Aunt Joe's good intentions go awry.
Qiao Qiao immediately had a good impression of this beautiful and lively little girl. She smiled and said, "Hello, Linlang."
Linlang replied with a big smile.
"H-hello, Mr. He, I'm Joe Qiao's father, Qiao Yue." Ever since Father Qiao arrived at Family He's house, he had been quietly nervous. His palms were sweaty. When he shook hands with Father He, Father He's hand froze, but he didn't pull it out. He was giving Father Qiao enough face.
"Hello, Mr. Qiao. My name is He Guanrui, Shaochen's father."
"I'm Qiao Qiao's mother. My name is Gu Meiling." Aunt Joe also came over to greet her.
Father He's smile was full of self-restraint. He smiled faintly and said, "Hello, Madam Gu."
When Aunt Joe saw that Family He was not as mean as she had imagined, her nervousness immediately dissipated. She let out a huge sigh of relief and smiled. "Hello, hello. How should I address you?"
Aunt Joe's gaze fell on Mother He.
Mother He had been against He Shaochen being with Qiao Qiao from the beginning. She had wanted to claim that she was sick today, but Father He had scolded her, so she had no choice but to come out.
From the moment Father Qiao and Aunt Joe walked into the house, she felt a sense of repulsion from the bottom of her heart. The thought that this family would most likely become her in-laws made her feel even more uncomfortable.
Now, looking at Aunt Joe, this middle-aged woman, who was looking at her with a smile, her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
However, Mother He was also the kind of young lady from a prestigious family. She was well-educated and reasonable. She would never brush away other people's faces in this kind of situation because it was quite rude.
Therefore, no matter how uncomfortable she felt, Mother He still had an elegant smile on her face. She nodded and said, "Hello, my name is Qiu Yixin."
"Oh, hello, Madam He." Perhaps it was a woman's intuition, but Aunt Joe instinctively felt that Mother He didn't really welcome her, so she kept an eye out.
After everyone greeted each other, they went to the living room.
There were all kinds of exquisite refreshments on the coffee table, but no one was interested in them.
Aunt Joe and Father Qiao seemed a little uneasy. Not far away, the servants stood upright, waiting for the master's orders. Although they looked straight ahead, they still gave the two of them considerable pressure.
Father He picked up the cup of black tea in front of him and blew away the steam floating on it. He said calmly, "A few days ago, Shaochen told us that he has feelings for your daughter and wants to marry her. I wonder if the two of you have any opinions? Feel free to raise them now."
"No problem. Our family is very open-minded. As long as the young people like it, we will fully support them," Aunt Joe interrupted with a smile.
She realized that Father He seemed to be the type who was easy to talk to, so when she talked to him, she didn't seem so restrained.
However, Aunt Joe didn't notice that she was a little too enthusiastic.
Mother He looked Aunt Joe up and down. Her intuition told her that Aunt Joe was a very unscrupulous person. She didn't have much hope for the Qiao Family to begin with, and now her impression of them dropped by two points.
However, Father He still smiled kindly and nodded. "Isn't it the child's good fortune to have such open-minded parents like you?"
"Hehe, isn't that so?" Aunt Joe agreed.
Mother He's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, then she looked at Aunt Joe and laughed in her heart. This person knew how to climb up the ladder.
Qiao Qiao looked at Aunt Joe and felt that she was acting a little too impatient.
"Mr. Qiao, may I know where you work?" Mother He asked.
Father Qiao hurriedly nodded at Mother He and said, "I'm a high school teacher in D City. I teach mathematics. Nice to meet you."
"Oh, teaching and educating people. That's not a bad job." Mother He nodded, then her gaze calmly swept over Aunt Joe. "What about Madam Gu?"
"I'm a housewife. I take care of the children at home. Oh, I have a daughter who's about the same age as you. I cook for her now. Hehe."
"Oh? You have a daughter who's about the same age as me? "Linlang blinked and smiled." Why don't you ask her to come over and get to know you? Who knows, we might get along very well. "
Linlang was lively, adorable, and beautiful. Her clothes were especially eye-catching. One look and one could tell that she was the apple of someone's eye. Aunt Joe thought of Qiao Hui. She felt that there was something about her that was lacking compared to Linlang, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
She merely replied with a smile, "Yes, I'll definitely ask her to come over next time so that you two can get to know each other."
Everyone got to know each other. On the surface, it could be said that they got along harmoniously.
Father Qiao and Aunt Joe had thought that Family He would give them a hard time because of the disparity between their statuses. Unexpectedly, they were unexpectedly easy to get along with. This was unexpected.
However, they didn't know that this was just the most basic upbringing of aristocrats.
Family He was the oldest and most prosperous aristocratic family in Country A. Family He wouldn't show their emotions on their faces in such an occasion. It had nothing to do with their impression of you. This was purely out of courtesy.
However, Father Qiao and Aunt Joe took this courtesy as a reason for Family He to accept them. Hence, they were no longer as restrained in their interactions as before.
Aunt Joe had always been a very open-minded person. Now that she saw that the other party seemed to have a good impression of you, she felt that she had an indescribable capital.
She hoped that the He family would accept Qiao Qiao, so she bragged about Qiao Qiao all over the place. She exaggerated all of Qiao Qiao's merits, and her words were filled with pride.
It was as if He Shaochen had married Qiao Qiao not because he thought highly of her, but because she had given him a huge advantage.
Qiao Qiao only felt that Mother He's gaze on her was getting sharper, making her feel as if she was sitting on pins and needles. She had already signaled Aunt Joe to stop talking, but Aunt Joe was afraid that Family He didn't know how good Qiao Qiao was, so she kept praising her.
Aunt Joe didn't know that this wouldn't make Qiao Qiao feel proud. Instead, it would make her feel even more ashamed.
This didn't seem like an ordinary family banquet. It was more like Aunt Joe's personal talk show. She was like a salesperson, trying her best to present Qiao Qiao's best side so that she could win the other party's attention.
During the family banquet, Father He had always been polite and listened patiently. From time to time, he would nod and give a few comments. However, the smile on Mother He's face seemed to have stiffened.
Even He Linlang, who had been listening excitedly just a moment ago, sensed Aunt Joe's obvious intentions. Now, she couldn't sit still. Her gaze kept drifting, and she was no longer as focused as before.
Qiao Qiao had been observing Family He's reactions ever since Aunt Joe opened her mouth and started bragging all over the place. She felt very complicated.
Although she knew that everything Aunt Joe did was for her own good, and now she was saying so much in the hope that Family He would accept her because of this, she also understood that after Aunt Joe's words, Family He's impression of their family would definitely become negative.
Excessive bragging would only make people feel annoyed.
Moreover, Aunt Joe had somewhat stolen the limelight today. The host hadn't said much, but Aunt Joe's mouth hadn't stopped talking.
Qiao Qiao bit her lip and pressed her hands on her knees. In the end, she didn't have the courage to look at Family He's faces.
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