Chapter 1104: Chapter 1147: Gathering Together
Having overco the first hurdle, Li Yifei planned to unveil everything in one fell swoop.
By dinner ti, all the family mbers gathered in the dining room. Li Yifei didn’t sit with the elders but took a table with his own family. The rest of the relatives were seated at three separate tables.
Seeing such an arrangent, the few families who were unaware of the situation were sowhat puzzled. What did this seating plan an?
Li Yifei stood up with the won of his family, holding a glass of wine in his hand, exuding the authority of a family patriarch, and said: "I am truly happy that everyone could co today. We are not all well-acquainted with each other yet, so now I will take the opportunity to make introductions."
"These two are Yingying’s parents, these two are Lin Qiong’s father, and this is ngxin’s Third Grandpa from Capital City. ngxin’s grandfather is the vice-chairman of our country’s Military Commission."
Li Yifei now had no choice but to reveal Su ngxin’s family background, starting off by disclosing her grandfather’s prestigious position.
The major families were one thing, but parents like Michelle, He Fangqing, Song Lianyao, and Li Xinyue were taken aback.
After a brief pause, when everyone settled down, Li Yifei continued introducing the Xiao Family, the Ning Family, the Zheng Family, and the Ye Family. Even though they had already been shocked once by the ntion of the Military Commission Vice Chairman, the news of so many high-ranking officials and wealthy individuals still left parents like Michelle’s quite frightened.
"These are Fangqing’s parents."
He Fangqing’s parents quickly stood up, looking at a loss, not knowing where to put their hands and feet.
Kindly nodding at them, these influential family mbers had the couple feeling overwheld. Never in their lives had they imagined dining with such people, let alone being treated with such regard.
When introducing the other parents, they all more or less reacted similarly, the vast difference in status pressuring them greatly.
After completing the introductions, Li Yifei took a deep breath and said: "Ladies and gentlen, I invited you all to join the Li family’s relocation celebration because you are my kin, my dearest relatives. You raised exceptional daughters, and I would like to express my deepest respect and gratitude to you."
Seeing Li Yifei bow, the parents of families like Michelle’s were confused. If Li Yifei was only talking about one of them, they would have understood. But he ntioned everyone, and these girls were all sitting at Li Yifei’s table. Could it be that all these won were Li Yifei’s lovers?
"Additionally, I must apologize to all aunts and uncles present. I have deceived you; each person here is my beloved, yet you were unaware of the man your daughters were with."
As soon as Li Yifei uttered these words, the entire dining room fell into an eerie silence, so quiet one could hear a pin drop.
Michelle, He Fangqing, and Song Lianyao looked nervously at their families, having suddenly beco Li Yifei’s won, they were also afraid their parents would erupt in anger on the spot.
However, to their temporary relief, their parents, although their faces looked terrible, had yet to say a word. Everyone’s gaze was mainly focused on the faces of the families like Michelle’s.
Su Yiyi’s father, encountering so many important people here, had already been scared stiff, not daring to make a sound. Besides, Su Yiyi had inford him beforehand, so he was not worried at all.
Li Xinyue’s father, like Su Yiyi’s, was soone without much experience, but his wife and son seed very excited and thrilled. To them, whether Li Xinyue was being the other woman or not was irrelevant; becoming relatives with these prominent figures was an incredibly prestigious matter.
The fathers of He Fangqing, Song Lianyao, and Michelle frowned but said nothing. No matter what, they had no chance to speak out in front of these dignitaries, waiting for these influential figures to make a move first, to lose their temper first, and then they would just take their daughters and leave.
Unexpectedly, at this mont, Su’s Third Eldest spoke: "Alright, everyone is here with you now, and you’ve gotten them pregnant. Why spout such chilly nonsense? Let’s start the al; I’m starving to death."
This reaction from Su’s Third Eldest left the parents like Michelle completely baffled. What did this an? Could it be that Su ngxin, the granddaughter of the esteed Military Commission Vice Chairman, was just following Li Yifei like this? And not caring that Li Yifei had other won?
At this ti, the old man from the Xiao Family laughed and said: "Co on, Third Su, why such a hurry to eat? Later we should also enjoy a good drink. This is the first ti we drink together as relatives; if we don’t drink rrily, it would really dampen the mood."
"Indeed, today we should indeed drink to our heart’s content," added the old man from Zheng Family.
Su’s Third Eldest imdiately called out: "Hey, you rascal, you sure we have enough booze?"
Li Yifei quickly responded with a smile: "Of course there’s enough to go around. There may be a shortage of other things, but there’s definitely no shortage of alcohol here. Whatever you want to drink, I’ve got it all."
"That sounds more like it. I haven’t let my Su Family’s daughter follow you for nothing."
Watching these major families make their statents one after another, and then the parents of Xu Yingying and Lin Qiong also agreed, the relatives of Michelle were left dumbfounded. What’s going on here? Weren’t these people supposed to be opposed? Shouldn’t they be cursing Li Yifei and then taking their daughters ho? Why are they now thinking about drinking and even seem quite happy about it?
Looking at their daughters sitting with Yifei at the sa table, it seed that the daughters weren’t unhappy at all. Although they glanced over now and then, it was clearly out of nervousness, without a trace of anger. Doesn’t this an that their daughters already knew all about this and were willing? Could all their daughters have lost their minds?
All of this left them bewildered, not knowing what to do next.
"Old Mi, this is our first eting. But as the saying goes, ’strangers at first, but soon friends.’ We will be visiting each other more often. Co on, let’s have a drink, just the two of us," Xiao Ling’er’s father, who was sitting next to Michelle’s father, said. Their seats were intentionally intermingled with each other, which facilitated networking.
"This... Director Xiao, you... agree with this?" Michelle’s father eventually couldn’t help but ask.
Xiao Ling’er’s father smiled slightly, "Of course I agree. Why wouldn’t I?"
"But... but our country practices monogamy, and this is against the law."
"Such matters are not pursued if the public doesn’t raise a fuss. Besides, Yifei only has a marriage certificate with Yingying, none with the others, so this is only a moral issue and does not involve the law."
"But if this gets out, your daughter being soone’s... won’t that be a laughingstock?"
Upon hearing this, the fathers of He Fangqing and Song Lianyao looked towards Xiao Ling’er’s father.
With a smile still on his face, Xiao Ling’er’s father said, "If it were any other man, that might indeed be the case. But this is Yifei we’re talking about. I’ll only receive envy. Old Mi, you don’t realize how many people want to give their daughters to Yifei. Even Chairman Su’s granddaughter is betrothed to Yifei, and you should be aware that I’m not exaggerating."
"This can’t be true? Has everyone gone mad?" Michelle’s father still shook his head in disbelief, sharing the sa thoughts as the fathers of Song Lianyao and He Fangqing.
At this point, Zheng Yuling’s father chid in, "Do you think all of us here are mad?"
"Well..." Song Lianyao’s father gave a wry smile and replied, "Certainly not."
Every one of these individuals held positions of power and influence. If one person were to do sothing crazy, that’s one thing, but for so many influential people to make this decision, it surely couldn’t be madness. Instead, it ant that Li Yifei had genuinely won their approval to marry their daughters, even if the relationships weren’t officially recognized. What kind of extraordinary man was Li Yifei to possess such charisma?
Ye Yunzhu’s father then spoke up, "Let
clarify things. Yifei is now closely watched by the higher echelons of the country, with limitless prospects for the future. While Yifei might not enter politics, he will undoubtedly be a pillar of the nation in other capacities. If this were ancient tis, he might very well be a high-ranking borderland official. I believe giving my daughter to Yifei is definitely not a loss."
While these major families were already aware of this and remained composed, it was astonishing for the more ordinary folks, leaving them speechless. Such a scenario was so bizarre they couldn’t believe it. Could there be such people in modern society?
Ning Xin’er’s father then said, "Co on, everyone, let’s not be so grim. I believe so of the in-laws still have doubts. Let’s eat and chat, and gradually you’ll get to know your son-in-law better."
With so many influential figures diating, it was much easier for those who were still unfamiliar with the situation to co to terms with things.
The mothers also gathered to talk, and their topics differed from the n’s. While the n discussed the broader picture, the won focused on more practical, everyday matters.
Song Lianyao’s mother lowered her voice and asked, "Can I ask, with thirteen people together, will they be able to get along harmoniously in the future?"
Xu Yingying’s mother replied, "I’ve been here the longest, and honestly, they really do get along well. They’ve never fought."
Even though He Fangqing’s mother felt sowhat embarrassed, she still asked, "But isn’t that because it hasn’t been long? Not to ntion other things, just the... ti spent with Yifei. It’s only once every half a month. Won’t there be grievances over ti?"
The mothers, who were won themselves, were most concerned about this matter because they could understand all too well the feeling of a woman left alone in her room.
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