The four looked at each other in surprise before they went down to have lunch.
The lunch was a better experience than the first meeting with Mrs. Lu.
Lu Zuan was very happy to see Mr. Lu back. He had unexpectedly come back after meeting one of his patients abroad. Zuan clearly adored her father as she hung on his every word.
Mr. Lu also seemed to be a very nice person as he met Xuan and the others with huge smiles and invited them to come more often.
Around the dining table, Ying Xuan looked around.
Lunch was a lively event as Mr. Lu and Zuan happily chatted away something about philosophy. Shi Weiwei was very happy with the food, all her awkwardness seemed to have disappeared now. Su Shaoyan had also made a new friend in a girl slightly older than them. She seemed to be a cousin of the Lu's.
Xuan was smiling looking around when a voice brought her out of her thoughts.
"Do you not like the food Miss Ying?" Xuan looked around to see Mrs. Lu asking with a smile.
Xuan shook her head and took a bite. The food was actually great. It almost seemed like Mrs. Lu had gotten a feast prepared.
"You must be used to food like this back at your home right?" Mrs. Lu continued. Seemed like she was making up for treating Xuan awkwardly when they came.
Ying Xuan shrugged and signed, 'They're okay. Usually everyone at home eats in their rooms.'
Shi Weiwei, who was sitting beside Ying Xuan, translated for her.
Mrs. Lu tilted her head and replied, "I rarely allow my children to eat in their rooms. Only when they are sick or too busy."
'Everyone in our family is usually too busy.' Xuan signed with a sigh and dug into her food.
Mrs. Lu understood Xuan's unwillingness to talk about her family and struck up a conversation with Shi Weiwei, asking her about her family. Shi Weiwei was rather happy to talk about her family.
Ying Xuan looked down at her plate.
It had been quite some time since she had eaten together with her family. Xuan remembered the last time perfectly.
It had been her birthday. And Xi's too, for that matter.
Ying Xi had wanted to go out to celebrate her birthday with her friends, she really wanted to go to a club. So Xi did the only thing she did whenever she wanted to go out.
She dragged Xuan with her to their father and said that Xuan wanted to go out for their birthday. Mr. Ying looked at Xuan, who, as usual, shook her head which Mr. Ying did not believe. In his eyes, Ying Xi always spoke the truth and Xuan, whenever her story did not match Xi's, was lying.
Finally, after a lot of persuasion on Ying Xi's part, Mr. Ying finally agreed. "Okay fine. You can go out Xuan. But on one condition. . ."
Ying Xi beamed as Xuan sighed. The condition was always the same. She had to take Xi with her to make sure she stayed out of trouble.
But Mr. Ying's sentence shocked the two girls out of their senses. "You need to come back before the family dinner. Mom is coming."