"Xiao Qi, you know our circle, there are plenty of people who have children without being married. Some get married, but some never even get a proper status. We don't care what happens to them, but our Fufu can't be like that."
Jinzhu has seen too many things like this over the years. Some families even bring it up as a source of amusement, and think their sons are quite capable.
In some families with a conscience, if a girl gets pregnant, they will get married as soon as possible. But in other families, as soon as they see that a girl is pregnant, they will deliberately delay, just to avoid holding a wedding and giving a bride price.
Some men even wait until the girl gives birth to see if it's a boy or a girl before deciding whether to give her a title or not. Those girls have such a hard life.
“We’ve pampered Fufu since she was little. I know there are many rich kids in our circle whose families raise them for future marriage alliances to solidify their family’s status. Some are even more disgusting, having illegitimate children who then seduce wealthy and powerful families when they grow up. But Fufu is not like that. We’ve never thought of sacrificing her, and we don’t need her to do anything. Other families might be eager to marry their daughters into your family if they want to get close to you, but that’s not the case in our family.”
"I know, I didn't think that way. I know you all love Fufu, and I love and care for her too. It's not what you think. I won't force her. To be honest, I started preparing from the day we started dating. Since I'm with her, I'm aiming to marry her. I know a lot about things in the industry, but I've always been serious."
Qi Jingchen spoke sincerely, and when expressing his love for her to her family, he showed no hesitation or embarrassment whatsoever.
He knew, of course, how much she was valued at home, and he also knew that there were many wealthy ladies in the circle who seemed to have no worries about food and clothing and were extravagant, but most of them only received monthly allowances. If they had sons, many of them would not put shares in their daughters' names. The Gu family's attention to Qin Zifu was second to none in Beijing.
Although her eldest uncle was in charge of the Gu family, she had shares in the Gu family when she was very young and received dividends every year. After the completion of the Xiyuan Garden, the clubhouse and all the shops in the garden were under her name. Gu Di'an and Gu Di'ning did not have these, just so that she would have something to rely on when she got married in the future.
I remember once when they were half-awake, they were talking about how much the Gu family doted on Qin Zifu. Gu Di'an described it like this: Do you know why this place is called Xiyuan? The "Xi" in Xiyuan is the "Xiyue Fu'er" (囍悦妇儿), because Qin Zifu was born in 2000, also known as the Millennium Year. The Gu family and the Qin family were blessed with a daughter in the Millennium Year, and in the same year, they established Xiyue Fu'er, a double celebration. Xiyuan was built by the Gu family when Qin Zifu turned eighteen to celebrate the Gu family's daughter coming of age.
When they heard Gu Di'an's words, they were all stunned. It was so sweet and romantic. Although none of them were sexist, they all thought the Gu family was pretty cool.
At the time, he was thinking about how he could surpass them and become the person who would spoil her the most and treat her the best in the future. He racked his brains every day to compete for her favor.
Why do you all seem to think I was forced? We truly love each other.
Qin Zifu thought he would make things difficult for him and test him, but the situation was clearly not right. It was as if she was being controlled by him, and he seemed to be about to do everything in his power to help her escape his clutches.
"Hey kid, we're just a little surprised, aren't we?"
"Grandpa, you're overthinking it. If Qi Jingchen treated Fufu like that, do you think I would be sitting here peacefully with him?"
Gu Di'an was also worried for his brother. It was all because there were too many dirty tricks involving wealthy and powerful families, and everyone was afraid of them.
"Exactly, I was only a day late in telling my brother, and he beat someone up. You guys saw that."
Then she held up Qi Jingchen's face and showed it to everyone.
"Fufu, stop fooling around."
Qi Jingchen had never been shown his wounds in such a way before.
"So you brought people back to complain? Are you sure it was because you told me a day late that I took action?"
As soon as the door opened, his sister's clothes were thrown on the floor. When his sister came out, there were stains everywhere, and she was disheveled. Who could stand that?
"Alright, since you're sincere, then go ahead and do it your way."
"Okay, I'll take her home tomorrow, and then I hope our parents can discuss the specifics of the engagement and wedding."
"They were just engaged, and now they're getting married?!"
Qin Qingwan's heart really couldn't take it anymore; how could there be so many unbearable things to deal with in one day?
"To be honest, I wish I could go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Fufu tomorrow, but I want to follow the procedures and give her everything I can, so that she won't have any regrets about this important life event."
"You're quite the romantic, aren't you? I feel a little relieved that you said that."
Gu Suixin likes this kind of person, she is this kind of person, and her son is the same. Once she sets her mind on someone, that's the person for life.
"However, it's too late for a wedding this year. We haven't even started the engagement yet. Besides, Fufu is 23 this year. According to our local custom, next year is her birth year, so we don't celebrate weddings. If she can't get married this year, she'll have to wait until the year after."
"Let's do it this year, there's still time. Di'an, can you contact that charlatan master for me and ask him about auspicious days for the second half of the year?"
He could tolerate it next year, but he didn't want to wait until the year after.
"Okay, you're in such a hurry."
"Alright, alright, you two sets of parents can sit down and talk about this. We won't get involved. We, the older generation, are looking forward to the wedding feast and holding our great-grandchildren. Come on, Old Ding, let's play a game of cards!"
The two old men went to play chess. After watching the excitement, Gu Di'an returned to the company.
After dinner, I saw my grandfather and uncle downstairs before going back home.
"Did my brother suffer any injustice today?"
"I don't feel wronged, I'm very happy."
How about we take a walk in the neighborhood?
"good"
On a May evening, Qin Zifu, dressed in a white dress, walked through the colorful flower fields in her neighborhood, looking like a carefree little fairy.
Qi Jingchen looked at him with doting eyes.
The two went home after dark.
I suddenly want to eat fruit.
"Would you like some of these king-sized lychees that our partner sent?"
Qi Jingchen took it out of the refrigerator.
"One is enough. Eating too many will cause internal heat and high sugar content, which will make you fat."
Qi Jingchen peeled the skin, and she waited right there beside him.
"I've invited them over for a barbecue this weekend. Should I invite Tang Shuyu and Su Nuo to come along?"
"Let me ask. Shuyu should be fine, but if Zhou Yixing comes, I doubt Su Nuo will want to come up."
"Why?"
She said Zhou Yixing has been acting strangely lately, and it's not appropriate for them to keep seeing each other after the divorce.
"Strange? How so?"
"I didn't ask. She said it's strange, so it's strange. Why don't you ask Zhou Yixing what's strange about him?"
Qi Jingchen was amused by her.
"What else can you blame but yourself? You regret it."
"Huh? You regret it? You regret the divorce?"
"Um"
"Did he get a script for a wife-chasing-after-the-cremation tragedy?"
Qi Jingchen thought for a moment, then nodded. The description was quite apt.
"More or less."
"I don't see that coming from him; he's like a block of wood all day long."
"Never mind them, baby, are you ready for bed?"
"Well, I still have something I haven't thought about."
"What's up?"
I don't know what gift to bring or what to wear when I visit your house tomorrow.
"Baby, you don't need to bring anything to the groom's house. Wear whatever you like, whatever you prefer."
"That won't work."
"Really, they'll be happy if you go."
"Could they be like you are here today?"
"Won't"
In the end, Qin Zifu still couldn't think of what gift to bring tomorrow, because the man kept bothering her and even coaxed her into wearing another set of clothes that were more convenient for him. After that, she couldn't think about these things anymore.
She went from standing to lying down, then to prone, tossing and turning, and then she couldn't remember anything. When she opened her eyes again, it was the next morning.
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