Chapter 160 - 160 Chapter 159, Idol"s Burden
160 Chapter 159, Idol’s Burden
“Why isn’t it suitable? There aren’t any decent restaurants around. Besides, dumplings are so delicious!”
“The dumplings are so big, a lady would definitely be embarra.s.sed to eat them in big mouthfuls in front of you. Moreover, she would only eat the dumplings dipped in vinegar or garlic puree, they are all smelly things. She would definitely be embarra.s.sed to order them. This meal would definitely be tasteless.” Ji Yuanyuan shook her head.
Li Xu asked again, “When we went to the mall, did Xiao Meng not see anything that caught her eye?”
Li Lei shook his head, “I asked her if she had anything she wanted to buy, but she said no.”
“You have to be good at reading people’s expressions, my Brother.” Li Yong was extremely anxious. “This is her first time meeting you, so she definitely won’t tell you what she wants to buy or what she likes, it’s as if she wants you to pay for it.”
He held his head and looked like he was looking at a fool, “At this time, you have to observe carefully. If she looks at something for more than three seconds, she’ll definitely be interested in that thing.”
Li Lei nodded thoughtfully.
“Alright, alright, there’s no point in talking about the past,” Li Xu said directly, “Xiao Yong, you can go home later. Xiao Lei, don’t go back. When Aunt Liang comes over tomorrow, I’ll go check it out. If the lady is willing, you guys can go out and have a walk again.”
Li Lei’s expression was a little hesitant, “Big Sis, why don’t we forget about it? I think…”
“You don’t fancy the lady?” Li Xu directly interrupted him.
When Li Lei heard this, he smiled bitterly, “What right do I have to look down on her? She’s young and good-looking, and her job is not bad.”
“Do you think Meng Xiaoning is good-looking?” Suddenly, Zhang Kun asked.
Li Lei looked up and nodded stupidly. Seeing Zhang Kun’s surprised expression, he asked suspiciously, “Is she not good-looking?”
Zhang Kun held back his laughter and nodded, “She is pretty good-looking. It’s settled then, you stay here tonight and go back tomorrow afternoon.”
Although Meng Xiaoning was fair and clean, her face was at most delicate and cute.
In Li Lei’s eyes, Meng Xiaoning was good-looking, which meant that there was still a possibility between the two of them.
Everyone had heard the conversation between the two just now.
Except for Li Lei, everyone also reacted.
Looking at Li Lei’s expression, everyone was smiling.
The matter was settled just like that. Li Yong stayed for a while before he rode his bike home.
Although it was already past three in the afternoon, Zhang Kun still sent Ji Yuanyuan to Qin Junshan’s place for a while.
There was no soup today, but Ji Yuanyuan took advantage of the situation and rushed to pour water for Qin Junshan while nanny Xiao Qi was not around.
While pouring the water, she secretly mixed half of the spiritual spring water into Qin Junshan’s cup.
The effect of the spiritual spring water was still very obvious. Qin Junshan’s current condition was much better than when he first came here.
As long as Qin Junshan was healthy, Qin Mucheng would be happy. If Qin Mucheng was happy, she would be happy!
Early the next morning, JI Yuanyuan woke up.
Li Xu was no longer at home, Li Lei was in the kitchen.
He did not know how to cook, but he was not clueless either.
He could simply make a pot of noodles and fry two eggs.
When Ji Yuanyuan woke up, he was frying eggs. Smelling the smell, the eggs seemed to be a little burnt.
Li Lei scowled and took out the egg. He flipped it over and over for a long time. He probably felt that it was not very pretty, so he simply picked up the egg and ate it himself.
After destroying the evidence in two or three bites, he started the fire again and took out an egg from the side.
This time, he turned the fire very, very low.
Finally, he fried an egg that was considered pretty.
He heaved a sigh of relief and scooped the egg into the plate. Then, he turned around…
When he turned around, he saw Ji Yuanyuan standing at the bedroom door.
Li Lei was shocked. He thought to himself, ‘Did she see what happened just now?’
“Yuanyuan, when did you wake up? Why didn’t you say anything?” Li Lei asked guiltily.
Ji Yuanyuan rubbed her eyes and pretended to have just woken up, “Eldest Uncle, I just woke up!”
As she spoke, she yawned and walked into the bathroom.
After closing the bathroom door, Ji Yuanyuan let the corners of her mouth rise.
Wasn’t Uncle’s idol’s burden too heavy?
In the kitchen, Li Lei believed her words and heaved a long sigh of relief.
After Li Lei finished cooking, he dug the brothers out from under the covers.
After breakfast, the brothers did their homework at home as usual while Li Lei brought Ji Yuanyuan to deliver food to Li Xu.
At eight o’clock, the busiest period in the shop had pa.s.sed, but it was not considered idle. Customers were still coming in an endless stream.
Li Xu hurriedly finished her meal and placed the bowls and chopsticks to the side. She instructed Li Lei and Ji Yuanyuan, “The two of you stay here and watch out. If Xiao Lei has anything he doesn’t know, just ask Yuanyuan, she knows the price.”
As she said that, she took off the ap.r.o.n she was wearing, “I’m going to the market!”
In the blink of an eye, she had disappeared.
Li Lei knew that Li Xu was going to look for Liang Huimei. For a moment, he felt uneasy.
The shop was not far from the market. Li Xu walked over in four to five minutes.
As soon as she entered the market, she saw Liang Huimei and Meng Xiaoning.
The mother and daughter were sitting on the small pony and talking. Meng Xiaoning was wearing a different outfit from yesterday. She was wearing a checkered short coat and a pair of black leggings.
This outfit was not a work outfit. Li Xu finally let out a sigh of relief.
However, to be on the safe side, she still walked forward.
Liang Huimei was talking to Meng Xiaoning when she saw Li Xu. She quickly stopped talking and greeted Li Xu with a smile, “Is the shop not busy?”
Li Xu smiled, “It’s alright!”
Seeing Li Xu, Meng Xiaoning looked a little uncomfortable.
Liang Hui mei hurriedly instructed, “I’m a little hungry, go to the bun shop outside and buy me two buns.”
Meng Xiaoning got up and greeted Li Xu in a low voice before slowly walking away.
After Meng Xiaoning walked far away, Li Xu went closer and sat on the horse that Meng Xiaoning had sat on just now.
She smiled and joked with Liang Huimei, “I can’t call you big sister in the future and have to call you Aunt. Otherwise, there’ll be a generation difference.”
Although Li Xu and Liang Huimei were only 11 or 12 years apart in age, Meng Xiaoning and Li Lei were on a blind date now, so they couldn’t mess up their seniority.
Liang Huimei didn’t care about this at all. She waved her hand and said, “Call me whatever you want!”
“Auntie, don’t think that I’m being rude. The main thing is that my younger brother isn’t young anymore. The whole family is worried to death. I came over to ask what Xiaoning’s impression of my Xiao Lei is.” Li Xu asked politely.
Liang Huimei was worried that Li Lei didn’t like Meng Xiaoning, but from Li Xu’s words, she knew that this matter was far from the truth.
However, they were women, so they had to be reserved.
She thought for a while and said in a low voice, “To tell you the truth, Xiaoning came back yesterday and told me that your brother is a good person, but he’s a little cold to her…”