Chu Jiang also put Xi Ran's favorite dishes directly into her bowl.
Xi Yan stared blankly at this scene.
Something just doesn't feel right.
"What's your relationship? Even friends wouldn't be this close, would they?"
Xi Ran blushed and stammered, "We're dating. He's my boyfriend."
"What? How is this possible?" Xi Yanteng exclaimed as he stood up from his seat.
His sister is really easy to win over; it hasn't been long since they last met, and she's already agreed to be his boyfriend.
Xi Yan had a headache at the moment, and he instantly lost his appetite for all the delicious food on the table.
Xi Ran got up and pulled Xi Yan over, "Keep your voice down, this is a public place, sit down first, let's talk this out."
Besides, my sister is all grown up now, and it's time for her to have a boyfriend. Isn't it normal to have a boyfriend? Why make such a fuss? You'll have a girlfriend and settle down when you go to college too."
Xi Yan muttered, "With my qualifications, how could any girl possibly be willing to marry me?"
Chu Jiang also strongly disagreed with Xi Yan's approach, saying, "What you're saying is wrong. You're a top student and handsome, how could no one like you?"
"Once you get into college, tons of girls will be chasing after you."
Xi Yan looked up at Chu Jiangyi and said, "You chose to be with my sister, which means you already have a certain understanding of my family's situation."
Chu Jiang nodded, "Yes! I know your family situation very well."
"Don't you mind? My family has a lot of debt. Aren't you afraid that my sister and I will drag you down? And your parents probably won't agree either, right? I know it's rude to say this, but I'm not very at ease. After all, my family's financial situation makes many boys hesitate."
"As the saying goes, a short pain is worse than a long one. While your feelings are still not too deep, if you can't accept everything about my family, I hope you won't bother me. I'm afraid my sister will suffer unnecessary harm. I just hope to make the right decision and minimize the damage."
“My sister is my only family in this world. I don’t want her to suffer even the slightest harm. I hope you understand what I mean.”
Chu Jiang frowned. This child was talking strangely. He clearly had both parents, yet he claimed that Xi Ran was his only relative. He was blatantly lying.
"Aren't your parents still alive? Why do you say Xi Ran is your only family?"
Xi Yan smiled coldly, recalling those unbearable past events. It was clearly a feud between adults, but it was always him and his sister who got hurt. What did they do wrong?
They didn't force Xi Zhihui to lend them the money. Lin Bifan lost a leg because she went out to find Xi Zhihui without looking where she was going and was hit by a train driver.
Why are the adults the ones who should bear the consequences, instead of him and his sister, who are both minors?
He was very unwilling to accept it.
When the incident happened, he was only in his third year of junior high school, and his sister was a freshman in high school. They had to face all this messy stuff.
He also has to go out to do part-time jobs every day. He understands his sister the most and feels sorry for her the most.
What good part-time jobs can a high school freshman do? They can only do things like washing dishes, which are hidden behind the kitchen.
But his sister did all sorts of things she shouldn't have done in order to provide for him and his living expenses. How could he not feel sorry for her?
Sometimes he didn't want to go home and face Lin Bifan, so he would run to the restaurant to help his sister wash dishes as soon as get out of class was over.
Although that period was tough, he and his sister still managed to find joy amidst the hardship.
But Lin Bifan couldn't stand seeing them doing well, and often said hurtful things to dampen their spirits.
Therefore, in this world, he only recognizes Xi Ran as his only family member; the other two are not worthy of being his parents.
"I don't want to talk about those unhappy past events, please don't mind. Also, I hope you go to the Xi family to see if you can accept that kind of mother-in-law before telling me about your feelings for my sister."
“If you can’t accept that we have such a terrible mother, I won’t force you. Just let go of my sister as soon as possible. I don’t want her to sink any deeper.”
Chu Jiang smiled slightly, picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and said in a nonchalant tone.
"No matter what kind of person your mother is, I will never let go of Xi Ran's hand. I will always hold her hand and walk with her. No one can separate us."
Xi Yan smiled but didn't answer. "Alright, let's eat quickly. You'll have more say in the rest when you meet the real person. Anything we say now is irrelevant, don't you think?"
Chu Jiang nodded in agreement, "You're right!"
Everyone had a good appetite at the meal, and Chu Jiang took good care of Xi Ran, a scene that Xi Yan found very gratifying.
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