Chapter 1020 - 1029: On the Way Home (Part 1)
Chapter 1020: Chapter 1029: On the Way Home (Part 1)
When Lin Xi first met Avril, she witnessed Avril boldly challenging the entire Piano Association of Chuzhou City. If Lin Xi hadn’t appeared, Avril might have crushed the piano club.
And Luo Susu was an important member of the piano circle.
As for why she challenged the entire piano club, Lin Xi later understood that Avril pursued Luo Susu unsuccessfully, so she did something to catch her attention.
Of course, Avril didn’t care how Luo Susu reacted.
To her, teasing Luo Susu from time to time was a joy.
In fact, she knew long ago that Luo Susu was at this hotel.
This time, when Luo Susu first came to Chuzhou City, Avril was at the airport to pick her up.
However, Luo Susu didn’t pay attention to Avril.
Avril didn’t lose heart; for those two days, she clung to Luo Susu relentlessly. If it weren’t for an urgent family matter later, she definitely wouldn’t have missed Luo Susu’s piano competition and other times.
In the elevator, Lin Xi pressed the floor button, but he saw Avril also pressed a button for another floor.
Seeing Lin Xi’s puzzled look, Avril smiled, "I’m going to see a friend, see you downstairs later!"
Lin Xi didn’t think much and nodded.
As for her going to find Luo Susu, he didn’t realize it immediately.
If he had known which floor Luo Susu was on beforehand, he might have realized it.
After entering the room, Lin Xi saw Dili Bare and Xie Ziqi and the others had already packed up.
Seeing Lin Xi come in, Dili Bare couldn’t help but tease, "I thought you’d sneak off alone because you couldn’t bear to spend money on a plane ticket!"
Lin Xi was taken aback, "When have you known me to be that kind of person?"
"Moreover, am I someone lacking that bit of money?"
Dili Bare pouted, "Exactly!"
Okay, Lin Xi didn’t bother to argue, and sat on the sofa, watching them pack.
As for him, he only had an apparent backpack; everything else was in the Jade Pendant Space.
However, looking at Dili Bare’s and Xie Ziqi’s belongings, he couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.
Are women all so formidable?
Just the stacked bags alone were taller than two people, and the boxes piled on the side formed a small mountain.
Looking at the logos on the bags and boxes, almost all were luxury brands.
This is worth at least ten million!
"Why not take the bags and boxes back together?" he asked as he saw the two were still taking things out of the bags and boxes, putting them into oversized suitcases.
After all, he thought, with so many purchases, the shipping cost wouldn’t matter much, and having the bags makes it look better.
Dili Bare immediately gave him a disdainful look as if he were a country bumpkin, "When you go through customs and get checked, will you pay the duty for us?"
Xie Ziqi flashed a look of helplessness; they did want to take everything back.
However, if customs checked them, they would have to pay a lot of duty.
Even though they aren’t lacking money, the duty at the million level is still painful.
Furthermore, this shopping spree left the two with almost no money in their accounts, as they usually don’t save.
Even without the bags and boxes, they might still get checked, although the chance is much smaller.
"Hope we won’t get checked!" she looked at the total of eight large suitcases between the two with a worried expression.
With so many people, they could spread out the suitcases, reducing the likelihood of being checked further.
Alright!
Lin Xi hadn’t thought this far; there is a regulation that anything over five thousand or ten thousand is subject to heavy duty.
Though he travels often, he was poor before!
He couldn’t even afford a little souvenir money for the old man.
Actually, he didn’t want to bring anything; the old man was stingy and always gave too little money during missions.
Meals and accommodation were barely covered.
Forget about buying souvenirs, it seemed impossible for a lifetime.
"Actually, you can bring the bags and boxes; I know people at the airport!" Lin Xi considered it and still said this.
But Dili Bare just glanced and ignored him.
Xie Ziqi gave a slight smile, expressing gratitude.
But neither took Lin Xi’s words seriously.
In their view, even if you know people, can you really go through a special channel?
Is there a special customs channel?
It’s not like they don’t know people!
Lin Xi said nothing more; he wasn’t sure if the airport official who took him through the special channel before could do the same for this.
Moreover, he didn’t want to bother them again.
He wasn’t in a rush to return anyway.
Once everything was packed, the staff placed the suitcases on borrowed hotel trolleys, four whole trolleys.
In total, they counted up to more than twenty suitcases.
Nearly one and a half suitcases per person.
Arriving at the hotel lobby, four business cars awaited outside.
Lin Xi saw Luo Susu, Jones, Avril, and William on the couch not far away.
Luo Susu didn’t look pleased, sitting with a cold expression.
But Avril and Jones were chatting merrily.
As soon as Lin Xi and the others arrived, Luo Susu stood up immediately and walked over to Dili Bare and Xie Ziqi.
The three girls seemed to have gotten really familiar over the past two days.
Inside the car, Lin Xi, Luo Susu, Dili Bare, and Xie Ziqi sat together.
At this moment, Luo Susu, not looking pleased, asked Lin Xi, "Why is she here?"
Clearly, she was asking about Avril.
Lin Xi glanced at Dili Bare and Xie Ziqi, hoping they’d help explain, but Dili Bare pulled Xie Ziqi closer, pointed out the window, pretending to talk about something interesting.
He was puzzled, "Why so obvious?"
But he had no explanation and saw Luo Susu fuming, which was rare.
Everyone saw Luo Susu as someone akin to a fairy.
"She helped Bare and Ziqi with a big favor, so she’s probably here to see them off!" He smiled and said.
Luo Susu didn’t quite believe it but remained silent.
She was naturally a person of few words.
Truthfully, deep down, she didn’t care that much about Avril being there.
It’s just that Avril, the rogue, would often tease her and say cheeky things.
This made her very uncomfortable!
Dili Bare turned around, saw Luo Susu didn’t scold Lin Xi, and felt a bit disappointed.
However, since Avril helped them a lot, they couldn’t argue back; it was true.
However, Avril clearly was targeting Lin Xi.
Helping them was just incidental.
"That bastard, that schemer!" Dili Bare dared not curse in front of Lin Xi, but she cursed him silently.
At the airport, everyone got off the car, and Avril, Jones, and William seemed to have arrived earlier, waiting at the entrance.
And, beside them stood a British old man in airport uniform, looking quite respectful.
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