The bustling Li family mansion suddenly became quiet the moment Tao Mu stepped through the door.
Dozens of pairs of eyes looked over at the same time. Tao Mu paused for a moment, and he felt as if he was standing in front of an X-ray machine when everyone in the Li family looked at him at the same time. Nothing on his body could escape his gaze, even his bones and flesh were seen through.
A bit square!
Tao Mu subconsciously squeezed his hands and took a breath calmly.
"Brother Mu, you're here~" Li Xiaoheng's twin brother and sister jumped up from the sofa and rushed to Tao Mu.
Perhaps because she could see that Tao Mu was a little nervous, Li Xiaomei blinked her big watery eyes, shifted her gaze to the gift in Tao Mu's hand, and said considerately: "Brother Mu, did you bring us another gift?"
It’s better not to mention this. When this matter was mentioned, Tao Mu began to feel embarrassed again. Because he didn't expect that so many people would come from the Li family, and the prepared gift was obviously not enough.
At this moment, even Mr. Tao, who is good at dealing with people, doesn't know what to say. His life experience and communication skills obviously have not been updated to the "Mother-in-law Meets Son-in-law" episode. Being caught off guard, Tao Mu even had some brain failure. As a result, he was unable to respond to Li Xiaomei's greeting in time, and instead subconsciously looked at Li Xiaoheng.
From the moment he entered the door, Li Xiaoheng had been concentrating on watching Tao Mu's every move. Of course, I did not miss the confusion and help-seeking at this moment.
Li Xiaoheng stood up, took the gift from Tao Mu, and stuffed it directly into his brother's hand. Instead of answering, he asked, "I was out for less than an hour, why are there so many people at home?"
The Li family elders who came uninvited immediately spoke up, and even their explanations seemed to have been pre-planned: "The company's annual meeting is about to be held. We wanted to make a dress to wear at the annual meeting. It just so happened that your family invited a designer to come, so we came together."
The old man and old lady of the Li family, with frosty hair, sat on the sofa, looking at Tao Mu with a kind smile, and said with a smile: "Is this your partner? The young man looks really energetic."
Tao Mu maintained a decent smile, greeted the two elderly people in a gentle voice, and then thanked them. He looked very polite, which was very consistent with the image of a younger generation who was visiting for the first time.
Everyone felt the hint of uneasiness that Tao Mu deliberately revealed under his gentle and polite performance. This was also what Tao Mu subconsciously performed after seeing so many elders of the Li family. He thought it was the most appropriate reaction for this occasion.
Sure enough, after seeing Tao Mu being so humble, polite, gentle and embarrassed, the elders of the Li family were extremely satisfied with Tao Mu's performance. It is believed that although Tao Mu has great business talent and is worth tens of billions at a young age, he does not behave like some young people who are successful at an early age and are arrogant and look down on others.
Only Li Xiaoheng could sense that Tao Mu's gentle and humble appearance concealed a deep sense of uneasiness and discomfort, and even a hint of anger and helplessness.
In front of many elders and peers in the family, Li Xiaoheng, who did not want to take the blame, pinched Tao Mu's palm without any concealment, and explained with a smile: "I didn't expect there would be so many people at home. When I came, I told Xiao Mu that there were only parents and siblings at home. I told him not to be nervous. "As a result, so many of you came over without even saying hello. It's impossible not to be nervous.
Tao Mu also came back to his senses at this time. He smiled gently and said, "It's all my fault for not being polite and disturbing you."
"It's not presumptuous at all, and it doesn't bother me." Li Xiaoheng's aunt smiled and continued, "To be honest, we have been waiting for this day for many years--"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by his uncle who was sitting next to him: "So Mr. Tao and our Li family are destined to be together. There is no need for an appointment, such a large family can naturally get together. As the saying goes, people from the same family stick together. Dad, don't you agree?"
Li Xiaoheng's uncle-in-law rescued his wife who was about to let the cat out of the bag, and took the opportunity to drag his father-in-law into the water.
Mr. Li nodded slowly, and calmly took out the red envelope he had prepared long ago from his pocket, and said with a smile: "You are a good child. Xiao Heng is with you..."
When Mr. Li said this, he took a breath as if he was having difficulty breathing, and continued, "I feel at ease doing business."
"This is my first visit, and this is a little gift from my elders." Mr. Li stuffed the red envelope into Tao Mu's hand and said with a smile: "I hope your cooperation will last a long time."
Madam Li waited for Mr. Li to finish speaking, then took out the red envelope she had prepared long ago from her pocket and gave it to Tao Mu.
The old couple also found out from their son and daughter-in-law that their eldest grandson was in love with someone else's child. However, the child is young and shy, and it seems that he does not want to admit this in front of his parents. That's why he always refused to agree to visit the Li family.
This time, Li Xiaoheng had finally coaxed her to come over, and while the elders of the Li family were watching, they didn't dare to say anything too explicit. Otherwise the child might get angry and come back to settle the score with their grandson.
Thinking of this, the elders of the Li family all looked at Li Xiaoheng. That look of disappointment... Li Xiaoheng had never seen it since he was in kindergarten!
With Mr. Li and Mrs. Li taking the lead, other members of the Li family also took out red envelopes and gave them to Tao Mu. Tao Mu really didn't expect this when he came. He received a lot of red envelopes and met a lot of people. The whole process was so weird that Tao Mu was a little confused.
After receiving the red envelope, Tao Mu felt embarrassed. Looking at the younger generations of the Li family who were also sitting in the living room and looking at him with curious eyes - Li Xiaoheng's brothers and sisters, nephews, nieces, and so on, he also wanted to give a red envelope to appease the children.
Then he was stopped by Li Xiaoheng's aunt. The aunt who almost let the cat out of the bag just now took Tao Mu's hand and said bluntly: "You don't need to give a red envelope for your first visit. According to the rules of our Li family, singles, no matter how old they are, don't need to give red envelopes to younger generations."
When the little aunt said this, she also deliberately glanced at Li Xiaoheng who was always beside Tao Mu, and complained in a voice that she thought was low but was actually very loud: "My nephew has always refused to date. We elders are still guessing privately. We are saying that this stinky boy doesn't want to give out red envelopes, so he hasn't been in a relationship, dating, or thinking about getting married for so many years? It turns out that this boy doesn't want to date, but he has too high standards for finding a partner, and he has to pick the best one. It turns out that he doesn't like the ones I introduced to him before..."
The uncle-in-law kept coughing and poking the aunt's lower back with his hand. Signaled to my wife to stop talking. The little aunt was impatient with being poked, and waved her hand to slap away the little uncle's claws, and asked angrily: "Why do you always argue with me? Can't you see that I'm talking to Xiao Mu?"
The aunt didn't want to pay attention to her uncle and rolled her eyes at him. She turned around and continued to hold Tao Mu's hand and said, "If you really feel bad and want to give red envelopes to the children, I, as an aunt, won't stop you. As long as you discuss it with Xiao Heng, it's up to you when you want to give out red envelopes. The men in our Li family are very obedient in this regard. If you are really anxious, you can actually arrange it this year..."
Tao Mu suddenly felt as shocked as if he had been struck by lightning. Subconsciously, I want to deny it three times.
It’s not that I don’t have an aunt, don’t talk nonsense!
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