Before the Lunar New Year, most of the preparations involved shopping, aside from bacon and sausages. Li Xi joined the party late, so online shopping was already too late and she had to buy everything offline. Too lazy to run around or squeeze through the crowds, Li Xi made a list and asked Uncle Wu to arrange for the shopping.
She only took Jingchu out once to buy new clothes.
Her own clothes had always been the latest season's styles, sent by Assistant Jiang through the brands. They were new, but there wasn't the sense of ritual associated with "buying clothes for the New Year." Jing Chu's clothes were sent by Jing Mo, but perhaps because he wasn't staying in China long, he didn't send many. The clothes Jing Chu wore most recently were the ones Li Xi had bought with him the last time they went out together.
Li Xi thought that the child probably liked the clothes "given by her sister" very much, so she decided to buy a few more sets for the child this time.
With her previous experience, Li Xi had already mastered the art of buying clothes—it was all about choosing the right clothes for her. After spending some time with her, Li Xi had gotten to know her child's personality and preferences. The styles she chose for her child generally pleased them, and they looked good in them.
After an afternoon of shopping with Yu Sui and a bodyguard who was nowhere to be found, the trunk of the car was completely full when they returned home. Besides the two of them, Li Xi also picked out a windbreaker for Luo Jingxuan and Jing Mo, the same style but different colors.
Li Xi had always remembered the two bosses wearing suits, usually custom-made. She wondered if they would accept a store-bought long trench coat like this. Furthermore, out of a selfish desire to see the two handsome men wearing a couple's outfit, she had chosen the same style. Just thinking about the expressions they'd have when they saw the clothes made her incredibly excited.
Ha, this is the fun of supporting a cult couple, the secret excitement.
Jingchu also bought something for his father, a set of parent-child pajamas, the same set as his, a one-piece style with a hood, and the pattern was Doraemon.
Li Xi: "..." She couldn't imagine what this outfit would look like on Jing Mo. She doubted he'd wear it. But it was truly adorable. So, after a moment's hesitation, Li Xi ordered a set for herself and Luo Jingxuan. She'd asked Assistant Jiang for the sizes, earning him a round of teasing.
While buying pajamas, a small incident occurred. They ran into Lu Wantang and Shen Zhou in the store, who were looking at couple pajamas.
Li Xi heard from Su Yu that the Lu and Su families had been discussing a marriage recently, but nothing had been finalized. Although Su Yu and Old Man Lu had clearly stated that Su Yu would not marry into the Shen family, Lu's parents, Lu Wantang, and Shen Zhou's parents all favored Lu Wantang as the matchmaker. Although Shen Zhou hadn't explicitly stated his stance, those who knew them well knew that there was something fishy going on between him and Lu Wantang.
Naturally, there were also people who opposed Lu Wantang's marriage. The most obvious one was Lu Zifeng. I guess everyone except Lu's father and mother knew something about his feelings for Lu Wantang. Those "loving" parents still believed that Lu Zifeng's love for Lu Wantang was out of brotherly affection.
However, his opposition wasn't very effective. After all, he didn't dare reveal his feelings for Lu Wantang. Firstly, Old Master Lu had increased Su Yu's chances of succession and had recently been focusing on training her. Lu Zifeng's position as heir wasn't entirely certain, and at this point, he didn't dare expose his "incestuous" thoughts and anger Old Master (who actually already knew and was trying to give him another chance). Secondly, he didn't want Lu Wantang to be branded as someone who had seduced her brother into incest. His little princess deserved to live a clean, innocent, and beautiful life, free from criticism and bullying (he seemed to be dreaming).
Therefore, Shen Zhou's reasons for opposing Lu Wantang's marriage were weak, such as "Tangtang is still young" and "Shen Zhou is not a good match". They were not convincing at all, at least not convincing Lu's father and mother.
In short, the marriage proposal remained at a stalemate, with little outside news. However, as Su Yu's good friend, Li Xi naturally knew about it, and Lu Wantang was also aware that Li Xi knew about it. When the two parties met, there was a bit of awkwardness, though it was certainly Lu Wantang's embarrassment, or perhaps it wasn't really awkward, but rather an act of awkwardness.
Specifically, Lu Wantang was talking to Shen Zhou with a shy attitude like a little girl in the previous second, but in the next second, when she saw Li Xi's shy expression disappear, her eyes immediately turned red, her eyes became timid, her lips were tightly pursed, and her hands were folded and raised to her chest and clenched into fists.
Li Xi: "..." I'll throw away your mosaic.
Shen Zhou was the first to notice Lu Wantang's change and followed Lu Wantang's line of sight. The moment he spotted Li Xi, Shen Zhou subconsciously reached out and pulled Lu Wantang behind him, frowning at Li Xi.
Li Xi: "..." I will mosaic your whole family!
Li Xi, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, rolled her eyes at the two of them, took Jing Chu by the hand, and turned to leave. Before she had taken two steps, Lu Wantang, who had just been very "scared", pushed Shen Zhou away and "stumbled" to Li Xi, blocking their way.
Then he acted pitiful, helpless and innocent in front of Li Xi on the spot - he lowered his head, put his hands on his chest, stirred his index fingers back and forth, and raised his eyes from time to time to peek at Li Xi's expression, and then quickly lowered his eyes as if frightened, his voice weak and very unconfident, "Well, don't get me wrong, there's nothing between me and Brother Shen Zhou. You know he is about to get engaged to Xiaoyu and needs to buy some daily necessities, but Xiaoyu has been busy recently, so Brother Shen Zhou asked me to help with the advice. There's really nothing between us. I didn't mean to come out alone with Brother Shen Zhou, and I definitely didn't mean to steal Brother Shen Zhou, don't get me wrong." As Lu Wantang spoke, his emotions gradually became agitated, and his voice became choked, but he still didn't look at Li Xi, but only glanced at her.
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