"Lan Zi, I want to discuss something with you." Qi Xinlan's father Qi Guohui said.
"Dad, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Qi Xinlan asked while washing dishes.
"You know, my life was saved by my late friend Xu Haohui." Qi Guohui said while smoking a worn pipe.
"I know! Dad, I heard you say it. What's wrong?" Qi Xinlan heard that "Xu Haohui"'s hand paused while washing the dishes, and then continued to wipe as if nothing had happened. In fact, she was already very excited in her heart. Xu Haohui is Xu Minghao's father.
She remembered that in her previous life, Qi Guohui also told her about being saved by Xu Haohui. At that time, it was still a war period, with smoke and flames everywhere. The Japanese devils were plundering rampantly. It was an era ruled by the Japanese devils. One day, Qi Guohui couldn't bear the hunger and wanted to steal the food of the Japanese devils, but was discovered and beaten. Xu Haohui of the Eighth Route Army happened to pass by and saved his life.
Qi Guohui therefore admired Xu Haohui and followed him to fight the Japanese devils. Every day he followed Xu Haohui and called him "Brother Xu" and "Brother Xu".
After they became acquainted, Xu Haohui once joked that if they both got married and had a boy and a girl, they would become in-laws. Although it was a joke, Qi Guohui took it to heart and was very dissatisfied with Qi Xinwei's first child (Father, is this why you will give me the bad face for the rest of my life?). Fortunately, Qi Xinlan's mother, Zhao Lan, was pregnant and gave birth to Qi Xinlan. Qi Guohui was finally happy and gave Qi Xinlan everything he had, doting on her.
Seeing that Qi Xinlan was growing up day by day and was about to reach the age of marriage, and hearing that Xu Minghao was still unmarried at the age of 26, he wanted to marry Qi Xinlan to Xu Minghao.
But at that time, Qi Xinlan's mind was full of taking the college entrance examination. When she heard that Qi Guohui was going to marry her to an uneducated and vulgar soldier, she was very angry. She immediately told her father that she did not want to get married and wanted to continue her studies. However, Qi Guohui insisted on forcing the engagement on her. She was very annoyed at the time and hated Qi Guohui for not understanding her. She had been in a cold war with Qi Guohui for more than 20 years.
Now that she thinks about it, Qi Guohui must have known that the other party was someone worthy of entrusting his life to, that's why he did this. No father doesn't want the best for his children. But at that time, she failed to understand Qi Guohui's good intentions and hurt his heart. Thinking of this, her heart was full of guilt. She swore that she would never let her family worry about her again in this life.
"Haha, it's okay, that's just the way it is. I heard that Xu Haohui's son Xu Minghao is a good guy and responsible. He is 26 years old now and has not yet married." Qi Guohui was silent for a while before he said softly.
"Dad, what does it have to do with you if she's not married?" Qi Xinlan pretended not to know and continued to wipe the dishes.
"Of course it's none of my business! It's your business." Qi Guohui said meaningfully.
"Dad, can you speak more clearly? Don't sign language." Qi Xinlan pretended to look at Qi Guohui with confusion and asked, but she was laughing in her heart. How could she not realize that Qi Guohui was so cute? It turned out that resentment was something that blinded the eyes. In her previous life, she resented Qi Guohui's arrangements and disliked everything about Qi Guohui. Thinking of this, she felt that she was very unfilial. Fortunately, she thanked God for giving her a rebirth so that she could make up for it.
"It's just that my old friend Xu Haohui and I, the man you called Uncle Xu when you were a child, once made an agreement that if the two families had a boy and a girl, they would become relatives. Although this is not the old society anymore, shouldn't people be honest? Didn't you have an idiom in school called 'A gentleman is hard to catch'?" Qi Guohui explained a little embarrassedly.
"Dad, that's what they say: a gentleman's word is as good as gold!" Qi Xinlan continued to wipe the bowl.
"Yes, that's it. Lan Zi, are you willing? The boy from the Xu family is really good, tall and strong, and most importantly, he is honest and has no scheming. If you marry him, I guarantee he won't dare to bully you." Qi Guohui lied and coaxed.
"Dad, so you mean to sacrifice my daughter's happiness in order to repay your kindness?" Qi Xinlan pretended to be enlightened.
"What sacrifice? It's so unlucky. The boy from the Xu family is really good. He missed his marriage because of his military service. Otherwise, how could it be your turn? All the girls in the village want to marry him." Qi Guohui continued.
"Really?" Qi Xinlan asked sullenly, lowering her head slightly.
"Of course. When has dad ever lied to you? Of course I want the best for my daughter. The boy from the Xu family is one of the best in the village in terms of appearance and character." Seeing Qi Xinlan lowering her head, he thought she was shy and continued to strike while the iron was hot.
"Dad, why don't you let us meet first and see if it's suitable before deciding?" Qi Xinlan pretended to think for a while before speaking.
She never knew that Qi Guohui had such a side to him, and finally understood where the lovely father came from.
"Yes, yes, let you meet first so that you can get familiar with each other. Let's do it tomorrow." Qi Guohui nodded in agreement.
"Ah? Dad, there's no need to be so anxious. I haven't prepared anything yet." Qi Xinlan panicked. She was not mentally prepared to meet Xu Minghao.
"No need to prepare. My daughter is so beautiful, why should I be afraid that others will look down on her?" Qi Guohui was not bragging. Qi Xinlan looked especially like Zhao Lan, and Zhao Lan was the village beauty of Zhaojia Village. Qi Guohui had to work very hard to win her over.
"Dad~" Qi Xinlan said coquettishly.
"Okay, Lan Zi, don't worry. It's just Aunt Xu who will come to propose marriage tomorrow. The boy from the Xu family hasn't come back yet, but he will be back soon. So, Lan Zi, if you have anything unprepared, you should hurry up." Qi Guohui nagging.
"Okay, I got it, Dad." Hearing that it was only Aunt Xu who came, Qi Xinlan breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that her arrival had caused a butterfly effect, causing Xu Minghao to come back early.
"Be good, Lanzi, believe in daddy, I won't hurt you." Qi Guohui saw that Qi Xinlan was in a bad mood and her tone was a bit perfunctory. He thought that she was not interested in this marriage, so he said slowly.
"Dad, I know this marriage is very important to you. I will help you repay the favor you owe me." Qi Xinlan said with a smile.
"Okay, my dear daughter!" Qi Guohui said happily.
Qi Guohui was in high spirits tonight as he had fulfilled a long-cherished wish and got drunk. This made it difficult for Qi Xinlan to clean up the mess and stains on the floor.
It was already late at night when Qi Xinlan finished packing. Looking at the starry sky, she thought of Xu Minghao. She remembered that his favorite thing was to look at the stars because he knew that there was the brightest and brightest star in the sky, and that was his father.
I wonder if you are looking at the same starry sky as me at this moment?
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