The first person Mr. Shi saw was Lan Xi. He smiled and waved at Lan Xi, and called out "Xixi" from a distance.
Lan Xi was so focused on watching the interaction between Shi Tinghan and the others that he didn't notice what Mr. Shi was doing. Fortunately, he heard the sound.
Without responding in a hurry, Lan Xi followed behind her grandfather and smiled at Mr. Shi.
Qin Xiangnan was still standing there in a daze, not knowing what to do. Shi Tingshan poked her brother, signaling that it was enough.
"Brother, Happy New Year!" Lan Xiangfu smiled sincerely and stepped forward to shake his old friend's hand.
The two people who hadn't seen each other for a long time got together. Although they lived in the same compound, they didn't visit each other very often.
Mr. Shi reached out and pinched Lan Xiangfu's shoulder, then shook his head.
"Xiang Fu, you need to exercise more!"
Lan Xiangfu made a gesture of inviting people to the front hall, and walked in with Mr. Shi one after the other:
"I'm so old, I can't compare to my brother!"
Old Master Shi blew his beard, glared, and said in a louder voice, "What do you mean you can't compare to me? Can you be older than me?"
Lan Xi reached out and took Mr. Shi's arm, trying to smooth things over:
"Your health is incomparable to mine. Grandpa has been meditating a lot these past two years. The doctor said meditation is very good."
Mr. Shi patted Lan Xi's hand and smiled dotingly:
"You are the best at talking, girl. After all, he is your real grandfather, so it's different!"
Lan Xi nodded solemnly, looking serious:
"That's right, ask Shanshan, she will definitely be on your side!"
Old Master Shi smiled helplessly. They arrived at the front hall. Lan Xi stepped out to arrange for someone to serve tea. The housekeeper stayed inside to chat with them. They had been friends for many years.
As soon as I came out, I saw Qin Xiangnan standing at the door, hesitating.
"What are you doing?" Lan Xi asked doubtfully, then turned back to look inside: "Why don't you go in?"
"I don't know whether I should go in!" Qin Xiangnan rarely showed a conflicted expression, which looked very refreshing on his usually cold face.
Lan Xi called the servants to come in and serve tea. Upon hearing this, the corners of her mouth curled up and she said:
"If you don't want to go in, then don't go. Go back to your room and rest!"
Qin Xiangnan breathed a sigh of relief, his shoulders relaxed, and he leaned close to Lan Xi's ear and said:
"Then I'll go back! I'll come out after everyone leaves!"
Lan Xi nodded and waved her away: "Go ahead!"
"Where are you going?" Shi Tinghan's voice came, stopping Qin Xiangnan's gloating steps.
Qin Xiangnan turned around with a stiff neck, and before he could even retract the relaxed look on his face, he saw Shi Tinghan and Shi Tingshan walking out side by side.
Lan Xi didn't expect Shi Tinghan to come out. In previous years, he always stayed inside to chat with the elders, but this year was different!
"I'm not going anywhere, just strolling around. The mansion is too big, I'm going to wander around!"
Qin Xiangnan dealt with it casually and prepared to escape.
Shi Tinghan couldn't help laughing when he saw Qin Xiangnan like this. He coughed lightly and covered his lips with his fist.
"That's perfect. We have nothing to do, so let's go together!"
Lan Xi and Shi Tingshan looked at each other and raised the corners of their mouths at the same time.
This time, Qin Xiangnan felt that not only his neck was stiff, but his whole body was stiff, and he was unable to react.
"Why aren't you talking?" Shi Tinghan took two steps to Qin Xiangnan and looked at her sideways.
Qin Xiangnan felt like she was being driven crazy by this person. She reached out and rubbed her hair, then turned to look at her in disgrace: "What on earth do you want to do?"
Qin Xiangnan felt that Shi Tinghan was forcing her. She didn't understand why he, with such a calm personality, would keep pestering her!
"Don't talk about these things at the door, the elders are talking inside!"
Seeing the barrier appear between the two of them, Lan Xi opened her mouth to warn.
Zhu Lingling came out and obviously heard the conversation between the two people inside. Her face looked unhappy.
"Let's go! Don't we want to visit the garden?" Shi Tinghan said, and took the first step down the stairs.
Qin Xiangnan turned around and looked at Lan Xi for help. She had never felt so helpless before.
Lan Xi shrugged helplessly, reached out and gave Shi Tingshan a push, then turned and walked into the front hall.
Zhu Lingling stood still and met Qin Xiangnan's gaze:
"Miss, you need to chat with the elders. I have to stay here!"
After hearing this, Qin Xiangnan knew that he had no room for maneuver and left dejectedly.
Shi Tingshan glanced at Zhu Lingling, who didn't look at her and stood there expressionlessly. She snorted softly and followed Qin Xiangnan.
The two old men were chatting happily when they saw Lan Xi come in and said with a smile:
"This tea is good. Xiang Fu said you brought it back!"
Lan Xi picked up the teapot and added tea for them, with a smile on her face:
"It was sent by a friend in the south. I still have some. I'll send it to you when I run out!"
Mr. Shi stared at Lan Xi, liking her more and more, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Lan Xiangfu knew why he brought it up, but he still asked.
Mr. Shi picked up the teacup, his tone full of envy:
"I envy you! Having a granddaughter like Xixi!"
After taking a sip of tea, he put down the cup and looked out the door:
"I don't know what's going on with Tinghan, but he suddenly asked to come over today. I was thinking that after you came over, I would take you to see the red plums I raised!"
While the two old men were chatting, they also heard some noise outside.
Lan Xiangfu had some guesses. The only difference between this year and previous years was the new girl who came in the morning.
"Grandpa Shi has been talking about this for so long, I'm really curious! I'll go and take a look in the evening!" Lan Xi sat down below, took a sip of tea, and responded to Grandpa Shi's words.
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