The marriage between Ling and Lan was finally decided. The elders of the two families seemed to be very satisfied. As time pa.s.sed, delicious food was already laid out on the long dining table. It was time for di
er.
The two patriarchs sat on the main seats, the Ling Family"s parents and Ling Mofeng and his sister sat on one side, and on the other side were the people from Lan Family.
Lan Yanxi sneaked a peek at Ling Mofeng. He was calm and collected, smiling when he should, not smiling as he pursed his lips, giving off a warm jade-like feeling.
Ling Nua
uan was his sister, Lan Yanxi had seen her in Ling Mofeng"s photo alb.u.m on his cell phone. The cute little girl at this moment was also obedient and sat there without making a fuss, but her big, watery eyes kept staring at Lan Yanxi from time to time, as if she wanted to size up this future sister-in-law of hers.
Lan Yanxi couldn"t sit still because she felt that everyone in the Ling Family was sizing her up. All she could do was bend the corner of her mouth stiffly so that she would appear to be at ease and not lacking in etiquette.
Lan Xianxian and Lan Lin sat beside Lan Yanxi, three women playing together. Ling Mofeng Li"s eyes swept across and knew how difficult the situation Lan Yanxi was in with her Lan Family.
Her two younger cousins were protected by their parents and had smiles of happiness and pride on their faces, but Lan Yanxi was only under the care of the old man. The old man was not her parents and she could not take care of the details, so Lan Yanxi"s expression was a little indifferent.
Ling Mofeng felt his heart ache as he thought about this. His gaze towards Lan Yanxi also had a touch of gentleness and pity.
"In the future, we will be family, so there"s no need to be polite. Households often come to eat, so it"s not appropriate to greet them." The Old Master Lan laughed and talked, and then, everyone started to eat and talk.
Lan Xianxian and Lan Lin had no appet.i.te because they didn"t destroy Lan Yanxi"s and Ling Mofeng"s engagement ceremony.
Lan Xianxian was unwilling to accept this, so she gazed at Ling Mofeng with a pair of tender and affectionate eyes at the table, hoping that the man opposite her would accept her hint of admiration.
Unfortunately, Ling Mofeng was like a block of wood as he listened attentively to his elder"s speech. It was as if he could not accept Lan Xianxian"s affectionate gaze, causing Lan Xianxian to be defeated.
After di
er was over, they moved to the living room for a break. The two old men started to chat about their years of friends.h.i.+p, and they happily chatted with each other. Half an hour later, the Ling Family decided to return first.
Old Master Lan immediately told Lan Yanxi who was sitting beside him, "Go send Mo Feng"s family off!"
Lan Yanxi had no reason to be negligent. She quickly stood up and left with her uncle and the rest of the Ling Family members in the carriage.
Throughout the whole process, Ling Mofeng and Lan Yanxi talked very little. They didn"t even look at each other, so no one was able to get a hold of this. It was just that they felt that the two of them weren"t serious enough towards marriage.
Lan Yanxi heaved a long sigh of relief. She had finally gotten past tonight"s hurdle.
"Alright, let"s go back and rest. Yanxi, come to grandpa"s room later. grandpa has something to tell you!" With Old Master Lan"s order, everyone left.
Lan Yanxi knocked on her grandfather"s door obediently. The old man drank a cup of tea and said with a smile, "The Ling family is quite satisfied with you."
"Ah?" Grandfather, how did you know? " Lan Yanxi"s pair of beautiful eyes instantly widened in shock. However, when they were chatting just now, she clearly hadn"t heard the people from the Ling Family say anything about her.
"I just called Mo Feng"s grandpa and he told me!" The old man said happily.
"Grandfather, today I acted like I was made of wood. I can only giggle. Does Uncle and Aunt of the Ling family really have no objections to me?" Lan Yanxi"s pretty face was full of sadness.
"As long as Mo Feng likes you, his family will definitely like you. They believe in their son"s judgement and won"t make a mistake." Old Master Lan quickly comforted her granddaughter, afraid that she would think too much into it.
"En, then I will do my best in the future!" Lan Yanxi smiled bitterly. Right now, that was all she could do.
On the way back, Ling"s mother intentionally squeezed into his son"s car, leaving Ling Mofeng helpless.
"These three daughters of Lan Family all look pretty good." The Ling"s mother said.
"Yeah, it"s not bad!" Ling Mofeng nodded.
"Then why didn"t you pick the other two?" Ling"s mother stared at his son and asked.
Ling Mofeng was stu
ed, then he didn"t know whether to laugh or to cry. "Mom, you think they"re just some goods, you can pick them whenever you want. Plus, I like Yanxi. I don"t like the two of them."
Mom is also someone who"s experienced. I can see that Lan Yanxi is a sensible and sensible girl. With the old man"s education, he must have put in quite a bit of effort. He has a calm and steady personality, and he"s suitable to be a wife." Ling"s mother gave a positive evaluation.
Ling Mofeng"s eyes lit up as he asked in surprise, "Mom, do you really think so?"
"Of course, we"re not family. If we don"t enter the same family, I would like a girl like Lan Yanxi who doesn"t panic at all. Unlike her two cousins, she doesn"t have a peaceful expression on her face." Ling"s mother was also a knowledgeable person, he knew what kind of girl was suitable for his son.
"Mom, Yanxi is quite pitiful. After I marry her, I"ll be good to her." Ling Mofeng"s voice was heavy and it was hard to hide the pain in his heart.
You love her, she definitely knows in her heart that the human heart is grown, and that she will be good to you in the future, okay? Alright, that"s fine, let"s do it this way, we"ll get engaged first, wait until our career is stable, then we"ll start the wedding. Your grandfather already told us about your situation, and we also agree to do it temporarily. Ling"s mother felt that it was not wrong that he had raised his son into a warm man. He had the ability to love others and could also sense how others treated him well.
"Mom, thank you!" Ling Mofeng revealed a rare childish smile.
"What are you thanking me for? You"re Mom"s most proud son. No matter what you do, Mom will support you. If you choose your wife, Mom will treat her well." Ling"s mother sighed and patted his son"s shoulder.
Inside Lan Family"s second villa, in the living room, Lan Xianxian"s face was dark and cold: "Father, I heard them arguing with each other with my own ears. Really, they don"t even love each other, Xiao Lin heard it too."
Lan Chen and his daughter were also sitting beside him. All four of them had a serious expression on their faces.
"Yes, I heard it, but why are they still willing to be engaged? "It"s really strange." Lan Lin couldn"t figure it out either.
"They are only engaged for mutual benefits. Your grandpa has been busy getting in touch with the old politicians. It seems like he is helping Ling Mofeng make co
ections." Lan Bai taunted.
"Dad, why did Grandpa treat Lan Yanxi so well? I"ve never seen him treat us so well!" Lan Xianxian suddenly became hurt, and her eyes became red, "We are both granddaughters of Lan Family, yet our treatment is as if we have picked it up. How could it possibly be the treasure that Grandfather holds in his hands?"
"Shut up, don"t say these kind of words again in the future, let her not say them in front of your grandfather." Lan Bai immediately scolded his daughter, not allowing her to say such careless words.
"What I"m saying is the truth, why don"t you say it? Grandfather must be biased, right?" Lan Xianxian felt even more wronged.
"Actually, it"s our fault as well. After Big Brother pa.s.sed away, we were too eager to gain immediate benefits. Your grandfather only helped Lan Yanxi plan for her because she had no one to rely on in her Lan Family and had no one to rely on in her future life." Lan Chen lowered his head and blamed himself.
"You"re right, your grandfather isn"t biased; he just wants to balance the benefits of our Lan Family a little. If Lan Yanxi didn"t marry someone we can rely on, he"s afraid that we would harm her in the future." Lan Bai also thought of this.
The topic was getting more sensitive, Lan Chen immediately stood up and was about to leave: "Second Brother, I"ll go back with Xiao Lin first, rest early!"
"Alright, you can go back now." Lan Bai raised his hand. The moment the father and daughter left, Lan Bai"s expression turned even uglier.
"Dad, Third Uncle is still not willing to give you control of the company?" Lan Xianxian asked, changing her sn.o.bbish face.
"It won"t be that easy for him to hand it over." Lan Bai snorted: "Originally, I pla
ed to let Lan Yanxi"s shares sell to me, but now it seems that it won"t be that easy to get it here."
"Then, if Third Uncle obtains the owners.h.i.+p of Lan Yanxi, does he have the final say in the company?" Lan Xianxian asked nervously.
"Of course, only those who have more shares will have the right to speak!" Lan Bai harrumphed angrily.
"Then we didn"t get it. Third Uncle won"t get it either. We"ll just stay deadlocked like this. Dad has the most authority right now anyway!" Lan Xianxian smiled optimistically.