Chapter 151: Dinner

After Ji Youran and Zhu Xueya disappeared into the distance, Ling Yao and Lu Qingyun walked out from the corner.

“Did you see the look on Ji Youran’s face? I’m dying of laughter.” With that, Ling Yao couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Lu Qingyun looked at Ling Yao’s radiant smile with tenderness and affection.

He seemed to be infected by her joy, and his lips couldn’t help but curve upward. “Aren’t you worried she’ll come back to cause trouble?”

“Let her come. I’m not afraid of her. Come on, let’s go to the fourth floor to buy bedding.”

Ling Yao suppressed her laughter and pulled Lu Qingyun towards the fourth floor.

When they arrived on the fourth floor, Ling Yao and Lu Qingyun walked around.

They found that there were indeed quite a few counters selling bedding, but they mostly sold individual items like sheets and pillowcases.

Ling Yao was a little disappointed, but she had anticipated this. After all, it was still the 1980s.

 It was normal not to have four-piece sets like in the future. It seemed they would have to cut the fabric themselves.

They went to the counter selling fabric on the first floor. There were many people gathered around the counter, asking the staff about prices and choosing their favorite fabrics.

Times had changed. Unlike in the past, when you needed coupons to buy fabric and the colors were very limited, mostly black, white, gray, bright red, and green, now there were all kinds of colorful and dazzling fabrics, making people’s eyes dizzy.

 The most popular fabrics were those with polka dots and small floral patterns.

“Wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.” Ling Yao said to Lu Qingyun and walked towards the fabric counter.

She knew Lu Qingyun didn’t like crowded places, and most of the people buying fabric were young women, so there would inevitably be physical contact.

“Okay.” Lu Qingyun nodded and waited for Ling Yao.

Ling Yao arrived at the fabric counter and squeezed into the crowd. After carefully selecting, she finally chose two pieces of plain and elegant cotton fabric.

“Hello! How much is this fabric per meter?” Ling Yao pointed to the two pieces of cotton fabric and asked the saleswoman for the price.

The saleswoman glanced at them casually, “One yuan and fifty cents per meter.”

“Then give me twenty meters of each.” Ling Yao planned to make two sets of four-piece bedding so she could switch them out.

“Little girl, what are you buying so much cotton fabric for? This cotton fabric is soft and comfortable, but it’s not very good for making clothes. It’s also easy to wrinkle.

 I think you should choose a different fabric. This Dacron is very good. It’s breathable, crisp, and stylish. It’ll look really nice when you make clothes with it.”

An elderly lady standing next to Ling Yao said enthusiastically. She pointed to a roll of smooth and shiny Dacron fabric in front of her.

“Thank you, auntie!” Ling Yao smiled gratefully and handed the two pieces of cotton fabric she had chosen to the saleswoman.

 “Please help me cut these two pieces of fabric. I want twenty meters of each.”

“Are you sure you want twenty meters of each?” The saleswoman looked at Ling Yao in surprise. It was very rare to see someone buy cotton fabric in such large quantities.

Most people preferred to choose fashionable, new, and wrinkle-resistant Dacron fabric.

“Yes, I’m sure.” Ling Yao smiled and nodded.

“Just a moment!” The saleswoman took the cotton fabric, skillfully picked up a ruler, carefully measured the size of each piece of fabric, and then picked up a sharp pair of scissors and began to cut carefully.

It didn’t take long for the saleswoman to finish cutting the fabric. She folded the cut fabric neatly and handed it back to Ling Yao. “That’s sixty yuan in total.”

Ling Yao paid for the fabric and squeezed her way out of the crowded crowd.

“What a silly girl!” The old woman muttered, continuing to choose fabric.

Ling Yao carried the fabric and walked back to Lu Qingyun’s side. “I’ve bought everything, let’s go back.”

“Okay!” Lu Qingyun smiled faintly, took the fabric from Ling Yao, and walked towards the outside with her side by side.

As soon as she got home, Ji Youran couldn’t wait to complain to her mother about how Ling Yao had tricked her, adding fuel to the fire.

 “Mom, how could she be so mean? We’re cousins! She treated me like this, woo woo woo…”

Ji’s mother looked at her daughter’s tearful eyes with heartache and gently patted her back, comforting her softly,

 “Okay, baby, don’t cry, mom will go and get revenge for you later.”

In Ji’s mother’s heart, Ling Yao was just a wild girl from the countryside. It would be easy to deal with her.

Hearing that her mother was going to stand up for her, Ji Youran immediately burst into tears and hugged her mother, “Mom is the best!”

A smug smile flashed in her eyes. Ling Yao, just you wait! I will definitely make you pay back today’s money double, and I will also make you look like a fool at tonight’s banquet.

The Ji family was very lively today. The lights were bright, and the guests were full.

Not only did the Ji family come, but the major families in the capital also sent people to attend tonight’s banquet.

Ling Yao didn’t know until she got home that today was not a family dinner, but a dinner party specially prepared for her by her father.

The purpose was to announce her identity to everyone and announce her return.

When she knew, she was really moved. She was moved by her father’s importance to her and thanked him for everything he had done for her.

In the hall, glasses clinked, and guests exchanged greetings with each other.

“Did you hear? The daughter the Ji family adopted back is a country girl. I heard she’s very rustic and ugly.”

“What I heard is different from what you heard. I heard she’s not only very beautiful, but she’s already gotten a marriage certificate with the man from the Lu family.”

“No way? The man from the Lu family never gets close to women.”

“I heard the man from the Lu family will be here tonight. We’ll know then.”

At this moment, the originally noisy hall suddenly became silent as if it had been magically enchanted.

Everyone stopped talking at the same time and turned their eyes to the same direction.

Lu Qingyun, dressed in a tailored, sleek black suit, stood tall and straight, his steps firm and powerful.

Beside him, Old Master Ji smiled, his spirit vigorous.

Lu’s father and mother followed closely behind them, both dressed appropriately and with elegant temperament.

Lu Qingshuang and Lu Qingyun followed behind them.

All the important figures of the Lu family were present, their aura powerful, making people involuntarily look away.

“It’s Old Man Lu. Why would he come to the dinner party? Could the rumors be true? Did Young Master Lu really marry the daughter the Ji family adopted?”

“Old Master Lu and Old Master Ji have always had a good relationship. What’s so strange about him coming to the Ji family’s dinner party?”

“The man from the Lu family is here. He never attends any dinner parties.”

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lu Qingyun slowly walked to Ji Yanting and Old Master Ji, bowed slightly to them, and then respectfully called out, “Grandpa! Dad!”