Chapter 276 Are they getting married?
"Aren't you being a little too hasty?" Zhou Ruolan said.
Xu Wantang chuckled, "The sooner the better for a happy occasion."
"Please have a seat," Zhou Ruolan said, ushering Xu Wantang and Song Qingshi inside.
Xu Wantang and Song Qingshi sat opposite Zhou Ruolan, Song Xu and Lin Xi stood to the side, and Jiang Ran stood behind Zhou Ruolan without any hesitation.
"There are no outsiders here, so I won't stand on ceremony. Xiaoxu and Xixi are in love. Originally, our idea was to get engaged first and then get married and have a wedding in a couple of years when they are old enough. But Xiaoxu is impatient and wants to start a family with Xixi as soon as possible."
As Xu Wantang spoke, she took out a bank card and some papers from her bag and placed them on the table. Song Qingshi also put down the box he was holding.
“There are 80 million in this bank card, which is our gift money for Xixi.” Xu Wantang pushed the bank card in front of Zhou Ruolan first.
Zhou Ruolan maintained her smile. Eighty million, it's so-so, not a lot, not a lot either.
Xu Wantang opened the box, and the contents were a bit sparkly. "This set of jewelry is for Xixi, to replace the metal hardware."
Zhou Ruolan glanced down and saw that it was a set of blue diamond jewelry, clearly of high quality and worth more than the monetary gift.
Lin Xi stared wide-eyed. This jewelry was far too valuable! She looked up at Song Xu, wondering if he had taken his mother's most treasured jewelry.
Song Xu felt Lin Xi's gaze, smiled at her, and silently asked, "Do you like it?"
"I love it! What girl wouldn't love such a sparkling diamond?" Lin Xi's eyes shone as brightly as the diamonds, and she nodded.
Song Xu held Lin Xi's hand, and Lin Xi noticed that his palm was damp; it turned out he was also nervous.
Just as Zhou Ruolan was about to speak, Xu Wantang picked up a few more sheets of paper from the table. "This is the share transfer agreement. We discussed it with Grandpa Song Xu and decided to transfer five percent of the company's shares to Xixi. This is a guarantee for Xixi and a sign of our sincerity, since Xixi is still young."
Zhou Ruolan raised her eyebrows slightly. She hadn't expected such a generous gift. She nodded and said, "This is indeed very sincere. I will accept it on behalf of Xixi."
"You know I cherish Xixi like the apple of my eye. I originally wanted to keep her by my side for a few more years and didn't want her to get married too early."
Xu Wantang nodded understandingly, "We're both mothers, so I understand how you feel. But we live in the same city, so even if they get married, it won't stop you from loving Xixi."
"They can live wherever they want, at the Lu family's or the Song family's. If they don't want to live with us, they can live on their own. We can go and visit them anytime we want."
Xu Wantang's words struck a chord with Zhou Ruolan. Just because of Xu Wantang as her mother-in-law, she would agree to Lin Xi and Song Xu's marriage. Men are easy to find, but an enlightened mother-in-law is hard to come by.
Zhou Ruolan agreed, and she and Xu Wantang began to study the perpetual calendar to find an auspicious day. Finally, they set the wedding for three months later and found another day for Lin Xi and Song Xu to go abroad to register their marriage.
The marriage was thus arranged, and Song Xu was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling all night.
Xu Wantang returned home in a cheerful mood; she was about to become a grandmother.
However, her joy didn't last long before she started sighing again, and Song Qingshi and Old Master Song both looked at her.
"Honey, what's wrong? Didn't things go smoothly today?" Song Qingshi asked.
"Sigh!" Xu Wantang sighed heavily again, "Xiao Xu's situation is settled, but Chen Chen's is still undecided. They are both sons, and it makes me feel bad."
Song Qingshi glanced at Old Master Song, then sighed heavily.
Old Master Song snorted coldly, "What do you two mean by sighing at me?"
“Dad,” Song Qingshi said with difficulty, “the last time Tian Tian’s family came over, they wanted to talk about a marriage alliance, but you ruined it. We haven’t expressed our opinion since then, which is giving people something to complain about.”
Old Master Song's face turned pale and then red. He stammered for a long time before finally managing to say, "I admit I misjudged Song Chen. He's a real man. So what do you want me to do? Do you want me to kowtow and apologize to him?"
“No need for that,” Xu Wantang said, knowing when to stop. “Since you know you were wrong, shouldn’t the shares that Chenchen returned be transferred to Chenchen?”
"Turn!" Old Master Song said with all his might. He now understood that Song Chen was very capable and had connections with the Bai and Lu families, so his influence was not to be underestimated.
Xu Wantang and Song Qingshi exchanged a glance, seeing a smile in each other's eyes. Xu Wantang then gave Song Qingshi a wink.
Song Qingshi cleared his throat. "Dad, we offered Xixi a five percent stake in the company as a betrothal gift, but what about Tiantian... we can't afford to offend the Bai family!"
Old Master Song stood up, leaning on his cane. He really wanted to give his own son a good whack with the cane. In such a short time, how many company shares had he given away?
Xu Wantang felt that the old man was still not clear-headed enough. She stood up and walked to the old man's side to persuade him: "Dad, these shares are not exactly being given away. You think about it, Xixi and Tiantian are both married into the Song family. Their children will also have the surname Song. The shares they hold can only be given to our Song family's descendants. How can they be given to outsiders?"
After hearing Xu Wantang's explanation, Old Master Song realized it was indeed true. He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Can Song Chen's child still bear the surname Song?"
“It has to be surnamed Song. Grandma Lin didn’t ask Chenchen to change his surname. She even said that we raised Chenchen, so he should be filial to us.” Xu Wantang’s eyes darted around. She wasn’t sure what surname Song Chen’s child would have, so she decided to appease the old man first.
“Alright,” Old Master Song made up his mind, “We can’t favor one over the other. The shares given to Bai Tiantian will be transferred from my name.”
"Okay!" Xu Wantang didn't hesitate for a moment, turned around and picked up her phone, "I'll call Chenchen right now."
Song Chen has been incredibly busy lately. In order to earn more money to get married, he keeps taking on cases, and he also has a lot of classes scheduled at school. He and Bai Tiantian can only see each other in the evenings.
As soon as he got home, he kissed Bai Tiantian, and the two of them took off their clothes as they walked, all the way to the bedroom.
Just as Song Chen was about to go into the bathroom, his phone started vibrating incessantly.
He really didn't want to answer the phone. He would get very irritated whenever his phone rang. After it rang for a minute, Song Chen ignored it and automatically hung up.
Finally, it was quiet. Song Chen lowered his head and kissed Bai Tiantian again. His phone rang again. Song Chen couldn't stand it anymore. He picked up his phone and was about to turn it off when he realized it was Xu Wantang calling.
He dared not refuse his mother's call. With Bai Tiantian in his arms, he answered the phone with the other hand, "Mom, what's up?"
"Chenchen, did I interrupt your intimate moment with Tiantian?" Xu Wantang asked with a mischievous smile.
Song Chen coughed awkwardly, "No, I just got home."
"That's good. I'll get straight to the point," Xu Wantang said with a cheerful tone. "Your father and I went to the Lu family today to propose marriage. Xiaoxu and Xixi's wedding is set for three months from now."
"Huh?" Song Chen was stunned. "They're getting married?"
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