Tang Yao found her drunken father Tang Zongtian among the crowd in the living room, called him "Dad" affectionately, and whispered in his ear. The father and daughter even looked at Li Xiaochen from time to time.
Tang Zongtian, the chairman of the Tang Group, was dressed in a formal suit and had Fei Yuqing's hairstyle that had not changed for many years. In front of Tang Yao, he was smiling all over his face, like a kind and loving father.
Li Xiaochen saw that he kept looking at her, so he couldn't help but look at his clothes, and asked Qin Yufei beside him: "Does this suit me?"
Qin Yufei looked at him twice and said, "It's okay. There's nothing wrong with him."
Li Xiaochen frowned in confusion and asked, "Is that what's on my face?"
"No." Qin Yufei shook her head.
Li Xiaochen wondered: "Then why does Tang Yao's father always look at me like a greedy cat seeing a mouse? It makes me feel very anxious, as if I will be swallowed by him at any time."
Qin Yufei smiled and said, "You will definitely be nervous when you meet your father-in-law for the first time. Weren't you also very nervous when you met my father just now?"
Li Xiaochen also smiled and said: "Okay, you can tease me now. Is it easy for me to meet two father-in-laws in one night?"
Talking about this, Qin Yufei stopped smiling and asked seriously: "I still don't quite understand. Are you just putting on a show, or are you serious? Are you planning to marry Yaoyao?"
However, Li Xiaochen started Tai Chi with her. He raised one palm and looked like a master, and said: "True is also false, sometimes false is also true. False is also true, sometimes true is also false. It is clear in the dream
There are six interests. After awakening, there is nothingness. Dream? True? The Diamond Sutra says it well, all conditioned dharmas are like dreams and bubbles, like dew and lightning, and should be observed in this way. Donor, please do not be tempted. If you are tempted, you will follow the appearance.
Already."
Qin Yufei clasped her middle finger with the thumb of her left hand. The other fingers pointed upward. She smiled and asked: "Immortal life and blessing. Are you a Taoist or a Buddhist?"
Li Xiaochen clasped his hands together and said calmly: "Immeasurable Life Buddha! The Buddha is the Tao, and the Tao is the Buddha. The Tao and the Buddha are inseparable. If Master is interested, you might as well hide in bed with me tonight to have a deep discussion.
Explore and explore?"
"Bah! Not serious." Qin Yufei rolled her eyes at him, but then laughed again, "Master Tai, I'd better not talk nonsense. You are a frivolous person, and you will tarnish the Buddhist and Taoist families.
image."
Li Xiaochen joked with her for a while, then was suddenly pulled over by Tang Yao and introduced to everyone in the living room one by one.
It turned out that these people were basically relatives of the Tang family. They all came to the villa to celebrate the New Year. The third uncle, the second brother-in-law, the eldest cousin, etc., made Li Xiaochen confused. With so many dozens of faces, why
Can you remember them all?
After greeting them one by one like a fleeting glance, Li Xiaochen was pulled to Tang Zongtian by Tang Yao.
"Let me introduce you formally. This is my dearest dad. He is known in the world as Mr. Tang." Tang Yao smiled and introduced them both, "Dad, this is the Li Xiaochen you have always wanted to meet. Why?
Like, looks like a human or a dog?”
"Hey! How do you talk?" Li Xiaochen was not happy, "Why do I look like a human? Am I so vulgar?"
Tang Yao pouted and said: "You just have it, you are a big radish!"
"Okay, okay, Yaoyao, your mouth is as unforgiving as your mother's." Tang Zongtian took the initiative to reach out his hand and shook hands with Li Xiaochen with a smile, "Nice to meet you, I've been listening to you
Yaoyao talks about you. The young man is good-looking and full of energy."
Li Xiaochen also smiled and chatted with him for a few words, praising Mr. Tang for his extraordinary bravery and extraordinary achievements. Just as this flattery was about to hit the point, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Tang Yao winking at him.
What didn't he understand about the meaning in those eyes? Li Xiaochen wiped the sweat from his palms and finished the rest of the flattery. He didn't know why, but he felt extremely nervous. He had gone to see Qin Yufei earlier.
My parents are just putting on a show. The marriage I want to propose now is a real one, and there is no room for any falsehood.
He didn't have any experience in this area, so he didn't know how to speak. After being stunned for a long time, Li Xiaochen was secretly pinched several times by Tang Yao, and he had to bite the bullet and rush forward.
"Well, um, Uncle Tang, I, I..." Li Xiaochen also knelt down on one knee for Tang Zongtian. He took out the diamond ring, took Mr. Tang's hand, and put the ring on his finger. He put it in his mouth.
He even said in a confused manner: "Uncle Tang, please, please marry you to me. I, I am sincere to you!"
As soon as these two sentences were uttered, all the relatives and friends present were immediately shocked. The noisy and joyous sounds were also silenced. The entire living room fell into dead silence, and you could hear a pin drop.
Qin Yufei, who was silently watching the show, was stunned. Tang Yao, who was urging him to propose, was stunned. Tang Zongtian, who was inexplicably put on a diamond ring, was also stunned.
After a long while, Qin Yufei snorted, covered her mouth and started laughing. Then the rest of her relatives burst into laughter one after another.
Tang Yao, who looked ugly, closed her eyes tightly, not daring to look at her father's expression. She patted her forehead with a headache, wishing she could hit her head on tofu immediately.
Tang Zongtian stared blankly at the diamond ring on his hand. The corners of his eyes twitched in surprise. His right eyelid also twitched wildly. Fortunately, he had been in shopping malls for a long time and could react quickly, and managed to squeeze out an awkward smile: "Young man,
Did you make a mistake? Are you sure you are right to me..."
Li Xiaochen, who still didn't react, looked at the group of laughing people strangely and said to Tang Zongtian: "Yes, I do mean it sincerely. Please help us! Please!"
"No! I am a family man!" Tang Zongtian resolutely rejected his request.
Li Xiaochen said hurriedly: "Don't refuse so simply. What does it matter if you have a family? I think family should not be an obstacle to love. I have no intention of marrying your whole family. Uncle Tang,
Really, I really mean it. Please promise me."
Tang Zong was in trouble, but on the surface it was difficult to get angry. He thought for a while and tried to make Li Xiaochen realize his slip of the tongue: "Do you want to propose marriage to me?"
"Yes, yes, that's what I mean!" As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiaochen opened his mouth wide. His heart trembled and he broke into pieces: What is going on? Why did I just put the ring on me?
On the hands of my future father-in-law? What did I just say? No wonder they laughed so wildly!
Li Xiaochen thought of his previous slip of the tongue. The corner of his mouth was twitching, and he felt so depressed in his heart. He wished he could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it right away!
This is definitely the most inferior marriage proposal in history! People who don’t know it would think he is gay!
"I, I said it wrong!" At this point, Li Xiaochen could only take off the diamond ring from Tang Zongtian's finger and quickly explained, "I... I was too nervous and said three less words. I'm right
Your daughter is sincere. Please marry your daughter to me."
Tang Zongtian's face brightened slightly and he said with a smile: "It's okay, it's the first time. It's normal to be nervous. However, what a coincidence today. Before you, a handsome young man also proposed marriage to me and said he wanted to marry our Yao
Yao. Oh, what should I do?"
At the end of the sentence, the Tang Group CEO rubbed his temples, looking quite embarrassed.
"Isn't this difficult to handle?" Tang Yao stretched out her hand, let her ring finger pass through the diamond ring in Li Xiaochen's hand, and put it on directly, "I will marry him, it's that simple."
"Nonsense!" Tang Zongtian looked cold and pointed at the diamond ring on Tang Yao's hand, "Take it off for me. Is this ring meant to be worn casually?"
Tang Yao protected the ring tightly and said reluctantly: "If you don't take it off, I will marry Li Xiaochen."
Tang Zongtian stared at her for a long time. After all, he had nothing to do with his daughter, so he had to say to Li Xiaochen: "Xiao Li, I won't hide it from you. Our Yaoyao's mother passed away early. Over the years, I have never seen her again.
Marrying a daughter like her is the only thing you have on your knees. Marriage is not a trivial matter, so it must be considered carefully, right?"
Li Xiaochen nodded in agreement. But Tang Yao still had something to say: "That's not true. How many mistresses have you kept outside, and how many children have those mistresses given you? Do you think I don't know these things? You don't
You married not because of your deep love for my mother, but because you didn’t want others to share your property. But you couldn’t control your sexual desire, so you kept a mistress..."
"Yao Yao!" Tang Zongtian slapped the table with anger on his face, "How can you talk to your father in front of outsiders?"
Tang Yao lowered her voice: "Li Xiaochen is not an outsider. Anyway, I will only marry him in this life. I won't care about others."
These few words are enough to drive Tang Zong to death. In his opinion, his precious daughter is too ignorant. What matters in marriage is the right family. If the family is not in the right position, the family is in the wrong family, and the conditions of the family are too different,
, you will not be happy after getting married.
As someone who has experienced this, he certainly understands this. A young girl like Tang Yao can easily make wrong and impulsive decisions. In Tang Zongtian's eyes, Tang Yao's view of love is not mature enough.
Besides, he also sent people to investigate Li Xiaochen's family background. What does this poor boy have? He needs assets but no assets, and he needs backing but no backing. He has no relatives to reach and no one to support his family. He has no background at all.
None, just the back.
If his daughter marries her, will she follow the northwest wind in the future? It will make people laugh if it spreads! The dignified daughter of the Tang Group lives a miserable life of being half-clothed after getting married. This makes him put his old face like Tang Zongtian
?
It is true that as a father, he can give them a sum of money so that they can have enough food and clothing. But for men, this will undoubtedly hurt their self-esteem. What is the point of a son-in-law relying on his mother's family for help?
Moreover, Tang Zongtian originally planned to let Tang Yao inherit the Tang Group. Who her significant other is is particularly important. She will take half of his property!
So in this matter, he must be cautious, cautious and cautious.
While Tang Zongtian was pondering over his decision, a man and a woman walked into the living room from another room. The woman was dressed richly and dignified, and was about forty years old. The man was in a suit and leather shoes, handsome and about the same age as Tang Yao. Look.
Going up, the two people look similar and seem to be related by blood.
Li Xiaochen observed carefully for a while and found that there was a faint sense of superiority between their eyebrows. From the moment they entered the living room, the only eyes of these two people seemed to be Tang Zongtian and Tang Yao. As for the other people, they even looked at each other.
Not even a glance.
Li Xiaochen has seen a lot of that arrogant demeanor. There is no doubt that what is revealed on their faces is a kind of contempt for Tang Yao's relatives as rustic country bumpkins.
After seeing the two of them coming back, Tang Zongtian called them over and said to the young man: "Jin Yu, come on, there is a new guest at home. Let me introduce him to you."