Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 473 - 471 Variety Show Ends_1

Chapter 473: Chapter 471 Variety Show Ends_1

The car stopped at the foot of the mountain.

After Xia Ningxing and the others got in, the vehicle immediately began to sway as it headed towards the direction of the Capital City.

By the time they arrived, the sun had already set, and the distant sunset was resplendently beautiful.

"Finally home."

Looking at the nearby home, Xia Ningxing’s lips couldn’t help but curve upwards.

Having left for so many days, she really missed home.

"Sis!" On the second-floor balcony, Tuanzi, who had been doing homework, spotted Xia Ningxing and immediately dropped his workbook and pencil to sprint down.

"Sis! You’re finally back! Tuanzi missed you so much!"

The little guy was pouting while trying to throw himself into her arms.

However, before he could reach her, someone picked him up by the collar.

"What are you doing?" Tuanzi looked at him disgruntled.

He tried to struggle, but being so young, his little arms and legs were no match for an adult.

Especially not a very strong man.

"Ningxing is my wife, I forbid any other men to embrace her freely."

Lu Tingli warned him with a serious face.

"I’m not another man, okay?" To be able to hug his sister, Tuanzi simply abandoned any concern for his young face.

Lu Tingli’s lips twitched slightly, "Words alone are not proof, you have to present evidence."

Evidence?

How was he supposed to prove it!

Could it be that he had to...

Xia Ningxing almost laughed so hard she fell to the ground.

"Lu Tingli!" Tuanzi felt both embarrassed and annoyed, his teeth bared as he tried to bite Lu Tingli’s hand.

This darn man was as annoying as that tyrant emperor from ancient times!

If it weren’t for their different faces and personalities, he would almost believe they were the same person.

"Tuanzi!" Xia Ningxing called out immediately, then signaled to Lu Tingli, "Lu, don’t be petty with a child, let him go."

Lu Tingli snorted and finally put him down on the ground.

Once Tuanzi was on the ground, he persistently ran over to hug Xia Ningxing again.

"Sis!"

But Lu Tingli seemed to have anticipated this and stepped forward to block in front of Xia Ningxing.

So Tuanzi ended up hugging him.

At first, Tuanzi didn’t realize he had hugged the wrong person and kept babbling affectionate words, but as he went on, he realized something was amiss about this "Xia Ningxing".

So heavy, especially these legs, so thick and strong, hardly seeming like those of a woman.

He couldn’t help but pause, then instinctively looked up by tilting his little head.

When he saw it was Lu Tingli, his eyes nearly popped out, looking as though he had been struck by lightning. The next second, like he had been electrocuted, he abruptly let go of him.

Lu Tingli deliberately teased him, "What’s wrong, isn’t hugging your brother-in-law good?"

"Who wants to hug you!" Tuanzi was grinding his teeth in anger.

"And you two aren’t even married yet, you’re not any brother-in-law of mine!" he didn’t forget to add.

He absolutely detested the idea of a dog brother-in-law!

Lu Tingli immediately frowned, about to teach him a lesson when Xia Ningxing spoke up.

"You two are enough! Stop it already!" Xia Ningxing was really speechless with the two of them.

At that moment, Mrs. Xia, having heard the news, hurried over with her eyes slightly red as she ran towards Xia Ningxing.

"Bao’er!"

When she got to her, Mrs. Xia quickly embraced her with concern.

"My Bao’er has gotten thinner."

"Let’s go, let’s go, your mom heard you were back and made you a bunch of dishes."

"Tingli, come on, join us for the meal." As the saying goes, ’a son-in-law is half a son,’ and Mrs. Xia certainly wouldn’t forget her future son-in-law.

"I’m disturbing you, Auntie," Lu Tingli said politely as he followed.

Tuanzi couldn’t help snorting twice at his cultivated yet degenerate appearance.

Such a faker!

Once inside the house, Xia Ningxing saw the table piled with her favorite dishes.

"My mom really dotes on me!" Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but hug her neck and affectionately nuzzle her face.

Lu Tingli watched, feeling jealous.

Seeing this, Tuanzi couldn’t help but scoff and said to him with raised eyebrows, "Lu Tingli, if you have the guts, try separating my sister and my mom!"

"I won’t fall for your trap," Lu Tingli said, looking down at the little brat who was shorter than his thigh.

He was clearly still a child, but his schemes were too numerous to count.

Moreover, this kid gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity and annoyance.

It was as if he had done many things that irritated him.

But speaking of which, he and Tuanzi hardly had any interactions.

Maybe it’s just a natural mismatch in their vibes.

"Bao’er!" Xia Jiehao, hearing of her return, hurried back from the company and smilingly petted her head, "Bao’er, don’t go on shows like that anymore, it’s too exhausting."

"Exactly, with climbing mountains, feeding pigs, and planting rice!"

"I never used to work Bao’er so hard," Mrs. Xia grew more distressed the more she thought about it.

"Everyone relax, I’m fine, not tired," Xia Ningxing consoled, "Enough about that, the dishes are getting cold, let’s eat."

After dinner, Xia Ningxing took Lu Tingli out to the garden for a walk.

"Ningxing, join me later to visit Grandpa at the old mansion, he’s been talking about you nonstop," he said.

"No problem at all," Xia Ningxing smiled in agreement, "I’ve missed Old Mr. Lu too."

Lu Tingli: "Don’t miss other men."

"That’s your own grandfather!" Xia Ningxing was embarrassed.

"Still not allowed."

"Alright, alright, not allowed!"

Watching his childish manner, Xia Ningxing shook her head with a mixture of laughter and tears.

...

Lu Family Old Mansion.

As soon as Xia Ningxing and Lu Tingli entered the courtyard of the Old Mansion, she saw Lu Fan kneeling under the sun.

It looked like he had been kneeling there for a while; his hair was soaked with sweat, with beads of it dropping straight down from his forehead.

Xia Ningxing’s brows knit together as she quickly approached, "Lu Fan, what are you doing kneeling here?"

"Were you punished by the old man?" Lu Tingli also asked coolly.

Lu Fan hadn’t expected their return at this time and immediately showed an exceedingly awkward face, nodding, "Yes, I was punished."

"What did you do wrong?" Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but ask curiously.

Lu Fan was a very serious and principled person, both in his work and in the way he conducted himself. It seemed unlikely that he would merit such severe punishment from the elder.

With a helpless wry smile, Lu Fan said, "It’s actually related to you."

"What do you mean?" At those words, Xia Ningxing became even more curious.

How was it related to her?

Pushing his glasses, Lu Fan said, "Didn’t I secure you the role in ’Stars’ Rural Life’? The old man, learning of this, was livid. He was incredibly worried about you and kept moaning that our Xingxing suffered. Then he summoned me back from the company and without a word made me kneel here to reflect."

Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but twitch her lips, not having expected such a turn of events.

"Serves you right, good punishment," Lu Tingli commented indifferently.

If it hadn’t been for his research institute keeping him out of the loop about her participating in the show, he would have surely stopped her.