Hearing this, Father Li's face was filled with disbelief. He nodded mechanically and said, "Xiaobing, go buy some more high-end fruits."
He knew that his future son-in-law's restaurant opened today, so he didn't expect the Gu family to come and propose marriage today.
When he received the call, he just thought that the matchmaker hired by the Gu family lived nearby and came to propose marriage.
After hanging up the phone, he just told his wife and daughter to change their clothes, but he didn't change his clothes.
In their family, ever since his son agreed to the marriage, his wife and daughter have been eagerly waiting for the Gu family to come and propose.
So the mother and daughter prepared various fruits and melon seeds at home, and from that day on, the fruit plate at home was never empty.
Sometimes he would deliberately eat an extra piece of fruit, and his wife would immediately give him another one to make up for it.
There were three plates of fruit, biscuits, melon seeds, and peanuts on the large coffee table in the living room.
But the family never dreamed that the Gu family would attach so much importance to the proposal, with so many people coming and making it so grand.
The Si family is not only one of the four major families in the imperial capital. Old Master Si has not completely retired and is still sitting in that high position.
How could such a big shot condescend to come here?
At first, Father Li thought they had come to the wrong place, but Mr. Si and Grandpa Gu walked into their living room side by side, talking and laughing.
Father Li pinched his thigh hard, and only let go after gritting his teeth in pain. It really wasn't a dream.
The old man of the Xiao family also came. The medicines produced by the Xiao family pharmaceutical factory are very much needed by major hospitals across the country.
Is that someone their family can get close to?
What's more, there are Mr. Han and Mr. Mu. Although they have retreated to the second line in the past two years, they still have a lot of say.
With these big shots frequently visiting the Gu family boy’s restaurant, the restaurant’s business is immeasurable!
When did the kid from the Gu family become so powerful?
No, let alone the young man from the Gu family, even Mr. Gu couldn’t possibly invite so many big shots!
If he could invite one of them to his house, he would wake up laughing in his dreams.
Father Li's mind was full of questions, but he was more excited, and his whole body was shaking with excitement.
But he also knew that now was not the time to get excited and he had to remain calm.
The only thing he was thankful for now was that he did not try hard to stop his daughter from pursuing him.
If he had forcibly stopped it at that time, the boy from the Gu family would really have been preempted by someone else.
His wife and daughter probably won't forgive him. Their blame is just a small matter. The main thing is that this marriage is probably going to be ruined.
Thinking of this, Father Li admired his daughter's courage for actually daring to pursue a young man who was selling things on the street.
The power of love is truly immeasurable.
Father Li had an aunt's smile on his face. He admired his daughter's courage at the time, so he didn't stop her forcibly.
As a human being, you should be brave enough to take responsibility for your actions when you come to this world. This is the most basic quality of being a human being.
Mother Li didn't know these important people. She was simply surprised that the Gu family invited so many people.
It is good that the Gu family values their daughter so much, as it makes their daughter feel more proud.
Seeing Father Li standing at the door with a silly grin, she quickly pushed him a few times and said, "What are you doing standing there? Come and greet the guests."
After saying that, Li's mother went to invite everyone to sit down with a smile on her face, "Xiao Gu, these are all your relatives, right? Hurry up and invite them to sit down.
There are fruits, melon seeds and peanuts on the table. Please feel free to eat them. Don't be polite.
Xiao Gu Restaurant opens today. I thought you wouldn't be coming, so I didn't prepare anything. Please forgive me."
"Auntie, please don't be polite. This is already very good. We were just too impatient." Brother Gu said in a loud voice.
"Hey, sir, please have some tea." Mother Li took the tea from her daughter-in-law and handed it to Mr. Han.
Father Li was woken up by his wife and immediately took out cigarettes from his pocket and distributed them to everyone, "Mr. Si... Mr.... please have a smoke."
Seeing Father Li's trembling look, Mr. Si said in what he thought was a very gentle tone: "I'm not in good health and I quit smoking a long time ago."
Upon hearing this, Father Li trembled even more violently. Was Mr. Si blaming him for his lack of foresight?
Gu Jiaojiao had been observing her future sister-in-law since she entered the house. When she saw Li Xiulan saw so many big shots coming to their house, she served tea and water in a neither arrogant nor humble manner.
After pouring a round of tea, she sat there quietly peeling apples, and occasionally she would secretly glance at Second Brother Gu.
Her little face was full of sweetness and shyness. It seemed that she really liked her second brother.
On the big coffee table, in a clean porcelain bowl were apples that she had peeled, cut into small pieces, and filled with toothpicks.
Seeing that Mr. Li was at a loss and looked very reserved, Gu Jiaojiao bent down and picked up the porcelain plate on the coffee table.
He walked up to Mr. Si and Grandma Si and said, "Mr. Si, please don't scare my second brother's future father-in-law. Eat your apples."
"Thank you, Jiaojiao." Grandma Si picked up a piece of apple with a toothpick and said to Mr. Si, "Old man, you try it too."
Si Lao also picked up a small piece of apple with his fork, "Jiaojiao, you eat too. Pass the plate to Shuo Ci. Xiao Li, this is your home, don't be so reserved."
"Yes... yes... Mr. Si, please have an apple." Father Li said with a nod.
Seeing this, Mr. Si could only roll his eyes like Gu Jiaojiao and shrink his shoulders towards his wife.
What that means is: I don’t mean to scare him, he’s just too timid!
After hearing what Mr. Si said, Su Shuoci quickly took the porcelain plate from Gu Jiaojiao's hand.
He signaled to his wife with his eyes to take it herself, and then passed it to several old men in turn.
Gu Jiaojiao held a small piece of apple in each hand. She had no makeup on her face, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles.
Wearing a plain long trench coat, flat white sneakers, and eating an apple in small bites, she is full of life.
Several old men were also biting the apples in their hands, and Father Li was instantly less nervous.
"Xiao Lan, do you have any opinion about Gu Er?" After asking, Mr. Li bit the apple in his mouth with a crunching sound.
Li Xiulan, who was originally very afraid of this old man, blushed when she saw how down-to-earth he was and said, "I have no objection."
"Gu Er, are you satisfied with Xiaolan?"
"Grandpa Li, I like her very much." Brother Gu said without any ambiguity.
He didn't know how high Mr. Li's status was, so he was not afraid of him at all.
Li Xiulan saw that Second Brother Gu was calm and composed in front of her serious great-grandfather.
She admired him even more, and the admiration in her eyes was about to overflow.
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother's family, what do you think?" Old Li turned around and asked his nephew and niece-in-law.
"As long as the two children like each other, we have no objection. Uncle, please help me choose a date for the engagement party."
If there weren't so many powerful old men around, Father Li might have been more assertive.
At this moment, he wished his daughter would get married tomorrow.
"Then let's do it next Sunday." Mr. Li made the final decision.
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