Under the moonlight

"What, you didn't spend another day in bed, did you?"

"Hehe, no way!"

Huang Meng walked over and took the things from Xiao Yun's hands, then looked behind her. "Where's my dad?" The elderly couple worked at the same company and left work together.

"They're watching someone play mahjong downstairs!"

"Oh, so what are we having for dinner?" Huang Meng looked at the bag in her hand; besides fruit, she hadn't bought any groceries.

"Your auntie invited us out to eat."

"Oh, what's up? Is something good?" Huang Meng took out an apple, wiped it on her clothes, and put it in her mouth.

"Tsk~ How old are you? Why are you so unhygienic?" Xiao Yue rolled her eyes at her, took the apple, washed it, and stuffed it into Huang Meng's hand.

"Oh, right, didn't I say I introduced Li Shuo to someone? Did it work out?"

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Just like you, you won't listen to anything I say!" Xiao Yun said as she rummaged through the clothes in the closet.

Huang Meng followed her like a tail, leaned against the door, looked at her mother, took a bite of her apple, and said with a helpless expression, "What does this have to do with me?"

Xiao Yun took out a brown coat and threw it on the bed, looking at Huang Meng: "Go quickly, go quickly, call your dad back, hurry up and pack up and leave."

Huang Meng was shoved out, and the door behind her slammed shut. She took a big bite of the apple in her hand and threw it into the trash can by the door.

When Huang Meng's family arrived at the restaurant, they ran into Li Shuo at the entrance. His appearance attracted the attention of many young girls. He had a tall and muscular build, and his buzz cut couldn't hide his deep-set eyes and sharp jawline. In particular, his height was comparable to that of a male model.

Huang Meng saw him approaching her, smiling brightly. She glanced at the girl behind him who had stopped and was looking back. "Tsk tsk tsk~ She's really something, she's the center of attention wherever she goes!"

With a wicked grin, Li Shuo reached out and pressed his arm down on her shoulder, nodded slightly, and leaned closer to her, saying with ill intent, "That's right, don't you know who my cousin is? She's a real beauty, and she's certainly attracted a lot of jealousy!"

Before Huang Meng could dodge him, he grabbed her neck. She thought to herself, "Did this guy grow up on animal feed?"

Hearing his wicked chuckle above her, she turned her head to look. Sure enough, those beauties who had been staring at Li Shuo earlier were now looking at her with cold eyes. She was laughing happily at Li Shuo, and couldn't resist raising her elbow to poke him in the ribs.

"Wow, Huang Meng, you're a trained fighter! Where did you learn that? You're pretty good! Holy crap, that hurts so much..."

Huang Meng ignored him and walked straight into the store.

"Hey, where's Li Shuo? That brat, he can always be late for dinner!"

"Auntie, he's outside. He's probably busy with some pretty girls asking for his contact information, hehe..."

"Hmph, if a beautiful woman could actually get in touch with him, well, let's not even talk about whether she's a beautiful woman or not, I'd be grateful if she were just a woman..." Xiao Feng pouted helplessly.

She had introduced him to countless beautiful women and obtained their contact information, but when she got to Li Shuo's place, she would only say one thing: "I won't talk about it."

Xiao Yun looked at him, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Big sister, do you think Li Shuo wouldn't be...?"

Seeing the doubt in Xiao Feng's eyes, Xiao Yun said firmly, "No, no, I asked him, and he said he wasn't, and that I was just imagining things!"

Xiao Feng understood what his sister meant. She had initially suspected it as well, but she had also observed him and found nothing wrong with her son's behavior.

Huang Meng sat next to them, listening to their conversation, and couldn't help but wonder, could this Li Shuo really be him? From childhood to adulthood, she had never seen him show any unusual affection for any girl. During his adolescence, he was exceptionally handsome, and some bold girls even stuffed love letters into his home. At that time, everyone was worried that he might fall in love too early, but he seemed to have sealed his heart and locked away his love, throwing all the love letters into the trash can without even glancing at them.

"What, hasn't the food been served yet? I'm starving!" Everyone's eyes turned to Li Shuo at the door.

"Hmph, without you, young master, we wouldn't dare touch our chopsticks!" Li Qiangmin didn't even look up, just glanced at him.

"Oh my, Xiao Shuo is such a handsome young man, hehehe..." Huang Guodong said with a smile.

"Oh dear, Uncle, you're teasing me again. Waiter, everyone's here, let's serve the food!" Li Shuo greeted Huang Guodong, sat down next to Huang Meng, and turned to the waiter.

"Wait a minute, hey, haha~ we still have one person who hasn't arrived yet, let's wait a little longer."

Huang Meng and Li Shuo exchanged a glance. "Auntie, who else?"

Huang Meng looked at her aunt's awkward smile and secretly glanced at Li Shuo. Suddenly, she had a bad feeling. She turned to look at Li Shuo, and sure enough, her face darkened instantly.

"Mom, didn't you say that Huang Meng came back from abroad and you hadn't properly welcomed her back before inviting everyone to a meal? Who else did you invite?"

Just moments ago, Xiao Yun had been righteously berating her son, but now she looked as if she had done something wrong, hanging her head and saying softly, "Well, it's no one, it's just, it's your dad's colleague, the daughter of your Uncle Zhang."

"Hey, speak louder! Are you afraid of him?" Li Qiangmin glared at Li Shuo and said loudly when he saw his wife looking like she didn't dare to open her mouth.

Xiao Yun still cared about her son. She tugged at Li Qiangmin's sleeve, glared at him, and signaled him to be quiet. Li Qiangmin was helpless. Although he disliked his son, he was even more afraid of upsetting his wife. He glared at Li Shuo again in a huff.

The others at the table were also taken aback by this turn of events. They had initially thought it was just a casual family meal, but now it seemed that Li Shuo's blind date was also involved. Xiao Yun leaned close to her eldest sister's ear and whispered, "Big sister, why didn't you tell me beforehand? I haven't prepared anything at all, how far have they progressed!"

"No need, no need. It's just a meeting. I'm afraid if I tell you in advance, Huang Meng might tell Li Shuo, and he definitely won't come."

The private room was extremely quiet, so the sisters' whispered conversation was overheard.

"Hey, you two, just say what you want to say! We're all family, hehe~" Huang Guodong said with a smile.

“Exactly, is it really necessary to hide such a small matter? Have we done anything to offend him? We're doing this for his own good!” Li Qiangmin said irritably.

"Hey, you should say less."

After Xiao Feng finished speaking, he glanced at Li Shuo, who was sitting silently with a gloomy face, and sighed. Then he looked at Huang Meng, "Mengmeng, this time it was Auntie's arrangement that wasn't quite right. Auntie will give you a red envelope later, you must accept it. You, you know, he..."

Huang Meng followed her aunt's gaze to Li Shuo, who was standing to the side. Goodness, he was looking down with a sullen face. His already deep-set eyes and brows were quite frightening when he got angry.

Huang Meng looked at her aunt who kept winking at her, understood what she meant, and gave her an "OK" sign.

"Hey, before she arrives, let me ask her what her name is, so I can greet her later!" Huang Guodong asked Li Qiangmin.

“Her name is Zhang Miaomiao. She’s the daughter of one of my longtime colleagues. She’s their only precious child. Last time, our company organized a family activity, and I took this kid with me. Miaomiao went too. A couple of days later, Old Zhang came to chat with me. In the middle of the conversation, he asked me if I had a girlfriend or something. Don’t I understand what he meant? His daughter must have taken a liking to this brat and asked her dad to come and find out.” After saying that, Li Qiangmin rolled his eyes at his son.

The adults chuckled after hearing this, but Huang Meng, with a gossipy look on her face, leaned closer to Li Shuo and nudged him with her elbow, "Haha, I didn't expect you to be so charming. You've only met him once, and someone's already eyeing you~"

Li Shuo was already in a bad mood, and seeing her looking at him like he was laughing at him made him even angrier. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he grabbed Huang Meng's shoulder and said fiercely, "Hmph, you're laughing now, but you'll be crying later!"

Huang Meng found the thought of watching him go on a blind date later amusing and had no interest in understanding the meaning behind his words.