Chapter 13: You Just Can't Help Running Your Mouth

"No big deal, even dying on you would be an honor."

"Our kind of shotgun wedding is very risky, we might both end up regretting it."

"So what?" He didn't care, "It's the participation that counts."

"..."

***

"Mom, are you guys really spoiling my brother like this?" Long Tianjiao widened her eyes at her mother, "Letting him make all the decisions on his own?"

"Well, what else can I do? I can't say anything against the decisions made by your grandparents." Dragon Mother said irritably while knitting.

"Have grandma and grandpa gone senile?!" Long Tianjiao collapsed on the sofa, "When my sister arrives home later, tomorrow I'll have to join her in paying a visit to this sister-in-law."

"There's no 'paying a visit.' Let her come home tomorrow, she's not that important to make you go see her."

While they were speaking, Long Fengxi came in dragging her suitcase, "I could hear you all the way out there, Mom, can you keep it down?"

"Sis, you're back!" Long Tianjiao got up to help her with the suitcase, "Anyway, there are no outsiders at home, Mom can say whatever she wants."

Long Fengxi was Long Yubei's twin sister and bore a resemblance to Long Yubei.

She sat down on the other side of Dragon Mother, "Aren't the marriage certificates already issued? Stop being unsatisfied, just accept the fact. It was his own choice, respect it."

"Like I could do anything else? No one listens to my opinion."

"Sis, I heard that Brother Congmo has also returned to the country, the two of you almost overlapping. Did he come back because he knew you were returning?"

Long Fengxi glanced at her, "What does his return have to do with me? We're not even in the same country."

"I feel like Brother Congmo still has feelings for you, besides, you two were each other's first loves..."

Before she could finish, Long Fengxi interrupted her, "Shut it, I'm tired, I'll go rest in my room."

Watching her go upstairs, Long Tianjiao lowered her head to Dragon Mother, "Mom, what's my sister really thinking? Brother Congmo is so outstanding, why wouldn't they get back together?"

"Why meddle with their affairs? If they could have reconciled, they would have a long time ago. They've been broken up for years. Why bring it up? You just can't keep your mouth shut."

Long Tianjiao sulked and fell silent.

***

The next day, Gu Lili followed Long Yubei back to the Long Family Mansion.

The whole family was waiting at home.

Seeing the two of them, Old Madam Long smiled and waved, "Please, have a seat."

"Thank you, Grandma." Both sat down almost simultaneously.

"This is Feng Xi, the second child. You haven't met her."

"Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful." Long Fengxi's eyes lit up with joy, "My brother is so lucky."

"Not at all, you're very pretty too."

"Sister-in-law, have you decided on your bridesmaids yet?"

Gu Lili was startled and quickly responded, "I don't have any friends, so, no."

"How about I be your bridesmaid then?" Long Fengxi offered herself.

"Sure."

Old Madam Long nodded non-stop on the side, "I think you two will get along well in the future. Not like that wretched Tianjiao, who doesn't even bother to greet her sister-in-law."

Long Tianjiao chose to be selectively deaf and pretended not to hear Grandma's words.

"Beibei, once you're married, hurry up and have a kid. Your grandma and I will have so much fun." Mr. Long urged.

"Exactly, starting from now, no more birth control, the Long Family population is thinning, it's time to get pregnant quickly, Lili, you agree, right?"

Father Long's face turned red, and he coughed artificially. Gu Lili also felt somewhat uncomfortable, but still smiled and answered, "Grandma, I understand."