Chapter 67
Sun Hongwen asked her, “Xinyu, is there something going on since you brought so many things today?”
Zhao Xinyu turned, sat up straight, looked at him, and said in a serious tone, “There is a very important matter to announce, which is why I came today. I’ve been holding it in for a long time, and I must say it today!”
Sun Hongwen: “Oh? What important matter?”
Zhao Xinyu smiled faintly, scanned everyone present, and reached her hand over Sun Qianyi’s lap, taking her hand.
“I came today to discuss the matter of Qianyi and my wedding with Grandpa Sun.”
After she finished speaking, Zhao Xinyu saw everyone exchanging glances, looking at her, looking at him, and finally all looking at Sun Hongwen.
Sun Hongwen suspected he misheard. Is Xinyu directly skipping the engagement and talking about marriage??? She really has a child’s temperament; she’s too impatient.
You can’t rush a wedding. At the very least, I need to meet with Zhao Haizhou. Since it’s going to be a marriage alliance, some things need to be discussed with them in advance.
It’s very suspicious that Lin Fanchen and Sun Qian suddenly came over today to talk about collaborating with the Sun family. No matter what, the Lin family shouldn’t be asking for a collaboration right now. Unless the Zhao family is no longer cooperating with the Lin family. If that’s the case, it’s troublesome. I wonder how the Lin family offended the Zhao family.
The Sun family can’t collaborate with the Lin family right now. Their volume of business is too much for me to handle. Furthermore, the Sun family already has established collaborations with other companies. It’s not worth the trouble.
“Xinyu~ Isn’t going straight to the wedding a bit inappropriate? I haven’t even met your parents yet. We should at least meet your parents first before discussing the engagement and marriage!”
Lin Fanchen immediately followed Sun Hongwen’s words: “Exactly. Grandpa Sun is right. Being so eager to hold a wedding right away is too unconventional!” Wanting to marry Sun Qianyi directly? What kind of ridiculous dream is this? It’s funny. Grandpa Sun will definitely not agree.
Zhao Xinyu immediately tsked at the dog Lin. “Is it your place to speak?!” Zhao Xinyu’s expression then changed. She smiled and said to Sun Hongwen, “Grandpa Sun is right. I came today to deliver the betrothal gifts first.”
She brought the two paintings over. “My parents specifically told me that these two paintings are your favorites, Grandpa Sun. My parents are quite satisfied with Qianyi. Today is a good day to set a time for a dinner meeting with Grandpa Sun.”
“Grandpa Sun, please take a look and see if these are your favorite paintings.”
Lin Fanchen: Damn it (〃＞皿＜)! How many times has Zhao Xinyu scorned me now?!
Sun Qianyi couldn’t help but smile sweetly when she heard “quite satisfied.”
So Xinyu came here to set a meeting time with him. That makes more sense. No wonder Xinyu noticed the item she brought looked a little familiar when she walked in. It was a painting! “Good, good. I’ll take a look.”
Sun Hongwen happily took the paintings and eagerly opened one. When he saw the painting about one-fifth of the way open, his eyes widened in shock, and his body tensed up. Zhao Xinyu knew this move was a sure win. Sun Hongwen didn’t fully unroll the painting. After confirming what the painting was and its authenticity, he rolled it back up neatly. He didn’t open the other painting either.
Sun Hongwen: “Xinyu, Qianyi, and Xingyu (Qianyi’s father), follow me to the study.”
“Cheng Ying, tell the kitchen to prepare lunch.” Then he looked at Lin Fanchen and Sun Qian and said, “You two wait here for a bit.”
Lin Fanchen & Sun Qian: …
In the study, Sun Hongwen first asked them to sit down on the sofa. He walked to the desk and placed the paintings on it. Watching Sun Hongwen walk over and sit down, Zhao Xinyu didn’t expect Sun Qianyi to blurt it out directly.
“Xinyu and I are already married. I’m here today just to inform you. The wedding will be next month.”
Sun Hongwen & Sun Xingyu & Zhao Xinyu: …
Zhao Xinyu truly hadn’t expected Qianyi to be so direct at this moment. Amidst the shock, she heard Sun Hongwen’s voice: “When did you get married?”
Sun Qianyi: “Early July.”
“Why didn’t you tell your family about something as important as getting married!” He criticized Qianyi.
Qianyi chuckled faintly. Sitting next to her, Zhao Xinyu could see clearly.
It was helplessness, wasn’t it? A single word “family” sounds as if everything should be that way, trapping their children.
Sun Qianyi: “If you had asked for my opinion about marrying Lin Fanchen back then, I wouldn’t have kept my marriage a secret from you now.” But unfortunately, all you care about is profit. How would you consider my feelings!
Sun Hongwen: “You can’t always think only of yourself. You must consider others as well. Besides, we are your elders. You’re so old and still don’t understand basic etiquette.”
Oh my goodness, those words completely rendered Zhao Xinyu speechless. “Grandpa Sun, I disagree with you saying that. Age and understanding may be somewhat related, but age doesn’t determine understanding. If Grandpa Sun truly considered Qianyi, how could she not consider you, the Sun family, and the Sun Group?!”
Ultimately, Sun Hongwen is too selfish, and his son is the same. Although he is Qianyi’s father, from an outsider’s perspective, Sun Qianyi must have endured a lot that she shouldn’t have.
Sun Hongwen: Is this how Zhao Haizhou teaches his daughter? So sharp-tongued.
Seeing Grandpa Sun remain silent and her father-in-law not saying a word, she continued, “Lin Fanchen brought Sun Qian here today because he wants to collaborate with the Sun family, right? Hahaha~ This is the consequence of messing with me. If he continues to harass Qianyi or goes against me, the Lin Group won’t need to exist anymore.”
The Zhao family cutting off cooperation was Xinyu’s doing. “How can you do that? He is Sun Qian’s husband, after all. Since you like Qianyi, you should be thinking about cooperating more with the Lin family!”
Hahaha~ I can’t stop laughing. Is Grandpa Sun lecturing me now? “Grandpa Sun, I’m not a philanthropist. Someone is bullying me, and I should still be considering them? That would be crazy!”
“Besides, I married Qianyi, not the Lin Group!”
Sun Hongwen: …
“The paintings I brought today for Grandpa Sun are because of Qianyi’s standing. Grandpa Sun must know this without me saying it!”
Sun Hongwen: Great. Now I’m being lectured by Xinyu.
“I originally intended to tell you about my marriage to Qianyi, but who knew I saw Lin Fanchen and Sun Qian’s wedding invitation first? Wasn’t that intentionally trying to provoke me!” Saying that, Zhao Xinyu was genuinely a little angry. Lin Fanchen is truly shameless.
Sun Hongwen & Sun Xingyu: … That’s a coincidence, no, it’s not.
It was her own idea not to tell her family. Xinyu saying it this way is to prevent her relationship with her family from becoming more strained.
“I was planning to tell you after Lin Fanchen and Sun Qian got married.”
Zhao Xinyu: “Aha, (｀Д)!! Wife, you thought of the same thing.”
Qianyi smiled at her. She continued speaking to Grandpa Sun: “Grandpa Sun, are you free tomorrow? Let’s have the two families meet.”
Coming over to deliver things today and meeting tomorrow? Is she that eager? “What time tomorrow?”
“If Grandpa Sun is free all day tomorrow, let’s meet for lunch. We can come back and take a nap after eating.”
Sun Hongwen: … I didn’t say I was free all day tomorrow.
“Then let’s make it tomorrow noon.”
“Great.” I need to tell Mom, Dad, and my brother later. “Grandpa Sun, did you call us in here for anything else?”
She already said everything he wanted to ask, and also revealed what he didn’t know. “No. I originally wanted you to ask your parents about the situation with the Lin family, but now I know.”
“Hahaha~ Is that so?” I knew you wanted to ask, which is why I said it first. The purpose was twofold: first, to show Grandpa Sun the Zhao family’s attitude toward the Lin family, and second, to let Grandpa Sun and my father-in-law know that Qianyi’s status is significant in my heart. This will put an end to the Sun family’s idea of collaborating with the Lin family. No matter how Lin Fanchen goes against her, the Sun family will still prioritize Sun Qian’s interests. Alas~ This might be the nature of feudal thinking, both good and bad.
Sun Hongwen: “You and Qianyi go downstairs first. Xingyu and I still have things to discuss.”
“Okay.” Holding Qianyi’s hand and leaving the study, she said on the way downstairs, “I didn’t even take out the marriage certificate, and they believed us.”
“Mhm. It’s probably because I was quite direct.”
“Oh, so that’s why~” I originally thought they wouldn’t believe it so easily.
“Mhm.” Of course not. I’ve never lied to them since I grew up. And he has told many lies.
Arriving in the living room, Lin Fanchen and Sun Qian both looked unhappy. Did they have a fight?
Lin Fanchen: “What did you two talk about upstairs?”
Zhao Xinyu: “Nothing much. Just me convincing Grandpa Sun to let Qianyi and I hold a wedding.”
Nothing much? What a casual way to say it! And Grandpa Sun, getting old, just agreed to their marriage. “Heh! Congratulations.”
“Tsk. Is that how you congratulate someone?”
“…”
There’s a fresh fruit plate on the coffee table again! “The house should have milk, right?” she turned and asked Qianyi.
“It should. Do you want some?”
“Come with me to the kitchen to check.” She didn’t drink milk, but she wants to heat some up for her. She just gave Qianyi two slices of watermelon because the watermelon was warm from the sun. With the air conditioning on inside, Qianyi shouldn’t eat any more cold fruit.
“Okay.”
After getting some distance from Lin Fanchen, she spoke up: “I don’t drink milk. I want to heat some up for you. You can’t eat any more fruit; it’s too cold.”
“Mhm. I don’t want any. I only ate the two slices of watermelon you gave me.”
It suddenly occurred to me: “…Oh, right~” Qianyi didn’t help herself to any fruit.
Linking her arm with Xinyu’s, “Let’s go. I’ll help you find the milk. You can heat it up for me later.”
“Okay.”
Sun Qianyi asked the kitchen staff and found the pure milk. She cut a corner of the milk carton and poured the milk into a cup. She opened the microwave, pressed the button to heat the milk, and started it.
Zhao Xinyu focused on heating the milk, not realizing Qianyi was looking at her so intently.
In the study, Sun Xingyu looked at Sun Hongwen and asked, “Dad, are we really not going to collaborate with the Lin family? The Zhao family must be doing this just to spite Xinyu. They’ll definitely collaborate again later. This is an opportunity. If we miss it, we don’t know when the next one will be.”
“Don’t rush to collaborate with the Lin family. We’ll talk about it after meeting with Zhao Haizhou tomorrow.” Xinyu’s few words are not enough to convince him. He will investigate whether Lin Fanchen went against Xinyu. “The Lin family coming here now to ask for collaboration might be an opportunity, or it might not be. If you don’t know what to say during dinner tomorrow, don’t say anything. I’ll handle it.”
“Yes, Dad.” If Dad decides not to collaborate with the Lin family after dinner tomorrow, then I’ll use my own private money to collaborate with the Lin family. It’s foolish not to seize a clear opportunity! Hahaha~
Author’s Note:
Lin Fanchen: That old man actually agreed.
Zhao Xinyu: What can he do if he doesn’t agree? Qianyi and I have already registered our marriage!
Lin Fanchen: …
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