Chapter 100: Welcome Party
Under the sunset…
Ji Yunqi sat at the dressing table in the fitting room, her eyes closed, with several smiling girls around her.
Some were classmates of the same grade, and there were also two senior students. They were all applying makeup to Ji Yunqi, or rather, applying makeup to Ji Yunqi and others together.
After all, it wasn’t just Ji Yunqi who was going on stage; other students performing also needed makeup.
“You look so beautiful like this, much better than when I first met you~” Tang Yun’er next to her giggled, looking at Ji Yunqi’s host attire.
Mainly…
Ji Yunqi herself, in terms of figure, was just a little loli. However, from the choice of dress to the makeup design and hairstyle design, everything was done in the direction of a mature older sister.
This resulted in Ji Yunqi’s current overall height appearing to have been extended considerably. Standing on stage, if one didn’t look closely, they might mistake her for a tall and mature woman.
To accommodate Ji Yunqi, even the other male host was chosen to be a guy only 1.75 meters tall. Although there was still a noticeable difference in height, it wouldn’t appear jarring, as men generally tended to be taller than women.
Ji Yunqi did not open her eyes at this moment, mainly because… she was afraid that seeing Tang Yun’er’s appearance would make her lack confidence.
That’s right, at this moment, Ji Yunqi was also starting to care a little about her appearance. Although she knew she was already doing quite well, she felt she was still far behind the person beside her.
Or rather… this pure white-haired person was a pure out-of-the-ordinary entity, a face that could not be replicated.
“Perhaps. By the way, are you ready? The first act is yours~”
Hearing Ji Yunqi’s questioning tone, Tang Yun’er disdainfully said, “Heh, who do you think I am? The first act is a recognition of my talent. Tonight, I will surely be the star!”
“Alright, alright, you’re the star.” Ji Yunqi hadn’t expected that this person would have such a chuunibyo side. How had she not noticed it before?
……….
“Alright, everyone is ready. It’s time for me to go on stage.”
Looking at the students who had already taken their seats outside, Ji Yunqi started to feel nervous. This was inevitable; no matter who it was, facing so many people, nervousness was unavoidable.
After exchanging a glance with her partner beside her, they both stepped onto the stage.
At this moment, the lights in the venue also changed slightly. The lights in the audience area dimmed considerably, while the most dazzling light shone on the center of the stage.
Ji Yunqi walked forward holding the microphone, with her partner following behind her. At the same time, he slowed his steps to avoid stepping on Ji Yunqi’s skirt hem.
After they both stood in place, the venue fell silent.
“Esteemed leaders, teachers, and dear classmates, good evening!”
Following a simple greeting, the venue immediately erupted with thunderous applause, as enthusiastic as a fan meeting.
“Tonight, with brilliant lights and a long shining galaxy, we gather here filled with passion and anticipation…”
After an impassioned speech, Ji Yunqi’s task came to an end, and she stepped down. However, everything she did was closely observed by someone.
Looking at the departing figure, Xia Zijie seemed to see the years gone by, and the corners of his mouth revealed a smile that no one else could notice.
In the end, he said nothing, just nodded silently, his eyes full of approval.
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“Here, drink some water first. You worked hard.” Jiang Youwei handed Ji Yunqi the water in his hand, still with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
“Alright, alright, don’t act like this, it’s not that serious~” Ji Yunqi didn’t mind at all, considering it a small exercise for herself. She was a little scared now, and practicing her courage was good.
After taking a sip of water to moisten her throat, Ji Yunqi’s eyes rolled, and she then leaned closer to Jiang Youwei, nudging his arm with her elbow and asking, “Hey, Old Jiang, do you think I did okay just now?”
Jiang Youwei blurted out without thinking, “Just so-so…”
As soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. He turned his head and saw Ji Yunqi’s face, which had turned as black as the bottom of a pot. This was obvious.
Ji Yunqi was angry!
Jiang Youwei knew it wasn’t good. His good brother getting angry had serious consequences. A woman getting angry also had serious consequences. Now, his good brother who had become a woman getting angry was even more terrifying.
“Uh… it just slipped out, don’t take it to heart, hehehe~”
Jiang Youwei quickly explained, while also questioning himself internally, why did he have to be so mean with his words?
It was all because when they were brothers, he couldn’t control his mouth and insisted on being part of that damned “detraction team,” which made him habitually detract Ji Yunqi now.
“Hmm~ really?” Ji Yunqi gave him a death stare, looking at Jiang Youwei quietly.
An immense pressure washed over him. Helpless, Jiang Youwei had no choice but to promise some concessions to quell Ji Yunqi’s anger.
“That’s more like it. We’re brothers, saying these things, honestly~”
Jiang Youwei sat there expressionlessly, ignoring Ji Yunqi’s action of patting his shoulder, thinking to himself how quickly this person could change their mood.
However, seeing that she was no longer angry, Jiang Youwei didn’t feel too bad about it. As long as she was happy.
The importance of the welcome party host was self-evident. However, frequent appearances would always make people feel uncomfortable, which was why there were two hosts.
Besides the opening ceremony, they would take turns appearing afterward, so Ji Yunqi didn’t feel too tired after the whole welcome party.
It was just that the preparatory rehearsal work for this welcome party had taken a lot of effort to ensure it went smoothly.
And now, the welcome party was over, and Ji Yunqi had to go home. After all, in about half a month, it would be her son’s wedding.
This was a major event and could not afford any mistakes. As a father, she had to do what she had to do.
Ding dong~
As a message alert sounded, Ji Yunqi, who was in the audience packing her things to go home, paused slightly.
Jiang Youwei also put down Ji Yunqi’s schoolbag and looked at her with a puzzled expression, “What’s wrong?”
“Let me see first.”
As Ji Yunqi opened her phone, she saw a message from a contact saved as “Father-in-law.”
[Father-in-law: Brat, when do you think would be a good time for us to come? How about tomorrow? We can help my grandson plan properly.]
Ji Yunqi was shocked by this message.
Tomorrow?
How could this be possible? If the elderly couple came tomorrow, they wouldn’t have anything prepared. How could this be acceptable?
No, no, she had to refuse. At least they should wait until they were prepared before coming. Such a sudden visit was too abrupt.
“What happened? Why are you so flustered?” Jiang Youwei asked, seeing Ji Yunqi’s troubled expression and being genuinely worried.
However, Ji Yunqi shook her head helplessly, “It’s nothing, it’s just my father-in-law asking if I want him to come over tomorrow. The key is that I’m not ready yet. If they come…”
“This, this, this…”
Having said that, Ji Yunqi waved her hand to gesture at herself. Jiang Youwei understood immediately; she didn’t know how to explain.
“You’re not ready and don’t know how to explain, right?”
“Yes, I have to refuse this properly.”
Jiang Youwei nodded, indeed. If the elderly couple suddenly visited, it might cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.
[Yun: Dad, it’s too early for you to come, there’s no need for that. Coming a day or two in advance is fine, and we’ll prepare everything else.]
[Prosperity Blooms: Hey, you ungrateful brat, you don’t want your dad to visit, do you?]
[Yun: How could I, Dad? You’re completely overthinking. I just don’t want you to come so early and busy yourselves unnecessarily. This is our job.]
[Prosperity Blooms: I feel like you’re hiding something from me~]
Ji Yunqi’s heart skipped a beat.
How could this old rascal have such accurate intuition? He guessed it right away. She absolutely couldn’t show any loopholes now, or it would be difficult to handle!
[Yun: Dad, what are you talking about? What could I possibly hide from you? You’re worrying too much.]
[Prosperity Blooms: Hmph! I hope so. Fine, fine. Since you say so, I’ll come later then.]
[Prosperity Blooms: Oh, right. You… what does your wife like these days? Should I bring something for her?]
Ji Yunqi couldn’t help but laugh out loud. This old rascal was clearly a doting parent, and now he was acting so humble. Why didn’t she remember this before?
However, he was still her father-in-law after all, and her goal was for him to reconcile with his daughter. Therefore, Ji Yunqi naturally needed to offer some advice.
[Yun: Dad, don’t worry. Your presence is the best gift. As for other things, just bring whatever you like.]
[Prosperity Blooms: Alright, alright, I’ll figure it out myself.]
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“Are you done?” Jiang Youwei asked.
Ji Yunqi nodded. It was fine now that this old rascal had calmed down, but she needed to think about how to handle the situation in advance.
If it wasn’t handled well, it would be troublesome. Even a small oversight could cause many unnecessary misunderstandings.
“Then let’s go home.” With that, Jiang Youwei picked up Ji Yunqi’s schoolbag again, acting as a porter.
Fortunately, it was already quite late, and there weren’t many people at the school who could see their faces clearly. Otherwise, someone would surely be shocked by this scene.
The teacher of a university actually helping a student carry their schoolbag, and appearing a little subservient…
……….
Upon returning home, Ji Yunqi automatically ignored the other two and went straight to her room.
Bang!
As Ji Yunqi kicked open the room door, Ye Mingkong trembled, “You startled me, I thought a robber had come.”
“What robber? Are you implying I’m the robber?” Ji Yunqi put on a feigned, wronged expression, looking at Ye Mingkong as if she were about to shed tears if a word was out of place.
Ji Yunqi’s lifelike and exquisite acting left Ye Mingkong stunned. What was going on?
It was better that her husband understood more. With those little expressions, it was clear she had a face that could charm all sentient beings.
Sometimes, Ye Mingkong really wondered if her husband was a succubus in human form, how could he be so seductive?
Ye Mingkong didn’t stand on ceremony and stepped forward to put her arm around Ji Yunqi’s slender waist, “How can my husband be so alluring?”
Ji Yunqi pushed him away perfunctorily, turning her head away, “Alright, let go of me now~”
She just wanted to tease her wife, she didn’t want to do anything else. After all, she still had to think carefully about how to explain things to her father-in-law tonight.
She would definitely need to interact with him in advance, otherwise, there would definitely be a rift between father and daughter.
Although she couldn’t tell her wife now, she could discuss it with her son. However, her son was in his room now, and she didn’t know what he was doing.
Would it be bad if she disturbed the couple?
Meanwhile, in Shangjing…
“Old man, what are you doing?” Jiang Hua watched her husband packing his luggage, unable to understand why he was acting so strangely, packing his bags late at night.
“What, don’t you want to see your daughter?”
Ye Lingyu’s words stunned Jiang Hua. Did she hear correctly? Did she hear her husband talking about their daughter?
Oh my god, has this person finally come to his senses and decided to go see their daughter?
In recent years, Jiang Hua had wanted to visit her daughter countless times, but always gave up due to her husband. It was enough to know she was safe, wasn’t it?
“When are we leaving?” Jiang Hua was already impatient. She hadn’t seen her daughter in so many years and didn’t know what she had become.
Ever since she heard that her grandson was getting married, she had been eagerly awaiting this day, and now it had finally arrived.
“That brat said not to go tomorrow, and to wait for ten days to half a month before going,” Ye Lingyu said with a cold smile.
“Hmph! I stubbornly refuse. I want to go tomorrow and give him a small surprise, hehe~”
Jiang Hua covered her face and sighed. This person was already in his seventies or eighties, yet he was still like a child. It was truly childish.
However, it was good to go earlier. The more time she could spend seeing her daughter, the better. Oh, right, and her son-in-law. It had been years, and she didn’t seem to have prepared anything for her son-in-law, had she?
It was said that a son-in-law was half a son. But this son-in-law had no birth parents, and called her Mom. She should treat her son-in-law as her own son and choose a good gift for him.
Jiang Hua couldn’t wait to see how happy her son-in-law would be when he received the gift.
“Old man, if we go tomorrow, do you still remember where they live?”
Ye Lingyu’s hands, which were packing, suddenly stopped. Yes, he didn’t know where his daughter and son-in-law lived!
But he couldn’t ask. If he asked, that brat would definitely not let him go, but he wanted to go earlier.
Forget it, he’d just go directly. At worst, he could stay in a hotel for a few days.
“It doesn’t matter, just go directly. We can inquire about Cheng Yun’s kid at Rongcheng University then. If we find my grandson, we’ll surely find my daughter, won’t we?”
Jiang Hua nodded. That was true. “Good! You’re so amazing~”
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