Chapter 102: Su Zhou's engagement, a lively event
Courtyard No. 2 is not as luxurious as Courtyard No. 3 of the Su family. It is dominated by nature, but it is very neatly maintained.
The layout is similar to that of the Su family. There is a room in the front yard to receive guests, the middle yard is used for living, and the back yard is a temple for worshipping gods.
Going straight to the backyard, Taoist Renkong did not waste any time. After letting Zhou Xiangyu kowtow to the master, he made an exception and accepted him as a disciple.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
"Take a look at this."
A book on cultivation techniques was handed to Zhou Xiangyu.
Su Jiani took a look and found that it was a book she had never read before.
Without waiting for Zhou Xiangyu to take over, she snatched it away.
Take a look.
Yes, blank.
"Master, it's boring to hide good things like this."
Hearing this, Taoist Master Renkong knocked her head in annoyance, "Whether you can speak or not, is it a matter of hiding or not? Everyone has their own destiny. This book is not meant for you."
After saying that, he snatched it and handed it to Zhou Xiangyu, "Okay, this is your chance."
In this way, Zhou Xiangyu settled down in Courtyard No. 2 and started his new life.
I have to say that Zhou Xiangyu was really arranged by God. Look at his comprehension. He achieved some success in an introductory exercise in just one day.
In addition, he has a special physique, so there is no barrier at all when practicing.
Even Taoist Master Renkong was jealous.
However, seeing the spiritual energy overflowing from his body during cultivation, he was very envious. Without saying a word, he sat aside and entered into meditation.
Su Jiani was not in the mood to practice with them, so she returned to Courtyard No. 3.
The days of playing badly were so addictive that Su Jiani didn't even want to go to school.
Unfortunately, this is impossible.
That day, she told her good friend about her engagement with Zhou Xiangyu, and was immediately attacked by Ruan Dongxue and Ke Mengmeng.
"Well, we haven't even had a glimpse of her beauty yet, and you, a little girl, have already kidnapped her back home. Watch out."
The three young and pretty girls were making a lot of noise, making people passing by curious about what they were talking about that made them so happy.
"Please spare me. That was a marriage arranged by my family and my master. How could I dare not agree? Besides, I have only met him three times." Su Jiani stretched out her hand and made the number three.
The tone was also filled with helplessness.
Between the grown man and her best friend, she chose her best friend. "At worst, I can just take you to meet him."
They were just curious in the first place, and now that he has become the object of their good sisters' affection, of course they have to go and take a look.
How could they miss the opportunity to look at people openly?
In this way, Su Jiani brought her good friend home.
During the meal, Ruan Dongxue and Ke Mengmeng finally met Zhou Xiangyu as they wished.
Her face is indeed attractive, but that’s all.
Not much.
Especially knowing that he and Jiani were engaged, the two girls were even more careful about the situation.
After a few jokes, they stopped making noises as before.
After Zhou Xiangyu left, the two of them started to make trouble for Su Jiani.
"It's true. You acted really quickly. If you waited until he was older, I'm afraid many people would have set their sights on him."
That's how it is in their circle.
"That's right, that's right. With a face like that, you'll be in trouble in the future."
Su Jiani was speechless. Did these two people’s brains get damaged by watching TV?
Why don’t you like watching Journey to the West like her? It’s so good. If you can’t solve the problem, just kill it with a stick.
"What's the trouble? If he dares, I will beat him to death." Su Jiani imitated the way Sun Wukong held the golden cudgel, and it was as funny as it could be.
"Haha, are you trying to make me laugh to death? Jiani, you're too fierce. Be careful not to scare your noble son in the future."
It is fun to spend time with the little girls, and they are extremely happy throughout the whole day.
As the engagement party draws closer, the Su family has already started sending invitations to relatives and friends.
Deep city, Bai Mansion.
"I didn't expect that the four children of Brother Su's family would be preempted by the youngest sister. Lingxiu, what do you think we should give as a gift?"
Yes, Bai Jingshen received the invitation and he was very excited.
Because Su Zhongguo was busy with work, the brothers hadn't seen each other for some time.
Jin Lingxiu looked at her husband's nervous expression and couldn't help but teasing him, "You, if you didn't know, you would think it was your daughter getting engaged."
But Bai Jingtang was unhappy when he said this, "Jia Ni's child is just like my own child. It's because our child is useless, otherwise why would we give him to someone else?"
He gets angry when he talks about this.
The eldest one is fine, after all, there is a big difference between them, but the younger one is useless, and he is very angry.
Jin Lingxiu was speechless. It was true that her man's temper got worse as he got older.
"What are you talking about? They all treat Jiani as their sister, how could they have other ideas? Stop it, if you get drunk and say something nonsense, be careful that Zhongguo will ignore you."
She knows her three children better than anyone else. The eldest is much older than them, and they don't spend much time together.
But Xiaoxiao and Qixue have been with the Su family's children for some years, but their relationships were very pure. She really didn't know when Lao Bai came up with such thoughts.
"He dares, huh? Don't think I don't know him. He's thinking about our Xiaoxiao. It's a pity that his son is not up to the standard."
I get so angry when I talk about Bai Jingtang.
It was also during one drunken period that the brothers discussed this topic. They wanted to strengthen their relationship, but to their surprise, there was no special affection between the children at all.
Those who call me brother are called brother, and those who call me sister are called sister. They are all as close as family members.
They couldn't push it even if they wanted to.
They get angry when they think about it.
"When did it happen? How come I don't know about it? I haven't heard Guixiang mention it either." Jin Lingxiu was anxious. She naturally had ideas about the three sons of the Su family, but she just didn't have the chance.
And she is the girl's parent, so naturally she would not lower her daughter's standards.
"When Zhongguo brought the children back to Shencheng, didn't I tell you at that time that I wanted to marry that kid Su Wen?"
Bai Jingtang stopped struggling and sat down, starting to recall the past.
Thinking back on things that happened so many years ago now feels like it happened just yesterday, making me miss them.
"You refused at the time, how come you forgot about it?"
Bai Jingtang looked resentful.
Jin Lingxiu was speechless. "I just thought you were talking nonsense when you were drunk. You came back so drunk that time, how could I know whether what you said was true or not?"
After talking nonsense for a while, the two of them regained their composure and said, "Okay, let's get ready. We'll go to the capital tomorrow."
"Well, the boss's family also called to urge me to come. If you weren't busy with work, I would have gone there a long time ago."
"Haha, I miss my eldest grandson."
Haicheng.
Li Baojun's family had received a call from the capital a long time ago, but unfortunately they were too busy with their work and only made arrangements a few days before Jiani's engagement.
"Dad and Mom, why did you take out all these treasures?"
Li Baojun went home after arranging the company's affairs. As soon as he came back, he saw the living room was full of antique jewelry.
Some of them are fine products that he and his brother-in-law brought back together.
When they opened the factory, they exchanged some gold bars and kept everything else.
Seeing it now, I really miss it.
"Jiani likes these. There's no use for us to keep them, so I thought of giving some to her." Mother Li packed the things one by one in boxes.
"There are so many jewels. Who told you two not to give us a granddaughter?"
The Li family really doesn't have the idea of favoring sons over daughters. They want a daughter when they have too many sons in the family. Unfortunately, their son and daughter-in-law are useless and failed to give them a granddaughter.
When Lin Qiujuan heard her mother-in-law's words, she immediately glared at her husband and said, "If you can't speak, then keep your mouth shut and don't make your mother unhappy."
The elderly are old, and as the younger generation, we naturally hope that they are all healthy and safe.
Don't let yourself get sick from anger.
"I just thought these things were just right for Jiani. I kept a few for my future daughter-in-law." Afraid that her husband would think too much, she explained again.
Li Baojun felt that he was very wronged, and he really didn't mean any other harm.
Just give it to Jiani. She is his eldest niece, a close relative. He is not an ordinary person, so how can he be reluctant to give her up?
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll shut up."
Father Li glanced at his good-for-nothing son and said unhappily, "You henpecked bastard, you should be a little tougher."
The old man has been under strict supervision recently, so he wants to have some say at home. Unfortunately, no one in the family helps him.
The son was afraid of his wife and dared not to retort, which made him suffer as he was always "bullied" by her.
"Dad, my mother is sitting next to you, she can hear you." Li Baojun was speechless. What did he do?
If you want to make indirect accusations, just say it directly. Why use him as a shield?
Really, who did he offend?
"Okay, stop arguing. Come on and help me. There are still a lot of things that haven't been packed yet." Seeing that the father and son were about to argue again, Li's mother immediately interrupted them.
They packed no less than thirty boxes and didn't stop until dark when the children came back.
The three people who came back looked at the wooden boxes piled together with some curiosity. Li Peng put down his schoolbag and went forward to check.
Before he could touch it, his grandmother stopped him and said, "Don't touch it. It's a gift for your sister. Don't break it."
He had known since he was a child that his grandmother loved his cousin, and when he heard this, he really didn't dare to move.
"What are these?" He took back his hand and pointed at a pile of wooden boxes.
Mother Li nodded. "Yes, I bought too few boxes. I'll buy more next time and give them to your cousin when she gets married."
She has been raising that girl since she was a child, so she naturally knows her preferences.
These things will definitely make her happy.
"Grandma, you are so generous." Su Wu gave his grandmother a thumbs up. "This much is not enough. You also gave me a gift for my wedding. Your family is really rich."
This kid couldn't even hide the sourness in his tone.
"I wonder if my cousins and I will have a share?"
Mother Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "What gifts do you boys want? Even if there are any, they are for your wives."
When Su Wu first learned about his younger sister's engagement, he was very unhappy and called her one after another.
Not only did he call his younger sister, he also called his parents, his master, and his third brother.
Unfortunately, except for his father who had some resentment, everyone else was very satisfied with this marriage.
"Okay, you guys should go back and pack up, we're going to the capital tomorrow."
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All the relatives and friends outside rushed to the capital, and the relatives and friends in the capital had already come to the house, hoping to see if there was any work they could help with.
This shows how well Su Zhongguo has developed in Beijing and how popular the couple are.
However, because of the Zhou family's relatives and friends, Su Zhongguo chose a very private hotel.
Although Zhou Li's status allowed him to apply for a state banquet restaurant, for some other reasons, he finally agreed to the hotel chosen by Su Zhongguo.
Although it is not as good as the State Guest House, it is not too embarrassing. After all, the Su family is not a small family.
Since the Zhang family was destroyed, the Su family has taken over.
In addition to the status of the Su family members in the Special Office, they are naturally not inferior to the other three families.
Of course, the foundation is incomparable.
The Bai family made the wrong choice because of the Zhang family's affairs, and Su Zhongguo has already broken up with the Bai family.
But even so, everyone maintained a superficial relationship.
Of course they were also invited to the engagement party.
Soon it was the day of the engagement between the daughter of the Su family and the grandson of the Zhou family.
Although the two of them were not adults, they were dressed very formally.
Although twelve-year-old Su Jiani is young, she is over 1.6 meters tall. If her face grows a little more, you really can't tell that she is only twelve years old.
Not to mention Zhou Xiangyu, his expressionless face, set off by his clothes, gave him the aura of a domineering CEO like Leng Shan in later generations.
The crystal chandelier in the hotel lobby swayed constantly, and the tassels tinkled in the draft.
The fourteen-year-old boy stood in front of a round table tied with red silk. The collar of his dark blue dacron shirt was stained with sweat, and the black leather shoes on his feet were shiny and cold.
His Adam's apple rolled three times rapidly, and he suddenly reached out to grab the soda bottle, his nails making crisp sounds on the glass wall.
The girl sitting next to me in a lilac silk skirt twisted her fingers together, and the satin bow was scratched to the edges by her nails.
Her mother was at the next table, loudly praising the quality of the gold dowry, her voice penetrating the guests coming from all directions.
The second aunt of the Zhou family also showed off the betrothal gifts she had brought out, hoping that no one would look down on her niece-in-law.
Bring out the best things just to decorate her appearance.
Ever since Zhou Xiangyu met Su Jiani in the hotel, his eyes have never left her.
Even when friends from both sides came over to say hello, his eyes did not wander away at all.
His eyes were filled with amazement and concern for her.
He completely ignored the teasing of his friends, but unfortunately, his appearance made the newcomer Su Jiani blush.
The microphone on the podium suddenly whistled, startling the two people so much that they both took a half step back. The middle-aged emcee shouted at the newlyweds to salute, while the girl lowered her eyes and stared at her square-toed leather shoes, her fine bangs covering the pale blue veins between her eyebrows.
In the distance, guests in suits and ties passed through the revolving door. The June sunlight danced like golden fragments on the tips of her hair. Beads of sweat on her temples meandered along her braids and fell on the red velvet "囍" character pinned to her chest.
Someone pushed them to clink glasses, and the moment the glasses collided, the noise from the thirty-seven tables of banquets suddenly quieted down, leaving only the faint sound of Sprite bubbles breaking.
Faded double happiness patterns are pasted on the hotel's marble columns, and crystal chandeliers cast mottled light and shadows on the beige wallpaper, a quintessential 1990s style.
After the clink of glasses, Zhou Xiangyu was handed a velvet box containing gifts prepared by their elders for them.
The collar of Zhou Xiangyu's stretched Dacron shirt was beaded with sweat, and his knuckles repeatedly rubbed the corners of the velvet ring box.
The woman's red satin cheongsam shone glossily under the chandelier. A plastic brooch was pinned to the buttons, with strands of gold thread seeping from the stitches.
She lowered her head and stared at the brocade box her brother handed her, and the two fake pearls on her earlobes trembled with her breathing.
When the host called for the exchange of tokens, everyone held their breath and looked at Zhou Xiangyu, only to see him hurriedly opening the brocade box.
The velvet box stuck to his palm and couldn't be opened. Finally, it accidentally fell to the ground and slid to the side of the woman's high-heeled leather shoes.
The onlookers laughed in good faith, and someone shouted, "Don't be scared, no one will snatch it from you."
As soon as I heard this, I knew it was Zhou Xiangyu's friends who were causing trouble.
Su Jiani suddenly burst out laughing, tears hanging on her eyelashes. When she bent down, the hem of her cheongsam revealed her patched white petticoat.
When she finally stood up, the fake pearl earrings were dangling as if they were about to fly away. She picked up the brocade box on the ground, opened it and placed it on the tray in front of Zhou Xiangyu.
She said softly, "Don't be nervous, it's not like you're getting married."
Well, after hearing this, no matter how much Zhou Xiangyu thought about Lianqi, it all faded away.
He took a deep breath, took out a jade pendant from the brocade box, and put it around her neck. "Please give me your guidance in the future."
Su Jiani smiled gently, opened her brocade box, and took out a jade pendant that was wider than the one on her neck. She flipped it over with her hands, and in a short while she had woven a heart-shaped knot for him, and then put it on his waist.
After they exchanged the tokens, the host's voice sounded again, and the guests below gave them applause and blessings one by one.
The engagement was simple, and after the announcement there was a banquet. Because of the special identities of some people, everyone was very tactful and did not disturb others.
They all stayed in their own circles until the banquet was over and all the guests had left before they went home.
Bai Jingtang and his wife moved into the Su family's No. 3 courtyard with their two children.
Naturally, everyone in the Li family also lived in Courtyard No. 3. All of a sudden, the three brothers gathered together again, and it was destined to be a sleepless night.
The children gave them space and went directly to their own yard to chat with everyone.
It was also the first time that Zhou Xiangyu met relatives outside the Su family.
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