Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess

Slowly, everyone gathered at Madam Su's small mansion, the site of the party, and it was almost midday when most guests arrived. Grandma Hialun was napping when the Qu family arrived, bringing two cars: an Audi RS Variant (1.4 million rmb) and a McLaren 765LT (2.8 million rmb). Grandma Hialun's children live in the countryside with their children, so they were able to arrive at the venue before most families.

Qu Yuwen, the Qu Family's son, is driving the sports car, while his lover is seated next to him. Madam Qu was driving the other vehicle. Sir Qu, Madam Qu's husband, is driving the Audi. Madam Qu and his wife are in the back seats, along with her two daughters, Qu Yuru, the eldest, and Qu Yurei, the second.

Qu Yuru had come to the nation by herself to visit her parents. She had planned to spend a few weeks here before leaving the country to return to her home country while her husband was away on a business trip abroad and would be gone for several weeks as well.

It so happened that Grandma Hialun's birthday fell on her vacation, and she attended it with deference due to her elder. However, she had never wanted to visit a place of such obvious class. She had never wanted to associate with people of lower status since her rise from poverty to riches; her attitude of self-indulgence, which she inherited from her mother, was even more self-absorbed than Madam Qu's.

Her face was covered with a frown when she and the rest of her family got out of the car.

Madam Qu said, "We are here. Yuru, try not to frown. Today is your grandma's birthday. Don't be rude!"

"Hmp! I know. Didn't I lower myself to meet her because it is her birthday," said Qu Yuru.

Mr. Qu frowned when he heard his eldest daughter's attitude. Such arrogance, he never expected his children to become this bad after becoming rich.

"Yuru, watch your words. Else you can go home now," said Mr. Qu.

Madam Qu said, "Dear, No!"

"Yuru darling. Please bear with it just for today for Mom. Today is my mother's birthday. Okay?" said Madam Qu.

Qu Yuru narrowed her eyes and said, "Fine. But I wouldn't eat whatever is served there. It does not look clean at all."

"Yuru!" called Mr. Qu with a reprimanding tone.

Qu Yurei said, "Can we go down first? Yuwen and his lover had already parked the car over and went in."

"I will park the car. You three can go ahead and go inside," Mr. Qu said.

"Okay."

Following her husband's lead, Madam Qu went down to the car with her two daughters and let him search for roadside parking. It was there that Mr. Qu noticed a black Rolls-Royce Cullinan armored, which according to price would have cost at least 7 million rmb, but it was clearly customized, and it would have cost at least more than 10 million rmb.

Mr. Qu commented, "Wow~ an armored Cullinan! It looks like it was customized to look low-key. Why would they park a 7 million car on such a muddy road? What a wastrel!"

His heart ached to see his ideal car parked in such a muddy location, and all he could do was pout in frustration as he searched for another place to park, anywhere close to the armored Cullinan. He wanted to study the car more, even taking a fanatical picture of it.

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Meanwhile, at the party venue...

Mama Yue is dressed in a light gray Estelle Sleeveless Turtleneck Sweater dress and inner pants paired with knee-high black boots and an oversized black twill blazer; her clothes were obviously a couple of clothes with her husband's. Papa Yue is dressed in black long-sleeves and black jeans, paired with gray leather shoes. Over his long sleeves is a knee-length light gray wool jacket with a simple design. The Yue family was dressed in customized clothing from the Paris Collection. It was made with a minimalist design and low-key but luxurious materials. Only those who live abroad and are aware of the latest fashion in winter-fall seasonal clothing in Paris would recognize it.

Yue Ruxia wore a white high-waist pen skirt and skin-shade inner winter leggings paired with heeled low-cut brown boots. She tucked in a turtle-necked black shirt with an oversized brown knee-length hoodie jacket. He looks girly, yet all covered up. Yue Jixia wore slick brown pants and white knitted long sleeves. It was paired with white rubber shoes and a light brown scarf around her neck. It looks sassy yet cool.

The Yue Family has always been down to earth, and when the Qu family arrived at the venue, they saw Papa Yue drinking some wine he brought with him with his brothers-in-law and adult nephews, Mama Yue helping her sisters and nieces bring out the food and Ruxia and Jixia giving the children the gift brocade filled with handmade chocolates and candies.

Madam Qu was stunned at first but immediately joined the fun with her sisters. She might act a bit vain sometimes, but she doesn't openly look down on others.

She said to her children, "Go do as you wish. Just don't leave on your own." Then she walked away to join the others in the kitchen.

The children were free to run around the area without playing on the main road, and Qu Yuwen dragged his sweetheart to join his cousins of the same generation seated beside the elders. The older generation sits at the same table as the younger generation seats together.

"Jie, I'm going to look for Rina and Rinne," said Qu Yurei before leaving

Qu Yuru said, "Go. I'm going to find Sister Roulan instead."

Uncle Xia's two daughters were a few years younger than Qu Yurei. At the very least, the eldest was a year younger than Yue Xuexia, while the youngest daughter was somewhat older than Yue Ruxia but still younger than Jixia. Qu Yurei left to join the daughters of Uncle Xia, the third eldest among the brothers.

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Xia Clan

Grandma Hialun's 12 children (Eldest to Youngest)

1: Xia Kian

2: Su Surui

3: Xia Kirin

4: Xia Kiji

5: Lu Suzu

6: Pu Sufa

7: Cen Suru

8: Xing Suya

9: Jia Suwei

10: Zen Suji

11: Qu Susu

12: Yue Suli

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Xia Kirin: Two daughters

(f) Xia Rina

(f) Xia Rinne

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Xia Kiji

(m) Xia Jiling

(m) Xia Jiran

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Pu Sufa

(f) Xing Roulan

(m) Xing Rouyi

Etc...

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Xing Suya

(m) Xing Rouxi

(m) Xing An (Adopted)

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Qu Susu

(f) Qu Yuru

(f) Qu Yurei

(m) Qu Yuwen

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Yue Suli

(f) Yue Xuexia

(f) Yue Jixia

(f) Yue Ruxia

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Grandma Hialun's other children had many children. The majority of them had their own families. The age differences between cousins increased with the age of each aunt or uncle. Their names would not be called by names or given individual names.

According to the younger generation age ranking: (eldest to youngest)

Jiling > Rouxi > Jiran > Roulan > Yuru > Rouyi > Yurei > Xuexia > Jixia > Rinna > Yuwen > Rinne > Ruxia > An

The reason Roulan and Rouyi have Xing surnames rather than Pu is because Madam Xing adopted them when Madam Pu was unable to provide for her children. She had more children than Roulan and Rouyi. Xia Jiling is the oldest male cousin, and Xing An is the youngest male cousin.

Although Madam Pu is the biological mother of Ruolan and Rouyi, they still refer to Madam Xing as their mother, at least in their hearts, since Madam Xing raised them. Initially, there is awkwardness and tension between the Pu and Xing families, but as time goes on, leaning toward the present, they treat each other no differently from a real family.

Qu Yuwen brought his lover, and he was only allowed to eat and drink with Xing Rouxi, Xia Jiling, and Xia Jiran with their wives. Xing Rouxi did not come because he was working at Island Hospital and Sanctuary Gardens, and Yue Xuexia had recommended him. Xia Rina and Xia Rinne have a close relationship with Qu Yurei. Their personalities get along well.

The niece of the Yue Sisters is the same age as Yue Ruxia, and Su Rukia's father is the cousin of the Yue Siblings and the son of Madam Su Surui. Rather than being close to any of their cousins, Yue Ruxia and Yue Jixia got along well with Su Rukia, one of Madam Su's grandchildren.

Just after Qu Yurei left to look for Xia Rina and Xia Rinne, Qu Yuru frowned for a moment as she stared at the clothing worn by the Yue family.

She mumbled, "For some reason, I feel like I have seen the clothes Ruxia and Jixia are wearing, even the ones Aunt Yue and Uncle Yue were wearing. But how come I can't recall where I have seen them? Sigh~ forget about it. Since I can't remember, it might be some cheap brand."

Qu Yuru, having had a private conversation with herself, slipped through the crowd and made her way to the small mansion to find Xing Roulan. Meanwhile, Xia Rukia had just arrived and had joined the quiet table that Yue Ruxia and Yue Jixia had taken, hiding behind a large tree. These siblings, although not opposed to joining the party, were naturally reserved and would have preferred a little less activity and a little more privacy for themselves.

As expected, Su Rukia discovered the Yue siblings hiding behind the tree, clutching a pink apple tablet and video-calling their oldest sister, Xuexia. Having known them since childhood, she could infer some information about their habits and hunt for spots where there are fewer people.

On the screen:

Xuexia: [You've said you had arrived. Have you seen granny yet?]

Ruxia: No, Dajie. Aunt Su said Grandma was still taking a nap. We are all waiting for her to wake up.

Jixia: Jie, is your meeting over? Are you on your way here?

Xuexia: [The meeting is almost over. I will drop by the Marigold Mall to buy Granny some gold accessories. I don't know which she wanted. I bought a few sets with Yangyang.]

Assistant Taiyang was seen by Ruxia and Jixia holding a few paper bags in each of his arms, but most of them contained food that he had purchased from the mall's vendors. He was even in the middle of devouring a fruit crepe the size of his face, which was already halfway consumed.

Ruxia: Is there a crepe of that size?"

Xuexia: [Ugh! Ask me how he ordered that thing!]

Jixia: So, what happened?

Xuexia: [I was busy browsing the jewelry stores in the mall when I noticed he suddenly disappeared. I looked around for him and found him arguing with the crepe seller. He said that a fist-sized crepe isn't enough to fill his stomach. The crepe seller was so pissed and made a large crepe the size of his face! God. He is so embarrassing.]

Taiyang: [Come on, Boss. Didn't you join the fun and order one for yourself? [Though most of it still ended inside my stomach.]

Xuexia: [Just shut up and head to the parking lot. We still need to drive towards the province!]

Taiyang: [Yes, Boss!]

Xuexia: [Ah! Ruru, Xiao Ji, is that Rukia behind you?]

After Yue Xuexia finished speaking, Ruxia and Jixia turned to see a startled Su Rukia, who was grinning shyly at them. Clearly, she had no idea that she would be seen on camera as she approached, and as a working adult, she recognized the expensive brand of pink tablet Yue Ruxia was using right away. She was at a loss for words when her Aunt Xuexia suddenly appeared on the screen during the video call.

Su Rukia said, "H-Hello... Au... Sister Xuexia!"

Even though Yue Xuexia is an aunt, Rukia never called her as one. Xuexia constantly urges her to call her elder sister instead of her aunt. She does the same for Yue Jixia, calling Ruxia by name because, after all, they are of the same age. Nonetheless, on occasion, Ruxia would get teased and ask her call little aunt.