Chapter 51: Showdown (2)
The white-glazed bowl that Meng Tianxiang brought to Xue Chunlan this time during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty is genuine, listening to Guo Yang's sincere appreciation that seems to come from the heart, Meng Tianxiang sneered in his heart. His gloomy gaze swept over Zhou Bing's delicate body, who was sitting beside Guo Yang, and his eyes flickered.
His fanatical heart for Zhou Bing actually does not only come from admiration, but also from the deep covetousness of the Xue family's background behind Xue Chunlan. Of course, Zhou Dingnan's Nuo family industry also made him salivate. Zhou Dingnan and his wife are such a daughter, as long as he becomes the son-in-law of the Zhou family, everything owned by the Zhou family will be his, and through this marriage, the Meng family and the Xue family will be attached to the Xue family, and the benefits to the family in the future are obvious.
In order to get Zhou Bing, Meng Tianxiang has been working hard since three years ago, in order to please Xue Chunlan, he spared no effort to meet and invest his blood, for a long time, this has become a kind of obsession of his, and he does not allow anyone to destroy his plan. Meng Tianxiang didn't pay much attention to Guo Yang's existence, because he was confident that a poor boy like Guo Yang from a humble background could hardly pose a substantial threat to himself.
But recently, Guo Yang has shown an extraordinary side, especially that day when Guo Yang risked his life to save Xue Chunlan, which made Meng Tianxiang suddenly realize Guo Yang's huge threat. Fortunately, Xue Chunlan's attitude towards Guo Yang was still repulsive, which made Meng Tianxiang secretly relieved.
In Meng Tianxiang's view, Zhou Bing is actually not important to Guo Yang. Love is a bird, in the face of reality and interests, love is worthless. As long as Xue Chunlan and his wife disagree, Zhou Bing and Guo Yang have no possibility.
But in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Meng Tianxiang decided to strike first.
He was ready to propose marriage to Xue Chunlan and his wife, and he also prepared a killer move for this purpose. He knew that the Zhou family's Bluestar Group was recently competing for a piece of land from the provincial capital, which was a key step for the Bluestar Group to transform from the traditional machinery manufacturing industry to the real estate market, and his father who was a deputy department-level cadre could just say anything about this project.
Xue Chunlan went back to the room to rest for a while, and went downstairs to greet the nanny and aunt to prepare dinner. Seeing that Guo Yang hadn't left yet, her face was a little unsightly, she still ignored Guo Yang, and sat in the living room with Meng Tianxiang and said some gossip.
Seeing his mother like this, Zhou Bing couldn't get angry, so he took Guo Yang's hand and said in a low and resolute voice: "Yangyang, let's go, let's go out to eat!"
Guo Yang hesitated, turned his head to look at Xue Chunlan with an indifferent expression and smiled, forced himself to suppress all kinds of discomfort in his heart, and still said goodbye to Xue Chunlan politely. Xue Chunlan frowned, and said in a deep voice with a cold face: "Xiaoice, how can you be like this, there are still guests at home, why are you running out?"
Zhou Bing felt extremely bitter in his heart, and smiled reluctantly: "Mom, I'll go out with Yangyang to do some errands, and I'll be back in a while, you can eat." ”
Guo Yang hesitated and was dragged away from the Zhou family by Zhou Bing, he originally wanted to talk to Xue Chunlan about it, but it was not his original intention to go on like this with Zhou Bing's mother, so that Zhou Bing was caught in the middle of a dilemma, and he was even more unwilling. But after thinking about it, Meng Tianxiang is here today, and it is estimated that Xue Chunlan has no patience to talk to him, so he gave up this idea and prepared to come back another day.
Xue Chunlan's indifference and rejection of him were so deep-rooted, Guo Yang was quite helpless, and the situation was much more difficult than he imagined. He knew very well in his heart that Xue Chunlan was born in a big family, and the arrogance and arrogance in her bones were very understandable, and her contempt for herself, a poor boy, was heartfelt, and it was not easy to get rid of it in a short time.
Seeing Zhou Bing's gentle little bird holding Guo Yang's hand and leaving side by side, the intimate appearance of the two made Meng Tianxiang's heart ache faintly, and a trace of jealousy burned in his eyes, but he concealed it very well, and when Xue Chunlan's apologetic gaze projected over, the gentlemanly demeanor and sincere smile on his face became even stronger.
Meng Tianxiang couldn't hold it anymore and decided to have a showdown with Xue Chunlan.
"Teacher Xue, I have liked Xiaoice for many years, and I want to propose to you and Uncle Zhou in person today - teacher, please rest assured, I will treat Xiaoice wholeheartedly, and I will never let her suffer the slightest bit of suffering and grievance...... Please also ask the teacher to fulfill me!" Meng Tianxiang calmed down, his eyes eagerly staring at Xue Chunlan.
Xue Chunlan was taken aback, a little surprised. Of course, she knows Meng Tianxiang's thoughts about her daughter, in fact, this is also something she has always wanted to match and be happy to see, but her daughter doesn't want to see Meng Tianxiang, and she has no choice for the time being. But Meng Tianxiang directly asked for marriage today, which caught Xue Chunlan off guard.
Meng Tianxiang suddenly fell to his knees in front of Xue Chunlan with a pop, and fell on Xue Chunlan's knees and burst into tears: "Teacher, I really love Xiaoice too much, I can't live without her, please fulfill me!"
Xue Chunlan was stunned, patted Meng Tianxiang's shoulder, and said with a wry smile: "Xiao Meng, get up quickly, don't be like this! You understand Xiaoice's intentions very well, and the teacher also hopes that you can come together, but Xiaoice...... Xiao Meng, don't worry, take your time, I think as long as you and Xiaoice get along more, there is no chance!"
Meng Tianxiang choked up and sat back beside Xue Chunlan, but there was a trace of anger in his heart. He said in his heart Lao Tzu has spent so much effort on you over the years, you have no practical actions except verbal support, you want me and Zhou Bing to come together, you want to have an egg, you have to put pressure on Zhou Bing to force her to get engaged to me to be sincere.
"Teacher, I'm not in a hurry, but I'm ......" Meng Tianxiang's eyes floated Guo Yang's calm face, and he couldn't help but become anxious, gritted his teeth and subconsciously released his big move: "Teacher, this is also the wish of my parents, if you don't object, my parents will come to the door tomorrow to propose their relatives...... My dad said that our two families are the right family, and we can help each other in the future, and he also said that the land in the western suburbs of the provincial capital, he can speak, and the secretary of the district party committee in the suburbs was originally my father's old subordinate!"
Xue Chunlan was slightly stunned when she heard this.
Who is she, how can she not hear the deep hints that are not reflected in the words of the student Meng Tianxiang, he is holding a bouquet of roses and an olive branch of interest at the same time, is this a showdown with himself?
To tell the truth, Xue Chunlan didn't expect Meng Tianxiang to come to courtship in this way. Her heart moved, and her eyes twinkled. Bluestar Group is transforming to real estate, whether the provincial capital can be taken down is the key to the success of the company's transformation, if the Meng family can help her husband complete the bidding, the benefits to the Zhou family can be imagined.
But she is an extremely proud intellectual woman. Although she values interests, she has never wanted to exchange the happiness of her daughter's life.
She rejected Guo Yang because she didn't believe that a poor boy from a humble background could really give her daughter real happiness by changing a shotgun for a gun, jumping into the dragon gate; she liked Meng Tianxiang, mainly because she felt that Meng Tianxiang was talented, shrewd and capable, and had a superior family background, which met the standard of a son-in-law in her mind, and she really didn't think about what the Zhou family and the Meng family could bring to the Zhou family after marriage.
Xue Chunlan has her bottom line and principles in life and work, her personality is stubborn and unbending, and she is even a little paranoid. In order to defend her love with Zhou Dingnan, she resolutely broke with her family. Later, Zhou Dingnan rose to become one of the most powerful private entrepreneurs in the northern province through his own efforts, and the Xue family took the initiative to ease relations with the Zhou family, but did not get a response from Xue Chunlan. This is completely different from what Meng Tianxiang imagined and thought he had.
Xue Chunlan looked up at Meng Tianxiang, although the smile on her face was still the same, a vague anger flashed in the depths of her eyes.
Meng Tianxiang had such a showdown, and he did not hesitate to lure him, which made Xue Chunlan feel that she should get to know this student again. At the same time, Xue Chunlan was a little ashamed and angry, thinking that Meng Tianxiang looked down on himself and the Zhou family-how could I, Xue Chunlan, be the one who betrayed my daughter's marriage in exchange for benefits?
But over the years, Meng Tianxiang has flattered her in every possible way and welcomed her from time to time, and the good impression accumulated over the years has not been lost because of Meng Tianxiang's words, Xue Chunlan smiled calmly: "Xiao Meng, I never care about your Uncle Zhou's business." As for the matter between you and Xiaoice, as long as Xiaoice agrees, the teacher will not object. ”