"My darling Yanbao, you're back! Let Grandpa give you a hug!"
As soon as Xiao Yanbao entered the house with his two older brothers, his grandfather picked him up. Xiao Yanbao tried his best to push away his grandfather's arms and turned his head to look at the living room sofa.
My uncle sat on the sofa with a frown on his face, while my aunt, Liang Xunling, came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of peeled grapes.
"Yanbao's here! Come have a grape!"
Liang Xunling used a fruit fork to pick up a grape and came to the old man's side, feeding it to Xiao Yanbao.
"Thanks!"
Liang Xunling reached out and gently pinched Xiao Yanbao's nose. Just then, Li Muchen went to get some grapes from the plate, and Liang Xunling raised her hand and slapped the back of Li Muchen's hand.
Go wash your hands!
However, contrary to his usual behavior, Li Muchen retorted to Liang Xunling.
"Mom, I was just eating a grape, and you hit me! Look at my brother, he's about to start dating and you don't care!"
What?
Liang Xunling was taken aback. She first turned around and glanced at Li Qirui sitting on the sofa, then quickly gave Li Muchen a look, but found that Li Muchen acted as if he hadn't seen her and continued to eat the grapes on the plate.
Grandpa Li, carrying little Yanbao, sat down next to Li Qirui. Seeing that Li Qirui and Liang Xunling looked preoccupied, he patted Li Qirui's thigh and said:
"Alright, let's ask Mu Xing what happened when she gets back!"
Xiao Yanbao then realized what had happened and quickly swallowed the grape in his mouth. Just as he was about to explain, Liang Xunling forked another grape and handed it to him.
"Aren't these grapes delicious? Yanbao, eat more if you like them!"
At the same time, Grandpa let go of his arm and let Xiao Yanbao sit on the sofa. However, Xiao Yanbao took the fruit fork from his aunt's hand and shook his head repeatedly.
Liang Xunling paused for a moment, then asked with some confusion:
"Is it because the grapes are bad? That shouldn't be the case!"
Xiao Yanbao hurriedly began to explain:
"No, the grapes are delicious. What I meant was that big brother isn't in a relationship yet. Sister Su Meng asked me to give that love letter to him, and I guess he hasn't replied yet!"
Xiao Yanbao explained the whole story in one breath. Hearing this, Li Qirui and Liang Xunling finally felt relieved. After all, of their three sons, only Li Muxing was good at studying and did very well in his studies.
Seeing that Xiao Yanbao had explained the matter, Li Muchen sighed as he looked at his third brother. They still wanted to argue with their mother about this.
Just then, the old master of the Li family chuckled twice, then looked intently at Xiao Yanbao until he had attracted everyone's attention, before asking with a smile:
"Yanbao, did you pass that love letter to Muxing?"
Little Yanbao forked a grape, put it in her mouth, nodded gently, and then said in a sweet, childlike voice:
"Yes! It was the older brother I contacted when I got out of school at noon."
The old man asked again, mysteriously:
"Have you met that girl? What do you think of her?"
"Grandpa, are you talking about Sister Su Meng who gave the love letter to my older brother? I really like Sister Su Meng!"
Just then, Li Muxing stormed in from outside. As soon as she entered, she was about to throw her schoolbag at Li Muchen. Just as the schoolbag was about to leave her hand, Li Muxing suddenly saw her grandfather and parents sitting on the sofa.
"Hello, Grandpa! Dad, Mom."
After exchanging greetings, Li Muxing glared fiercely at the second and third brothers, but Li Muchen and Li Muhao didn't care at all. Instead, they laughed and made faces at their eldest brother.
Seeing that Li Muxing was about to return to her room, Liang Xunling quickly stopped her.
"Mu Xing, I heard that a female classmate gave you a love letter this morning?"
Li Muxing didn't expect that her parents already knew about this. Before entering the door, Li Muxing was actually hesitating about whether to reject Su Meng. Rejecting Su Meng would make her feel very sad, but if she accepted her, would she be considered to be in a relationship too early?
Parents would never approve of early romance. When her mother asked, Li Muxing's heart sank slightly. She sighed and was about to say that she would reject Su Meng, but before she could speak, the old man waved his hand to interrupt her.
"You two brats, go back to your rooms and do your homework!"
Li Muchen and Li Muhao had intended to watch the show, but they didn't expect their parents to have no intention of blaming their older brother. After their grandfather spoke, the two brothers turned around and left the living room in unison.
"I think Su Meng is a pretty good girl. How about we meet her sometime?"
ah?
Liang Xunling and Li Qirui stared at the old man in disbelief. How could the old man, who was always strict with his family, say such a thing? Did he want his eldest grandson, who was the best student, to fall in love early?
Thinking of this, Li Qirui quickly interrupted the old man.
"Dad, when did you meet that Su Meng? Besides, Mu Xing is still in high school. What if you say something like this and he gets any bad ideas and it interferes with his studies?"
The old man waved his hand and pointed at Li Qirui, saying:
"Don't think I don't know when you and Xunling got together. How dare you talk about children like that? With proper guidance, Muxing's studies will definitely not be affected, and she might even make further progress!"
The old man's words made Liang Xunling too embarrassed to speak. She could only quietly nudge her husband's arm, signaling him to continue persuading him.
“Dad, things are so different now compared to before, you…”
Before Li Qirui could finish speaking, the old man glanced at Xiao Yanbao, then turned to Li Muxing and said:
"That girl's name is Su Meng, right? I think Yanbao likes her quite a bit, what do you think?"
The old man saw that Li Muxing couldn't hide the joy on her face after hearing his words, but she didn't dare to say it in front of Li Qirui and Liang Xunling. She even secretly looked at the couple.
"Hey! Do you like her or not? Do you think she's good or bad? Don't worry about your father's opinion, just tell me what you really think!"
Li Muxing's expression changed slightly. She remembered how absent-minded she had been all afternoon, and even the heartache she felt from rejecting Su Meng just now so as not to hurt her parents. Li Muxing gritted her teeth, raised her head, and looked firmly at her grandfather and parents on the sofa.
"I think Su Meng is different from other girls. She studies very hard and is very good at her studies. She has a strong competitive spirit..."
After Li Muxing finished telling his story with Su Meng, Li Qirui and Liang Xunling, who were always strict with Li Muxing, also felt that it wouldn't hurt to let their eldest son try dating Su Meng.
Their story of challenging each other through learning is exactly the same as that of Li Qirui and Liang Xunling back then, so Li Qirui and Liang Xunling can understand their eldest son's feelings very well.
"It's settled then. My Yanbao said she's good, so she can't be wrong!"
End of this chapter
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