Qiu Changfeng certainly knew that running back and forth like this was very tiring, but what else could he do? Uncle Shen had sent out invitations to several of their major families to attend the banquet, and it was obvious that he had other intentions. If he didn't go back in advance and do the persuasion work, it would definitely cause great embarrassment to Ning'er.
For Ning'er, he had to run even if it meant breaking his legs.
Qiu Changfeng did not dare to delay. After saying goodbye, he immediately set off to return to Langting.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
This day was the day when the Shen family held a banquet to entertain guests.
The first to arrive were the Jiang family from Jinyang. One reason was that Jinyang was the closest to Yuzhou, but the main reason was that the Jiang family had a magical bird that could travel at a speed of a thousand miles per hour.
The banquet was scheduled to start in the evening, and the people from the Jiang family arrived shortly after lunch.
Jiang Guiyuan, Mrs. Jiang, and Jiang Xiyan, the entire family of three came, not one missing.
As soon as Shen Qiqi came out, Jiang Xiyan waved his arms and greeted her: "Qiqi——"
Shen Qiqi also greeted him with a smile, then raised her eyes and looked at him in surprise.
After not seeing him for a while, Jiang Xiyan had grown a little taller and looked much slimmer than before. In addition, he was wearing a brand new light blue cross-collared robe today, with a three-finger-wide belt around his waist, which made his posture look even more upright.
With every move he made, Shen Qiqi could still vaguely smell the light fragrance emanating from him.
Her hair was also tied neatly.
Today, Young Sect Leader Jiang not only looks more stable and mature than before, but also seems to be more handsome than before. He gives people a brand new feeling, and his whole body is shining. It is obvious that he has been carefully dressed up.
At this moment, he looked at Qiqi and smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into crescents.
Shen Qiqi also looked back at him. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that Jiang Xiyan looked a little strange today, especially the way he looked at her, which gave her an... indescribable feeling, a bit like the feeling of being determined to win with a lot of energy.
...He just came here to have a meal, why did he come with such fighting spirit?
Shen Qiqi was suspicious, but at this time, people from Runan Yao's family also arrived. Shen Qiqi had to suppress her suspicion and go to greet the people from Yao's family with her father and sister.
As soon as Shen Qiqi turned and left, Jiang Xiyan rushed to Madam Jiang, held Madam Jiang's arm and asked, "Mother, how was my performance just now? Was it okay? Did I look more charming than steady and mature?"
He said "steady and mature" but his face was full of anxiety and there was no sign of maturity or stability at all.
However, her own children are the best no matter how she looks at them. Madam Jiang smiled and nodded, praising them: "Very good, very good. My Yan'er is so outstanding, he will definitely win the heart of Miss Shen Er."
Her words greatly encouraged Jiang Xiyan. Jiang Xiyan breathed a sigh of relief, then clenched his fists again, as if to make a promise, and as if to cheer himself up, and said, "Don't worry, mother, your son will definitely perform well later."
Before he could finish his words, his father Jiang Guiyuan suddenly picked up a basin of cold water and poured it over him.
"You two are just deceiving yourselves. I advise you to give up on this idea. Second Miss Shen and Young Master Xie are in love with each other, how could they possibly break up..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Madam Jiang. Madam Jiang glared at him and said unhappily, "So what if they are in love? Children's marriages are decided by their parents and the matchmaker. Even if the two of them have a good relationship, as long as Xie Ruse doesn't agree, their marriage won't happen."
But would Xie Ruze agree to this marriage? Definitely not. You know, the Shen family's cancellation of the engagement caused a lot of uproar. Xie Ruze was so angry that he vomited blood. He even made a clear statement: The Xie family in Lin'an, beware of fire, theft, and Shen Qiqi.
Listen, Xie Ruzhe has already put Miss Shen Er and the fire thief on guard together, it would be strange if he would allow Young Master Xie to marry Miss Shen Er.
As long as Young Master Xie has no chance, then her son will definitely have a chance.
Mrs. Jiang was very confident about this. Their Jinyang Jiang family was the first of the five major families, and they had only one son. If Miss Shen married her son, she would definitely be the wife of the clan leader in the future.
With such good conditions, even if Second Miss Shen has a childish mentality and doesn't know the importance of things and is determined to marry Young Master Xie, doesn't she still have her father Shen Mingyu? Shen Mingyu won't be a child, right?
When everyone is gathered, as soon as Xie Ruze rejects the Shen family's advances, she will immediately speak up and personally ask for Miss Shen's hand in marriage for her son.
On one hand, there is the cold rejection from the Xie family, and on the other hand, there is the sincere proposal from their Jiang family. Comparing the two, I don’t believe that the marriage between their Jiang and Chen families cannot be successful.
Thinking of something, Mrs. Jiang turned her head again and warned the man with a serious face, "You will do as I taught you at home. Don't change a single word, and don't say anything less. If you dare to ruin our son's happiness again, I will never forgive you."
Jiang Guiyuan: “…”
What does "again" mean? When has he ever ruined his son's good fortune?
He tried to recall, but couldn't recall anything. He then asked Mrs. Jiang suspiciously, "When have I ever ruined my son's good fortune? Are you remembering it wrong?"
Madam Jiang said, "Why not? Last year, Second Miss Shen came to our house to help Yan'er with the poison. I promised her that as long as she could remove the poison from Yan'er, I would let her become our Jiang family's daughter-in-law. It was you who stood by with a sullen face and a look of disgust that made Second Miss Shen not dare to agree. If it weren't for you, Second Miss Shen would have been our Jiang family's daughter-in-law now."
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