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Chapter 801 Not showing up tonight, a strange competitive spirit

It was around 6 or 7 p.m.

The dining room in the inner courtyard of the Li family's old house.

The five people sitting at the table looked at each other, and silence filled the air.

In the end, Li Jingmo was the first to give in, picking up her phone from the table. "Shall I call Shu Heng and ask them to come over for dinner?"

Before he could press the dial button, Tao Junman reached out and patted the back of his hand, "Never mind, let's not bother them, let's eat first."

"Okay, let's eat." Ye Mingxin also picked up her chopsticks. "I remember they have a lot of food in their room, so they shouldn't go hungry if we skip this meal."

The two sisters-in-law exchanged a glance and smiled knowingly.

Fortunately, considering Hanying's appetite, they prepared quite a lot at once.

After dinner, the two still hadn't shown up.

Tao Junman raised an eyebrow and had the plates removed. After thinking for a moment, she instructed the kitchen to prepare some semi-finished ingredients and put them in the refrigerator before leaving get off work.

Oh, and we also need to put a reminder note on the outside of the refrigerator.

That way, even if the two of them get up in the middle of the night to find something to eat, they can just take something out of the refrigerator, cook it in a pot, and it's quick and convenient.

After listening to her sister-in-law's instructions, Ye Mingxin remarked, "My sister-in-law is so thoughtful."

"Well, I'm just doing this as a precaution."

Seeing his wife whispering to her younger brother and sister-in-law, Li Fulin simply pulled his younger brother to play chess on the other side, and casually dragged his son over to serve as a tea server.

"Mingxin, what do you think of this nine-square grid?"

Ye Mingxin leaned closer to take a look. The nine-grid photo consisted of nine pictures. The central one was a family portrait, while the surrounding ones were carefully selected photos of her son and daughter-in-law. Above the grid was a pre-written caption: "May my nephew and niece-in-law be together forever, sharing joy and happiness every day from now on!"

"Is your sister-in-law planning to post this on her WeChat Moments?"

"Yes, although the young couple got their marriage certificate quietly, they still need to let the people who need to know know. Don't worry, everyone who can see this post on my WeChat Moments is a smart person, and even if they see it, they won't dare to spread it."

She wouldn't and wouldn't dare associate with fools.

Ye Mingxin hesitated for a moment about whether to forward it, but thinking about her few friends at present, besides her family, she only had one master, so she decided not to.

After her sister-in-law posted the message, she was the first to like, comment, and offer her blessings.

Some people rarely post on their WeChat Moments, but when they do, the effect is astonishing.

Before long, people who saw this post on their WeChat Moments started discussing it.

Of course, before we even begin the discussion, regardless of whether it's genuine or not, we should definitely start by liking, commenting, and sending our blessings!

"Why did they get their marriage certificate so quickly? That's so sudden!"

"Could it be a shotgun wedding?"

"There are indeed quite a few like that in our circle, but it's probably unlikely to be the case with the Li family. I know a little about their family rules, which are so strict they're terrifying. I think one of them is that you can't go all the way before marriage or something like that."

"What if we break the family rules?"

"Let's use family discipline, they really know how to hit!"

……

"That Miss Jiang is really quite capable. She's only been dating the second young master of the Li family for about half a year, and she's already moved in and become the second young master's wife."

"Regardless of their methods, Tao Junman, the matriarch of the Li family, has made a special statement on her WeChat Moments. This is a formal admission, so Jiang Hanying can no longer be regarded as a minor celebrity."

"Of course I know that. It's just that the Li family's tradition of never marrying someone of equal social standing is truly passed down from generation to generation!"

"Isn't there still a single young master from the Li family?"

"I have a feeling that this person might also be..."

"How about we make a bet?"

"It seems they've only registered their marriage and haven't had a wedding yet."

"Isn't this... a bit too low-key?"

"Could it be that he's dissatisfied with his niece-in-law Jiang Hanying? But he made a point of posting this on his WeChat Moments, so it doesn't seem like he's dissatisfied."

"I just checked Jiang Hanying's homepage, and there are no updates such as marriage announcements."

"They haven't announced their marriage? It seems they're deliberately keeping a low profile. Could it be that they're considering the woman's career in the entertainment industry?"

"She's already married into the Li family, why is she still in the entertainment industry?"

“No matter how powerful our husband’s family is, we women still need to have our own careers that we have built ourselves. I quite admire Jiang Hanying for that.”

"Okay, then shall we help keep it a secret too?"

"If you don't want trouble from the Li family, then don't cause trouble."

……

Although a post on a friend's WeChat Moments sparked numerous speculations and opinions, just as Tao Junman had predicted, more than two hours had passed and no one dared to reveal the photos in the nine-grid layout.

Ye Mingxin looked up at the clock that had struck once. "It's 10:30."

"It's getting late without us realizing it." Tao Junman said, getting up and walking over to the two brothers who were still locked in a fierce battle at the chessboard. She looked at her husband, who was calmly sipping his tea, and then at her younger brother, who was scratching his head, thinking about his next move. "It's getting late, we should go home and rest."

Li Fulin nodded, then looked up and saw his younger brother's face light up with joy. "Let's put this game aside for now and continue tomorrow."

"Brother," Li Xingchuan almost cried out in despair, "Are you staying at the old house tomorrow?"

"Wait until this game is over before you leave." Li Fulin said, no longer looking at his brother's utterly devastated expression, and stood up with a smile, extending his hand to his wife.

Tao Junman took his arm and waved to her younger brother, sister-in-law, and mentally challenged son, "We're leaving now, you should all get some rest."

Goodnight, elder brother and sister-in-law.

After watching his elder brother, sister-in-law, and nephew leave, Li Xingchuan dared to pretend to have accidentally messed up the chessboard. He then approached his wife and looked around, asking, "Have those two not come over yet?"

"No, they probably won't show up until tomorrow morning. Let's go."

It was just past midnight.

Jiang Hanying lay on the newly replaced bedding, still bright red but with a different embroidery pattern. Her hair, still slightly damp from her recent shower, reached for the last piece of candy, tore off the wrapper, and popped it into her mouth. She then weighed the empty box in her hand. "Still hungry, what should I do?"

Li Chengxiao plugged in the hairdryer and came over. Hearing this, he glanced at the empty boxes on the bed, then at the person still lying on the bed complaining of hunger. After a couple of seconds of silence, he said, "Dry your hair first, then go to the kitchen in the front and see if there's anything else to eat."

Jiang Hanying chewed on the candy and thought for a moment. At this hour, although there was 24-hour delivery, it would be quite troublesome to deliver it to the old house. It might even disturb her parents and uncles. It seemed that the only way was for them to go to the front and get something to eat themselves. So she nodded and obediently moved her head over.

As Li Chengxiao sat down and lifted the hair behind her head, he saw that the top of her open red nightgown was covered with dense, fresh marks, from her back to her shoulders and neck, all the way to behind her ears.

You don't even need to look to know that there are quite a few marks under the bathrobe.

My hands paused involuntarily for a moment.

This time, I respectfully inform Heaven and Earth and my ancestors that the ceremony is complete. Without the constraints of family rules, even he himself did not know beforehand that he could be so...ruthless!

"Tired?"

"Ok?"

Amidst the buzzing of the hairdryer, Jiang Hanying turned her head in confusion, noticing a hand resting on the back of her neck. She met the gaze of her cheap owner looking down at her. "I'm just hungry, not tired. Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired either."

"Then we'll eat our fill before we fight, huh!"

Li Chengxiao: "..."

This bizarre competitive spirit is truly something else!