Xu Zhongkai said with a serious expression, "If we really follow the Xu family's seniority system, then she should be called the Fourth Miss or the Fifth Miss."
Qi Lian'an: "???"
What kind of algorithm is this? He seemed to understand it, but also seemed not to quite understand it.
"You mean, counting the three young masters and placing them in the back?" Is that what you mean?
But the title of Third Miss came from the young mistress's family, so how did it end up in the Xu family's generational ranking?
Xu Zhongkai snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and leaned back in the car seat. "I was just making an assumption based on your statement. What, is there a problem?"
Qi Lian'an quickly shook his head; he dared not have any questions.
Xu Zhongkai turned his gaze to the car window and glanced at the Ruan family several times.
Judging from their appearance and demeanor alone, he had nothing to complain about regarding that family.
In comparison, this family is no less than the wealthy heiresses in the elite circles, and they are even more composed, generous and down-to-earth. They are neither pretentious nor ostentatious. Even though they are poor people who suddenly become rich, they are not arrogant or complacent.
You can't judge a book by its cover, otherwise there wouldn't be so many beautiful women in the supernatural tales.
The Ruan family mother and daughter were indeed spending money far too extravagantly.
Although the Xu family could afford to pay that amount of money, the other party was clearly treating their eldest son like an ATM, which was going too far.
Moreover, that family's fate was not good... However, Master Qinglian said that perhaps he and others had miscalculated this matter.
The other party suddenly changed their tune, of course, because of Nguyen Minh Tho.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhongkai said, "Go down and say hello."
After all, the other party saved his son's life, and he couldn't leave that debt unpaid.
She paused, then complained, "Look at how you do things! You can't even buy a bouquet of flowers?"
Everyone else gave flowers, but he came empty-handed, which made him seem stingy.
Qi Lian'an: "..."
Didn't you say that we don't need to prepare anything else, just pay the money, and that we'll be even and not have to get involved in too much?
Are you no longer afraid of getting involved?
——
Mingzhuo was somewhat surprised to see the old man walk up to him.
Xu Zhongkai gripped his cane tightly and raised his chin. "You were able to get first place today, which shows you're quite intelligent. However, you were too immature before; you need to guard against arrogance and impetuosity in the future."
Ruan's mother paused for a moment, "Zhuozhuo, who is this...?"
Why is this old man so arrogant? His tone is a bit too presumptuous. Mother Ruan felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.
Xu Zhongkai glanced at Ruan's mother, guessing that she was his in-law, but of course he wouldn't take the initiative to greet her. He simply turned his gaze to Ruan Mingying.
Ruan Mingying smiled and said, "Thank you, sir. But our Zhuozhuo is very sensible."
She was also puzzled; why was this old man staring at her so intently?
Could they be relatives from the Cheng family? Ruan Mingying wondered to herself.
Xu Zhongkai asked incredulously, "You don't recognize me?"
Ruan Mingying asked, puzzled, "Do I have any reason to get to know you?"
“I am your… father-in-law!” Xu Zhongkai was speechless with anger.
That's outrageous! This woman wants to marry into a wealthy family, but she doesn't even know how to flatter and please her father-in-law?
Mingzhuo was also surprised by this result. Should I say that she actually felt it was quite reasonable for this to happen to her eldest sister?
Seeing that Xu Zhongkai's face had turned pale with anger, she coughed lightly, "Um... Uncle, thank you. Is there anything else?"
If there's nothing else, let's hurry up and leave; it's really embarrassing to be stuck in the hotel entrance.
Fortunately, Mr. Gu went to park the car, otherwise it would have been even more awkward.
Xu Zhongkai turned to look at Ming Zhuo, his eyes lighting up slightly... She called him uncle? The little girl is quite sensible!
He finally understood: this whole family was impolite, and Mingzhuo was the most well-behaved and sensible among them.
Devastated, Xu Zhongkai clearly saw Mingzhuo as his lifeline, completely forgetting how Mingzhuo had made him furious that night.
He softened his voice and said to Mingzhuo, "Uncle didn't come for anything else, just to congratulate you and thank you."
He asked Qi Lian'an to take out a bank card, then, finding it a bit stiff, softened his voice even more, "I don't know what kind of gift you like, but you can use this however you like."
Qi Lian'an: "..."
No, Mr. Xu, didn't you say this was compensation? How did it become a gift?
Wouldn't this just make things even more complicated?
Mingzhuo accepted the card without hesitation. Her brother-in-law had told her that whatever the old man gave her, she should accept it.
It was a little different from what she had expected; the grumpy old man didn't seem so grumpy today.
Xu Zhongkai gripped his cane, cleared his throat, and said, "That's all for now. I'll be going now. See you again sometime."
As he spoke, he glanced at Ruan Mingying several times before arrogantly leaving and getting into a low-key black car parked by the roadside.
Ruan Mingying frowned. "Why is he staring at me?"
Had she been recognized? But that couldn't be right; someone her age shouldn't recognize her.
Mingzhuo remained silent for two seconds, unsure whether he should speak.
It was Ruan Mingxuan, who had been silent all along, who spoke first: "Big sister, that looks like brother-in-law's father. I've seen his picture on the news before."
Ruan Mingxuan has a photographic memory, but she didn't recognize him immediately because the photo was just a side profile shot from a business event.
The Xu family members are very low-key and rarely appear in the media. They also do not allow their family members to be exposed, which means that many people have only heard of their names but do not know what they look like.
Mingzhuo nodded and confirmed, "It's my brother-in-law's father."
Ruan Mingying parted her red lips slightly, and asked uncertainly, "Was I impolite just now?"
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