Chapter 137: Forced Marriage
One was Zhao Xiaolan with a little excited expression, one was her sister Zhao Xiaotian, one was her father Zhao Shigang, and the other was a thin but energetic old man, while the rest were lowering their heads and laying down what they were thinking.
"Afeng, you are here, I'll introduce it!" Lanlan stood up and said to the old man sitting on the top, "This is my grandfather!"
"Hello Grandpa Zhao!" Nie Lingfeng glanced at the rest of the people in the room, then bowed respectfully to Mr. Zhao, handed the jade bottle on it, and said, "Nie Lingfeng paid a visit to Grandpa Zhao for the first time, so please take care of him in the future!"
"It's easy to say! It's easy to say!" Mr. Zhao stood up, took the jade bottle from Nie Lingfeng's hand, and handed it to his grandson Zhao Xiaoyang, and smiled and said, "Xiao Nie is really a dragon and phoenix among people. He has achieved such achievements at such a young age. He is so envious of others!"
"Grandpa Zhao has won the award!" Nie Lingfeng smiled, and then greeted Zhao Shigang, "Hello Uncle Zhao!"
"Well! Let's sit down!" Zhao Shigang was scolded by the veteran general Wang last time, and he hated and feared Nie Lingfeng in his heart, because after his old man learned about this, he scolded him again. Now, he still has to accompany him with a smile, which really makes him feel uncomfortable.
"Xiao Nie!" After seeing Nie Lingfeng sitting down, Mr. Zhao immediately smiled and said, "I asked you today to discuss something with you!"
"Yes!" A middle-aged woman raised her head, first looked at Lan Lan, then Nie Lingfeng, then nodded with relief and said with a smile: "We have discussed it,..."
"Xiao Ru, I'll talk about this matter!" Mr. Zhao suddenly interrupted when he saw his daughter-in-law and spoke hesitantly, so he interrupted: "I have watched Lanlan grow up since I was a child. If Lanlan chooses one, she is also a top-notch beautiful girl! She is also well-educated, gentle and virtuous. Haha... It's not that I'm boasting, it's hard to find a girl like Lanlan in the whole of China! So, we decided to betroth Lanlan to you!"
"Ah?" Nie Lingfeng heard Mr. Zhao's self-proclaimed Lan Lan a little funny at first. However, when he heard the last sentence "Betroth to yourself!", he was shocked and hurriedly said: "Grandpa Zhao, but...but I am only nineteen years old this year!"
"Grandpa, marriage is my own business. I think I'd better let me decide it myself!" Lan Lan saw Nie Lingfeng hesitating and hindering. She couldn't help but stand up in anger and shouted loudly. But she was cursing in her heart: "You bastard, fat man, you'll finish your mouth after stealing the fishy mouth?"
"Lan Lan, sit down!" Mr. Zhao called out seriously, and Lan Lan was so scared that she immediately sat back, but her expression became much ugly! After all, Nie Lingfeng was rejecting herself openly! "Hmph! Only nineteen years old? I believe it! There will be so many tricks at the age of nineteen? Bah!..." Thinking of this, Lan Lan's pretty face turned red.
"Little age?" Mr. Zhao suddenly laughed and said, "Young age is not a problem. Besides, this is just a engagement. You can get married in a few years!"
"But?..." Nie Lingfeng couldn't expect that he was forced to marry today! He couldn't help but have a big head. Although Lan Lan is a good girl, he has not decided to get married on Earth! Moreover, he has so many women. If he only married Lan Lan, it would be too unfair to others! If he wanted to hold a group wedding on the Pluto Continent, he would marry them all at once!
"With your current ability, it is not a problem to change your age. Moreover, my Lanlan is also deeply in love with you..." Lanlan's mother Sun Ru said.
"Mom! Stop talking!" Lan Lan interrupted her mother with a little annoyed.
"I want to consider this matter, and I don't have the consent of my parents, I can't make the decision by myself!" Nie Lingfeng finally remembered the words of his parents' orders and matchmakers! So he changed the topic.
"Well! That's good!" Old Master Zhao knew that he couldn't force Nie Lingfeng into anger, so he nodded and praised: "You are really a filial child! But I have already invited your parents! Haha, please invite them in!"
"Ah? Grandpa Zhao..." Nie Lingfeng was shocked when he heard this.
Sure enough, in less than a few minutes, his father walked over with his mother, with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Dad! Mom! Why are you here?" Nie Lingfeng shouted, stood up and asked.
"It was Mr. Zhao who sent a car to pick us up! We have been here for a long time!" Sun Xiufen said with a smile.
"Where is Panpan?" Nie Lingfeng asked hurriedly.
"I'm going to school!" Sun Xiufen smiled and said, "That girl is so smart. She can learn anything at once... Haha!"
"By the way!" Nie Jianguo sat down and smiled at Mr. Zhao, then said to his son with a stern face: "Xiaofeng, you are not young anymore. Mr. Zhao is optimistic about you. I also hope you can consider your lifelong affairs earlier! Besides, this is also your opportunity!"
"That's it!" At this time, Sun Xiufen also sat next to Lanlan, holding Lanlan's little hand and said, "Lanlan is both well-behaved and polite, and has a high education. She is still the manager of the Yanjing Hotel! I think! I will definitely help you in the future! Haha, I have a crush on Lanlan, this child!"
"My mother!" Nie Lingfeng's head was almost blown up! It's okay if he didn't say his parents' orders. Now that his parents gave orders, what else can he say? Can he refuse Lan Lan mercilessly? Moreover, shamelessly said: I still have several "women" who want to marry together?
At this time, Lan Lan, who was grabbed by Sun Xiufen, glanced at Nie Lingfeng proudly, and then cursed in her heart: "You bastard, I think what else do you want to say now!"
"Hmph!" At this time, Zhao Xiaotian, who was sitting aside and flipping through the magazine without any scruples, saw the scene quiet, and suddenly snorted, but then lowered her head. She was really a little afraid of Nie Lingfeng now.
"Your mother is right!" As the saying goes, "Take someone's hands short and eat someone's mouth short. Nie Jianguo already knows that the Zhao family decided to help transfer himself to the Banking Regulatory Bureau. He couldn't help but immediately said: "In terms of education, appearance, and family background, we can't match the Zhao family! It's also the luck of you, you, the bastard!"
"Baby?" Nie Lingfeng couldn't help but smile when he heard his father's catchphrase. Isn't these short decades on earth just to make his family live a happier life? Whatever is getting married or not is a matter for the future. If Lan Lan doesn't want to marry herself with so many women in the end, then let her go!
Thinking of this, Nie Lingfeng suddenly stood up and said, "Thank you for Grandpa Zhao's despise Ling Feng and thanks Sister Lanlan for your kindness. Ling Feng decided that if Sister Lanlan can still agree to marry me in three years, then I will marry Sister Lanlan immediately!"
"Okay! OK!" Mr. Zhao nodded repeatedly and said in praise: "Since you have your guarantee, then everyone here is witness. Of course, our Zhao family will not go back on their word!"
"Yes! Lanlan will definitely agree!" Lanlan's mother Sun Ru immediately followed suit.
At this moment, only Zhao Xiaotian's eyes suddenly flashed with an angry expression. Of course, this could not escape Nie Lingfeng's eyes, but he didn't care!
"The two families are together today, let's have dinner together!" Mr. Zhao suggested.
"Old man, then I'll pick up my little daughter and come back!" Nie Jianguo was naturally willing. If he really got along with the Zhao family in Yanjing, he would have been rising with the flow! But he didn't understand. Why was his precious son not willing to do such a good thing? In fact, he didn't know that if Nie Lingfeng really said he wanted to find a partner, I'm afraid the other four major families would try their best to get to this rich son-in-law! Others don't know, who doesn't know about the well-informed major families? Moreover, the Lin family was suddenly removed from the root and wiped out all the glory of the family. This is all thanks to this 19-year-old boy!
Just as Mr. Zhao nodded and agreed, suddenly, the people in the living room were pushed away, and a very handsome but a little gloomy young man hurried in.
Since the Zhao family's villa gate was damaged by Nie Lingfeng last time, the remaining guards were driven away. Therefore, except for the one who is in charge of the door, no one such as the guard patrols were inspecting. Therefore, after outsiders entered the door, no one came in to report.
"Hello Grandpa Zhao!" After entering the door, the young man looked at Lanlan first, then glared at Nie Lingfeng hatefully, and then said to Mr. Zhao: "I'm here to give a betrothal gift today!" After that, he immediately waved his hand and saw an old man in Taoist robe walking in with two middle-aged men. The two men were holding a silver plate in their hands, covered with red cloth.
"Shi Gang! I said, what did you do? The guard was driven away. Can't you find a few more?" Mr. Zhao ignored the visitor and cursed at his son: "In this way, our Zhao family has become a place where others can enter and exit at will? It's simply nonsense!"
"Grandpa Zhao!" The young man shouted again, still standing on the spot, looking at Mr. Zhao with a calm expression.
"Oh! It turns out that it's the young master of the Lin family!" Mr. Zhao smiled, then waved his hand and said, "Since you're here, then sit down!"
"Mr. Zhao, although my Lin family is in decline now, as long as I, Lin Shaojie, are there, the Lin family will return to the six major families in Yanjing one day or later! So, I think Mr. Zhao can fulfill his promise to my grandfather back then!"
"Promise? What promise?" Mr. Zhao said knowingly.
"You and my grandfather privately promised to betroth Lanlan to me, so today, Shaojie dared to come and propose! I hope you see..."
"Why didn't I remember this?" Mr. Zhao shook his head and interrupted, "Do you have any evidence?"
"Grandpa Zhao is kidding, you are..."
Before Lin Shaojie finished speaking, he was interrupted by Mr. Zhao again, "Why am I kidding? You can go and ask, when did I, Zhao Xiyang, not keep my word? When did I joke with a junior?"
"I dare not!" Lin Shaojie hurriedly bowed and said, "Shaojie said the wrong thing just now, I hope Grandpa Zhao calms down!"
"Hmph!" At this moment, the Taoist priest who was following Lin Shaojie suddenly snorted coldly and spoke slowly: "Old Master Zhao is so majestic that he was back then! The old Taoist admires him, admires him!"
"Oh! It turns out that it is Master Ri'an from Xingyi Sect!" Mr. Zhao said politely as if he had just discovered this Taoist priest: "Master Ri'an is here today. I wonder what advice is there?"
"What happened to my closed disciple's family? Of course, I, the master, have to come and take a look!" Master Ri'an glanced at everyone, and then said coldly: "By the way, help my disciple fulfill his family's wish!"
"Is Master Ri'an coming to propose marriage to his disciple?" asked Mr. Zhao.
"Yes!" the Taoist priest nodded.
"That's really sorry!" Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "My granddaughter has been betrothed to someone else. You are late. Why don't the Taoist priest come and have a drink when my granddaughter gets married?"
"What?" Master Ri'an immediately said coldly: "Are you the Zhao family bullying the Lin family without support?"
"Master Ri'an also needs to know that our Zhao family also has the Kongtong Sect supporting him!" Sun Ru suddenly stood up and said.
"Hmph!" Master Ri'an snorted coldly and said to Sun Ru: "You are the daughter of the Sun family, right?"
"So what?" Sun Ru replied without hesitation.
"If it is the Sun family's business, I will naturally have to worry about the Kongtong Sect. However, if you, a married daughter, want to cause trouble for the Sun family?" Master Ri'an suddenly said coldly.
"This!..." Sun Ru couldn't help but pause when she heard this and immediately shut up. Indeed, if she caused trouble for the Kongtong Sect because of a married daughter, let alone the Sun family could not explain it, maybe the Kongtong Sect would blame her, and that would be a loss!
"Even if there is no Kongtong Sect, would my Zhao family still be afraid that you, an elder of the Xingyi Sect, will you?" Mr. Zhao suddenly said coldly.
"Oh? It seems that Mr. Zhao is confident!" Master Ri'an sneered. Then he said, "Today, I have presented the betrothal gift to my disciple. Tomorrow, I will send a wedding invitation to my disciple, and the wedding time will be set in ten days! At that time, the upper classes of all major families and major sects will come. I hope Mr. Zhao will not embarrass me in Xingyi Sect!... Hahaha!..."
"Oh?" Nie Lingfeng could no longer sit still when he heard this. After all, this matter had something to do with him. Not to mention that Lan Lan was already his own woman, even the defeat of the Lin family had a great relationship with him. Moreover, the two bodyguards of the Xingyi Sect and several first-class masters were also killed by him. So, when he heard this, he saw that Mr. Zhao was a little guilty and did not dare to answer the conversation, so he stood up happily, walked to the face of Master Ri'an, and smiled and said, "Master Ri'an is going to give a betrothal gift?"
"Yes!" Master Ri'an did not know Nie Lingfeng. However, when he saw him sitting next to Mr. Zhao, he thought he was a descendant of the Zhao family, so he gave him face and nodded.
"That's great!" Nie Lingfeng smiled and then said, "Then why not uncover the red cloth and see what good things are inside?"
"Okay! As you wish!" In order to show off in front of everyone, Master Ri'an turned around and lifted two red sermons: "This is a pair of jastic lions, the treasures of the palace in the palace that year. Later, I accidentally obtained it. It is a priceless treasure!" As Master Ri'an finished speaking, the two red cloths were unveiled.
Uncovering the red cloth, two exquisite jasper lions sat upright on the silver plate, not only looking lifelike, but also the emerald green color made the surrounding air a little halo.
"The things look really good!" Nie Lingfeng smiled, then shook his head and said, "But, this little thing... tsk tsk!... I'm afraid it's not enough, right?"
"Not enough?" Master Ri'an said in surprise: "Can others come up with more precious treasures than this?"
"Haha!" Nie Lingfeng reached out and touched the two little lions as if he was very sorry, then covered the red cloth and said, "Actually, I am Lanlan's fiancé, and I also brought a betrothal gift today! I was going to propose to Lanlan!..."
"You?" Master Ri'an's eyes suddenly turned cold, and then he said coldly: "If you can bring out something more precious than this pair of jade lions, then I will turn around and leave!"
"Okay!" Nie Lingfeng just agreed, and Nie Jianguo panicked and hurriedly gave Nie Lingfeng a wink, "Mom, I know how to make a fool. He is just a beggar in front of a big tycoon like the Zhao family. How dare you compete with others for wealth?"
"Haha!" Nie Lingfeng gave his father a reassuring look, then he took out his pocket and finally took out a huge diamond. This diamond was obtained from Suharto's treasure house. Although it cannot be said to be priceless, there are probably not many diamonds larger than this diamond in the world.
"Haha! That's the broken thing?" Master Ri'an snorted coldly, "This thing is valuable, my jasper lion is a priceless treasure!"
"Priceless treasure? Hahaha! Fart!" Nie Lingfeng immediately smiled and said, "Your broken jade lion is not even fast marble, it's just a broken stone that is almost dyed with color!"
"Zhu Zi! Do you dare to talk nonsense?" Isn't you aware of his treasure? This is a treasure of great origin. How could Master Ri'an allow Nie Lingfeng to talk nonsense? Therefore, he immediately said furiously.
"Am I talking nonsense? Use your fingers to wipe it. If yours is really a jastic lion, then it will definitely not lose its color!" Nie Lingfeng said seriously.
Chapter completed!