Chapter 382: I’m Gege, You’re Mei
Liu Yusheng also saw the people below.
Qian Wanjin did not send the Li family in Cangwu Town an invitation, because the business of that family had nothing to do with tea and wine.
It was unexpected that the Li family still came.
”You don’t like that person?” Xue Qinglian noticed the slight flicker of color under the young girl’s eyes. He looked down, following her vision, and his eyes landed on Li Junyue.
”No, I just thought it was quite a coincidence.”
Xue Qinglian immediately snorted, “How can there be so many coincidences?”
Plenty of coincidences no longer made it a coincidence.
If he remembered correctly, it was those women, those two fools, who tangled with Liu Zhiqiu last time in town.
Liu Zhiqiu’s unexpected romance.
Liu Yusheng declined to comment on Xue Qinglian’s ridicule.
She did not have a problem with Miss Li. However, she was just too concerned about her family and was inevitably somewhat sensitive.
Her second elder brother was different from her eldest brother. He was simpler and she also liked his simplicity. She hoped that he would always be silly and jolly and never suffer from any hurt that could erase his cheerful smile.
Miss Li of the Li family was not a simple person.
Kang Shiming and his entourage walked up, and Qian Wanjin welcomed them as the host. Behind Kang Shiming, the city’s gentry also came up, one after another.
At this juncture, the benefits of being well-off with thousands of gold was reflected.One person held the whole audience together and greeted them attentively. He gave full display of the sophisticated side of a businessman, having everything going his way.
As the other boss of the winery and also the brains of various wine recipes in the winery, Liu Yusheng also became the object of all distinguished personages’ desire to associate with. But with Qian Wanjin around, she was free, without being disturbed at all.
His tactics stunned Liu Zhiqiu.
”Tsk-tsk, I’ve never seen Qian Wanjin like this. I didn’t expect him to have such tricks up his sleeves. How can he be like a fool at ordinary times?”
Grandma Liu kicked him from under the table, but the one who screamed in pain was Liu Erlin. He grimaced and suppressed his voice: “Mother, why are you kicking me? Move your feet a bit to the side!”
”Why should I move? I’d be kicking your father!”
Grandma Liu was so angry that smokes came out of her ears. What was all this nonsense? They should keep their voices down, lest they’d be the butt of jokes!
Grandpa Liu calmed his wife’s anger, “Don’t be angry. The two men are stupid, don’t you still know it?”
On the way to the restaurant, their ears suffered from repeated preaching about maintaining momentum, but the banquet hadn’t even started yet, and each of them had already revealed their nature.
Poor parenting, it was his fault.
Liu Yusheng, Xue Qinglian, and the Liu Dalin couple covered their faces and turned a blind eye to it.
Du Juan was secretly gritting her teeth, thinking about how to beat the two up later.
There were eyes all around them, yet the two men kept pushing the black pot.
”Grandpa is talking about you. You are the stupidest of all.”
”Grandpa is talking about you. Don’t try to push it on me. You’re my father, and I won’t take the blame for you!”
”Bastard, are you going to talk to your father like that?”
”I’m not the one who scolded you. Grandpa did. If you have the ability, why don’t you confront Grandpa?”
”…”
”Pfft!” Behind Liu Zhiqiu, someone couldn’t help it, burst into laughter.
Liu Zhiqiu turned around and immediately saw one of the psychos facing them. Her face was so red from holding in her laughter.
Kang Shiming’s table was right behind him, and Li Junyue happened to be exactly back to back with him, the closest position.
She’d been listening to the conversation at their table.
”What’s so funny?” Liu Zhiqiu pursed his lips and asked.
”I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. I was just too close.”
Kang Ziyu snorted, “Why are you apologizing? He is talking in public. Do we have to cover our ears? He’s a joke himself, so why not let people laugh?”
She was sitting side by side with Li Junyue, and she also heard the conversation just now. However, she just suppressed her laughter and did not laugh out loud like Li Junyue.
Hearing the way she talked, Li Junyue quickly tugged at her sleeve: “Sister Ziyu, don’t be so…”
Kang Shiming took the lead in reprimanding her, “Ziyu, watch your mouth!”
The elders were all at the table. Even if she didn’t mean to target anyone with her speech, it was disrespectful to her elders and betters.
Liu Zhiqiu was already cold-faced and ready to snap back, but Kang Shiming stole the show, and he couldn’t speak up. So, he just coldly snorted and turned his head away.
There were only three characters left of his impression of Kang Ziyu; uneducated.
”Elder Liu, Madam Liu, I’m sorry. I’ve slacked in teaching my daughter and caused such embarrassment.”
The moment Kang Ziyu’s statement echoed, the harmonious atmosphere at the Liu family’s table then stagnated, and silence fell for a moment.
Since Kang Shiming personally apologized, Grandpa Liu waved his hand with a smile, “Lord Kang, you’re being too serious. A little spat between the juniors is trivial.”
However, after Grandpa Liu spoke, he and Grandma Liu rarely spoke anymore and put on an air of seriousness.
They showed restraint, fearing that they would do something that would make the family a laughingstock.
Liu Yusheng took in everything, and her eyes sank.
The people in Kang Shiming’s table, of course, also perceived the change in the atmosphere of the Liu family. Kang Shiming glared fiercely at Kang Ziyu at that time. Although Mrs. Kang did not speak, she also felt embarrassed.
However, they were outside and couldn’t scold Kang Ziyu. She could only press things down temporarily.
Kang Ziyu clenched her hands tightly under the table, pursing her lips and not saying a word. The atmosphere at both tables turned dismal.
”Elders, you’re both the Liu family’s elders, right? Sister Ziyu and I are both friends of Liu-gege. The exchange just now was our habitual way of getting along, and we failed to change it in front of the elders. If there is a misunderstanding, please don’t blame me and Sister Ziyu, Elders.”
The young girl’s faintly timid voice shattered the awkward atmosphere at the two tables.
”You guys are friends with our Zhiqiu? You knew each other early on?” Grandma Liu said in surprise.
Li Junyue pulled Kang Ziyu to her feet, bowed to the elders of the Liu family, and said with a smile, “We’re acquainted early on, or rather, we got off to a bad start. Liu-gege must not have told the elders, but the situation at that time was really laughable.”
”Hey! You…” Liu Zhiqiu looked askance at Li Junyue. Friends? Who is friends with them?
Every time he met them, nothing good ever happened. He would never appreciate such friends!
However, just as he opened his mouth, Li Junyue immediately snatched his speech, “When I compensated you for the hairpin, I said we were friends. Liu-gege is a big man, don’t you mean what you say?”
Liu Zhiqiu was so angry that he slumped, Liu-gege? I’m your gege, and you’re my mei, hah!
Who agreed to that?!
But Grandma Liu was fascinated by the young girl’s words, “Young Lady, tell us, what happened then?”
Li Junyue pursed her lips and smiled, “Elders, why don’t I sit with you and tell you slowly?”
”Come on. Zhiqiu, move to the side, and give the Young Lady a seat.” Not only was Grandma Liu interested in the story, Du Juan and Chen Xiulan were equally curious.
The two boys in their family were both worrying. They were both grown ups, but there was no signs of movement in their major life events. They had never seen a woman appear next to Liu Zhiqiu, in particular, which made them very anxious.
Now that two girls had emerged out of the blue, the unpleasantness just now was set aside, and their curiosity about what happened got the best of them.
Peek-Aboo 
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