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In response, Lisa nodded her head confidently and greeted, “Hello, aunties, uncles, brothers and sisters.”
“Tch, who’s your sister?!” someone mumbled from behind.
Actually, it wasn’t hard to tell that some people were ridiculing Lisa on the inside. But, she did not care.
“OK, since Luke is home now, we can officially start the celebrations. When the auspicious hour comes around, I’ll carry your son out!”
As Mother Lu spoke, she looked at Lisa provokingly. It seemed, she was trying to show Lisa that someone was bound to help the Lu Family give birth to a son even if she wasn’t willing to.
However, Lisa glanced back at her with a gaze that said, go ahead and give birth all she liked; she wasn’t a baby-making machine for the Lu Family!
Meanwhile, everyone else either felt pity or ridicule or they simply wanted to watch a good show.
Luke and Lisa looked at each other without saying a word and followed the relatives inside.
Of course, while waiting for the ‘auspicious hour’, someone ended up giving up to temptation and questioning Lisa. A daughter of one of the uncles rested her head on her palms as she leaned on the table nosily, trying to get close to Lisa, “Sister-in-law, I’ve seen you in the news a lot lately. Since you’re so close to Emma, do you know how she became Jones’ student? Can you tell us about it…?”
After Lisa heard the question, she was about to respond, but the young girl’s mother suddenly stepped in, “What’s so interesting about the life of a performer? Doesn’t the magazines already show enough?”
The girl responded with an “Oh” and did not say another word.
Afterwards, the atmosphere turned a little awkward. At that time, another elder of the family spoke up, “Since it’s a family gathering, let’s not talk about things from the outside world. But, Luke, you’ve honestly done the wrong thing this time. You’ve been married for so long, yet we haven’t seen your wife until now. You should really reflect on your actions!”
“Is it because you were just mucking around so you didn’t want to bring her back to show us?”
“She’s just an entertainer, after all. Perhaps, in his heart, she’s not that important.”
These last couple of sentences were said bet**en two aunties behind the couple’s back. However, Luke and Lisa overheard them. They knew all along that this was a gathering with a bad intent, so they were well prepared to fight back when needed.
Hence, Luke laughed and replied, “It’s not that Xiao Man isn’t important to me, it’s just, I didn’t think it was necessary to introduce her to relatives that I don’t keep in touch with. Don’t you think?”
In other words, they had overestimated their importance! Why did they view themselves so highly?
The two aunties faces immediately flushed red. After all, it did not feel good to be slapped in the face by Luke.
“Luke, we’re relatives, after all.”
“Did you think that your relationship with me is deeper than the relationship I have with my wife?” Luke asked with a smirk.
“Well…”
“Luke, how could you talk to your elders like that?” Mother Lu warned with the authoritative tone of a parent. “You are already the father of two children, how could you still act so recklessly? By the way, where’s your daughter? How come you didn’t bring her along?”
In other words, did he also view his daughter as unimportant?
“For the same reason. Our precious daughter’s sleep is important. Won’t it make her unhappy if we force her to meet a bunch of strangers?”
“Luke, no matter what you say, we are still your relatives. Are you suggesting that we would hurt you?” Auntie Two asked. “Don’t choose the wrong side and hurt your own family because of an outsider.”
“I’m well aware who’s family and who’s an outsider.”
“You…”
“That’s enough. Since Auntie Two is here to watch a show, then sit back and watch in peace. If you are bored, I can expose you to the public so you can argue with them. Will that shut you up?” Luke asked coldly.
Auntie Two was a prestigious woman from a socialite family, so how could she withstand this kind of humiliation?
She had never been treated like this in her life!
“Luke, I am older than you. I simply said a few words and you got upset at me? What about the fact that you’re a two-timing jerk? From what I see, neither of you are too good for the other because rotten people are drawn to each other. That’s why the two of you are a perfect match.”
“That’s enough. Shut your mouth!” Luke’s Uncle Two couldn’t take the embarrassment any longer, so he stepped out and stopped his wife. “You’re arguing with someone younger than you, yet you’re trying to criticize him?! You should hush!”
On the surface, Uncle Two sounded like he was trying to prevent a drama. But, Luke and Lisa could tell that there was a sting to every word that these relatives said and that they were actually insinuating something.
So, after enduring for a few seconds, Lisa couldn’t help but speak up, “I’m aware that everyone here thinks my identity is beneath them and you all dislike the fact that I work in the entertainment industry. So, it’s normal for you to look down on me.”
“But, from my point of view, the elders here may come from a prestigious background, but none of you have any manners!”
“A person with manners would not make others uncomfortable even if they look down on them and definitely wouldn’t ridicule them. If you all take a good look at yourselves, you would realize that your manners don’t live up to your identities!”
“I may come from a poor background, but I’ve never felt self conscious because of it. Firstly, in this day and age, I am a person that relies on myself. Unlike rich heirs and heiresses that do nothing all day long except act high and mighty when they are actually a bunch of nosy gossiping people.”
“Secondly, we live in an open-minded society where people are free to marry whomever they want. It doesn’t hurt anyone for Luke and I to love each other, so others have no right to judge us.”
“Thirdly, you are all just a bunch of average citizens, waiting to watch a show, so stop acting high and mighty. You obviously like to follow the crowd, yet you are saying others are an embarassment. Aren’t you all hypocrites?”
Auntie Two was a bad tempered old woman. Unable to withstand the provocation from Lisa’s words, she immediately stood up and slammed her hands on the table.
“Stop talking nonsense. You don’t think we all know what type of person you are?!”
“What type of person am I?” Lisa laughed.
“You are indeed an entertainer. You’re so shameless.”
At first, Lisa wanted to say more, but Luke stopped her. Underneath the table, he held onto her hand tightly as he gestured for her to let him handle everything.
“I suggest we stop talking during this event, otherwise, the atmosphere will become very awkward. Since we won’t be crossing paths again in the future, why must you make the atmosphere so tense?”
“Luke…”
“I think it’s best if Auntie Two keeps her mouth shut. If your daughter falls pregnant in the future and you come asking for help, I may not be available to assist you.”
The threatening tone in these words were obvious.
And, of course, it was enough to shut his Auntie Two up.
“By the way, my young cousin. Before you question your sister-in-law, you should first deal with your two boyfriends.”
“As for other embarrassing matters, I will not discuss them in public. Since you all know what I do for work, then you must know that I’m extremely fast at digging up information. If I want to get revenge, no one here would be able to escape.”
“So, do you want to continue?”
The relatives were dumbfounded.
Great.
At this time, Lisa leaned over and asked in Luke’s ear, “How did you know about this?”
“I, of course, came prepared.”
Back when Mother Lu asked him to attend his ‘son’s’ hundred days celebration, he had already done some research on these people. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to make them shut up.
At that moment, no one spoke. Even though the anger in their hearts were stronger than ever, they couldn’t do anything about Luke.
They could only place their hope on Mother Lu.
“OK, it’s almost the auspicious hour. I’m going to go in and fetch the little rascal…” Mother Lu said as she looked at her watch and stood up. She then said to Luke, “This is the first time you’ll be seeing your son right? Look at him properly.”
This was the main show!
However, Luke wasn’t afraid. In fact, his exp**ssion was indifferent.
Meanwhile, Lisa tried her best to contain her laughter…
“Your relatives are certainly hard to please. Aren’t people from socialite families meant to be easy to talk to?”
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