0p0 Chapter 405 Visiting the Qi Family in Beijing 2
Chapter 405 Visiting the Qi Family in Beijing 2
Gu Dingxiang spoke slowly, rather than quickly:
"Qingqing, good child, if the old man says anything unpleasant later, don't take it to heart..."
He paused, then continued with what he had already prepared: "For my sake, don't hold a grudge against an old man."
The words lingered on his tongue for a while, but he ultimately didn't say them.
This is something I really find hard to say.
She was self-aware enough to know that, given the relationship between the two of them, or rather, their two families, they could never compare to that person's herbal tea recipe.
In that case, what face would she have left? Wouldn't it be a laughing stock if she said it out loud?
It could also damage the already fragile relationship between the two.
Although she didn't say anything, who was Feng Qingqing?
He glanced up and narrowed his eyes, and roughly guessed that coming to the Qi family today was most likely a trap.
However, she was not afraid.
It can be described as simply meeting force with force and responding to challenges with resilience.
She knew in her heart that these families in Beijing must have thoroughly investigated their family background and ancestors before inviting her.
They had absolutely no secrets from these people.
Therefore, they naturally looked down on their meager, practically nonexistent, family background.
She had already thought these things through before coming to Beijing.
But deep down, he didn't really care.
If we are in harmony, we will come together; if we are not, we will part ways.
It's nothing serious.
My visit to the Qi family today is just a formality.
If there is anything amiss, then their upcoming trip to Beijing will naturally have nothing to do with the Qi family.
She thought that her visit to the Qi family might have caused misunderstandings among them.
They probably thought that her eagerness to curry favor meant she didn't want to offend their family easily.
They should not refuse the conditions they propose.
A hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.
If it were the Qi family, they would truly think that way.
That's really wishful thinking; they've gone completely mad.
However, let's wait and see.
Feng Qingqing knew that Aunt Gu Dingxiang could say such things because she didn't want to offend her, but there was probably nothing more she could say.
He smiled at her nonchalantly and said nothing.
He lowered his head, took the two children's hands, and followed Gu Dingxiang into the family compound.
Before long, they arrived at the Qi family's gate.
The Qi family's courtyard was located at the very back and innermost part of the family compound.
This also reveals the status of the Qi family.
After being led inside by Gu Dingxiang, there was no one else in the living room.
Gu Dingxiang noticed that her sister-in-law, who had been in the living room when she left, had disappeared.
His eyes flickered slightly.
Gu Dingxiang welcomed the mother and her two children into the living room and invited Feng Qingqing to sit down.
She went inside to find the old man.
The old man is getting on in years, but ever since he drank the medicinal tea that Feng Qingqing gave him...
My mental state has improved a lot lately.
If I hadn't known that Feng Qingqing was coming to visit this morning, I would have already gone out to play chess with my old friends.
At this moment, the living room was empty.
She didn't really care.
That's good, though.
Not long after Gu Dingxiang went inside, someone walked in from outside.
She was an elderly woman who was around fifty or nearly sixty years old.
Her hair was neatly combed, and her clothes were quite fashionable.
She wore a brown wool coat on top and black straight-leg pants on the bottom.
On her feet were a pair of small leather shoes that looked to be of good quality.
In this era, his entire being exudes an aura of wealth and status.
Upon seeing this, Feng Qingqing quickly realized that this person must be Gu's eldest sister-in-law.
Gu Dingxiang's sister-in-law.
When the man returned, he found three strangers in the living room: one adult and two children.
She couldn't believe that Qi's eldest sister-in-law, the mistress of the house, wouldn't know who she was.
Moreover, she brought two very distinctive children with her.
Even so, she still blurted out:
"Who are you? How did you get into our house? This isn't a place where just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can come in."
Some people really need to look in the mirror and see if they're worthy.
The matriarch of the Qi family was named Mao Ziping.
He met Qi's eldest uncle when they were both still young.
Although Mao Ziping was not very educated and had not attended school for many days, she was somewhat sharp-tongued and mean-spirited.
They are particularly adept at flattering the powerful and belittling the weak.
But one.
She's good-looking.
From Feng Qingqing's perspective in her later years, this person was quite a beauty in his youth.
Even now, in her fifties and nearing sixty, she still retains a certain charm.
The couple had a good relationship.
With the addition of several more children, her position in the Qi family was extremely secure.
Most of her family members knew her temperament and didn't argue with her.
This made her, apart from the old man, the absolute authority in the family, and the one whose word was law.
And she has her reasons for treating Feng Qingqing this way now.
She had always strongly disagreed with the old man's invitation to Feng Qingqing.
Unfortunately, no matter how domineering and unreasonable she was, she couldn't disobey the old man's orders at home.
It's barely acceptable.
But deep down, there was a great deal of reluctance.
The reason why he disliked Feng Qingqing was quite simple.
That was simply because they didn't want Gu Dingxiang to be favored by the old man.
As for Mao Ziping, although she is somewhat arrogant, she is still aware of her own limitations.
She also knew that the old man did not like her.
However, because she had given birth to several children for the Qi family and was divorced, she was not very kind to her brother-in-law.
Only then did he reluctantly admit it.
She knew very well that the old man's favorite daughter-in-law was his youngest daughter-in-law, Gu Dingxiang.
Even though Gu Dingxiang has not been in Beijing for so many years.
She took care of the old man's daily life, but she still couldn't change his mind.
How could she not be furious?
Moreover, I heard that the old man really liked the herbal tea that his brother-in-law had mailed from the province.
They were extremely pleased with themselves.
She boasts about it repeatedly at home.
Because of this, she was already quite resentful.
For so many years, in this small corner of Beijing.
She has found countless good things for the old man, such as century-old ginseng, deer antler, and all sorts of other rare medicinal herbs.
But the old man never said a good word about her.
He didn't appreciate a single word of her kindness.
The Gu couple, who lived far away in the provincial capital, mailed over a few packages of tea, which made the old man so proud.
In the compound, who doesn't know how filial his youngest son and his wife are?