Chapter 348: Waiting for Jiang Baobao's Answer

The atmosphere was quiet for a moment.

It seemed everyone was waiting for Jiang Baobao's answer.

Jiang Baobao opened her mouth, but did not know what to say.

Agreeing was naturally impossible, but since the other party was Li Laoyezi, her tone could not be too harsh.

Just as Jiang Baobao was thinking this, she heard the two little ones chiming in from the side: "That's right, Mommy, don't you think Daddy has been behaving very well lately? When will you be able to forgive him?"

Once these words were out, Jiang Baobao wished she could vanish on the spot.

To make matters worse, Li Beichen, who was standing nearby, joined in the fun and suddenly asked with a strange, mocking tone: "Big Brother, you don't actually want to win back your ex-sister-in-law, do you?"

As Li Beichen asked this, his gaze calmly swept up and down over Jiang Baobao, a meaningful look flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Last time, he had noticed that this "ex-sister-in-law" of his was truly "a feast for the eyes"...

And now, Li Beijue seemed to be genuinely interested in her...

If he could really get his hands on her himself...

A meaningful look flashed in the depths of Li Beichen's eyes.

Jiang Baobao paused slightly, subconsciously looking at Li Beijue, her heart suddenly tightening.

Could Li Beijue really be planning to...

Just as Jiang Baobao was thinking this, the next second she suddenly heard Cai Xiaotang speak up with lightning-fast reflexes: "You two little devils, how do you know so much?"

As she spoke, she pinched Mobai's little nose, then calmly changed the subject: "Right, weren't we just discussing where we plan to go for our honeymoon? I think... let's just stay in the country; going abroad is too much of a hassle. Li Xiao, what do you think?"

Cai Xiaotang smiled as she turned to look at Li Xiao, hooking her arm through his in an intimate manner, and then—

She gave his arm a fierce, subtle pinch to signal him to cooperate.

Li Xiao's brow furrowed sharply for a moment, and a flash of helplessness crossed his eyes, but he still cooperated perfectly, echoing: "Of course, I'll listen to you; you decide."

As he said this, he suddenly reached out and ruffled Cai Xiaotang's hair with great affection, looking every bit the doting partner.

Cai Xiaotang immediately got goosebumps all over.

Damn!

Why is this guy touching her hair!

There's no need to be this disgusting while showing off affection!

Cai Xiaotang grumbled in her heart, then hurriedly let go of Li Xiao's hand, turned to grab Jiang Baobao, and pointed toward Shen Lingfeng and his group in the distance.

"There are some friends there that Baobao and I share. Let's chat for a bit, and we two should go over and say hello..."

"Alright, you two go ahead." Li Laoyezi nodded, then suddenly thought of something, looked at Jiang Baobao, and invited her: "By the way, Jiang girl, tonight I want Mobai and Yanbao to come back to the Old Residence with me; why don't you come along too..."

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao hurriedly refused: "Grandfather, I won't go. My Team has a competition coming up soon, and I'm really too busy. I'll come visit you specifically when I have time later."

Her words were graceful and appropriate, so Li Laoyezi could not insist, and he simply nodded.

Only then did Cai Xiaotang finally pull Jiang Baobao further away.

To avoid exposing Tiantian, the two of them only exchanged a few words with Shen Lingfeng and his group before heading straight to a corner with their wine glasses.

Looking at the gown Cai Xiaotang was wearing, Jiang Baobao could not help but feel a wave of emotion.

"Sigh... I never thought I'd actually get to see you get married... It really fulfills a wish of mine..."

Jiang Baobao sighed deliberately while gently clinking her glass against the one in Cai Xiaotang's hand.

Cai Xiaotang rolled her eyes in speechlessness: "You talk as if you're my parent!"

She made a mocking remark, but upon hearing her own words, she suddenly thought of something and paused slightly.

If her mother were still here, she would probably be very happy to see a scene like today's...

Cai Xiaotang's gaze flickered for a moment, her eyes calmly sweeping over the Mu Jia.

It seemed that for fear she might truly dare to call off the wedding on the spot in a moment of impulse, aside from Mu Liusu, not a single member of the Mu Jia had taken the initiative to talk to Cai Xiaotang today to upset her.

Cai Xiaotang withdrew her gaze, quickly put away her emotions, and drank the wine in her glass in one gulp.

Just as she set the glass down, she saw someone walking toward them.

"Li Beichen is here."

Cai Xiaotang said in a low voice, a flash of annoyance in her eyes.

She didn't know why, but the moment she saw Li Beichen, she instinctively disliked him.

Jiang Baobao was also stunned when she heard this, and subconsciously turned around to see that he was already standing in front of her with a wine glass.

Li Beichen was wearing a light gray suit today, but the buttons were undone, and the collar of his shirt was left casually open; not only did he lack the cold, sharp aura of Li Beijue, but he actually appeared somewhat overly casual.

"Interested in having a drink, my... ex-sister-in-law? Or perhaps... may I call you... Baobao?"

Perhaps because there was no one else around, Li Beichen's tone carried a distinct hint of "flirtation," unlike how formal he had been when Jiang Baobao met him at the Li Family Old Residence last time.

Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang were both stunned, and immediately, the same dissatisfaction and disgust welled up in their eyes.

"Excuse me, I am not familiar with you. Please address me as Miss Jiang."

Jiang Baobao replied coldly.

Li Beichen raised an eyebrow, unbothered: "So distant? After all, you were once part of our Li Family. It's just a pity you didn't go to the Old Residence often, otherwise we should have gotten familiar long ago..."

Hearing this, Cai Xiaotang rolled her eyes in annoyance and took over the conversation directly: "It's too late now, but you can get familiar with me. What do you think?"

Li Beichen did not expect Cai Xiaotang to suddenly interject; he was stunned for a moment before pretending to smile good-naturedly and asking: "That's true, from today on we are all one family. We are about the same age, so why don't I just call you Xiao Tang in private, how about that?"

"Not great." Cai Xiaotang gave him no face at all.

Li Beichen's expression stiffened.

Cai Xiaotang, however, deliberately continued to smile: "I'm a rather traditional person. Since our seniority is different now, whether in public or in private, it would be more appropriate for you to use an honorific when addressing me. Otherwise, if it reaches the ears of the Old Master..."

Cai Xiaotang deliberately left the sentence unfinished, looking at Li Beichen with a "pleasant" expression.

The smile on Li Beichen's face froze completely.

Cai Xiaotang, however, was relentless and continued to ask, feigning surprise: "You don't happen to not know what to call me, do you? Do you need me to help you calculate our seniority?"

Li Beichen suddenly gripped the wine glass in his hand tightly, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and grit his teeth as he spoke: "Third Aunt..."

"Oh, so you know. Then Baobao is my friend, which makes her your elder as well. Elders are talking, and for you to come and interrupt like this, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Cai Xiaotang blinked her eyes, practically writing the words "please get lost" on her face, and she was blooming with joy inside.

Tsk tsk tsk, it seems this old man Li Xiao isn't without a single redeeming quality!

At the very least, she could rely on the advantage of her seniority to make someone who came looking for trouble get lost!