Chapter 1890: Chapter 1953: Granny Su Visits the Grand View Garden
On their side, neither Li Yifei nor Su Lio was too concerned. Li Yifei felt there was no need to care, while Su Lio was even less likely to be concerned with such matters. As for Su Tong wanting to handle things, he could go ahead; nothing major would happen anyway. That was Su Lio’s thought.
Their plane landed at the provincial capital’s airport. The family sent soone to pick them up, and it was still Chu Xiaoyao. The little girl was full of energy; as soon as she saw Li Yifei coming out of a special passage, she imdiately ran over and jumped into his arms.
Li Yifei spread out his arms to embrace Chu Xiaoyao. Once she was done with her affectionate greeting, Li Yifei released her. Chu Xiaoyao twisted her waist and said in a sweet voice, "Honey, why did it take you so long to co back? I missed you. My period was about to co, and I really wanted you here. But I waited and waited, and you still didn’t co back. Now that you’re back, it’s too late—my period is here."
"Ahem..." Li Yifei cleared his throat; he almost blurted out that they could still opt for the back door, but then he rembered Su Lio standing behind him. This girl already had issues with him, and seeing this scene would definitely deepen those issues. Instead of responding to Chu Xiaoyao, he turned around, holding her hand, and looked at Su Lio, saying, "Xiaoyao, let
introduce you. This is Su Lio. She is..."
Chu Xiaoyao also noticed soone behind Li Yifei. What she said earlier had been overheard, but who was Chu Xiaoyao? She wasn’t going to feel embarrassed. She gave Su Lio a once-over, her eyes lighting up, and said, "Honey, is this your newly found sister? She’s very pretty, with a cool and aloof aura. Not bad, not bad, and her skin is so fair!"
Su Lio’s eyebrows imdiately furrowed. This girl, who seed about her age, had startled her with just one sentence. How could she say such things? Listening to Chu Xiaoyao’s words, Su Lio couldn’t help but frown; how could a girl be so frivolous?
"Nonsense. This is Su Lio—a granddaughter of Elder Su from the Su Family I visited this ti. In terms of hierarchy, we should all call her Auntie," Li Yifei said, gently spanking Chu Xiaoyao on her butt.
Chu Xiaoyao giggled and said, "I know, I was joking earlier." Saying this, she reached out her little hand and said with a smile, "Hello, my na is Chu Xiaoyao. I’m now Comrade Li Yifei’s little wife. Welco, Auntie... uh, welco, Su Lio, to our ho."
The word ’Auntie’ was stuck in her throat. Su Lio reached out her hand and shook Chu Xiaoyao’s. Surprised, Chu Xiaoyao said, "Why are your hands so cold? Did you catch a chill on the plane?"
Su Lio shook her head slightly, saying, "I’m fine, thank you for your concern."
"Let’s go; we’ll talk more once we’re in the car, on our way ho," Li Yifei said. By now it was evening; although they had eaten sothing on the plane, they wanted to get ho as soon as possible.
On the plane, neither of them had said much. Throughout the one-hour journey, Su Lio had kept her eyes closed—who knows if she had actually slept—while Li Yifei was lost in thought. Once they were in the car, Chu Xiaoyao started conversing with Su Lio, but it was mostly she who spoke, with Su Lio replying with the occasional ’mm’ or ’uh-huh.’ Still, Chu Xiaoyao didn’t find it dull.
Li Yifei was driving, and a car with the Li family’s bodyguards followed behind them.
It was Su Lio’s first ti coming to Ning Province. Although it wasn’t too far, she had never been before, and naturally had not visited Mile City. Watching the unfamiliar scenery outside the window, she felt sowhat lancholic. As they entered Mile City, Chu Xiaoyao asked Li Yifei to drive to a street full of food stalls, ran out, bought a bunch of snacks, and then let Li Yifei drive ho.
"Su Lio, you should try so; they’re really good, and they’re clean—you won’t get a stomachache," Chu Xiaoyao fervently recomnded her snacks, but Su Lio didn’t want to eat. Even though she was a little hungry, due to health reasons, she hadn’t eaten this kind of food in years. The things she did consu were specially processed and selected. So items that were considered too ’chilly’ for the body, like seafood, were avoided. anwhile, Chu Xiaoyao unceremoniously pinched the tail of a spicy crayfish, quickly peeled off the shell, and popped the morsel into her mouth. Chewing fast, she swallowed it with satisfaction, then took a can of cola from the car’s fridge, gulped down a few swigs, and finally let out a satisfied "Ah," looking very content.
Su Lio watched Chu Xiaoyao in a daze; she had never seen such a carefree girl before.
Seeing that Su Lio wasn’t going to eat, Chu Xiaoyao said, "They’re really tasty; you can eat them without worry."
Driving, Li Yifei turned his head back, smiled, and said, "Xiaoyao, Ali’s health isn’t the best. She’s not suited for these. Just enjoy them yourself."
"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaoyao quickly apologized, "I’m sorry, I didn’t know. But Ali is a really nice na; it sounds like a character in one of the gas I play."
Though Su Lio didn’t understand what she was talking about, she nodded her appreciation and said, "Thank you."
"No problem. Eventually, you’ll know I’m just very... enthusiastic. Since you’re a guest at our house, it’s natural for
to take care of you," Chu Xiaoyao continued, and then added to Li Yifei, "Honey, why not have Ali stay with
tonight? We’re almost the sa age, so we must have a lot in common to talk about."
Li Yifei shook his head and said, "We have guest rooms, Ali can stay in one if she prefers. If she’d like to stay with ngxin, that’s also an option. We’ll decide once we’re ho."
But she definitely couldn’t stay with Chu Xiaoyao, who frequently stayed up all night playing gas and using the computer—a schedule totally incompatible with Su Lio’s. Moreover, after spending so days with Su Lio, Li Yifei realized that she preferred quiet environnts, and wouldn’t do well in overly lively settings.
Before they knew it, they were ho. Since they had received advance notice, the won of the household were all there to welco Li Yifei and Su Lio, especially Su ngxin, who wanted to greet her little aunt sooner. She was aware of Su Lio’s health situation and felt so compassion.
Blood ties are such a curious thing; Su ngxin had no idea of Su Lio’s existence until recently, but upon hearing about her health issues, she started to worry for her. Even without this issue, she would have wanted Li Yifei to bring Su Lio ho.
Once the car stopped, Li Yifei got out first and took the pile of food that Chu Xiaoyao had bought. Chu Xiaoyao hopped out next, and finally Su Lio stepped out. From the mont she arrived at the Li family household, she was stunned. The Li family’s property was much larger than that of the Su family—not counting the mountain behind the Su residence. From the outside, it looked more like a high-end villa complex, and indeed, inside were many villas. She was most taken aback by the group waiting to greet her: a lineup of won, with a few children among them. A rough count tallied about ten or so.
Good heavens, Su Lio thought, using the word ’casanova’ to describe Li Yifei previously had been rather downplayed—this was definitely akin to being a playboy. His ho had so many wives!
With countless exclamation points in her heart, Su Lio found herself spacing out when the won began greeting her.
Once more, it was Chu Xiaoyao who nudged her lightly, reminding her, "Ali, let
introduce you to everyone. These are all the sisters of the family. Of course, I call them sisters, but I think it’d be better if you did too, instead of being the Auntie!"
It was only then that Su Lio snapped back to reality, nodding instinctively. Chu Xiaoyao went on to say, "Alright, from now on, you’re the little sister, not Auntie. Let
start introducing you. This is Su ngxin, Sister ngxin, your... uh, niece, but since you agreed to call her sister, it’ll make things easier in the future."
Su ngxin was also looking at Su Lio. The others noticed a resemblance in their appearances, despite Su ngxin having a more composed air, with a certain mature grace belonging to young wives, while Su Lio still retained a youthful quality, albeit exceptionally delicate.
Su ngxin reached out, grasping Su Lio’s hand, and imdiately noticed how cold it was. It made her even more empathetic. She said, "Ali, I will call you this from now on. Of course, you’re still my aunt. Welco to the Li family."
"Th-thank you," Su Lio murmured, looking at Su ngxin, curious as to why soone with such stunning looks was content to share a man with so many others. Also, there wasn’t an average-looking woman among them; all were beautiful, like they’d co from a large-scale beauty contest.
"Don’t feel restrained; the sisters are all lovely. Knowing you were coming, everyone gathered to welco you. Let
introduce everyone!" Su ngxin took over the introductions from Chu Xiaoyao, helping acquaint Su Lio with the family, while Chu Xiaoyao started distributing food. She had bought enough for the family, especially for the two older daughters, ensuring each had several snacks.
After all the introductions, Li Yifei invited everyone inside, into his house. The place had been renovated so, despite the number of people, it didn’t feel cramped at all. Li Yifei found a seat and sat down, watching the won talk.
Everyone warmly welcod Su Lio, especially Su ngxin, who wouldn’t let go of her hand. Besides hearing a few things from Li Yifei, she had also heard from their grandfather, prompting a natural fondness toward Su Lio.
Initially, Su Lio felt uncomfortable, sitting there being scrutinized, but there really was no malice. After a while, she began to relax and started chatting with the won.
Li Yifei saw to it that dinner was arranged, and those who hadn’t eaten joined in. Naturally, there were chats during the al. After dinner, there was the matter of arranging a place for Su Lio to stay. Su ngxin imdiately suggested, "Let Ali stay with . It’ll be more convenient if anything arises."
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