Qiao Si had a headache. She pushed away Xiaoxiao's hand and replied helplessly, "Xiaoxiao, it's not that we hid it from you. We really made the decision the night before yesterday."
"What to decide?" Wang Xiaoxiao blinked her big eyes, a little confused.
"Decided to become a family." Qiao Si replied.
"We're just a family now? Don't tell me you guys haven't even been in love yet! Are you going to talk about marriage like this?" Wang Xiaoxiao was extremely surprised.
Qiao Si brushed his forehead and said helplessly, "I don't think there is any problem. We are not strangers."
"Okay, okay." Wang Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and accepted the fact, "I guess Wang Shuheng couldn't hide anything from me. If you had been together a long time ago, he would have been happy.
Crazy. So, how did he propose to you the night before yesterday?"
"He only proposed to me when we met for the second time, and not after that." Qiao Si replied calmly.
"Then what happened the night before yesterday?"
"I proposed it."
Listening to Qiao Si's understatement, Wang Xiaoxiao's expression looked like she had swallowed an egg in one bite. She immediately turned to look at Shu Heng, slapped him hard, and asked fiercely, "Wang Shu Heng,
What happened to everything I taught you before? How can you let a girl propose such an important thing as a proposal?"
"Actually, I think it's okay." Qiao Si opened his mouth to help Wang Shuheng. "No matter who proposed it, as long as the final result is the same, I won't feel awkward or uncomfortable because of it."
When he arrived in Yangling City, it was already noon. Qiao Yuanning had prepared a meal and waited for the arrival of the three of them. There was a table of dishes on the dining table, as well as two cans of old wine, which he had collected for 20 years.
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The first time he saw Wang Shuheng, Qiao Yuanning was stunned. Qiao Si immediately introduced him, "Dad, his name is Wang Shuheng."
"Mr. Wang?" Qiao Yuanning narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had thought of something, but was a little confused.
Wang Shuheng placed the gifts on the table and greeted Qiao Yuanning politely, "Hello Mr. Qiao, do you still remember that you helped our Wang family a lot 13 years ago?"
As soon as these words came out, Qiao Yuanning's expression changed instantly. The originally smiling face fell down, but he did not forget to invite the three of them to the table, "So you are here to see your family. Since you are here, let's eat first."
, If you have anything to do, let’s talk about it after dinner.”
Seeing her father's bad expression, Qiao Si's heart sank. She had never seen her father so rude in front of outsiders. Could it be that he had some past history with Wang's family that she didn't know about?
This meal was not pleasant, and the atmosphere at the table was very solemn. Everyone had their own thoughts, and the most nervous person was Qiao Si. She secretly looked at her father from time to time, trying to tell from his expression.
What comes.
"Mr. Wang, please." Qiao Yuanning suddenly picked up a can of wine and filled his glass, then said to Wang Shuheng.
Wang Shuheng also filled up the wine for himself and raised the glass very respectfully, "Mr. Qiao, please."
The meal ended with the two men toasting each other.
After the meal, Qiao Yuanning called Qiao Si to the study alone. After drinking, his face was slightly drunk, but his expression was exceptionally clear. He stared at Qiao Si and asked, "Zhenzhen, have you thought it through? Really?"
Want to marry him?"
Qiao Si frowned slightly, a little confused, "Dad, is it possible that you have something to do with Wang's family?"
Qiao Yuanning shook his head and sighed, "It's not a holiday. If you become friends with the Wang family, Dad will be very happy for you. But... if you want to enter the Wang family, Dad won't support it very much."
"Why?" Qiao Si was even more puzzled.
"Zhenzhen, do you know what I appraised for the Wang family 13 years ago? It was white pottery! A total of 30,000 pieces of white pottery!" Qiao Yuanning also frowned, with a very solemn expression, "I heard that if that batch of white pottery
If something goes wrong, it will cause a loss of 3 billion to Wangjia! 3 billion, do you know what that is?"
Qiao Si's body trembled slightly, "Dad, what exactly do you want to say?"
"I'm not saying that the Wang family's business is unclean. I just hope that you can clearly understand how big the gap is between our Qiao family and their Wang family. Of course, the gap is not the most important problem. My son, my father is afraid that you will get involved.
What a mistake! Wang's family has such a huge fortune, easily worth hundreds of millions of dollars. I have already lost your mother, and I can't lose you again."
Qiao Si looked at his father in front of him, and suddenly realized that most of his hair was already white. Time had climbed up his cheeks, and time had eroded his bones, but the way he looked at her had never changed.
Qiao Si still remembered that when she was a child, her father always traveled all over the country from time to time, just to explore the traces left by the long history. Until later, when her mother was investigating the Luozhou Mausoleum, she accidentally touched the cemetery's mechanism, causing the mausoleum to collapse.
The stone wall fell, and she sacrificed herself to save her father. Since then, his father has retreated to the sidelines and never went out for archaeology. He focused all his attention on teaching, educating people, and raising and caring for Qiao Si.
"Dad," Qiao Si suddenly calmed down, and the tension in his heart completely subsided, and said to Qiao Yuanning, "I know that your mother's incident has caused you great harm and blow, and I also know that you have placed all your hopes in these years.
It's on me. But I want to tell you that I have grown up. I can face the evil and wrong in this world alone, and I can also withstand all the twists and turns and suffering alone. Naturally, I know Wang Shuheng's identity very well.
, from the first day I met him, he has put everything he has in front of me. I am not afraid of things that have not happened yet or will never happen at all. From the moment I decide
From the moment I decided to spend my life with him, I made all preparations. No matter what happens for most of my life in the future, I will face it with him, no matter the glory or wealth, no matter the poverty or hardship."
Qiao Yuanning's brows tightened, "How long have you known him? Do you understand him completely? Do you know all the details about the Wang family?"
Qiao Si smiled and said, "Dad, when you first met your mother, didn't you already promise her your whole life?"
Qiao Yuanning's expression froze and he didn't say anything for a long time.
Qiao Si suddenly stretched out her arms and hugged him. Her eyes were a little sour, and she whispered to him, "Dad, at the last moment of my mother's life, I think she must have been satisfied."
After a long time, Qiao Yuanning sighed softly, "Since this is your decision, then dad respects you. Let's go, I'll go see Wang Shuheng."
Qiao Yuanning also took Wang Shuheng to the study alone. Qiao Si didn't know what the two of them were talking about. Her heart was in a state of confusion and she couldn't sit still.
Wang Xiaoxiao was not much calmer than her. Although she was sitting on the sofa, her hands were tightly clenching the corners of her clothes. She was obviously very nervous.
An hour later, Qiao Yuanning and Wang Shuheng walked out of the study. Both of them had smiles on their faces, which surprised Qiao Si and Wang Xiaoxiao.
"Mr. Wang, this is the only relative I have left. Now I leave it to you. You must treat her well. No matter what happens, you must respect her, value her, love her, and protect her. You must keep her in your heart for the rest of your life.
I can only have her, and I will never let her down." Qiao Yuanning took one of Qiao Si's hands and looked at Shu Heng and said.
"Please rest assured, Qiao Si is more than just a lover to me. I promise you that no matter what happens in the future, I will never abandon her." Wang Shuheng said this to Qiao Yuanning.
, but a pair of eyes stared straight at Qiao Si, dark and deep.
On the way back to Shangze, Qiao Si couldn't help but ask Wang Shuheng, "What did you and my dad say in the study? Why did his attitude suddenly change?"
Wang Shuheng smiled at her and said to her, "Mr. Qiao just played a game of chess with me."
"Just played a game of chess? Didn't do anything else?" Qiao Si couldn't believe it.