Chapter 37 Even if ridiculed, my pride will not be broken!

After the two left, Xu Li walked inside without hesitation.

Suddenly, the sound of guests talking came into her ears.

"Hey, did you know? This engagement invitation was handwritten by me on Tuesday!"

"real?"

"Of course it's true, how could I lie to you!"

"That shows how much Young Master Zhou values Miss Luo!"

"Who says it's not true? I heard that Miss Luo is an orphan and has no relatives in Yucheng. To be favored by Mr. Zhou Er, she is truly a phoenix that has flown to the tree and become famous!"

"Hey, have you heard? Miss Xu, who was previously engaged to Mr. Zhou, hasn't been doing well lately. She's been in a state of depression."

"Tsk ... People say things change over time. After what happened to the Xu family, they are no longer worthy of the Zhou family! She's self-aware enough to call off the engagement!"

...

Everyone was chatting away, completely unaware that Xu Li, the person they were talking about "not having a good time", was holding the invitation and examining it carefully with her head down.

She seemed to be completely unconcerned about the contempt in everyone's words. Her eyes fell on the eight words written on the invitation - "There is a happy event in my family. You are cordially invited to attend." She was reluctant to move her eyes away.

He sneered bitterly , " There is a happy event in my family, and I cordially invite you to join us ... hehe ... "

The handwriting is clear, neat and the strokes are powerful.

It is indeed the regular script that Zhou Huaian usually uses.

Suddenly I felt a little regretful. I made the rash decision to come here just to save face.

She felt that she was here purely to be tortured.

Can ...

Thinking back to yesterday's phone call, the woman seemed to be afraid that she wouldn't come, and she added at the end:

"I heard that the late Uncle Xu was very polite. From the perspective of outsiders, the Zhou family and the Xu family have always had a close relationship. Sister Xu, you are now the head of the Xu family. If you don't show up, it would be inappropriate both emotionally and rationally."

She thought of the provocative look in the woman's eyes just now. If she just left like that, she would have completely lost.

No, she couldn't back down.

This time she came, she represented not only herself, but also the Xu family.

She wants to tell everyone that her Xu family can take it and let it go.

After taking a few deep breaths, Xu Li calmed down.

When she raised her eyes again, Xu Li's eyes were desolate.

He walked straight inside.

As soon as she appeared, everyone turned their eyes to her, and the atmosphere in the banquet room, which had been bustling, suddenly became stagnant.

She smiled at the guests, as if she didn't care at all about the strangeness in their eyes.

He took out the red envelope that he had prepared long ago and walked towards the center of the banquet room, where Mr. Zhou was talking to the guests.

With a gracious demeanor and a proper smile , " Grandpa Zhou, Grandma Zhou, congratulations!"

Mr. Zhou did not expect Xu Li to come, and his eyes froze in surprise.

But the old fox is indeed an old fox, quick to react and shrewd.

With so many eyes watching, the old man's surprise only flashed for a moment, then he concealed it and smiled:

"Xu girl is here."

The tone was natural, as if Xu Li had been invited before.

Xu Li handed over the red envelope and said something impeccable , " It's Brother Zhou's big day, I'm here on behalf of the Xu family. How is Grandpa Zhou doing these days?"

While Mr. Zhou was rolling the walnuts in his hand, he winked at Mrs. Zhou.

The old lady came over with a smile and took Xu Li's hand , " Your Grandpa Zhou is fine, Xu girl, just come and forget about the red envelope."

Xu Li insisted on giving the red envelope away , " Grandma Zhou, we must be polite."

Old Mrs. Zhou had no choice but to accept the red envelope.

At the same time, Xu Li saw that the elders from the first and second branches of the Zhou family were all there, so she went to greet them one by one.

The eldest couple of the Zhou family - Zhou Hengchuan and Zou Qing, are Zhou Dingyu's parents.

The two have always lived a life of luxury, and although they are already middle-aged, they still look radiant.

However, Zhou Hengchuan is Zhou Dingyu's biological father, but Zou Qing has no blood relationship with Zhou Dingyu.

I heard that Zou Qing's family is one of the most important figures in the Beijing political arena.

When Xu Li went to Zhou's house as a child, she remembered that Zou Qing always had a stern face and never smiled.

At this time, when the other party saw Xu Li coming to say hello, he still just pulled his lower lip slightly.

Although he still didn't look very happy, he looked at Xu Li twice more.

Zhou Hengchuan, however, was smiling. His peach-shaped eyes had a few fine lines on them. When he stared at people, his gaze was gentle, very similar to Zhou Dingyu.

Compared to the ruffian Zhou Dingyu, Zhou Hengchuan exudes a mature and elegant demeanor.

Xu Li nodded to the other party, retracted her gaze, and went to greet the second branch of the Zhou family and their spouses.

"Uncle and aunt, long time no see, how are you?"

Zhou Huaian is the son of the second branch of the Zhou family. In fact, because of her previous engagement with Zhou Huaian, Xu Li is more familiar with the couple than with the first branch's couple.

In the past, before anything happened to the Xu family, as soon as Xu Li arrived at the Zhou family, the couple from the second branch would hold her in the palm of their hands, coaxing and pampering her, fearing that they would neglect her.

No matter if they were pretending or sincere, the way they acted towards Xu Li at that time was extremely satisfying.

But now, the two of them are probably too lazy to pretend.

Mrs. Zhou Er smiled with a fake smile, her eyes tilted upwards , " I'm fine."

Mr. Zhou Er just hummed lazily and went to entertain other guests.

Although Xu Li had already experienced the coldness of human nature these days, she was still deeply hurt by the realistic faces of the two men.

In the past, she called them uncle and aunt all the time, and had secretly made up her mind that once she got married, she would be very filial to them.

But looking at the two of them now ...

Xu Li curled the corners of her lips in self-mockery, and the calm expression she had managed to maintain on her face almost collapsed.

She clenched her palms.

Mrs. Zhou Er snorted and laughed , " Ms. Xu, I didn't expect you to be so courageous as to come here alone."

Xu Li took a breath, pinched her trembling fingers, suppressed the chill rising in her heart, and stabilized the calm smile on her face:

"Aunt, what are you talking about? Why don't I dare to come?"

Yes, that’s why she didn’t dare to come. She is open and honest, without any guilty conscience.

She wasn't the one who betrayed the relationship, she wasn't the one who abandoned the relationship, and she wasn't the one who broke up the engagement, so why didn't she dare to come?

Mrs. Zhou Er did not expect Xu Li to retort so confidently and raised her eyebrows slightly.

She had indeed regarded Xu Li as her future daughter-in-law in the past, but when the Xu family fell into poverty, she had already begun to think about regretting the engagement.

After the two broke off their engagement, she had just breathed a sigh of relief and wanted Zhou Huaian to find another wealthy and noble lady who was equally suitable for her.

But Zhou Huaian insisted on marrying Luo Ling, an orphan girl with no background.

She and her husband tried to dissuade him privately but to no avail, so they had to temporarily give in to Zhou Huaian's wish and agree to hold the engagement party.

At that time, she and her husband believed that no matter how hopeless the orphan girl was, she was still better than Xu Li, the poor and money-losing daughter.

At the moment, she is easier to control than Xu Li!

In front of the guests, she couldn't be sarcastic anymore, so she said , " Then eat and drink well."

After taking another deep look at Xu Li, he went to find Mr. Zhou Er to entertain the guests together.

The old man and the old lady were obviously very busy. Guests came over from time to time to greet them, but they were busy dealing with them and had no time to pay attention to Xu Li.

The people around seemed to be chatting, but in fact they were all listening attentively and observing this side quietly.

Seeing that Xu Li was ignored, everyone's eyes were shining, as if they smelled something fishy and were excited to watch the fun.

Everyone was hoping that Xu Li would leave in shame and anger, or burst into tears, that would be exciting.

But Xu Li ignored the "hungry wolf" looks from the people around her, found a seat, straightened her cheongsam and sat down calmly.

His back was straight and his expression was calm.

He looked calm and calm, as if he was really just here to eat as a courtesy. Sit back and wait for the table to open.

For a moment, everyone began to marvel at her calmness and calmness.

There were many discussions:

"Is this the ladylike demeanor cultivated by the Xu family? It is indeed extraordinary!"

"Yes, it turns out that even if the flower of wealth in the world falls from the altar, its pride will not break!"