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Xie Siyun was caught off guard again by her parents' affectionate display. Unable to say anything negative, she joined in,
"Dad's right. Mom looks really beautiful in this dress, completely different from usual, incredibly gorgeous."
With the double affirmation from her husband and daughter, Jiang Yuying finally felt relieved and relaxed. Then, she nodded to the designer beside her,
"I'll go with this one. Just pinch the waist a bit more on this side, and the skirt should be slightly shorter."
She pinched her waistline; the model's waist was slightly thicker than hers, but higher, and some small details didn't match.
The designer understood, "I got it. We have your measurements here."
Only then did Jiang Yuying go to change back into her clothes. When she returned, she found her husband and daughter idle... playing mobile games? Jiang Yuying was a bit puzzled.
"What are you playing?"
Xie Li put down his phone, feeling a bit embarrassed.
He had just seen Xie Siyun playing a game over there and couldn't help but take a look. It was a 5v5 battle mobile game, similar yet different from the national mobile games he played before his past self. Unable to resist, he asked Xie Siyun to teach him. After finishing the beginner training, this was the first game Xie Siyun played with him, and then he was caught by Jiang Yuying.
Fortunately, Jiang Yuying wasn't the type to blame Xie Li. Seeing that Xie Li wasn't going to play anymore, she was ready to pull him to look at other dresses
But unexpectedly, not only had Xie Li and the others finished ordering the dresses, but they also inexplicably added many casual outfits.
Xie Li felt even more embarrassed, feeling like a scumbag secretly spending money behind his wife's back. He rubbed his nose, then faced Jiang Yuying's puzzled gaze, "I want to update my wardrobe."
As a VIP of this store, the dresses arrived quickly. But no matter how fast they were, there weren't many days left until the banquet. Although Xie Li said not to worry about Xie Siqi, Jiang Yuying was still somewhat concerned about her son and went to knock on his door to ask.
Xie Siqi didn't say much, just comforted his mother, "Mom, don't worry. I've already prepared my dress. I won't embarrass Dad."
Jiang Yuying didn't know how to respond to his words and just opened her mouth, "I'm not worried about embarrassing your dad; I'm worried about you..."
"Okay, Mom, I know. You don't need to worry. I'm all set."
The two of them exchanged a few words like this before stopping. Then Jiang Yuying could only leave her son's room. Before going to bed that night, she sighed again, unable to help but cue Xie Li, "Look, if it wasn't for you quarreling with him, he wouldn't be so rebellious."
Xie Li put down the mobile game he was playing. At this moment, he was sitting on the bed, leaning against the headboard, playing games on his phone. Jiang Yuying was sitting in front of the dressing table, applying skincare products.
"It's not right to blame me for quarreling with him. Besides, I didn't quarrel with him. He chose his own path. Can I make decisions for him all his life? Besides, he said he's ready, why are you so worried?"
Jiang Yuying felt choked up again.
"That's true, but how can I not worry?" She also knew that it wasn't Xie Li's fault, so she sighed again, then finished applying skincare products and went to bed.
Days flew by in the blink of an eye. Xie Li slowly got used to being a man while feeling excited about the upcoming banquet.
Noble banquets portrayed in TV dramas were always grand, and novels described them vividly. He was excited but also worried because in novels, something always happen between the male and female protagonists at banquets. But this time, it seemed like there was no banquet described in the novel about Madam Sun's birthday.
Xie Li didn't know the reason for this. Perhaps because at this time, Xie Siqi and Shen Xiyue were still in the early stages of their relationship, mainly depicting their budding affection? Or maybe Shen Xiyue at that time was too outrageous to attend a noble banquet?
In short, this banquet wasn't in the novel's plot.
Thinking about this, Xie Li relaxed a bit. No banquet in the plot meant Xie Siqi and Shen Xiyue wouldn't cause trouble, and he wouldn't have a headache for now.
Xie Li was someone who avoided trouble at all costs. He hoped that all trouble would stay far away from him. During this time spent with Jiang Yuying and Xie Siyun, he didn't want the original ending in the novel to happen to them.
A best friend and a little friend, in short, he would protect these two no matter what.
While Xie Li was happily preparing for the banquet, he received news of the slow progress between Xie Siqi and Shen Xiyue recently. Xie Li sneered, without any obstruction from his parents, the relationship between these two seemed to be progressing even slower.
Assistant Gao specifically mentioned one person: Night Boss.
He played a role in the emotional obstacles between the two, causing them to quarrel recently. It was probably the cliché plot. Night Boss, in the process of helping, fell in love with Shen Xiyue, a simple and unpretentious girl.
