The Xiao family's mansion is located at the foot of Fenghua Mountain, in a quiet bamboo forest, with a thatched cottage, an old well, cedar trees, and an old man.
The old man was naturally a master of the Lin family. Next to him, Lin Ran looked at the Xiao family indifferently. In order to welcome the arrival of the Lin family, the Xiao family made great arrangements, and all the important people in the family came.
Since the death of the old man of the Xiao family, the status of the Xiao family has plummeted. Although it has maintained its leading position in the pharmaceutical industry in Xijing City, without the personal connections of the old man of the Xiao family, many forces have obviously begun not to buy it.
Take the recent acquisition of Xijing Pharmacy by the Xiao family. It was originally thought that the cooperation was negotiated, and the Xiao family purchased the Pharmacy for US$10 million, but the Pharmacy suddenly regretted it because someone paid double the price.
It's not that the Xiao family can't afford the money, but the things hidden behind the big medicine hall are very mysterious, because the outside forces are involved - the underground forces in Shanghai City.
The Xiao family felt a strong crisis, but they had no choice. Among the four major families in Xijing City, the Fang family was in civil strife and could not protect themselves. The He family and the Yang family acted wisely to protect themselves.
But just when the Xiao family looked sad, thinking that the Xiao family would fall into a second-rate family from now on, auspicious blessings from heaven - the super family in the capital actually proposed a marriage.
The Xiao family doesn't know how powerful the Lin family is. They just know that among the country's leaders, the Lin family ranks second. This shows how important the Lin family's voice is in the capital and even in China as a whole.
The news was good, but it came suddenly. The Xiao family couldn't figure out why they deserved the Lin family's marriage. Under normal circumstances, there was only a strong alliance, but now the Xiao family didn't dare to accept the olive branch extended by the Lin family!
However, this did not hinder the enthusiasm of some people in the Xiao family. They sang and danced and made full preparations to welcome the arrival of the Lin family. However, after meeting the Lin family, the Xiao family felt chilled.
Two people came, an old man and a young man covered in blood.
Is this the Lin family’s attitude towards marriage?
The Xiao family looked at the two people sitting proudly in the hut. Their emotions were very complicated, but they did not dare to show them for fear of causing others' displeasure.
Lin Ran looked at Xiao Batian indifferently. The head of the Xiao family had the most say in the Xiao family for the time being. He strongly supported the marriage of the two families, thinking that he had a chance. The Xiao family would become the first to replace the Fang family in the future.
family, so even though Lin Ran was indifferent and despised them, he still smiled and said: "Young Master Lin comes to the humble house, and the flowers are shining brightly. This is the place with the best air in Xijing City, with an elegant environment, flowing water, and lush vegetation."
Lin Xiuzhu is a good place.”
Lin Ran sneered and said: "What a great place? The people of the Xiao family actually started boasting in front of me, as if they had forgotten their identities. You are just low-class characters. If I hadn't come to see you at home, in the past,
I'm too lazy to take a look. Call Xiao Zhiruo out quickly and let me see how she looks. If it's really too bad, don't tarnish the door of my Lin family."
"What do you mean!" Suddenly, a young man in his early twenties jumped out and cursed, "The Lin family is a big family, shouldn't they have the most basic qualities?"
The young man who jumped out was called Xiao He. He was Xiao Zhiruo's cousin. He was even closer than his dead brother. Although his abilities were very different from his cousin, he was a flesh-and-blood person. There was a real heart hidden in the ordinary.
Heart. He never fights for anything with others and is always humble. It is precisely because of this that he has won a good reputation in the Xiao family. He feels sorry for his sister and was originally very opposed to this marriage. When he met Lin Ran today, he was even more dissatisfied.
Probably agreed.
Lin Ran looked at the clown-like character that jumped out, grinning, revealing his bloody teeth. He suddenly felt the urge to vent his irritation, and said, "You have no right to speak."
Xiao He said angrily: "Get out of here, you are not welcome here. Don't think that the Lin family is so great. We, the Xiao family, don't care about you."
Xiao Batian was panicking, fearing that his son would offend Lin Ran miserably. At that time, there was no room for relaxation. Lin Ran was rebellious, but he was a member of the Lin family and could not afford to offend him.
"Step back, there is no place for you to talk here." Xiao Batian roared.
Xiao He looked at his angry father, sighed in his heart, turned around and left: "If my sister marries such a person, I will leave the Xiao family because the Xiao family has let me down."
"Come back here!" Xiao Batian was furious, but Xiao He had already disappeared into the crowd. Then, the Xiao family began to whisper. Obviously, what happened just now was unexpected. I originally thought that the marriage would be a matter of course, but I didn't expect that there would be twists and turns.
The old man stood beside him, like a blade of grass in the bamboo forest, inconspicuous at all. Everyone almost ignored him. He could also lower his posture to the lowest level, completely integrating with nature, without any breath.
Lin Ran was in a bad mood. When he first met the woman in black, he fell in love with her. However, he suffered a strong blow and was forced into marriage at home, which made his character begin to distort.
"Where's Xiao Zhiruo?" Lin Ran became impatient and said, "Come out quickly, I'm very busy and there are many things to do."
Xiao Batian was also furious. Seeing that Lin Ran disrespected the Xiao family so much, he began to hesitate about the marriage, but after all, he couldn't show it, so he laughed dryly and said: "She is not at home, she went to a classmate's house."
Lin Ran smiled coldly and said, "You know I'm here, but you still go to your classmate's house. It seems that the Xiao family doesn't take our Lin family seriously at all."
Xiao Batian hurriedly explained: "Today is the birthday of my daughter's classmate, so I went to the classmate's house, but Mr. Lin came in a hurry, and we were not ready yet. I will call someone right away."
Lin Ran's eyes flashed, and he looked at Xiao Batian, who was sweating on his forehead, and said calmly: "If you don't show up in three minutes, I will say that your Xiao family broke the contract. Do you have to think about the consequences?"
A naked threat!
Xiao Batian's eyes reached the edge of endurance and he was about to get angry when suddenly the sound of footsteps came from the outer door.
Lin Ran turned around and saw a fresh beauty coming calmly with an extremely calm face, followed by a woman whose temperament was not weaker than hers.
As soon as the two people appeared, the entire Xiao family immediately became quiet. Xiao Batian's face changed slightly when he saw the people coming, and he wanted to stop them, but it was too late.
He was originally very close to marrying the Lin family, but seeing Lin Ran's attitude, he knew that this was probably a joke of the Lin family. Although the two families were very different, they were both upper-class people after all.
There are only two possibilities now. One is that the Lin family doesn't care about the Xiao family at all, and the other is that Lin Ran comes secretly behind the family's back to break off the marriage. No matter which situation it is, Xiao Batian is not willing to see it.
The Xiao family is not aggressive enough but conservative enough. It is not the kind of family that always wants to make progress. Although it occasionally gets excited about sudden opportunities, it does not lose its rationality.
When he saw the light in Lin Ran's eyes, Xiao Batian knew something was wrong. The person coming was Xiao Zhiruo, his own daughter, and he obviously knew that he was planning a marriage behind her back.
Xiao Zhiruo's prestige is even stronger than that of Xiao Batian, the head of the family. Because of her terrifying business acumen, she is known as the "Two Pearls of Xijing" together with Fang Zhihui of the Fang family.
Xiao Batian took advantage of Xiao Zhiruo's visit to find friends to receive the guests from the Lin family ceremoniously. Now it seems that the paper can't contain the anger. He looked at his daughter anxiously and said: "Zhiruo, you are back. This person
yes……"
Before the introduction, Xiao Zhiruo said calmly: "There is no need to introduce. This is the young master of the Lin family."
The moment Lin Ran saw Xiao Zhiruo, he was shocked. His irritated mood because of the rejection of the woman in black instantly calmed down a lot. This was a woman who seemed to be able to relieve pain, with spring-like eyes and red lips.
Point, the delicate figure makes people want to care and feel distressed. But the perseverance conveyed in the eyes is the most important quality of a woman from a big family. Such a woman can not only handle the complex relationships in a big family, but also definitely
She is also a good helper to men.
He unexpectedly met such a beautiful woman in Xijing City. Lin Ran never imagined that at this moment, he had the idea in his heart that he must possess her.
Lin Ran originally came to Xijing City with the Lin family on his back, partly to escape the dangerous struggle at home, and partly to relax and meet his future wife. Now, he is finally sure that this trip was not in vain.
"Very good!" Lin Ran stared at Xiao Zhiruo with shining eyes and said with a smile, "I like it very much. The marriage is settled like this. When I go back, I will win you with the most luxurious marriage in the world."
Xiao Batian was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly. The marriage that he originally had no hope for and even wanted to escape would make a 180-degree turn and take a big step forward in a better direction.
"What did you say?" Xiao Batian said tremblingly.
Lin Ran looked at Xiao Batian condescendingly, curved the corners of his mouth, showed a playful smile, sighed deliberately, and asked: "What does the Xiao family need now?"
The naked question made Xiao Batian's face turn red. The question was too direct, but it was expected, because everyone knew clearly what the Xiao family needed and what the Lin family could provide.
"The relationship between the Xiao family and the Lin family, I hope..." Xiao Batian prepared for it. Knowing that good things were coming, he couldn't suppress his excitement, but his face was calm and he wanted to pretend to be innocent.
However, Lin Ran did not give him a chance. Instead, he interrupted with a cold tone and said impatiently: "We all know what is going on. Originally, I was not interested in this kind of marriage at all. The Xiao family is completely unqualified to let the Lin family
Marriage, but now I have changed, you should thank me, I found out that Zhiruo is actually a pretty good girl. Let’s get in touch for a while first, and if Zhiruo satisfies me, maybe I will consider it and will
She straightened it up."
Xiao Batian's lips trembled. No matter how lowly he was, he couldn't be slapped in the face by a member of the Lin family. This was completely beyond his tolerance, and most importantly, the other party seemed completely insincere.
The Xiao family will not unite with an insincere family, but thinking about the strength of the Lin family and the huge benefits that the marriage will bring to the Xiao family, Xiao Batian reluctantly smiled and said: "Master Lin, can we go in and talk slowly?
The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the weather is so good, so..."
"Idiot!" Lin Ran cursed, then looked at Xiao Zhiruo with a smile and said, "Zhiruo, you are so beautiful. I will make an exception and make you a candidate for my woman. As long as you satisfy me, the Lin family's
The door is open for you!"
Lin Ran felt that his speeches were very provocative. In the past, as long as he sent out similar invitations, his daughters would flock to come up and let him take their pick.
Lin Ran looked at Xiao Zhiruo excitedly, thinking that she must be very excited now, because becoming the daughter-in-law of the Lin family is the dream of many aristocratic girls in China.
Xiao Zhiruo looked at Lin Ran with extremely calm eyes. Xiao Batian couldn't help but feel trembling. He felt that the Xiao family was about to become famous. He kept looking at his daughter with pleading eyes. Don't say the wrong thing. You must agree. For Xiao's sake,
Home is worth everything.
In Xiao Batian's view, Xiao Zhiruo took the overall situation into consideration and did a lot of things for the Xiao family. For such a major event to revitalize the Xiao family, she would definitely make the right choice - endure the humiliation, sacrifice herself, and help the family.
The entire forest was extremely quiet. The members of the Xiao family looked at Xiao Zhiruo tremblingly, some were excited, some were jealous, some were hopeful...
Xiao Zhiruo glanced at Lin Ran indifferently and said, "Idiot!"
