"Okay." Cao Hong nodded, took the box of fruit slices, held it carefully as if holding the most precious thing in the world, and then followed Xiong Yao to leave the lake and get into the Lamborghini.
Just as Lamborghini left, a boy rushed out of the library with a hurried expression and rushed straight to the lake.
"Dizzy, I left in such a hurry, I even forgot to take the fruit!"
When he came to the lake, he wandered back and forth several times, but Lu Yuan couldn't find anything. "What's going on? The one who was here just now was gone in just a while, uh."
Talking to himself, Lu Yuan returned to the library gloomily.
At this time, Cao Mansion.
"Hurry up, get in the car and let Amu take you there. Don't waste any more time. Mr. Xiong is a person who cares about time. He doesn't like to be late."
In the room, a middle-aged man was urging Cao Qian.
Cao Qian's face was extremely reluctant, but this was her father's order and she had to obey it.
"Dad, do you really want me to go there? Why are you forcing me to marry Xiong Hui? Don't you care about your daughter's happiness? Are you just doing it for your gold mine? That gold mine has already let you
You've made enough money, why don't you make enough? In order to get the Xiong family to invest, you actually ignored my feelings?" Cao Qian was really depressed.
This morning, my father received a notification from the Xiong family.
It was said that Mr. Xiong was free today and wanted to meet his future grandson-in-law, so he asked Cao Qian to go to Xiong's house and give Mr. Xiong a look.
And even though it’s said to take a look.
But it is actually a kind of etiquette.
Some time ago, Xiong Hui's betrothal gift and so on were paid, and now, it is actually a kind of etiquette for Cao Qian to go to Xiong's house to show it to the Xiong family's parents.
Having seen this, I’m afraid the next step is to set a date for the wedding.
Although Cao Qian was already a little resigned to her fate, whenever she performed these rituals, her heart couldn't help but become agitated.
"Stop talking, go over quickly, Amu, and take care of the second lady!" Cao Yunfeng's face didn't look very good either. He didn't answer his daughter's words, turned around and left.
Cao Qian's tears suddenly flowed down.
Her father's attitude really chilled her.
"Let's go, Amu!" After getting into the car, Cao Qian leaned against the window, tears still flowing.
Amu was the family's driver, and his face looked somewhat sympathetic and helpless at this time.
But he still drove Cao Qian to Xiong's house honestly.
After the announcement, Cao Qian was taken in by the Xiong family.
Xiong's house is very big. There are several apartments in the courtyard alone, one on top of the other.
Finally, we finally came to the innermost courtyard.
As soon as she entered, Cao Qian was still shocked.
I saw a lot of people in the yard, most of them middle-aged people. At a glance, I knew they were various uncles and aunts of Xiong Hui. There was an old man sitting in the middle. The old man was wearing a black satin robe with gold thread trimming.
, with a big peony embroidered with gold thread on her chest, and an iron walnut in her hand.
Sitting on a Taishi chair.
As soon as Cao Qian entered, everyone's eyes were focused on her, which made Cao Qian feel extremely uncomfortable.
When the old man saw Cao Qian, he didn't say anything, but just waved to Cao Qian. That gesture revealed a domineering feeling, a feeling of not being angry and assertive.
Cao Qian knew that Xiong Hui had a grandfather named Xiong Xuesen. Although he rarely showed up, the upper-class people in Wujiang City all knew that this old man of the Xiong family was a hawk, with a strong hand, and he was also the head of the Xiong family.
In short, if the Xiong family is the leader in Wujiang City, then the Xiong family is the leader.
"Didn't Cao Yunfeng teach you to salute your elders when you see them?" Xiong Xuesen's eyes were on Cao Qian, and his eyes made Cao Qian feel terrible.
It was really scary. Cao Qian felt that the old man Xiong in front of her was scarier than any other upper-class person she had ever seen. It was an experience she had never had before.
"Ah?" Cao Qian was stunned, and then hurriedly bowed, "Hello, Grandpa Xiong."
"Hmph." Xiong Xuesen said coldly, "Sure enough, men alone cannot teach sensible children. Cao Yunfeng is also very unlucky. He married twice. The first wife ran away from home, and the second wife ran away early.
Died of illness. Motherless children just don’t know how to be polite."
When Cao Qian heard him talking about her mother, her heart suddenly trembled and her eye circles turned red.
Yes, in her memory, she only saw her mother when she was very young. Later, her mother died of illness.
Time can indeed dilute sadness, but whenever she is sad, Cao Qian misses her mother extremely.
But now, it is the saddest time for her because she was forced by her father to marry Xiong Hui.
No one stood up to help her, and no one had the ability to help her.
No one really cares about her true thoughts, not her father, not her eldest sister, and no one in the Xiong family.
Only the new sister cares, but the new sister doesn't have the ability to help her.
If my mother was still alive, she would never let herself suffer this kind of injustice.
Thinking of this, Cao Qian couldn't help crying.
"What's going on? A daughter-in-law who hasn't married yet is crying in our Xiong family. This is very unlucky." Xiong Xuesen said with a hint of displeasure in his tone.
Cao Qian was so frightened that she quickly wiped away her tears.
At this time, she was really scared. She felt helpless here alone.
"Okay, let me tell you the truth. You know our Huihui, right? He has been pampered since he was a child and cannot tolerate any grievance. So when you marry him in the future, you must understand your status clearly. You are his
Daughter-in-law, you must abide by the code of conduct that the husband is the guide for his wife, you know." Xiong Xuesen said with a serious face, "Our Xiong family,
It is a big family with a long history. It has been passed down since the King of Chu thousands of years ago. The bloodline has never been cut off. Our Xiong family has noble blood flowing in our bodies, so we have always followed
According to ancient customs and norms, as a woman, when you marry into the Xiong family, you must serve your husband well!"
When Cao Qian heard this, her mind buzzed.
She was originally unwilling to marry Xiong Hui, but she didn't expect that the Xiong family was such a family. She wanted to serve Xiong Hui and return her husband as her wife?
However, at this time, Cao Qian felt extremely scared in front of so many Xiong family members, especially in front of Xiong Xuesen, so she did not dare to say anything.
"Okay, let's take him for a physical examination." Xiong Xuesen waved his hand and said.
Immediately, two women came up and took Cao Qian into the back room.
"Check your body?" Cao Qian didn't understand what was going on for a while.
"Haha, you are going to marry the third young master. Of course, you have to have your body checked to see if you are qualified." After saying that, the two women motioned to Cao Qian to take off her clothes, and then carefully examined them inside and out.
Checked Cao Qian's body.
While checking, the two women chatted with each other.
"Well, not bad, your butt is quite big and it's easy to give birth to!"
"My physical condition is good. After marrying our third young master, I should give birth to a big fat boy soon!"
Cao Qian was nearby, listening to their conversation.
There is even a sad feeling in my heart, what has happened to me?
My former self was a dignified rich girl with a flowery age and a flowery world and life.
But now, marrying Xiong Hui, what Mr. Xiong just said, and what these two women said made Cao Qian fall into the ice cave.
To be honest, Cao Qian didn't know how she came back from Xiong's house.
"You're back?"
In the living room, Cao Yunfeng was waiting for her.
Sitting on the sofa, Cao Yunfeng had more than a dozen cigarette butts at his feet, and his face also looked heavy.
Cao Qian was stunned for a moment, then realized that after she went to Xiong's house, her father should have been sitting here, smoking, waiting for her to come back?
Why would he do this?
Why do you smoke one cigarette after another?
"You know!" Cao Qian suddenly understood. She stared at Cao Yunfeng, "You know what it means to marry Xiong Hui, you know what kind of family the Xiong family is, and you know what will happen to me if I marry the Xiong family.
Such an ending!"
"Yes, of course I know." Cao Yunfeng's eyes were also very sad.
"But you still let me marry Xiong Hui, just to expand your crappy gold mine! You have already made enough money, how much do you need to make to make enough!" Cao Qian felt grief-stricken for a moment.
.
In the eyes of his father, am he not as good as that gold mine?
Pushing your daughter into a fire pit for a gold mine?
"Do you really think that gold mine made money?" Cao Yunfeng said decadently, as if he had aged a bit.