Ruan Zeer, on the other hand, was a scholar through and through. He could do mathematics better than anyone else, but he knew nothing about business.
Therefore, neither of them knew Qi Chenglin's identity. They only felt that his family was different from the rest when they saw his temperament.
Qi Chenglin politely greeted them, but in his heart, he knew that Ruan Danchen wouldn't casually meet people, especially when they were playing a game. Moreover, the little fellow was very wary of others. He might have accepted Song Yu and Ruan Danchen easily, but they were just two special cases. It didn't mean that he would accept others easily. There must be something else going on.
Qi Chenglin didn't ask immediately. He quietly took the half bowl of sweet poplar dew from Qi Youxuan's hands.
"Daddy, I still want to eat. You can call me again!" Qi Youxuan panicked when he saw his sweet poplar dew being taken away. His little face puffed up as he glared at Qi Chenglin anxiously, but he didn't dare to reach out to take it back.
"We still have to eat later. You won't be able to eat so much." Qi Chenglin finished the rest in a few mouthfuls and handed an empty bowl to Qi Youxuan. "You just have to taste the dessert. You have to have a good meal."
"…" Qi Youxuan looked at the empty bowl gloomily. When he realized that there was still a sago in it, he quickly grabbed it and ate it. He looked so pitiful and useless.
Ruan Zeer and Li Yiming couldn't bear to see him like that. Qi Chenglin looked at him speechlessly.
"I have a good meal," Qi Youxuan protested.
Qi Chenglin raised his eyebrows and glanced at the Minions on the ground beside the table. The toy was in a McDonald's bag, and it was very eye-catching.
Qi Chenglin happened to be on his way to Tianjin today. He passed by many McDonald's shops on the way, and he was no stranger to the Minions advertisement.
"What did you eat for lunch today? Tell me." Qi Chenglin pursed his lips and looked at Qi Youxuan with a 'just you wait' expression.
The little fellow immediately became listless. Something as nutritious as McDonald's couldn't be treated as a meal in Qi Chenglin's opinion.
"Well, I don't eat much dessert. I'm so hungry now. Let's go eat!" Qi Youxuan hurriedly said. He bent down to pick up the bag of minions and held it in his arms, afraid that Qi Chenglin would snatch it.
Qi Chenglin glanced at his son's good-for-nothing appearance and curled his lips, not wanting to lower himself to his level.
"Let's go eat. Come with us." Qi Chenglin was very kind to Ruan Zeer and Li Yiming.
Although he didn't know what had happened, he guessed that they had helped Ruan Danchen and Qi Youxuan since they could sit and eat with them.
No matter what it was, Qi Chenglin had to express his gratitude.
"No need, no need." Ruan Zeer and Li Yiming also finished eating. They stood up and waved their hands.
The family of three was having a meal, and they were just outsiders who had just met today. How could they follow them?
"We're going back too. My family won't like it if we're too late," Ruan Zeer said as he took his coat off the back of the chair.
Qi Chenglin nodded and did not insist.
Qi Youxuan, who was at the side, looked up and grabbed Ruan Zeer's shirt with his chubby little hand. "Brother, leave your phone number for me."
Ruan Zeer was slightly surprised. They had only met once today, and he had only helped Qi Youxuan with a small favor. He didn't expect the little guy to be so enthusiastic. He quite liked this little guy, so he entered his phone number into the little guy's Chinchilla children's phone.
The little guy nodded. "Okay. If I have any math problems in the future, I'll look for you."
Ruan Zeer was speechless.
So that was his motive.
"Okay, no problem." Ruan Zeer agreed readily.
The two of them said goodbye to Qi Chenglin's family and left.
Qi Chenglin and the others didn't go far. They found a Thai restaurant in the mall and went to eat.
After ordering, they waited for the dishes to be served. Qi Chenglin asked, "What happened at the amusement park?"
Ruan Danchen was stunned. Before she could react, Qi Chenglin asked again, "Otherwise, how would you know those two children?"
Ruan Danchen said, "Oh." She understood Qi Chenglin's question and told him about the old lady and her grandson.
"It's not a big deal. It's just that Youxuan felt wronged," Ruan Danchen said.
"You did well." Qi Chenglin smiled and said to Qi Youxuan.
Not to mention that the little guy had already let go of the afternoon's matter, even if he was still a little uncomfortable, he was completely fine after hearing Qi Chenglin's praise. Instead, he was very happy and ate a lot more for dinner.
As for the old lady and her grandson, Qi Chenglin's family of three didn't take it to heart and threw the matter to the back of their minds.
…
In the blink of an eye, it was Old Madam Chang's birthday.
In order to express their grandeur, the Chang family arranged for Old Madam Chang's birthday banquet to be held in the Dynasty's banquet hall. They invited people from the Eight Great Clans and the Eight Great Clans gave them face.
The older generation didn't go, but the younger generation attended. It was a show of respect for the Chang family.
In the past, the Chang family definitely wouldn't have such a big deal. However, today was Old Madam Chang's 70th birthday, so the Eight Great Clans more or less gave the Chang family some face. However, not everyone went. Basically, each family sent a few representatives.
For example, Qi Zhongliang didn't go. Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu were the representatives. Qi Zhongxun and Guan Liya went because they heard that Chang Jingqiu was Ruan Danchen's high school classmate. However, Chang Jingqiu went to Qi Lin to chase after Qi Chenglin and was very rude to Ruan Danchen.
This matter wasn't said by Ruan Danchen. Qi Lin knew about it, so naturally, it couldn't be hidden from Qi Chengyue.
Ruan Danchen naturally couldn't go back and tell her about it.
However, Qi Chengyue was different. No matter what, Ruan Danchen was the daughter-in-law of the Qi family. Chang Jingqiu was rude to Ruan Danchen, but did she think about the Qi family?
In addition, Qi Chengyue didn't like Chang Jingqiu very much. Therefore, she went home and told Qi Zhongxun and Guan Liya about it.
Hearing this, as a mother-in-law, Guan Liya had to come to see what was going on with Chang Jingqiu. At the same time, she expressed her stance and encouraged Ruan Danchen.
Qi Zhongxun and Guan Liya came. Qi Chenglin didn't need to come, but he felt that it was necessary to bring Ruan Danchen along to show their affection. Apart from making Chang Jingqiu give up, it would be best if he could embarrass her. Therefore, he brought Ruan Danchen and Qi Youxuan along.
Qi Chengyue wanted to watch the show, so she insisted on bringing Cheng Dongge along.
As for Qi Chengji, because he was in the army, he usually took leave for his own matters. However, for Old Madam Chang's birthday banquet, Old Madam Chang really didn't have the face to ask for leave. Therefore, Qi Chengji didn't go.
In the end, on the surface, the Qi family really did give the Chang family face.
Originally, Xia Wenna also wanted to join in the fun, but she was stopped by Old Madam Chang. She said that if the whole Qi family went to Old Madam Chang's birthday banquet, the Chang family would be too shameless!
Usually, when Old Madam Chang and her daughter-in-law got together, they often gossiped. Naturally, Guan Liya also told Old Madam Chang and Xia Wenna about Chang Jingqiu.
When Old Madam Chang heard this, she felt that the Chang family wasn't very good. If they had educated Chang Jingqiu to this extent, how could the elders be any better?
Therefore, Old Madam Chang really didn't like the Chang family. If it wasn't because she wanted to support Ruan Danchen, Old Madam Chang wouldn't have let the Qi family go to Old Madam Chang's birthday banquet.
…
Chang Zhiyuan and Chang Zhixing stood at the entrance of the banquet hall with their respective wives to welcome the guests.
Chang Zhiyuan was 46 years old. His eldest son had just gone to England to study at a university last summer, and his youngest daughter was still in high school at Jixia Academy.
Chang Zhixing was 42 years old. He didn't get married late, but he couldn't have a child with his wife. There was a time when Old Madam Chang wanted them to divorce, causing Chang Zhixing's wife to be under a lot of pressure. Finally, after trying all kinds of methods, Chang Zhixing's wife got pregnant when he was 34 years old. Now, they had a son who was 7 years old, about the same age as Qi Youxuan.
Because they had worked hard for a few years, they only got pregnant when they were already quite old. Furthermore, it was a boy, which immediately shut Old Madam Chang's mouth. This made Old Madam Chang extremely happy, and even her attitude towards Chang Zhixing's wife became much better.
The family naturally doted on the little grandson that they had been looking forward to for so many years. This was especially so for Old Madam Chang, who doted on her little grandson even more.
When Chang Zhiyuan saw that so many people from the Qi family had come, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. Tonight, he had definitely gained a lot of face in front of the other invited families.
This was especially so for people like Qi Zhongxun and Guan Liya, who had actually come personally. Unlike the other families of the eight big families, who had only sent their juniors over to show their respect, people like Yan Beicheng who had come personally were already giving face to the Chang family.
Chang Zhiyuan would never have guessed that Qi Zhongxun and Guan Liya were actually here to support his daughter-in-law.
While greeting Qi Chenglin, Chang Zhiyuan couldn't help but take a few more glances at Ruan Danchen.
Old Madam Chang was infuriated that Qi Chenglin had gotten married. She had been nagging at home for a few days, saying that Qi Chenglin had found an unpresentable woman instead of Chang Jingqiu. She must have been a vixen who had been forced to tie Qi Chenglin down.
But now that Chang Zhiyuan had personally seen Ruan Danchen, he felt that this lady gave off a very comfortable feeling. She wasn't ostentatious or overly quiet. She was generous and appropriate, but there was nothing pretentious about her. She was just so natural.
Putting aside the fact that they were related by blood, compared to Chang Jingqiu, Chang Zhiyuan liked Ruan Danchen more. Chang Jingqiu also seemed to have a sense of propriety, but Chang Jingqiu was much more shrewd. She handled herself very well, but every step she took was carefully thought out in advance. The way she spoke and did things made people feel that she didn't have much sincerity in them.
This was also because Chang Jingqiu was his niece. If she was an outsider, he really wouldn't have liked her.
Thus, Chang Zhiyuan ignored Old Madam Chang and Chang Jingqiu's evaluation of Ruan Danchen and was very polite to her.
When Qi Chenglin and Ruan Danchen weren't married, Chang Zhiyuan didn't mind Chang Jingqiu trying her best to snatch Qi Chenglin over. But now that they were married, and their children were all grown up, there was no need to break up their family.
"Congratulations on your wedding. You must let me attend your wedding!" Chang Zhiyuan chuckled.
"Of course." Since Chang Zhiyuan had taken the initiative, Qi Chenglin naturally wouldn't reject him, especially since they still had to interact with each other at work.
Chang Zhiyuan and his wife, Mo Yuxin, shook hands with Qi Chenglin and Ruan Danchen respectively. When Mo Yuxin saw the blue diamond ring on Ruan Danchen's left ring finger, her eyelids twitched.
She didn't know the origin of this blue diamond, but just an ordinary blue diamond was already worth a lot.
It seemed that Qi Chenglin was truly a treasured wife. Ruan Danchen was also doted on by the elders of the Qi Family. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so high-profile and wear such an expensive ring.
Speaking of which, Qi Chenglin had Ruan Danchen put on this ring before they left.
He said that since they were attending Granny Chang's birthday banquet, it was a grand occasion. No matter what, they had to show it off and kill the Chang Family.
Soon after, Chang Zhixing brought his wife, Liu Xiangwen, over to shake hands with Qi Chenglin and Ruan Danchen. Liu Xiangwen naturally saw the ring on Ruan Danchen's finger.
When the Qi Family entered the banquet hall, there weren't any new guests.
Liu Xiangwen grabbed onto Chang Zhixing's arm and said unhappily, "Did you see the ring on Ruan Danchen's finger? Why is she so high-profile when she's attending Granny's birthday banquet? Is she afraid that others won't know her status in the Qi Family? Or is she feeling guilty and purposely wore it to flaunt her status? "
Mo Yuxin looked on coldly from the side and sneered in her heart. She truly looked down on Liu Xiangwen.
In the Chang Family, Chang Zhiyuan treated the orphan of his deceased sister well because of his relationship with Chang Yuehuan. On the other hand, Liu Xiangwen got close to Chang Jingqiu because Granny Chang doted on Chang Jingqiu. She wanted to get some benefits from Chang Jingqiu. In addition, she did it for Granny Chang to make Granny Chang happy and treat her well.
Liu Xiangwen didn't have much status in the Chang Family. Granny Chang didn't like her because she couldn't give birth to a child. Coupled with the fact that her family wasn't particularly outstanding, Granny Chang looked down on her even more. If it wasn't for the fact that her family was relatively rich, Granny Chang wouldn't have allowed her to marry into the family.
Therefore, Liu Xiangwen could only curry favor with Chang Jingqiu. Chang Jingqiu was such a slick person that she couldn't get along well with Liu Xiangwen. Chang Jingqiu definitely wouldn't reject Liu Xiangwen's advances. Usually, her relationship with Liu Xiangwen was quite good. The two of them were often together like real sisters.
If Chang Jingqiu wasn't the daughter of Chang Zhiyuan's deceased sister, Mo Yuxin wouldn't have said anything. However, she didn't like Chang Jingqiu from the bottom of her heart.
This niece of hers was too scheming. Mo Yuxin didn't like being too close to Chang Jingqiu. In her opinion, it was hard to say who was using who between Chang Jingqiu and Liu Xiangwen. In short, Mo Yuxin couldn't help but get goosebumps when she saw that the two of them were often together and had a good relationship.
Now that Liu Xiangwen was full of jealousy, Mo Yuxin was very impatient at the side. She was jealous, but why did she have to drag Ruan Danchen into it?
Mo Yuxin really wanted to say that the reason why she could wear it was because her man bought it for her.
If her man didn't buy it for her, she wouldn't even have the chance to wear it and show it off!
However, tonight was Granny Chang's birthday party, and they were sisters-in-law. Even if she was dissatisfied, she couldn't say it directly.
Mo Yuxin just chatted with Chang Zhiyuan with a cold face and didn't pay attention to Liu Xiangwen.
"Talk less!" Chang Zhixing was also unhappy. "There are so many people here. Who knows if someone heard it and spread it to the Qi Family? What good will it do if you offend the Qi Family?"
Liu Xiangwen glanced at the venue. She could still see the members of the Qi family.
They stood in the middle of the hall, looking so imposing that the other families didn't dare to rashly come up to talk. Even if they were extremely anxious and wanted to get to know the Qi Family, they didn't dare to act rashly.
On the other hand, from the eight great families, people like Yan Beicheng and the others walked over naturally. With them, the eight great families directly formed a small circle. It felt like there was an invisible aura, and no one dared to approach.
Seeing Ruan Danchen chatting and laughing with Yan Beicheng and the others without any stage fright, Liu Xiangwen was even more jealous.
What kind of background did that Ruan Danchen have? It couldn't even be compared to her. How could she find such a good man and such a good in-law?
Seeing that the Qi Family didn't take Ruan Danchen's background seriously and didn't despise her at all, openly going in and out of all kinds of occasions, talking and laughing with the people from the eight great families, and their relationship seemed to be very good, Liu Xiangwen was especially indignant.
"Who can hear it? There's no one now. Besides, Mom already said that she doesn't like her. What else can I not say? "Liu Xiangwen said unhappily. She felt especially unbalanced.
"Enough! I told you not to say it, but you're still not done! " Chang Zhixing scolded in a low voice. "Mom is in her own home, there are no outsiders. Don't you see where you're at? How do you know that no one will hear? You're even comparing yourself to Mom. Can you even compare? "
Being scolded by Chang Zhixing in front of Chang Zhiyuan and Mo Yuxin, Liu Xiangwen felt extremely embarrassed.
She thought about how Qi Chenglin didn't say anything, but his every action showed how much he cared for Ruan Danchen. She thought about the ring on Ruan Danchen's hand, and then looked at the diamond ring on her hand. Although it was one carat, it looked ordinary no matter how she looked at it.
Liu Xiangwen felt that it was unfair from the bottom of her heart. Everything about Ruan Danchen showed that Qi Chenglin cared about her.
But Chang Zhixing was scolding her in front of everyone.
Liu Xiangwen was indignant and was about to open her mouth to refute when Chang Zhiyuan said in a low voice, "Don't say anymore. We have guests."
Liu Xiangwen pursed her lips and heavily snorted twice. Then she stood beside Chang Zhixing and didn't say anything else. Mu Huili and Fang Anci came with Mu Huaisheng, but Mu Sisi didn't follow.
Mu Sisi and Gao Jingqiu had divorced not long ago, so the outside world didn't know that she had a miscarriage because of Gao Jingqiu. It was just that the incident where she mistook a perverted man for Qi Chengzhi, slept with him, and refused to let go of Qi Chengzhi was known by everyone. It hadn't been long since that incident, so everyone still remembered it clearly.
So from that incident until a long time later, Mu Sisi probably wouldn't appear in public again.
"President Mu, Mrs. Mu, Mr. Mu." Chang Zhiyuan greeted the three of them. "Thank you for coming. Welcome, welcome. Please come in."
Mu Huili and Fang Anci greeted Chang Zhiyuan politely, while Mu Huaisheng glanced at Liu Xiangwen.
Liu Xiangwen's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Mu Huaisheng had heard what she had whispered just now?
But Mu Huaisheng only glanced at her before looking away, as if nothing had happened.
Liu Xiangwen only secretly comforted herself that it might just be a coincidence and told herself not to overthink it.
But after the three people from the Mu family entered the venue, she didn't dare to say anything more.
Mu Huaisheng saw Ruan Danchen from afar, but he didn't go over to greet her. He wasn't a very stubborn person. Maybe his feelings for Ruan Danchen weren't that deep. He just had a good impression of her and wanted to develop a relationship with her.
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