Gu Lubo's expression stiffened slightly, but he still maintained his smile. He looked at Mr. Cheng and Ms. Yun and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong before. I'll drink a drink to apologize."
He picked up the red wine and poured himself a glass.
Ms. Yun said calmly, "Forget it, we're not that heartless. We won't force you to drink if you can't."
Her current sarcastic tone is comparable to that of Gulubo before.
What goes around comes around, and now it's Ms. Yun's turn to have this attitude.
Mr. Cheng stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "I'm sorry, that's just how Bei Xiu talks. Your health is important, so if you can't drink, then don't."
His position was right next to Guluber, just enough to hold down the glass he was holding up.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Qianzhi stood up and said, "Eat your food, everyone, so it doesn't get cold."
As they ate, Qianzhi looked at Ms. Yun and the others, "Beixiu, Youyang, I wonder if this food suits your taste?"
Mr. Cheng smiled and nodded, "It suits my taste; this restaurant is quite delicious."
"That's good. If it suits your taste, you can come here to eat in the future. I'm a member of this restaurant, so just mention my name when you come."
Chichi's words were a test.
Ms. Yun was unimpressed, saying, "Forget it, we're not suited to come to places like this."
Qianzhi could tell that Ms. Yun still harbored resentment. "How could that be? Rong Qi and... Qi Cai are together, so we're practically family."
Upon hearing this, Ms. Yun's face showed a mocking expression.
Gurub also knew that Qianzhi's words were a direct rebuttal to his own previous statement.
He put down his chopsticks, picked up his teacup, and toasted the two of them. This time, his tone was much more sincere. "I'm sorry. My attitude and tone were problematic before. I apologize to you and Qicai. I know you have a lot of complaints about me. If you have any requests or anything you want to say to me, you can tell us."
Ms. Yun and Mr. Cheng exchanged a glance.
Mr. Cheng sighed, “We were wrong before too. Actually, we didn’t have any demands. Qicai is our only daughter, and of course we want her to be happy. We also highly approve of Rongqi’s character and temperament, and we are definitely at ease entrusting Qicai to him… but…”
The unspoken words are clear to everyone present.
“We know we were wrong before.” Qianzhi stood up and picked up a pile of gift boxes from the sofa. “These are some of our apologies, as a gift for our first meeting.”
Chihiro handed the gifts to them one by one.
"I didn't know what you guys liked, so I just picked some random things."
He who takes a bribe is bound to be obligated to pay his share.
Now we have both.
Ms. Yun looked at Qian Zhi, who had been very kind from the moment she entered, and her resentment dissipated considerably. "Thank you, that's very kind of you."
"No, it was the mountain produce you sent that really showed your thoughtfulness. Our things are easy to buy, but yours required a lot of effort. Auntie took some soup with her a couple of days ago, and it tasted quite good."
Hearing that they had put away her belongings, Ms. Yun's expression softened somewhat.
"No, it's just that Qicai's grandfather remembers that Qicai likes these things, so he brings some over every year when he has time."
Qianzhi smiled and said, "That's why I said that your things are much more troublesome than those of us who just buy them directly."
For Chihiro and his friends, it's an easy skill to read people's expressions and say nice things whenever they want.
Now that Ms. Yun's attitude has been pried open, things have become much simpler.
Seeing that Ms. Yun's face had gone from stern when she entered to smiling now, Qianzhi knew the time had come. She explained the purpose of their visit: "Beixiu, you know the main reason we're here is about Qicai and Rongqi. You see, Rongqi..."
Ms. Yun glanced at Gu Rongqi and Cheng Qicai, and sighed, "I know that someone as capable as Xiaoqi is fine with marrying into our family. As long as you accept the relationship between the two children and don't make things difficult for Qicai, it doesn't matter whether he marries into our family or not."
This statement already implies a willingness to compromise.
Chihiro and Grubb both breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed things were almost done.
Ms. Yun's gaze fell on Gu Lubo, and he knew that Ms. Yun wanted him to express his opinion.
He said, "I will absolutely not interfere in how Rong Qi and Qi Cai live their lives."
With Gulubo's words, Ms. Yun was satisfied this time.
The conversation that followed was relatively peaceful. Cheng Qicai happily tugged at Gu Rongqi's sleeve under the table and shook it gently a few times.
Seeing that their attention wasn't on them, Gu Rongqi put down his chopsticks, pulled Cheng Qicai's hand over, and squeezed it on his leg.
As they chatted, Qianzhi looked at Gu Rongqi and said, "Rongqi, your father needs time to recover from his injuries, and Liji is also under a lot of pressure..."
Her meaning was clear: she wanted Gu Rongqi to return to the company.
All eyes turned to them. Cheng Qicai's hand slipped from Gu Rongqi's grasp like an eel.
Gu Rongqi's hand fell to the ground, so he naturally placed his hand on the table and readily replied, "Wait a minute."
Chihiro and Guruber both frowned. They couldn't understand why they needed to wait if they had already agreed.
Grubber looked at him. "What else are you dissatisfied with?"
“No,” Gu Rongqi shook his head.
If there's no dissatisfaction... then there's only...
Qianzhi and Gulubo's gazes both fell on Cheng Qicai.
What does this have to do with her? Gu Rongqi doesn't go to work, it's not like she's stopping him.
Gu Rongqi turned his body slightly to block their gaze from falling on Cheng Qicai, "I have some things to take care of myself."
"Alright, I'll wait until you're done with your work." Qianzhi smiled and didn't say anything more. "By the way, I also had Wang Ben and the others renovate the villa you used to stay in. Qicai, you can go back to live there then."
Cheng Qicai hesitated, then turned to look at Gu Rongqi.
Gu Lubo's tone was a little awkward, "After Rong Qi returned to the company, it won't be very convenient for you guys, and the security in the community isn't enough. The old villa would be more suitable."
Since Gulubo had said so, Cheng Qicai could only nod in agreement.
"Seven Colors, I've had some household items ordered for you from the villa over there. If you don't want to move your things here, you don't have to take them with you. I'll have someone clean your place regularly."
"Oh, okay, thank you, Auntie."
"Here's a card. The password is... Take it and buy whatever you need." Qianzhi pushed a card over.
"No need, Auntie, I don't need anything." Cheng Qicai quickly refused.
She wasn't used to Qianzhi and the others' sudden enthusiasm, which made her feel very disconnected.
The relationship between the two families has been reversed.
Qianzhi pushed the card forward again, "It's okay, take it, it's just one card."
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Cheng Qicai hesitated before accepting the card and thanking Qianzhi, "Thank you, Auntie."
"It's nothing, you can use this card to buy whatever you like."
Cheng Qicai nodded and thanked her again.
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