Looking at his sister"s wronged expression, Ji Mucheng forced himself not to laugh. He held his fist to his lips and coughed, "Dad, mom, it"s for your own good. You"re not young anymore."
"Is twenty-eight very old? Sister-in-law, how old are you? " Ji Tingyan looked at the two of them in a daze, then she looked at Xia Xinxin.
"I"m twenty-four." Even though she was young, she didn"t feel the slightest bit of glory. A twenty-four-year-old unmarried mother, it wasn"t easy at all.
Ji Tingyan suddenly pulled out her black hair, "You"re so young, it seems like I"m really old, but I still have an eighteen year old girl"s heart, okay? I don"t want to get married, unless I can find a man as outstanding as father and brother, otherwise, I"d rather be alone."
Looking at his sister"s determined expression, Ji Mucheng sighed, "So you didn"t want to go back because you were afraid of being forced to go on a blind date. Fine, I finally understand the reason, but this isn"t the way to go about it ah. You should find a man."
Ji Tingyan rolled her eyes at him, "Before meeting sister-in-law, you don"t seem to want to get married, right? You just found a girlfriend, and you still want to use this tone to persuade me?"
Embarra.s.sment flashed across Ji Mucheng"s handsome face. Indeed, before meeting Xia Xinyi, his att.i.tude of not marrying was even more resolute than his younger sister.
"Alright, I won"t advise you. You can live however you feel comfortable." In the end, Ji Mu City couldn"t bear to do anything and could only give up on his little sister.
Xia Xinxin snickered on the side. The way these two siblings got along was pretty interesting.
"Sister-in-law, come upstairs. Let me show you my painting." Ji Tingyan didn"t want to bother with her big brother anymore, and she immediately waved to Xia Xin.
Xia Xinyan happily followed her up the stairs. Just as she walked up the last flight of stairs, what appeared in front of her was the beautiful scenery of the four seasons. Xia Xinyan"s face was filled with amazement; what kind of hands were these?
"These... You drew them all? " As a designer, Xia Xin felt that she had talent in painting, but at this moment, she felt that she could only draw.
"Yes, this is my work for the past year. Spring, summer, autumn, winter, the four seasons are distinct." She started to learn painting when she was seven years old. Her parents had hired a teacher for her, allowing her to come in contact with this beautiful mood for the first time, and she fell in love with it. Furthermore, her family had the power to hire the best teacher for her.
"Heavens! It"s so beautiful! This is the first time I"ve seen such a beautiful scenery. It"s so lifelike that it"s as if I"ve truly seen it." Xia Xin turned around in disbelief. The more she looked, the more she felt like this was a genius painting hand. She curiously asked, "Do you have a painting exhibition?"
Ji Tingyan"s footsteps paused, her beautiful face had a hint of shyness: "I actually wanted to have a show, but I was afraid that my work would not be satisfactory, so I kept hanging here, letting myself enjoy it."
"That"s too bad, your painting skills are so good, you should let the whole world see your work. To be honest, the concepts you give people are very good. You will make them quieten down and people will definitely like you." Xia Xinyan sighed from the bottom of her heart.
Ji Tingyan suddenly turned around and looked at her, her black eyes sparkling, "Do you really think I can hold an exhibition?"
"Of course, isn"t there anyone who would support you in this?" Xia Xinyan blinked.
"I"ve mentioned it before, but everyone in my family thinks that I like it, so there"s no need for others to find out, they think that I shouldn"t indulge in this hobby, and I was even secretly trying to sell my painting for money, but my brother found out, and he actually got someone to buy my painting at such a high price. If my sister didn"t find out about this, I would have been tricked by him, hmph, just thinking about it makes me angry." Ji Tingyan gritted her teeth as she said this, it was too embarra.s.sing.
"Your brother ?? He"s still doing this? It"s too unkind. " Xia Xinyan wanted to laugh, but when she saw Ji Tingyan"s angry face, she could only hold it in and scold Ji Mucheng together.
"Actually, I can"t remember much of the memories I had before I was five years old. I heard from my mother that when she brought me and my brother together, it was rather difficult, but after I was five years old, we followed my father and lived together. My father doted on us since we were young, allowing us to always be carefree, I actually wanted to earn some money with my own ability, at least, letting me know that I don"t have to rely on my family to make money. Ji Tingyan mocked herself. Although she felt sad, the warmth of her family touched her heart even more.
"It"s not like you have to sell it for money. It"s purely about showing off your masterpiece to the world." Xia Xin could hear the sense of loss in her tone.
"Maybe one day I will really hold an art exhibition. When that time comes, you will definitely come to flatter me." Ji Tingyan"s understanding of Xia Xinyan had gone a step further, she felt that she was a straightforward woman.
"Of course, you can ask me to help. It"s free of charge." Xia Xinyan"s gaze lingered on these paintings, her heart relaxed and her spirit refreshed.
"En, you said it yourself. When the time comes, I will really ask you to come and help me." Ji Tingyan"s mood also brightened. She felt that the ray of light she had been chasing after was suddenly triggered.
Ji Mu Cheng sat on the sofa and dialed a number.
"The man who beat you guys up for no reason, do you know who he is?" Ji Mu City was still worried that there might be a hidden danger, so he didn"t give up on pursuing the matter.
"We were beaten up too badly that day, so we don"t have any evidence to investigate." The people there had i
ocent looks on their faces.
"Then you guys can stay in the hospital and recuperate peacefully. I"ll send someone to take over. Thank you for your hard work." After Ji Mu Cheng hung up the phone, his eyes became cold.
Luckily, that guy only beat up his people and didn"t do anything bad to his sister. However, no matter what, if he knew his ident.i.ty, he wouldn"t let him off easily.
Ji Mu Cheng glanced at the direction of the stairs. "These two women have already been upstairs for half an hour. Why aren"t they coming down yet? It is their first time meeting, yet they are already having such a good conversation?"
Even though Ji Mu Cheng didn"t like the feeling of being ignored, it was fortunate for him that his younger sister was able to get along sincerely with the woman he was going to marry.
When Xia Xinyan and Ji Tingyan went downstairs, just as di
er was about to be eaten, the doorbell suddenly rang.
"There are still guests?" Ji Mu Cheng frowned as he looked at his younger sister.
Ji Tingyan shrugged her shoulders with a confused face, "I didn"t invite anyone else."