Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

The newly opened coffee shop is very Western-style. The afternoon sun shines in through the glass windows, mixing with the burnt aroma of coffee and the sweet smell of cream floating in the air, making people feel a little drowsy.

In the elegant corner seat by the window, the atmosphere was a little stagnant.

"I've always thought this guy was unreliable. I didn't expect that after going abroad and drinking some Western wine, he would become even more reckless." Zhou Peishan said sarcastically as she slowly stirred the coffee in the cup with a small silver spoon.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunfeng slammed the coffee cup in her hand onto the tray and said angrily.

"That's right! A birthday and an engagement party, how big of a deal? And he wants to turn it down with just the excuse of 'taking care of the professor'? Is that Professor Yang his real father? Or is he the only warm-hearted student in the world?"

As she spoke, she looked up at Lin Xi, who had remained silent, and said, "Xixi, don't you agree? You speak so righteously, treating everyone like a fool."

She became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and her voice unconsciously rose a little, attracting the attention of someone sitting next to her.

"Keep your voice down." Zhou Peishan glanced at her, signaling Li Yunfeng to lower her voice, but she couldn't help but sneer, "That's right. No matter how beautiful the letter is, it can't hide the fact that in his heart, Xixi is not as important as a sick professor far away abroad, huh..."

The two of them took turns to criticize Xu Yucheng, from "ungrateful" to "arrogant", from "poor excuses" to "lack of sincerity".

They scolded Xu Yucheng harshly, as if he was the most unfaithful person in the world, and completely forgot that just now in the jewelry store, they were smiling and teasing Lin Xi and his marriage in ambiguous words.

After a long time, the two of them gradually calmed down.

Zhou Peishan stirred the coffee with a small silver spoon, took a sip, and moistened her throat before speaking again, "Alright, I've cursed and vented my anger. After all, Uncle Xu is here. Even if he has to tie him up, he'll make sure Xu Yucheng shows up at Xixi's birthday party on time. What's more important now is another matter..."

Having said this, she paused, turned her gaze to Lin Xi, who had been silent since just now, and spoke solemnly.

"You just said... you don't like him as much anymore? And you even feel annoyed. What's going on? You're about to get engaged, this is no small matter. Could it be that you're angry because of that letter?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunfeng nodded hurriedly. Although the daughters of families like theirs had been spoiled since childhood, when they reached a certain age, nine out of ten would marry into families of equal status to consolidate family ties.

As the one with the best family background among the sisters who played well together, Lin Xi should be no exception. However, perhaps because their eldest son died early, Commander Lin and his wife were almost obedient to Lin Xi.

It would have been fine if he had only accommodated her in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but he even let her decide on her daughter's marriage, which was often used as a bargaining chip within the family.

Although the Xu family is the leading merchant family in Shanghai, if you look closely, in today's situation where various forces are mixed and the situation is not very stable, only those who have guns and power can truly stand firm. What's more, Lin Xi's father is the commander of the military region who controls the guns of the entire Shanghai city?

It is no exaggeration to say that if Lin Xi wanted to, she could choose from almost all the young men of marriageable age in Shanghai. However, she ignored so many young masters from military and political families who were well-matched for her and chose the son of a merchant instead. She also acted like she was deeply in love with him and was determined to marry no one else.

Although in Li Yunfeng's opinion, Xu Yucheng had nothing worthy of Lin Xi except a face that was really pleasing to women and a mouth that was good at talking, but thinking that she had been chasing Xu Yucheng for so many years, it seemed that the hard work was finally coming to fruition.

As a result, at this critical moment, Lin Xi suddenly said that she didn't like Xu Yucheng. Apart from anything else, just thinking about how much Lin Xi had spent on him over the years, Li Yunfeng found it a little unbelievable.

"Yeah, although this guy did go a little too far this time, it's not the first time you've known that he's a weird person. Why do you suddenly... dislike him?" Li Yunfeng blinked and asked with a frown.

"I don't know either." Lin Xi sighed, holding a small silver fork in her hand, poking a piece of beautifully shaped cake on the plate in front of her, "It's not that I don't like it, it's just..."

She paused here, as if thinking about how to organize her words. After a long while, she spoke softly, "It's just that I don't feel the same way as before, when I think of him, I feel so happy. Instead, I feel very annoyed."

"Very annoying?" Zhou Peishan narrowed her eyes, crossed her fingers and supported her chin as she pondered for a moment. Then, somewhat uncertainly, she said, "It sounds to me... more like 'bride's disease.'"

"Heart disease?" Li Yunfeng blinked and repeated with some confusion, "What does heart disease have to do with this?"

"What heart and liver are you talking about, bride! The bride, that bride." Zhou Peishan rolled her eyes speechlessly at her when she heard that. Then she waved at the two of them, motioning them to come closer, and then she lowered her voice and made an unfathomable expression.

"It's the same feeling women often have before getting married... They're flustered and upset, and everything seems off-putting, especially towards the person they're about to marry. They become inexplicably irritated and displeased, even wanting to avoid them."

"Ah? There is such a thing?" Li Yunfeng widened his eyes slightly, as if he was a little unconvinced. Lin Xi leaned forward slightly, pretending to listen attentively.

"Why not?" Zhou Peishan raised her eyebrows, glanced at Li Yunfeng who was making a fuss, picked up the coffee and took a sip, then continued speaking.

"Do you remember I told you that there was a lot of trouble before my eldest sister-in-law married my eldest brother?"

"Yeah." Lin Xi and the other person nodded at the same time, and Zhou Peishan continued.

"You know, our two families are old friends, and they've been friends since they were kids. Logically, their relationship should be as sweet as honey, but a few months before the wedding, it was really... chaotic."

"My eldest sister-in-law is always unhappy when she sees my eldest brother. She either complains about his ugly gait or his loud voice. They can argue over trivial matters and have nearly ruined their marriages several times."

Li Yunfeng's eyes widened when she heard this. "It turned out to be such a big deal? What happened next?"

"Later," Zhou Peishan sighed softly, with a helpless smile, "My mother was very insightful. She saw something was wrong and quietly invited a Western doctor who had studied abroad to come home..."

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