bookrandom Chapter 51 She went to her in-laws' house for dinner with him.
Chapter 51 She went to her in-laws' house for dinner with him.
Once inside the manor, Hua Meimei woke Luo Jiuyu up.
He gave her directions and told her to park her car in the parking lot.
The Luo family's estate is vast, with huge villas surrounded by lawns and gardens.
Although it was dark, the place was brightly lit, as bright as day.
Planting various precious trees and rare flowers along the roadside is enough to demonstrate the owner's wealth.
She followed him into the villa, where servants took their coats and hung them up.
The villa's interior is lavishly decorated, resembling a European palace.
As Hua Meimei walked and looked around, she kept screaming in her heart, "This is the richest man's house!"
This is so beautiful!!!
Seeing that she was walking and stopping, looking around, and had fallen far behind, Luo Jiuyu stopped to wait for her.
"Look at you, so naive." Luo Jiuyu smiled.
Hua Meimei was lost in amazement and didn't care about his mockery. "Luo Jiuyu, you've lived in such a luxurious house since you were a child? Your house is so, so, so big?"
As she spoke, she gestured with her hand to form a huge circle.
Luo Jiuyu hummed in agreement, unconvinced, "No matter how big the house is, it's useless."
Hua Meimei could hear the disdain in his tone, and knew that he had been neglected since childhood and harbored resentment.
But there are many ordinary families with children like him who are not favored and are not as lucky as him to grow up in such a large estate.
“The material base determines the superstructure. Although you may have lacked love in your childhood, your material life is far better than most of ours!” Hua Meimei lifted her skirt and ran towards him in her high heels.
The floor was too slippery, and she stumbled and almost fell. Luo Jiuyu reacted quickly, grabbed her half-raised hand, and put his arm around her.
Her waist was so slender that he could easily grasp it with his hand.
A strange feeling welled up inside him, so he coughed and released her.
"Slow down." His slightly reproachful voice rang in her ears.
She stood up straight, tidied her appearance, stuck out her tongue at him, and said with a smile, "I'm going to run away."
He said, "Next time I come, I'll wear sneakers and run a couple of laps, you can run as much as you want."
She didn't know if he was joking or serious.
His expression was quite serious.
The family dinner was held in the restaurant on the first floor.
Two servants stood on either side of the restaurant entrance. When they saw Luo Jiuyu arrive, they nodded and greeted him procedurally, without a smile: "Young Master Yu."
The servants were not enthusiastic; they were cold and indifferent. Perhaps the Luo family did not value him, so the servants looked down on him.
Luo Jiuyu ignored them, took Hua Meimei's hand, and walked straight inside.
"Be prepared," Luo Jiuyu said softly to her. "Besides your grandparents, you need to keep your distance from everyone else here."
Hua Meimei nodded. "Understood."
You have to do your acting well.
She gently took his arm, straightened her head and chest, and followed him into the inner room.
Inside sat Grandpa Luo, Grandma Luo, Luo Mingzhe, Luo En, and Luo Qingqing.
Hua Meimei had met three of them before, and greeted them with a smile as soon as she entered.
As for Luo Mingzhe, Luo Qingqing, and Bian Xuan, they had never met her, but she often saw Luo Mingzhe and Bian Xuan in news reports, so she recognized them.
"Dad, Aunt Xuan, hello, I'm Hua Meimei." As a daughter-in-law, Hua Meimei took the initiative to please her parents-in-law with a bright smile.
Bian Xuan's face was cold. She raised her arrogant chin, offering no response and refusing to look at her and Luo Jiuyu.
Bian Xuan is Luo Mingzhe's legal wife. She harbors resentment towards Luo Jiuyu's mother and has disliked Luo Jiuyu for many years. How could she possibly like Hua Meimei?
Hua Meimei knew this, so she wasn't upset at all about being ignored by Bian Xuan.
Luo Mingzhe's gaze remained indifferent; he merely glanced at her without looking at Luo Jiuyu.
Luo Jiuyu's lips tightened, and she pulled Hua Meimei to sit down in the seats that her grandmother had specially reserved for them.
Luo Qingqing, who was sitting next to Luo Mingzhe, had been staring at Hua Meimei with disdain in her eyes.
I thought the woman Luo Jiuyu would marry would be crooked-faced, but she turned out to be unexpectedly beautiful, so beautiful that it made people jealous.
Hua Meimei wore a halter-neck black velvet dress, paired with a pearl necklace and her hair styled in an updo, exuding an elegance reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn.
But so what? In wealthy and powerful families, status is the most important thing.
"Don't you know who I am? Why didn't you say hello to me?" Luo Qingqing's sharp gaze fell on Hua Meimei's face.
Hua Meimei cursed inwardly, but smiled sweetly and said, "You must be Sister Qingqing. Nice to meet you."
She deliberately emphasized that it was their first meeting, and if she made things difficult for him, it would be because he was being unreasonable. She added that she had never met him before and how would she know who he was?
Luo Qingqing snorted coldly and rolled her eyes upwards. She was stunningly beautiful, and rolling her eyes wasn't ugly either, but it just looked a little...infuriating.
"Sorry we're late, we've kept you all waiting," Hua Meimei apologized to everyone again.
Lorne, who had just traveled half a day from Hengdian to get back, looked exhausted. He only responded briefly when Hua Meimei greeted him after she came in, and then seemed lost in thought.
Luo Jiuyu caught a glimpse of her sincere smile out of the corner of her eye. She wondered how she could switch from her naive and inexperienced demeanor to her current poised and elegant demeanor.
It's such a shame he didn't become an actor.
Watching her try so hard to play the role of his wife and deal with these family members that he himself didn't like, he suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
Suddenly, I could understand why she kept saying she wanted a divorce.
Being his wife wouldn't really have any advantages, would it?
"Let's eat." Old Master Luo picked up his chopsticks first, and then the others did.
Looking at the table full of delicious food, Hua Meimei could only eat two or three plates in front of her.
Wealthy families place great importance on table manners; a woman's chopsticks must never be extended in front of others to pick up food.
I can't eat my fill; I can only have a few bites. It's so tiring to act like a lady in front of my elders.
The old lady smiled and said to Meimei, "Meimei, what have you been so busy with these days? You haven't come to visit your grandpa and me."
She knew the old lady was just being polite; if she really wanted her to come over, she would have sent someone to invite her long ago.
If I come without an invitation, wouldn't that be like offering a warm welcome only to be met with a cold shoulder? Besides, she probably doesn't want to come anyway.
This home is beautiful, but it lacks warmth.
Luo Jiuyu herself doesn't want to go home, so why is she, an outsider, so eager to go?
"I'm sorry, Grandma, I've been so busy with work lately. I'll definitely come to see you and Grandpa when I have time."
She could easily feign innocence and charm.
Whether I'll be able to eat at the Luo family's house again next time is anyone's guess.
The old man said, "What do you want to eat? Let Xiao Jiu get it for you."
The old lady also said, "Yes, yes, Xiao Jiu, give your wife more."
Hua Meimei smiled and looked at Luo Jiuyu, her eyes hinting: The atmosphere is right, get me some food.
Luo Jiuyu didn't refuse, and simply said okay, then dutifully served her a lot of good food.
A whole plateful.
Apart from the two elderly people, everyone frowned. Did she really have such a large appetite?