The next night, Yan Qing was about to go home after get off work. On the way home, he received a call from Yan's father.
Yan Qing parked the car on the side of the road, thinking about how she and Huo Beiting went shopping together some time ago and happened to see a wallet that was particularly suitable for her father. Her father called her and asked her when she would have time so that she could go home and replace the wallet that her father had been using for many years.
This is the good thing about her father. Although he is not short of money, he never spends money recklessly. When he goes out to buy things, he is not like other people who only pick expensive things. Instead, her father only picks practical things, but she is an exception.
Of course, this is not a good thing. Many of the things are very old and should be discarded, but he still keeps using them. I don’t know why he thinks his family is so poor that they can’t even afford to eat.
"Dad, do you miss me? I'm just wondering when I can go home! When are you free?"
Yan Qing thought happily, thinking about how happy her father would be when he saw the wallet.
But Yan's father's next words directly poured a basin of cold water on Yan Qing, making her heart instantly cold.
"Qingqing, there's a banquet at the Huo family in a few days. The old man of the Huo family specifically wants you to attend the banquet. I also thought that since our two families have an engagement, and the boy in the Huo family looks good to me, he's not much better than the one you're dating outside!"
Yan Qing was holding the phone in confusion, thinking that he had misheard, and even scratched his ears.
"Dad, I already have a boyfriend, and that was just a verbal agreement back then. It's a different era now, and so many years have passed. Dad, just reject him!"
Yan Qing now refuses to mention going home. What if her father forces her to go to the Huo family's banquet? How will she explain it to Bei Ting when he asks her?
"Why refuse? I've already made up my mind. I'll send you the specific time later. If you don't come by then, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"
Father Yan paused, worried that his words were too harsh, and comforted Yan Qing again.
"My dear daughter! The one you're looking for is really not good enough. You should take a look at the one from the Huo family. Daddy is not forcing you to marry him. I just want to take a look. If it's a good match, we can get along with each other and see how it goes. If not, we can just look for another one!"
Yan Qing's face looked a little bad. One hand tightly gripped the steering wheel, and his fingernails unconsciously scratched the plastic on it.
Yan Qing remained silent, leaving her father somewhat puzzled as to what she was thinking. He tentatively asked, "My daughter, are you still listening?"
Yan Qing coughed lightly to show that he was still listening.
"Dad, I really don't think that's the case. Not to mention that I already have a boyfriend, and because of the Gu Mingche and Ruan Mowei incident, there's still a lot of noise online. Just tell me, would a family as big as the Huo family allow such a bad woman to marry them? And who knows what that man from the Huo family looks like or what his character is. What if he's a loser, even worse off than Gu Mingche? Aren't you pushing your daughter into a fire pit?"
Yan Qing deliberately put on an aggrieved tone. In her impression, her father could not stand hearing her voice like that. As long as she showed a little aggrieved look, her father would immediately compromise. However, she did not expect that he would fail this time.
"No, Dad has already agreed. All the younger generations of the Huo family will go. Aren't you just slapping your dad in the face? Anyway, it's settled. You have to go whether you want to or not. Okay, I have something else to do at the company, so I'll hang up first!"
Yan's father was worried that he would not be able to withstand Yan Qing's nagging, so he quickly hung up the phone. Yan Qing was furious, thinking that her father had really learned his lesson now. He knew that she would not be able to withstand it, so he hung up the phone early without giving her any chance to refuse.
Yan Qing had a sour face on the way home. Huo Beiting had nothing to deal with at the company today, so he stayed at home honestly all day, prepared meals, and happily waited for Yan Qing to come home.
Hearing the doorbell, Huo Beiting went out directly and wanted to give Yan Qing a hug, but he didn't expect that before he could stretch out his hand, Yan Qing pounced on him.
In my impression, Yan Qing has always been a relatively independent person and rarely acts in a dependent manner.
Huo Beiting quickly hugged the person in his arms tightly, patted her back gently and comforted her in a low voice.
"What happened?"
Huo Beiting didn't even dare to speak loudly, for fear that his words would touch her sore spot.
"Nothing, it's just that my dad called me on the way and asked me to go home to attend a party at the Huo family. I didn't want to go. What party? It's just a blind date meeting. He also said that the younger generation of the Huo family was also there and asked us to meet each other. What's there to meet? I already have you, how can I look for someone else!"
Yan Qing muttered something, and Huo Beiting didn't know whether to be angry or happy.
Grandpa called him a few days ago to tell him about the banquet, but he didn't say that people from the Yan family would also attend.
Yan Qing's frankness and reliance on him were truly comforting, but only if he wasn't the Huo Beiting from the Huo family...
"So what did you say in the end, were you going or not?"
Huo Beiting asked cautiously, feeling both expectant and nervous.
"My dad has learned his lesson and gave me an ultimatum. I have to go, but I'm afraid you'll be angry. I've already been honest with you, so please don't get angry about this, okay?"
Yan Qing looked up at him, blinking her watery eyes. The hand that was holding him had moved to the front at some point, and she slowly and tentatively stretched out her magic claws to nibble on his abdominal muscles, making him laugh and cry.
"How could I be angry with you? I know you don't want to do this!"
As Huo Beiting spoke, a hint of helplessness flashed across his eyes.
Yan Qing felt relieved. On the way back, she had been thinking about how to talk to him, but she didn't expect that Huo Beiting was not angry at all.
She didn't know why she felt a little strange, but she just thought it was her own illusion.
Yan Qing happily took a few more bites and went to have dinner, leaving Huo Beiting alone in the wind.
During the meal, Huo Beiting asked about the banquet for some inexplicable reasons, and Yan Qing complained to him.
"Are those people in the Huo family crazy? It's the 21st century, and they're still doing child marriages. And it's all just verbal stuff, so who would take it seriously? I didn't expect that idiot from the Huo family actually wanted to get married. I'm really impressed!"
Yan Qing paused, looked at Huo Beiting with sparkling eyes, and asked excitedly.
"Hey, do you think the one from the Huo family is too ugly or has a bad temper to find a partner, so that's why he's like this? No, no one has ever seen them! I really can't figure it out!"
Yan Qing was talking to himself there, not noticing Huo Beiting's gloomy face, and even the veins on his hand holding the chopsticks were popping out.
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