Zhang Moyan turned her head to look at Xiao Xingyu who was also misunderstood. Uh... he was enjoying the food nonchalantly while looking at Geng Jun and Zhou Xia opposite him as if he were watching a good show.
"How could you hide something as important as marriage from your parents and friends?" Xiao Huai looked puzzled. "Zhou Xia, you've always been very sensible. What's going on?"
An invisible pressure descended on the dining table.
"I have the responsibility for this, but we really have to do this because we have no other choice." Geng Jun was about to speak, but Zhou Xia, noticing something was not right, immediately held him down.
"Brother Huai," Zhou Xia added hastily, "I was indeed impulsive this time. The main reason is that Ruzhou and Shenhai are so far away, and I'm worried that my parents won't agree to my marrying far away. Also, Geng Jun and I have only known each other for a short time, and they definitely won't agree if they don't know him well."
Xiao Huai nodded slightly and said comfortingly, "Aunt and uncle are very open-minded people. Others may not allow you to marry far away because they think you are unreliable, but Dean Ge is Grandpa Guo Tao's savior. His character and talent are obvious to all of us. They will most likely agree to you being together with such an outstanding partner."
"Yes," Sasa also strongly affirmed, "Brother-in-law is so handsome, so young and promising, my aunt and uncle will definitely agree, Sister Zhou Xia, you don't have to worry!"
"Well...is that so..." Zhou Xia nodded guiltily and looked at Xiao Xingyu as if asking for help.
"Of course!" Sasa nodded vigorously.
Zhang Moyan held his forehead and wanted to say, "Didn't you hear Zhou Xia mention Geng Jun's name? It's Geng, both of you!"
Xiao Huai noticed Zhou Xia's look. After a moment of silence, he said to Zhou Xia, "So you plan to settle down in Shenhai, hoping to seek refuge with Xiao Xingyu, but he disagrees. You want us to help him do his work, right?"
Then everyone at the table focused their attention on Xiao Xingyu.
Honestly, Zhang Moyan felt that Xiao Huai's intelligence was definitely above average for being able to figure out Zhou Xia wanted to work for Xiao Xingyu. However, things were far more complicated than he imagined...
"Chi——" Xiao Xingyu put down his cutlery with a smile as his eyes focused, leaning back in his chair comfortably. "Why do you think this feast tonight is just to appease me?"
Xiao Huai frowned, sensing some clues in Xiao Xingyu's words. Since this dinner wasn't about appeasing Xiao Xingyu, and aside from Sasa and Xiao Man'er, who were too young to count, and Zhang Moyan being an outsider, then... was it about appeasing him?
"What do you mean?" Xiao Huai's cheeks tightened, and he glanced at Xiao Xingyu from the corner of his eyes and then looked at Zhou Xia.
Zhou Xia no longer dared to look Xiao Huai in the eye.
In fact, at this moment, not to mention Zhou Xia, even Zhang Moyan started to sweat.
"Alright," Geng Jun squeezed Zhou Xia's slender shoulders, "Let me tell you!"
Zhou Xia looked back at Geng Jun helplessly, her expression still wanting to dissuade him, but Geng Jun smiled at her tolerantly: "There's no way to hide this kind of thing. We were supposed to be frank today."
Zhou Xiaben was already at a loss, but after hearing Geng Jun's firm words, he seemed to have regained some of his thoughts and nodded in agreement.
"Mr. Xiao, great aunt, and this little sister," Geng Jun stood up and addressed them one by one. "Actually, you have always had a misunderstanding about me."
Xiao Huai, Xiao Maner, and Sasa all stopped at the same time, looking puzzled.
"My last name isn't Ge, it's Geng," Geng Jun said clearly, word for word. "Yes, I come from the Geng family you're probably thinking of now, the one that, like your Xiao family, has been relentlessly pursuing celadon porcelain from ancient times to the present day—the Geng family of Hangzhou."
As soon as the words fell, it was like dropping an atomic bomb, and the room immediately became silent as death.
Even the young and ignorant little aunt was so frightened that she couldn't move.
Xiao Huai froze for three minutes before waking up from his shock. His expression was completely tense, as if he was facing a great enemy.
"Who knows about this?" he asked Zhou Xia and Geng Jun expressionlessly.
Zhou Xia wasn't sure what Xiao Huai meant by this question, so he stood up and replied hesitantly, "Not many people know about it yet. Before, only Brother Xingyu and Mo Yan knew about it."
Hearing this, Xiao Huai glanced fiercely at the table, and Zhang Moyan suddenly felt as if her face was cut by a cold blade.
"That's good," Xiao Huai said in a cold and calm voice. "Before this matter spreads, Zhou Xia, go and complete the divorce procedures with Dean Geng immediately."
"Brother Huai?" Zhou Xia's eyes were filled with shock. She looked at Xiao Huai's rock-hard face and pleaded with Xiao Xingyu, "Brother Xingyu, can you please say a few words for me?"
Xiao Xingyu's handsome face showed a simple and innocent expression: "I came here to eat, not to chat."
Zhang Moyan looked at Xiao Xingyu in astonishment, but then she thought about it and realized that it was indeed not easy for Xiao Xingyu to express his opinion on this matter.
The fire in Zhou Xia's eyes went out. Seeing that Xiao Xingyu had no intention of helping her, she had no choice but to do Xiao Huai's work: "Brother Huai, I think..."
"It's no use thinking about anything!"
Xiao Huai suppressed a certain anger and said, "Are you confused? We and the Geng family are sworn enemies. We have been irreconcilable and have never interacted with each other since ancient times. Even as a branch of the Xiao family, you still have to abide by this principle. Do you still need me to explain this to you?"
Xiao Huai was merciless. Zhou Xia choked and her body began to tremble slightly. She just mentioned that she and Geng Jun had obtained a marriage certificate, but Xiao Huai had such a big reaction. If she told Xiao Huai that she was pregnant... that was unimaginable.
"Mr. Xiao," Geng Jun said, holding Zhou Xia and shielding her behind him. "Our two families do have some old grudges, but our ancestors have worked together on the same front for the development of Tianqing glazed porcelain. The right and wrong are all things of the past few hundred years. You and I are both members of the new generation with higher education, and we have modern, open and inclusive mindsets. Shouldn't we make some efforts to reconcile our two families?"
"Reconciliation?" Xiao Huai seemed to have heard some ancient anecdote. "We haven't endured the suffering our ancestors went through, so why should we forgive them on their behalf?"
The air froze instantly, becoming freezing cold.
"Xingyu," the overly serious atmosphere frightened the little aunt. She climbed down from the high-back chair, walked past Zhang Moyan, ran to Xiao Xingyu's side, and grabbed his arm tightly, "How could they be like this..."
"Shh..." Xiao Xingyu put a finger to his lips and leaned sideways to face the little aunt, "Don't say anything, Xiao Huai is seriously opposing it!"
Zhang Moyan was stunned. Although Xiao Xingyu said so, he didn't seem to lower his voice... He guessed that everyone present understood his good intentions as well as he did, but his kindness - sounded not much different from sarcasm.
"Xiao Xingyu!" Xiao Huai was as expected furious. "I've never had any problem with your reckless behavior, but you actually kept silent about something so serious. Not only did you keep silent, but you also allowed it to develop to this point without trying to stop it. I think you've lost your mind!"
The fire at the city gate affected everyone in the pond, and Xiao Huai's fire finally burned Xiao Xingyu's head.
Although this fish is also a bit suicidal.
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