While Suti and the others were talking, the old marshal was also not sleeping soundly. After thinking for a while, he got up and went to Qi Feng's side.
"Dad, why aren't you asleep yet?" Qi Feng was still organizing documents in the room. It was the end of the year, and everyone was quite busy.
"You can't sleep, but you haven't slept either. Stop staying up so late. What can't you do at work tomorrow? Don't think you're still young; you're not getting any younger."
Marshal Li glared at him, annoyed, thinking that he was just pretending to know the answer and that he must have figured out why he was looking for him.
"Dad, please sit down." Qi Feng smiled when he heard what he said; those seemingly nagging words felt especially warm to him.
After Qi Feng finished tidying up the things on the table, he and his father sat there staring at each other.
"Uh, Dad, why don't you say something first?" Qi Feng had no choice but to speak up when he saw his father's eyes widening.
"Hmph, you're so boring. Do you think Su girl will feel uncomfortable about what we did today?"
The old marshal felt he had won when he saw that the man had finally spoken.
He didn't hide anything; what couldn't he say to his eldest son? After all these years, who doesn't know who?
"Dad, don't worry, your granddaughter-in-law isn't the kind of person to be petty. Besides, we weren't targeting Su girl back then."
Qi Feng found it amusing to see his father like this. When did he become so timid and hesitant?
Their initial plan was to use this incident to teach Qi Bowen a lesson and make him remember it.
While we're at it, we should also keep an eye on the Kang family. If they behave themselves, that's fine, but if they don't, this is enough to bring them down.
Sitting in their positions, they were used to strategizing and planning for everyone and everything, but who knew that so many things would happen in the meantime.
He knew what his father was worried about, and he thought that Su Yatou would think that they had even schemed against their own grandson and daughter.
Now that I'm in their shoes, I'm afraid they'll be scared and then I'll become distant from them.
“I know what kind of person Su is. Baichuan probably doesn’t think that much, but if Su tells him, won’t he think we’re being suspicious?”
"That child is naive. He might be afraid of us and become wary of us."
This is what Marshal Li was most worried about. He only realized after he had dealt with the Kang family that things were different now.
For someone like Qi Bowen, you need to find a way to control him by focusing on one thing, but Baichuan is different.
In the old marshal's eyes, those two children were good in every way, and he couldn't let them feel that he was playing tricks on them.
"Dad, I think it's better for us to talk things out as a family, no matter what happens." Qi Feng thought that since they were all worried, it would be better to talk things out with Su Yatou and avoid leaving any lingering issues.
"Alright, we'll find some time tomorrow to have a good talk with the children." Marshal Li thought he was right.
"I'm going back to my room first. You should go to sleep early too. I think you've aged quite a bit lately." Marshal Li felt he had to turn the tables.
Qi Feng: "..."
Oh well, what can I do? He's his dad. He's old, but he's even older. He just didn't say it out loud, otherwise his dad would have challenged him to a duel.
With his old arms and legs, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to handle it.
The next morning, the group of people, each with something to say, looked at each other with conflicted expressions.
Li Baichuan didn't notice anything amiss, only that it was unusually quiet this morning.
The Li family doesn't have a rule about not talking while eating. They are all busy with work, and mealtimes are a rare time for the family to get together.
In addition, they are a "new" family and are still in the adjustment period. In the past, the old marshal would ask them about their work situation at the dinner table.
Or they could talk about family matters, allowing them to learn more about the Li family, and their father would also take this opportunity to teach them some ways of dealing with people.
It felt a little awkward to be sitting quietly eating without saying a word like today.
"Grandpa, Dad, there's something I want to discuss with you." Li Baichuan thought about the New Year's arrangements his wife had mentioned, and seeing that they were all silent, he took the initiative to start a conversation.
"Go ahead and say it." Marshal Li and Qi Feng exchanged a glance. What's coming will come eventually. They guessed these two kids wanted to move out.
"Grandpa, Dad, I plan to go to Shanghai after the New Year. I haven't officially visited my wife's family yet."
"However, my wife also said that this is our first year at the Li family's house, so we definitely need to prioritize things here."
"Our transportation department has an early holiday. I plan to visit relatives and friends with my grandfather before the New Year. After the New Year, let's find some time to go to Shanghai together?"
"I'm a little scared to go to their house alone. Grandpa, you all have to come with me. It's my first time visiting someone's home, so I definitely need an elder to be there."
Li Baichuan was unaware that his grandfather and father were feeling extremely uneasy. He finished speaking as his wife had instructed.
Marshal Li looked at the two children, and then, for some reason, he laughed.
Yes, they are different. They are not Qi Bowen; they are his own grandson and granddaughter-in-law.
They won't hold grudges, and they won't think that he'll scheme against them.
He just can't get over it; he's still used to the way he used to get along with Qi Bowen.
They are a true family; they won't drift apart over a single word, and you won't suspect them of having ulterior motives.
"Good, good, good." Marshal Li glanced at Li Baichuan, and finally looked at Su Ti. This girl is a good match.
"Grandpa, you agree? We'll go to Shanghai together after the New Year." Li Baichuan knew that his grandfather would definitely approve of their going to Shanghai.
They were worried that he would have a lot of things to do and wouldn't be able to get away, but now that he agreed so readily, it made him feel like they had been waiting for him to say this.
"What's there to disagree with? You're right, you married Su girl, did you give her a dowry?"
"Although we don't follow the old ways of our ancestors anymore, we still need to have what's necessary. We should go and meet our in-laws."
Marshal Li had been planning this for a long time, but he hadn't come up with a plan yet. Now that Li Baichuan had brought it up, it was exactly what he wanted.
“You’ll be spending a lot of time in Beijing from now on. Since you have an early holiday, I’ll take you to visit a few old guys first. We can put other unimportant people later. What could be more important than visiting your in-laws?”
Marshal Li felt a sense of relief as he spoke.
Qi Feng finally felt relieved. He looked at the two children and smiled, feeling that this was a real family.
“Then we’ll listen to Grandpa.” Suti could vaguely guess why they were sitting there without saying a word.
She wasn't angry. She knew what kind of people Marshal Li and his group were after spending time with them. They weren't the kind of people who would try to outsmart them.
Even if she were to play tricks on Baichuan, she wouldn't do it. As long as that was the case, she didn't care. Compared to the Wei family, they were Baichuan's real family.
She will be Baichuan's support in the future, and also the support for the child in her womb.
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