Chapter 112: Continuing What Was Left Unfinished Last Time

After the judges looked at each other, they were almost amused by her.

Honestly, it is rare to see someone so fond of bringing humiliation upon themselves.

"Of course, it is because the champion group's dance was novel and creative, and the duo's coordination complemented each other perfectly, making it very brilliant. Furthermore, there is the eye contact; their eyes made me feel that dancing is a very beautiful thing."

Another judge continued, "Yes, Teacher Xu is right. It is the eye contact. Li Xuan, your dance movements are very standard, but your eyes are lifeless when you dance. Allow me to ask, do you truly love dancing?"

This question left Li Xuan stunned.

What was that?

What did it mean, did she love dancing?

"Of course I love dancing! I dance every day! Dancing has long become the most important part of my life!"

Li Xuan emphasized loudly.

Sometimes, even if she forgot to send food to her own crazy daughter, she would still insist on dancing in the morning.

How could she not love it?

The female judge crossed her arms and dismissed her claim, "But the eyes are the windows to the soul. From your eyes, I see that dance is like some kind of persistence for you, some kind of proof."

"However, this is just my personal suggestion. I have already given you the explanation I owe you today."

"In short, based on everyone's overall performance today, we can only award you third place."

Li Xuan's lips moved, not knowing what to say.

If she didn't have that one thousand yuan, how could she answer to Mother Li when she got home?

She would inevitably get scolded again.

Being scolded or beaten was one thing, but what she found most unbearable were those repeated cries of 'Li Jianmei'.

It was as if she were still that helpless little girl from her childhood.

Forever unable to escape the manipulation of fate.

Actually, if Si Rong had even a shred of self-awareness, she should have voluntarily given that one thousand yuan to her.

As for the eyes or whatever, Li Xuan hadn't taken the judge's words to heart at all.

She felt that Si Rong's championship must have been bought by the Si Family, fixed in advance.

Truly shameless!

Si Rong packed up her things and changed her clothes; Jiang Cheng was waiting for her outside.

She had seen him when she was on stage.

She hadn't expected this man to be quite romantic, actually bringing her roses.

Ming Zi was also very perceptive, "I'll head off first. You two are like newlyweds after a short separation; I imagine you have plenty to do."

"Go away with you!" Si Rong shot her a playful glare.

Neither of them paid any attention to Li Xuan, leaving her alone to worry about how to explain things when she got home.

Jiang Cheng stood at the entrance holding roses, waiting for Si Rong, motionless like a stone statue waiting for his wife.

He had originally planned what to say, but he felt a bit nervous the moment he saw Si Rong.

He handed over the roses and blurted out, "Happy birthday!"

Si Rong:...

"Division Commander Jiang is very thoughtful, thank you for celebrating my birthday more than three months early."

Jiang Cheng:...

"You're welcome," he was truly not good with words, "I meant to wish you a successful performance."

"And, I'm sorry."

He still owed Si Rong an apology.

"Why are you saying sorry?" Si Rong took his arm quite naturally.

"That night,... cough, I kept you waiting for a long time."

Si Rong was silent, "Division Commander Jiang is truly too polite. As a military dependent, I can understand. Weren't you also... cough, ready to strike at the time?"

The two got into the car.

Uh, the atmosphere was still a bit awkward.

Si Rong placed the roses in the back seat and then took the initiative to offer a kiss.

"Welcome home, Division Commander Jiang."

Division Commander Jiang had always been a polite man; if others treated him with a modicum of courtesy, he would return it tenfold.

As the kiss grew passionate, Si Rong's eyes became misty like a young deer's, "Not here."

Jiang Cheng calmed his emotions and then helped Si Rong button her coat neatly.

"Dad wants us to go home for dinner."

"Which dad?"

"The dad who doesn't smoke," Jiang Cheng thought for a moment before answering.

This title made Si Rong laugh, and she leaned back in the passenger seat, "Then the one at our house is the dad who smokes."

The dad who smokes had a harder time every day, constantly trying to evade Mother Jiang's surveillance to sneak a smoke.

"Huh? Aren't we going back to the Si Family?"

Si Rong noticed the car was heading in the direction of the Jiang Family.

"Dad asked us to pick up Jiang Yu."

Jiang Yu was taking his wife, Xu Yan, to the Si Family for the banquet.

Si Rong had always felt that the combination of Jiang Yu and Xu Yan was very much like a big bad wolf and a little white rabbit.

Although Xu Yan already had a daughter that big, one could still tell from her speech and behavior that she had a simple personality.

The entire Si Family was present tonight.

To show the importance of the occasion, the meal was arranged in the banquet hall.

After the meal was set, Wang Shu came in and said to Mother Si, "Madam, Mrs. Lin and her daughter have arrived."

"I won't see them, tell them to leave!"

Mother Si said coldly.

Last time, before the matter regarding the Si Family had even been settled, Lin Meixi and her mother had hurriedly distanced themselves from the Si Family.

They claimed to the outside world that they were not distant relatives at all.

Now that they saw the Si Family was fine, they wanted to come over to sponge off them again; how could there be such cheap deals?

A total of sixteen dishes were served.

All of them had been carefully considered by Si Yan.

Before the meal, the eldest brother of the Si Family, Si Yan, expressed sincere gratitude to the brothers Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yu on behalf of the whole family.

"Please don't be so polite; if you feel burdened, then thank my brother. My brother gave me a strict order, so I had to get it done!"

Chatting with Jiang Yu didn't carry any psychological burden, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was peaceful.

After the meal, the men chatted in the tea room, while Xu Yan went to the garden with Si Rong and the two sisters-in-law of the Si Family.

"I see that Mrs. Xu has very good skin; what do you usually use for skincare?"

Tian Chang asked.

"Pechoin, I bought it right at the Baihuo Shangchang."

Xu Yan touched her own face.

"I have two sets of pearl cream I brought back from Shanghai; they say it makes your skin as white as snow after applying it. You two can take them home to use later, and if they work well, I'll have someone bring more." Tian Chang directly asked Li Sao to fetch them from her room.

Si Rong knew that this was a disguised form of gratitude from the family toward Jiang Yu.

Xu Yan liked them very much and looked very happy on the way back, while Jiang Yu looked at her with doting eyes.

Si Rong then knew that the second sister-in-law had given the gift to the right person.

By the time they returned home, it was already pitch black.

"Eldest brother and sister-in-law, go back and rest early!"

Jiang Yu pulled his wife and returned to their room first.

After Si Rong returned to her room and had just put down the pearl cream, Jiang Cheng embraced her from behind.

That embrace was scalding hot, as if it could melt a person.

"May I request, Mrs. Jiang, I would like to continue what we didn't finish last time, is that okay?"