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"Some things cannot be discussed in a short time. This is not your first time coming home. Come with me for a family dinner today." Shen Liu said.

After Shen Liu finished speaking, not only He Ming was stunned, but even Shen Ada opened his eyes wide in surprise. You know, this is the first time since he followed Shen Liu that he heard him invite a girl to a banquet at home, and it was a family banquet. It seems that he wants to raise Xiao Lan's status even higher. Although he used to pay attention to Xiao Lan, it seems that it is still far from enough now.

Xiao Lan was also very surprised by Shen Liu's invitation. Only relatives can be present at the Shen family's family dinner. Xiao Lan thought she was not familiar with Shen Liu. Although she had saved him before, she was forced to keep this matter to herself. Apart from this incident, the two of them had a lot of things to do. This was only their second meeting.

To be honest, Xiao Lan was unwilling to attend such a family dinner. The bigger the family, the more women there are. Once they have complicated thoughts, you can only know the appearance but not the heart. Xiao Lan thought that she had a shallow relationship with Shen Liu, so there was no need for her to wade into this muddy water. However, seeing that Shen Liu was firm in his words, she couldn't say no.

When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Moreover, he is the general of the mansion and the queen's brother. If Xiao Lan doesn't give him face, she doesn't know if she can leave the Shen Mansion alive.

However, Xiao Lan was a tough guy. Even though she felt that she would offend Shen Liu, she still had to refuse in advance to avoid being embarrassed at the banquet. She knew that there were many rules in the mansion. Now she was just a little girl from a farm family. She was dressed in simple clothes like a little girl from a farm family. She was invited to the banquet by Shen Liu. If she made a fool of herself at the banquet, it would not only be her own face that would be lost, but Shen Liu would also lose face.

"General Shen, thank you very much for inviting me to your family dinner, but I am too young to attend such a family dinner. Besides, my clothes today are not suitable for a banquet, so forget it." Xiao Lan tactfully expressed her refusal to attend the banquet.

But Shen Liu didn't even glance at her. He just took a sip of tea and said simply, "It's okay."

Xiao Lan was speechless. Wasn't Shen Liu afraid that she would make a fool of herself at the banquet? Or did he deliberately invite her to the mansion to have the banquet just to see her make a fool of herself? There is no good banquet, maybe it's a Hongmen Banquet, Xiao Lan thought to herself.

After Shen Liu finished his tea, he arranged for the housekeeper to take Xiao Lan to the warm room in the west garden of the Shen family. The Shen family is a large family. They were discussing things in the study just now. Xiao Lan is young, and there are more than two people in the study, so they don't have to pay attention to the separation of men and women. Besides, Xiao Lan is a girl from a farming family, and she doesn't have this string in her heart. But it's different when they leave the study. Although Xiao Lan is young, she can't just follow Shen Liu. Of course, Shen Liu must be the last one to sit down, because he is the head of the family.

The Shen family's family dinner was arranged in the warm room. Upon entering the warm room, Xiao Lan first noticed that people in groups of three or four were drinking tea and waiting for the time. It seemed that they could not be seated until everyone was present.

Xiao Lan was observing the actions of the Shen family, and the Shen family was also observing her. Suddenly, she saw the housekeeper bringing in a simple-dressed little girl, and the originally lively atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

The third grandmother of the Shen family was also drinking tea with her two daughters and waiting for the time. When she saw the housekeeper leading Xiao Lan over, she hurriedly pulled Xiao Lan to sit next to her. It turned out that she had received instructions from Shen Liu a long time ago, asking her to take good care of the little girl.

The third grandmother of the Shen family was in her early forties, a little overweight, and extremely gentle. She smiled before she spoke, "I thought it was Old Six who asked me to look after some little girl. It turns out he was talking about a little girl. You must be Xiao Lan, right?"

Xiao Lan had just stepped into this strange place. Although she had a hot temper, she refused to talk or laugh loudly because this was the Shen family's territory and they were royal relatives. If she stepped on a landmine, she wouldn't even know how she died.

Because the third grandmother of the Shen family was about the same age as Zhang, Xiaolan was naturally about the same age as her two daughters, and soon the three girls became familiar with each other.

All the women living in the Sheng family are well-informed. Although Xiao Lan is dressed simply, like an ordinary country girl, she was invited by Shen Liu to attend the family dinner and was accompanied by the third wife of the Shen family. This shows that the girl has a high status in Shen Liu's heart.

Everyone saw that the little girl was only in her teens, obviously still a child, and posed no threat to them. Why don't they just get along happily and save Shen Liu a good thing?

As the dishes for the banquet were served one by one, people at the table arrived one after another. Shen Liu arrived first. Not long after, Shen Liu's mother, Old Lady Shen, also arrived to the banquet, supported by her maid.

Now that Old Madam Shen has arrived, the family naturally needs to pay their respects to her. As an outsider, Xiaolan naturally has to pay her respects as well.

"Everyone, please sit down. This is just a family dinner, no need to be so polite." Old Lady Shen waved her hand and asked everyone to take their seats.

Xiao Lan's clothes were extremely eye-catching, and Old Lady Shen noticed it as soon as she arrived. A big part of the reason why she came to the family dinner was because she heard that her son Lao Liu had invited a little girl to the banquet. She came with the attitude of seeing who this little girl was, but when she saw Xiao Lan for the first time, she was disappointed. She originally thought that Lao Liu was going to settle down, but when she saw that the person he invited to the banquet was just a yellow-haired girl with no teeth yet, it would be a lie to say that she was not disappointed.

Although she was disappointed, as the old lady of the Shen family, she still managed her facial expressions very well. At least Xiao Lan did not notice the old lady's disappointment in her.

"Girl, come quickly and sit next to me." Old Lady Sheng invited.

So, Xiao Lan became the focus again. She happily moved from Grandma Shen San to Old Lady Shen.

"The little girl is really lively and cute. What's her name?"

After Xiao Lan answered her name, hometown, and family members in order, Old Lady Shen's questioning finally came to an end.

Shen Liu sat next to the old lady and couldn't help but find it funny to see Xiao Lan had to pretend to be obedient and accept his mother's questioning.

Xiao Lan was feeling embarrassed when she saw Shen Liu raising his eyebrows to laugh at her. Xiao Lan made a face at him, which made him laugh even harder.

Old Lady Shen looked at the two children's expressions and fell into deep thought.