Abin pushed Mr. Xiao to the front hall. The banquet was already coming to an end.
"Second Master, please come to the front." Chi Feng, who was about to announce the end of the banquet, saw Second Master Xiao in the corner of his eye. He turned around and welcomed him to the stage before going on stage to give a speech of thanks.
Chi Feng was not at all displeased about Mr. Xiao going to the back garden to look for Chi Beibei, and he was even happy to see it happen.
When Chi Feng was speaking, Mr. Xiao tilted his head slightly, and Ah Bin hurriedly lowered his head to listen. He nodded respectfully, and quietly walked back to the extended version of the Cayenne, and quickly took back the two gift boxes.
The welcoming gift for Chi Mingchu was given when he just arrived at the Chi family, and the things in the gift box were a meeting gift for Chi Beibei.
"Mr. Chi, this is for the two daughters." When Chi Feng stepped down from the stage and prepared to see him off at the door, Mr. Xiao asked Abin to hand the gift box to Chi Feng.
The marriage between the two families had not been finalized yet and Chi Beibei was still a student. In order to avoid criticism, Mr. Xiao specially prepared a similar one for Chi Mingchu.
As if he remembered something inadvertently, Mr. Xiao said, "The light blue one is for your little daughter."
Chi Feng understood immediately that Mr. Xiao was taking the opportunity of giving gifts at the banquet to give something to Chi Beibei. He accepted the gift box with a smile on his face.
I think they had a good chat in the back garden just now, and Mr. Xiao seemed to like Chi Beibei quite a bit.
This marriage should be a done deal.
Chi Feng asked housekeeper Liu to put away the gift box, sent Mr. Xiao to the car, and said goodbye to the other guests at the door with Xia Shuyu and Chi Jiangmo.
In the hall, Butler Liu was about to put the gift box together with the gifts from other guests, but he heard Chi Mingchu said arrogantly: "Butler Liu, show it to me."
"Okay, Miss." Butler Liu quickly handed her the red-wrapped gift box belonging to Chi Mingchu.
Chi Mingchu grabbed it and quickly opened the package. After opening the gift box, he found a pastel ceramic decorative plate inside, with an antique wooden base. The workmanship was pretty good.
"Give me the other one, too."
Butler Liu hesitated for a moment, and gave Chi Mingchu the gift that Master Xiao had designated for Chi Beibei.
Chi Mingchu's movements became visibly rough, as if he wanted to break the things inside.
Butler Liu was terrified and whispered, "Miss, this is a gift from Master Xiao."
Chi Mingchu snorted coldly. She was not afraid of that cripple.
Can a sickly person like him defeat the Ji and Chi families? This housekeeper Liu is too timid.
Chi Mingchu opened the gift box without hesitation, only to find a much more exquisite porcelain bottle inside. It was made of natural white jade with exquisite patterns painted on it, and it was obviously worth a lot of money.
"What does Mr. Xiao mean? There's such a big difference between the two gifts? Doesn't he know that I'm the eldest daughter of the Chi family? Is he looking down on me?" Chi Mingchu's hands were shaking as he held the gift box.
Butler Liu's heart was lifted up: "Miss, calm down. We have the intention of forming an alliance with the Xiao family. Chi Beibei might become his fiancée. It's normal for him to give an expensive gift."
Chi Mingchu couldn't calm down at all: "Why did that little bitch Chi Beibei do that?"
"Miss, it's not good to offend Master Xiao for Chi Beibei." Butler Liu advised earnestly. This child is good in every way except that she is a little stubborn. As he said this, he tried to step forward and take the gift from Chi Mingchu's hand.
Just then, Chi Beibei walked in and just saw Butler Liu and Chi Mingchu seemed to be fighting over something.
Chi Beibei was quite surprised. Butler Liu always followed Xia Shuyu's lead and was particularly loyal to Chi Mingchu. Why was he so abnormal tonight?
While Butler Liu was stunned, Chi Mingchu stretched out his hand and pushed him away: "Get out of the way."
Chi Beibei didn't want to continue watching their dog-eat-dog drama. When she was about to go back to her room to rest, she saw Chi Mingchu screaming, and her hand loosened, and the gift box fell to the ground: "Oops."
With a crisp sound, the ceramic bottle inside broke into several small pieces.
Chi Mingchu covered his mouth exaggeratedly and looked at Chi Beibei with some pride, but Butler Liu turned pale with fright.
"I broke it accidentally." Chi Mingchu's tone did not contain any regret, but rather a hint of sarcasm.
Chi Beibei suddenly felt puzzled. She broke the gift, so what was there to brag about?
"Host, the heroine is probably saying that she has a lot of gifts and she can throw them around for fun." Snowball sat on Chi Beibei's shoulder, glaring at Chi Mingchu and angrily took a bite of a walnut.
"She is so boring." Chi Beibei gave Chi Mingchu a speechless look and turned back to the room.
"What happened?" After Chi Feng sent the guests away, he returned to the hall and saw that the light blue gift box that Mr. Xiao had given to Chi Beibei had fallen to the ground and the things inside were broken.
Chi Feng asked sternly: "Butler Liu, how do you do things?"
Xia Shuyu followed Chi Feng into the room. Seeing this, the smile on her face disappeared and she frowned, "Why are you so fierce?"
Xia Shuyu has a very good relationship with Butler Liu, and Chi Feng knows this.
When Xia Shuyu was in her teens, Butler Liu was responsible for taking care of her. It can be said that he watched her grow up. Butler Liu was both a father and a friend to Xia Shuyu.
Butler Liu has been in the Chi family for thirty years. In Chi Feng's opinion, Butler Liu is a loyal and reliable old friend.
Chi Feng once heard that Butler Liu's beloved married someone else because her parents opposed it, so Butler Liu vowed to never marry again. For such an infatuated man, Chi Feng never suspected that he might have some inappropriate thoughts about Xia Shuyu.
"I asked him to keep the gift box, but now everything inside is broken. This was given to Chi Beibei by Mr. Xiao." Chi Feng pointed at the fragments on the ground and pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache.
Xia Shuyu looked at Butler Liu worriedly.
"It was my mistake. I'm sorry, sir." Butler Liu glanced at Chi Mingchu and did not make any excuses.
"I fell." Chi Mingchu dared to take responsibility.
Chi Feng and Xia Shuyu asked in unison: "Why?"
Compared to their panic, Chi Mingchu seemed a little unconcerned: "I accidentally slipped my hand."
From her tone and expression, you can tell she did it on purpose.
"Ming Chu, how could you do this?" Chi Feng was distressed. This child was too impulsive.
Chi Mingchu saw that the atmosphere was not right and tugged at Xia Shuyu's sleeve: "Mom, I really didn't mean it."
Xia Shuyu's heart softened immediately: "It's okay, Mom believes you."
"Shuyu." Chi Feng wanted to say something.
"Okay, the kid didn't do it on purpose. It's no big deal if the broken bottle is broken." With that, Xia Shuyu took Chi Mingchu back to the room.
Chi Feng was exhausted both physically and mentally. Xia Shuyu doted on her lost and found daughter too much, and he didn't know if she would spoil her. Thinking that Xia Shuyu had almost gone crazy for Ming Chu over the past decade, he understood a little more.
He said weakly, "Ask someone to clean up this place."
"Okay, sir." Butler Liu accepted the order.
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Xia Shuyu sent Chi Mingchu back to her room, helped her take off her jewelry, and put the diamond necklace into the jewelry box. She suddenly said, "Mingchu, mom and dad can't protect you forever. It's best not to offend people in the circle if you can."
"Mom..." The smile on Chi Mingchu's face froze instantly, so did her mother already know that she had deliberately dropped the gift box?
"Can you tell mom why you threw away the gift that Mr. Xiao gave to Chi Beibei?" Xia Shuyu spoke softly, for fear of scaring Chi Mingchu.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I'm just angry that Chi Beibei's gift is more valuable than mine." Chi Mingchu burst into tears. She had made a real mistake tonight. She should have secretly smashed the gift box.
"Silly child," Xia Shuyu touched her head, "Chi Beibei will be Mr. Xiao's fiancée in the future. In order to show his feelings, the gift he gave to Chi Beibei must be more expensive."
Chi Mingchu couldn't stand the thought that Mr. Xiao might protect Chi Beibei in the future: "Can't you wait until Chi Beibei comes of age and then kick her out of the house and let her fend for herself?" In the end, he was still concerned about his image and didn't dare to say that he wanted Chi Beibei to marry a scumbag.
"In the early Ming Dynasty, we raised Chi Beibei for so many years, but we didn't let her grow up and fly freely." Xia Shuyu emphasized, "She must marry, this matter is not negotiable."
Chi Mingchu was still unconvinced, but he didn't dare to say anything. He just lowered his head and said nothing.
"Go to bed early, baby." Xia Shuyu thought she had convinced Chi Mingchu and kissed her forehead. "You still have classes tomorrow."
"Good night, mother."
Chi Mingchu sat on a chair, waiting obediently for Xia Shuyu to leave. After the door was closed, she threw the headdress in her hand onto the dressing table.
Feeling really bored, Chi Mingchu had no desire to sleep at all, so he simply went to the balcony to get some fresh air.
Chi Mingchu's room is in a great location, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery from the balcony.
It was not very late at this time of the night, and the bright lights of the city in the distance could be vaguely seen. Against the backdrop of the starry sky and the occasional chirping of insects, the place seemed particularly peaceful and tranquil.
After standing for a while, Chi Mingchu's mood gradually calmed down. Just as she was about to go back to the house to prepare for bed, she unexpectedly caught a glimpse of a figure wandering in the shadows at the door of the Chi family villa.
Chi Mingchu's anger was instantly ignited, and she wished she could rush downstairs and slap him dozens of times. She used her remaining sanity to stop herself from making too much noise to avoid being discovered by her parents.
He Wei finally found out where Chi Mingchu lived. He heard that she was going to attend a banquet tonight, so he thought he could just take a sneak peek at her. He didn't expect that she would come down to see him. He Wei's eyes lit up.
However, he was greeted with two slaps.
"Did I tell you to get out of here?"
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