These words were said to the young couple, and especially to Xie Yunshu, and they were also considered an apology to her.
However, Xie Yunshu didn't seem to understand the deeper meaning. He sat next to Qiao Ye, stupidly picking up vegetables and putting them in his mouth. Qiao Ye had no choice but to answer Qiao Liancheng's words for her: "Dad, don't worry, everything will be fine in the New Year."
What else can I say? Any mention of past events will only open wounds for everyone.
Qiao Liancheng glanced at Xie Yunshu, who had no ambitions. He felt that his son could convince her anyway, so he continued: "You two live a good life, and the family business cannot be slacked off." In the past, the company's affairs were delayed because of family affairs.
, this period of time was pretty good, even though she came back, Qiao Ye did not relax.
Qiao Ye's attitude toward his father was unusually close to him. He smiled and replied, "We're living a good life, Yun Shu, what do you think?" As he spoke, he touched her with his elbow while she was burying her head in eating.
Xie Yunshu suddenly realized, swallowed the food in her mouth, and replied to her father-in-law: "Dad, we will live a good life." What they were talking about, she felt so strange, no matter what her father-in-law said or not, she would live a good life with him.
Qiao Liancheng nodded, with a comforting smile on his face, "Okay, then I'm relieved, let's eat quickly." He then moved his chopsticks to pick up the vegetables.
Originally, she was worried that her father would say harsh words such as warnings, which would make her uncomfortable. However, Qiao Ye felt relieved and diligently picked up vegetables for her father, piling up his plate and said, "Dad, eat more vegetables.
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Unexpectedly, Qiao Liancheng said, "Yun Shu likes bamboo shoots, please help her pick out more." Because he was sitting at the rectangular dining table with Qiao Ye next to him, he couldn't pick up the dishes for his daughter-in-law himself.
Xie Yunshu felt uneasy when he heard him mentioning herself. She raised the bowl and took the bamboo shoots Qiao Ye gave her. She lowered her eyebrows in a cute manner and didn't dare to look at Qiao Liancheng at all. Oh, what on earth is going on? It's like this
It was as if she had made a huge mistake.
Dinner time passed while the four of them chatted, and night fell slowly.
Qiao Liancheng couldn't get used to the taste of the food, so he stopped and said to the three of them: "I've finished eating. You guys can take it easy while I go upstairs to see the children."
Qiao Ye hurriedly advised: "Dad, let's eat some more." The atmosphere during the meal today was average, so it's no wonder that his father was not interested.
"No, you ask the butler to take me there." Qiao Liancheng stood up and looked at Butler Feng who was waiting aside.
Qiao Ye could only nod, "Okay, Butler Feng, take dad to see Zhong Ling and Zhong Yu."
Butler Feng stepped forward to lead the way, "Yes, sir, please come this way." Qiao Liancheng followed Butler Feng upstairs.
When the footsteps stopped, Qiao Ye turned his head and said to her: "Yunshu, you are obviously not a narrow-minded person, why don't you tell dad more." He didn't mean to blame her, he just felt that she was coping as she pleased.
Not suitable for elders.
Xie Yunshu curled his lips and said, "I don't know what to say." Are you talking about the weather and stocks with Qiao Liancheng?
Qiao Ye said seriously: "If you keep avoiding him, as if you are still angry with him, he might be overly concerned." There should be no backlash between family members.
She put down her chopsticks and slumped down on the chair, muttering: "Well, I don't." How could a person like her who didn't hold grudges be angry with Qiao Liancheng? He was an elder.
Of course he knew that she didn't mean that, so he told her, "Okay, then say a few words and smile a little more when you send him off."
"Okay..." Xie Yunshu looked sideways, feeling a pain in his heart.
Qiao Ye patted her shoulder and said gently: "I've finished eating. I'll go up and stay with him. You can eat more of your favorite dishes."
Unexpectedly, he also wanted to eat a little bit like Qiao Liancheng. After the lecture, Xie Yunshu sighed in his heart and replied simply: "Okay!" Rarely did he raise his head and look up at him today.
"Shen Ce, eat slowly." Qiao Ye stood up and left the table.
"Yes." Shen Ce nodded to him and watched him off with Xie Yunshu.
Qiao Ye added to her: "Come up quickly after you finish eating. Stop hiding." After saying this, he didn't look at her again and walked upstairs step by step.
"Well..." She quietly raised her eyes. When he finished going upstairs and disappeared, she breathed a sigh of relief and grabbed the chopsticks again.
There were only two people left in the restaurant. Shen Ce asked after careful consideration: "Yun Shu, why do I think you are a little afraid of Qiao Ye's father?" The whole person was cautious and couldn't let go at all, but Mr. Qiao didn't look that scary. , is she okay?
Xie Yunshu himself couldn't explain his attitude towards Qiao Liancheng, and sighed: "Oh, Shen Ce, there are some things you don't know. It was because of him that I left Qiao Ye and went with Xiao Yichen. He did everything for his two children. The results of the paternity test were spoofed by someone, and he concluded that I was unfaithful to Qiao Ye, so he drove me and my two children away." It's so easy to say it now, even she herself can't imagine what it was like at that time. of determination and pain.
He was surprised: "So serious?" She was driven away by her father-in-law because of her son. It must have been a heavy blow to her and Qiao Ye's relationship.
"Yeah." Xie Yunshu lowered his eyes and looked at the dishes on the table, losing his appetite.
With her soft temper, it's no wonder she was bullied before. He asked, "Have you forgiven him?" From leaving to coming back, she and Qiao Ye took many detours.
Speaking of this, she became even more entangled and pouted: "How dare I not forgive him? He is an elder, Qiao Ye's father. No matter whether I want to forgive or not, I have to forgive him."
Shen Zhizhi pondered and said, "What he just said was just for you. He didn't even have a decent apology." And Qiao Ye was in a difficult position being caught in the middle. He couldn't help either side, and the atmosphere was awkward.
Although she knew that he was doing it for her own good, she still raised her hand to stop him from talking anymore, and said dejectedly: "Stop talking about it. There is no need to mention the past things now." The bullies have been bullied. Besides forgiveness, what else can be done? how.
Shen Ce then stopped talking and said, "Okay, then you can eat more. Qiao Ye just asked you to go upstairs to accompany him." The old man's attitude should be much better now that he sees his grandchildren.
Xie Yunshu rolled her eyes out of thin air and said reluctantly: "I don't want to stay with him, why don't we go out and set off fireworks? It's getting dark." Speaking of this, she became interested and looked out the window. It was already dark. Unmistakably black.
Shen Ce didn't mind playing with fireworks with her, but he reminded her, "But at least you have to go upstairs and say hello." When her father-in-law came, she was really having trouble controlling her daughter-in-law status, and she acted like she usually did whatever she wanted. Throw down your chopsticks and look for something to play with.
She was angry for a moment, tried hard to suppress her emotions, and managed to maintain a smile: "Okay, let me eat a few more chopsticks."
With her index finger moving, she picked up her favorite vegetables and stuffed them into her mouth, turning her helplessness into appetite. Although she didn't have to deal with Qiao Liancheng, the energy consumed in the psychological battlefield should not be underestimated.