Chapter 329: Chapter 329: Can I not go up?
Clap clap.
The sound of Lin Fei’s applause echoed in Qinxiang Tower.
“Xiao Xiao, I didn’t expect your guzheng skills to be this good!” Lin Fei sincerely admired Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao, who was sitting in front of the guzheng, smiled faintly upon hearing Lin Fei’s praise, “You’re too kind, Lin Fei.”
“Lin Fei, how about we take a walk with the dogs in the garden?” Xiao Xiao suddenly had an idea and suggested to Lin Fei.
The two of them sitting in Qinxiang Tower, surely couldn’t keep playing the guzheng all the ti. That would be too dull.
Taking the dogs out for a walk in the garden, the two could chat more comfortably and freely, suitable for nurturing feelings.
Especially thinking about walking the dogs with Lin Fei, they would look like a couple…
Xiao Xiao recalled her brother ntioning last ti that she and Lin Fei were raising couple dogs, and as she thought about it, a faint blush rose on her face.
Lin Fei also wanted to walk around the garden, so taking the dogs out for a walk seed nice.
He nodded to Xiao Xiao, “Alright, let’s take Little Tuanzi and Xiao Bai for a walk.”
Xiao Xiao then took out two leashes, put them on Xiao Bai and Little Tuanzi, holding Little Tuanzi while Lin Fei held Xiao Bai, and they were about to go downstairs.
A maid ca up the stairs and said to Xiao Xiao, “Miss, the old master instructed you to bring the guzheng to his pavilion to et so of the grandfathers and play a few pieces for them.”
Xiao Xiao’s face lit up with joy as she said, “Aunt Wang, are you saying Grandpa Yuan, Grandpa Li, Grandpa Qin, and Grandpa Xie are here?”
The maid nodded, “Yes, Miss.”
“Alright, I’ll head there now.” Xiao Xiao said to the maid.
The maid respectfully withdrew.
Xiao Xiao said to Lin Fei, “Grandpa Yuan, Grandpa Li, and the others are friends of my grandfather. Every ti they co to the garden, they ask to play a few tunes for them, saying they won’t co to the Xiao family if I don’t.”
Lin Fei laughed, “It seems your grandfathers really enjoy teasing people.”
“Isn’t that the truth?” Then, Xiao Xiao’s eyes twinkled as she smiled and said, “Lin Fei, why don’t you co with to see them?”
Lin Fei hurriedly waved his hand and said, “No, no, no, Xiao Xiao. I don’t know any of the grandfathers you ntioned, so I’d better not go.”
However, Xiao Xiao held onto Lin Fei’s arm with both hands and said, “Lin Fei, last ti you helped my brother at the Fuli Hotel by picking out many top-quality jades, resolving a crisis for our Xiao family. My grandfather has always wanted to et you, and if he knows you’ve co and I didn’t take you to et him, he’d definitely bla .
Moreover, if the grandfathers tease , you can be by my side and help out.”
Lin Fei: …
Seeing Xiao Xiao holding onto his arm, her eyes pleadingly looking at him.
Lin Fei couldn’t bring himself to refuse harshly, so he said, “In that case, I’ll go with you to et your grandfather.”
Xiao Xiao’s face blossod into a smile as she said, “I knew you’d agree.”
Then, she released Lin Fei’s arm, picked up the guzheng from the table, and said to Lin Fei, “Let’s go!”
By the lotus pond, on the second floor of the pavilion.
“Oh my!” Suddenly, Xiao Baiyan seed to rember sothing important, slapped his thigh, and his face changed.
His exclamation startled Qin Chuan, Yuan Hong, Li Yuande, and Xie Gong.
The four old gentlen looked puzzled, and Qin Chuan asked Xiao Baiyan, “Baiyan, what’s going on with you all of a sudden?”
Xiao Baiyan’s face showed urgency as he said, “I almost forgot sothing important. Over three months ago, the five of us sent a marriage proposal to dical Saint Lin, and the people we sent reported back that the Song, Long, and Wang families also sent marriage proposals.
Do you think dical Saint Lin’s grandson might have gotten engaged to one of those three families?”
Qin Chuan and Yuan Hong first thought Xiao Baiyan was surprised about sothing big, only to realize he was worried that Lin Fei might get engaged to the Song, Long, or Wang families.
Hearing Xiao Baiyan’s concerns, Qin Chuan and Yuan Hong really wanted to tell him it was impossible!
However, for the happiness of their own granddaughters, they couldn’t say the truth and held it back.
“Baiyan, now that you ntion it, I rember too. Just as we sent the marriage proposal to dical Saint Lin, the old n from Song, Long, and Wang families imdiately followed with their proposals. There’s a good chance dical Saint Lin’s grandson went to one of those old n,” Xie Gong said with great concern.
“No, I better send soone to check with the Song, Long, and Wang families to prevent them from getting ahead and taking dical Saint Lin’s grandson.”
Xiao Baiyan nodded in agreent, “That’s right, we can’t let those three old n beat us to it.”
The Xiao, Qin, Yuan, Xie, and Li families were prominent, closely connected, and friendly with each other. However, their relationship with the five heads of the Song, Wang, Long, Du, and Peng families was like fire and water, fiercely competitive in business.
You could say the Xiao, Qin, Yuan, Xie, and Li families were one faction, while the Song, Wang, Long, Du, and Peng families were another, forming the two major forces among the prominent families in Huadu.
Of course, besides these two major prominent family forces, there were also the top ten Martial Arts Families and the second-tier wealthy forces.
These are the various forces in Huadu.
At this mont, Xiao Baiyan suddenly curiously looked at Qin Chuan and Yuan Hong and said, “I noticed sothing seems off with you two?”
Qin Chuan and Yuan Hong were taken aback and asked, “What’s off about us?”
Xiao Baiyan said, “Just now, when I ntioned that the old n from the Song, Long, and Wang families might have already gotten engaged to dical Saint Lin’s grandson before us, why didn’t you seem worried at all?”
Qin Chuan and Yuan Hong quickly replied, “Worried, of course, we’re worried. As soon as we get back, we’ll have the butlers check whether dical Saint Lin’s grandson has gone to the Song, Wang, or Long families.”
Xiao Baiyan was once again fooled by Qin Chuan and Yuan Hong’s performance, believing them, and seriously said, “Yes, we must treat this matter seriously.”
Just then, footsteps sounded on the stairs.
“Xiao Xiao is here,” Xiao Baiyan whispered to the other old gentlen, and the five of them imdiately stopped discussing the matter about dical Saint Lin’s grandson.
Qin Chuan pretended and said, “Why isn’t Xiao Xiao here yet?”
“Exactly! Xiao Xiao doesn’t want to play the zither for us old n anymore, we’ll have to stop coming to the Xiao family’s garden in the future,” Yuan Hong imdiately chid in with Qin Chuan.
Just climbing the stairs, Xiao Xiao, who was in front, hadn’t reached the second floor yet, heard the complaints of the two old gentlen, and shouted back, “Grandpa Qin, Grandpa Yuan, I’m just a little late. It’s too much to say that about !”
“Hahaha…” Laughter from Qin Chuan and Yuan Hong imdiately echoed from upstairs.
Upon hearing Qin Chuan and Yuan Hong’s laughter, Lin Fei suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking strangely at Xiao Xiao ahead, and said, “Xiao Xiao, can I not go up there?”
“Why?” Xiao Xiao asked in astonishnt.
Lin Fei said with a bitter face, “I’m scared…”
“What’s there to be scared of? My grandfather and Grandpa Qin, Grandpa Yuan, they’re really nice,” Xiao Xiao said as she pulled the hesitant Lin Fei upstairs.
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PS: Leaving a bit of suspense, the chart of the ten major prominent families’ relationships is out, but besides the eight ntioned families sending marriage proposals, it’s obvious the other two aren’t Du and Peng families. There’s more to the plot… Don’t rush, take your ti reading, everything will be explained.
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