Chapter 765 It Wasn’t My Choice Last Time
Xiao Shiqiu paused, and looked at me with a smile in his eyes, "Yes, so how can you say that I prepared it in a hurry?
However, when a wise person encounters love, he can always see his own heart clearly in the shortest time, instead of hesitating and looking back.
I always believe in my choices, whether in career or love."
He looks so handsome when he's pretending to be cool. If I were to travel into the second dimension, my eyes would definitely be sparkling with stars.
Another reporter then asked, "Did your last marriage fail because you made the wrong choice?"
My heart tightened when I heard this. How could the reporter be so sharp-tongued? He ate and drank for free and still came to make trouble for him.
I thought Xiao Shiqiu would be angry, but he just said calmly, "Of course not, it's because I didn't choose it last time."
His words immediately caused an uproar. I heard someone whisper, "This is the first time someone has openly discussed something like a family marriage. Mr. Xiao is truly frank."
Another microphone was extended to Xiao Shiqiu. "There are rumors that your engagement is intended to dilute Miss Xiao's share of inheritance. What do you think?"
"Ridiculous." Xiao Shiqiu's face darkened and his tone suddenly turned cold, "The Xiao family's property distribution was notarized five years ago.
What I, Xiao Shiqiu, want to do does not require such means to achieve."
He tightened his grip around my waist and said, "I chose Miss Xia purely because she's worth it."
At this time, a male reporter wearing gold-rimmed glasses squeezed to the front and said, "Mr. Xiao, someone saw your ex-wife, Ms. He, here today. May I ask why she left the banquet instead of attending..."
"I don't answer questions for others," Xiao Shiqiu interrupted directly, his eyes sharp as a knife. "If this reporter friend wants to know, he can leave here and interview Ms. He."
The atmosphere at the scene was a little awkward for a moment. Seeing that he was in a good mood today, the reporters asked more and more inappropriate questions.
Now, he had a sullen face again, and several other reporters looked at the guy with glasses with some resentment.
I squeezed his hand gently, and he immediately understood, his expression softening.
Seeing his face improve, a young female reporter asked timidly, "Ms. Xia, as Mr. Xiao's fiancée, what do you think of this cross-class relationship?"
I'm really not good at answering this kind of question. My brows furrowed involuntarily. Just as I was about to speak, Xiao Shiqiu said coldly, "Watch your wording. What do you mean by crossing classes? The Qing Dynasty has been gone for hundreds of years, and you're still using class divisions here?"
He turned to me, his eyes instantly softening, "If you want to talk about crossing over, then it was me who crossed the vast sea of people to find her."
The reporters laughed good-naturedly. Xiao Shiqiu took the opportunity to take me away and whispered, "See? This is why I hate interviews."
I think he's a bit shameless. "But it was you who took the initiative to stay and lured them to interview you."
"That's because..." He leaned close to my ear, his warm breath brushing against it, "I want everyone to know that you are mine."
I felt so sweet inside when I heard that, but I was still complaining, "I didn't realize you loved showing off so much."
His mouth was as if covered in honey, and he smiled softly, "The girl I've been guarding for eighteen years is finally mine. Why don't you let me show off a little?"
We were chatting and laughing as we were about to go upstairs. We had just taken two steps when we heard my dad's voice from behind: "Mengmeng is over there."
I turned around suddenly and saw my parents and grandmother coming in from the main door of the banquet hall, followed by my uncle's family of four and an unfamiliar elderly couple.
Grandma was wearing a new dark purple dress today, and her gray hair was combed neatly. She looked quite energetic.
But as soon as she entered the door, her eyes were fixed on the magnificent banquet hall.
I knew it was impossible to go upstairs to rest, so Xiao Shiqiu took my hand and said, "Let's go say hello to your family."
I nodded and greeted them with a smile, "Dad, Mom, Grandma, I'll take you to your table." Then I looked at my uncle's family behind them, "Uncle, Aunt, come with me."
Wensong was still shy, and said to us like a little adult, "Hello, sister and brother-in-law."
Wen Bo followed suit and greeted us. He was obviously very curious about everything around him. "Sister Mengmeng, can I take a look around?"
I was about to nod and say yes, but my uncle grabbed him and said, "Don't run around. Things here are expensive. We can't afford to pay for anything if it gets broken."
Wenbo's face suddenly fell and he looked at me as if asking for help.
My uncle has always been cautious. Seeing him so cautious, I comforted him gently, "It's okay, just let Wensong follow him. Besides, he's not a child of seven or eight years old. He won't get into trouble without seeing it first."
"I'll go look after Xiao Bai and he won't get into trouble." Wen Song was obviously very curious about this place as well, so he quickly came out to express his opinion.
After the two boys left, the grandmother looked around, as if she had just seen Xiao Shiqiu. She looked him up and down, then suddenly grinned, "Oh, this is my grandson-in-law, right? He's good-looking, but a lot older than Mengmeng. Judging from the appearance, you must be from a well-off family."
It seems that my father and uncle didn't tell grandma about Xiao Shiqiu's identity. They are smart enough. Otherwise, given the old lady's greed, I really don't know what tricks she can come up with.
Xiao Shiqiu knew what kind of person my grandma was. He smiled faintly, "Mengmeng is young, so I will naturally love her more. Grandma, don't worry.
As for my family's financial situation, it's currently OK, so I think it'll be no problem for Mengmeng to have enough food and clothing for the rest of her life. This engagement party is also the best my family has done, so I shouldn't let Mengmeng down."
Xiao Shiqiu's tactics for dealing with the media were quite suitable for the old lady. It seemed that he spoke very appropriately, but in fact, there was no practical content and the main focus was on air-to-air communication.
I was afraid that the old lady would say something shocking again, so I thought of helping her to sit down while she just met Xiao Shiqiu and was still concerned about her reputation, but I was still a step too late.
Before I could say anything, grandma came forward with eager eyes and took Xiao Shiqiu's hand, "Grandson-in-law, I have cherished my granddaughter since she was a child. In my heart, this granddaughter is more important than my grandson. Seeing that she is about to get married, I really can't bear to let her go."
I thought to myself that this was not good. She had the audacity to use the fact that she loved me as an excuse, so it was probably not a good thing.
She rolled her eyes and lowered her voice, "Grandson-in-law, how much did your family give as a betrothal gift? I see the grand banquet you arranged today must have cost quite a bit of money, at least tens of thousands, no, I think it's several hundred thousand. The betrothal gift must be more than the banquet, right?"
My father and uncle both covered their faces. I wonder if my father regretted bringing his mother here.
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