Chapter 189 - 189 Chapter 188, Familiar Uncle
189 Chapter 188, Familiar Uncle
The engagement of the two was rushed, so the people who came were simple. On their side, besides the Li family, they also called Liu Guihua’s younger brother and sister, Li Zhiming’s three sisters and a younger brother.
On Meng Xiaoning’s side, there was only an aunt and an uncle.
Looking at these grandparents, Ji Yuanyuan and her siblings were like tools.
They would be called whatever Li Xu told them to call them.
To be honest, Ji Yuanyuan did not really know these people since she had never seen them before.
Li Lei wore a decent suit, while Meng Xiaoning wore a red dress. The two of them looked very compatible when they stood together.
The engagement party naturally had to go through the process.
Ji Zi’ang was a little bored before the food was served. He pulled Ji Yuanyuan and Ji Zixuan out of the restaurant’s private room and arrived at the lobby.
There were two lifelike statues in the lobby and a small fountain. Ji Zi’ang was curious about everything.
Although Ji Zixuan and Ji Yuanyuan were not interested in these things, they feared Ji Zi’ang would touch them and break them. Hence, the siblings could only stare at Ji Zi’ang.
At this moment, a man and a woman entered the lobby. The two walked in with their heads lowered as if they were avoiding someone.
Both were wearing sungla.s.ses, and the man’s collar was raised high to cover most of their faces.
The two of them walked to the front desk and checked in.
Ji Yuanyuan did not notice it at first, but the fountain was right next to the front desk. While Ji Zi’ang was running around, he accidentally b.u.mped into the man.
“Uncle, Auntie, I’m sorry. My Brother didn’t do it on purpose.” Ji Zixuan hurriedly ran over to apologize to the man.
Ji Zi’ang also lowered his head and said, “Uncle, I’m sorry!”
The man did not say anything and only tugged at the woman.
The woman quickly stepped forward and forced a smile. “It’s fine, it’s fine. Just go and play!”
Seeing this, Ji Zixuan held Ji Zi’ang’s hand and thanked the two of them before leaving.
When they reached an empty area, Ji Zixuan lectured Ji Zi’ang. “Why don’t you watch out? This isn’t home. Be quiet and don’t cause trouble for others!”
His small face was tense, and he looked furious.
Ji Zi’ang also knew that he had made a mistake. He smiled sheepishly and went up to Ji Zixuan to please him. “Brother, I know I’m wrong, don’t be angry.”
Beside him, Ji Yuanyuan looked at the two people with strange expressions.
After the two of them finished the formalities at the front desk, they went upstairs together.
When they went upstairs, the man was standing on the other side of the woman, as if he was avoiding the sight of Ji Yuanyuan and the others.
When the two of them disappeared, Ji Yuanyuan still did not look away.
Ji Zixuan walked over and followed Ji Yuanyuan’s gaze up curiously.
However, apart from the empty stairs, he did not see anything.
“Yuanyuan, what are you looking at?” Ji Zixuan asked as he held Ji Yuanyuan’s hand.
Hearing this, Ji Yuanyuan retracted her gaze.
She looked at her two brothers and asked, “Don’t you think the uncle just now looks familiar?”
Familiar? Ji Zixuan looked at Ji Yuanyuan strangely. “I don’t think so!”
As he spoke, he looked at Ji Zi’ang again. “What about you? Do you know him?”
Ji Zi’ang blinked innocently. “I don’t know him!”
With that, the two brothers looked at Ji Yuanyuan simultaneously.
Ji Yuanyuan pursed her lips and said in a low voice, “Maybe I saw it wrong!”
Ji Zixuan took one of them in each hand and sighed worriedly. “Alright, stop running around. Go back and stay put.”
Being held back by Ji Zixuan, Ji Yuanyuan could not help but turn around to take a look.
She did not know if she was seeing things, but he felt that the man just now looked very much like Yang Jingyi’s father.
She had often visited Yang Jingyi’s house before, so she had met him a few times.
However, she was still not familiar with him, so she was not sure if the man just now was really him.
With that, Ji Yuanyuan retracted her gaze and hurriedly followed Ji Zixuan back to the private room.
The ceremony in the private room was almost over, and the dishes were served one after another.
The three siblings obediently sat beside Li Xu and waited for the dishes to be served.
The taste of this restaurant was not bad, but of course, it was still inferior to Zhang Kun’s cooking.
Ji Yuanyuan quickly forgot about that man’s matter.
After dinner, it was almost 1 pm.
It was time for the children to go to school. Li Xu took the three children and left.
After the math exam, the school had an early holiday in the afternoon.
After the exam, Li Xu did not want to push the children too hard. So she was not in a hurry to let them do their homework. She sold vegetables in the store while the children played in front of the store.
This way, the children would not be tied down, and it would be safer under her nose.
Not long after, Yang Jingyi pulled Hu Chunli over.
The wound on Hu Chunli’s face was almost healed. She took off her mask, revealing her signature smile.
The four children were playing outside. Hu Chunli sat at the side of the door and helped Li Xu pick vegetables.
Just like leeks, only customers would be willing to buy them if they had cleaned them up.
Therefore, when Li Xu was free, she would clean them up.
“To be honest, I really envy you,” Hu Chunli suddenly said, “How did you manage to earn money and bring up three children alone in the past?”
When Li Xu heard that, she said with some amus.e.m.e.nt, “Envy me for what? Who would want to live like this if they weren’t forced into a corner? Was it a good thing to be praised for being capable? Speaking of which, I still envy you! Jingyi’s father can earn so much money, so you don’t have to worry about anything. If I had a lot of money now, I wouldn’t have to work so hard!”
Li Xu’s compliment didn’t make Hu Chunli laugh.
She said in a low voice, “If I didn’t earn money myself, how could I spend it so easily? If it weren’t for Jingyi… I wouldn’t have quit my job!”
Hearing Hu Chunli’s words, Li Xu smiled but didn’t say anything.
Life was like that. Only people who experienced it know it the best.
It could be seen that Hu Chunli was a capable person. She definitely wouldn’t be willing to stay home and take care of the children.
“You are indeed competent. You take care of three children by yourself. I only have one. If… I don’t even know if I can support her!”
The more Li Xu listened, the more she felt that what Hu Chunli said was a little strange.
“What happened to you? Did you quarrel with your husband?” Li Xu asked in a low voice.
Hu Chunli seemed to have suddenly returned to her senses and quickly shook her head. “No, no, I was just saying it casually.”
Li Xu saw that Hu Chunli had an evasive look and did not say anything more.
The mother and daughter stayed at Li Xu’s place until it was time for dinner. Only then did they go home.
Li Xu also went home to cook. After eating, Zhang Kun also came back.