Chapter 303 - 154: Specializing in Princess Syndrome

Chapter 303: Chapter 154: Specializing in Princess Syndrome

The wine was fragrant, and Su Ran wanted to drink more, but the person next to him wouldn’t allow it. One more cup and she’d step on his foot under the table. So, Su Ran could only take tiny sips.

It had been a long, long time since Young Master Su had felt this ’restrained’.

’This isn’t like getting a girlfriend, it’s like getting a mother!’

He was furious but didn’t dare say a word.

Seeing how obedient he was, Liu Piaopiao chuckled wickedly. She allowed him to have a little more, on one condition: he wasn’t to get drunk. If he did, she would tie him up and slowly torment him with her high heels.

Liu Piaopiao’s intentions were, at heart, good. She didn’t want Su Ran to get drunk—he should drink in moderation for his health. Plus, it would prevent him from getting drunk with other women and doing something reckless. And considering how rich he was, if some woman with ill intentions took advantage of the situation, it would be a disaster.

Ultimately, it was all for Su Ran’s own good.

In truth, Su Ran could hold his liquor quite well. The last time was just an off day. To prove his mettle to Sister Piaopiao, Su Ran couldn’t get drunk, or else she would look down on him.

...

"Sister Piaopiao, have some food. More braised pork belly—it’s full of collagen. You’ll get more and more beautiful, and it’ll bring even more honor to Uncle Shan."

"How thoughtful of you. Alright, I’ll indulge in a piece of fatty meat tonight." Liu Piaopiao picked up a piece of the braised pork and took a bite, then looked at Shan Zhentian beside her. "You should learn from him. See how Su Ran knows how to take care of a woman? And you? All you care about is drinking."

Shan Zhentian: "I’ll get you a piece of braised pork, too."

Liu Piaopiao: "Are you trying to make me fat? No."

Shan Zhentian: "..."

’Women... so dramatic.’

"Hehehe..." Lou Shishi chuckled and said, "I’ve always found your family so interesting. Piaopiao, you’re so lucky; your whole family dotes on you. Not like my family. It’s either two stubborn old fools or a bunch of grand-nephews. It’s so boring."

Lou Shishi was eighteen years old. Her parents were in their sixties, and because her family ran a theatrical troupe, they had a large group of apprentices. Although they were all in their thirties and forties, they belonged to the generation of her grand-nephews.

This meant that growing up, Lou Shishi had no peers in her large family. Everyone was decades older than her, so it was very dull.

If Shan Weizi was the darling of Spirit Sword Mountain, then Lou Shishi was the revered matriarch of the Lou Family.

When Lou Shishi was little, she cried because she wanted a Barbie doll. A dozen of her ’grand-nephews’ drove into the city late at night to buy dozens of different Barbies just to appease their ’grand-aunt’.

Curious, Su Ran interviewed the ’grand-aunt’ with several questions, like "Grand-aunt, do you have to give out red envelopes to everyone during New Year’s?", "Do people kowtow to you when they come to give New Year’s greetings?", and "Do you feel a lot of pressure from your high generational status?"

"Pressure... hmm... there is a little bit..."

Lou Shishi held her wine glass. From the alcohol, a blush had crept onto her delicate, pretty face, making her look exceptionally enchanting. ’I wonder if this is what Diao Chan looked like when she was drunk. Probably.’

She smiled and said, "Holidays are the most troublesome. Every day, I wake up to a house full of juniors kneeling, kowtowing, and shouting ’Grand-aunt!’, ’Matriarch!’, ’Grand-aunt!’ while wishing me blessings as vast as the eastern sea and a life as long as the southern mountains... And when my dad went to my parent-teacher conferences, everyone thought the old man with the white beard was my grandfather."

"Later, in middle school, I had Wang Lei go to the conferences for me. People thought he was my dad. Wang Lei would say, ’I’m not her father, I’m Lou Shishi’s grand-nephew.’"

Pfft—

Su Ran, Shan Zhentian, and Shan Weizi all chuckled. They could imagine how surreal that scene must have been for a young girl.

Lou Shishi continued to vent, "On top of that, the entire clan is obsessed with my love life, so I’ve never dared to get a boyfriend. Back in my second year of middle school, a boy liked me. My family found out, and that pack of ’grand-nephews’ cornered him at an intersection. They said, ’You think *you’re* worthy of being our grand-uncle?’ and scared him so badly he didn’t dare come to school for three days. I’m not just looking for a partner for myself; I’m trying to find a ’grand-uncle’ for the entire family. It’s incredibly difficult. Any normal boy would be scared off by that spectacle."

Su Ran nodded. "That’s true. Grand-aunt, you’re still young, so there’s no need to rush finding a boyfriend. Take your time, keep your eyes open. I’m sure you’ll find *us* a perfect grand-uncle, one who meets all the expectations of... the obedient grand-nephews."

Lou Shishi clinked glasses with Su Ran and took a small sip. She smiled and said, "I’m not worried about myself. But you, on the other hand, need to cherish Weizi. She’s the great genius of our family. You’re not allowed to bully her, you hear?"

Su Ran said with a wry smile, "Do I look like I could bully her? She knows Martial Arts, and her Swordsmanship is incredible. I don’t have a death wish. Bullying her would be like offending all of Spirit Sword Mountain, right, Uncle Shan?"

This...

Shan Zhentian was caught off guard by Su Ran’s sudden question. He chuckled. "That’s right! You can’t provoke the women of Spirit Sword Mountain. You have to dote on them." He and Su Ran were ’fellow sufferers’. Before, Shan Zhentian felt that no one in the world could understand his plight. But now, with Su Ran here, he felt understood. ’He gets me.’ Nothing more needed to be said. He raised his glass and toasted Su Ran. A single look passed between them, an instant understanding. Life wasn’t easy for either of them.

Lou Shishi chuckled. She, of course, knew the consequences of ’provoking the darling of Spirit Sword Mountain.’ With the entire Sect backing them, who would dare bully Shan Weizi and Liu Piaopiao? They could only be doted on.

Liu Piaopiao looked from one to the other, then put down her chopsticks, crossed her arms, and looked displeased. "So, according to you two, you feel very wronged, is that it?"

Shan Zhentian immediately declared, "No, no, no, not wronged at all! Not one bit! I dote on you with all my heart."

Liu Piaopiao scoffed, then looked at Su Ran, who was sipping his wine. "And you?"