Chapter 448 Ugly People Often Cause Trouble
In the living room.
Young Master Sun sipped his hot tea and looked at Li Nianqi, who had a complicated expression on her face. She was clearly fidgeting, occasionally glancing toward the stairwell. When she heard no movement, she grew increasingly impatient.
Sun Shao took another sip of tea and said with a hint of sarcasm: "You are not pretty to begin with, and you look even uglier when you frown."
"you……"
Li Nianqi hates it most when people say she is not good-looking.
Her facial features were indeed not outstanding, and among ordinary people she would only be considered a beautiful girl. Not to mention the wealthy and powerful families who were full of beautiful women, she usually played the role of a supporting role at banquets.
Sun Weimeng's words hit her sore spot precisely.
Li Nianqi was feeling very upset. Last night, she knelt in the small ancestral hall for two hours and was scolded by her grandmother. This morning, she was rushed to apologize and given a task by her grandmother.
But she waited for so long, but there was no sign of Qiao Xi.
The anger in my heart grew even stronger.
"When will she come down? Are we just going to let the guests wait in vain?" Without the restraint of Old Lady Li, Li Nianqi's anger exploded.
She is a bully who only cares about the weak and fears the strong. Seeing that Qiao Xi is beautiful and gentle, she thinks she is a soft persimmon that can be taken advantage of.
Coupled with the dissatisfaction in his heart, it spread like wildfire.
Major General Sun placed his teacup heavily on the coffee table and said, "What kind of guest are you? Are you here to apologize or to pick a fight? If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have something to say, fart quickly. I only indulge beautiful women. Your bland food is really not worth my time.
I really don't know where your inexplicable hostility comes from. Are you jealous of our Qiao Xi, who is so popular and beautiful?"
Li Nianqi's cheeks flushed red, her worries were exposed.
Young Master Sun stretched out his finger and tapped his cheek: "Oh, it's true! You are what they call ugly people are prone to mischief."
Li Nianqi stood up, fuming with anger. "It's you who are enjoying the Li family's preferential treatment, yet you still make my grandma flatter you and take everything for granted. Even if the Liu family saved my grandma, you are still the younger generation! We spent the whole day preparing that table of food yesterday, and you didn't even give me a single compliment!"
Li Nianqi was jealous that Qiao Xi was loved by her grandmother, even more than her own granddaughter.
Even the Guan family, one of the four great families in the imperial capital...
"So what?"
Sun Weimeng asked back, "It was your grandmother who wanted to please Qiao Xi. She was the one who insisted on preparing such a sumptuous meal."
He looked at the silly Li Nianqi in front of him and said sarcastically, "Didn't your grandma tell you why she had to please us? Seeing this old, traditional lady lower herself to you, did you let your guard down? After all, your grandma has always been dignified and harsh in front of you."
Li Nianqi was confused. Is there any hidden secret?
Aren’t these people from Haicheng just ignorant of etiquette?
Sun Weimeng knew from her expression that the old lady had not told her the truth.
"Then let me tell you why. Because your descendants of the Li family are not up to par, the old lady took over the Liu family's jewelry branch in the imperial capital. A jewelry store with an annual revenue of tens of millions, isn't that enough for us to buy a meal? Is your family's food made of gold?"
Even though the Li family made a fortune, they might not be able to help Qiao Xi in the imperial capital.
It's just an introduction to the customs and habits of the imperial capital, family rankings and things to pay attention to.
The Liu family was really taken advantage of. They gave away a jewelry store for nothing and were still blamed.
Li Nianqi's expression was stiff, his lips trembled and he couldn't utter a word.
What?
Grandma actually took over the Liu family's jewelry branch? The Liu family's jewelry store is also very famous in the imperial capital. Why didn't she tell her about this!
She was so embarrassed that her face turned red and she couldn't say a word.
When Qiao Xi walked from the stairs to the living room, she saw Sun Shao pointing at Li Nianqi's nose and calling him an ungrateful person.
She asked, "What's wrong?"
When Li Nianqi saw Qiao Xi, she became even more angry and ashamed.
Compared with others, there is a world of difference between her and others.
Regardless of appearance, family background, or anything else, after being humiliated by Sun Weimeng, she couldn't even raise her head in front of Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi's tone was gentle, but a little distant: "Miss Li, what are you doing here today?"
Li Nianqi's eyes dodged, but she grudgingly straightened her back and tried to maintain her dignity. "I was rude last night, and I apologize. But I didn't know about the jewelry store beforehand, so it's not my fault."
It is harder than cutting one's own flesh to get Li Nianqi to admit that he was wrong.
She bit her lip, took out a gold-stamped invitation with a red background from her bag and stuffed it into Qiao Xi's hand.
"This is the invitation sent to my house by the Guan family. Tomorrow night is the 70th birthday of Guan's grandfather. I specifically stated that this invitation is for you."
Li Nianqi just wanted to complete the task assigned by her grandmother as soon as possible and leave this place that made her feel uncomfortable.
"I have no relationship with the Guan family. You sent this invitation to the wrong person."
The invitation was a bit strange, as if it was a big hole for her to jump into.
Li Nianqi looked at her pretty face, concealing the complicated emotions in her heart and said, "I don't care what's going on between you and the Guan family. But the messenger only said two words, Cheng Han. It's up to you to decide whether to go or not. I'm leaving first."
Li Nianqi left in a hurry, feeling mixed emotions as if a bottle of five flavors had been overturned.
Qiao Xi held the invitation in her hand. The messenger specifically mentioned the word "Cheng Han". Could it be that he knew that she was looking into Grandpa Cheng's whereabouts recently?
Many years ago, Grandpa Cheng also stayed in the imperial capital. I wonder who are his old friends.
Is this seventy-year-old Mr. Guan a good person or a bad person?
Sun Weimeng peeled an orange and said, "It might be a Hongmen Banquet. You are a disciple of the National Doctor, and your reputation is known far and wide. Huo Xingzhou told me that after you arrive in the imperial capital, some unknown forces will definitely invite you to come forward and test your attitude. Will you face the challenge head-on or retreat?"
Qiao Xi pursed her lips, looked at him and asked, "Did he tell you what choice I should make?"
If it was a neutral force, she could win it over. But if it was a force affiliated with the Lu family, she would take risks.
How to determine which side the Guan family belongs to?
Sun Weimeng thought of the text message he received last night and laughed teasingly: "He said that with your personality, you will definitely go."
Qiao Xi smiled. This news was related to Grandpa Cheng, so she had to go.
"So, you've decided to go?"
"Um."
Sun Weimeng threw the orange peel into the trash can and snapped his fingers arrogantly: "Let's go! He guessed your thoughts a long time ago. Let's go order two suits first. This is my job! I'll go find Lao Chen to prepare the car."
He, the number one lackey, actually has a chance to rise to power!
Half an hour later.
Old Chen drove his Bentley to the most upscale Ruisha Mall in the center of the imperial city. The car was rear-ended yesterday and was sent for repair overnight.
As soon as Sun Shao got out of the car, he took Qiao Xi straight to the luxury brands on the top floor of the mall.
Without noticing, several people in the crowd in the mall were staring at their backs and tipping them off by picking up the phone.
He comes with ill intentions.
Undercurrents are surging.
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