26 engagement

While Xu Wenqi truly disliked the Huo family in her heart, she still politely thanked Mrs. Huo for the compliment on the surface and didn't forget to return one back to her. After all, she was a junior and it was important to show some respect to the elders.

"How can this be? Mrs. Huo is much more beautiful than me."

Which woman didn't like to be flattered? Hearing this, Mrs. Huo's eyes were two-points more sincere to Xu Wenqi. The atmosphere was more lively with Xu Wenqi's arrival.

"Come, let's order some of A'Qi and A'Zheng's favorite dishes," said Old Man Xu.

After picking some dishes for the younger generation and making small talk, Old Man Huo finally got to the purpose of this breakfast.

Getting to the point, he asked, "I see that A'Qi and A'Zheng have all grown up now. Additionally, A'Zheng has finally taken over company affairs. It's not that I want to rush you young people, but it's important to plan for the future. There's not much of hurry so we could hold an engagement banquet first."

Xu Wenqi almost spat out the tea she was drinking onto Huo Lizheng. What future? What engagement banquet? Don't blame Xu Wenqi for not knowing about any engagement banquet or something of the like. This entire plotline wasn't in the story at all after the original owner had slept with the drugged Shen Yue. It dawned to her that the novel story was deviating from the original path it was supposed to follow.

Hearing the words, Huo Lizheng frowned imperceptibly and lowered his eyes. He was not in a better state than Xu Wenqi. While he suspected that this meeting was not simple, he didn't think his grandfather would directly talk about an engagement banquet. Despite his displeasure, he had to admit his grandfather was not a chairman for nothing.

From a business standpoint, the idea of an engagement banquet was very suitable for the current Huo family. First off, although Old Man Huo was practically retired and only needed to act as a nominal chairman, he still paid close attention to the winds of some company matters since he had spent his entire life building the Huo empire. Of course, he had heard of the feud between his son's illegitimate child, Shen Yue, and the official heir, Huo Lizheng. Seeing he had personally brought Shen Yue back to the family himself, it was well within his calculations that Shen Yue would fight for the family property. This was only but a small test for the Huo family heir. If Huo Lizheng could not even protect the company from the inside, how could he protect the company from the outside with so many tigers and leopards staring at the fat piece of meat that was the Huo Group? If Huo Lizheng could withstand this test, Old Man Huo would feel more at ease to entrust the company to him. Huo Lizheng understood this principle very clearly, which made him extremely determined to win against Shen Yue. While Old Man Huo used Shen Yue as a minor tool to cultivate Huo Lizheng, at the end of the day, Old Man Huo could not actually let Shen Yue, a wild seed, to inherit the company. However, Old Man Huo could not provide direct help to Huo Lizheng, otherwise wouldn't his face as the strict Huo family's patriarch be lost? Huo Lizheng needed to pass this on his own but also needed a leverage against Shen Yue who was an extremely capable opponent. Old Man Huo wasn't too worried about Shen Yue taking over but it was always better to have a safety net. Thus, this was where the Xu family stepped in. In the face of the unmatched strength of the Xu and Huo family, what was a little small fish like Shen Yue? Additionally, Xu Wenqi was an extremely worthy candidate for marriage. In terms of looks, background, and etiquette, she did not lose in any aspect, which was a satisfactory point to Old Man Huo. Moreover, not only did Xu Wenqi grow up in the same rich circle as Huo Lizheng, but Mrs. Huo had also watched her slowly bloom to adulthood. Needless to say, the Xu company's newly purchased land is also another reason for Old Man Huo's push for marriage. This project was highly coveted by others and worth several billion. If cooperation occurred, the Huo family would rise yet another level.

Since Old Man Huo took the initiative to mention the two children's engagement, will the Xu family reject it? Naturally, not.

Old Man Xu hid the joy in his heart and spoke up, "Yes, yes. The banquet could be done earlier and the marriage at a later date. The small details could be passed onto the younger generation."

Father Xu also said, "Yes, we should also set an auspicious date for the two children."

Hearing that, Old Lady Xu also joined in, "Oh, I know a Taoist priest to help calculate the date."

Old Man Huo was pleased with the Xu family's response.

He lamented with an old father's forlorn look, "Ah, who knew time would pass so fast? I just remembered seeing A'Qi being half my height and now, they've grown up."

Mother Xu nodded in agreement and said, "And so was A'Zheng! Why I remember him arriving at our door and we used to…"

Xu Wenqi was stunned stupid and tuned the conversation out. Her scalp was extremely numb and she didn't know where to place her hands and feet. The attitudes of the two families clearly didn't take account of the opinions of the two. Xu Wenqi didn't need to glance at Huo Lizheng's face to know he also was very much disgusted at getting married together just like she was.

'The plotline has completely collapsed! What marriage, engagement bullsh*t?!' she cried.

Please let the male lead get together with the female lead so as not to harm passerby like her! Xu Wenqi really didn't want to have anything to do with the male lead and just picturing marriage him was enough to give her goosebumps for several days. Simply staying in the same room as him gave her a few gray hairs, how much more if they spent the rest of their life together??