Chapter 691, North City Meng Family
"Sister Xiyan, you're still so handsome~" A younger member of the Meng family came over and said with a smile: "Ever since I was a kid, I thought Sister Xiyan was amazing."
"No." Kong Xiyan nodded slightly: "You are still so beautiful."
"Xiyan, do you remember me?" A middle-aged man came over with a handsome young man, smiling. "This is my son. Do you remember him? You used to play here together when you were little."
"Hello, Miss Kong. I'm Meng Xi'an." The visitor said politely, "Thank you for your hard work on the journey."
"Hello." Kong Xiyan looked at his face, recalled for a moment, and then nodded.
"Are you a little unfamiliar now?" the middle-aged man said with a smile, "It's been years since we last met. You should get to know each other better. Young people make friends quickly."
Before Kong Xiyan could say anything, several elders from the Meng family gathered around and brought their children to greet Kong Xiyan.
At first, Meng Zhihuan didn't think it was a big deal. After all, the Kong and Meng families were old friends, and they had met each other most of the time when they were young. The only difference was the closeness of their relationship.
However, seeing that several relatives from the Meng family branch kept pushing their son in front of Kong Xiyan, Meng Zhihuan realized that something was wrong.
Could this be a blind date for Sister Xiyan?
Meng Zhihuan looked around the living room and didn't see her grandfather. She only saw the enthusiastic elders of the Meng family and a few people who were watching the fun.
With a slight movement of her eyes, Meng Zhihuan stepped forward to stop the elders and said with a smile, "Uncles and aunts, let's let Sister Xiyan go see Grandpa first. Grandpa urged her several times on the way here."
Seeing Meng Zhihuan bring up the head of the Meng family, everyone was speechless and made way for her with a dry laugh.
After Meng Zhihuan brought Kong Xiyan upstairs, she looked down and met everyone's different gazes. Her heart sank, and she retracted her gaze and took Kong Xiyan to the study of the head of the Meng family.
"Sister Xiyan, I'm sorry." Meng Zhihuan's voice was a little dull: "I didn't know..."
"It's okay, it has nothing to do with you." Kong Xiyan was quite open-minded: "After all, I am the eldest daughter of the Kong family. It's normal for those people to have thoughts about me."
"But you already have a boyfriend. You've officially announced it online before, and even the Kong family has approved of it." Meng Zhihuan's voice became smaller and smaller, with a hint of embarrassment on her face.
"Oh, forget it, he's just a human being." Kong Xiyan waved her hand nonchalantly.
"I'm really sorry." Meng Zhihuan apologized again, and then brought Kong Xiyan to the door of the Meng family's study. She knocked on the door a few times, and when she heard the sound coming from inside, Meng Zhihuan pushed the door open and watched Kong Xiyan go in.
As Kong Xiyan entered the room of the Meng family master, she smelled a strong smell of medicine: "Codonopsis, Poria, Atractylodes, Licorice, Tangerine Peel, Pinellia, Astragalus, Saposhnikovia, Atractylodes? Grandpa Meng, your asthma is acting up again?"
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you." An old man's voice came: "Come and sit down."
"Give me your wrist." Kong Xiyan sat down next to Patriarch Meng and placed her fingertips on his wrist: "Weak spleen and stomach, insufficient lung energy."
"It's an old problem." Patriarch Meng chuckled. "You just got off the plane not long ago. Stop struggling and take a break."
"It's okay. I'm free anyway." Kong Xiyan stood up and said, "Please move aside. I'll get something from your cabinet."
The head of the Meng family stood up and made room for him, watching Kong Xiyan skillfully open the cabinet behind him and take out a box from the second to last layer.
"I didn't bring my needle box this time, so I'll use moxibustion sticks to give you some." Kong Xiyan placed the box on the table and opened it. "Luckily, your obsessive-compulsive disorder hasn't changed over the years. The layout of your study is exactly the same as it was in your previous home."
"Alas, I'm too lazy to bother with things when I'm old." The head of the Meng family sighed.
"I can tell you're indeed lacking in lung energy." Kong Xiyan lit the moxa stick and said, "The severe cold in North City must have irritated your lungs. You shouldn't have come back."
"When people get old, they just want to return to their roots." The head of the Meng family lowered his gaze and said, "Your parents advised me against it at the beginning."
"My parents haven't been able to persuade you, so I won't waste my breath on it." Kong Xiyan smiled and stopped talking, just using the moxibustion stick to slowly move over several acupuncture points of the head of the Meng family.
"I'm sorry to bother you." Patriarch Meng looked at Kong Xiyan and said, "It's very lively downstairs, right?"
"Old naughty boy." Kong Xiyan rolled her eyes at the head of the Meng family and ignored him.
"Is there really no one you like?" The head of the Meng family said, "Except Xi Chao, all the men of the Meng family who are of marriageable age are living downstairs."
"You know the rules of the Kong family. They only accept sons-in-law." Kong Xiyan chuckled, "Those downstairs are too ambitious. Let's just forget about it."
"A bunch of useless people." The head of the Meng family shook his head and said, "Then..."
"I have a boyfriend. He's more handsome and obedient than the ones downstairs." Kong Xiyan interrupted Patriarch Meng. When she mentioned Luo Zhenxuan, she smiled and said, "I have no plans to change my boyfriend."
"Oh, what a pity. Our Meng family is unlucky." The head of the Meng family sighed.
"You asked Zhihuan to ask me to come to the Meng family before the New Year, just for this?"
"You have just taken my pulse, and you should already know my condition." The head of the Meng family said in a calm tone.
Kong Xiyan's eyes moved slightly, but she didn't respond.
"I estimate it will take one or two years at most." Patriarch Meng said, "In my life, I have fought, struggled, succeeded, and experienced many ups and downs. It's all worth it.
But I am really worried about the Meng family."
"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, don't think too much."
"How could I not think about it?" Patriarch Meng smiled and said, "Xiyan, there are few people in the world who are as open-minded, insightful, and open-minded as you are.
I just want to choose a reliable successor for the Meng family.
I can’t rely on my children anymore, so I can only choose from my grandchildren.
Xiyan, what do you think..."
"Grandpa Meng, I'm from the Kong family. Although the Kong and Meng families are old friends, there's also a check and balance relationship. Are you sure you want to ask me?" Kong Xiyan smiled. "Aren't you afraid that I'll choose the one that's easiest to manipulate?"
"You won't. I know your parents well. The daughter they raised would never be that kind of person." The head of the Meng family waved his hand generously.
"Don't move your hands." Kong Xiyan pressed Patriarch Meng's hand back onto the table. "I'm not even my parents' biological child, so don't be so confident."
"They didn't even choose their own children, but chose you. This further proves that you are not that kind of person." The head of the Meng family said with a smile: "Just tell me, I am just taking it as a reference."
"Reference or something..." Kong Xiyan glanced at Patriarch Meng: "Don't you already have an idea in mind? Why are you still asking me for a reference?"
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