Lingnan, the moon is bright and the stars are few, the faint sound of insects makes the banquet hall feel extrely quiet.
Except for Shen Zhixian playing with two children on one side, the Jiang Family is sitting together, holding a small eting as proposed by Jiang Zhenhuan.
The Jiang brothers can generally handle their own affairs unless it’s sothing major like marriage that requires a family mobilization, then they hold a eting like this.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Chengsi ets the parents, and the whole family is mobilized.
Jiang Zhenhuan didn’t even worry this much when his own son t the parents. He lightly loosened his tie, "Let’s start the eting."
"The main focus of this eting is discussing Chengsi eting the parents."
"Chengsi, could you first tell us the current situation? How are your relations with Mr. and Mrs. Si, what difficulties we might face later, do you have any good solutions, or do you need any help from us, and what should we do?"
Tang Wan propped her chin, watching quietly.
The atmosphere was very much like a company holding an important eting.
Jiang Chengsi pursed his lips slightly, "Actually, I don’t think there’s anything that needs discussing. Uncle and aunt really like and support in pursuing her, and the gifts I brought today are also sufficient."
Everyone: "..."
Jiang Zhenhuan took a deep breath. After tonight, everyone knows that this Miss Si is beautiful and resourceful, which of the Lou Family and You Hongxian hasn’t been defeated by her?
How did this foolish nephew manage to pursue her with this kind of intelligence?
"Chengsi, you’re the one pursuing her?" Jiang Zhenhuan curiously asked.
"I want to confess, we’re mutually attracted and admire each other." Because after he confessed, he also received Si Qingxiao’s confession.
The term mutual admiration made the Jiang Family’s heads start to ache.
Where does he get this sense of superiority and confidence?
Especially Jiang Shiyi, who was very dismissive of his younger brother. Leaning against the back of the chair, he just can’t understand what this Miss Si sees in him:
His face, his body?
Or sees him as a simpleton?
"Actually, the main issue between her and is that we’re dating but haven’t told our families yet, so uncle and aunt might need ti to digest it. But they really like , I think eting the parents is no big deal." Jiang Chengsi looked around at his family after speaking.
Why is everyone looking so gloomy?
"What’s wrong with all of you? Why the expressions?"
Just as Jiang Zhenhuan was about to speak again, there suddenly ca a sound of footsteps outside. Everyone thought the Si Family had returned and quickly fell silent, but it turned out that the Si Family led two people into the hall...
"The lounge is this way—" The Si Family led the two people inside.
The only ones in the large hall were the Jiang Family, very conspicuous, so both sides saw each other.
Turns out they’re acquaintances.
"Hey, Squad Leader, isn’t that Third Brother!"
The people coming in were Lin Luyou and her assistant.
The Lou Hao situation involved drugging, and the Si Family had already reported it to the police, who had sealed the room and questioned everyone involved, including Jiang Chengsi.
But today’s affair had escalated too much, and since the banquet hadn’t ended, the police didn’t want to cause further disturbances, so they entered through the back door.
Now the banquet was over, the Si Family led the laboratory people in through the main entrance.
The Lou Family is not a small household, the related personnel status is also quite special, police take this very seriously, besides the lab personnel from the bureau, they had people co in from outside hoping for a multi-faceted test.
Most of the lab personnel had gone ho, Lin Luyou lived in the lab’s dormitory, being young she naturally was pushed out.
The Si Family didn’t expect them to know each other, and thinking they might chat, stopped in their tracks.
Jiang Shiyi stood up, but Lin Luyou’s attitude was intriguing, she glanced at the Si Family, "Could you please take us to the scene?"
Very cold.
"Alright, this way please."
...
At Jiang Xiaowai’s month jubilee banquet, Jiang Shiyi and this Lin Squad Leader arrived simultaneously, and he took care of her very ticulously and thoughtfully, the Jiang Family was aware of their relationship, now upon witnessing this scene, they felt perplexed.
What’s going on?
Jiang Shiyi tightly pursed his lips, sat down again, then looked at everyone, "Let’s continue the eting."
Everyone: "..."
Jiang Zhenhuan pinched his brow, these two brothers seem to have situations of their own.
"Brother, what’s going on with you and this young lady? Did you not succeed in pursuing her? Or got dumped?" Jiang Chengsi was already curious.
Ever since the last Lantern Festival when his brother showed up alone, he’s been wanting to gossip about this matter.
"You’d better worry whether Mr. Si will whip your butt blooming with flowers."
"Uncle really likes !"
"That’s because he doesn’t know you’re in a relationship with his daughter. When Xiaowu and the sister-in-law hadn’t gone public, Uncle Tang treated him well too, and after that? What’s going on? You’ve seen it for yourself." Jiang Shiyi is inherently dark and sharp-tongued.
If you want to hear about his gossip, it’s like climbing the sky, you might even get a few holes poked in you.
Jiang Chengsi was stumped by this remark, the joy on his face diminished by three points.
"They used to see you as an ordinary junior, thinking you’re straightforward, treating you well was normal, if viewed as a son-in-law, take Xie Duo for instance, what makes you think you’re better than him?"
"What makes you believe the Si Family would feel you can take care of their daughter?"
The joy on Jiang Chengsi’s face diminished by another three points.
"Your routine is reversed day and night, you can’t even take care of yourself, look at Second Brother, Xiaowu, what kind of life do they lead after getting married, I don’t require you to exceed them, do you think you can be as good as them?"
After Jiang Shiyi said this, Jiang Chengsi completely wilted.
"The Si Family experienced many incidents tonight, their mood surely isn’t good, promoting Chengsi to their family isn’t suitable."
"Uncle, I think the main purpose of today’s eting is, eting the parents is important, but more importantly how to bring him back ho intact and unhard."
...
Everyone nodded in agreent, looking at Jiang Chengsi with quite sympathetic eyes.
You wanted to hear your brother’s gossip? Now look what happened, got roasted, didn’t you?
This foolish child, you still don’t understand your brother’s temper, you dare to poke him? Bound to get thorned all over.
**
And at the Si Family’s side, after seeing off friends and chatting a bit with the police, Si Qingxiao being the victim, naturally they spent more ti on her.
"Today it’s already late, let’s leave it at that for now, tomorrow you might need to visit the police station, and give a more detailed statent." The police also frustrated, to have such an incident at night, the commotion too big, involving too many, must quickly provide an explanation.
"Alright, thank you for your hard work."
"Oh right, let ask again, when Lou Hao attempted misconduct, besides Fourth Master, did you strike him?"
"I kicked him once, but it was too dark, I don’t know exactly where it landed."
"The Lou Family is applying for an injury assessnt, likely wanting to use it to negotiate terms with you and Fourth Master."
Self-defense and courage need moderation, excessive defense might also be counterattacked.
"I understand." Si Qingxiao nodded in agreent.
"Then let’s re-check the scene."
...
After the police left, Si Yushan and You Yunzhi entered the house. Tonight’s affair exhausted everyone physically and ntally, not noticing imdiately their daughter being targeted, Si Yushan felt quite guilty.
"Dad, it’s already fine." Si Qingxiao consoled him, "Just that mom’s birthday, such a nice banquet was disrupted like this..."
"We celebrate birthdays every year, it’s no big deal, right now the main thing is the Jiang Family is still waiting in the hall, Xiaoxiao, tell us honestly, you and Chengsi how did you... Are you serious?"
You Yunzhi indeed likes Jiang Chengsi, but that kind of affection is not with daughter-in-law intention.
The elders tend to favor maturity and steadiness, Jiang Chengsi...
It’s okay to joke around generally, but to marry their daughter off to him, would require so consideration.
Si Qingxiao pursed her lips slightly, "Mom, since I’m prepared to introduce him to you and dad, sure I’m serious."
"Answer a few questions first." Si Yushan stood by the window, outside was pitch dark, his face sombre against the glass.
"Please go ahead." Si Qingxiao didn’t expect, things would spiral to widespread knowledge.
"Was he the one sending you flowers?"
"Mm."
Having confird the flower sender being him, and they t last year.
Si Yushan took a deep breath, could it be they’ve been secretly dating under his nose for so long?
He’s taken pride in his wisdom all his life, how did he expect to be "fooled" by a junior.
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