Lan Xi smiled. She picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, rinsed her mouth, and then said slowly, "Aunt, don't lie to me. Will a big house make you sick? The old man is in good health!"
After hearing this, Li Yuling was speechless. She knew what Lan Xi meant. Old Master Lan was living alone in this huge house and was still in good health.
"You are old enough to understand what your elders mean. Your mother has worked hard to teach you over the years, and it's time for you to repay her. This is your duty as a child!" The eldest sister Li Yuzhen couldn't stand it anymore and continued what the second sister said.
Lan Xi nodded: "I will do what I should do, so don't worry about it, auntie!"
"What do you mean you will do what you should do? Have you done it? It's good to promise, the key is to do it!" Li Yuling was still mumbling unsatisfiedly, and everyone could hear her mumbling.
Li Xun frowned. He wanted to interrupt, but Lan Xi spoke faster: "I only said I would do it, I didn't say when! If you are worried about your aunt, why don't you stay and accompany her!"
"What are you talking about! She is..." Li Yuling frowned and wanted to teach her a lesson.
"Enough!" Li Xun shouted angrily, "We're still eating, and you're already yelling. Do you have any manners at all?"
During the whole process, Lan Xiangfu just watched the farce quietly without saying a word.
Li Yulan listened to her daughter's words. Although she had been prepared in her heart, she still felt colder and colder...
Lan Xi did not indulge them. She looked at the two sisters who kept silent and sneered:
"I just made a suggestion. No one forced her. We are all adults. What does it have to do with me to make the decision after careful consideration?"
Li Yuling frowned and wanted to refute, but she saw Lan Xi stand up and continue:
"You've been saying these things for years, and I've never said anything back. You've put all the blame on me, and I haven't even explained! Isn't this a bit too much now?"
"Xixi, this is not what we mean! You shouldn't..." Li Xun spoke up to act as a peacemaker. Lan Xi's current status made it impossible to suppress her with the identity of an elder.
"Grandpa!" Lan Xi unexpectedly interrupted him directly, with a smile on her face: "When the aunts said these things in the past, you didn't say anything. Now, shouldn't you be fair?"
"Xixi, how do you talk to your grandpa like that?" Li Yulan began to lecture him subconsciously again, with her brows furrowed just like before.
Lan Xi chuckled. She walked over to Li Yulan, placed her hands on her shoulders, and gently pinched them with her fingertips.
"I've been very polite. I'm the younger generation, so I should respect you. But what does your suffering have to do with me? Was it caused by me?"
Looking around at everyone, Lan Xi could still feel the discomfort she felt many years ago when she was subjected to so much maliciousness. She was only in her teens at that time.
"Grandpa, you chose my son-in-law!" Lan Xi looked at Li Xun, who avoided her sight.
Lan Xi let go of Li Yulan and returned to her seat: "It was you who agreed to my proposal and took over the position of President of Lan Corporation."
"And now why are you elevating the identity of the victim?"
"Xixi, we didn't mean that!" Li Xun also knew that what his two daughters said today was a bit too much, but when he heard the idea proposed by Lan Xi that year, he was also a little surprised.
Li Yuzhen couldn't stand Lan Xi's challenge to her elders' authority. She glared and gnashed her teeth, still lacking the dignity that an adult should have:
"You've grown so strong now that you even dare to talk back to me. Anyway, what's wrong with me saying a few words to you? I bet you already have an opinion in your mind! Otherwise, you wouldn't be so rambling!"
"Yes!" Unexpectedly, Lan Xi admitted it frankly the next second: "Even if Ms. Li didn't take over the Lan family, the future is still mine. The only difference is that the old man will have to work hard for a few years, and Lan Qi's position is a little higher! What's the difference!"
"It's just that Ms. Li is unwilling to get divorced like this. What Lan Ting'an did made her lose face, so she naturally wants to fight back. I just saw through her thoughts! Besides..."
Lan Xi looked at Li Yulan's gradually pale face and said mercilessly: "How could the eldest daughter of the Lan family lose to an illegitimate child? Right!"
Li Yuzhen sat beside her sister and sensed her mood swings. She reached out and patted her hand soothingly, then looked up and sneered, "So what? All young ladies from aristocratic families are like this! You're the only one being so pretentious!"
Li Yulan pulled her sister's hand, shook her head at her, and there was pleading in her eyes.
As soon as the words fell, Lan Xi snapped her fingers and said with an appreciative look: "Auntie, you're right. I shouldn't be blamed for this!"
The restaurant fell silent, and everyone was silent, not knowing what to say.
"Grandpa, I have something else to do, so I'll go to the company first. Please take care of yourself!" After Lan Xi saw that the matter was over, he stood up and said goodbye to Grandpa Lan.
Lan Xiangfu nodded and waved at Lan Xi.
As Lan Xi left, the atmosphere in the restaurant gradually calmed down. Lan Xiangfu said to Li Xun with a half-smile, "Xixi's temper has become increasingly strange in recent years. Please don't blame me, in-laws!"
"Brother, what are you talking about? After all, she is Li's cousin and my granddaughter. I love her so much!" Li Xun responded politely.
After leaving the house, Lan Xi went to the Shi family and talked to Mr. Shi about Yuan Shi's exchange of materials. He also gave him an authentic painting that he had found some time ago before leaving the compound.
"Miss Lan! Miss Lan! We were wrong! We were blind and didn't recognize you, and we offended you, you--" The cage that originally held Zhu Lingling was now occupied by Lan Ting'an's men. The three of them knelt in the cage, begging constantly.
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