My Girlfriend Who Develops Through Development

Lin Shu pretended not to see it and turned her head away, clearly telling her to fend for herself.

Lin Xue swallowed hard. "Mom, what did I do wrong?"

Xu Yanshu raised her hand and tapped her youngest daughter's forehead. "Don't you know what mistake you made?"

"I……"

At this moment, Lin Xue was truly suffering in silence, unable to express her bitterness.

She genuinely didn't know what she had done wrong...

Seeing her youngest daughter's embarrassed expression, Xu Yanshu smiled helplessly and pointed to the three people talking more than ten meters away. "Look at them, how happy these young people are chatting. Although you are a generation older than Xiao Moyu, you are still not that old. Li Qingqing is also a favored daughter of heaven. Why don't you spend more time with them? Why are you standing with me and your sister?"

"cough……"

After figuring out what mistake she had made, Lin Xue breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Li Qingqing not far away and secretly pouted, "Mom, Li Qingqing is too smart. I don't want to stand with her, otherwise I'll just become a background character."

Xu Yanshu shook her head inwardly, "You little rascal... tsk, never mind, today is a happy day, I'll say less so as not to spoil your mood."

Lin Shu pulled Lin Xue a couple of steps to the side. "Xiao Xue, you need to be more confident. As a daughter of the Lin family, no one has the right to treat you as a background figure, not even Li Qingqing."

"Li Qingqing is excellent, but you're not bad either, so why are you afraid of her?"

After being lectured by Lin Shu, Lin Xue coughed and said, "Sister, I'm not afraid of her, it's just..."

"Alright, stop explaining. Explaining is just covering up, and covering up is admitting the truth."

"..."

Lin Shu looked at Lin Xue, her words carrying a deeper meaning, "Even if Li Qingqing is outstanding, she is still from a second-rank family, which is far inferior to our Lin family. You need to have some confidence. You've been able to stand on your own for so long, how come you don't even have this much confidence?"

"You should learn a lot from me in this regard. In my eyes, I am the most outstanding woman. Apart from our mother, everyone else is trash compared to me."

"..."

Such a sharp remark made Lin Xue unable to hold back, "What about the fish?"

Lin Shu's expression froze, then she changed her tone: "Apart from our mother and Yu'er, everyone else is trash compared to me."

Lin Xue looked resentful. "Sister, what about me? I, as your younger sister, still respect you a lot, but in your heart, am I just a piece of trash?"

Lin Shu: "..."

This brat, why does she always have such unusual interests?

Is this what she meant?

"Okay, okay, can you join us?"

"Since you're so reluctant, forget it, don't add it. It's just trash then."

"..."

This time, it was Lin Shu who couldn't hold back anymore. She glared angrily at Lin Xue, "Xiao Xue, don't play dumb with me. You know perfectly well what I'm trying to say. Why are you causing trouble?"

Seeing that Lin Shu was a little angry, Lin Xue smiled ingratiatingly, "Don't be angry, sis. Actually, I'm quite confident. It's just that the title of this woman, Li Qingqing, is really too intimidating. In the high-level circles of the capital, who hasn't heard of the legend of Li Qingqing?"

"so what?"

Lin Shu said calmly, "So what if she has extraordinary abilities? In the end, this kind of talent is still reserved for us. Only we can make the most of her. I think you can get closer to Li Qingqing. If you can bring this kind of talent into the family, she will definitely be a great help to the development of the Lin family in the future."

Upon learning of Lin Shu's intentions, Lin Xue's expression became particularly strange. "Sister, please get this straight, I'm a woman, not a man. How can I bring Li Qingqing into the family?"

"Besides, this kind of thing is clearly more suitable for you. As far as I know, this Li Qingqing seems to like Sword God Bai Wuhen. Doesn't Bai Wuhen listen to you? You can totally match the two of them up, and then Li Qingqing will naturally become a member of our Lin family."

Upon hearing the name Bai Wuhen, Lin Shu couldn't help but look up at the sky, her eyes filled with worry.

"I wonder how Brother Duan and Xiaobai are doing now..."

Because Lin Shu's voice was too soft, Lin Xue didn't hear what she was saying, so she leaned forward and asked, "Sister, what are you muttering about?"

"nothing."

Lin Shu suppressed her worries, "The method you just mentioned is indeed good, but you need to understand what I mean. You can leave the matter of recruiting Li Qingqing to me, but what about Wang Qingqing and Zhao Qingqing in the future? Don't show your intimidation when you encounter outstanding girls. You are equally outstanding, and you also have the power to enable these outstanding talents to display their abilities, so..."

"Sister, I understand."

Before Lin Shu could finish speaking, Lin Xue interrupted her solemnly, "I was too attached to appearances. I won't make such a basic mistake again."

Lin Shu smiled with satisfaction and patted her shoulder. "That's more like it. Back then, someone gave me the nickname 'spendthrift girl,' but I never took it to heart because I knew those people were just envious of my background and that I could spend money recklessly, while they didn't have that right."

"In the eyes of those fools, if they had the same conditions as me, they could have done much better than me. But what is the reality? Over the years, the results have proven that those people were just short-sighted."

"As a member of the Lin family, you must always be confident. As long as you are confident, you are no worse than anyone else!"

This was the first time Lin Xue had heard Lin Shu lecture her, but she wasn't annoyed at all. On the contrary, she listened very attentively. The moment Lin Shu finished speaking, she nodded heavily, "Sister, I have learned a lot."

Lin Shu stepped forward and whispered in Lin Xue's ear, her voice softening slightly, "Don't feel inferior just because you don't have the blood of the Lin family. From the moment you stepped into the Lin family's gate, the blood of the Lin family flowed in your veins. You are my own sister."

In fact, she had wanted to say these words to Lin Xue since the day she returned to the family. Despite her seemingly carefree demeanor, she was actually very perceptive and could see right through Lin Xue's inner thoughts.

Lin Xue suddenly looked up, and after a few seconds of silence, she suddenly laughed, "What are you saying, sister? I am your own sister."

Lin Shu also laughed.

When her two daughters returned, Xu Yanshu noticed something different about her younger daughter. She couldn't help but wink at her older daughter, her tone tinged with curiosity, "Xiaoshu, what did you and Xiaoxue talk about? I feel like she's acting a little different than before?"

"We didn't say anything, just a private chat between sisters."

Hearing this answer, Xu Yanshu shook her head and chuckled. She naturally didn't believe such a thing, but since her eldest daughter didn't want to talk about it, she wouldn't press her for details.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a black Audi pulled up in front of the Misty Rain Pavilion.

Xu Huang quickly got out of the car, opened the back door, and respectfully gestured for him to enter.

After Yan Shiming and Xia Lingrou got out of the car, Xu Yanshu immediately stepped forward with a warm smile on her face, "Teacher Yan, Teacher Xia, I am Lin Mo's maternal grandmother, Xu Yanshu. It's a pleasure to meet you. You can call me Madam Lin."

Yan Shiming shook hands with Xu Yanshu. "Hello, Madam Lin. You are too kind to send someone to pick us up. Actually, we could have just taken a taxi."

"No trouble, no trouble."

Xu Yanshu smiled and waved her hand, glancing at Li Qingqing almost imperceptibly.

Li Qingqing immediately understood and stepped forward, saying, "The entrance to Yanyu Tower is not a good place to chat. Private rooms have been prepared inside. Please come in."

Xia Lingrou affectionately took Xu Yanshu's arm, "Please go first, Madam Lin."

Xu Yanshu smiled broadly and didn't stand on ceremony, after all, she was the most senior among them.

Led by Li Qingqing, the group arrived at the only private room on the third floor. The light ink landscape style of the room was eye-catching, and the large room was filled with a faint fragrance of incense.

Lin Mo clicked his tongue and joked, "Sister Qing, we've never been to the third floor before when we ate at your Yanyu Tower. I didn't expect there to be such a high-class room hidden on the third floor."

Li Qingqing rolled her eyes at Lin Mo, "This place isn't open to the public, so you naturally can't come up here normally. But it's because you and Sister An have so much influence."

The group burst into laughter.

A round table stood in the center of the room. As soon as Yan Shiming sat down, he caught a faint scent of wood. He looked down at the table and stared at it for a moment, then exclaimed, "What... what kind of material is this table made of?"

Li Qingqing laughed and said, "It's made of Phoebe zhennan wood."

Yan Shiming: "..."

Be nice!

Such a large table, actually made of Phoebe zhennan wood?

How much does it cost?

Lin Mo chuckled and said, "What a grand gesture! Such a large golden nanmu wood table must be worth at least 200 million dollars."

"Two small goals?"

Upon hearing Lin Mo's words, Yan Shiming's shock was beyond words.

Two hundred million for a table?

This……

Li Qingqing nodded with a smile, "Pretty much. It took a lot of connections to gather all the materials. If this table were put up for auction, it could easily fetch three or four hundred million."

Yan Shiming: "..."

Got it.

It's best not to interrupt. He really can't join in this conversation, or rather, he doesn't dare to.

Xia Lingrou's performance was much better, but it was not impossible for her not to be surprised, and she secretly clicked her tongue in amazement.

Xu Yanshu spoke up, "Xiao Li, you can serve the dishes now."

Li Qingqing smiled and nodded, then glanced back at a female waitress at the door. The waitress bowed and slowly left.

In less than a minute, several pretty young women pushed food carts in a row and entered the room, with a variety of delicacies being served one after another.

Yan Shiming glanced at the dishes and didn't recognize a single one. He couldn't help but lean to his wife's ear and whisper, "Honey, what are these dishes? I've never seen anything like this before. Can you introduce them to me?"

Xia Lingrou gave her husband a strange look and replied in a low voice, "Look at what you're saying, as if we know each other."

Yan Shiming: "..."

So, you don't even know your wife?

This is a bit scary!

After all the dishes were served, Li Qingqing stood in front of the table and began to introduce each dish one by one. "The first dish is called 'The Best in the World.' It is made from the core of the peony flower of the Silver Thread String Top variety, along with 27 kinds of birds and more than 10 kinds of mountain delicacies. It is an appetizer soup."

"Silver threads piercing the crown?"

Yan Shiming's shock intensified. "Aren't there only three plants of this variety of peony?"

"Correct."

Li Qingqing nodded gently, "I have reserved a plant for Yanyu Tower. The flower core can be harvested after ten days of blooming and dried in the shade using a special process. This dish can also be considered one of the signature dishes of Yanyu Tower."

Yan Shiming opened his mouth, but then remained silent.

Li Qingqing continued, "This second dish is called..."

In just a few minutes, all the dishes were introduced one by one.

Li Qingqing bowed respectfully to Xu Yanshu, "Madam Lin, the dishes have been introduced, so I will not disturb your meal any longer."

Xu Yanshu nodded with a smile, "Thank you for your thoughtfulness. That piece of land in Liyang now belongs to the Li family."

A single, casual remark sent a jolt through Li Qingqing, who was usually so composed. She quickly looked up, her eyes filled with disbelief…