Chapter 446 Just follow your couple's ideas...
Kong Qiaoyun glanced at the faces of the Jiang family and felt that this was inappropriate, so she ignored Wan Rong's crying and took her daughter back.
Jiang Changfeng and Xiao Pei saw the whole scene, and the couple felt very complicated.
The box fell silent, and Jiang Changfeng picked up his wine glass again. This time, his attitude towards Zhou Yong's family had clearly changed.
Before, Jiang Changfeng didn't even address Zhou Yong as a title, but now he called him "Brother Zhou".
Not to mention Xiao Pei, who didn't pay much attention to Li Caiyun at the beginning, but now she is very enthusiastic towards her future mother-in-law.
In fact, we can't blame Jiang Changfeng and his wife for choosing a better son-in-law. The main reason is that Jiang Ziqing is an only child. They only have this one precious daughter, so they naturally have to be particularly cautious in choosing a son-in-law.
Besides, Jiang Changfeng and his wife had some misunderstandings with Li Jingen before, so they didn't have a good impression of the Li family. If Jiang Ziqing hadn't threatened that even if they didn't agree to the marriage, she would still get a marriage certificate with Li Jingchu, the couple would not have arranged to meet Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun.
Therefore, Jiang Changfeng and his wife specially invited their relatives to set up this drinking party together for two purposes.
First of all, they wanted to conduct an in-depth test of the character of Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun, hoping to use this drinking party to find out whether Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun were the kind of parents who were bent on marrying up the social ladder, and to judge whether they were as frank and sincere as their daughter Jiang Ziqing described.
Secondly, Jiang Changfeng and Xiao Pei hoped to gain a deeper understanding of Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun’s family situation through this drinking party.
Although Jiang Ziqing described the Li family conditions as very superior after returning from the Li family, as if they were a wealthy family, in the eyes of Jiang Changfeng and Xiao Pei, they always remained cautious and suspicious.
Because they know that even if a rural family has relatively good economic conditions, it is unlikely to reach the level described by Jiang Ziqing.
Therefore, they suspected that Jiang Ziqing might have been deceived by the illusion created by the Li family, and even believed that the Li family might have done it intentionally in order to curry favor with a family like them that seemed to have a higher social status.
As for the 10,000 yuan that Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun gave to Jiang Ziqing when she left, Jiang Changfeng and Xiao Pei thought that it was just the Li family's posturing and pretending to be rich.
They felt that Zhou Yong and his wife's actions were more like deliberate actions to show their generosity and financial strength.
However, the appearance of Wan Shengli made the couple suddenly realize that there was no need to test Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun anymore.
Being able to be friends with the top leader of the provincial military region undoubtedly shows the extraordinary qualities of Zhou Yong and his wife, otherwise they would not have been able to establish such a deep friendship.
And when Zhou Yong was ordering the dishes, although Jiang Changfeng's heart was bleeding, it indirectly proved one thing: Zhou Yong and his wife were not ignorant people.
"To express our welcome to Brother Zhou and his wife, let's drink a cup of..."
Jiang Ziqing couldn't help but feel her face getting hot when she saw this scene, and she raised the drink cup with gritted teeth.
The most embarrassed person at the table was Xie Kun. Wanting to please Jiang Changfeng and his wife, he willingly took the lead. However, before he could even jump up, he became a clown.
Xie Kun looked at Jiang Changfeng who was chatting happily with Zhou Yong. He felt depressed and took a big gulp of white wine. Because he took too big a sip, he choked and the wine sprayed out of his mouth.
Fortunately, Xie Kun turned his face away, otherwise the whole table of food would have been ruined.
Xie Kun coughed for a long time and finally recovered. Seeing that everyone was talking to each other and no one cared about him, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating in frustration.
Zhou Yong saw Xie Kun's reaction and couldn't help but reveal a hint of mockery in his eyes.
Everyone had a great time chatting during the meal, and after the meal ended and the Jiang family left, the smile on Zhou Yong's face gradually faded.
The three of them stood at the entrance of the hotel for a while. Zhou Yong adjusted himself and turned back to see Mr. Wan.
The Wan family had already finished their meal. If they hadn’t been waiting for Zhou Yong and his family of three, they would have gone home to rest long ago.
Mr. Wan was very happy to see Zhou Yong and his wife, not to mention Wan Rong, who directly became a pendant on Zhou Yong.
The next morning, accompanied by Li Jingchu, Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun brought gifts and formally visited Jiang Changfeng's home.
The couple knew they were coming this morning, so they bought the vegetables early.
"Brother Zhou, you guys just come, why are you buying gifts?"
It is not right to visit someone empty-handed when you visit them for the first time. It is a matter of etiquette.
As they were talking, they came to the Jiang family's living room, and Zhou Yong, Li Caiyun and Li Jingchu took their seats one by one.
After a few pleasantries, Zhou Yong gradually got back to the topic.
Jiang Changfeng and Xiao Pei asked the couple to come over, and Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun came from afar. The next thing they did was to discuss the marriage arrangements for their two children.
After Zhou Yong finished speaking, Jiang Ziqing lowered her head slightly in embarrassment. Jiang Changfeng's eyes swept over his daughter.
"Brother Zhou, to be honest, I have discussed their marriage with your sister-in-law and decided to let them get engaged first and then get married at the end of the year or after the Chinese New Year..."
If he were to arrange the engagement and marriage at the same time, Jiang Changfeng was afraid of causing discussion among relatives and friends. Under normal circumstances, few families would arrange the wedding in such a hurry.
Zhou Yong agreed to this. As for the betrothal gift, Jiang Changfeng and his wife didn't need to mention it. Zhou Yong promised to buy them a house in the capital and two cars for commuting to work. As for where to buy the house and how big the house should be, everything was up to their wishes.
As soon as Zhou Yong said this, Jiang Changfeng and Xiao Pei couldn't help but look at each other. The couple really didn't expect that the Li family would be so generous with the bride price.
"As for the two children's study abroad, we are free to let them do whatever they want. If they want to study abroad, I will still say that all the expenses will be paid by our family..."
It not only involves the issue of studying abroad, but also Jiang Ziqing's pregnancy and the issue of having children in the future.
As long as Jiang Ziqing is pregnant, Zhou Yong and his wife will hire a nanny to take care of their daily life, and the living expenses including the nanny's fees will be paid by the Li family.
As for Jiang Ziqing's delivery, Li Caiyun could only come and take care of her during the confinement period. Afterwards, Zhou Yong would give them a living allowance every month and pay for a nanny until the child turned eighteen.
Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun have already taken things this far. If Jiang Changfeng and his wife are still not satisfied, it can only be said that they really don't know what is good for them.
"Brother Zhou, there's nothing more to say. Just do as you and your wife think..."
Zhou Yong's eyes swept across Jiang Changfeng's face, which looked like he had gotten an advantage but was still acting ungrateful. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.
"Brother Jiang, there is one more thing we need to discuss in advance..."
In order to avoid making things difficult for Li Jingchu and Jiang Ziqing after their marriage, Zhou Yong suggested that during the holidays, the couple could stay in the capital during the August and May Festivals, but during the Chinese New Year, the two families would take turns visiting.
You can’t always spend the New Year at home; that’s not conducive to family unity.
Jiang Changfeng and Xiao Pei agreed to Zhou Yong's proposal immediately, and then Zhou Yong talked about what happened between them and Li Jingen.
Li Jingen has always been unyielding, so no matter who is right or wrong, Zhou Yong hopes that everyone can put aside their past grudges.
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