Chapter 176 I'll Take You Away

The garden was so quiet that one could hear the sound of the wind. The dozen or so people in the Zheng family either avoided or looked resentful, and no one dared to speak.

After all, they are not really shameless.

Originally, they wanted to take advantage of today's birthday party for their master, when both the Shen and Song families were present, to finalize the engagement in one fell swoop. However, by the time He Tingzhou realized what was happening, the opportunity had already been lost.

At that time, between the engagement and the parents' wishes, the latter will take precedence. Once the engagement is announced, the initiative will be in their hands.

So what if his father is the commander? Can he openly snatch someone else's fiancée?

After all, Song Shuangxu is a child of the Song family. As long as the Song family agrees to this matter, what can the Shen family or the He family do?

Of course, the Zheng family didn't expect Song Shuangxu to be such a tough nut to crack, and they actually said they would cut off ties with the Song family.

There is also Shen Yu who interferes and would rather become enemies with the Zheng and Song families in order to protect her.

There was no progress on this matter, and He Tingzhou himself came to the door again.

They kept the news of today's banquet a secret. Even Shen Yu and Fu Yun were invited by Mr. Zheng himself over the phone. How did He Tingzhou know about this?

In the silence, Mr. Zheng asked, "How is the second son?"

Zheng Zuye's second brother had been helped up. He Tingzhou's kick was so hard that he felt like all his internal organs were dislocated.

Mrs. Zheng said angrily, "He kicked me so hard that my internal organs might be bleeding!"

The old man turned to He Tingzhou and pounded his cane on the ground: "You are too presumptuous! This is my Zheng family, not your He family. Do you take me seriously when you act wildly here?!"

He Tingzhou said nonchalantly: "My eyes are for seeing things, why put a person there for no reason. Is there no place for you in this house? Why do you have to stand in my eyes?"

"I'm talking to you nicely, not smiling at you!"

"Which eye of yours saw me smiling at you? Don't overthink it. Being sentimental is a disease."

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The old man was almost choked by his anger. He was eighty years old. He had been to the battlefield, been caught in rain of bullets, experienced several regime changes, and stood firmly at the center of power. He had seen everything, but he had never seen anything like this.

He Tingzhou crossed his legs calmly and kindly consoled her: "Don't get excited, take your time. I'm very busy today, but I'll put everything else aside for your sake."

Even with a lantern, you can't find a single person in this world who dares to speak to Master Zheng like this.

Even if his father He Xiwei came in person, he couldn't be so presumptuous in front of the old man.

Seeing that the old man was choking, the young man stepped forward to pat his back and said, "Calm down. Don't take it personally."

Mrs. Zheng, who was adorned with jewels, angrily scolded: "You are so uneducated! Is this how He Qingwei educates his children?"

Such words were less damaging to He Tingzhou than a mosquito bite: "Yes, you two are the same. You can exchange your experiences of educational failure when you have time."

I have never seen anyone scolding himself before. Mrs. Zheng was so angry that she said, "You! You are so shameless!"

"I'm still inferior to you guys named Zheng in this regard." He Tingzhou ran out of patience and tapped his fingers on the table twice - the taps were not heavy, but they were extremely oppressive, like knocking on the back of someone's head.

"Can you please get down to business? My appearance fee is very high. If you continue to talk nonsense like this, I will charge you by the word."

Zheng Zuye said sinisterly, "Mr. He, you come to my house to cause trouble. Do you think I'm dead?"

He Tingzhou glanced at him contemptuously: "Go play in the mud over there. Let someone who can take charge come and talk to me."

"Fuck you!" Zheng Zuye was completely enraged. He walked over with a ferocious look and was about to attack.

He Tingzhou lazily raised his eyelids, without even the intention of standing up to fight. He even took the cup of milk tea on the table and took a sip leisurely.

The words were directed to the Zheng family: "I'll give you five seconds to tie the dog back."

The Zheng family didn't dare to let Zheng Zuye take action, because if they really started fighting, it would end badly today. When Zheng Zuye and Shen Yu were shouting at each other, they acquiesced, but they didn't dare to do anything to He Tingzhou.

They had already seen He Tingzhou's ruthless son when he was seventeen years old.

Besides, these two have been holding grudges for many years, and if they start fighting, they're aiming for lives. Not only will they fail to achieve their goal, but they'll also intensify the conflict with the He family, which will be a loss.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, several people from the Zheng family rushed up in a hurry to stop Zheng Zuye: "Zuye, don't be impulsive!"

"Business is more important."

Zheng Zuye tried to shake it off a few times but failed. He stared at He Tingzhou viciously and said, "Just wait for me!"

He Tingzhou said perfunctorily, "It's charged by the second."

Shuang Xu glanced at He Tingzhou and thought that these hooligans in the Zheng family needed to be dealt with by someone more hooligans than them.

He Tingzhou didn't even look at her, but he caught every glimpse of her looking at him: "What are you looking at? Your boyfriend is busy arguing with a group of scholars, he doesn't have time to kiss you right now."

"..." Shuang Xu said, "Being sentimental is a disease."

He Tingzhou chuckled and said, "Remember to pay your tuition."

Shuang Xu also smiled. She knew it was absurd to laugh in this situation, but with He Tingzhou around, everything seemed to become easier.

Grandpa Song and Cui Ning stood aside, like two bystanders who stayed out of the matter and did not get involved in the dispute between He Tingzhou and the Zheng family.

Mr. Zheng waved away the people around him and picked up his dignity again.

"After all, this matter is related to you. Since you are here by yourself, let's talk it out in person. This will save me the trouble of explaining it to you and your father in the future." He said, "I have taken a fancy to the daughter of the Song family. I will let bygones be bygones. From now on, she will be the granddaughter-in-law of my Zheng family."

"Okay."

He Tingzhou was so happy that everyone had a look of uniform surprise on their faces.

He put down the cup of milk tea, which tasted pretty good, and said lazily, "You Zheng family members have special tastes. You can tolerate even the most rude and sarcastic. But you don't need my permission for this matter. You can just ask her mother and grandfather directly. If you really want my opinion, I agree that the second Miss Song and your grandson are a perfect match."

Cui Ning and Mrs. Zheng's faces turned green.

Not to mention that Cui Ning looked down on Zheng Zuye, Mrs. Zheng also didn't like the second sister of the Song family.

The old man said, "Don't joke with me. I'm talking about Song Shuangxu. Zuye and her marriage has been decided, and I'm informing you now."

"That's interesting."

The casual tone that could piss off everyone on the scene faded away, and He Tingzhou's eyes turned cold under his thin eyelids: "I'm still breathing, so I'm probably not dead yet. What makes you think you can target the woman I love so much?"

Shuang Xu was stunned.

"Marriage is a union of two families..." The old man had just begun to speak when he was interrupted coldly by He Tingzhou.

"Save your high-sounding words for later use in coaxing your grandson to sleep at night."

"You want to play dumb, so I'll make it clear to you. Song Shuangxu is my man, He Tingzhou. If you want to snatch him from me, just kill me first. If you don't have the guts to kill me, don't challenge my patience. You know, I have no taboos."

Commander He has only this rare child. Who dares to kill him? Wouldn't that mean the Commander will be waiting for him to pick up his gun and fight to the death?

Mr. Zheng is willing to sacrifice his reputation not to do such a thing, isn't it because he is jealous of the He family and doesn't want the Shen family to be tied to the He family and pose a threat to the Zheng family?

He Tingzhou was a thorn in his side and he wished he could get rid of him as soon as possible.

But he couldn't move.

"She's just a woman, but she's made you so anxious. You haven't inherited your father's self-control at all. What can a man who indulges in love achieve?"

He Tingzhou sneered coldly, with a clear hint of sarcasm: "When it comes to success, you Zheng family have the most say. Can you, an old man, carry so many people on your back? They only care about how much blood they can suck from you, and I am the only one who cares about whether you are tired or not. If you want the Zheng family to prosper forever, you might as well take care of yourself and support them for a while instead of staring at me."

After he finished speaking, the old man's face turned completely dark.

He Tingzhou didn't care at all about the expressions of him and the useless descendants of the Zheng family, and stood up from the chair.

The bony right hand stretched out towards Shuang Xu, palm facing up: "I'll take you away."

Shuang Xu put his hand in He Tingzhou's palm.

He Tingzhou held her and watched her pull up.

Shuang Xu turned around and glanced in the direction of Shen Yu and Fu Yun.

At that moment, Shen Yu's gaze on her face had some profound and difficult to understand meaning, but it soon turned into gentle comfort: "Go with Tingzhou."

The matter between him and He Tingzhou is between the two of them, but when it comes to the protective cream sequence, they have a common and consistent goal.

He Tingzhou held Shuang Xu's hand, and their hands were tightly clasped. He openly wanted to take the person away in front of the Zheng family.

Mr. Zheng, who was sitting in the main seat, seemed to have aged a few years in an instant. He looked at the arrogant He Tingzhou without saying a word to stop him. People who passed by along the way made way for him voluntarily.

Cui Ning frowned and wanted to speak, but was suppressed by Master Song's eyes.

The person holding Zheng Zuye was distracted for a moment and was thrown away by him. Zheng Zuye walked in front of He Tingzhou and said, "Did I allow you to leave?"

"Zuye." Master Zheng said solemnly, "Let them go."

He Tingzhou pursed his lips slightly and said, "Listen to your grandfather. After all, your whole family is relying on him for support. If he coughs, you will all be shaken."

Zheng Zuye's eyes were so sinister that he seemed to want to kill him.

"Make way." He Tingzhou held Shuang Xu, walked past him, and took the person away openly.