Looking at Long Xuejiao and Lin Xiuer beside him, Li Mu couldn't help feeling that the descendants of Chilong and Qingzhu had outstanding temperament.
If Long Xuejiao, the fighter pilot, is sharp and capable, with a sense of heroism, then Qingzhu's granddaughter Lin Xiuer is as gentle as jade, with skin as beautiful as snow.
At the same time, both of them exuded a dignified atmosphere unique to children of aristocratic families. At first glance, they looked like ladies.
Seeing Li Mu, Lin Xiuer blinked her big eyes curiously and looked at this young man of similar age to herself.
As a child from a wealthy family in China, Lin Xiuer rarely saw her grandma attach so much importance to a young leader.
Facing Li Mu, Qingzhu not only showed kindness, affection and care from the bottom of his heart, but also showed respect, admiration and other emotions that only appeared among peers.
This made Lin Xiuer very curious about the origin of this young man.
"Xiuxiu, this is Li Mu. He is two years older than you. You have to call him brother."
Hearing Aunt Qing's words, Lin Xiuer obediently stretched out a white and slender hand and said gracefully:
"Hello, Brother Xiaomu, just call me Xiuxiu."
Li Mu gently pinched Lin Xiuer's stretched out slender hand and squeezed it lightly. A cool and warm touch suddenly came to his fingertips. The white little hand was as soft as boneless and elegant to the extreme.
"Hello, sister Xiuxiu, I didn't bring any gifts when we first met, so I'll give this to you."
As Li Mu spoke, he took off a string of jade beads from his wrist, all of which were made of top quality seeds, and handed them to Xiu Xiu's hand.
As a lady of the family, Lin Xiuer is naturally well-informed.
When I saw this bracelet, I immediately fell in love with it.
This jade was originally a rare treasure. Li Mu took it in his hand and warmed it for several years. It became more moist and looked breathtaking.
Seeing such an expensive gift, although Lin Xiuer liked it in her heart, she didn't dare to accept it. She quickly refused and said, "Brother Li Mu, this is too expensive. Xiuxiu can't have it."
Li Mu smiled slightly, handed the jade string to Lin Xiuer's hand, turned back to Chilong and said:
"Uncle Long, I came in a hurry this time and didn't prepare any gifts. You can't pick a gift from me."
Chilong laughed loudly, looked at Li Mu and joked:
"Forget it this time, you have to make up for it next time."
When he heard that Long Xuejiao did not give his granddaughter a jade bracelet, Qingzhu smiled happily and said to Lin Xiuer:
"Xiu'er, since it is your brother Li Mu's heart, just accept it."
After hearing Qingzhu's words, Lin Xiuer no longer refused, put the bracelet on her wrist, smiled sweetly at Li Mu, and said calmly:
"Thank you, brother Li Mu."
After standing outside the door talking for a long time, Qingzhu said to Li Mu:
"Xiao Mu, I asked you to come here this time. It's not just as simple as meeting Chilong and I. We'll come in for dinner later, and I'll introduce you to a few seniors."
"Oh? Senior?"
Li Mu was quite surprised and looked at Qingzhu with a questioning look.
Qingzhu smiled slightly and said to Li Mu:
"Yes, I have several highly respected lay Buddhists in my house, and some of them have quite good drinkers. I have invited you here mainly because I want you to get acquainted with some of the masters."
Li Mu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.
His drinking capacity is usually about two kilograms of liquor. It's okay to socialize at the dinner table or have a few drinks. But if he wants to compete with some seniors who can drink a thousand glasses, he is a bit stretched.
"Aunt Qing, don't you and Uncle Long know my drinking capacity?"
Hearing what Li Mu said, Qingzhu said softly:
"Who asked you to be Wenhe? This time I asked you to come because I wanted you to be Wuhe!"
When people usually drink, the so-called "Wen drink" means not forcing each other to drink, drink in large quantities and in small quantities. But in Wu drink, one gives in to each other and respects each other. After three rounds of drinking, there will be challengers who compete with each other and strive to be the best.
And what Qingzhu talks about as "literary drinking and martial drinking" is not drinking in the usual sense.
As the three core figures of the Dragon Domain organization, the three of them all know very well that Dragon Domain is not as simple as it seems on the surface, and Li Mu is not an ordinary retired soldier.
This martial drinking is ostensibly a competition for drinking power.
And hidden among them is actually a contest of strength.
When Li Mu heard this, his expression suddenly became much more solemn. He nodded solemnly and said:
"Since it's Wuhe, that's no problem."
Qingzhu nodded and said: "Okay, let's go into the house!"
Under Qingzhu's greeting, Li Mu and others followed Lin Xiuer into the main room in the courtyard.
There are not all the antiques and treasures as expected. Qingzhu's home is more like an ordinary home. The furniture and furnishings are quite simple and elegant. The tables and chairs are all made of mahogany. It looks like a very low-key Chinese classical wealthy family.
At this time, a round table has been set up in the hall, and many Qingzhu family members are busy serving delicious and fragrant meals from the kitchen.
Several elderly people were playing chess, and there were many younger people around, either watching chess or playing with their mobile phones. The atmosphere was quite relaxed.
Seeing Qingzhu leading the people in, several young people cast strange looks at Li Mu.
After a group of five people entered the room, a young man asked the young man next to him:
"Brother Chen, who is this kid? He actually bothered the uncle and Grandma Lin to go out and greet him in person?"
The young man called Brother Chen admired Lin Xiuer very much.
But at this gathering of the two major families, young people from several families received clear instructions from their elders, requiring them to be extremely respectful to the young man in front of them.
Long Chen didn't speak at this time. He watched several people turn around and enter the hut, his eyes filled with shock.
The several old people in the room were like living gods to them. It was usually difficult for the laymen to meet them, but they did not expect that the young man in front of them was not only welcomed into the house by two highly respected elders.
House, and have to eat at the same table with several lay people!
At this time, Long Chen was not only shocked to the extreme, but also understood the weight of Li Mu.
Not paying attention to the looks of many children from big families in the room, Li Mu followed Qingzhu and Chilong straight to the main house's hut.
In the room, there is a small old huanghuali table, and three old men are sitting around the table.
On the left side, near the door, there is a man with a fairy-like appearance, long eyebrows, wearing a coarse green shirt, and his silver hair tied in a bun. At first glance, he looks like an old man in his 60s, but he is energetic and has bright eyes.
But he did not take a seat at the main table. In the middle of the round table, an old man with missing teeth and black and white hair and no beard sat.
He didn't have many skin wrinkles, his body was well-proportioned and he was not tall. He didn't look like a man of high birth at all, but he looked a bit philistine.
It was such an old man who looked at Li Mu and asked with narrowed eyes:
"I've heard for a long time that Longyu has a new leader. I didn't expect it to be so young. It's very interesting. Sit down and have a few drinks with us old guys."