Chapter 379: Chapter 285 Five Lions Contest for Supremacy_2
Ye Shiqi quickly finished the food in her hands after her mother removed the scarf and dared not show off outside anymore.
The teenagers and young adults who had eaten with the family were now gathering around the girls, watching the excitent with great interest!
In the crowd was Gou Dan, who took the opportunity to greet Ye Luoqi on New Year’s Day.
When he walked to the Ye family’s house with his buddies, they laughed at him.
“Gou Dan, you look sharp in your new clothes today! Are you in such a hurry to see your sister-in-law?”
“Spit it out, I’m already grown up, don’t call by that na anymore, call Brother Xing.”
The grand na Ye Jiaxing was actually one he had chosen himself, since his parents and grandparents were uneducated. He was nad Gou Dan at birth, a na he carried for his whole life.
Ever since he found out that the Ye family’s sisters had started to learn to read, he would secretly listen to their lessons outside the courtyard window every day along with other kids, which was how he chose his grand na.
His parents and grandparents thought the na was quite good, but since it was used in his childhood, it was hard to change imdiately, as many people rember only the childhood nas till death.
Possibly, on the day he gets married, he would use his real na, and if he was fortunate enough to go out and study for exams, he would use his grand na.
“Hahaha, we’re used to it, you guys call by my childhood na too.”
Gou Dan’s buddies had been brothers for over ten years, understanding that their teasing did not lead to argunts.
“You…, can you be like ?”
Ye Jiaxing said this with a tone that his friend suddenly understood, worthy of being brothers for over ten years.
“Who knows, maybe now we are brothers, later we’ll be relatives.”
No sooner had his brother spoken when Ye Jiaxing punched him on the arm, grunting, “You wish!”
“Heh, hehe, who can foresee the future?”
Ye Jiaxing and his companions were laughing and joking, implying that if Ye Jiaxing could marry the eldest sister, then the remaining four sisters might be theirs, making them both relatives and brothers.
Marrying one of the Ye Family’s sisters was sothing Ye Jiaxing’s teenage friends knew would be a blessing from their ancestors.
The adults often nagged at ho, the elderly gossiped whenever they had a chance, and the young boys, though not fully understanding, still felt that the Ye Family’s sisters were talented and wealthy, and that they were mismatched given their own status.
They always mocked Ye Jiaxing, advising him not to daydream, which was also a way for them to soothe themselves from their daydreams.
Ye Jiaxing had been persistent for two or three years, and as he grew older, he grew more attached to Ye Luoqi, no longer listening to his brothers’ advice.
Seeing Ye Luoqi now, the smile on his face was actually a disguise for his shyness.
Because it was New Year’s Day, he wore new clothes, wanting to look stylish, dressed thinly, though his flushed face did not show he was cold.
The young man had grown tall, no longer the dirty-looking boy with a runny nose from before. His skin hadn’t lightened with age, but it wasn’t very dark either, a healthy bronze color.
He was wearing a long gown, not made of top-quality fabric, dressed in white from head to toe with white shoes, but they were not boots, his long hair tied with a wooden hairpin.
“Ye Luoqi, do you think I look handso in this outfit today?”
As Ye Jiaxing spoke, those standing not far away could hear his voice and turned to look.
The only exceptions were those who were intently watching the lion dance and paid them no attention.
Ye Luoqi, suddenly hearing what Ye Jiaxing said, hadn’t actually looked at him directly before, but knew he was nearby.
His presence always seed to create a slight aura, drawing the attention of many onlookers.
They had known each other for more than ten years, and if there was any intimate language spoken or if they stood close together, they would still attract scrutinizing gazes from others.
Ye Luoqi knew that people were not just gossiping about the two of them, but about her attitude as well.
Since ancient tis, marriages were arranged by parents and matchmakers, and Ye Luoqi knew that her fate was in the hands of the elders.
Yet she also knew that Ye Jiaxing was out of reach for her, his family and hers were simply too far apart.
There would always be distinctions in social status, doors matching doors.
Ye Luoqi grew up in poverty and suffered too much in her younger days, and even now she deeply understood that though her future husband might not be extrely wealthy, he would at least be worry-free in terms of clothing and food.
Ye Jiaxing’s ambiguous advances and attentiveness were not in her considerations.
“Not really!”
When Ye Luoqi spoke, so people in the crowd secretly laughed, while others couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
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