My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Li Xiang quickly explained, ”I’m actually here to see you about something.” ’If I were really here for matchmaking, I wouldn’t have brought just a bit of fruit. Bringing something too expensive might give them the wrong idea.’

”Oh? What’s up?” Lei Jiaming asked, curious. ’What could possibly be more important than meeting my sister?’

So, Li Xiang explained the purpose of his visit.

”The village gala? I can perform a routine with my Cyan Dragon Crescent Blade. As for accompanying the opera troupe, I’m decent with the gongs and drums, but I can’t handle the more delicate instruments,” Lei Jiaming said, his eyes flicking thoughtfully. ”But I bet my sister can. She’s very refined—skilled in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.”

Just as he was speaking, a young woman walked in. ”Bro, what nonsense are you spouting now?”

Li Xiang turned to look, and his eyes immediately lit up. It wasn’t that she was stunningly beautiful, but she was tall, wore her hair in a ponytail, and had a bold, spirited air about her. At 1.8 meters, she wasn’t much shorter than him. It was rare to see a girl that tall, and women often appear taller than men of the same height anyway.

Li Xiang was a little doubtful. ’This is the Lei family’s sister? She’s not at all like how people described her.’

”This is my sister, Lei Xiaohui. What do you think? Pretty, right? She’s slimmed down a lot from a few years ago,” Lei Jiaming said, looking extremely proud. There’s a saying that a girl’s appearance changes dramatically as she grows, and that was certainly true for his sister. She was just over twenty now, but a few years back, she had been plump from being well-fed at home, like a little butterball, and everyone thought she was plain. But after working in the city for a year or two, she had returned home this year looking a whole lot ”slimmer.”

’He had to admit, living in a big city really changed a person’s aura. His sister hadn’t just lost weight; she now knew how to dress herself up too.’

”Very pretty, very pretty!” Li Xiang said, giving her a thumbs-up.

A hint of shyness flickered across Lei Xiaohui’s face, but it was gone in an instant. She sat down with a confident grace, her bright eyes fixed intently on Li Xiang.