Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"Okay, don't be angry, I don't think it's a big deal."

In the Lin Mansion, Mrs. Lin put down the phone, and the tense expression on her face finally relaxed. She straightened the hem of her cheongsam and then walked briskly towards the restaurant.

In front of a long table that was large enough to accommodate more than twenty people at the same time, Lin Xi was eating the noodle soup in her bowl with her head down.

She held a pair of ebony chopsticks inlaid with silver, raised her wrist slightly, and lightly picked up a small strand of noodles as thin as silver threads from the clear soup. She pursed her lips, which looked particularly rosy due to the soup, and blew gently twice before putting the noodles into her mouth.

She lowered her head, and the few strands of bangs on her forehead trembled slightly at the breath. Her snow-white cheeks rose and fell as she chewed. Her calm look revealed a kind of gentleness and obedience that was rare in her usual appearance.

"I've already asked your Aunt Xu about this." Mrs. Lin sat down next to her daughter, her tone much more relaxed. "They say that Professor Smith, who originally taught Yucheng, suddenly developed a stomach ailment, and now he's been replaced by a younger teacher."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but shake her head. "That young man has only been at the school for a short time. He's very methodical and doesn't know the rules. That's why he's stuck with his thesis."

"Your Uncle Xu has already sent a letter to the principal there." Mrs. Lin reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her daughter's ear before continuing, "He even contacted a friend there to look after the professor. Your Aunt Xu also promised me that Yucheng would be back before your birthday."

"Oh, I know."

Lin Xi put down her chopsticks, picked up the napkin beside her and gently wiped the corner of her mouth, then responded indifferently. Her voice was surprisingly calm, completely different from her loud and noisy appearance just now.

"It's up to him to come or not." She looked up at Mrs. Lin, her distinct black and white eyes revealing no emotion. "If he doesn't come, then we can just call off this marriage. It would be a clean break."

Mrs. Lin was choked by these words, then burst out laughing, thinking that she was just speaking in anger. After all, judging from her daughter's warm attitude towards Xu Yucheng in recent years, Mrs. Lin didn't believe that she had changed her mind in such a short time.

Therefore, she just showed a helpless and doting smile, stretched out her hand to pinch Lin Xi's pink cheek, and said with a smile: "What nonsense..."

"I'm not talking nonsense..." Lin Xi picked up the chopsticks and boredly stirred the tiny chopped green onions in the noodle soup, mumbling incoherently.

"What?" Mrs. Lin didn't hear clearly and couldn't help asking again.

"Nothing." Lin Xi pushed the bowl of noodles forward and replied casually. Then he stood up and yawned, "I'm going to sleep."

"You just finished eating, why are you taking a nap? It's not good for your health." Mrs. Lin took her hand and shook her head disapprovingly. "We haven't chosen the dress you want to wear for your birthday yet. The tailor sent the design yesterday. Today's free, so you can choose with me so they can come and take your measurements."

"Just pick it. It's all the same styles over and over again. There's nothing special about them." Lin Xi narrowed her eyes, obviously very sleepy, and curled her lips indifferently.

"When have I ever chosen anything that satisfied you?" Mrs. Lin couldn't help but squeeze her hand and scolded her, "On such an important day, I won't be your decision maker. Otherwise, you'll be rude to me again."

Having said that, regardless of whether Lin Xi protested or not, he ordered the maid to bring the drawing template and pulled her to sit on the sofa in the living room.

Lin Xi couldn't persuade her, so she could only take the album with colorful clothing styles with an impatient look on her face and flipped through it absent-mindedly.

"This is a nice set. They say it's the most fashionable style in France right now."

"Well, this one is not bad either, the colors are beautiful, and it's perfect for young girls like you."

"This one looks great. The skirt is so wide, it makes it clear who is the star of the day."

Compared to Lin Xi's lack of interest, Mrs. Lin was obviously enjoying it and was dazzled by the pile of colorful dresses in the album.

"How about this one? You have fair skin, so blue looks good on you..."

Seeing that she had been talking to herself for a long time without Lin Xi saying a word, Mrs. Lin could not help but turn her head, pointed at a gorgeous blue dress in the album, and asked Lin Xi for her opinion.

As a result, when he turned around, he saw that his daughter's eyes were half closed, her head was nodding, and the picture album in her hand had slipped onto her legs. She looked like she was about to fall asleep.

"Little sleepyhead!" Mrs. Lin couldn't help but chuckle. She reached out and pinched the tip of Lin Xi's nose and shook it. "I asked you to pick out clothes, but you're dreaming."

Suddenly someone pinched her nose, making it difficult to breathe. Lin Xi, who was originally half asleep, suddenly woke up with a start. Her eyes widened, and she reached out to pull off Mrs. Lin's fingers, saying helplessly, "Mom!"

Mrs. Lin saw her lively expression and couldn't help but smile. She handed the album to her and said, "Okay, okay, I won't bother you anymore. Come and take a look at this dress. Once you've picked one, I'll let you go to sleep."

After getting Mrs. Lin's promise, Lin Xi sighed, then took the album from her hand, glanced at the intricate and gorgeous dresses on it, curled her lips and turned to the next page, and then in just a few seconds, turned to the next page again.

After repeating this about ten times, Mrs. Lin finally couldn't help but hold Lin Xi's hand to stop her from looking around.

"What do you think you're getting at? There are so many dresses, isn't there one you like?"

"I've already said it, the styles are all the same, there's nothing to choose from." Lin Xi's voice was a little hoarse and impatient after being forcibly woken up.

"I think you're deliberately going against me!" Mrs. Lin, seeing her perfunctory attitude, also got a little angry. "There are so many styles, red and green, long sleeves and short sleeves, lace and satin, and there's not a single one that catches your eye?"

"I really don't like anything!" Lin Xi retorted irritably, suddenly pulling her hand back from Mrs. Lin's hand, and flipping through the thick album quickly as if in a fit of anger.

The pages rustled as the meticulously drawn dresses flew past her fingertips, blurring into patches of color, but she was too lazy to look closely.

Finally, when she turned to a certain page, she pressed her finger on the page with a bit of force, without looking up, and said, "This one, will do?"

Mrs. Lin looked in the direction her finger pointed, and the annoyance on her face was instantly replaced by surprise. What was printed on the page was a cheongsam, not those gorgeous dresses.

Even though the printing was a little blurry, it did not prevent Mrs. Lin from seeing the exquisiteness of the cheongsam at a glance.

On the bright red soft satin base, gold and silver threads are embroidered with intricate and exquisite Suzhou embroidery patterns of phoenixes and peonies. The embroidery stitches are fine and the light is flowing.

What is even more eye-catching is its style. Unlike the popular loose straight-tube, ankle-length cheongsams, this one is cut to fit the human body curve exceptionally, with the shoulder line, waist line and hip line clearly outlined.

The hem of the skirt only reaches a little below the knee, revealing the calves wearing glass stockings, making the charming modern girl in the album look exquisite and charming.

Mrs. Lin frowned subconsciously.

This dress is indeed exquisite, but it is also... a little too bold. However, the more important reason why she frowned was not because of this, but because - Lin Xi has never liked wearing cheongsams.

Doesn’t this kid always hate wearing cheongsams?

Mrs. Lin couldn't help but grumble in her heart. In the past, when the family invited a tailor, whenever the topic of making cheongsams was brought up, Lin Xi would always find various excuses to refuse, either because she thought it looked old-fashioned or too restrictive.

Mrs. Lin just thought that it was because the little girl was pursuing fashion and trends and preferred dresses, but she had no idea that Lin Xi's "preference" was largely because of Xu Yucheng.