"Son, why don't you thank Yao Lao quickly!" Xia Houwen said to Xia Houjie standing aside.
"Yao Lao, thank you! Please drink a few more cups later!" Xia Houjie said with a smile.
"Well, I haven't seen Xiaojie for many years and he is getting more and more energetic!" Yao Qihuang nodded slightly.
"Yao Lao, please! My father is waiting inside to have a drink with you!"
"good!"
After Yao Qihuang finished speaking, he walked into the hotel. He just nodded to Qiao Hanshan the whole time, as if he didn't pay attention to the Qiao family at all.
"Mr. Qiao, let's go in!"
Xia Houwen smiled slightly, and then walked into the hotel with Yao Qihuang.
At 12 noon, the engagement party officially started.
Xia Houjie wore a decent suit, while Joanna was arranged to wear a white dress and stood on the podium with an indifferent expression.
"Tsk, tsk, these young people are really talented and beautiful!"
"I didn't expect that the Qiao family has such a beautiful granddaughter. Why didn't I find it before?"
"The Qiao family has a strong business sector and the Xiahou family has rich political resources. This is a powerful alliance!"
"..."
When everyone in the audience saw the newlyweds, they couldn't help but talk about it.
The host on the stage was also very knowledgeable. He said a lot of blessings to the newlyweds in a high-spirited mood, and then started the interactive mode.
"Handsome Mr. Xia Houjie, do you have anything to say to the beautiful Miss Joanna?"
"Um."
Xia Houjie nodded but didn't say much. He seemed a little absent-minded and stared at the door of the banquet hall with his eyes.
The host was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Xia Houjie was not in the state, he asked Joanna with a smile:
"Miss Qiao, do you have anything to say to your future husband?"
"Who said he is my husband?"
"I didn't say I wanted to marry him. Host, please stop asking such idiotic questions!" Joanna said in a cold voice.
"..."
As soon as this statement came out, the smile on the host's face instantly froze.
Everyone in the audience was also stunned, no one expected Joanna to say such a thing.
"Joanna, is she crazy? Do you know what kind of occasion this is?" Qiao Xinjun was so angry that he started shouting.
"Second brother, does your daughter want to kill our Qiao family?"
When Qiao Jianye heard this, he looked at Xia Houwen and Xia Houcheng, the old man at the same table, and their faces turned green!
"Humph! Old Qiao, what do you mean by your granddaughter!"
Xia Houcheng couldn't help but looked at Qiao Hanshan angrily and asked.
"This... Brother Xiahou, don't be angry. I think Anna is just not suitable for the bride's status for a while, and is a little repulsive, right?" Qiao Hanshan explained helplessly.
"I hope so!"
"My grandson is so outstanding. If he hadn't given you Lao Qiao face, there would have been many women who wanted to marry him!"
"..."
Qiao Hanshan was speechless, because what Xia Houcheng said was true. In terms of strength, the Xiahou family was still a little stronger than the Qiao family!
On the stage, Xia Houjie, who was distracted, suddenly became furious when he heard Joanna's words!
He grabbed the microphone from the host's hand and said angrily: "Joanna, did I give you face? What do you mean by saying such things in front of so many people?"
"Nothing interesting!"
Joanna glanced at Xia Houjie lightly and said frankly: "I will not marry you. Haven't I made it clear yet?"
The scene was once again in an uproar. No one expected that such a dramatic scene would appear as soon as the engagement party started.
"That's unreasonable!"
Xiahou Cheng was really angry. He slammed the table and said angrily: "Qiao Hanshan, you have bullied others too much. You must give an explanation to my Xiahou family today, otherwise I will never be done with you!"
"Mr. Xiahou, please be patient!"
Seeing this, Qiao Xinjun hurriedly said: "My niece is a little confused. You don't remember the faults of villains. Don't care about her!"
"Qiao Xinjun, you don't have to be a good guy here!"
Xia Houwen snorted coldly and said: "I'm afraid we can't hold the engagement party today. The Qiao family should still think about how to deal with the aftermath!"
Snap!
As soon as he finished speaking, a crisp sound came from the empty banquet hall.
Everyone looked around, and it turned out that Xia Houjie was so angry that he moved his hands on Joanna again and slapped her in the face.
Not to be outdone when humiliated in public, Joanna immediately started fighting with Xia Houjie on the podium!
"Xia Houwen, your son is bullying others too much!"
When Qiao Wenbin saw his daughter being beaten, he immediately glared, looked at Xia Houwen and yelled angrily.
"This is your daughter asking for a beating! Who asked her to humiliate my son in public!" Xia Houwen was very protective, but more importantly, he despised the Qiao family and felt that the Qiao family did not dare to fall out with him.
"you......"
Sure enough, Xia Houwen made the right bet. Before Qiao Wenbin could speak, Qiao Xinjun immediately scolded: "Second brother, shut up! Why are you talking to Brother Xiahou? This matter is indeed something my Qiao family did wrong!"
"..."
Qiao Wenbin was furious when he heard this. Looking at the rostrum, Joanna was kicked in the chest by Xia Houjie and fell to the ground with a plop!
"You bitch, I have to take care of you today!" Xia Houjie also ignored his image and showed a ferocious face, wanting to continue beating Joanna.
And Xiahou's family didn't stop him. Big families all pay attention to face. If he doesn't get this face back today, who will take Xiahou's family seriously in the future?
"Xia Houjie, stop!"
At this moment, an angry shout came.
Then a figure quickly rushed up to the podium, and everyone looked at it intently and couldn't help but be stunned.
"Why did the Cao boy get up there?"
"Could it be a love triangle? It's too messy!"
"..."
There were people in the audience who knew Cao Yang. They couldn't help but be dumbfounded when they saw this scene. Young people today are so chaotic!
"Who are you?"
Xia Houjie looked at the man in front of him with confusion. He didn't know Cao Yang.
"I'm Cao Yang, please try touching Joanna again!" Cao Yang pointed at Xia Houjie's nose and said loudly.
"Cao Yang?"
Xia Houjie was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "I don't care who you are, if you dare to meddle in your own business, I'll take care of you too!"
"Xiaojie, stop!"
Before Xia Houjie could take action, Xia Houwen hurriedly stood up and stopped him. He was not afraid of offending the Qiao family, but the Cao family was different. This family belonged to the army and it was best not to offend them easily!
Xia Houjie was stunned, but he really stopped.
Xia Houwen breathed a sigh of relief. He looked around, then walked straight to Cao Yuanchao's table and said in a deep voice:
"Old Cao, long time no see!"
"Well, hello Xiahou!" Cao Yuanchao nodded without any expression on his face.
"Old Cao, our wells do not interfere with the river. What does your son mean by doing this?"
Xia Houwen gritted his teeth and saw that the Xiahou family had regained their face. Unexpectedly, the Cao family got involved again, which was absolutely disgusting!
"That's wrong!"
Cao Yuanchao smiled faintly, sat on the chair, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said: "You also know that my Cao family hates evil. He can't stand men bullying women, so why don't he draw his sword and help?"