A beautiful summer night

"Little Lychee is engaged to the Jiang family's son too?" Xia Yongqing looked around and finally fixed his gaze on Jiang Baichuan.

In the past, he was the one who paid visits to these important figures. Now, the tables have turned, and the Lu family, the most prominent family, is now coming to his door with gifts and addressing him as "uncle," which makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

Even though I know they're all here for my father-in-law.

Even though I know it has nothing to do with me.

But what can you do when he's the son-in-law of the Becker family?

Xia Yongqing benefited from the situation, feeling both smug and proud.

Upon hearing the word "lily," Yunli's mind went blank for a moment, and she awkwardly waved her hand, "No... not yet."

Xia Yongqing said, "Oh, that means it'll be soon."

Yunli: "..."

Jiang Baichuan listened with amusement, giving Yun Li a meaningful look—

So your name is Little Lychee?

Yunli: "..."

Jiang Yourong was a social butterfly, always getting along with everyone. Hearing this, she laughed and chimed in, "Uncle is right, you must do me the honor of coming to the wedding for some candy!"

These words sounded pleasant and cheerful, and Richard nodded in agreement, saying he would definitely come.

His granddaughter had inherited her grandmother's artistic talent. Artists prefer quiet, and Richard was worried that Xia Wanzhi would get bored if she was alone all day, so he hoped that Xia Wanzhi could make more friends.

Before this, Xia Wanzhi didn't have many friends.

Looking at the room full of people, Richard felt deeply gratified and satisfied.

Seeing that the elders had come down, Xie Qiyan put away his smug smile and began to seriously introduce the group of people who had come specifically for them to Richard and Ms. Qiao Shu.

It was a rare sight to see Xie Qiyan so at ease, so Richard whispered to Qiao Shu, "Very good, our Wanzi has good taste."

They are flexible and adaptable, tough on the outside, gentle on the inside, and possess a sincere heart.

This prospective grandson-in-law is acceptable.

Qiao Shu smiled, looked around at the people Xie Qiyan introduced, and then exclaimed in surprise, "You're Le Rao?"

Everyone followed the gaze.

The current head of the Qu family is the elder of the twins, Qu Fan, while the younger brother, Qu Huai, a movie star, retired from the film industry shortly after getting married and started his own entertainment company. This Le Rao is the movie star's wife.

Le Rao was also surprised that Ms. Qiao Shu knew her.

"Yes, madam, I am Le Rao." Among all the people present, she had the appearance and temperament of a delicate girl from Jiangnan. Now, when she spoke, her soft Wu dialect voice stirred a ripple in people's hearts.

Xia Wanzhi hadn't had much contact with her, but upon hearing that melodious voice, she subconsciously asked, "Is Madam Qu from Nancheng?"

Le Rao smiled gently: "My mother is from Nancheng."

Xia Wanzhi laughed: "What a coincidence, my maternal grandmother is also from Nancheng."

Le Rao looked at Qiao Shu, who was leisurely sipping her tea and explaining with a light laugh, "I saw your graduation performance; you played the pipa very well."

Le Rao was flattered and overwhelmed.

"Don't be shy, everyone. Since you're all Maruko's friends, don't stand on ceremony. Don't call her 'Grandma' or 'Grandpa' like Maruko does." Ms. Qiao Shu had been abroad for a long time and wasn't used to being called "Grandma" for a while.

The oldest person present was already in his thirties... Lu Yuzhou, who was almost forty, coughed lightly.

Although they are older, they are of the same generation.

According to seniority, Xia Wanzhi and Xie Qiyan are indeed their younger brother and sister.

While Lu Yuzhou hesitated to convince himself to call them grandparents, Lu Beiting and Qu Huai, as if they had taken advantage of the situation, immediately started calling them grandparents, uncles, and aunts.

Lu Yuzhou: "..."

Xia Wanzhi was both amused and exasperated. They hadn't even gotten to know each other properly yet, but the relationship had already been arranged.

Having been a few years older, Nan Qiyue had asked Xia Wanzhi to paint several times before and was quite familiar with her. So, she took Xia Wanzhi's hand and said with a smile, "Jiang Baichuan calls you 'little sister,' so we'll just treat you like a little sister too. Xiaowanzi is also being held back. We're all family here, so you can call us 'brother,' 'sister,' or 'sister-in-law' when you see us in the future."

“Yes, yes, it’s definitely worth calling them ‘brothers.’ You’ll receive a lot of money as gifts during holidays, especially your weddings,” Jiang Yourong chimed in with a grin, then nodded at Yun Li. “Right, sister-in-law?”

Yunli, not quite processing the information, instinctively replied, "Yes, yes..."

The crowd roared with laughter.

Jiang Baichuan secretly credited his younger sister for this achievement.

Strangely enough, despite it being their first gathering, Xia Wanzhi, aside from being a little nervous at first because she was worried about not being able to entertain them properly, quickly became familiar with the group.

It's like finding a soulmate once in a century.

It's like we knew each other in a past life.

Ms. Qiao Shu has always loved traditional culture. At this moment, she was talking to Le Rao and Feng Lingling about the deeds of the great pipa masters, from modern times to five thousand years of history. Meanwhile, several grown men were having tea with Richard and discussing business issues.

Richard was very generous and quickly brought up future cooperation.

He genuinely likes these new friends of his granddaughter.

As the group chattered away until mealtime, Xie Qiyan, the male host, rolled up his sleeves and went to the kitchen. Yun Li, seeing this, secretly tugged at Jiang Baichuan, signaling him to follow.

The male head of the household cooks, while the female head of the household is responsible for entertaining guests.

But unexpectedly, not long after Jiang Baichuan got up, Jiang Yourong also nudged her husband Rong Yu, signaling him to go and help.

Xia Wanzhi was both amused and exasperated: "No, there's no reason to let guests cook."

Jiang Yourong ignored her and said with a grin, "My husband cooks incredibly well. You can tell just by looking at the three of us. He's made us all plump and healthy."

Xia Wanzhi subconsciously wanted to chime in by saying that Xie Qiyan's cooking was also delicious, but before she could speak, Richard, who was standing nearby, immediately asked in a bright, watery voice, "You little rascal, you actually have a child?"

"The twins are three years old now." Jiang Yourong made a peace sign with a happy smile.

Richard exclaimed in surprise, "How old are you?"

Jiang Yourong then made a gesture: "Twenty-eight, not young anymore."

Richard nodded, then muttered thoughtfully to Ms. Joshua, "Twenty-eight, the child is three years old, born at twenty-five..."

He chuckled and said, "Our little Maruko is twenty-five now."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

Are you implying something?