HLnovel Chapter 425 The landline rang
Chapter 425 The landline rang
An Xiaoyue never expected that her cousin would treat her best friend as a potential marriage partner.
It took her a while to find her voice, "When did you start having this idea?"
Leng Fang wanted to recount what happened when she played billiards with Ji Yubai at the hot spring hotel.
"After thinking about it, I realized that Ji Yubai's suggestion was also good, and our whole family likes her very much, and she also likes the atmosphere in our family."
An Xiaoyue sighed, thinking to herself, "My cousin really is sacrificing his own happiness for the sake of harmony."
She didn't have much dating experience, but she knew that in marriage, it was more important than seeing the good in your partner to accept their bad.
"How bad can Zhen Zhen be?"
"As long as I can live a peaceful life, that's enough." Leng Fangyi's thoughts were very simple.
Many things about Zhen Zhen surfaced in An Xiaoyue's mind.
Zhen Zhen's envy and longing for the warm and loving atmosphere of their family, as well as her emotional repression after being discovered by her.
The idea that she only wants to make money and lie down is just Zhen Zhen's compromise when she can't get any love in return.
Hua Lan, Zhong Lingxi, and she all have people around them who care about their well-being.
She didn't want Zhenzhen to be alone, watching the sea from her villa.
Such a beautiful sunset is best enjoyed by two people, accompanied by music and fine wine – that's the true spice of life.
If possible, she would like Zhenzhen to join their family.
An Xiaoyue made up her mind, "Okay, I support you."
Leng Fangyi gave her a thumbs up, "That's my good sister."
An Xiaoyue raised her chin. "Hmph! I've always been a good little sister."
"Then I'll trouble you, dear little sister, to deliver this gift for me."
“Zhen Zhen has already joined the film crew. Before filming wraps up, she doesn’t want to be disturbed in any way. She can’t even attend Lingxi and President Ji’s wedding. I can only give her the shoes you bought after she finishes filming.”
"Okay." Leng Fangyi hooked his arm around her shoulder with satisfaction. "If you want anything in the future, just tell your brother and I'll buy it for you."
"Xiangmanlou's pastries".
"I'll buy it, I'll personally queue up to buy it."
"Lucky?"
"Whenever I have free time, I'll go to Fu Garden to see him. He's my nephew, so I'll take care of him."
An Xiaoyue's beautiful eyes were bright and cheerful, even more proud than if she had won first place.
The brother and sister entered the study noisily, and came out both smiling.
The family had no idea what the two of them talked about in the study.
The siblings have a good relationship, and everyone is happy to see it happen.
The Spring Festival arrived amidst the hurried wedding preparations of Ji Yubai and Zhong Lingxi.
Whenever she had free time, An Xiaoyue would go to the Ji family to help decorate the wedding room, organize the wedding dress, and prepare red envelopes and wedding favors.
On New Year's Eve, Teacher Zhong and Teacher Zhou took Zhong Lingxi to Fu Garden to have a reunion dinner with the Leng and Fu families.
The lively and festive atmosphere of Fu Garden could even be felt by the small lanterns hanging on the treetops.
Atmosphere is far more important than the festival itself.
Everyone cooked and chatted together.
An Xiaoyue wanted to help, but before she could even touch anything, the adults stopped her, saying, "Go play with Lingxi."
Okay, it's not that she doesn't care about work, it's just that the elders think she's too young and should just play.
Rarely without Ji Yubai bothering her, Zhong Lingxi strolled around her lucky residence.
"Did Mr. Fu arrange all of this himself?"
"Yes, he put a lot of thought into the assembly and color scheme."
"It's wonderful that you can make your own decisions," Zhong Lingxi said, her eyes filled with envy.
Upon hearing this, An Xiaoyue recalled what she had seen and heard at the Ji family recently.
Lingxi was not happy living in the Ji family.
Both Ji's father and Ji Yubai are very good.
It was Ji's mother who imposed many restrictions on Lingxi.
When drinking water, you can only drink water that has been filtered, boiled to 100 degrees Celsius, and then cooled to 45 degrees Celsius.
The diet is precisely balanced with strict weight control, and the seasonings contain only a trace of salt.
Zhong Lingxi grew up in a carefree life, climbing trees to steal bird eggs and catching shrimp in the river.
Her mother's actions caused her great distress.
Teacher Zhong and Teacher Zhou have to go to work, so they can't help us.
Otherwise, with Teacher Zhou's high emotional intelligence, he would definitely have been able to "tame" Mother Ji completely.
Teacher Zhong also stated, "If I had known that his mother was so unreasonable about the child's affairs, I would never have agreed to this marriage."
With the arrival of her grandson late in life, Ji's mother's anxiety shifted to Zhong Lingxi.
Ji Yubai also tried to mediate on several occasions, and the only thing that could be expected was to look on the bright side.
She comforted Zhong Lingxi, "President Ji, take your time to communicate and talk to Aunt Ji properly. When the child is older, you can move back to your home, and everything will be alright."
Zhong Lingxi shook her head; she saw no hope for the future.
“She was unhappy that my parents and I were coming to your house for dinner today. She said that a family should spend the New Year together. My mother said that she had made an appointment with Aunt An, so she didn’t say anything. She not only controls me, but also interferes with my parents. She’s overstepping her bounds.”
Zhong Lingxi sniffed, wiped away the tears from her eyes, and looked guilty.
She could tolerate whatever Ji's mother did to her, and if she vented her anger by hitting Ji Yubai, it would be fine.
But why should her parents also listen to her arrangements?
An Xiaoyue couldn't bear it.
From a young age, Teacher Zhou and Teacher Zhong always shared the best food and toys with Lingxi.
They treated her like a daughter.
Teacher Zhong and Teacher Zhou are respectable people and have a good grasp of the overall equity situation.
But she couldn't let things continue like this.
"So, if she likes to control you, just let her. If she says the vegetables outside are sprayed with pesticides and aren't clean, buy some seedlings and plant them yourself. She won't want you to do it, so she'll definitely take care of them herself. If she loves to cook, just praise her cooking. If she wants to decorate the nursery, just use it for now. The more you resist, the more she'll want to control you. If you're outwardly compliant, she'll naturally relax a bit."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Lingxi's mind cleared instantly. "Oh dear, how come I didn't think of that?"
No relationship can be built on head-on confrontation.
It's a wonder she's a lawyer; she didn't even think of this basic communication skill.
An Xiaoyue teased her, "You're so pampered by President Ji, you don't have any time for such thoughts."
After receiving guidance, Zhong Lingxi was radiant.
The two sisters sat by the fireplace, chatting and laughing, as if they had returned to their life in Jincheng.
Back then, they would always huddle together in bed, chatting about everything under the sun.
"Ding!"
The screens of their phones, which were on the small table, lit up at the same time.
"It must be a message from the group chat," the two girls said in unison.
As expected, Zhen Zhen sent out red envelopes in the 【Four Seasons of Prosperity】 group.
An Xiaoyue opened the envelope and found it contained a red envelope containing more than three thousand yuan.
An Xiaoyue: [Good luck!]
Hua Lan: [Waaaaah~ If that dot moves forward one number, I'll become an idiot.]
Hua Lan and Chu Xiao returned to Cangshan to spend the Spring Festival with Hua Lan's grandmother; they did not stay in Beijing.
"How much do you have?" An Xiaoyue asked Zhong Lingxi curiously.
"It's also over three thousand."
An Xiaoyue: [Big star, you didn't send 8888, did you?!]
Zhen Zhen: [That's right, we want to be prosperous in all four seasons, so we need four eights.]
An Xiaoyue pondered for a moment, "Four seasons of blooming, that means monthly blooming."
An Xiaoyue watched as all the red envelopes she sent were claimed, and a smile appeared on her lips.
Hua Lan posted a thank you emoji for the rich women.
Listen, thank you all. Because of you, I have enough for my tuition next semester. My sincerest gratitude to all you rich ladies; I wish you all great fortune every year. My life as a rich lady depends on you.
Hua Lan and Zhong Lingxi gave out red envelopes one after the other.
Regardless of the amount, the important thing is: to make money every year!
In the new year, I wish my family members good health and safety, smooth work, and academic success.
An Xiaoyue was holding her phone, chatting happily.
Suddenly she heard a bell ringing and followed the sound.
It turned out to be the landline in Grandpa's study that was ringing.
The landline phone was yellowed and worn, and its sound was dull; it was from a very old time.
In her memory, her family had this kind of landline phone when she was in elementary school.
She had been to her grandfather's study a few times and thought the machine was just for decoration, but she never expected it could be accessed.