Give Me Your Hands and Marry Me

A Miao recalled the information in her mind. The slightly fat older man was Lan Lixiao’s fourth male cousin, and the dark thin man was the third male cousin. The elder and the fifth had passed away.

“Have you changed her surname?” The fourth cousin looked up, and obviously, he looked down on A Miao.

A Miao bent her head to eat as if she had heard nothing.

“You…” The man was enraged. An illegitimate girl from nowhere dared to ignore him?

“Lan Miao.” Lan Lixiao interrupted him as a warning. “Don’t you like it?”

The old man did not dare challenge Lan Lixiao, so he immediately squeezed out a smile and nodded. “Sounds nice. Second brother, you gave her the name, didn’t you?”

“Elder Master, the dishes are getting cold.” Uncle Fu, who had been standing behind Lan Lixiao, stepped forward and handed him chopsticks.

Lan Lixiao took them and spoke to A Miao. “Let’s eat!”

The fourth cousin who was ignored felt embarrassed, but no one cared about him. The rest all could not wait to see someone get humiliated, and that included the people on the other side, the third generation of the Lan family.

“See? Great Uncle seems to be very fond of her.” A young and gentle girl said with jealousy, “Where did she come from suddenly?”

The young man sitting next to her gave her a cold look. “Even if she is a beggar, now she is Miss Elder of the Lan family.”

Although A Miao lowered her head, she kept watching her surroundings. Even though the two people talked in very low voices, she still heard them.

“Hehe!” The young girl glanced over and stopped talking.

They were the children of the fourth male cousin’s family. It was said that Lan Lixiao didn’t like their mother, who didn’t dare to come today. Another man and woman sitting next to them were with the third male cousin. For some unknown reason, they had not talked yet.

It was not a pleasant dinner time, and Lan Lixiao started to ask the people to leave as soon as he finished eating. Some people had to wolf down their abalone before leaving the table.

“Second brother, we are leaving. Remember to inform us when you hold the party!”

They specifically reminded him, and when Lan Lixiao nodded, they left.

“A Miao should go to rest early.” Lan Lixiao took A Miao’s hand as they went upstairs. “For these people who came today, it is best if they are friendly to you. But if they are not nice to you, you don’t have to be polite.”

A Miao smiled. “Grandpa, don’t worry. I will be fine.”

“That’s good, that’s good!”

The grandfather and granddaughter talked for a while, and A Miao returned to her room. As soon as she entered the room, she threw herself onto the bed.

“It’s too tiring…”

She was exhausted after the dinner since she had to use all her attention to prevent any slip-up.

“Shen Xinglan…” A Miao mumbled with red eyes. She missed him so much. This was just the beginning, and what would happen in the future? Moreover, she had to try to pretend to be someone every day, which was too excruciating.

Shen Xinglan was sitting alone in the garden when Ouyang Jin came back from the outside. Seeing him, Ouyang Jin was shocked.

“Why haven’t you slept?”

“I can’t sleep.” Shen Xinglan extinguished his cigar. “You haven’t come back for a few days.”

Ouyang Jin stayed in his house recently, as did Lil Xi.

“It is all for you!” Ouyang Jin sat opposite him. “I haven’t seen you smoking in a long time.”

Seeing Shen Xinglan keep quiet, Ouyang Jin added, “A Miao should have understood why you didn’t want her to go in the beginning.”

“I’m afraid she will cry.” Shen Xinglan closed his eyes and held his forehead. “If everything goes well, I will be there after the New Year. It is the best I can do.”

He had no idea if the little woman could persevere until that time.

“Don’t worry too much. A Miao is very strong.” Ouyang Jin patted his shoulder and stood up. “And, there will be a surprise for you soon!”

Shen Xinglan looked up at him.

On Sunday, Lan Wenxuan, who didn’t come back to dinner that night, finally appeared. However, he was not alone.

“Grandpa, I am sorry. I couldn’t come back that day!” Lan Wenxuan looked like his mother. He was a gentle and handsome man. At first glance, everyone could tell that he was raised in a big family.

Lan Lixiao gently touched his grandson’s leg with a cane. “Where is your present? Go give it to your elder sister!”

“Oh!” Lan Wenxuan finally turned to look at A Miao, who was in a daze. “I am Wenxuan, nice to meet you.”

He did not call A Miao sister, but at this time A Miao did not care about what he said, because all her attention was on the person behind Lan Wenxuan.

Seeing that she did not respond, Lan Wenxuan frowned secretly. He didn’t want to talk to her either.

“Grandpa, let me introduce my friend to you!” Lan Wenxuan reached out, and a tall man stepped forward.

The man’s red hair almost blinded A Miao and his perfect face was wearing a smile. “Nice to meet you, Elder Master!”

“His name is Ouyang Jin!”

Lan Wenxuan introduced him.

The old man interrupted him. “Are you from the Ouyang family in Europe?”

“Do you know my grandfather?” Ouyang Jin beamed. “That is good. I was worried that I would bother you if I came here.”

Lan Lixiao looked him up and down. “When I was young, I met with your grandfather several times. I heard that he has a grandson who is a gambling king. Is that you?”

“It’s him!” Lan Wenxuan laughed. “We met at the gambling table a few years ago. He beat me for more than 10 million in one night.”

Ouyang Jin shook his head. “I have returned the money to you, haven’t I?”

“That’s because I helped you later!”

Lan Lixiao also laughed, and it seemed that he liked Ouyang Jin. “Why did you come to Jingcheng City?”

“It is a coincidence. We met at the airport when he was going to the Country J.” Lan Wenxuan loosened his tie and sat down as he invited Ouyang Jin to have a seat as well. “When he saw me, he had to come back with me.”

Ouyang Jin took out a box from his bag. “I am on vacation, and I have no destination. Since I have never been to Jingcheng City, I thought that if I came to ask for a meal, Elder Master would not kick me out, right?” he smiled and asked.

“Haha, Wenxuan will entertain Ouyang Jin and invite him to dinner at night!” Lan Lixiao said and turned to A Miao. “And you can also meet my granddaughter.”

A Miao looked blank. She watched Ouyang Jin make a gentlemanly salute to her and say, “I heard about you from Wenxuan. Nice to meet you, Miss Lan Miao!”

“Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Ouyang… Jin.”

Ouyang waved his hand. “Don’t be so polite. You can call me Ouyang!”

“Hehe!” A Miao tried to laugh more naturally. “Okay.”

Ouyang Jin acted like he was a stranger to A Miao. He said hello and then said to Lan Wenxuan, “You said that you would be my guide. I want to see the historical sites in Jingcheng City. Don’t break our appointment!”

“Good idea!” Lan Lixiao suddenly said, “Take A Miao with you. It is also her first time to Jingcheng City.”

Lan Wenxuan looked hesitant and was going to refuse when he heard Ouyang Jin clap his hands.

“Great, it is better to travel with a beautiful girl! I will be bored if I have to look at Lan Wenxuan’s face for such a long time.”

A Miao curled her lips. She asked intentionally, “Will it be inconvenient? I should not go.”

“Why would it be inconvenient?” Ouyang Jin tilted his head as he asked, “Do you agree with me, Lan Wenxuan? Let’s take your sister with us.”

“Of course!” Lan Wenxuan had to nod and then looked at A Miao for a while.

When he sent Ouyang Jin to leave, he asked, “We have had no contact for a long time, since when you have changed your taste?”

In his memory, the gambling king, Ouyang Jin always liked sexy women with huge bosoms. Lan Miao looked beautiful, but she should not be his type.

“You think too much.” Ouyang Jin wiped his sunglasses clean. “She is your sister, isn’t she?”

Lan Wenxuan snorted, “Do you think so?”

“Is there any problem?” Ouyang Jin opened the door of the car. “If you don’t like her, we can refuse to take her.”

After that, before Lan Wenxuan could respond, he got in the car and left.

“That’s him, the dissolute gambling king.” Lan Wenxuan’s face slowly showed a cold expression. “But I barely recognize him acting so enthusiastically.”

Then he turned back into the house when he saw A Miao going upstairs.

“Are you sure you’ll go with us?”

A Miao turned around. Lan Wenxuan carefully looked at her under the lamp. Her condescending expression made him very uncomfortable, so he took a few steps up and stood side by side with A Miao.

“I just told grandpa that I didn’t want to go with you, but he said that I had not been out for so long since I was back, so he insisted that I should go!”

Lan Wenxuan frowned. This woman really considered herself his cousin?

“Don’t worry. We can go out together tomorrow, then you can drop me wherever you want, and then pick me up on your way home.” A Miao smiled. “After all, we are still strangers, and I am not used to going out to have fun with you.”

Lan Wenxuan’s expression changed for a moment, and then he cast a deep glance at A Miao before he left.

A Miao, conversely, went back to her room in a good mood, and then couldn’t help laughing. She finally saw someone whom she was familiar with, and it felt like she had a backup…

“Ouyang, have you been to Jingcheng City?”

When Ouyang Jin was still driving, he received a phone call from Shen Xinglan.

“I told you I would give you a surprise!” He put him on speaker. “I happened to find out that Lan Wenxuan was on his trip back home, so I pretended to meet him by chance.”

“Have you seen A Miao? How is she doing? Does everything go well?” Shen Xinglan shot out a bunch of questions.

Ouyang Jin patiently replied, “I saw her, and she looks good. She didn’t gain or lose any weight and was in good spirits!”

“You can contact her, right?” Shen Xinglan could not keep calm on the other end. A Miao was his wife, whom he could not see but had to request someone unrelated to take care of…

“Don’t envy me!” Ouyang Jin said in a relaxed way. “I came here instead of you and I will take care of her.

“Don’t worry. We will ask A Miao out tomorrow and I will find a chance to let you talk to each other.”

This was why A Miao felt excited. She deliberately refused them because she knew that Lan Wenxuan did not dare to leave her behind. Ouyang Jin would definitely find an opportunity for her to call Shen Xinglan, and by that time, she could see Yaya and him!

“Miss Elder and Young Master, if you won’t come back for dinner, remember to call me in advance!” Uncle Fu opened the door of the car for A Miao as he spoke.

A Miao got into the car and waved at him. “I will, Uncle Fu!”

“Miss Lan looks very beautiful today!” Ouyang Jin turned around from the driver’s seat and said.

A Miao smiled. “Thank you. Mr. Ouyang is also very handsome!”

Sitting in the passenger seat, Lan Wenxuan rubbed his eyebrows and tried to figure out how to get rid of her.