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The concubine secretly cried all night, and when she woke up the next morning, her eyes were black and swollen, and Xia's mother boiled eggs for her to remove the dark circles under her eyes.

She simply said to her several times: "Concubine, let's not go, let's make it clear to Lieyuan." ”

The concubine pursed her lips and said nothing, everything went according to Qi Lieyuan's rhythm.

Qi Lieyuan was very attentive to pick them up in person, and when he saw the concubine, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he walked quickly in front of her, he naturally took the concubine's hand, but the latter was unwilling to break free.

Xia's father and Xia's mother looked at each other, and they were lamenting in their hearts: Will the two be happy in such a marriage?

The happier and excited Qi Lieyuan became, the less courageous the Xia family's parents had to make their own decisions and break off this family business, mainly because the concubine herself did not object, and it was difficult for them to refuse.

After all, from the beginning, they were happy to see the marriage of the two, and it didn't make sense that they objected to Zuihou.

After arriving at the hotel to book haode, the concubine and her mother walked together, she kept her head down, not daring to look at the others.

There were Qi Lieyuan's father, mother, aunt, but Qi Ranxuan was missing, and there was an old grandmother with a kind face and bright eyes, and she had been smiling faintly since the concubine's family came in.

Qi Lieyuan's father Qi Shixiong looks very tough, it can be seen that he is a business leader with strong wrists, he is tall, his hair is meticulous, his expression is serious, and the wrinkles on his face reveal his majesty and authority, and the concubine feels that he has a sense of distance and does not dare to look at him.

Although Qi Lieyuan's mother always smiled, her smile was too fake, her clothes were upright and gorgeous, from the ears she worn, the neck she wore it, and the hands she wore it, it could be seen that she was a lord who loved to dazzle, and the concubine felt that she was a bit similar to Senior Sister Xuan's aura, both of them raised their heads slightly, although they didn't say it, but they intentionally or unintentionally showed her noble identity in their behavior.

Qi Lieyuan's aunt is a bit similar to the old grandmother, her eyes are shining, she dresses not at all to Qi Lieyuan's mother, she only smiles when she sees them say hello, most of the time she has a cold face, and she is also a master who is not easy to serve.

"Hello grandma! Hello aunts and uncles! Hello Auntie! The concubine greeted them one by one nervously, it was also a wealthy family, and the aunt and uncle of the cousin's family were much more amiable, and there was no feeling of being high and unapproachable at all.

"You may be seated." Qi Shixiong, like entertaining ordinary customers, pronounces words with a round tone and is vigorous and powerful.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while, but fortunately, Qi Lieyuan warmed up on the side.

"Grandma, she is the concubine, this is the concubine's parents." Qi Lieyuan smiled and personally introduced it to Grandma Qi.

"Hehe, I know, you told her a thousand times last night, I won't scare her." Grandma Qi patted Qi Lieyuan's hand, her eyes were full of kind smiles, and it could be seen that he loved Qi Lieyuan, the eldest grandson, very much.

"Concubine, how old are you this year?" Grandma Qi asked her with a smile, in fact, even if Qi Lieyuan didn't explain, Grandma Qi also liked a girl with a character like Concubine Concubine, she could see that she was well-behaved and obedient, she was a good child, she didn't like Qi Ranxuan's arrogance that was arrogant and respectful to me, look, that kind of character, something happened.

"I... I am 19 years old. The concubine stammered a little nervously, and she was too shy to look at Grandma Qi, she had never seen such a shrewd and majestic grandmother, and Wang Shen's grandmother was not at all different, and she was a little afraid of her for a while.

"Hehe, 19, it's not yet the legal age for marriage."

"Grandma, it's okay, we plan to go to the United States to get the certificate then." Qi Lieyuan was afraid that his grandmother would have any opinions to stop this marriage.

"Got it, look at your urgency, what about the etiquette that you have taught you since childhood?" Although Grandma Qi reprimanded him in her mouth, there was a kind smile in her eyes.

Qi Lieyuan sat up straight and humbly taught.

Seeing this, Father Xia frowned a little uneasily, seeing that this wealthy family is quite complicated, the concubine is afraid that it will be a frame to marry in, he is worried that his baby daughter will be wronged, for a while, he is a little unhappy with the marriage between the concubine and Qi Lieyuan, he prefers the concubine to marry into an ordinary family and enjoy the happiness of ordinary people.

Grandma Qi just saw Dad Xia frowning, at her age, with her countless experience in reading people, Dad Xia should not be as simple as it seems on the surface, so she spent more effort to observe Dad Xia, and at first glance she felt that he... I feel a little closeness inexplicably.

"The concubine's father, what do you call it?" Grandma Qi took the initiative to greet Father Xia.

"Old Madam Qi, hello! My name is Xia Zhuoyu. Dad Xia replied with a very respectful attitude, looking at the audience, except for Qi Lieyuan, the most pleasing to the eye was this old lady, and the others, Dad Xia felt that they were all very self-righteous.

"Xia Zhuoyu." Grandma Qi gently recited a few words silently on her lips, "I heard Lieyuan say that your hometown is also in that town?" I don't know the name of Lingzun Lingtang? It's also my hometown, and I think I might know them, hehe. ”

"My father's name is Xia Jianfeng, my mother's surname is He, my mother is Li, and my parents are all blessed people, and they all left before they had time to enjoy the happiness of their children and grandchildren."

It was the first time for the concubine to listen to her father talk about her grandfather and grandmother, and she sat up straight, kept looking at her father, and listened to him carefully.

"It's a pity!" Grandma Qi apologized, "But your mother's name sounds familiar, I may really know her, and we may have worked as a female worker in a textile factory together before we got married, but I can't remember her appearance." ”

"The town is not big, you and my mother are close in age, and it is possible to know each other, but unfortunately my mother is not as blessed as you, and there are many children and grandchildren."

Grandma Qi's face was full of smiles, but there was a faint sadness in her eyes, only she knew that there was an unspeakable regret in her heart.

The more the two chatted, the happier they became, and others couldn't even interject into the topic, and some people were actually a little lazy to listen, eager to leave the dinner, like Qi Lieyuan's aunt.

The more Grandma Qi looked at Father Xia, the more she felt that he was pleasing to the eye, and the secret that she had pressed in her heart was actually slightly bubbling, gently raising like a balloon pressed in the water about to surface.

"May I ask what year, month, and day were you born?" Grandma Qi's question was a bit reckless, everyone turned their heads to look at her, and the people of the Qi family were even more incredulous about her question, because Grandma Qi has always been the highest point of authority and discourse in the Qi family, she has never behaved politely, and no one can catch a flaw.

The conversation with Xia's father has been a bit abrupt since the first meeting, how can anyone keep chatting with the woman's father for the first time, regardless of the feelings of others?

"Mom, what are you?" Qi Shixiong frowned and was dissatisfied.

Grandma Qi knew that she had lost her manners, but at the moment, she had to figure out the doubts in her heart first, she turned her head and glanced at her son sharply, Qi Shixiong sighed and turned his head, his face was full of anger.

Dad Xia was a little embarrassed, this was indeed overstepping, but seeing that Grandma Qi was eagerly looking forward to his answer, he had to answer with a smile: "The second day of the eighth lunar month in 1957." ”

"In 1957! The second day of August! Grandma Qi muttered to herself with wide eyes, her kind and gentle face was already full of nervousness and shock, and her hands even accidentally knocked over the teacup in front of her, and the people present looked at her with worry and confusion, and looked at Daddy Xia at the same time.

"Grandma, what's wrong with you?" Qi Lieyuan grabbed Grandma Qi's hand and asked worriedly.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Qi Shixiong stood up from his seat, came to her side, and held her shoulder.

Grandma Qi raised her hand and waved away Qi Lieyuan and Qi Shixiong at the same time, her body moved a little closer, clasped her hands on her chest/mouth, and continued to ask nervously: "Do you have anything that you have carried since you were a child?" Like jewelry or something? This answer is extremely important to Grandma Qi, a secret she has been hiding for more than 50 years.

Such a nervous wait was very bad for the elderly woman, and those present were very worried about her fragile heart.

"Nope." Father Xia shook his head, he had no impression of this.

The old man was a little disappointed, but still didn't give up and asked, "Have you thought clearly?" ”

Father Xia still shook his head and confirmed again: "It's true, my family has been poor since I was a child, and I really don't have jewelry or anything like that." ”

Now everyone took turns to ask Grandma Qi what she was asking, but Grandma Qi was disappointed after hearing Daddy Xia's answer, she suddenly felt very uncomfortable, waved her hand to stop their noise, and ordered her daughter to send her home, and the others continued to stay for dinner to agree on the wedding date.

Before leaving, Grandma Qi also solemnly and the concubine's family, the secret that had been dormant for decades actually rose up tonight, she was exhausted, and she needed a good rest.

This puzzling episode more or less affected the next dinner, and there was always a lingering awkward atmosphere, fortunately, Qi Lieyuan had already stated his position, and his parents only came to meet him, as for the specific arrangements, he still obeyed Qi Lieyuan's command, Qi Lieyuan is the eldest son, he is deeply valued by his grandmother and Qi Shixiong in the Qi family, and naturally his words have a certain weight, who does he say he wants to marry and when will he get married? How to knot? As long as he likes it, no matter how much his mother looks down on the concubine's family, it can't affect her son's decision.

In this way, the wedding date was set for 10 days later, and in the afternoon, he would hold a press conference to announce the good news that he was about to marry the concubine.

Everything is ready to be sent and has to be sent, and the concubine is waiting for the final arrival of fate.

And Qi Lieyuan is looking forward to the press conference in the afternoon! Because he especially wanted to see Qi Ji's reaction, such an arrogant person would probably be angry... It's indescribable!

Hehe! Qi Lieyuan let out a sneer from his heart, he was in a very cheerful mood at the moment!