Chapter 28: Luo's Father Invites Guests

  "The bell......" The last class in the morning finally ended!

  Classmates poured out of the classroom. The corridors and playgrounds were filled with a joyful atmosphere everywhere.

  Qingchi grabbed his backpack and rushed out of the classroom quickly.

  "Hey, wait! Wait a minute! That's not fair!" Hei Tong also slung his backpack over his shoulder and chased after Qing Chi.

  "What did you come here for? I'm busy with something important today and don't have time to deal with you!"

  "What's wrong with you? Found another pretty girl to crush on?"

  "Hey, you're really noisy! Hurry up and don't disturb me while I'm on the phone!" Qingchi walked away while dialing a number on her cell phone.

  He Tong guessed he was making a phone call to some girl, so he became very interested and perked up his two ears to eavesdrop.

  "Mom, I won't be back for lunch today. A classmate is treating me..." Qingchi was actually asking for leave from home.

  "I'm telling you, kid, it's not right! Someone's treating and didn't invite me! We're 'sworn brothers' after all! Can't just leave like that! Luckily I don't have a car today..."

  "What are you daydreaming about! Nobody invited you! Next time, it's inconvenient to have you around!" Qingchi said while putting her phone into her pocket.

  "What's wrong with me? When did I become an outsider? Tell me clearly, or I'll leave!" Hétóng was still a bit annoyed.

  "Hmph, are you angry? Let me tell you, I went to see an elder, a big uncle!"

  "Why didn't you say so earlier!" He Tong lightly punched Qing Chi and smiled, "I won't go see the elder! But about helping me make an appointment with Xinyue..."

  He Tong had just spoken halfway when he saw several girls under the trees outside the building, chattering and walking out. The beauty behind who kept stopping to look around wasn't his day-and-night thinking about Xiang Yue?

  "Xīn Yuè! Ah, Xīn Yuè is there!" He Tong excitedly said to Qing Chi "Hurry up and go! You go invite Xīn Yuè out, tonight I'll treat you guys to dinner!"

  Qingchi also saw Xinyue. He shook off Hetong's hand and said: "You're not mute, why make me speak!"

  "Hey, you know Xīnyuè doesn't understand me well enough yet, she's already rejected my invitations several times. I can see she still cares about you, and of course, I also know you're not interested in her... so just help a brother out this one time!"

  Xīn Yuè finally saw Qing Chí! She stopped there and waited for him to come over. She also wanted to get a ride with him and tell him not to let his sister Yún Yuē touch that rabbit...

  Xīn Yuè is truly beautiful! She has a presence that stands out from the crowd everywhere she goes! Is this still the same person as before? Actually, for a girl to be like Xīn Yuè should be very fulfilling...

  Good heavens! She's waiting for us! I think apart from studying, there's no place where I'm worse than Qingchi that kid. The key is to let her understand me more...

  The distance is getting closer and closer!

  He Tong's face was radiant with love, while Qing Chi remained expressionless.

  "How cool!" Yu Duo exclaimed.

  "Two handsome guys, I'm going to faint!" Zhi Meng made an exaggerated gesture.

  "Hey, I knew you'd act cool and childish!" Yuki said with disdain, rolling her eyes.

  "Qīng chí......" The tiny mouth, like a fragrant flower bud, wriggled for half a day before finally uttering a sound.

  What! Who is she calling? He Tong was shocked.

  "Come here! I'll take you somewhere!" Qing Chi pulled Xiang Yue's small hand without saying a word and left with an air of disregard for others.

  Wow! How could he treat Xinyue like that? Are they...

  Everyone was shocked and lost their color.

  "Qingchi, let go! Everyone is watching us!" Xinyue's pale face was now as red as an apple. Qingchi pulling her away in public made her incredibly happy, but it seemed a bit too showy...

  Qingchi smiled disdainfully and let go of his hand: "Women love to pretend! So I don't want..."

  "Where are you taking me?" Xinyue asked curiously, ignoring his words.

  "I'll take you to meet your future 'husband'! Haha......" Qingchi couldn't help but think of Luo Kai and his dad staring at Xiangyue, finding it hilarious.

  "What? You're going to take me home? But Dad..." Xiangyue thought she was going back to her old home and was momentarily confused.

  "Hehe, don't get me wrong! When did I say I wanted to marry you? Haha......" Qingchi thought Xinyue was adorable in her naivety.

  "You... humph, just wait and see who marries whom or doesn't marry whom in the future! Who knows?" Xiangyue deliberately looked away with disdain but felt her face burning, wanting to scold Qingchi but not knowing how. Alas, she wasn't like this before, afraid of being shy...

  "Don't go home for lunch today, I'll treat you! Anyway, it's just your dad and you having lunch at home, and besides, you don't need to ask for leave at your place!" Qingchi was in an exceptionally good mood today. He deliberately emphasized the three words "your home" and then looked at Xiangyue's face with his eyes to see if her expression changed.

  Xin Yue had known that Qing Chi didn't want to leave the Yin's house, so she wasn't bothered by his thoughtful gesture. Smiling, she said: "That was in the past! Now we agreed that whoever doesn't go back has to inform the other, right? Wait for me to tell Dad." Xin Yue took out her phone.

  When the two walked into the restaurant, Luo Kai had already been waiting there with a fat old man for some time.

  "Xīn Yuè......" Luo Kai didn't expect Xīn Yuè to come here and stood up in shock.

  "What? She's that beautiful Xia Xinyue?" The fat old man's eyes were wide with wonder! It seems the rumors are true after all. But this little girl is indeed lovely! If she could be my daughter-in-law, who wouldn't envy me within a hundred miles...

  "This is my dad..." In this situation, facing Xiang Yue Luo, he seemed a bit at a loss.

  "Hello uncle! I'm Xia Xinyue!" Xinyue smiled and bowed slightly to the old Northeastern man.

  Yin Qingchi pulled over a chair and sat down, casually saying, "My name is Yin Qingchi." That was his way of greeting.

  "I've heard of you..." Luo Kai's dad's eyes narrowed into a smile, just about to speak when his son interrupted him, "Boss, the dishes are ready!"

  "Ha ha! This kid is just like me, so bold and straightforward! He speaks as if he's singing a song! Ha ha..."

  No wonder that dead fat guy has such a temperament, it turns out he has a father like this!

  "Order more dishes, brother! I'm paying today!" Qingchi still didn't back down at the crucial moment when they were being quite friendly.

  "How can that be? Today's meal is on Uncle!" Luo Kai's dad took a puff of his cigarette and said: "You all just eat to your heart's content! Haha..."

  "Dad, this is my territory, so by rights I should be treating you, hehe..." Luo Kai said with a pretentious show of filial piety.

  "Haha you little scamp!" Luo Kai's dad reached out and ruffled his hair "Your money wasn't given by me? Stop showing off in front of Guan Gong!"

  "Haha......" Xinyue laughed and said: "Uncle is really a generous person! Luo Kai, he's quite like you, isn't he?"

  "That's not true! A tiger father doesn't have a dog son, does he? He used to be very capable at home! Cooking, herding sheep, picking up cow dung..." "Dad..." Luo Kai's face turned bright red, looking somewhat embarrassed and angry.

  Qing Chi couldn't bear it anymore and turned his head to cover his mouth, laughing straight. His shoulders shook up and down, and from behind, he looked like he was crying in sorrow.

  "What's wrong with him?" Luo Kai's father asked in surprise.

  "Oh, it's nothing!" Xinyue suppressed her smile and mediated: "Uncle Luo Kai is really good at cooking! Last time we were on Yun Island..."

  "Please make way!" The waitress brought the dishes and Luo Kai's father, in a host-like manner, loudly said: "Eat! Eat! Have some more!"

  Several children were already hungry and simultaneously stretched out their chopsticks to pick up food.

  "Achoo!" Luo Kai's dad suddenly let out a loud sneeze, like a muffled thunderclap. The chopsticks in his hand were startled and fell to the ground.

  "Miss, bring a bottle of wine!" Luo Kai's father shouted loudly, ignoring his own misconduct.

  Lu Kai furrowed his brow and quickly got up to get a new pair of chopsticks for Xiang Yue. Seeing his son being so considerate of his 'girlfriend', Lu Kai's father was overjoyed. He poured himself a cup of wine and said, "Kids, I'll just drink this myself, don't mind me? It's not that Uncle doesn't want to treat you to wine, it's just that you're still too young..."

  "We won't drink! We won't drink!" Qingchi and Xinyue cried out in unison.

  "Good, don't drink good!" Luo Kai's father took a sip and narrowed his eyes: "I say, girl, you're really beautiful! Our Luo Kai..."

  "Dad, drink less!" Lu Kai hurriedly changed the subject.

  "Good good good drink less! Drink less! I'm too excited! We Luo Kai..."

  "Dad, eat your vegetables!" Luo Kai didn't miss a beat and picked up a piece of vegetable with his chopsticks for his old man.

  "Good I'm eating! Girl, let's get started..."

  "Have some vegetables!" Luo Kai served his father another dish.

  "Ya tou, let's get started..."

  "Eat your vegetables!"

  "We Luo Kai..."

  "I'm going crazy!" Luo Kai suddenly clutched his head and fell back into the chair, panting. You're something else, Yin Qingchi! I asked you to come help me clear my name, but instead you brought Xinyue without telling me and kept quiet about it too! Want to see me make a fool of myself? Humph, what a friend!

  "What's wrong with you? What sheep madness?" Luo Kai's dad stared at his son in surprise.

  Xīn Yuè also didn't understand what was going on.

  "Uncle Luo Kai has been under a lot of pressure recently! He often drives at night!" Qingchi said with a hint of sarcasm.

  "What are you doing driving at night? Who told you to drive?! Didn't I say that as long as you study hard, it's fine?! Do you even have a brain?!"

  Who doesn't know that Luo Kai often stays up all night playing games? Only his dad is kept in the dark. Seeing Luo Kai about to get into trouble, Yu Rong hurriedly said: "Uncle, Luo Kai didn't go driving! He's staying up late for studying!"

  "Oh, I see what you mean now! Haha..."

  "You little brat just knows how to eat? Not even putting out a fart..." Luo Kai glared at Qing Chi with dissatisfaction.

  "What is this child saying?!"

  "It's okay, it's okay! We're not just ordinary friends!" Qingchi smiled and took a bite of his food.

  "Girl, you can help us a lot! Please!" Luo Kai's dad even bowed slightly to Xiang Yue.

  Xīn Yuè didn't understand his intention and smiled: "Let's help each other!"

  "Alright, alright! Uncle won't say anything else. Although it's a bit early for you to be dating at your current age... "

  "Uncle!" Qingchi suddenly interrupted, saying: "Uncle, you're really open-minded! To be honest, I don't want to fall in love so early either, but what can I do? Someone just happens to like me... Sigh, the power of love is unstoppable!"

  "Haha, you have a girlfriend too?" Luo Kai's dad asked with interest.

  Kidding! You think your son's attitude can still be liked by beauties? With our elegance, we should at least captivate a large crowd!

  "Why don't you ask her? No one knows me better than she does! Hehe!" Qingchi glanced at Xinyue.

  "Why are you asking me? How would I know..." Xiang Yue wanted to say, "You have so many girlfriends, who am I supposed to know?" But somehow she had a guilty conscience.

  "Xīnyuè, stop pretending to be shy, Uncle is not an outsider..." Qīngchí said with a playful smile, staring at Xīnyuè "If you want to be my girlfriend, you have to act like one! Hurry up and help me get some dishes!"

  "Huh? Who's your girlfriend now?" Xinyue was confused and looked at Qingchi strangely, not understanding why he suddenly said that. Was he joking again and teasing her?

  "Alright then, let me put it this way - I'm your boyfriend, and I'll serve you food! Is that okay?" Qingchi said as he picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks for Xiangyue.

  "What was I just saying..." Luo Kai's dad was confused.

  "Dad, you saw it, didn't you? I'm innocent!" Luo Kai suddenly shouted, but his heart felt sour.

  "Pathetic... let's get drunk!"

  Xin Yue suddenly felt that the atmosphere had become a bit strange. Luo Kai's mouth was wide open in shock, staring at his own eyebrows which couldn't help but reveal some sadness. Even Luo Shu's face showed some abnormality, and the wine cup in his hand also trembled slightly. Looking at Qing Chi again, he saw him laughing with a smug expression.

  At that moment, Xiangyue understood everything! The emotional Qingchi was again intentionally making trouble and upsetting the kind-hearted and simple-minded Luo Kai father and son. Humph! Luo Baozi is his own most iron brother from elementary school to high school he himself doesn't know how much help he received from him! Every time in times of crisis, this big brother always appears miraculously like a great mountain standing in front of him, shielding the wind and rain...

  As I thought about it, a hazy mist quietly rose before those beautiful big eyes...

  "Hum! Can lose a lover but can't hurt friends! Qi Neng will make you this fake Qingchi crazy!"

  Xīn Yuè suddenly shouted: "Who told you to help me clip the dishes! I don't even like eating!" While saying that, she threw the dishes Qīng Chí had clipped onto the table and continued: "Qīng Chí, your jokes need to have a limit! What kind of playboy are you? Who doesn't know?! Xiǎo Yōu and Bīng Hán Xiāng are your girlfriends, okay?! Humph, relying on your flowery words, you want to be my boyfriend? Don't even think about it! Wait until you reach at least half of Lóu Kāi's level before talking! Honestly!"

  The situation changed suddenly and everyone was shocked!

  Qingchi only felt his face fall to the ground and stared at Xiangyue in shock, suddenly realizing that she was not as simple as he had thought.

  Lu Kai Xi's face turned red with embarrassment as he scratched his head, a big silly grin spreading across his face "Haha, I'm not as great as Xiang Yu said, but Qing Chi is actually a pretty good guy, handsome and has good grades!"

  "Hmph, gold on the outside and trash on the inside! Ask him about his grades and see if he dares to say anything! Xiangyue knew that things had gone too far and there was no turning back. Although she felt very uncomfortable, she didn't want to make Luo Kai and his father unhappy because of Qingchi. If someone had to get hurt, it would have to be Qingchi. After all, he was the one who started this anyway, and in his eyes, this little matter was nothing."

  "By the way, Luo Kai's braised pork ribs at the last camping trip were really delicious! When can I have another taste next time?"

  "No problem haha... whenever you want to eat I'll make it!"

  "Haha, this kid of mine can't do anything else, but cooking is the best in the village!" Lu's father laughed heartily and raised his cup to take a big gulp.

  That meal was eaten with a bad taste, and after a while, Qingchi walked away without looking back, leaving no words behind.

  Xīn yuè felt a faint sense of melancholy. Recently, she had just had some heart-to-heart exchanges with Qingchi, and their feelings for each other had also deepened a lot. However, today's events made her efforts over the past few days go down the drain...

  But it's all his fault! Why did he have to joke about this kind of thing?! Many things he said weren't sincere, but for the sake of maintaining a relationship with Luo Baozi, there was no other choice. Now look at them, they've ended up parting ways in anger. And even if they go back to being friends in the future, it's impossible for their feelings to return to what they were before... Alas, both sides are suffering, how exhausting...

  On the other hand, Luo Fu, who had experienced many hardships, had already understood the ins and outs of the situation. The love between Xiang Yue and Qing Chi was obvious, but this little beauty could even give up her lover for the sake of maintaining their friendship...

  Lu's father praised Yueting and instructed Lu Kai not to give up on her, even if it didn't work out, he should take care of this innocent girl like a little sister for the rest of his life.