Chapter 340 Meeting the Parents

Dai Xingyun quickly responded and strode to the dining table to sit down. For a moment, the only sound in the room was the clinking of cutlery as the family ate their breakfast in silence.

Dai Xingyun quickly finished the last bite of his meal, then put down his chopsticks with satisfaction and slowly stood up.

With a smile, he said to his grandparents sitting across the table, "Grandpa and Grandma, I'll go pick up Xiaoxiao now."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Old Master Dai suddenly called out to him, "Wait a minute, don't rush off."

Dai Xingyun stopped in his tracks upon hearing the sound and looked at his grandfather with a puzzled expression.

Grandpa Dai stood up, pointed to the car parked outside the window, and said, "Go pick up Xiaoxiao in that car! Pick up her brother too."

Dai Xingyun hesitated slightly, then replied with some difficulty, "But Grandpa, her brother might not come."

Grandpa Dai disagreed: "Whether he comes or not, you should ask him again. If he's willing to come, bring him back with you; it'll be more lively with more people."

Seeing that his grandfather had said this, Dai Xingyun didn't say anything more, but simply nodded in agreement.

He picked up the car keys from the table and turned to walk towards the door.

Grandpa Dai stood at the door, his gaze fixed on Dai Xingyun's receding figure until he completely disappeared from sight, before slowly turning around.

Grandpa Dai's gaze shifted to the people at the dining table. His eyes slowly swept across each person's face, finally settling on them: "After you finish eating, clean up the house."

"Also, remember to prepare some gifts for the first meeting. It would be too impolite if the girl came to our door and we couldn't even offer a decent gift."

Although Mr. Dai's words were brief, his tone was firm and could not be ignored.

After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the restaurant with steady steps without hesitation.

"Old man, where are you going?" Grandma Dai called out as she saw Grandpa Dai get up to leave.

"I'm going out for a stroll to stretch my muscles. I'll be right back," Grandpa Dai replied without turning his head. His voice carried far away, but he had already walked away into the distance.

Meanwhile, Dai Xingyun had already arrived at the Shen family's residence.

Shen Xiaoxiao and Shen Xiaochuan had already gotten up and had breakfast.

Hearing the knock, Shen Xiaochuan quickly walked to the door, opened it, and saw Dai Xingyun. "You're here! Come in quickly!"

Unlike in the past, Shen Xiaochuan did not put on a cold face towards Dai Xingyun as usual, making it seem as if his eyes and nose were not eyes or noses.

Upon seeing this, Dai Xingyun couldn't help but be a little surprised. He couldn't help but take a closer look at Shen Xiaochuan, as if he wanted to confirm whether the friendly person in front of him was really Shen Xiaochuan.

Shen Xiaochuan noticed Dai Xingyun's gaze and said somewhat impatiently, "Alright, stop looking. If there's nothing else, you should set off as soon as possible."

Dai Xingyun then came to her senses and quickly said, "Oh, okay."

Shen Xiaoxiao looked at her clothes and said nervously, "I need to change my clothes later."

Shen Xiaoxiao was extremely nervous at this moment, and ran back to her room after speaking.

Back in my room, standing in front of the wardrobe, looking at the full closet of clothes, I suddenly felt that none of them were suitable.

She kept searching and trying on one item after another, but she still couldn't find one that satisfied her.

Time ticked by, and Shen Xiaoxiao grew increasingly anxious, her fingers darting uncertainly among the rows of clothes.

"Xiaoxiao, Xingyun has been waiting for half an hour!" Shen Xiaochuan's voice came from outside the door. He knocked gently on the door. "If you don't go out soon, you'll miss lunch."

Shen Xiaoxiao bit her lower lip, held up a light red shirt to herself, then shook her head and tossed it back onto the bed. Her flushed cheeks were reflected in the mirror.

"This one?" She finally pulled out a pale yellow polyester dress, which Dai Xingyun had specially chosen for her at the Huaqiao Shopping Mall last time.

Shen Xiaoxiao put the other clothes back in their place, and then carefully put on the clothes she had chosen.

She stood in front of the mirror, gazing at herself.

Then, she took out the cosmetics she had prepared for herself from the drawer.

She carefully began applying her makeup, first using foundation to evenly cover her face and conceal minor blemishes, then adding a natural blush to her cheeks with blush.

She skillfully used eyeshadow and eyeliner to make her eyes brighter and more expressive, and then applied a layer of mascara to make her eyelashes thick and curled.

Finally, she applied lipstick, choosing a color that matched her overall makeup, making her lips look even more sexy and alluring.

After finishing her facial makeup, Xiaoxiao combed her hair neatly and then skillfully braided it into an exquisite fishtail braid.

She looked at herself in the mirror from left to right and was very satisfied with her new look; she almost didn't recognize herself.

Looking at her bare neck and wrists, she thought, "Forget it, I shouldn't wear anything else around my neck. It'll just be trouble if someone sees it. I can wear a watch if I want to wear my hands."

As she fastened the metal watchband to her wrist, a cool sensation spread throughout her body.

She smiled at herself in the mirror again and nodded in satisfaction.

The door finally opened slowly, and Dai Xingyun, who had been staring at Shen Xiaochuan in the courtyard, suddenly looked up when she heard the sound.

When his gaze fell on Shen Xiaoxiao who had come out, he was completely stunned, as if frozen in place.

In the morning light, Shen Xiaoxiao seemed to be edged with gold, her pale yellow skirt swaying gently with her steps, almost making him forget to breathe.

"Is it pretty?" Shen Xiaoxiao stood there nervously, her hands tightly twisting her fingers.

Dai Xingyun's throat bobbed slightly. Suddenly, as if he had remembered something, he quickly pulled a blue cloth bag from his pocket.

"I almost forgot..." Dai Xingyun said as she carefully unfolded the blue cloth bag.

A beautiful silver hairpin was visible inside, its head carved with an exquisite lotus scroll pattern, shimmering faintly in the sunlight.

"My mother gave this to me when I left home," Dai Xingyun said in a slightly low voice. "She said she wanted me to put it on her future daughter-in-law's head myself."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoxiao lowered her head, a faint blush rising on her cheeks.

She obediently allowed Dai Xingyun to insert the silver hairpin into her hair bun.

Standing to the side, Shen Xiaochuan felt a pang of unease. Looking at his younger sister's shy demeanor, he suddenly realized that his little sister had grown up and was about to become someone else's wife.

"Beautiful!" Dai Xingyun's gaze remained fixed on Shen Xiaoxiao, unwilling to look away for even a moment.

Shen Xiaoxiao felt a little embarrassed by Dai Xingyun's direct gaze, and her face turned even redder.