After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows-Chapter 124 Pomelo Leaves and Red String

Two taxis, one in front of the other, almost simultaneously stopped at the gate of the Juvenile Detention Center.

Jiang Lingxi looked over and saw Jiang Wenhu and Jiang Runcheng getting out of the taxi in front, so she walked over to greet them.

Shen Yunqing followed her, and upon arrival, after Jiang Lingxi called out to her parents, she also greeted them, addressing them as Uncle and Auntie.

Jiang Wenhu responded with a smile, her face full of joy.

Seeing her son about to come home, and her daughter and son-in-law being loving and harmonious, she was so happy she almost wanted to cry.

Jiang Runcheng struggled to maintain the dignity of the head of the family, and his face, reddened by recent drinking, slightly eased, "Yunqing, you’re so busy, yet you made the effort to come."

"It’s the right thing to do."

"Let’s go in." Jiang Lingxi said, turning halfway around when her peripheral vision caught the sight of a figure getting out of the other taxi, causing her to pause.

Shen Yunqing was the first to notice and immediately followed her gaze.

Upon seeing the small figure in the faded school uniform, her eyebrows slightly raised.

Somewhat familiar.

The next moment, Jiang Lingxi called out, "An’an."

Shen Yunqing held her breath.

Xu Ling’an, being called, became more flustered.

She had just gotten out of the car and hadn’t noticed that among the people gathered not far away were some she knew, until she was called by the familiar voice and instinctively looked over, making eye contact with her sister.

Hesitating for a few seconds, she then jogged over, "Sister."

After the initial surprise, Shen Yunqing returned to her usual composed self, only with a barely noticeable scrutiny in her gaze when looking at the girl who resembled Princess Jin’an, while Jiang Wenhu and Jiang Runcheng began to be amazed.

"Xiao Xi, since when did you have a sister?"

Even as parents, they weren’t aware!

"I acknowledged her myself." Jiang Lingxi briefly explained, now more curious about why the girl appeared here, "It’s Tuesday. Why aren’t you at school? What brings you here?"

"I, I’m here to pick someone up." Xu Ling’an cautiously glanced at Jiang Lingxi’s expression and, seeing no unusual response, continued to explain, "I have a neighbor brother who accidentally hurt someone to save me, and today’s the day he’s released from the Juvenile Detention Center."

Jiang Lingxi wanted to ask what danger had occurred back then, serious enough to be detained, surely not a small matter, but now was clearly not the time to discuss it, "Perfect timing, let’s go in together."

Xu Ling’an looked at the three people measuring her and hesitated, "Are you here to pick someone up too, sister?"

"Yes, here to pick up my brother, he’s also released today. By the way, these are my parents, and this is..." When introducing Shen Yunqing, Jiang Lingxi paused.

If Jiang Wenhu and Jiang Runcheng weren’t here, she could have said friend, but with them both here, she had to honestly admit his identity, "Shen Yunqing, my, boyfriend!"

Shen Yunqing struggled to hold back the smile that was curling up on his lips.

Xu Ling’an’s mouth was open wide enough to fit an egg.

Not until Jiang Lingxi patted her shoulder did she come to her senses, immediately bowing politely to Jiang Wenhu and Jiang Runcheng, "Hello Uncle and Auntie, I’m Xu Ling’an."

Then she looked at her sister’s boyfriend, "Hello, brother-in-law."

Hearing the name, Shen Yunqing felt more clear-hearted, though unaware of how the two knew each other, it did not stop him from thinking the name brother-in-law sounded especially pleasant, "Hello."

After submitting their identification at the gate, a staff member went inside to notify.

Before long, the five people waiting at the gate saw two figures walking side by side towards them.

Jiang Wenhu couldn’t wait for her son to get closer before calling out, "Xiao Xu!"

Jiang Lingxu sped up his steps towards the gate, with Xu Lei closely following, "Look, my sister came too, she’s the one in the school uniform."

Jiang Lingxu gave a glance, making eye contact with a pair of smiling eyes, momentarily stunned, then his gaze fell behind Jiang Lingxi.

When he entered the Juvenile Detention Center, his sister was neither married nor had a boyfriend.

It wasn’t until half a year ago when his mom visited him, that the first thing she said was his sister had registered her marriage, and without even having a wedding, quietly settled the marriage.

To say, they were meeting formally as brother-in-law and little brother-in-law for the first time.

But having a little brother-in-law like him, someone as wealthy as his brother-in-law, would probably feel ashamed!

Thinking this, Jiang Lingxu hesitated in his steps but was soon dragged along by Xu Lei’s arm into a jog, "Why are you dawdling, don’t say you’re still fond of this lousy place!"

"I’m not!"

Just a bit anxious about the nearing homecoming!

After patiently listening to the staff’s final advice themed ’must abide by the law after getting out’, Jiang Wenhu watched her son standing right in front of her calling ’Mom’, rather than being separated by a thick glass that made touching impossible, causing her to burst into tears.

"My Xiao Xu!"

In front of his father, sister, and brother-in-law, Jiang Lingxu was initially a bit awkward and stiff being hugged sobbingly by his mom, but once he felt the warm wetness on his shoulder, he realized his own vision had blurred.

"Mom, I was reckless, I worried you."

Jiang Runcheng gave his younger son a firm pat on the shoulder, "It’s just good you’re out."

It wasn’t just Jiang Wenhu and Jiang Lingxu crying, Xu Ling’an, upon seeing Xu Lei with a nearly finger-long scar on his cropped hair, also started sniffling, "Brother Xu Lei, Grandma wanted to come too, but her headache recurred a few days ago, and the doctor won’t let her be discharged."

"At Grandma’s age, no need for her to come welcome me back, if it weren’t for you insisting on coming, I wouldn’t have wanted you to come. Is Grandma feeling better now?"

"Much better. What about you, Brother Xu Lei?"

"Me, I’m all good, you know who I am, nobody could bully me." Xu Lei said confidently, watching Xu Ling’an smile through her tears, then pointed to Jiang Lingxu still crying in Jiang Wenhu’s embrace, "See, I made a buddy inside, and we got out together."

After venting her emotions, Jiang Wenhu remembered the matter at hand, took out a branch of pomelo leaves from her bag, and patted her younger son with it, chanting, "All bad luck dispels, all bad luck dispels..." only stopping after she patted every inch of Jiang Lingxu.

When putting it back into her bag, she noticed the siblings next to her, "An’an, you didn’t bring any, did you? Do you want to use this one? Pomelo leaves to ward off evil spirits."

Xu Lei was about to shake his head in refusal; he didn’t want to undergo being patted all over with that thing foolishly.

However, before he could refuse, Xu Ling’an had already walked over, thanked "Thank you, Auntie" and accepted the pomelo leaf branch.

He had no choice but to relent, extending his arms as Xu Ling’an pat him all over, also chanting, "All bad luck dispels."

"You’re a high schooler, and you believe in this too?"

Xu Ling’an pretended not to hear, finishing a full patting session before stopping.

Jiang Lingxu only felt that his whole body was now infused with the fragrance of pomelo leaves, "No more rituals, right?"

As soon as he said that, a beautifully woven red string appeared before him, "Wear the red string for turning bad luck into good fortune, ensuring peace and smoothness ahead."

Jiang Lingxu’s gaze followed the fingers holding the red string, slowly moving to his brother-in-law standing beside his sister, feeling that this scene seemed even more like an illusion.

"Brother-in-law?"

Is this really the wealthy brother-in-law his mom spoke of? No mistake right?

"Hmm, hand out."

Jiang Lingxu mechanically extended his hand, watching as the red string was tied onto his wrist, moving his mouth, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

"You’re welcome."

As Jiang Lingxi’s gaze shifted from the red string, she met Jiang Wenhu’s questioning gaze: Did you two prepare this?

Jiang Lingxi: Could she say she had no clue when this person prepared this?

He kept it quite the secret!