"Dead... Xiaoyu, don't be rude to Mr. Lu!" Qiao Li was forced to change her tone harshly, smiling ingratiatingly as she said, "Mr. Lu, may I ask what brings you to our humble home today?"
Qiao Li was a clever person. Ever since she found out Ran Yurou and Qin Yi were dating, she had thoroughly familiarized herself with the Qin Family and their relatives.
The Qin Family was a scholarly family. The father, Qin Wang, was a well-known painter in the country, and the mother was a university dance teacher. Qin Yi had only one older cousin, and the only person he would refer to as "Third Brother" was naturally the youngest of the Lu Family who had just returned to the country: Lu Ziheng.
The Lu Family had early ties to the underworld, but now their holdings, under the name of the Lu Family, were already spread out all over the country, with branches in North America and Europe. The business empire was so vast, and Lu Ziheng was the designated heir... With such status and background, she simply couldn't afford to offend him.
Ran Yu glanced at her, a flicker in his eyes.
Mr. Lu?
Heh, she changed her tune quickly enough.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ziheng only let his eyes slide to the corner, giving her an extremely perfunctory glance.
Then he turned to look at Ran Dongkui, "You must be Uncle Ran, right?"
His demeanor changed in a second, now not only smiling with a curl of his lips but his tone also much more affectionate. Compared to his earlier attitude towards Qiao Li, it was a 180-degree turn.
Qiao Li's face stiffened, while Ran Dongkui was somewhat at a loss, "I am. May I ask who you are?"
Ever since his bankruptcy, Ran Dongkui seldom paid attention to the affairs of that circle, let alone... Lu Ziheng, who had only recently returned to the country.
"My name is Lu Ziheng, twenty-seven years old this year. My father is Lu Xianqing, my grandfather is Lu Mingxiao, and I have two older cousins…"
As Lu Ziheng introduced himself, Ran Dongkui's face was also filled with surprise, until Lu Ziheng said very naturally, "Last night at the blind date banquet, Xiaoyu and I fell in love at first sight, so today I specifically came here to propose."
"Cough cough cough cough." Ran Dongkui coughed violently.
Ran Yu also twitched at the corner of his mouth.
What the hell?
Who the hell fell in love at first sight with him?
"Mr. Lu." Qiao Li was frantic, "You're joking, right?"
She looked at Ran Yu, her eyes full of undisguised disgust.
Not to mention her crude behavior, she was either smoking, drinking, and fighting every day or fooling around with men. She was simply a ruffian of a girl! How could Lu Ziheng possibly take a fancy to her?
"I'm not joking," Lu Ziheng still did not look at her, smiling elegantly and sincerely at Ran Dongkui, "Uncle Ran, I really am here to propose today."
Ran Yurou watched the handsome man in front of her, her fists clenched quietly.
He was dressed in a simple white shirt and black trousers, no tie, looking very casual. The brand of the clothes was indiscernible, but at a single glance, one could tell the quality was very good. Standing in such a cramped and shabby living room, his posture was graceful, his demeanor noble, with a presence that cannot be ignored.
It was a unique charm that only years and experience could bestow, something Qin Yi, who had just graduated from university, couldn't possibly match...
As for Qin Yi, he was already staring with his mouth agape.
He had often followed Lu Ziheng around when he was very young. Now, watching Ran Yu with her boyish purple short hair, thick makeup plastered on her face, exaggerated black smoky eye makeup, and the eerie color of lipstick on her lips...
Third brother, your taste has become too heavy!
"I don't agree!" Ran Dongkui spoke up, his tone no longer as polite as before, "Mr. Lu, please stop joking around. My daughter is only nineteen years old; she has just started university. She's still a student, and it's impossible for her to get married now."
"Exactly, exactly," Qiao Li nodded vigorously, "Xiaoyu has always been a bit slow-witted since she was little, and her academic performance wasn't good. She spent several years in high school without being able to get into a university, and the university she's in now was secured through connections. Even then... she still hasn't passed her final exams. She needs to study hard these next few days to retake them. How could she possibly get married all of a sudden..."