"Dad, why aren't you saying anything?"
Seeing that Li Dazhu hadn't said anything, Li Haoran gently nudged him.
"I'm so happy! I didn't expect to find my family so quickly, and they're even important people."
Uncle Li scratched his head sheepishly and said to Li Youran with a smile.
Although he felt a strange emptiness in his heart, he was still happy for Li Youran.
"Dad, you absolutely must come to the family reunion banquet, and my brothers and sisters-in-law must also come."
Seeing that everyone was genuinely happy for her and didn't feel too disappointed, Li Youran felt relieved and then brought up the matter of the family reunion banquet.
The thought of having dinner at the Second Prince's residence filled Zhao Lanzhi and Li Haoran with both excitement and fear, as they had never attended such an important occasion before. In the end, it was Li Dazhu who spoke up.
“As long as you don’t mind that your father is a pancake seller, I, Li Dazhu, would dare to go even to the Heavenly Court.”
Upon hearing Li Dazhu's words, Li Youran felt a lump in her throat and almost burst into tears.
“Dad, what are you saying? No matter what happens, you will always be my dad.”
As Li Youran spoke, she looked at Li Haoran and Zhao Lanzhi and continued.
"You will always be my brother and sister-in-law."
Li Youran's words left Uncle Li and the others with mixed feelings.
The shop was closed the next day, as the Li family had gone off to buy new clothes.
Fortunately, Li Youran went back to the rented courtyard with her father last night and didn't return home. The next day, when she was riding in a carriage to buy clothes, she passed by the small courtyard and saw that it was full of carriages and a group of noble ladies.
"Little sister, you've suddenly become the Second Prince's sister all of a sudden, and I'm a little unaccustomed to it!"
"Look at what you're saying. My younger sister is the Second Prince's sister, we just got separated."
Zhou Yingying, with a fawning smile, looked at Li Youran and continued speaking.
“Little sister, your nephew is a lucky man. He encountered such a good thing even before he was born.”
Li Youran gave an awkward smile and remained silent.
Zhou Yingying is pregnant, just one month along, something Li Youran only found out yesterday. A few days ago, Zhou Yingying suddenly felt nauseous and thought it was just a change in environment, so she went to a shop to get some medicine. But to her surprise, a pulse reading revealed she was pregnant.
Speaking of the eldest brother, Li Tairan, he is usually a person with his own opinions. But ever since Zhou Yingying became pregnant, he has become completely submissive, doing whatever Zhou Yingying says.
According to Zhao Lanzhi, Zhou Yingying had a particular craving for sour foods during this pregnancy and would tell everyone she was carrying a boy. Zhao Lanzhi believed that Li Tairan wanted a son, which was why he indulged Zhou Yingying like this.
Not only that, Zhou Yingying also wanted to manage the accounts of the pancake shop because she was pregnant with the only male heir of the Li family, but Li Dazhu sternly refused.
As a result, Zhou Yingying made a scene for several days and refused to work at the pancake shop.
However, Li Dazhu and Li Niangzi didn't bother her. After all, their daughter-in-law was pregnant, and it was a good thing for her to stay home and rest.
After learning about the events of the past few days, Li Youran knew that Zhou Yingying had shown her true colors and who knew what kind of trouble she would cause next.
Putting aside everything else, just thinking about buying clothes made Li Youran feel like her head was about to explode.
"Sister-in-law, although we should wear nice clothes for important occasions, isn't your outfit a bit too flashy?"
Zhao Lanzhi frowned as she looked at Zhou Yingying's sheer, strapless dress, thinking to herself, "This doesn't look like something a married woman would wear. She's so flamboyant; anyone who didn't know better would think she was a young lady from a brothel."
"You don't understand, do you? I see a lot of young women on the street dressed like this."
Zhou Yingying looked at her reflection in the bronze mirror, nodded in satisfaction, and then said.
"This outfit isn't suitable for a banquet, so I'll just buy another one that's appropriate for banquets. I'll keep this one for everyday wear."
Zhao Lanzhi didn't say anything. They had clearly agreed that each person would buy an outfit to wear on the day of the banquet, but Zhou Yingying insisted on making an exception.
"Look at you, so stingy. It's not like I'm asking you to pay."
Zhao Lanzhi didn't say anything, but was instead rebuked by Zhou Yingying. Knowing that she was pregnant, Zhao Lanzhi didn't argue with her and simply turned and left.
Li Youran saw this scene but didn't say anything. He just waved to the waiter and whispered a few words in his ear.
After everyone had finished choosing their clothes and were about to pay, Li's mother saw that Zhou Yingying had chosen two outfits, but didn't say much. After all, it was for her daughter-in-law, so there was nothing wrong with buying clothes for her.
Li Youran was eager to pay the bill, but was refused because her father said that the pancake shop had been doing very well these past few days and that he had plenty of money.
Li Youran didn't rush to pay the bill, but instead stopped Zhao Lanzhi as everyone was about to leave.
Seeing that Li Youran had left Zhao Ran alone, and Zhou Yingying was also unwilling to leave, Li Youran didn't care. She was just doing it for her to see.
So, in front of Zhou Yingying, he took the bundle of clothes that the shop assistant had packed and said to Zhao Lanzhi.
"Sister-in-law, you always wear the same two outfits. I've bought you two new clothes, so please take them."
Zhao Lanzhi wanted to refuse, but when she saw Li Youran wink at her, she knew that Li Youran was deliberately trying to annoy Zhou Yingying, so she simply took the bundle.
"Little sister, thank you so much! I just happened to have no clothes to wear."
Seeing this, Zhou Yingying was so angry that she wanted to snatch the bundle away, but she had to suppress her anger because of Li Youran's identity.
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