159: A harmonious meeting

Vu Linh Huong, who had been looking through photo albums on Li Qinghe's bookshelf, stood up and smiled, responding, "Auntie, I'm fine, I just didn't bring that many gifts."

It must be said that Vu Linh Huong was indeed very thorough in her considerations.

Luu Nguyet Nga quickly waved her hand, "No need, no need, we don't have that custom here."

"Then Auntie, please invite everyone over. I think the relatives should be quite interested in life and the environment in Vietnam."

Vu Linh Huong stood there, her presence incredibly steady.

"Alright, then I'll call everyone over to meet."

Luu Nguyet Nga happily went to call back.

At the door, Vu Linh Huong spoke to Nguyen Thi Mai Huong in Vietnamese, telling her that many of Li Qinghe's relatives would be coming to the house soon. If she felt uncomfortable, she could come and sit in Li Qinghe's room.

Hearing Vu Linh Huong's words, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, who was engrossed in watching a historical drama from the Dragon Kingdom, quickly got up and ran to Li Qinghe's room to look at photos with Vu Linh Huong.

"Mai Huong, can you understand those TV shows?"

"Although I don't understand the language, I can understand what's happening. The costumes in Dragon Kingdom dramas are so beautiful, and the male actors are all very handsome."

Nguyen Thi Mai Huong had a look of lingering enjoyment. Although as a bodyguard, she had to show a cool side.

But in private, she, like many girls in Vietnam, loved watching historical dramas from the Dragon Kingdom and would experience emotional changes due to the ancient loves and feuds in the dramas.

Vu Linh Huong then took out her phone with a Dragon Kingdom number, opened a video app for her, and let Nguyen Thi Mai Huong watch TV on her phone.

Given her circumstances, she naturally had an unlimited data plan, so streaming shows was no problem at all.

Le Truong Xuyen was busy preparing dishes in the kitchen. Both he and Luu Nguyet Nga could cook, but when there were important guests, he would personally prepare a few grand dishes.

Luu Nguyet Nga had bought a lot of ingredients today, enough for him to showcase his culinary skills.

Half an hour later, the house suddenly became lively. More than a dozen relatives arrived one after another, some even bringing dishes and voluntarily going into the kitchen to help.

The remaining people sat around in the living room, chatting animatedly. Everyone was guessing what Li Qinghe's girlfriend looked like, and discussing the partners and studies of other children in the family.

Vu Linh Huong checked the time and, feeling it was appropriate, walked out of Li Qinghe's room with poise.

"Hello everyone, I am Vu Linh Huong, Qinghe's girlfriend."

Her confident appearance immediately surprised Li Qinghe's relatives.

Luu Nguyet Nga quickly ran out of the kitchen, followed by several relatives.

"Oh, Xiao Wu, I was going to introduce you during dinner. This is your granduncle and grandaunt, this is your second uncle, this is your youngest uncle and aunt, this is your grandaunt and granduncle, this is your youngest aunt, this is your eldest female cousin, this is your second female cousin..."

The Li family was quite a large family. Le Truong Xuyen had six siblings, and he was the fourth. Today, except for his second sister-in-law and his sixth sibling's husband who couldn't get away, everyone else came.

Vu Linh Huong's visit was considered a very important family event.

Because everyone had learned from Luu Nguyet Nga that Vu Linh Huong graduated from Jingcheng University, a school that no one in the entire family had ever attended.

Li Qinghe had unexpectedly found such an outstanding girlfriend, and she was even a foreigner.

The crucial thing was that this girlfriend, without Li Qinghe's lead, came to visit Li Qinghe's parents on her own. How could the relatives not be curious about what kind of girl she was?

Under Luu Nguyet Nga's introduction, Vu Linh Huong gracefully addressed everyone one by one.

Because Luu Nguyet Nga had mentioned in advance that Vu Linh Huong was Vietnamese, everyone initially thought her Dragon Kingdom language skills might not be good.

However, she spoke incredibly fluently, with no discernible accent at all. Many people from Akalin Province might not even speak it as standard as she did.

Seeing her so graceful and poised, the relatives all warmly engaged in conversation with her.

Everyone chatted non-stop, and Le Truong Xuyen and the helping relatives were also busy non-stop in the kitchen.

Soon, this slightly late lunch began.

Luu Nguyet Nga personally went to the room to call Nguyen Thi Mai Huong out.

When the relatives learned that there was another person in the room, although Vu Linh Huong said she was her friend, everyone felt a bit strange.

After a few exchanges, because Nguyen Thi Mai Huong really couldn't speak the Dragon Kingdom language, everyone didn't press her further and continued to focus the conversation on Vu Linh Huong.

Because in Li Qinghe's hometown, during the New Year, there was a custom of inviting all relatives to eat together in rotation.

So, the house was equipped with huge round tables, and it was no problem to fit fifteen or sixteen people by squeezing in.

Le Truong Xuyen generously brought out the Maotai wine Vu Linh Huong had given him for everyone to drink.

Everyone discussed topics ranging from the duty-free shops in Jingcheng to Vu Linh Huong's hometown, Hanoi.

After learning that Vu Linh Huong was from Hanoi, everyone curiously inquired about the customs and environment of Hanoi.

In fact, the older generation had some impression of Vietnam, entirely due to that war that spanked the little kids.

But at this dinner table, national affairs were not mentioned, only personal feelings were discussed.

The two female cousins, being of the same generation, were smilingly asking Vu Linh Huong and Li Qinghe how they met.

When they learned that the two met in a hot pot restaurant and also had mutual friends, and that's how they slowly got together, everyone repeatedly exclaimed that it was fate.

Only Le Truong Xuyen and Luu Nguyet Nga had a bit of awkwardness on their faces, because they knew this time was after Li Qinghe met Nguyen Thi Linh.

In front of so many relatives, they couldn't immediately call Li Qinghe to confirm if Vu Linh Huong knew about Nguyen Thi Linh's existence, so they could only awkwardly smile and urge everyone to eat and drink.

It was only when Vu Linh Huong inadvertently revealed that she came to the Dragon Kingdom with a Hanoi foreign affairs delegation.

That the relatives realized Li Qinghe had actually found a child of a high-ranking official from Vietnam.

This identity greatly surprised everyone, but Vu Linh Huong's graceful demeanor left a very good impression on everyone.

This made several relatives whose children were still without partners quite anxious, but thankfully, no one asked questions like whether Vu Linh Huong had any sisters at home.

Le Truong Xuyen performed at 120% today, making several grand dishes that were perfect in color, aroma, and taste. He also put a lot of thought into the plating and specifically used less spice or no spice.

Luu Nguyet Nga, who found Vu Linh Huong more and more pleasing to the eye, used serving chopsticks to give Vu Linh Huong a full bowl of food, making Vu Linh Huong exclaim that she couldn't finish it.

Fortunately, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong was beside her, silently eating her meal with her head down.

At first, everyone felt a bit strange about Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, but now seeing her eating style and physique, they all understood: this was Vu Linh Huong's bodyguard.

However, the simple Li family members did not think of gaining any benefits from Vu Linh Huong.

But this face-saving matter made them very happy. Vu Linh Huong, with her bodyguard, completely became material for the Li family's bragging.

During the meal, the relatives also asked Le Truong Xuyen to video call Li Qinghe, and then discovered something quite amusing.

Le Truong Xuyen hadn't even added Li Qinghe on Green Bubble; his phone only had Li Qinghe's phone number.

In the end, it was Luu Nguyet Nga who pulled out her phone and called Li Qinghe.

Li Qinghe, upon receiving the video call and seeing so many relatives at home, directly joked that Vu Linh Huong's status in the family was much higher than his own.

This caused the elders to burst into laughter.

Again, it was the two female cousins who asked Li Qinghe where he was. Li Qinghe said he was in an ancient town and even panned the camera around to show everyone.

Everyone didn't pay attention to Le Xuan Mai, who was standing with her back to the camera not far away, because there were several beautiful tourists like her near Li Qinghe. However, Luu Nguyet Nga felt a bit strange but didn't dare to say anything.

Li Qinghe promised everyone that when the time was right, he would invite the whole family to Vietnam for a trip, including food and accommodation.

Vu Linh Huong playfully interrupted him, saying that once they were in Vietnam, it would be her responsibility entirely, not his.

This allowed Le Truong Xuyen and Luu Nguyet Nga to enjoy a few more minutes of envious glances from their siblings.

After a satisfying meal and drinks, the relatives all gradually said their goodbyes and left. Everyone warmly invited Vu Linh Huong to visit their homes with Li Qinghe.

Vu Linh Huong agreed to each invitation.