Chapter 317: Foil
Li Jinxing's driver and Nie's housekeeper helped Li Jinxing show these gifts one by one, which made Old Man Nie and Nie's father smile.
The value of the gift is secondary; the most important thing is that Master Li Jiu put a lot of thought into it.
The second son of the Nie family looked eagerly at the gifts prepared by Mr. Li Jiu, but found that although there were many gifts, there was no gift for him. He couldn't help but feel disappointed...
But he didn't dare to ask for it directly, so he could only smile bitterly and said, "As expected of Master Li Jiu, you are so generous. But Master Li Jiu, have you forgotten that there are other members of the Nie family..."
The meaning is very clear. Since Mr. Li Jiu doesn't care about such a small amount of money, why does he only give gifts to Mr. Nie and Mr. Nie?
Seeing his second son speak so bluntly, Elder Nie was worried that Li Jinxing would be embarrassed, so he quickly took the initiative to say, "Mr. Li, it's really thoughtful of you to prepare these gifts for your first visit..."
As he spoke, he told the butler to put them all away.
Li Jinxing smiled faintly, not even glancing at the second son of the Nie family, and said, "Nothing, I came here with Nie Yao today, and I originally came here specifically to visit Elder Nie and Nie Yao's father!"
The implication was clear: he had come all the way to the Nie family just to meet Elder Nie and Nie Yao's father. As for the second son of the Nie family and the others, they were not part of his plan to meet at all...
Not only did Li Jinxing not think about meeting other people, he also didn't plan to prepare gifts for them!
Nie Guanglin, the second son of the Nie family, also understood what Master Li Jiu meant. He felt embarrassed and had an awkward smile on his face, and he didn't dare to speak again.
Nie Jinxi, who was standing aside, couldn't help but feel a little jealous when looking at these gifts. She had long known that Master Li Jiu was generous. It was reasonable for him to prepare gifts for an elder like Master Nie when he was visiting him for the first time!
But when she thought about the fact that such a wealthy Mr. Li Jiu came back with Nie Yao, and compared it with Ji Minghuan's attitude towards her, Nie Jinxi couldn't help but feel jealous.
Why was it that Nie Yao was able to find such a rich husband as soon as she came back, while she, Nie Jinxi, had been planning for years but still had an ugly quarrel with Ji Minghuan?
"It turns out that Master Li Jiu is here to visit Grandpa and Father, and the rest of us can only serve as a foil!"
Nie Jinxi's tone was quite bitter, but she did not forget to include the Yu family's father and daughter. Li Jinxing only came to see Old Man Nie and Father Nie, so the Yu family was just a foil!
But Yu Wanqing didn't care at all. If she hadn't come here to help Nie Yao, she and her father would never have come to the Nie family today!
"If you don't want to be a supporting role, do you think you want to be the protagonist, Nie Jinxi?"
Yu Wanqing retorted with a sneer, which immediately made Nie Jinxi's face change slightly.
"It's a pity that today's home court belongs to Master Li Jiu and our A Yao..." Yu Wanqing rolled her eyes at Nie Jinxi sarcastically, then winked and smiled at Nie Yao.
Nie Yao knew that her cousin was trying to help her get back at face value, and she shook her head in amusement.
Nie Jinxi's expression turned a bit grim after being rebuked by Yu Wanqing, but she quickly recovered and patted her head in a way that pretended to have suddenly understood something. She smiled and said, "Yes, Master Li Jiu hasn't attended any banquets held by our Nie family in all these years. Today is the first time he's visited the Nie family. It's really A-Yao who's so generous..."
After Nie Jinxi said this, she deliberately glanced at Old Man Nie and Father Nie. Sure enough, both of them frowned subconsciously, and she couldn't help but feel secretly happy.
Her words seemed to be praising Nie Yao, but they also conveyed a message: Nie Yao actually had more face than Old Nie and Nie's father!
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