Mr. Lan patted Zhu Lingling's hand gently without saying anything.
"Dad! It's time to eat!" Lan Tingxu said to the old man, glancing at Zhu Lingling casually.
Lan Xi misstepped, blocking Lan Tingxu's sight. She looked up and met his eyes with a strong warning.
Zhu Lingling didn't notice all this. She looked at the red envelope in her hand and knew that there was a check inside.
"Follow me!" Lan Xi's voice came, and Zhu Lingling stuffed the red envelope into her pocket.
There were three round tables with 10 people each, and everyone was waiting for Mr. Lan to take a seat. Lan Ting'an stood in the second seat with a gloomy face, watching the few people walk in.
Lan Xi walked past him without looking at him, helped the old man to his seat, and then sat next to him. Lan Tingxu sat on the other side.
Zhu Lingling stood behind Lan Xi, looked around the restaurant, and her eyes fell on Lan Ting'an's face. She looked at him without blinking, and then looked away after 3 seconds.
"You can go down and eat too! No need to stay here!" Lan Tingxu turned around and said to Zhu Lingling with a faint smile on his face.
Zhu Lingling did not move until Lan Xi turned around and nodded to her, then she slowly retreated.
Everyone was seated, and the butler stood at the door and said loudly, "Dinner is served!"
The small door next to it opened and the maids came in carrying dishes. Everyone was quiet and no one spoke.
The children were placed in the next room and had a special nanny to supervise them while they ate.
After the dishes were served, Lan Xiangfu picked up his wine glass, a rare smile appearing on his face:
"I don't have much to say. Let's raise a toast and eat!"
No one spoke, but stood up with their glasses and drank together!
No one spoke at the Lan family's banquet. Everyone ate quietly, without even the sound of chopsticks hitting dishes.
Lan Qi ate while looking at Lan Xi who was sitting at the main seat, with resentment in his eyes. Why? Why?
bite!
The chopsticks in Lan Qi's hand hit the plate, making a crisp sound!
Everyone looked over, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Lan Qi. The scene was a bit creepy.
"Ha!" Lan Xi laughed out loud, and she took a spoon and drank the soup in front of her:
"Okay, let's eat! It's just that you didn't learn the rules well, what's so interesting about it!"
Everyone already knew Lan Xi's identity and status on the day of the ancestor worship. She was equivalent to the future head of the Lan family. No one would think there was anything wrong with her saying this.
Lan Qi was irritated by this sentence, and he stood up:
"Other families have such a happy time at family gatherings, but the Lan family is so special that not even a sound can be heard?"
Lan Ting'an's cheeks flushed red at Lan Qi's words. He stood up and slapped Lan Qi, shouting angrily, "Rebellious son!"
Everyone frowned. Lan Ting'an's actions made everyone unhappy.
"Ting'an!" Seeing that Lan Ting'an was about to speak, Old Man Lan put down his chopsticks and stopped him.
Lan Ting'an's words were blocked by his father, so he couldn't say anything more. He looked at his father with a sullen face and said, "Dad!"
Lan Qi covered his face, not knowing why his father hit him, his face full of resentment.
"Do you know why you are not allowed to talk loudly while eating?" Lan Xi's voice sounded, not loud but everyone could hear it.
Lan Qi didn't say anything, his scarlet eyes looked very unconvinced.
"Zhu Lingling! Go and bring out any young master or young lady from the Lan family!"
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lan Xi spoke to Zhu Lingling who had come over and was standing behind her.
"yes!"
Hearing Lan Xi's words, everyone's faces became nervous. They guessed what she was going to do.
In less than a minute, Zhu Lingling walked in with a 10-year-old girl.
The little girl was wearing a watermelon red jacket, a red horse-faced skirt embroidered with dark plums, and two small buns. She had a smile on her face as she came in.
"Lan Xi!" Lan Ting'an spoke, trying to stop Lan Xi from doing what he was about to do, with dissatisfaction on his face.
This is embarrassing for him!
"Auntie!" The little girl walked to Lan Xi, hugged Lan Xi's arm, and called out crisply.
Lan Xi reached out and pinched her face, smiling and saying, "Huahua! Long time no see. Have you grown so much taller?"
This girl is Lan Xiangfu’s brother, the great-granddaughter of the second master of the Lan family, and is 9 and a half years old!
"Yes! I can't fit into many of my clothes anymore!" Huahua said proudly.
Lan Xiangfu lowered his head to look at the child at his feet, with a faint smile, raised his hand to take the red envelope handed over by the housekeeper: "Here, Huahua!"
"Thank you, Grandpa!" Huahua did not refuse. She took it with both hands and bowed to Lan Xiangfu.
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