Chapter 369: Too Much Phlegm

The Wei Silai family didn't just have the promotion to be happy about. That very evening, Bill returned home and happily announced: he was about to bring a girl home to live.

If nothing went wrong, this girl would be Fleur Delacour, a semi-acquaintance to Harry. Coincidentally, he was also prepared to stay for a while longer, at least until he finished the two meetings this weekend and confirmed that there was nothing left in the Wizarding World worth worrying about, before returning to Tang Dun.

The next day, after lunch, Harry saw a stunningly beautiful young woman at the entrance of the Burrow. She was tall and slender, with golden hair, and a faint silver light radiated from her whole body. Moreover, she turned sideways and carried a large suitcase with both hands, making the whole picture even more perfect.

"Fleur?" Harry was already mentally prepared for this. "But, how did you come by yourself?"

"Bill is very busy right now, work is very hard—you should know why that is, right? They need to reorganize the entire security system," Fleur explained as she walked into the house. "And I only need to work half a day, rather than waiting for him to get off work, I thought, why don't I come here first!"

"Welcome, welcome..." Mrs. Wei Silai greeted her enthusiastically. "Nice to meet you, oh, what a beautiful girl!"

"Bill is really unreliable, how could he let you come by yourself." Mrs. Wei Silai tried to take her suitcase. "I say, is it okay for you to live with Jin Ni?"

"I would be happy to learn more about his family, but I think Jin Ni might prefer to live with her own good friend, right?" Fleur said tactfully. "I'll just stay in Bill's room."

Mrs. Wei Silai's expression stiffened.

"Didn't Bill tell you? We are planning to settle down first, so that we can hold the event next summer."

"Tell what? Settle what?" Rarely, Harry found a look of fear on Mrs. Wei Silai's face.

"We're getting married!"

"Whoa—" Harry looked at her in surprise, and along with Mrs. Wei Silai, Jin Ni, and Ivy, they all widened their eyes, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Isn't it a bit too hasty?" Luo En said in a daze. "How long have you known each other?"

"It's been a year," Fleur said happily. "We plan to have a small engagement first. If the Star of Salvation is willing to witness this, we would be very honored."

Mrs. Wei Silai stood still, blinking, almost at a loss. It seemed that Bill hadn't explained the situation very clearly last night—or rather, she wasn't ready to accept Fleur.

"I'll take you to Bill's room." Seeing the trend of a cold scene, Jin Ni stood out.

After Fleur went upstairs, Mrs. Wei Silai, who had been standing at the entrance, finally had a different expression. It was an expression with her features twisted together, just like Mr. Wei Silai's expression when he learned that Malfoy had become a Department Head.

"How could she!" she whispered. "They aren't even married yet!"

"Think on the bright side, Mom," Luo En said. "Haven't I told you the story of Cui Ge?"

"Don't talk nonsense, everyone knows Bill is a diligent, down-to-earth good boy," Mrs. Wei Silai said indignantly. "I just didn't notice why this girl is so... eh! Who knows what they have in common?"

"Think on the bright side, Madam, Fleur is French after all," Ivy comforted her sincerely.

While Fleur was taking a nap, Harry pulled Jin Ni over and asked in a low voice: "I never noticed, I mean, is their progress this fast?"

"Speaking of which, I also don't think it should be this fast," Jin Ni said with some entanglement. "I thought she would come over for a meal at most, who knew she's lying on Bill's bed now!"

"They have been dating for a year, after all," Ivy commented objectively.

"I just feel weird," Harry scratched his head. "I always think of Cedric."

"Cedric's performance this season is great, a girlfriend will only affect his performance," Luo En said. "He has almost no rivals in the league, I think this will be England's most promising year."

"How long did Cedric date her? How far did they get?" Jin Ni asked.

"Don't think about those," Ivy suddenly interrupted them. "Let's play cards."

Just before dinner, the children began to put away the cards and were busy helping in the kitchen, when Fleur finally came down from upstairs. She showed a warm smile, ready to help in the kitchen too.

"No, no, our family absolutely doesn't have the habit of letting guests do things," Mrs. Wei Silai pushed her out politely, but as soon as she turned around, she began to mutter: "Slept all afternoon, this lazy woman, she must be here to add trouble..."

On the first day, Harry and Luo En looked at Fleur with curious eyes, while Mrs. Wei Silai was faintly resistant, and Jin Ni and Ivy were also somewhat distant from her.

On the second day, Mrs. Wei Silai tried her best to avoid being alone with Fleur, and Jin Ni and Ivy began to whisper behind Fleur's back.

On the third day, when Harry heard about Fleur from Jin Ni again, he found that she had won a new nickname, "Phlegm".

"The way she talked to me this morning," Jin Ni said dissatisfiedly. "It's like she treated me like a three-year-old!"

"She always has that arrogant look, your mom hates her too, doesn't she?" Ivy echoed.

"But even so, you can't call her 'Phlegm'," Harry scratched his head. "That's too impolite."

"Why are you speaking up for her?" Jin Ni folded her arms and said. "Is it because you think she's pretty? Of course, her eyes are indeed good, but it seems like those two nostrils are what we face every day."

"Just consider her attitude not very good, but anyway, it's impossible for her to live here forever, it's only a few days," Luo En said in a daze, his tone even carrying a trace of regret. "Can't see her in two days..."

"This isn't a matter of a day or two, think about it, if she marries Bill—" Jin Ni waved her hands exaggeratedly. "Forget it, I don't even want this brother anymore."

"On one hand, she does make us feel uncomfortable, maybe because she's, how to say, a bit pretentious," Ivy said sincerely. "On the other hand, I think Jin Ni has the right to hate anyone."

"Of course, but Luo En also has the right to persuade her, right?" Harry tried to round things off.

"This is just on the surface, actually I have an idea I don't know if I should say," Ivy stared at Harry and said. "Why do you think she broke up with Cedric?"

"I think, probably because Cedric needed to focus on training," Harry answered instinctively.

"No, I don't think so, I suspect she thought she had climbed a high branch, so she kicked Cedric," Ivy put on an attitude that she knew everything. "The current Wei Silai family is not what it used to be, it's no exaggeration to call it a wealthy family—so, as soon as she heard that Mr. Wei Silai was preparing to succeed as Minister, she rushed over to sleep on Bill's bed, hoping to cook the rice into cooked rice, and become the daughter-in-law of the Minister's family early."

"Why do you always think of people in a bad way?" Harry asked indignantly. "The Minister thing is just an internal news!"

"Oh, then maybe Phlegm's vision is low, just a Department Head's son makes her so impatient," Jin Ni mocked unceremoniously.

"Let's talk about something else, buddy," Luo En said with a guilty conscience. "Fred and George sent something very interesting, it's a prank telescope..."

"Yeah, you just protect her," Jin Ni retorted with her arms crossed.

"Wait, Luo En's meaning might be," Ivy touched her chin, "maybe we can let Phlegm try that telescope."

"That's not what I meant," Luo En waved his hands hurriedly.

"I know, you actually want to say, since you are also a Department Head's son, why doesn't Alina look at you?" Jin Ni suddenly pulled the aggressiveness to the full.

"This house can't be stayed in," Luo En slapped the table angrily and left the conversation.

Harry followed him to the chicken coop, the two leaned against the guardrail, looking at the hens fighting for food, in a daze.

"Am I very failed?" Luo En suddenly said.

"How could that be, we all know you are the best Keeper in the school, and a heavy-armored swordsman," Harry said sincerely.

"No, I mean in terms of feelings..." he said with some disappointment. "I'm not qualified to say who I like now, anyway, no one likes me."

"You'll always meet someone, maybe Hermione will change her mind, or maybe you'll meet someone more worth loving," Harry patted him on the shoulder. In his heart, Alina and Donald would sooner or later collide and both be injured.

"Hermione? Don't pull it, I really don't like her," Luo En said gloomily.

"Oh, if you don't like anyone, what are you worrying about?"

"I just feel that everyone is getting better, but I'm always standing still," Luo En looked into the distance, his eyes unfocused. "Yes, feelings or whatever, just remind me of this over and over again."

"Hey, that is to say, if there is an opportunity to become better in other aspects, you will forget her?"

"Great cause or whatever... well, I just feel like I haven't participated yet, and everything is over," Luo En laughed at himself. "The old bat doesn't trust us, does he?"

"Speaking of the old bat," Luo En suddenly narrowed his eyes. "He wouldn't have come to my house, would he?"

Harry looked in the direction of his gaze, and sure enough, he saw a person wearing a black robe and disheveled greasy hair standing at the entrance of the Burrow, knocking on the door gently. ===== CHAPTER 370 =====