Chapter 323: Older Brother and Younger Sister

With the conclusion of the Third Rank arena's refining, Li Luo understood that the performance at Xi Yang House had reached its end, for the other Fourth Rank and Fifth Rank arenas were beyond their participation.

After all, Xi Yang House's foundation was still too thin; among the four-star recipes, there was only this one Third Rank Spirit Water researched by Bai Bai Mengmeng, so regarding Spirit Water of other qualities, Xi Yang House possessed no significant competitiveness.

However, for the time being, it was enough; as long as Xi Yang House made this "Mengdie Spirit Water" its main product going forward, it should be able to seize a considerable share of the Third Rank market.

This would be sufficient to allow Xi Yang House to rise and grow rapidly.

When Li Luo returned to his position at Xi Yang House, he was directly received like a hero, with Tang Yun and others looking at him with eyes full of fanaticism and admiration.

If the occasion were not inappropriate, they would have beaten gongs and drums to welcome him.

"Sister Cai Wei, how is it? Are you satisfied with my bottomless pit?" Li Luo smiled at Cai Wei.

Cai Wei half-covered her flower-like, beautiful face with a round fan, her peach-blossom eyes glistening as she looked at Li Luo, and said in a delicate voice, "Young House Master is truly amazing."

"In the future, Xi Yang House will likely need a much larger quantity of Mi Fa Source Water; at that time, Young House Master must produce at full capacity, otherwise, if a shortage of Mi Fa Source Water triggers protests from the Cui Xiang Masters, that would not be good."

Her eyes carried a thick sense of mockery.

Li Luo's smile instantly froze; Sister Cai Wei was truly not someone to be trifled with, as one sentence had struck his pain point.

However, before he could speak, Yan Yan Lingqing stepped forward, grabbed the clothes on Li Luo's chest, and feigning anger said, "Good heavens, Li Luo, hiding such powerful skills without telling us, causing us to worry and fear; do you not trust us?"

Li Luo looked at the clear, beautiful face before him wearing silver-rimmed glasses, and sincerely said, "Sister Yan Lingqing, what kind of words are these? If Xi Yang House did not have you, it would have gone bankrupt long ago; if I cannot even trust you, who else can I trust?"

Gazing at Li Luo's sincere eyes and handsome face, Yan Yan Lingqing's cheeks flushed slightly, and she humphed, "You speak very prettily."

The hand grasping Li Luo's clothes slowly loosened.

Cai Wei, standing aside, smiled and said, "Young House Master's beauty charm is becoming ever more masterful; even Yan Lingqing cannot withstand it."

Yan Yan Lingqing spat, then raised a small fist and punched Li Luo's chest once, pretending to be fierce as she said, "I will let you off this time; if you dare hide things from me again, just wait and see how I deal with you."

Li Luo hurriedly nodded and said, "Sister Yan Lingqing is right; however, later I will trouble Sister Yan Lingqing to recruit those Cui Xiang Academy students interested in Xi Yang House; after all, you are also from the Cui Xiang Academy, so you should understand them better and know whose abilities and character are more suitable for Xi Yang House."

Yan Yan Lingqing said indignantly, "You only think of me when there is work to be done?"

"This is a good task; I wouldn't entrust it to anyone else; isn't this just wanting Sister Yan Lingqing to hold your head high before your classmates? In the past, they all mocked you for jumping into a fire pit; this time, we must let them see who is short-sighted!" Li Luo said with convincing arguments.

"For example, that one named Mei Xuann; if we don't step on her now, when will we?"

Yan Yan Lingqing's eyes brightened, greatly moved; Li Luo's words had struck right to her heart. During this period, she had suffered no small amount of grievance while recruiting people for Xi Yang House, and now that Xi Yang House was no longer what it once was, it was time to enjoy a different feeling.

So she snorted coldly and said, "Fine, for Jiang Jiang Qinge's sake, I will help you again."

Li Luo smiled brightly and gave a thumbs-up; the other party's tsundere personality, saying one thing while meaning another, appeared exceptionally cute.

After arranging the recruitment matters, Li Luo finally leaned over beside Jiang Jiang Qinge, who had not spoken a word, and smiled, "How is it? How was my performance this time?"

Jiang Jiang Qinge looked at Li Luo's posture of seeking praise, and a hint of a smile rose in her golden eyes; she nodded slightly and said, "Very perfect; even if it were me, I could not have done better than you."

"Li Luo, I said before that you would not be inferior to anyone, including me."

"Over these past half a year, the situation at Luo Lan Manor has gradually stabilized; actually, your contribution is greater than mine."

Jiang Jiang Qinge smiled and said, "These are all words full of my sincerity; how about it, do you feel comfortable now?"

Li Luo took a deep breath and revealed an expression of ecstasy: "I feel comfortable."

Being able to make the proud and disdainful Great White Goose say such things, Li Luo felt all this hard work was truly worth it.

There was no way; who could blame the Great White Goose for being too excellent? Now, in front of her, Li Luo, apart from having some advantage in Spirit Water, was truly crushed in all other aspects.

"You are satisfied with just this?"

The corners of Jiang Jiang Qinge's lips curved slightly as she said, "Keep going; if half a year from now we can help Luo Lan Manor survive this calamity, what are a few praises?"

"Then what else is there?" Li Luo pressed on.

Jiang Jiang Qinge thought for a moment, lowered her voice slightly to avoid causing a disturbance in the venue: "Holding a wedding ceremony right here would be fine."

Upon hearing this, Li Luo almost felt his blood rush to his head; he stared at Jiang Jiang Qinge for a long while, then gradually calmed down and said, "No."

Jiang Jiang Qinge asked in surprise, "Why?"

"The steps are wrong; haven't I said before that we must first dissolve that marriage contract, and then you must rewrite one for me by hand; only then does it count as a true wedding," Li Luo said seriously.

These words sounded like taking off one's pants to let out a fart, but both Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge were sensible people, so they clearly understood the distinction within.

They also understood what emotions this step represented.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's gaze met Li Luo's, and she said softly, "Is this really necessary? Li Luo, in my heart, you will definitely be the most important person; to protect you, I can even disregard my own life."

Li Luo smiled and said, "Sister Jiang Qinge, I feel the same."

The two gazed at each other for a moment; Jiang Jiang Qinge felt somewhat helpless and a bit angry, then suddenly reached out and pinched Li Luo's ear.

Li Luo did not dodge; he was just a bit panicked, because he remembered that when they fought as children, Jiang Jiang Qinge liked best to pull his ear.

However, when the warm, cool, and tender sensation reached his ear, no force was applied; Jiang Jiang Qinge's fingers merely gently pinched Li Luo's ear, the action appearing intimate and doting.

Then Li Luo heard some commotion from the stands around them.

Many angry, jealous gazes, sharp as needles, were cast over.

Damn it; if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have cheered for this Li Luo; now that they won the match, they have to show off their lovey-dovey affection in front of us!

At one spot in the stands, Lu Qing'er also witnessed this scene; immediately she bit her silver teeth lightly, feeling somewhat indignant: "Good for you, Senior Sister Jiang; relying on the convenience of your status, you actually take advantage of Li Luo like this."

Bai Bai Mengmeng, standing beside her, propped her elbows on her knees, cupped her pure little face with both hands, and smiled, "So full of love; what do the Captain and Senior Sister Jiang look like?"

Lu Qing'er glanced at her indifferently.

"Older brother and younger sister."