The City Lord's wife, right in front of me?
Lu Li was momentarily too shocked to speak. From the moment she saw the Skyfarer hover car, she knew Uncle Gu's old acquaintance was certainly no ordinary person, but no matter how extraordinary, Lu Li never imagined they would be the City Lord of Tianyuan City.
No wonder this Madam exuded such an aura of indescribable nobility—she's actually the City Lord's wife of Tianyuan City?
"Hello, Lu Li, you truly are a beautiful child. May I call you Xiao Li? You can just call me Aunt Pei, just like Xiao Xiao does."
Seeing the unconcealed shock on Lu Li's face, Pei Lingyi smiled and took Lu Li's hand as she spoke.
"Y-yes, Aunt Pei."
Lu Li said, feeling slightly overwhelmed by the honor. This City Lord's wife is so gentle and approachable.
"My name is Jing Hanshuang. You can just call me Sister Shuang. This is my younger brother, Jing Yuan."
Jing Hanshuang stepped forward to greet Lu Li.
"Hello."
Jing Yuan followed behind Jing Hanshuang and waved toward Lu Li.
"Oh, hello, Sister Shuang, Jing Yuan."
Seeing the two greet her, Lu Li quickly responded.
She still hadn't fully recovered her wits, especially since the Jing Family members were all so welcoming, making her feel a bit overwhelmed and flustered.
"Alright, why are you all standing outside? Let's go in first."
Seeing Lu Li's somewhat flustered and adorable appearance, Pei Lingyi smiled and urged everyone to quickly enter the house.
"Yes, yes."
Lu Li obediently followed behind Pei Lingyi.
"Son, you have good taste."
Where Lu Li couldn't see, Pei Lingyi turned her head and whispered to Jing Yuan.
"It's not what you think. We really are just childhood friends."
He knew he would definitely be misunderstood. He didn't mind himself, but he didn't want Lu Li to feel awkward because of this.
"Childhood friends are great! Isn't that just childhood sweethearts? You know each other well, so wouldn't taking the relationship a step further be natural?"
Pei Lingyi didn't care. People say that the childhood sweetheart can't beat the sudden arrival, but she didn't think so, because she and Jing Dongfeng were childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
Besides her, those other women couldn't even get a glance from Jing Dongfeng, so where did the sudden arrivals come from?
This time, she must support the Childhood Sweetheart stock.
Childhood sweethearts, unfortunately, only the girl (green plum), but no boy (bamboo horse).
Jing Yuan sighed helplessly. Lu Li didn't recognize him at all, so where did the childhood sweethearts come from?
And he didn't plan to tell Lu Li his secret, at least not yet.
Lu Li, who was behind them, was still immersed in the shock that Uncle Gu's old acquaintance was actually the City Lord, and didn't notice the interaction between the mother and son ahead.
"Lu Li, are you okay? Relax, it's fine. Just treat this place like my home."
Seeing Lu Li's still surprised and uncertain expression, Gu Xiao stepped forward to comfort her.
It seemed that this sudden scene had truly frightened this young girl who hadn't even left Yunqi City since childhood.
"That's right, that's right, Little Li Li, don't be so distant. Just treat us like family, and consider me your older sister."
Jing Hanshuang also leaned over, planning to first cozy up to this future sister-in-law.
"Don't cause trouble."
Gu Xiao looked up at Jing Hanshuang, signaling with her eyes for her not to mess around, as they really didn't have that kind of relationship.
"Relax, relax. When has your sister ever done anything out of line?"
Jing Hanshuang winked at Gu Xiao, indicating that she shouldn't worry and that she knew her limits.
That just makes me more worried.
Thinking of his sister's occasionally scatterbrained personality, Jing Yuan felt increasingly uneasy.
Forget it. He should probably stick close to Lu Li normally to prevent any accidents.
"Ah, o-okay."
Lu Li was flustered by Jing Hanshuang's enthusiasm and could only respond hastily.
Amidst Jing Hanshuang's cheerful chatter, the group entered the grand residence.
After passing through the carved iron gate of the grand residence, Lu Li suddenly felt as if she had stepped into another dimension.
The path beneath her feet was paved with bluestone slabs. Passing through an archway ahead, Lu Li saw a pond to the front right. The water was clear and green, and beautiful lotus flowers drifted on the surface, their leaves shading the water.
Walking closer, she could see fish swimming through the pond, and weeping willows were reflected on the water near the bank.
In the very center of the pond was a small pavilion, inscribed with the three characters: "Guanhe Pavilion."
To the left were various brightly colored flowers, vying for beauty.
After passing the pond and garden area, there was a winding long corridor, with trees and flowers planted on both sides.
Behind the long corridor was a relatively open small courtyard, featuring a rockery two people high, and next to it, a bamboo grove that rustled in the wind.
Further back were various courtyards. Lu Li was led into the largest one, which was the Jing Family's reception hall.
The construction within the courtyard was also very orderly and beautiful, featuring streams, arched bridges, waterside pavilions, and more, leaving Lu Li dazzled.
If she hadn't known beforehand that this was the Jing Family, Lu Li would have thought she had entered some kind of private garden.
From entering the main gate until now, Lu Li could only use two words to describe her feelings: "Shock and Awe."
She had never imagined that someone's home could be so vast and built so luxuriously.
"Do you like the scenery here?"
Seeing Lu Li's shocked expression, Jing Hanshuang stepped forward and asked.
"Y-yes, I like it."
Lu Li felt that no one could possibly say "no" when faced with such a scene.
The truth was, along the way she had seen that every style of ancient architecture was present here.
Pavilions, terraces, and towers of all types could be found here.
There was also a garden in Yunqi City, which Lu Li had visited with Gu Xiao during a holiday.
At the time, she thought the scenery there was breathtaking, but compared to this place now, it wasn't even on the same level.
In fact, it couldn't be compared at all.
"That's good. You'll be staying here for the next month or so. If you like it, you can wander around whenever you want. Our Jing Family has no restricted areas; you can go wherever you like."
"If you're worried about getting lost because the residence is too big, the Jing Residence is also equipped with the most advanced Smart Butler. You can just ask it to guide you."
Jing Hanshuang showed a cunning, successful smile. Liking this place was the first step.
"O-okay."
Facing Jing Hanshuang, Lu Li was like a startled little white rabbit.
"Sister Shuang, stop teasing Lu Li."
Seeing the somewhat flustered Lu Li, Gu Xiao grabbed Lu Li's wrist, pulled her behind herself, and then helplessly spoke to Jing Hanshuang.
"Tease? When did I ever tease Little Li Li?"
Jing Hanshuang was startled for a moment, then looked at Gu Xiao with an accusatory expression, as if she had suffered some huge grievance.
Then she turned her head to look at Lu Li, "Little Li Li, you tell her, did I tease you?"