They had been carried back upstairs to the nursery, and Li Jumei was watching them.
In the living room on the first floor, Qin Yaqing sat on the sofa opposite her father, about to tell her family something.
Song Lan and Qin Yanzheng sat together, while Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu looked at their eldest sister with great curiosity, sitting on either side of Qin's father.
"Just say what you want to say."
Qin's father spoke.
"Someone will come to our house tomorrow to wish you a Happy New Year. His name is Zhou Shiyang..."
As soon as Qin Yaqing uttered those words, she felt her cheeks burning hot.
"Is he someone you're currently dating?"
Qin's father asked.
Qin Yaqing: "I haven't officially agreed to date him yet. So far, we've only been exchanging letters. He's in the military."
How did you meet?
Qin's father asked again.
“I met him in the village where I was sent to work in the countryside, but we started corresponding last year. His family is also in Beijing. The winter before last, my sister-in-law and second brother took me back to my home near the machinery factory. Later, I received a letter from Zhou Shiyang. He said that his family had arranged for him to join the army. Since then, he has written to me almost every month.”
With her eyelids lowered, Qin Yaqing spoke softly.
What are your thoughts?
My eldest daughter is of marriageable age; if we delay any longer, she'll become an old maid.
At this moment, Mr. Qin felt a pang of self-reproach. As a father, he hadn't shown enough care for his children. Leaving aside more distant examples, take his eldest daughter, for instance. She was clearly in her mid-twenties; in other families, she wouldn't even be considered married.
He probably already has children, but he's only focused on work and hasn't cared about his children's marriage... He's really quite irresponsible!
"I... I think Zhou Shiyang is pretty good."
Upon hearing Qin Yaqing's answer, Qin's father remained silent for a moment before speaking: "So, you and the other person are dating with marriage in mind." He stated it as a fact.
"……Um."
Qin Yaqing nodded after her lips twitched slightly.
"Okay, I understand. If he wants to come tomorrow, let him come. It'll be a good opportunity for your older brother and sister-in-law to take a good look at this young man."
As long as the young man is of good character, it's not impossible to marry your daughter to him.
Qin's father thought to himself.
"Thank you, Dad!"
Qin Yaqing blushed and stood up: "Then I'll go back to my room. Dad, you and my brother and sister-in-law can chat. I won't disturb you any longer." Just as she turned to leave, Qin Yaqing heard the voice of the adorable little girl Xiao Wu behind her: "Big sister, my sister and I want to go upstairs too!"
Turning her head, Qin Yaqing said, "Let's go." She stretched out her hand to the two little ones.
"Big sister, am I going to have a brother-in-law?"
The little girl was led up the stairs by her older sister, Qin Yaqing. Suddenly, she looked up and asked in a childish voice, and Qin Yaqing's face, which had just cooled down, suddenly heated up again.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
She glanced down at the little girl, then immediately looked away.
Unexpectedly, the adorable little girl Xiao Wu said, "Big sister is dating now, and we'll have a brother-in-law soon."
Without a doubt, he was saying this to his younger sister, Xiao Liu.
The little girl blinked her big, dark grape-like eyes, then nodded and uttered a drawn-out "Oh~".
As expected, Qin Yaqing's face temperature soared again!
The footsteps on the stairs disappeared, and Song Lan said to Qin's father, "Dad, I've met that Zhou Shiyang. Judging from my impressions, he's not bad."
"Marriage is a lifelong commitment. Some people may seem perfect on the surface, but they can be quite different in reality. After we talk to him tomorrow, I'll decide whether to agree to his relationship with Xiaoqing."
Qin's father revealed his attitude.
“Dad is right.”
Song Lan nodded, offering no objection.
Qin Yanzheng: "I will ask my friends to find out about Zhou Shiyang and his family. If his family is difficult to deal with, then no matter how good he is as a person, I would not recommend that my sister get together with him."
Qin's father nodded and said "Mmm," indicating his agreement with Qin Yanzheng's words.
Song Lan had no objections either.
Marriage is not just a matter between two people; it involves two families. If one family is eccentric and likes to cause trouble, then it is difficult for the marriage to last and be harmonious.
Of course, nothing is absolute.
If the party with the most difficult family situation can break free from the family and decisively escape its constraints, then perhaps the marriage could continue indefinitely.
The problem is that without the blessings of family members, the happiness index of the marriage is likely to be significantly lower.
The Zhou family lives in a high-level compound, which is mainly inhabited by high-ranking national leaders.
"Are you really sure about that girl surnamed Qin?"
Zhou Shiyang's mother pushed open her son's bedroom door, walked into the room, and closed the door behind her. After sitting down on the bed, she immediately asked to confirm Zhou Shiyang's attitude towards Qin Yaqing.
"Didn't I already say that last night?!"
He was sitting at his desk reading when he suddenly heard this. Zhou Shiyang closed his book, turned to face his mother, and said, "Could it be that my cousin said something to you?"
The cousin he was referring to was Zhou Shiwei.
Yes, Zhou Shiwei didn't stay in Qiaoxingtun this year for the Spring Festival, nor did she go back to her home near the machinery factory before coming to Beijing with her parents and younger brother. Instead, she chose to go directly from Qiaoxingtun back to the Zhou family compound in Beijing.
As soon as she entered the house, she started crying to the Zhou family elders, complaining about how awful her parents had been, abandoning her in a remote and desolate place like Qiaoxingtun to settle down, showing they didn't care about her at all.
Zhou Shiyang was present at the time and naturally refuted Zhou Shiwei's claims. Or rather, he was trying to prove to Zhou Yanchen and Li Yao that it wasn't that the parents didn't care about their daughter's life or death, but that Zhou Shiwei had made some mistake, and that Zhou Yanchen had arranged for her to go to Qiaoxingtun to prevent her from continuing down that path.
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