“What did I say wrong?”
“It was you two… in the room…” Lu Ran trailed off, too embarrassed to finish.
Lu Xiao was so angry he put his hands on his hips and rubbed his forehead.
“What did I do?”
“I was in my own room, kissing my own wife. What’s wrong with that?”
“You’re the one who barged into my room without even knocking, and now you have the nerve to play the victim!”
“What are you acting wronged for?”
Lu Xiao decided to just say it openly otherwise people might start wondering what had happened to Su Wanwan.
He really should have locked the door.
This girl didn’t have the slightest filter. She was driving him crazy.
After Lu Xiao finished speaking, the room fell completely silent.
The elders were all trying hard to suppress their laughter.
Even Mother Lu hadn’t expected things to be like this; she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
“I…”
“How was I supposed to know you two…” Lu Ran was still unconvinced.
“That’s not the point!”
“What I do in my own room is none of your business!”
“The problem is that you didn’t knock and just barged in. That’s very rude.”
“Please respect us in the future. Knock first and wait for permission before coming in, okay?”
This incident also served as a reminder to Lu Xiao.
He wasn’t alone anymore.
His little sister couldn’t just walk into his room whenever she pleased.
“Xiao Ran, your brother is right. This time you were wrong.” Grandma Lu wanted to laugh but held it in.
She hadn’t expected her youngest grandson and his wife to have such a good relationship.
Oh my, her great-grandchild!
Old Madam Lu was truly looking forward to it.
“Xiao Ran, apologize to your second brother and sister-in-law. And don’t be so reckless in the future.”
Father Lu also felt his youngest daughter had done wrong.
Especially since she hadn’t come alone there was an outsider present too. No wonder his son was angry.
His son was married now. How could she not knock and just walk straight into his room?
“Why should I apologize?!”
“This is my home!”
Lu Ran crossed her arms angrily, looking aggrieved.
“Forget it. She didn’t mean to.” Su Wanwan tugged at Lu Xiao’s sleeve.
Su Wanwan hadn’t taken it too seriously. It had been embarrassing at the time, but it was over now.
Besides, she wasn’t the conservative type.
It wasn’t a big deal.
“Our Wanwan is really generous.”
“Let’s just drop it.”
“Fourth, don’t argue with your sister. You know what she’s like reckless as always.”
“Xiao Ran, be more careful in the future. You’re not a child anymore. You’re a grown young lady you should act more sensibly.”
“Your sister-in-law is even younger than you, and look how gracious she is.”
Since the old lady had spoken, Lu Ran didn’t dare argue further.
She only cast a glance at this sudden second sister-in-law.
She looked like a fox spirit.
No wonder Second Brother was completely bewitched.
“Fourth, what did you bring down?” Auntie asked quickly, trying to ease the atmosphere.
“Auntie, these are gifts from my father-in-law and mother-in-law.”
Lu Xiao placed the large bundle on the coffee table.
“Hmph. What good things could there be!”
Lu Ran knew what conditions were like in the countryside.
Many families in the compound had rural relatives. Every time they visited, they brought some cheap things and then left with a pile of valuable goods weren’t they just here to freeload?
“Lu Ran!”
Father Lu rarely looked at his youngest daughter so sternly, but this time she had gone too far.
Su Wanwan flashed a bright smile. “Little Sister isn’t wrong. There really isn’t much in our countryside that compares to the city especially Beijing.”
“But it’s the thought that counts!”
“These are all mountain products my father personally prepared.”
“He heard Grandpa was an old Red Army soldier and that his legs must be sensitive to the cold, so he got him a tiger skin.”
“There are also a few fox pelts for Grandma, Mom, and Auntie. They can be made into scarves or hats.”
“There’s a jar of tiger-bone wine too. Grandpa, Dad, and Uncle can all have some.”
“There’s also air-dried venison, wild rabbit and pheasant, plus some wood ear mushrooms, other mushrooms, and wild mountain vegetables.”
“They’re not worth much just a small token of our appreciation.”
Su Wanwan introduced everything openly and confidently, without the slightest trace of embarrassment on the contrary, she was proud.
These things had taken real effort for her father to obtain.
Especially the tiger skin and tiger-bone wine such treasures were priceless. If her father hadn’t had good connections with hunters in the mountains, he wouldn’t have been able to get them.
When they heard he was sending gifts to his in-laws in the capital, they had even taken out their prized possessions.
“Oh my, these are all treasures!”
“Haha…”
“Who said they’re not valuable? You silly girl…”
Grandpa Lu could tell this girl wasn’t someone to be trifled with.
His little granddaughter was no match for her.
But he liked her temperament clever, sweet-tongued but not worldly, neither servile nor overbearing, generous and poised.
The Su family had truly been thoughtful to send such fine things.
Old Master Lu was as happy as a child, lovingly stroking the tiger skin.
What man wouldn’t like these things?
Even Father Lu, Lu Zheng, and Lu Xiao couldn’t resist reaching out to touch it.
“Dad, about that wine…”
“Smack!”
Old Master Lu swatted his son’s hand away and hugged the jar of wine.
“This is for me.”
Tiger-bone wine wasn’t easy to come by. All his old comrades had aches and pains, especially in their joints.
“Yes, yes, of course it’s yours. I’ll just have one cup, alright?”
“Wanwan, please thank your parents for me. This fox fur is lovely so beautiful,” Auntie said happily. It would make a wonderful scarf or coat collar.
“I’m glad you like it, Auntie.”
Su Wanwan smiled sweetly.
Seeing everyone crowding around Su Wanwan and admiring the gifts she had brought felt like a slap in the face to Lu Ran.
Furious, she stormed off.
“Xiao Ran!”
“Grandpa Lu, Grandma Lu, Uncle, Auntie I’ll go check on Xiao Ran,” Gu Ruolan said politely before chasing after her.
The old lady frowned slightly. It seemed this child needed some tempering.
Then she turned back to Su Wanwan with a warm smile.
“Wanwan, come here. Grandma has something good for you.”