Chapter 771 What do you want to give birth to?
Xiao Shiqiu saw it, but his face remained calm. He still held my hand and looked at me lovingly.
Amidst the applause, the host winked humorously: "Mr. Xiao, I just noticed that you said you wanted your own child~~" He deliberately dragged out the tone, his eyes scanning back and forth between Xiao Shiqiu and me, "Can I boldly guess that the next wedding banquet is not far away?"
The whole audience burst into good-natured laughter. Xiao Shiqiu smiled, a rare sight, and put his arm around my shoulders. "As long as my fiancée agrees, I'm ready to get married anytime."
The host immediately handed the microphone to me.
Damn, you didn't tell me in advance and you still want me to speak? Am I just a vase? Why do I need to use my brain and mouth?
What can I say? I'm just a stupid college student.
I looked at Xiao Shiqiu in confusion. He leaned close to my ear and said in a voice only we could hear, "Just say whatever you want. We'll go down after you're done."
This was like telling me that I could pass the exam by just filling in any answer, and it immediately put my mind at ease.
I calmed myself down and tried to think of something to say that would be both meaningless and at the same time hold up the situation without anyone finding fault with it.
I quickly recalled various TV programs and quickly came up with an idea: "I'm grateful to my parents for giving me such a lovely child. I'm grateful to my future in-laws for giving my fiancé such excellent genes. I'm grateful to everyone for taking the time out of their busy schedules to witness our love. We will definitely live up to your expectations and work hand in hand to have a monkey... a child!"
Three consecutive thanks would definitely not go wrong, and laughter and applause rang out again on the field.
The host also smiled and said, "What a simple yet sincere promise! Let us raise our glasses together and wish the newlyweds—" He paused deliberately and suddenly raised his voice: "May you have a baby soon!"
The whole audience burst into laughter, and the atmosphere instantly became relaxed. Xiao Shiqiu took the opportunity to take my hand and walk off the stage.
Back at the Xiao family's main table, Xiao Shiqiu introduced everyone at the table to me one by one. Except for two relatives from the side branch, everyone else was very friendly.
Those two relatives were the youngest son and his wife of Xiao Shiqiu's third grandfather. They should be Xiao Shiqiu's cousins. They looked to be in their fifties and were handsome. The Xiao family's genes were very superior.
But I don’t understand why they look at me in unfriendly ways.
But I may not see this kind of relative once a year, so I don’t mind.
After we sat down, a singing and dancing performance began on the stage, which was really a bit like the Spring Festival Gala.
Xiao Shiqiu leaned close to my ear and said, "Hurry up and eat now, we're going to have a toast later."
I nodded, understanding, and secretly made an OK gesture to him, then started to eat. Anyway, I had to change into Xiuhe clothes before the toast, so I felt no pressure to eat at this moment.
I was enjoying my meal when I suddenly heard an old man's voice: "Little Feather~" Well, I knew who it was without even looking up. Mr. Xiao has a really good memory. He still remembers that my name is 'Little Feather'.
The moment I looked up, I smiled sweetly, "Grandpa, you talk, I'm listening~"
Today, the old man had something like earphones hanging from his ears. Xiao Shiqiu lowered his voice and said to me, "In order to attend today's engagement party, the old man specially ordered the latest bone conduction hearing aids from abroad. I told him several times before that he should wear hearing aids, but he refused because he thought it was uncomfortable. This time, he was willing to cooperate."
"Xiao Qiu, don't think that I won't know just because you say bad things about me with a smile on your face. This hearing aid is very useful. I can hear everything clearly now."
The old man feigned anger and glared at Xiao Shiqiu. Xiao Shiqiu was not intimidated at all and continued with a smile, "Look at what you said. How dare I say bad things about you to your granddaughter-in-law? Wasn't I praising you for being open-minded and taking our engagement party seriously?"
After hearing what he said, Mr. Xiao became happy and said to me with a smile, "Little Feather, what you said just now was really good. I thought you were young and would be stage-frightened, but I didn't expect you to be so calm and composed. Not bad, not bad. You are much smarter than I thought."
"But," he stroked his graying beard and suddenly lowered his voice, "I'm curious, what was it you wanted to give birth to? A monkey?"
I nearly spit out my juice and laughed awkwardly, trying to think of a way to smooth things over when the old man started talking to himself, "Giving birth to a monkey? Great! It's definitely a boy. A naughty monkey is great! Haha, a naughty monkey is great. I'll give birth to a great-grandson just like Monkey King!"
Xiao Shiqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Grandpa, if you say that, others will think you favor boys over girls and don't want a great-granddaughter."
The old man waved his hands quickly, "That's not the case. I want a great-granddaughter too. Boys and girls are all the same in our Xiao family. They all have the right of inheritance. Little Feather, you don't have to feel pressured. No matter whether it's a monkey or a rabbit, they are all our Xiao family's treasures."
Everyone was left in a state of confusion by the old man's words. Xiao Shiru laughed and scolded him, "Grandpa, can't I just give birth to a proper baby? And a monkey and a rabbit? Are you planning to open a zoo at home?"
The old man's eyes narrowed into slits from laughing, and he asked me with a gossipy look on his face, "Son, tell me how you and Xiaoqiu met? How did he win you over?"
My movements to pick up the food froze. How we met was considered my dark history, and of course I couldn't tell him even if he killed me.
Xiao Shiqiu said calmly, "I met Mengmeng when I went to University A for an inspection. She was a student representative at the time and her performance was very outstanding. She immediately caught my attention."
The elders nodded in satisfaction. "Well, student representative is great. University A is where top students gather. To be a student representative at University A, you must be a good kid with both good character and good academic performance."
Old Master Xiao stroked his beard and nodded in satisfaction, saying "good" three times in a row.
Xiao Shiqiu really makes me proud, otherwise I don’t know how to make this happen.
"You and Xiaoqiu are both rare good kids," the old man took a sip of wine, "You don't know, when Xiaoqiu's father was pursuing your mother, ouch~~..." He slapped his thigh as he said that.
Xiao Zhengning nearly choked on his wine and coughed forcefully twice, then glanced at Xiao Shiru. His daughter understood and, somewhat amused, tugged at Old Man Xiao's arm, "Grandpa, look, here you are again. Every time you drink, you always talk about the past of my parents. What's so good about such trivial things?"
The old man was not convinced, "Hasn't Little Feather heard of it?"
"Okay, okay, it's just a small thing, and you think it's a glorious tradition that should be passed down from generation to generation."
While Xiao Shiru and the old man were joking around, Xiao Yang quickly ran over to Xiao Shiqiu and whispered something. Xiao Shiqiu's face instantly became serious, and he frowned and said, "Don't make a sound. Arrange someone to keep an eye on the hospital, and have someone notify He Qingrong. I'll wait until the banquet is over before going over."
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