Chapter 479 I'll handle it myself
Qiao Hong approached the old man and greeted him with a fawning smile, "Grandpa, happy birthday! May you have boundless happiness and longevity..."
He rattled off a bunch of blessings, making everyone present burst into laughter. The old man stared at him awkwardly; if he hadn't been worried about embarrassing Qiao Xing, he would have already given him a hard time.
Qiao Hong's appearance was really unseemly; his bowing and scraping manner made him look like he was worshipping the emperor.
If this happened in ancient times, he would be no different from a eunuch.
After Qiao Hong finished speaking in one breath, the old man nodded stiffly, "Thank you for your thoughtfulness. Have you eaten yet?"
"I ate, I ate on the plane. I mainly came to wish you a happy birthday and to meet my in-laws. It doesn't matter whether I eat or not."
"Then let's sit down and talk, don't stand."
"well."
Qiao Hong looked around, found an empty bench and sat down, his posture upright, even more proper than that of the kindergarten children.
He thought he was being very polite, but little did he know that his behavior was no better than that of a clown to others, and many people were secretly laughing at him.
Someone asked, "Why didn't the in-laws come with Qiao Xing?"
Qiao Hong explained, "I had a lot of things to do at home, so I missed the opportunity to come. It's the same now."
"It seems the Qin family are still very busy. What kind of work keeps them so busy?"
"Oh, I'm just an employee," Qiao Hong said, sighing. "It's infuriating to think about. I've been with that company for decades and created so much wealth for it. Now that the company is struggling, they want to kick us old employees out. It's so disheartening."
"Which company? It's their loss if they don't want you. You still want a good son-in-law, right? You can go work for his company."
Qiao Hong waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, how can I go to his company? I hate backdoors more than anything in my life. Besides, I've worked at my current company for so many years and I've developed feelings for it. I just can't bear to leave."
"I didn't realize my in-laws were such a principled person. No wonder their daughter is so outstanding."
"Not at all, you flatter me."
Qiao Xing stood to the side. Although she didn't understand the intricacies of their words, she could tell from their teasing tone that they were making fun of Qiao Hong like a monkey.
Her face burned, but there was nothing she could do. If she went over and made a scene, not only would she lose face, but Qin Ce and the Qin family would also be disgraced.
If it were just their own family, it wouldn't matter, but today so many guests have come.
"Is this also the daughter of our in-laws? She's really beautiful."
Qiao Hong glanced at Qiao Ying beside him and explained with a smile, "This is my niece. She came to see her boyfriend, and we just happened to be passing by."
"Boyfriend? Who is he? He's not from Brother Liang's family, is he?"
"That's right. By the way, in-laws, where's Qin Yi? We've been looking for him everywhere, but he's nowhere to be found."
Qin Liang's face looked like he'd eaten shit; he couldn't even manage a polite smile. "I don't know, he might have gone out."
"I just saw him; he probably went to the restroom."
"What a coincidence! Two daughters of yours have married into our Qin family. Brother Liang is so lucky."
Qin Liang twitched the corners of his mouth, wanting to laugh, but he didn't.
When Qiao Hong arrived, it was like a monkey wandering into the street; everyone who saw him wanted to tease him.
Qiao Hong felt that these people were very enthusiastic and secretly rejoiced that he had come to the right place and that his matter was now settled.
Qin Liang kept asking people to pour tea for Qiao Hong, and Qiao Hong didn't dare to refuse. He drank one cup after another, and in less than ten minutes, he couldn't hold back anymore.
"Father-in-law, where is your toilet?"
Qin Liang calmly said, "It's in the back. I'll take you there."
Qiao Hong was somewhat flattered. "That's really troublesome."
Qin Liang nodded. "You're welcome."
He turned and walked inside, and Qiao Hong stood up and followed him, nodding to everyone in a self-satisfied manner.
Qin Ce pulled Qiao Xing to an inconspicuous spot to sit down and said, "Don't worry, Qin Liang will handle it himself."
Qiao Xing was still somewhat worried; she never expected that Qiao Hong would find his way here.
The restroom that Qin Liang led him to was quite far away; it took them a full five minutes to walk there.
Qiao Hong went to the restroom and came out to find Qin Liang still waiting for him outside. He walked over apologetically and said, "My dear in-law, you're still waiting for me. You're too kind."
Qin Liang stared at him coldly, his earlier amiable demeanor completely gone. This made Qiao Hong's heart skip a beat.
"My dear in-law, what's going on?"
Qin Liang said with a stern face, "Don't call me that, I don't deserve it. As far as I know, you divorced Qiao Xing's mother decades ago and have since remarried. You've severed ties with Qiao Xing for so many years, how dare you come to my door as a relative by marriage?"
Qiao Hong's expression changed; he hadn't expected this person to have investigated him so thoroughly.
His face flushed red, and he stammered, "I...I'm divorced, but I'm still her biological father. We're blood relatives, so why can't I come looking for her?"
Qin Liang snorted coldly, "I know very well why you came here. I can help you solve your problem, but I have to remind you that no matter who asked you to come, I don't want this to happen again."
Upon hearing that he could solve his problem, Qiao Hong immediately put on a fawning expression, "Okay, okay, I promise there won't be a next time."
“Now go back and find a way to take your niece away from me. Don’t let me hear her say anything like ‘she’s Qin Yi’s girlfriend’ again. Otherwise, not only will your problem remain unresolved, but you may also face even more serious problems.”
Qiao Hong's face turned pale. He believed that Qin Liang could do it, and that killing him would be an easy task for him.
But since he can handle his own affairs, why should he care about Qiao Ying?
Unlike Qin Ce, Qin Liang only needed to make a phone call to resolve Qiao Hong's problem and didn't want to escalate the situation.
Qin Ce didn't help him simply because he was standing from Qiao Xing's perspective and didn't want Qiao Hong to take advantage of him. Qin Liang didn't need to think about Qiao Xing; he just wanted to solve his own problems.
"I understand, I understand, I'll take her back right away."
Qin Liang nodded and walked past him.
Qiao Hong wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly followed. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his problem could be solved. Today was not a wasted trip after all.
Back in the hall, Qin Liang resumed his previous amiable demeanor, telling Qiao Hong to make himself at home.
Qiao Hong hurriedly said, "No, no, I just came to offer my birthday wishes. Now that I've delivered my greetings, I won't bother you any longer. Yingying, let's go."
Qiao Ying frowned and said, puzzled, "I haven't seen Qin Yi yet."
This is different from what was said before we came.
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