Lucky Star

"MBA at nineteen?" Natalia asked in shock and disbelief.

De Xi chuckled with a soft nod.

"Mummy... You are incredible." Natalia said as she gave her mother a thumbs up.

De Xi chuckled softly and turned to the next page. It was a group photo of the De Family.

"Take a good look at this, all of them should be the same except with a few extra white hairs." De Xi said with a soft amused sigh.

Natalia giggled as she took a good look at the group photo.

Grandpa De was seated on the grand chair in the center, with Father and Mother De on either side of him.

De Xi was standing behind Grandpa De, De Xing was standing behind Mother De and De Xiu was standing behind Father De.

After Natalia was done looking, De Xi turned to the next page, revealing a grand ballroom with posh decorations.

In the center was De Xi and a man dancing to what looked like a waltz. Dressed in perfect ballroom gown and tux, they glowed under the grand chandelier.

"Mummy..." Natalia looked towards the picture and then towards De Xi as if seeking some sort of confirmation.

"If you are guessing him as your biological father, you are correct. This was my debutante ball and my last dance was with your father, Lu Bai." De Xi said calmly, her previous warmth and fondness dissolved in thin air.

De Xi then turned towards the next page.

It was a group photo, all the people were young men and women in their early twenties. Dressed poshly according to the ballroom dress code, in gowns and tuxedos.

"In this, you recognize your maternal Aunt and Uncle already. Now I'm introducing you to the rest of the group." De Xi said as she patted Natalia's head gently in a warm manner.

"Mummy are photographers allowed at such events? I don't remember seeing one in the ones I went." Natalia asked doubtfully as she looked at the photo.

De Xi pursued her lips, as a mischievous was threatening to break out on her face, mirth gleaming in her eyes.

"Let's say, your Mummy was not someone who sticked to the rules." De Xi said half reluctantly half amusingly.

Natalia looked at De Xi in shock and surprise as if she received the her life's greatest surprise.

"That does not mean you can also break rules, it was a one time thing, which is still a secret." De Xi said in a warning tone.

"That means, breaking rules is fine, if you don't get caught." Natalia said as she mischievously winked at her mother.

"You are getting bolder by the day." De Xi said in a stern tone but the amusement in her eyes gave away her act.

"I am my Mummy's daughter after all." Natalia said with a cheeky smile.

"Let's get back to this. Look, you can see your father up close in this picture. This one standing beside your father is our close friend Li Chen, you can call him Uncle Chen."

"This one dressed in wine red gown is your Uncle Xing's wife Fang Ai, you can call her Aunt Ai. The woman in green beside her is your Aunt Biyu's twin Su Yunxi, you can address her as Aunt Yun."

"Here, do you see these two pairs of people, who look like a couple? Actually, they are siblings. Are you able to identify this lady in blue?" De Xi asked as she pointed towards one of the couples.

"Is she by any chance... Aunt Biyu?" Natalia asked in surprise.

"Yes and this is her older brother Su Yang, you can call him Uncle Su." De Xi said with a warm, motherly smile.

"The other couple is your paternal Uncle Lu Feng and paternal Aunt Lu Meng, they are twin younger siblings of your father."

"See if you are able to identify who this group of young men are." De Xi said as she pushed the album closer to Natalia.

Natalia observed all of them keenly before her eyes lit up in recognition.

"They Uncle Chang, Uncle Cong, Uncle Frank, and Uncle Gabriel, but the other two..." Natalia could not recognize the other two men.

"The other two are Li Yuchen and Feng Chuan, you can call them Uncle Yu and Uncle Feng. Your Uncle Chen and Uncle Yu are siblings, Uncle Feng is your Aunt Yun's husband." De Xi introduced the two men.

De Xi then turned to the next page, the picture had a group of elderly seated in a semicircle sofa arrangement.

"They are all Great-grandparents, aren't they?" Natalia asked her eyes gleaming with excitement and recognition.

"Hmm... They are, from them you can certainly recognize your Mu Great-grandparents and Great-grandpa De." De Xi said as she dotingly looked towards her daughter.

"I do, Mummy." Natalia nodded her head in agreement.

"The one beside Great-grandma Mu is your father's Grandma, your Great-grandma Lu. Beside her is your Great-grandma Li."

"To you Great-grandpa De's left is your Great-grandpa Feng and beside him are your Su Great-grandparents. Did you notice that only this man looks very much younger than others?" De Xi completed her introductions briefly.

"Why is it Mummy?" Natalia asked curiously.

"That is because he is your Grandpa Feng Guang, your Uncle Feng's father." De Xi said with amused smile.

Natalia nodded her head in understanding as she took in their appearances and expressions.

De Xi then slowly turned to the next page, it was a picture of dance floor with only three couples dancing happily.

"This is Grandpa and Grandma De, this is Grandma and Grandpa Mu, aren't they?" Natalia asked excitedly.

"They are and this couple is your paternal grandparents, your Grandpa Lu Da and Grandma Jin Chun." De Xi introduced the third couple.

The next page revealed three new couples, dancing to some slow melody with relaxed and laidback expressions.

"This is your Grandpa Fang Jingjin and Grandma Yun Min, dancing beside them is your Grandpa Li Ping and Grandma Mu Nuo, closely behind them is your Grandpa Su Song and Grandma Ti Shu.." De Xi introduced the three couples.