
Xu Zhaoyue looked up at the second floor and suddenly remembered that the second floor should have various entertainment facilities. "Do you know how to play mahjong?"
Yue Lanxing hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. "No, I don't know how, and I also..." Before he could finish speaking, Xu Zhaoyue understood the implication. Mahjong is a group activity, open to both men and women, and it was difficult for him.
“Then we won’t go up there. I’m bad at cards and always lose. I always lose money, but they love playing with me. I’m a money-spending machine.” Xu Zhaoyue was well aware of her own skill level.
Yue Lanxing was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected the young lady to be so bad at cards. In his eyes, memorizing and counting cards should have been easy for her. His confusion was almost palpable.
"I don't want to count cards. Playing games is all about having fun. If I have to use my brain to play games, why don't I just stay home and sleep? That way, my brain can rest." Xu Zhaoyue said sincerely; she genuinely didn't care about winning or losing in games.
However, Yue Lanxing already knew from Xiao Nan that the young lady had won first place in the shooting competition. "But last time Xiao Nan said that you won the competition against Miss Yan."
"Oh, oh, just one shot? I'm gifted; as long as I aim, I can hit the bullseye." Xu Zhaoyue said smugly. After checking that no one else was around, she leaned close to Yue Lanxing's ear and whispered, "She's just too weak."
"Really?" Yue Lanxing saw Xu Zhaoyue approaching and quickly lowered her head slightly, not wanting to be too obvious. She only turned to look at her after hearing what she said.
Xu Zhaoyue was just about to step back when, by sheer coincidence, their noses touched and then quickly separated.
"What?" Xu Zhaoyue felt the touch and immediately looked up at Yue Lanxing. She saw that Yue Lanxing had become shy and her ears had turned red. Xu Zhaoyue was wondering why her ears had turned red in an instant.
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