novelhk Chapter 8 Wild boars can't eat fine chaff, and Li Xi doesn't understand fashion.
Chapter 8 Wild boars can't eat fine chaff, and Li Xi doesn't understand fashion.
The next day, it was early in the morning.
Jiang Xinghe drove a tank off-road vehicle to the hotel to pick up Li Xi.
As soon as I got off the bus, I saw Li Xi.
Li Xi was wearing a black down jacket, the zipper pulled up from her knees to her neck, completely wrapped up, and standing at the hotel entrance, she looked like a black human pillar.
Jiang Xinghe's eyes widened when he saw that Li Xi was wearing a pair of down-to-earth black cotton shoes.
While unpacking his chewing gum, he berated Li Xi: "What kind of outfit is this? I'm not kidding, but even the aunties who collect garbage in our neighborhood don't wear those shoes on your feet."
"With your taste in clothes..."
Jiang Xinghe clicked his tongue twice, and said with a complicated expression, "Jiang Qingkong drugged you and made you sleep with me. That's an insult to my taste in women."
Li Xi had heard that Jiang Xinghe had a sharp tongue, but she wasn't angry.
How can a child who is unloved protect themselves if they don't have a sharp tongue?
Li Xi was too lazy to argue with him, so she simply opened the car door, got in, and casually sat down, lifting her down jacket.
Pointing to the black cotton shoes on her feet, Li Xi said, "These were a gift from my sweetheart, they're incredibly warm."
Jiang Xinghe rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky. "Then your crush's taste isn't very good either."
Li Xi pictured Gu Zhen's impeccable style, reminiscent of a tall, slender male model, and calmly retorted to Jiang Xinghe, "You're completely wrong. He looks like a work of art, and his taste is absolutely superb."
"If you stand next to him like that, you'll look like a country bumpkin."
Jiang Xinghe didn't believe her, thinking she was just bragging. "Bullshit! There's no man in Dongzhou City with better fashion sense than me."
Upon hearing this, Li Xi turned her head to look at Jiang Xinghe.
The half-zip sweater draped over Jiang Xinghe gave him a roguish air. But his eyes, hidden beneath his messy hair, seemed sharp, yet concealed a weariness and loneliness.
Children who are not loved are often like this; they will disguise themselves as a sharp hedgehog to protect their fragile flesh and blood.
Li Xi yawned, leaned back in the car seat, and said, "I think your taste is just so-so."
Jiang Xinghe sneered: "Wild boars can't eat fine chaff, and Li Xi doesn't understand fashion."
It actually rhymes quite well.
Li Xi chuckled softly, then asked, "Have you found a place yet?"
"Do you know the Lanting Apartment Building? I live there now. The security is excellent, but the rent isn't cheap."
Li Xi nodded, "I know, it's the most upscale apartment building in Dongzhou City, the ceiling for young tenants."
Three months ago, Xie Jiaoyue wanted to buy an apartment there, but she was unsuccessful.
Jiang Xinghe told Li Xi, "I've sent your information to the landlord. Wait for his reply. I should hear back in two days at the latest."
If there's no news, he'll go and bang on the landlord's door to urge him.
"Landlord?" Li Xi was taken aback. "Does Lanting Apartment belong to Landlord all by himself?"
"Yes."
Jiang Xinghe felt envious and jealous when this was mentioned.
He chewed his gum and muttered through gritted teeth, "The rent collector is a handsome guy. Not only does he look young, but he's also incredibly rich."
"He's a very wealthy man; he bought the entire building. All of us tenants in the building have to pay him rent every quarter."
"He's a mysterious, nitpicky person, and extremely picky about his tenants. And you..."
Glancing at Li Xi's outfit, Jiang Xinghe grinned smugly and said, "With your taste, you're unlikely to catch the eye of the landlord."
Li Xi pouted, "Who cares?"
He's just a landlord, who's going to put up with him?
If she couldn't rent a place in Lanting Apartment, she would look for another apartment complex.
There's no one she likes in that neighborhood, so she's not going to go out of her way to fawn over them!
As long as you have money in your pocket, you can settle down anywhere.
Changing the subject, Li Xi asked Jiang Xinghe, "How could a good-for-nothing playboy like you meet the criteria for a 'rent collector'?"
Jiang Xinghe revealed a smug expression and said, "I can play the violin, and the landlord likes to hear me play."
"Got it, you'll pass the level with your talent."
After thinking it over carefully, Li Xi said in a serious tone, "Then I can only rely on my good looks to get through."
Jiang Xinghe almost bit his tongue. "You have that thing called beauty?" After saying that, Jiang Xinghe turned to look at Li Xi's face.
To be honest, Li Xi's fashion sense is terrible, but she is very stylish and beautiful.
In fact, Li Xi's looks and figure are no less than Xie Jiaoyue's, and her appearance is even more beautiful and dazzling.
"Fine, I admit you're somewhat attractive." Jiang Xinghe had to admit that.
"What do you mean 'only a bit pretty'? There aren't many girls in the entire Dongzhou City who are prettier than me." Li Xi's words and tone were exactly like Jiang Xinghe's.
Jiang Xinghe smiled, "You're quite different from the rumors."
Rumors say that Xie's adopted daughter, Li Xi, is a spineless pushover with no dignity, and is Xie Jiaoyue's little follower.
Xie Jiaoyue told her to go to the left, and she would never steal a glance to the right; she was just a little follower who obeyed Xie's siblings without question.
Li Xi shrugged. "A helpless child has to rely on others to survive in order to get a bite to eat."
"Jiang Xinghe, aren't you just like me?"
Jiang Xinghe was stunned.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly, his playful expression vanished, and he stared ahead with a gloomy look.
We are both in the same boat, who has the right to laugh at whom?
*
The Xie family's engagement banquet yesterday turned into a very ugly affair. Xie Xingyun was also extorted for 50 million by Li Xi and lost an invitation from the Gu family.
Logically speaking, the Xie family should be shrouded in gloom and despair.
When Li Xi arrived at the Xie family, she saw that the Xie family was filled with laughter and joy, and even the potted plants in the yard had been replaced with more upscale and elegant new varieties.
This is even more grand than celebrating the Chinese New Year.
Jiang Xinghe quipped, "Is your adoptive father going to take a concubine?"
Li Xi smiled, "It could also be an illegitimate child coming to claim kinship."
Upon hearing the car, Xie's housekeeper, Zhang Ma, ran over and opened the door.
Upon seeing Li Xi outside the door, her smile vanished, and she said in a harsh tone, "Your things are all in your room, so hurry up and move them out."
“Perfect timing. The Second Miss’s walk-in closet is too small. Now that your room is emptied, we can expand it into a walk-in closet for her.”
Li Xi is an insignificant member of the Xie family.
Zhang Ma was an old maid in the Xie family. She had served Zhang Xiang and also watched Xie Jiaoyue grow up.
From the moment Li Xi entered the Xie family, she was subjected to a lot of passive-aggressive behavior from Zhang Ma.
Upon hearing this, Li Xi kicked Zhang Ma in the leg and scolded her with a stern face: "I am no longer the Xie family's adopted daughter, so I am a guest of the Xie family."
"What are you doing, a cook and a doorman, trying to act tough in front of me? What, after being a watchdog for the Xie family for so long, you've really started to think of yourself as a dog, only good at playing the dog-abusing-the-master trick?"
Jiang Xinghe raised an eyebrow and secretly gave Li Xi a thumbs up.
Zhang Ma's face turned ashen after being scolded by Li Xi in just a few words. She lowered her head and rubbed her leg, which had been kicked, without daring to refute.
The commotion at the door quickly attracted the attention of those inside.
Xie Jiaoyue wore a dark green vintage-style dress and a fluffy shawl, looking like a fragrant breeze.
"Li Xi!"
Xie Jiaoyue held Li Xi's wrist affectionately, a look of melancholy and worry on her face, and said sadly, "Dad and the others said you've been removed from our family's household registration?"
"is this real?"
Li Xi nodded, "Yes, shouldn't we hold a press conference to inform you?"
Xie Jiaoyue's pretty face turned black from being choked.
She glanced at the man following behind Li Xi.
Recognizing that it was Jiang Xinghe, Xie Jiaoyue subconsciously bit her lip, and said hesitantly, "Li Xi, you didn't come home last night. Were you with Jiang Xinghe?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinghe let out a soft scoff.
He yanked Xie Jiaoyue's hand away from Li Xi's and pulled Li Xi behind him to protect her.
Li Xi glanced at him.
Seeing that Jiang Xinghe's eyes were filled with anger, like a little dinosaur about to breathe fire, she quietly stood behind him, giving him a chance to perform.
Jiang Xinghe crossed his arms and stared at Xie Jiaoyue, saying with a half-smile, "Miss Xie, what you're saying is quite interesting. Li Xi didn't come home all night, so he was with me?"
"What, is she so poor that she can't afford a hotel room and can't even find a place to stay?"
Xie Jiaoyue's smile froze slightly as she was about to explain.
Jiang Xinghe unleashed another torrent of words: "Miss Xie has been filming outside these past two years, leaving the Xie family for months at a time, and it's common for her to stay out all night."
"Does Miss Xie stay at a different man's house every night?"