After Zhang Zelin finished speaking, he looked at Zheng Xiumei with confidence and said: "Xiumei, don't worry, I believe that even if Li Tianyi has principles and a stand, as long as we give him enough chips and sincerity, he
He will definitely become our son-in-law in the end.
Isn't there a saying that men don't care about loyalty, loyalty is because the stakes for betrayal are too low; women don't care about decency, decency means they are not tempted enough.
I believe that the bargaining chip that our Zhang family can provide is enough to make Li Tianyi's heart move."
Zheng Xiumei's expression relaxed a little after hearing this. Zhang Zelin's words indeed made sense. She thought about it in another person's shoes. If she were in Li Tianyi's shoes, facing such strong sincerity from the Zhang family, it would be so heart-warming.
It's hard for her to resist the bargaining chip.
At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Tianyi arrived at the door of Zhang's house with two bottles of wine and two boxes of cakes.
As soon as he got off the car, Zhang Menghan walked out of the door. With a smile in his eyes and enthusiasm, he took Li Tianyi's arm and said, "Li Tianyi, you are here. Have you missed me these days?"
While talking, Zhang Menghan took the items from Li Tianyi's hand.
Li Tianyi smiled awkwardly and twitched his arm slightly, trying to pull it out of Zhang Menghan's arm, but Zhang Menghan's arm was held tightly, so he couldn't pull it out, so he had to let her go.
But when walking, he tried to keep his body away from Zhang Menghan.
As they walked along, Zhang Menghan's heart began to sink a little bit.
She knew very well what her parents wanted to do when they called Li Tianyi here today. She was both looking forward to and afraid of today's meeting. Especially when she saw Li Tianyi's attitude today, she had a vague feeling about it.
.Subconsciously, she held Li Tianyi's arm tightly, fearing that if she let go, she would never have a chance to meet Li Tianyi again in this life.
At this moment, Zhang Menghan's heart was full of mixed feelings and panic. She just led Li Tianyi towards home.
Walking into the gate and arriving at the second-level courtyard, Zhang Menghan's parents, Zhang Zelin and Zheng Xiumei, were already waiting at the door.
With their status and status, being able to stand and wait at the entrance to the second courtyard of the courtyard already gave Li Tianyi a huge amount of face.
Li Tianyi was a little surprised when he saw Zhang Menghan's parents standing at the door to greet him. He quickly walked forward and said very respectfully: "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zheng, hello." As he said that, he took the initiative to extend his hand.
Zhang Zelin smiled and shook hands with Li Tianyi, patted Li Tianyi on the shoulder and said: "Li Tianyi, you look very handsome today. You are definitely a talented person."
Li Tianyi smiled and said modestly: "Uncle Zhang, you are so complimentary."
Zheng Xiumei smiled and said: "Li Tianyi, come if you want. What gifts can you bring?"
Li Tianyi said: "It's such a big holiday, how can I come to the door without bringing gifts? Our hometown has to bring gifts. But I don't know what the etiquette is like here in Yanjing City, so I can only follow the rules in our hometown.
The etiquette and customs here have gone away.”
"It's good to come, it's good to come. It's cold outside, let's talk inside."
As he spoke, Zhang Zelin enthusiastically pulled Li Tianyi into the main hall of the second courtyard. After the guests and hosts were seated, Zhang Zelin, Zheng Xiumei and Li Tianyi exchanged greetings for a while, and Zheng Xiumei left with Zhang Menghan, leaving only
Next Zhang Zelin and Li Tianyi.
However, after walking out of the room, Zhang Menghan did not leave. Instead, she found a shaded place and stood outside the window, silently listening to the conversation inside.
As a client, she was very anxious about what decision Li Tianyi would make today and wanted to know the result as soon as possible.
Zhang Zelin looked at Li Tianyi with a smile and said: "Li Tianyi, since I have called you here for the Chinese New Year, uncle, I won't beat around the bush and let's get straight to the point. After such a long period of investigation, your Aunt Zheng and I have nothing to do with you.
I am very satisfied with your character and ability. After our Zhang family held a family meeting for collective discussion, we decided to agree to your marriage to Meng Han."
When Zhang Zelin said this, Zhang Menghan, who was standing outside the door eavesdropping, blushed, with a surprisingly shy look on his face.
In the room, Li Tianyi's expression was calm, without any excitement or excitement.
From beginning to end, Zhang Zelin was paying attention to Li Tianyi's expression while talking. When he saw this, his heart began to feel a little uneasy. Because Li Tianyi's performance was too calm. This kind of performance was not for someone of Li Tianyi's age.
What people can have.
What worries him most is that Li Tianyi has no source of excitement.
Zhang Zelin immediately increased his tone and continued: "Li Tianyi, our Zhang family has decided that after you and Zhang Menghan get married, our Zhang family will use all resources to cultivate you, and you will become the spokesperson and successor of our Zhang family in the officialdom in the future.
I dare not say anything else. There should be no problem if you are promoted to the deputy department level after the Spring Festival and to the full department level in three years. I guarantee that you will become a deputy provincial level cadre within seven or eight years. At that time, you will only be three years old.
You are sixteen or seventeen years old. If you are very capable and have the support of our Zhang family who devote all kinds of resources to
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, before the age of 45, it may not be impossible for you to become the leader of a province in power. Again, as long as you have strong abilities and a good reputation, it may not be impossible to aspire to the seven thrones of the cabinet in the future.
And once you reach that point, your life will be extremely brilliant, your family will be glorious because of you, and you will reach the pinnacle of life and career.
Li Tianyi, you are the only person with a foreign surname in our Zhang family who can be recognized by the entire family in all these years. You are the only person in our Zhang family that the entire family is willing to devote efforts and resources to cultivate. As long as you
By marrying Zhang Menghan, our Zhang family will breathe the same breath and share your destiny with you in the future. The Zhang family will always be the most stalwart and solid supporter behind you.
After Zhang Zelin finished speaking, his eyes fell on Li Tianyi's face, staring closely into Li Tianyi's eyes.
He showed his trump card directly, in order to shock Li Tianyi right from the start, let Li Tianyi know how powerful the Zhang family is, and let him know how bright his future career prospects will be after becoming attached to the Zhang family.
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Zhang Zelin is no stranger to this method, because throughout the ages, many families in history have extended the life and glory of the family through marriage and recruiting sons-in-law. For many capable and ambitious loser men who want to follow the dragon and the phoenix,
It is said that being able to gain recognition and support from a big family in this way and help them advance their career is what they dream of most. However, not everyone can get this opportunity.
Under Zhang Zelin's gaze, Li Tianyi slowly raised his head, stood up and bowed deeply to Zhang Zelin, just stood looking at Zhang Zelin and said: "Uncle Zhang, thank you, thank the Zhang family for trusting me,
I also want to thank Zhang Menghan for his continued affection for me, thank you."
When Li Tianyi said this, Zhang Menghan, who was standing by the guard eavesdropping, began to tremble slightly and his face became a little pale.
She knows Li Tianyi too well. The more polite Li Tianyi speaks to you, the more it means that he may not agree with you.
Li Tianyi continued: "Uncle Zhang, I came to visit you this time because I wanted to make a break with the relationship between Zhang Menghan and me.
To be honest, between Zhang Menghan and Cheng Shiqi, I fell in love with Zhang Menghan first. I had just graduated from college and entered the official career as a transfer student. When I was serving as the village party secretary in Guoshan Village, I met Zhang Menghan by chance, and I was immediately shocked.
, fell in love with her at first sight, and then lost contact with her due to various reasons. After getting in touch again, I began to pursue Zhang Menghan. At that time, Cheng Shiqi had always had a crush on me, and even got injured and almost lost her life in order to save me, but that
At that time, I still loved Zhang Menghan.
Until that day, first Shen Zihao and I were asked to hold a talent competition at the Qingping Club for Zhang Menghan, and then what Aunt Zheng said after I won.
After that incident, I had to re-examine the relationship between Zhang Menghan and me.
If Zhang Menghan truly loved me, he would not ask me to participate in the talent competition with Shen Zihao.
But at that time, I loved him and I was willing to compete with others for him. I thought it was a way of expressing my love for him, so I went.
It was not until I heard what Aunt Zheng said later that I felt cold. Then a series of things happened one after another. Through these things, I deeply realized that as a child from the countryside who relied on going to school and working hard on his own,
, as a grassroots, there will always be a gap between us and big families like your Zhang family. Perhaps in your eyes, my pursuit of Zhang Menghan is to follow a dragon and a phoenix, for the sake of my career, but you are wrong.
I pursued Zhang Menghan because I valued a girl like Zhang Menghan at that time who was willing to go alone into a poor mountain village to teach. What I valued was her innocent heart, her gentleness, thoughtfulness, and deep beauty in school.
I was deeply moved.
People will always change. As time goes by, Zhang Menghan is changing little by little. Until Zhang Menghan asked me to participate in the talent competition, although I didn't notice it at that time, I felt it.
Yes, I feel uncomfortable deep inside. This incident has left a scar deep in my heart that will never heal. As time goes by, this scar is getting bigger and bigger.
Uncle Zhang, although I am a grassroots person, I do not have a strong background or innate advantages, but I do have a heart of self-improvement and self-reliance.
I will not risk my future on others, let alone trade my emotions and marriage.
I am a man, an iron-clad man. My whole life, I will only fight for my ideals, for the people I love and the people who love me, not for official position, official position, wealth, honor, fame and fortune.
And struggle!”
When Li Tianyi said this, Zhang Menghan, who was standing outside eavesdropping, was already in tears. Zhang Menghan's mother stood beside Zhang Menghan, gently hugged Zhang Menghan's body, and gently stroked her back to comfort her.
She had guilt and anger written all over her face.