"Haisheng! Come here quickly!" Qiao Tianli couldn't help but call out when his son didn't come over for a long time.

Qiao Haisheng quickly said, "We'll be right there."

Qiao Tianli was very anxious because he thought there wouldn't be enough food. His second and third sons weren't home. His eldest son was coming, so they could discuss it and maybe he would have a solution.

Qiao Xiaoni's revelation of Su Chenhao's identity deterred many of the young people around her from harboring any ulterior motives and from getting any closer.

Su Chenhao was very satisfied with this. If any of these unwanted suitors dared to approach him, he would definitely nip them in the bud and make sure they could never get away with it again.

Qiao Xiaoni couldn't help but laugh when she saw the man's smug expression, so different from before.

That smile was incredible. Qiao Xiaoni's features were only considered pretty, but her smile was a different story. If her looks were only a 3 out of 10, that smile added a full 7, leaving an impression on many people. Especially those few unwanted suitors, their eyes lit up, and their hearts began to stir again.

Su Chenhao noticed the smile as well, and tugged at Qiao Xiaoni's sleeve. "Let's go! Grandpa is still waiting for us."

I couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. I'll discuss it with you when I get home, and I'll decide not to smile in front of people anymore.

Qiao Xiaoni nodded and walked in, following the path cleared by the crowd.

Qiao Tianli hurriedly pulled Qiao Haisheng to the main house, closed the door, and then began to speak.

Something big is going to happen today.

"What's going on?" Qiao Haisheng also became nervous. What big thing could so many people outside be doing? To make his father so anxious, something terrible must have happened.

Qiao Tianli slapped his thigh and said, "How was I supposed to know so many people would come today! The food we prepared wasn't enough for them at all!" He had just gone to the kitchen to take a look, and the two bowls of dishes that had been prepared only contained a tiny amount of food. How could that be enough for the group of people outside?

Qiao Haisheng was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was going on. He took the old man's hand and asked him to sit down on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Dad, don't worry about this. I brought a lot of things in the car, including a pig's head, three pig's trotters, and more than two pounds of pork belly. That should be enough."

Go and inform everyone that the banquet will start a little later because there are more people who arrived at noon today. I believe everyone will understand and won't cause any trouble.

Hearing that his son had brought something, Qiao Tianli's heart, which had been in his throat, returned to its place, and he smiled and said,

"You're so thoughtful, otherwise our Qiao family would have been utterly humiliated today."

"Dad, hurry up and tell them to pack it up quickly, the pig's head won't be cooked in a while."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. You can rest in this room for a while."

"Okay!" Qiao Haisheng took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang (heated brick bed). He had been sitting in the carriage all the way, and his back was aching terribly. He really needed to lie down for a while. He wasn't worried about the child. Anyway, his son-in-law was with him! Let that brat worry a bit, so he won't think that his daughter has few suitors.

Su Chenhao had no idea what his father-in-law was thinking. He and Qiao Xiaoni tried to find a quiet corner, but they couldn't. Soon, people gathered around them and started asking all sorts of questions.

Qiao Xiaoni also felt that the scene was a bit too grand. Fortunately, there were many people asking questions, so she simply answered some of them and pretended not to hear the ones she didn't know. She managed to get through it in general and wasn't as flustered as before after a while.