On the 23rd, Lin Xiaoxiao stayed in bed until 9:30, then slowly got up, dressed, and washed up.
After having some breakfast, he headed towards the Qin family home with a bodyguard.
The government compound is inhabited by people working within the system, and any one of them is no ordinary person.
Recently, the news of Qin Huaijun and Lu Xueer's engagement has been trending on the community's hot search list for a full two weeks.
Everyone is speculating about the deeper meaning behind the marriage between the two families.
Qin Jinye climbed to the position of mayor of Beijing by relying on the Chu family, which can be considered as having one foot in the upper echelons of the government.
Everyone in the system could see that Qin Jinye was tied to the Chu family, but unexpectedly, Qin Jinye's son planned to marry the Lu family's daughter.
What's going on here?
With the Chu family on one side and the Lu family on the other, Qin Jinye really isn't afraid of messing things up.
This is no different from having your cake and eat it too.
In fact, not only outsiders were puzzled, but even Qin Jinye himself was quite confused. From beginning to end, he never thought of contacting the Lu family. After all, he had already relied on the Chu family, so why would he rely on the Lu family, which was inferior to the Chu family?
He didn't have the guts to offend the Chu family.
However, Qin Huaijun and Lu Xueer were already dating and their relationship was stable, so Qin Jinye couldn't forcefully separate them.
Qin Huaijun proposed getting engaged first and then getting married in the second half of the year, and the Lu family agreed.
Qin Jinye couldn't quite understand this development. He knew his own son well; he was ambitious and driven, but his abilities and intelligence didn't match his ambitions, so he had to take shortcuts.
His son won't go far like this; after all, those who can thrive within the system aren't fools.
Qin Jinye truly couldn't understand why the Lu family would take a liking to him.
But the Lu family has already proposed an engagement; if he doesn't agree, he'll be ungrateful.
"My dear in-law, my daughter has been spoiled by her mother and me. I'll have to trouble you to be more tolerant of her in the future," Lu Hua said with a smile as he limped over.
Qin Jinye waved his hand, "Not at all, not at all..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yao Huixian interrupted, "Oh, my dear in-law, what are you saying? It's such a blessing for our family that Xue'er is engaged to our Huaijun. Besides, it's okay for a girl to have a bit of a temper, as long as she's not bullied. Once Xue'er marries into the family, I will definitely treat her like my own daughter and never let her suffer any mistreatment."
These words made Lu Hua and Li Yuan feel very comfortable.
Qin Jinye's face darkened, but he still didn't say anything, though he was very dissatisfied with Yao Huixian.
Although the Lu family is of high status, the Qin family is not bad either. Yu Shen's status in the army is comparable to that of Lu Yunzhang from the Lu family, and even slightly superior. His eldest daughter-in-law is the goddaughter of Old Master Chu and the goddaughter of Chu Weinian.
Yao Huixian's words have placed the Qin family at the very bottom, making it seem as if the Qin family is eager to form a marriage alliance with the Lu family.
What an ignorant woman.
Qin Jinye suppressed his anger as he socialized with Lu Hua; Old Master Lu hadn't attended this kind of occasion.
Besides Lu Xue'er's parents, Lu Yunzhang, Lin Wanwan, and Lu Yunyi, who stayed in Beijing and hadn't returned to the Northwest, all members of the Lu family came.
On the Qin family's side, Yao Huixian invited all her family members over. Although Old Master Qin was in poor health, he still came for such a big event as the marriage with the Lu family, and he even brought a concubine to take care of him.
He told others that his aunt was a distant relative, and no one suspected anything.
Even if there are suspicions, no one will say anything. To outsiders they are relatives, but in reality it's a nanny's job. Any family with a little money would do the same.
It was almost noon, and two tables were set up in the living room where the two families sat together and talked.
The engagement ceremony was simple, but Qin Jinye and Yao Huixian gave Lu Xueer a large red envelope, a thick stack that almost burst the envelope.
Yao Huixian pulled Lu Xueer aside to talk, her face beaming with a bright smile, a stark contrast to her usual dejected demeanor.
It seems she's very satisfied with this prospective daughter-in-law.
Lin Wanwan sized up the Qin family members, glanced at Qin Huaijun without making a sound, and then noticed Lu Yunyi's gaze on her out of the corner of her eye, which made her shiver.
Qin Huaijun asked Qin Jinye, "Dad, didn't you inform my sister-in-law?"
At this moment, Qin Huaijun was dressed impeccably, with a perfectly appropriate smile on his face. He immediately refilled the Lu family's teacups when they were empty, looking every bit like a good son-in-law.
His speech was also very appropriate, which pleased Lu Hua and Li Yuan.
Qin Jinye said, "After you told me, I called your sister-in-law, and she agreed to come."
Qin Huaijun said casually, "Oh, my sister-in-law might be on her way. We can wait a bit."
"It's such an important occasion, and we're almost at dinner time, yet you're still not here." Li Yuan smiled, but her words were sharp. "Huai Jun, your sister-in-law probably looks down on the Lu family, doesn't she?"
Lu Hua didn't speak, but his smile faded.
With a smile on her face, Qin Huaijun quickly poured Li Yuan a glass of water. "Auntie, my sister-in-law shouldn't be that kind of person. Maybe something happened to her on the way."
Oh my god, if Lin Xiaoxiao were here, hearing his tone, she would want to slap him.
Yao Huixian snorted coldly, "It's only because Huaijun has a good personality that he doesn't interfere in other people's affairs. As for his sister-in-law, tsk tsk, I don't even want to talk about her, she's just a troublemaker..."
Whenever it comes to bad things about Lin Xiaoxiao, Yao Huixian goes on and on, without stopping.
Some of the things they said were extremely harsh.
Lu Yunzhang and Qin Jinye couldn't help but frown, while Lu Yunyi just watched the spectacle the whole time.
The two opened their mouths, about to say something, when Lin Wanwan spoke up, "Hey, that's right, she's the one who got Xue'er's job back then."
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