Before starting to eat, Li Xi took some photos, including group photos, individual dish photos, etc., and shared them on the account of "Rich Family Gossip Talk". Although it was not gossip about rich families, it could be considered a rich family's New Year's Eve dinner.
Hehe (●ˇ?ˇ●)
After taking photos, everyone clinked glasses. They didn't drink any alcohol because there were children at the table, so they all drank fruit juice - the orange juice that Aunt Lin had just squeezed before she left. Whether it was sweet or not is another matter, but it was absolutely fresh and had no additives.
We clinked glasses and exchanged a few casual greetings, like Happy New Year, Good Luck in the Year of the Dragon, and Congratulations on your prosperity. No one specifically invited us to eat, so we just started eating. As we ate, we occasionally chatted. If anyone couldn't get their food, they would move their plate or offer a spoon.
The host will not deliberately shout "Eat, don't be polite," nor will he help to pick up the food, saying, "This is delicious, eat more." Of course, Jingchu is an exception. After staying in China for a while, he can use chopsticks, but not very skillfully, and sometimes he still needs adults to help him pick up the food.
The guests didn't pretend to be reserved, politely eating only the dishes in front of them. Instead, they ate and drank as they pleased, feeling completely at ease. Li Xi loved this atmosphere; it felt like a family dining together. No formalities, no flattery.
After dinner, except for the little brat Jingchu, all the adults were busy cleaning up. However, the main force was Luo Jingxuan and Jing Limo. Li Xi was the hero in cooking, so everyone wanted to let her take a break. As for Su Yu, she was completely taking advantage of Li Xi and was assigned easy tasks, such as wiping the table and packing leftovers for the refrigerator.
Usually, Aunt Lin would calculate the number of meals she prepared according to the number of people, and the extra ones would basically be distributed to the servants in the house (the meals prepared for the host family are made of the best ingredients, and Li Xi told them that they are not the kind of people who would waste things, and although they are called leftovers, they actually look good and won’t look shabby if distributed to the servants). Today is the New Year’s Eve dinner, and Li Xi prepared more. Except for Uncle Wu and the security guard who were on duty, most of the servants in the house had returned to their own homes. Li Xi had already distributed Uncle Wu and the security guard’s portions early in the morning, so there was no one to help deal with the leftovers.
Besides, can you really call leftovers from the New Year's Eve dinner leftovers? That's a blessing! Aside from the vegetables, which can't be left overnight and have to be disposed of, the rest can be sorted and refrigerated. Of course, leaving them out for too long isn't good either, and Li Xi doesn't plan to keep them out for long. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be leftovers on the table for a few days after returning from Luo's residence.
Say no to waste, start with me! Hey!
This meal was a reunion dinner, so it took quite a while. By the time they finished eating and cleaned up, it was almost mid-afternoon, and it was time to prepare for the family dinner in the evening. Needless to say, Jing Limo was the head of the family, and it was his responsibility to host the family's New Year's Eve dinner. Although most of the work was assigned to someone else, and he had delegated the reception duties to the younger generation, there were still some people he needed to personally entertain. Furthermore, this was Jing Chu's first time celebrating Chinese New Year in China, and Jing Limo wanted to introduce him to some people. So, not long after they finished cleaning up, Jing Limo took Jing Chu away.
Next came Su Yu. It wasn't her turn to call the shots at the Lu family banquets, and with the biased Lu parents around, they wouldn't want her to interfere. Old Master Lu did want her to exercise more, but Su Yu was young, barely out of college. Preparing for a family dinner inevitably involved interacting with extended family members and even the most distant relatives, and the intrigue and scheming involved was unnecessary. Exposing Su Yu to all that too early was unnecessary.
Of course, she was happy to not care about anything and just be a fun person.
So she had plenty of time to "waste" before the dinner, as long as she made sure to be dressed up and arrive half an hour before the dinner started.
It was so hard to meet Li Xi, so naturally she wanted to spend some time chatting with her. Thinking of the troubles in the Luo family, Li Xi didn't really want to go so early. Plus, with "Boss Luo" behind her, she had the confidence to "come late", so she was happy to spend some time with Su Yu.
The two chatted for a long time, reluctantly parting ways until they had to prepare for the banquet. Su Yu returned to the Lu family to prepare, while Li Xi enjoyed the exclusive VIP service. This time, it wasn't Tang Tang who came, but another styling studio with a long-standing partnership with the Luo family. According to Assistant Jiang's gossip, Luo Jingxuan's mother, Ms. Lu Zhiyao, had been styled by this studio for every banquet she attended.
Li Xi, a small-town homebody, rarely had access to these "private high-end customization" services before her time travel, and didn't know much about them. After her time travel, she'd had some experience, but she didn't know much about them, and she didn't have any particular preferences. She always left the decision to her stylist. Fortunately, they were very capable, and with her own good makeup skills, she never made a mistake.
This time, because it was Chinese New Year and she was attending the event with Luo Jingxuan, Assistant Jiang made some requests when he made an appointment with the stylist. First, it should be festive, and second, it would be best if she and Luo Jingxuan wore couple outfits to dazzle the love-brained people in the Luo family.
After putting on the dress, Li Xi was a little confused. It was nothing, because it looked exactly like a wedding toast dress. The dress was simple, a long-sleeved, waist-hugging dress with a square tie and ruffles. The waist and hem were embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns. Li Xi guessed that Luo Jingxuan's dress had similar patterns. It looked very slimming, elegant, and beautiful. The problem was, the color of the dress was burgundy! The pattern embroidered on the skirt was gold!
Li Xi: “…” It’s too festive.
But what can I do? It's definitely too late to change. It's all my fault for being lazy and not looking at clothes beforehand. I just don't know what Luo Jingxuan's clothes look like, and whether they are as festive as this.
Without getting too hung up on the clothes, Li Xi had her makeup and hair done. There was no point in worrying about it anyway, so she might as well let it go. However, this peaceful mood almost exploded when she saw Luo Jingxuan.
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