"Two against two," Qiao Qiao said with interest.
"If you uncles and aunts can't come to a decision, then let's see what Xiang's family thinks."
Auntie Qiao hesitated for a moment before saying, "Is Xiao Bai better?" She did find Bai Xiaowen more pleasing to the eye.
Father Qiao didn't say anything. He waited until everyone's eyes were on him before he slowly opened his mouth.
"Xiao Bai … Are you dating Li?"
Father Qiao's focus was different.
"Yes," Bai Xiaowen admitted openly. Li Shuyi blushed a little.
"I see …" Father Qiao looked sideways at Qiao Rui. "Qiao Rui … They're in pairs. It's not good for you to get involved, is it?"
Father Qiao's words gave the others an opening. Qiao Xinyue immediately said, "That's right. Xiao Bai and Li are dating. They're a married team. What's going on if Qiao Rui gets involved? "
Qiao Rui frowned and retorted, "Auntie, I want to ask … Am I the only one to join Ouyang Heng's team?"
"Well …" Qiao Xinyue didn't know how to answer.
Qiao Rui said mildly, "As far as I know, his sidekick Wu Chaojie will join as well. If I'm Ouyang Heng's … friend, does that mean Wu Chaojie shouldn't join the team? Should all teams only have two people as long as it's a man and a woman? Shouldn't there be three-person or four-person teams? "
Lin Xiangrong smiled. "Qiao Rui, don't change the concept."
Qiao Rui smiled. "Uncle, I'm just making an analogy. What I want to say is that we're teaming up to explore the spirit realm, challenge more difficult missions, and achieve greater growth, not to date. You can ask Xiaowen and Shuyi if my joining will affect them. "
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi waved their hands at the same time.
"It won't affect you. I really, really welcome Sister Qiao into the team."
Li Shuyi added, "Well … By the way, Ouyang Heng and Wu Chaojie have questionable characters. Alas, don't you know that? After the CUAA finals, they even slandered Sister Qiao in front of the media. It's clearly their own fault, yet they insist on blaming it on Sister Qiao. No wonder Sister Qiao doesn't like such teammates. "
Qiao Yun nodded: "San 'er told me about it."
"That's Wu Chaojie's personal behavior. It has nothing to do with Ouyang Heng … Ouyang Heng also apologized to Wu Chaojie about this," Qiao Xinyue said reluctantly.
"In any case, I'm not willing to join Ouyang Heng's team. Just as Shu Yi said, there's something wrong with his character. He's narrow-minded and self-opinionated. He won't be able to achieve anything great, "Qiao Rui said." The husband in my heart, no matter how strong he is, should first be brave enough to take responsibility. Just based on this, Ouyang Heng won't be able to pass. "
"Oh … It seems like Fourth Brother's family has different opinions, but Fourth Brother's wife and Xiao Si 'er have two votes," Sir Qiao added at the right time.
Qiao Xinyue said anxiously, "Dad, I think Xiao Si 'er is obviously fascinated by Bai Xiaowen. If this triangle isn't handled well, it'll only distract the three of them and drag them down to not be able to improve! I'm doing this for their own good. "
Qiao Rui shook his head and said, "Aunt, you're really anxious. You've found all the reasons that should be said and shouldn't be said. Do you really want me to say it clearly? Do you think it's more important for Uncle to become an official and he needs the support of the Ouyang family, so you want to sacrifice your niece's happiness and let her find a man with questionable character to be her husband? "
Qiao Xinyue couldn't hold back her expression: "Si 'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Then tell me, if you didn't like Bai Xiaowen, would you borrow Qiao Wei's account for him and publicly challenge Ouyang Heng's template online? I'm right, this kind of … love triangle will definitely have negative effects! "
Qiao Rui said coldly, "Aunt, you're wrong. I've already set a goal long ago. Before I become an evolved person, I won't get married. Now, I'm going to raise this to another level … Before I become an evolved person, not only will I not get married, but I won't even date! As an awakened person, I can swear to the spiritual particles to prove this. "
The whole family's expression changed, and Father Qiao quickly said, "Silly girl, don't take things too hard. Why are you swearing?"
Auntie Qiao said, "We believe you … Don't ruin your own future." As she said that, she looked at Qiao Xinyue with some resentment.
The oath that an awakened person made through the spiritual particles was bound by the rules of the spiritual realm. If they went against the oath, they would be rejected by the spiritual particles and would never be able to enter the spiritual realm again.
Qiao Xinyue was a bit embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
"Alright! I think it's about time. "
Father Qiao waved his hand and said, "Let's eat. The food will get cold if we delay any longer."
"Dad, there's a big disagreement about Xiao Si 'er. Please give me your opinion," Qiao Zhu said.
Qiao Xiangdong smiled and said, "You still need to be arbitrary, Dad."
"What do I have to decide?" Father Qiao waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter whose team Xiao Si 'er joins. Didn't she say that she won't date before she becomes an evolved person? If that kid from the Ouyang family is really serious, he should be able to afford to wait these few years. When I see Comrade Ouyang in a few days, I'll tell him about this. As an old man, I don't want to get too involved in young people's affairs. "
Bai Xiaowen thought to himself that Qiao Rui and Father Qiao were two foxes, one young and one old.
Recalling Qiao Rui's series of actions since she met Qiao Rui, Bai Xiaowen secretly felt that Qiao Rui was meticulous. When she had asked Bai Xiaowen to participate in the Pharmacist Competition, it was actually a foreshadowing to win Qiao Xiangdong's crucial vote.
Bai Xiaowen guessed that Qiao Rui should have told Father Qiao about her feelings. Furthermore, from Father Qiao's actions, he did indeed dote on Qiao Rui a lot.
What Father Qiao said at the end was actually a tacit agreement that Qiao Rui would join Bai Xiaowen's team. He did not intend to interfere. Of course, Father Qiao said it very tactfully. He left open the possibility that Ouyang Heng and Qiao Rui would end up together in the end. It was also considered giving Qiao Rui's aunt and uncle some hope so that they could give an explanation to the Ouyang family.
From the beginning to the end, Father Qiao was in the position of an arbitrator, but he did not show any clear inclination. However, the effect of Father Qiao's secret inducements could not be underestimated. For example, letting Bai Xiaowen describe her previous adventure in the Spiritual Realm and seemingly inadvertently praising Bai Xiaowen was actually a kind of inducement.
In this way, Father Qiao achieved his goal without causing too many obvious cracks in this big family.
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