Chapter 249 - 244: Laying It All Out
Li Xianglu came out of the kitchen and saw Qin Zhen pushing a bicycle, with Lu Anna in a faded coat and wrapped with a scarf, her face bearing an unusual flush.
Li Xianglu greeted them as usual and headed to the kitchen first, setting the mushroom chicken to stew in a clay pot and hurriedly steaming the rice before washing her hands and going out.
In the living room, Mr. Li was the first to speak, asking about Mr. Lu and Lu’s mother’s health, and about the little friend Lu Ping’an’s situation, after which the room quieted down.
When Li Xianglu entered, the atmosphere was still quiet. Seeing that tea was already served next to the chair where Lu Anna was sitting, she refrained from saying much and sat down beside Qin Xi.
The living room at home, on the west side was the dining table, a rectangular rosewood table that could seat ten people, and on the east side facing the door was a long narrow table with chairs on both sides, that was the honorary seating, each side paired with a machine and two chairs. On the east window was a half-round couch with fabric cushions and a throw pillow, and a small heated table in the middle, where Mr. Li often played chess with his old buddies during the cold days.
At this moment, Mr. Li was sitting in the highest place, Qin Xi and Li Xianglu sat on the right, Qin Zhen and Lu Anna on the left, and Li Jianqing after greeting went out to deal with some unfinished wood, those were the rotten wood pieces they collected during the summer which couldn’t be reused.
Li Xianglu saw that no one was talking, and noticing Qin Zhen’s anxious demeanor, coughed and then extended her hand to pull Qin Xi.
Qin Xi looked up at the little trickster winking on one side, then at his expectant brother, and then asked, "Anna, are you officially dating Qin Zhen?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhen immediately nodded and said, "Yes, brother, haven’t I mentioned it?"
Qin Xi frowned and said, "Did I ask you to speak?"