Lin Wei was just drinking the last sip of the beef soup, and when she heard her little sister’s words, she suddenly sprayed it out with a "pfft," and Lin Yi sitting opposite quickly grabbed an empty bowl to shield himself from the "hidden weapon."
"Hehe, hehe," Lin Wei’s cheeks turned bright red, and she let out an embarrassed dry laugh without daring to lift her head again.
Lin Yi, however, calmly set down the bowl and casually wiped a few splashes of soup off the back of his hand, feeling immensely pained inside. It was bad enough playing housekeeper, but to think that all his skills had come to nothing, unable to even block such a tiny hidden weapon.
Lin Yuan covered her mouth and giggled silently, but ultimately didn’t dare to laugh out loud under Lin Wei’s warning yet aggrieved gaze. She quickly changed the subject, clearing her throat and saying, "Sister Mo’s place won’t close this early, so let’s go have some fun first. Oh right, last month a new jewelry shop opened at the end of the street, didn’t it? Let’s go take a look. With New Year’s coming, it’s time to buy some new jewelry."
Xiao Linshuang clapped her plump little hands, repeatedly expressing her approval, "That’s great, I want to buy a longevity lock for my little brother as a New Year’s gift."
The three sisters immediately agreed and headed towards the end of the street.
Just as they reached the entrance, they ran into some acquaintances. They saw Jin Lingling walking out with a big smile on her face, supported by Li Chengzhi. Behind them followed Panpan, who was carrying two boxes in her hand.
From Jin Lingling’s brilliantly smiling face, it was clear that today Li Chengzhi had cut a big chunk of "flesh" and bought her a lot of jewelry.
Panpan trailed behind, her eyes fixed on Li Chengzhi’s back. She believed that if looks could kill, Li Chengzhi would have been sliced into a thousand pieces by now.
When they crossed the threshold, Li Chengzhi subtly switched from supporting Jin Lingling by the hand to wrapping his arm around her waist, and with a smile, he reminded her, "Madam Li, watch the step."
Jin Lingling was evidently sweetened by being called Madam Li, and her smile bloomed even brighter, though she still had to put on a show of coy shyness. Covering her mouth with a handkerchief, she thanked him softly with a giggle, "Thank you for the reminder, Young Master Li."
The two exchanged sweet nothings, a perfect scene of romantic affection.
Xiao Linshuang curled her lip and openly rolled her eyes at them.
Lin Wei was much calmer, merely whispering "I really want to send over a knife" before turning away her gaze.
The two younger sisters weren’t fully aware of the situation between Jin Lingling and Li Chengzhi. In their eyes, it was just the unlikeable Jin Lingling stealing the good marriage match meant for Jin Yuyu. The tale of a sister-in-law seducing her future brother-in-law and sidelining her sister naturally infuriated the younger sisters.
Lin Yuan couldn’t help pressing her forehead, thinking to herself, all Jin Lingling did was call you guys country bumpkins in front of the Jin Mansion, does that warrant such dislike for seeing her lovey-dovey with someone else? Sigh, even if you really can’t stand it, there’s no need to be so obviously resentful. Like your elder sister here, sending off handsome men to the ladies and beautiful concubines to the men is the way to go.
As the three sisters harbored their separate thoughts, Jin Lingling clearly noticed them as well. Her normally fluidly moving eyes suddenly clouded over with a layer of malice, but evidently, today’s Jin Lingling had become much smarter, and upon seeing Li Chengzhi, she promptly suppressed the malice in her eyes.
After darting a contemptuous sneer at Lin Yuan and her sisters, Jin Lingling, like a proud peacock, unfolded her tail, which she believed to be magnificent, and strutted past them with her head held high.
A smirk tugged at the corner of Lin Yuan’s mouth. If only this peacock knew she was nothing more than a common fowl in Li Chengzhi’s eyes, much like Lin Siyu, Lin Yuan wondered if that would make her nose twist and her face warp with anger.
Panpan, holding the two jewelry boxes, quietly grinned a greeting to Lin Yuan as she passed before quickly catching up to the "peacock’s" stride.
Xiao Linshuang spat disdainfully at their retreating figures, puffing up her cheeks in indignation, "Shameless! Stealing her own sister’s man! Spit!"
Lin Yuan was taken aback, wondering how her little sister knew about such things when Lin Wei, from her left side, also spit vehemently and cursed maliciously, "May the gods make it so she’s abandoned by her own man, I hope she gets so angry she ends up with a twisted mouth and crooked nose, her face full of wrinkles, and anyone who sees her feels disgusted!"