Although he knew that the Xue family was far inferior to the Qi family, anyone would be angry if he was pointed at and looked down on like this, let alone his own daughter who said this, Xue Li would not be happy. But he just had an ugly face and didn't get angry directly, because Xue Lin's words were exactly what he was worried about.
He couldn't feel at ease until the matter of marrying the Qi family was settled. Even though according to what Yao Yue said at the banquet that day, the Qi family really treated Xue Zimu differently, but the other party didn't move after two days. He didn't receive any news, which was enough to make Xue Li feel uneasy. If it wasn't for what happened at the banquet that day, perhaps Xue Li would have been defeated as Xue Zimu. However, with such a premise, and without the expected follow-up, Xue Li's mood can be described as quite tormented.
It's not that he can't hold back, it's that marrying the Qi family is a very important matter, and it's a rare opportunity. Originally, he didn't have much hope, but Xue Zimu rarely caught the eyes of the Qi family, and his expectations were raised to the peak in an instant. The greater the expectation, the more tormented the process of waiting for the result.
Seeing that Xue Li looked gloomy but did not speak, Xue Lin, who was a bit regretful for blurting out impulsive and ugly words, seemed to feel a hint of victory at this moment, and couldn't help feeling proud. But she didn't continue to poke Xue Li's heart, but focused on Xue Zimu.
"Dad, do you really think that Xue Zimu can be favored by the Qi family? Why does he have that? Even if Qi Yan has such... hobbies, doesn't it mean that he is very favored by the Qi family, and the Qi family will choose Xue Zimu as his wife? Except Xue Zimu What else is there besides that restless face at first glance, I guess Madam Qi just wanted to watch the excitement when she was called over."
After all, Xue Zimu was also his son. Although he didn't like it very much, he couldn't say that he hated it. Hearing Xue Lin belittle his brother so much, Xue Li's face became more and more gloomy. Seeing this, Yao Yue interrupted Xue Lin and said, "Okay! The Qi family won't wait too long, and we will know what the result is in a few days. It's only been two days, so there's no need to rush to a conclusion."
At this time, Xue Lin had already consciously become the one who was reasonable, she pursed her lips and let out a "hum" when she heard the words, she didn't take Yao Yue's words seriously, she seemed very confident in her guess.
Seeing this, Yao Yue frowned and wanted to say something, but the housekeeper suddenly came over to report: "Master Zi Mu is back, and the second young master of the Qi family is also here."
Xue Li was taken aback for a moment, and then his face turned warm. Just as he was about to ask what was going on, Xue Lin's sharp voice rang out first: "What?!"
Xue Li was taken aback, gave Xue Lin a hard look, got up and went outside to pick up her, and at the same time told Yao Yue, "Take care of her, don't let her talk nonsense later."
On the way, Xue Zimu and Qi Yan agreed to communicate about the situation of the kitten at any time, and reached an agreement on telling Xue's family that the kitten belonged to Qi Yan. They also found a problem to solve: the little guy still lacked a name.
Out of tolerance for the younger generation, Xue Zimu gave up the naming rights to Qi Yan, but Qi Yan seemed to be very cautious about this. After thinking all the way, he still couldn't come up with a satisfactory name, so this matter was put on hold for the time being.
Qi Yan actually didn't really want to see Xue Li and the others, but it was not polite to leave without showing his face when he came to the door for the first time. After arriving at Xue's house, he took the initiative to get out of the car.
Just a few steps out of the garage, Xue Li quickly got the news and greeted Qi Yan with a warm smile: "Why is Young Master Qi here at this time, Zi Mu didn't even tell the family."
Qi Yan nodded at him without changing his expression, and said, "It's not considered an official visit, just to send him back and say hello, and he will leave soon."
Qi Yan's attitude was neither respectful nor warm at all. Although Xue Li was very breathless when Xue Lin ridiculed that the Xue family was far inferior to the Qi family, he didn't show any dissatisfaction when facing Qi Yan who directly expressed this to the fullest. Eagerly let him come in and have a cup of tea. As for Xue Zimu on the side, he didn't even receive a greeting.
After the three entered the room and sat down, Yao Yue came out with Xue Lin and Xue Yu, who was playing games in the room before, and greeted Qi Yan with a decent smile, and then introduced his two children. Obviously, the opportunity to get close to Qi Yan is rare. In such a short period of time, she and Xue Lin even simply touched up their makeup.
Xue Lin was quite unwilling at first, but she was suppressed by Yao Yue in the end, and she followed obediently. However, when she saw Qi Yan at close range, she was stunned for a moment, and then she really became cute. When being introduced by Yao Yue, Xue Lin showed a shallow smile to Qi Yan and quickly lowered her head, but she would secretly glance at her from time to time.
No one noticed Xue Lin's anomaly for the time being. Everyone's attention was basically on Qi Yan, but Qi Yan didn't care about the others. He responded very perfunctorily to the conversation between Xue Li and Yao Yue, and kept his eyes on him. Once it floated to the hair ball in Xue Zimu's arms.
Xue Zimu almost laughed out loud when he found out, and instead of making Qi Yan greedy, he took the initiative to put the cat in his arms.
Others seemed to be looking at Xue Zimu for the first time at this time, noticing that he was carrying a cat. Seeing this, Xue Li immediately wanted to stop it, but seeing Qi Yan took the cat over and petted it without any rejection, he immediately swallowed the reprimand, and asked Xue Zimu instead: "Zimu, where did this cat come from?"
"My pet." Qi Yan replied without raising her head.
Xue Li said with a dry smile, "I didn't expect Young Master Qi to keep cats, haha."
Qi Yan: "I just raised it today."
The two said a few words dryly, and the atmosphere was stagnant and awkward. Xue Zimu noticed that Xue Lin's expression was a little stunned. First, he frowned and looked at the kitten's appearance. Then he found the kitten's right front leg with a plaster cast, and couldn't help biting his lip, looking a little anxious. Soon she turned her head to look at Xue Zimu again, her fierce eyes just met Xue Zimu's slightly mocking gaze, and she froze immediately.
Xue Zimu and Xue Lin's eye contact was not noticed by others, and Qi Yan got up to leave after a while. Xue Li failed to persuade him to stay, and a group of people sent Qi Yan to the door together.
Before getting in the car, Qi Yan said to Xue Zimu: "I will contact you when I get home." They agreed to let Xue Zimu learn about the life of the kitten at Qi's house through video.
Xue Zimu nodded and helped Qi Yan put the little guy in the cat bag to the co-pilot position.
The interaction between the two of them made Xue Li's smile brighter, and he looked at Xue Zimu with satisfaction, but Xue Lin couldn't help clenching her teeth and glared at Xue Zimu resentfully.
After Qi Yan left, Xue Li's face was radiant, and he asked Xue Zimu about the cause and effect of today's incident in a very kind tone. Xue Zimu glanced at Xue Lin, and said in a flat tone: "I picked up an injured kitten on the road, and I happened to meet Young Master Qi when I went to the pet hospital. Young Master Qi adopted the cat, and kindly sent me back by the way."
Xue Li smiled and said, "Really, that's quite a coincidence. I heard that Qi Shao has a cleanliness habit, but I didn't expect to adopt the cat you picked up." Xue Li thought of something while talking, glanced at Xue Lin, and asked Xue Zimu : "By the way, didn't you go to the concert with Linlin, why didn't you send the cat to the hospital together?"
Xue Zimu looked at Xue Lin's suddenly ugly face, smiled in his heart, but said without emotion on the surface: "Xue Lin kicked the cat, and said that the cat will dirty the car, I am not allowed to take the cat in the car, I will do it myself I took a taxi."
The eyes of several people suddenly focused on Xue Lin. Xue Lin looked at Xue Li and Yao Yue's reproachful expressions, and wanted to explain in a panic, but Xue Zimu said again: "Actually, I planned to adopt a cat by myself," Xue Zimu twitched the corners of her mouth, and her tone was rare. There was a bit of sarcasm: "But thinking about the heavy foot, the cat might be scared when it sees Xue Lin, so I had to explain the reason and then give the cat to Qi Shao."
As soon as Xue Zimu finished speaking, Xue Li and Yao Yue's sharp eyes turned to him. After a while, Yao Yue said softly: "Zi Mu, Linlin probably just acted impulsively, but she has no bad intentions. You will definitely be fine if you bring the cat back to raise. Why bother Young Master Qi?"
Xue Li also said in a deep tone: "Linlin is your sister after all, and you shouldn't tell outsiders casually that she has done something wrong!"
Xue Zimu smiled when she heard the words, and felt it was absurd, "Outsider? Aren't I going to marry into the Qi family soon? Qi Yan will be my legal spouse in the future, how can he be considered an outsider?"
Xue Li and the others were speechless for a while, Xue Zimu smiled slightly, looked at Xue Li and said, "I know our surname is Xue, but Xue Lin still said that I am a bastard today. I can't afford such a sister. .”
After speaking, he stopped staying and confronting them, and turned back to the room.
Xue Li frowned, glared at Xue Lin who looked aggrieved after a while, and cursed in a low voice: "It's not enough to succeed!"
Yao Yue wanted to catch up with her to persuade her, but she glanced at Xue Lin who was stunned by the scolding. She complained and felt distressed. In the end, she stayed to appease and teach her daughter. Ask him to persuade Xue Li, lest Xue Lizhen and Xue Lin get angry for a long time.
Xue Yu was still thinking about the unenjoyable game just now, and immediately frowned irritably when Yao Yue pushed him, but after complaining about why he should clean up Xue Lin's mess, he finally went obediently.