Luo Jingxuan's clothes were not much different from his usual attire: a complete black couture suit, except that his tie had been replaced with a red bow tie embroidered with a golden auspicious cloud pattern, and the collar of his black shirt was also embroidered with a golden auspicious cloud pattern. It was certainly festive, but compared to Li Xi's "toast attire," it was too normal.
Li Xi glared at Luo Jingxuan angrily, picked up her skirt and walked out, showing no intention of waiting for him. Luo Jingxuan was good-tempered and didn't argue with her, but quickened his pace to catch up.
Of course, in the end, the two of them still took a car to go out. It was harmless to show a little temper in front of one's own people, but one had to give each other enough face when going out, not to mention a big family like the Luo family where everyone was not in harmony with each other.
The two arrived at the Luo family's house not too early, and almost everyone who was supposed to be there was already there. Li Xi had only appeared once before at a Luo family gathering, and since she wasn't familiar with most of the Luo family, she only greeted the Luo Da and Luo San families. Her behavior was quite normal, like an ordinary junior, younger brother's wife, or sister-in-law.
Li Xi had expected the other party's reaction. The elders all smiled lovingly, while the peers who performed better had fake smiles on their faces, and those who performed worse, like Luo Xingyue, were almost rolling their eyes.
Regardless of whether it's good or bad, kind or malicious, Li Xi responds to it all with a simple and honest smile. Don't ask what a simple and honest smile is; it's just a makabaka boom. (●'?'●)
Of course, no one gets looked down upon for nothing, so when Li Xi received Luo Xingyue's eye roll, her simple and honest smile became more sincere. "I heard that Xingyue has been in conflict with the girl from the Shen family recently, and they've been quarreling and making a lot of jokes? In my opinion, Xingyue is not a child anymore, it's time for her to be sensible. The Shen family and the Luo family have always been somewhat of a competitor. You get along well with other people's girls, so everyone thinks you are ignorant. Now, look what happens, because of some trivial matter, it has become known to everyone, and people have to laugh at our Luo family. Tsk tsk, it's New Year's Day, and you still have to let the elders clean up your mess. It's really not right." As he spoke, the simple and honest smile turned into an expression of condemnation and disappointment.
"You!" Li Xi's rebuttal made Luo Xingyue very angry. She almost put her hands on her hips and pointed at people without caring about her image, and started to curse at them. It was Yun Mei who was standing next to her who pulled her up, and she calmed down.
"Xingyue is indeed naive. We spoiled her too much in the past. We will properly discipline her in the future." Yun Mei held Luo Xingyue with one hand and rhythmically patted her arm with the other hand to comfort her. Her eyes were fixed on Li Xi, "Xiao Xi, you just arrived and haven't seen Grandpa yet, right? Go quickly. Grandpa must be waiting anxiously for you."
Li Xi smiled at her, not caring about the teasing in the other's words at all, "Hey, Third Aunt, you misunderstood. I'm still in school and have more time. I will come to see grandpa when I'm free on weekends. Winter vacation started some time ago, and I bring my nephew here to play every now and then. Grandpa can see me often and knows my procrastination habit, so he won't wait for me specially~" After saying that, she smiled sweetly at the other party.
If you ignore the words and only look at her expression, you might think she is acting like a spoiled brat to her elders. Maybe the spectators beside her are even sighing in their hearts, this is a loving family.
The victim, Yun Mei, felt like she had swallowed a fly. Even with her best temper, she felt a little embarrassed. She had known Li Xi was a troublemaker, but she had never imagined that she wouldn't be able to calm down during Chinese New Year.
In the end, Yun Mei just curled her lips and said, "Is that so? It seems that I come to the old house too seldom. I didn't realize that you spend more time with the old man."
Li Xi continued to smile sweetly, "Yes, I'm a student, so I have some free time." Of course, Li Xi wasn't usually very idle, and that forced stay-at-home period wasn't exactly idle either. She didn't visit Grandpa Luo's house as often as she claimed, at least Grandpa wasn't aware of her severe procrastination. But that didn't stop her from exaggerating in front of others; after all, no one would go to Grandpa to verify. Even if they did, her words wouldn't be wrong. "Free on weekends" could mean every weekend, or just the occasional weekend. "Every now and then" could mean frequent visits, or every three to five days.
This is the art of language.
Compared to Li Xi's "ease", Yun Mei was more embarrassed. She was not the type to argue with others. She initially responded for Luo Xingyue, but now she regretted it. It would have been better to let the young people argue, at least it would have been lively.
"Haha, students do have more free time." Yun Mei noticed the innuendo in Li Xi's words and didn't want to dwell on it, so she changed the subject. "By the way, when are you and Jingxuan planning on having your wedding? Although you're still in school, and although Jingxuan meant not to reveal your identity to outsiders, it's still possible to have a small wedding within your family."
"A wedding~" Li Xi cooperated by making a distressed expression, as if she cared a lot. "I'm still in school, so, uh, ugh!" Li Xi pretended to droop her eyelashes and pout her lips, looking very unhappy. "Ugh."
Luo Jingxuan, who was standing by, saw her like this and thought she was really sad. He was about to say something, but before he could open his mouth, Li Xi slowly raised her head and smiled sweetly at Yun Mei, who had already raised the corner of her mouth.
"Don't worry about that. The wedding of the Luo Group's leader is bound to be grand. We have to let the outside world know about our Luo Group's grandeur. How can we just invite a few relatives to fool around like you said? It's just that I'm still in school and don't want to be exposed to the public at all. I don't want outsiders to disturb my campus life. I just want to study quietly."
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