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Luo Da drove Li Wei to his third senior brother's house for a banquet.
They weren't going too early or too late, so the two of them didn't have high hopes for lunch. When Luo Da picked up Li Wei, they had some mixed grain porridge and a few small steamed buns with three kinds of seafood at Li Wei's house.
Neither of them dared to eat their fill. It wouldn't be right to eat at someone's house and not be able to eat anything at all.
As soon as they entered their third senior brother's house, the two of them simultaneously sniffed. What's that smell? Did the trash can in their third senior brother's house catch fire?
The third senior brother, who opened the door, scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. While getting slippers for Luo Da and Li Wei, he explained, "Hehe...sorry, my wife just burned the braised pork ribs, and the small plastic basin next to the stove also caught fire, so the smell is a bit..."
The two understood and followed their third senior brother into the house. Li Wei asked with a smile, "Is the kitchen alright? As long as the kitchen isn't on fire, we won't go hungry."
The two entered the living room, and Ji Xiaoqian, wearing a pretty apron, ran out of the kitchen to greet them before rushing back inside, without even having time to compliment Li Wei on her apron.
When Li Wei entered the living room and saw the person sitting on the sofa, she was even more surprised. Wasn't this Ji Xiaoqing?
Li Wei glanced at Ji Xiaoqing, who was haughtily pretending not to see them come in, and then looked towards the kitchen. She could roughly understand that Ji Xiaoqing probably hadn't said anything nice.
Seeing that the third senior brother was still smiling so warmly, offering Li Wei and Luo Dana fruit and drinks, it became even clearer that he understood.
Ji Xiaoqing was furious just thinking about it. Since she knew about Luo Da's relationship with her third senior brother, why was she still so clueless? With Luo Da and her third senior brother there, nothing would go wrong. She didn't need to be polite anymore and said to her third senior brother, "Third senior brother, if I'm not mistaken, this is my sister-in-law's younger sister, right?"
The third senior brother was taken aback. He wondered if Li Wei and Xiao Qing weren't very familiar with each other.
She immediately said, "That's right. You've met before, haven't you? You don't recognize her? Her name is Ji Xiaoqing. Xiaoqing... why didn't you greet her when someone came?" If Li Wei really said she didn't know her, then there was definitely a problem.
Ji Xiaoqing completely ignored her third senior brother's greeting. She snorted and turned back to watching TV.
Li Wei smiled: "Of course I know her. I saw her at your wedding. I saw her yesterday too. But I wasn't quite sure yesterday. I thought I mistook her for someone else. Because Third Aunt, you're Luo Jianhua's junior brother's mother, had a fight with someone. A woman, I think she's Xiao Qing's good friend, tried to hit Third Aunt. Ji Xiao Qing held onto Third Aunt's leg tightly, preventing Third Aunt from hitting that woman..."
Ji Xiaoqing couldn't hold back any longer. Did she look like the kind of person who would shamelessly cling to someone's leg? She turned around and angrily said, "Nonsense! When did I cling to anyone's leg? I only hugged her arm..."
Then she saw Li Wei smiling broadly. Her brother-in-law and that junior apprentice also looked at her with displeasure. Only then did she realize she had spoken out of turn. She was furious. She stopped watching TV, stomped her foot, and ran into the inner room.
Ji Xiaoqian, who had been keeping a close eye on things in the kitchen, saw her sister storm off in anger and quickly came out with a spatula to ask her husband, "What's wrong? Did you upset Xiaoqing? She's young and doesn't know any better, but you're a grown man and you don't know any better either. Can't you be more considerate of her?"
Li Wei felt uneasy about these words. Who's young? Anyone who isn't blind can see that.
This time, Li Wei didn't need to say anything. The third senior brother said with a stern face, "Even if she's young, she should know the difference between family and relatives. She doesn't respect my relatives and still has the nerve to come and complain. She's really ignorant. I won't hold it against her. She's young, isn't she? You can teach her a lesson later. Oh, and don't bother cooking. Why bother? I don't feel like cooking anyway. Let's eat out." After saying that, he got up and was about to leave.
The conversation left Ji Xiaoqian's expression shifting unpredictably. She didn't know what she was thinking, and as her husband stood up, she didn't know how to react.
Seeing this, Li Wei realized she couldn't let the family have a conflict, especially since they had only been married for a short time. She quickly nudged Luo Da to get him to speak and ease the tension.
Luo Da was still feeling uncomfortable, but he didn't want to make things difficult for his third senior brother, so he said, "Senior brother, don't bother. We know that your wife isn't good at cooking. We just wanted to sit and chat today. We've already eaten before we came. It's so hot, let's not go out. We'll just sit for a while and then leave."
Lou Dachun and Ji Xiaoqian have been married for more than half a year, and they have gradually lost the freshness of their honeymoon. Daily life is actually quite trivial, and it's not enough for you to be beautiful, eloquent, or good at singing and dancing.
Although Ji Xiaoqian's family was not very well-off, she had never done any housework or suffered much hardship because she had been studying away from home. Later, she found a lover who was quite wealthy, and she lived a very comfortable life. Housework was done by a housekeeper, and she didn't have to worry about spending money. Besides work, she spent her time eating, drinking, having fun, and dressing up.
Lou Dachun, though doing quite well and having some money—enough to live comfortably even without working—deep down yearns for a stable family life after years of fighting and bloodshed.
However, in daily life, Ji Xiaoqian is not as good as her third senior brother in many ways. She is not good at cooking or housework. She eats out for breakfast and dinner eight out of ten days, and the other two days she has takeout food.
After a while, anyone would find this life tasteless. Home felt like a hotel, with nothing to do but sleep and rest.
So, the third senior brother gradually voiced his opinions on many things he disliked about Ji Xiaoqian, and some conflicts gradually arose. What Ji Xiaoqian was always bothered by was that she knew Lou Dachun had a lot of money, but he only gave her some. Although it was a lot for an ordinary family, Ji Xiaoqian was very dissatisfied. She felt that Lou Dachun was distracting her, so she felt very uncomfortable whenever she thought about it.
Once, she was having tea with a male friend when Lou Dachun saw them. Without saying a word, he took her home and gave her a severe beating. From then on, she fully witnessed Lou Dachun's ferocious side and couldn't help but feel afraid. A sense of fear quietly took root in her heart.
So when her third senior brother interrupted her today, Ji Xiaoqian was unhappy, but she didn't dare to lose her temper in front of outsiders.
Fortunately, after a few words, Luo Da and Li Wei said goodbye and left. She didn't have to feel awkward for too long.
The embarrassment didn't last long, but what was even more unbearable was that after Luo Da and the others left, the third senior brother called Ji Xiaoqian to the bedroom, closed the door, and gave his wife a severe scolding.
There's only one point. I'm all alone here. My only relatives are my junior brother's family and Grandpa Cheng's family. They're both wealthy and powerful, but very low-key. Especially Grandpa Cheng's family. Whenever you run into them in the future, be a little more polite and respectful. Otherwise, if something like today happens again, you and your sister are both fired! Don't blame me for being ruthless then.
The third senior brother had been on secret missions for many years and was a killer. No matter how harmless he seemed to be when he smiled, he couldn't completely hide the gloom and ruthlessness in his heart.
If a man can't even handle these petty family matters, what's the point of his life? This has always been Third Brother's idiotic thought.
Li Wei and Luo Da left their third senior brother's house. Luo Da was unhappy and regretted not going up with his mother and Li Wei that day. He didn't expect there to be so much going on. If he had gone with them, it would have been resolved in a few moments. Why did it escalate to the point of involving knives and guns? Fortunately, Xiao Ming and his mother were not hurt. Otherwise, he would have regretted it to death.
Seeing that Luo was unhappy, Li Wei patted his shoulder and said, "Don't think about it. Actually, the main reason Ji Xiaoqing came to complain today is that she felt she was taken advantage of. I pushed her several times and even scared her a bit, hehe... In fact, I am the victor, so don't look so gloomy. You're already gloomy enough."
Luo sighed: "I was just worried that my third senior brother would overthink things, and I didn't want this to ruin our brotherly relationship."
Li Wei smiled and patted Luo Da on the shoulder: "Don't worry, don't worry, that smiling tiger isn't stupid at all. He just feels bad for you today and lost face, so he'll talk about his wife and sister-in-law. He's probably worried that you'll be unhappy. It's okay, just go out for a meal with him sometime and have a good talk. Men, if they don't have some magnanimity, what are they doing in this world? He's a seasoned veteran, how could he not understand this simple principle? Don't worry."
Luo Da found Li Wei's worldly-wise demeanor laughable. Taking advantage of the red light, he turned to Li Wei and said, "You seem to know everything. You're not a man, what do you know about a man's magnanimity?"
Li Wei scoffed, "With my vast knowledge, I've already figured it out: men, as long as it doesn't involve territory or mating rights, everything else is negotiable. They're very much driven by animalistic instincts. What's this? It's just an internal conflict among the people, an internal matter, it won't affect the overall situation, hehe..."
Luo Da—
What a terrible analogy! There's some truth to it, but the way it's phrased just doesn't sound right.
Neither of them had anything to do, and soon Luo Da's mind started wandering again, suggesting that they go swimming at the sports center's swimming pool.
Li Wei immediately knew what Luo Da was up to and refused: "If you want to swim, go home. Why go there? You can swim at home and then take a nap. It's so convenient. I'm not going."
Luo Da was even more reluctant to go home; so many eyes were watching, making it inconvenient to do anything. After two days of discussion, they finally reached an agreement: go boating in the park.
So Luo drove the two of them to the park again. It was the weekend, and the park was packed with people. There was even a queue at the boat dock. Li Wei lost her patience as soon as she saw it. It was better to stay in the car with the air conditioning on.
Li Wei and Luo Da said, "Let's go home, there are too many people."
Luo Da also found it noisy and hesitated for a moment: "How about we come to my house for a while?"
Li Wei was feeling unbearably hot and just wanted to go home and cool off as soon as possible. She nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, let's go quickly, it's too hot to stand."
Luo was overjoyed. Li Wei had always avoided his room, but now that she had agreed to go, she was his prize! Hahaha.
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