Chapter 43: Being watched like a monkey 

The Fu Family

Knowing that Fu Liye was bringing his girlfriend home today, the Fu family was packed with people.

Mr. Fu (Old Master Fu) had three sons, two of whom had died in the war, leaving only his eldest son who stayed behind. Fu Liye was the only son of the Fu family.

The rest were from the Fu family’s side branches.

Fu Liye was twenty-eight years old. In the past few years, the aunts and uncles of the Fu family had introduced many girls to him, but he never even came back to take a look.

Now, he was bringing a girl back, and the seven aunts and eight uncles of the Fu family all wanted to see what kind of girl she was.

When Ji Xiaoyue walked in with the two children, she felt like a monkey being watched, all eyes were on her.

Fu Liye was also taken aback by the crowd when he brought Ji Xiaoyue and the two children inside.

There weren’t this many people even during the New Year.

In the living room, the old man sat in the middle seat. Seeing Fu Liye, he smiled and said, “Liye, you’re back.”

Fu Liye walked to the old man’s side and said, “Grandpa, this is Comrade Ji Xiaoyue. These two children are the Zhang family’s children. I’ll be taking care of them from now on.”

Mr. Fu first looked at Ji Xiaoyue, then smiled at her kindly and gently, “Have dinner at home today, then I’ll send you back to the guest house. This is the first time Liye has brought a girl home, everyone’s curious, didn’t scare you, did they?”

Ji Xiaoyue was being looked at like a monkey, she was a little embarrassed but not awkward. She smiled and said, “Old Master, I’m Ji Xiaoyue, nice to meet you.”

On the way, she asked Fu Liye to go to the department store.

She bought some things to bring over, and Fu Liye and the driver were carrying them.

The old man was very satisfied with Ji Xiaoyue’s composure.

When the old man knew about Fu Liye having a girlfriend, he went to the army to inquire.

Wang Zhengwei said he was willing to act as a matchmaker. When he heard Wang Zhengwei say he was willing to act as a matchmaker, he knew.

Wang Zhengwei wasn’t someone who liked to meddle in other people’s business. This girl must be pretty good, otherwise he wouldn’t say that.

Wang Zhengwei had called the old man yesterday and briefly told him about Ji Xiaoyue’s family situation.

Mr. Fu also knew about Ji Xiaoyue being switched at birth, and he knew that this girl had suffered a lot.

“These are my parents.” Fu Liye introduced Ji Xiaoyue.

Ji Xiaoyue immediately greeted Fu Liye’s parents politely, “Uncle, Aunt, hello.”

Fu Liye’s father was the top leader in finance, and Fu Liye’s mother was in the medical field.

They were both big figures in the eyes of others.

Fu Liye hadn’t told Ji Xiaoyue about his family situation, he just told her that it was an ordinary family and she didn’t need to feel pressured.

Ji Xiaoyue had read the original book’s plot. Fu Liye was Ji Qingqing’s biggest cheat code, and the novel had detailed introductions to the background, so she knew about Fu Liye’s family situation.

She wasn’t too nervous either. After greeting them respectfully, she stood there obediently.

Fu’s father had been in the officialdom for a long time, and he could see a person’s nature at a glance. He had a good impression of Ji Xiaoyue. The girl was beautiful, her eyes were clear and clean, maybe she was a little cunning, but not much.

Fu’s mother was indifferent, she didn’t express much emotion towards Ji Xiaoyue, she just nodded.

Fu Liye didn’t introduce the other relatives.

“You’ll get to know the other relatives after we get married. This is your first time here, you don’t need to know them.” Fu Liye said directly.

The surrounding relatives were a little embarrassed, but they also knew that they were a little presumptuous to come in such a large group today.

The old man beckoned to the two children, “Come here, let Grandpa take a look.”

The two children looked at Ji Xiaoyue and Fu Liye, and when they saw Fu Liye nod at them, they ran to the old man.

Perhaps because of the tense atmosphere, Fu Liye’s parents and the old man took the children and Fu Liye to the study.

Fu Liye was a little worried, “Are you okay by yourself?”

Fu Liye was unhappy: This was Ji Xiaoyue’s first time here, she would be nervous, and there were so many people at home. Isn’t this making her uncomfortable?

Ji Xiaoyue smiled, “It’s okay, you go.”

Ji Xiaoyue was the general manager of a listed company in the original world, she had seen many big figures, what kind of scenes hadn’t she seen? She didn’t care about these relatives looking at her like a monkey.

After Fu Liye and the others went in, the surrounding Fu family members didn’t take the initiative to talk to Ji Xiaoyue, they just looked at her.

One of the girls, who was younger than Ji Xiaoyue, asked Ji Xiaoyue, “Sister Ji Xiaoyue, are you in college now?”

Ji Xiaoyue heard someone calling her, she looked up, then said calmly, “No.”

The girl heard Ji Xiaoyue’s answer, she asked in confusion, “Didn’t you get into college?”

Ji Xiaoyue didn’t explain much, she just smiled faintly at her.

The girl saw Ji Xiaoyue like this, she thought she was admitting it. She said sarcastically, “There’s no one in our family who didn’t get into college.

Are you a good match for my cousin? I heard you’re from the countryside, do you two have anything in common? How did you two meet?”

Ji Xiaoyue listened to the girl’s sarcastic tone, she smiled faintly at her and didn’t say anything.

The surrounding people were still staring at Ji Xiaoyue.

If it were another girl, being watched by so many people, and being asked such embarrassing questions, she would have already flushed red with embarrassment.

She just smiled faintly, without explaining or saying much.

The atmosphere became even more awkward.

The girl clearly didn’t want to let Ji Xiaoyue off the hook, so she continued to ask, “So, do you have a job now? What does your family do?”

Ji Xiaoyue still maintained her smile and didn’t speak.

The girl saw that Ji Xiaoyue didn’t seem to be embarrassed at all, so her tone became even more mocking, “You wouldn’t be thinking that you don’t need to work after you marry my cousin, would you? You’re not qualified to marry my cousin.”

The people around finally couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke up to stop her, “Xiao Kui, that’s enough. This is Ms. Ji’s first time here, how can you ask these questions? You’re making her uncomfortable!”

Ji Xiaoyue glanced at the woman who stopped the girl. The woman was a middle-aged woman. She scolded the girl, but her eyes were full of sarcasm.

Ji Xiaoyue could tell that this woman and the girl were family.

She took a deep breath and slowly said, “Whether I’m qualified or not is not for others to decide. As for working, I have the ability to support myself, I won’t rely on Fu Liye.”

Then she smiled, “It’s quite rude of you to ask a person who is visiting for the first time these kinds of questions.”

Her last sentence was still said with a faint smile.

The girl was called out for being rude, she suddenly stood up and pointed at Ji Xiaoyue, “You… you’re nothing, how dare you say I’m rude.”

Ji Xiaoyue took a deep breath, maintaining the faint smile on her face, “The elders haven’t come to question me, you, a junior, have no right to judge me.

Is this something a well-mannered person would say?”