Chapter 1165: Chapter 1166: Come Out With Me
The marriage between the Su Family and the He family is a major event, so both the ceremony to be held and the subsequent collaboration involve a lot of matters.
The next two days, the Su Family and the He family engaged in detailed communication about these matters.
Leading the Su Family were Song Xiaoru, Miao Qingqing, and Miao Xuanxuan.
This made the He family secretly marvel; these three women are all Song Xiaodongâs partners, yet theyâre here helping with Song Xiaodongâs wedding plans without any complaints and with great diligence.
The He familyâs concerns about potential conflicts among Song Xiaodongâs many womenâshould He Lingzhi marry himâwere somewhat alleviated seeing that Song Xiaodongâs women seem so reasonable and understanding.
This also made the He family admire Song Xiaodong greatly; not every man can manage his household women so well. Though some of the He family members have multiple women as well, their interactions clearly lack this harmony.
The He familyâs biggest concern still revolves around He Lingzhiâs temper; their girl isnât easy to deal with.
Meanwhile, Song Xiaodong spent these two days with Old Master He, discussing national affairs and major developments between families.
As one of Beijingâs top ten families, the He family, and Patriarch He in particular, are not simple figures. His insights and experiences proved greatly beneficial to Song Xiaodong.
What Song Xiaodong admired most is Patriarch Heâs high political awareness. He subtly sensed that the current big family development approach increasingly runs counter to government management, hinting at some concerns about family development.
This might also be why the higher-ups want the Su Family to cooperate with the He family. However, Song Xiaodong couldnât reveal the true intentions of the higher-ups to Patriarch He unless the He family truly realized the gravity of the situation and considered abandoning some family interests.
He Lingzhi didnât make an appearance these two days, staying in her room to nurse the injury on her rear.
Every time she applied medicine, every movement accompanied by pain made He Lingzhi loathe Song Xiaodong to death, wishing she could chop him up.
Despite this, He Lingzhi, being a True Qi expert, found that while her Qi couldnât transform into medical skill to save others like Song Xiaodongâs, it was quite effective in healing her own body.
A day later, the bruises on He Lingzhiâs rear had completely disappeared, leaving her without discomfort.
Then she directly inquired about Song Xiaodongâs whereabouts and went straight to find him.
It was post-dinner time; as dusk fell, Song Xiaodong was chatting with Old Master He when they saw He Lingzhi come in, causing them both to pause.
"Grandpa." He Lingzhi greeted Old Master He first, then glanced at Song Xiaodong, saying, "Grandpa, my friends invited me out today, and I want him to accompany me."
Old Master He laughed heartily, saying, "Thatâs good! You should get to know each other. Little Song, you donât need to stay with this old man, go tour Beijing with Lingzhi."
Song Xiaodong nodded and followed He Lingzhi out of the villa.
"Inviting me out, is there a problem?" Song Xiaodong asked with a smile.
"Why? Scared?" He Lingzhi raised her chin, displaying an air of provocation.
Song Xiaodong shrugged, saying, "With your little tricks, what do I have to be scared of? Letâs go."
"Hmm, youâll be crying soon enough," He Lingzhi snorted.
He Lingzhi was driving a simple sedan, seemingly not exceeding two hundred thousandâa car absent in the Su Family.
Seeing the car, Song Xiaodong gained an inexplicable fondness for He Lingzhi. Even the Su Familyâs juniors live with extreme luxury, yet a child of a prestigious Beijing family like He Lingzhi, who could be even more extravagant, preferred such simplicityâher character spoke volumes.
"Is your rear better?" Song Xiaodong asked with a grin as he took the passenger seat.
At that topic, He Lingzhiâs anger surged, grinding her teeth, she declared, "I tell you, I will definitely avenge this insult."
Song Xiaodong chuckled, saying, "Then letâs see if youâre up to the task."
As the car left the He familyâs villa area, Song Xiaodong said, "I know youâre strongly against this marriage. Our Su Family members, Iâve told them, no matter the reason, I wonât force them into marriage alliances unless they willing after introductions."
"Ugh! Hypocrite!" He Lingzhi remarked bitterly, "Yet you run to my family to force me?"
Song Xiaodong shrugged again, "I couldnât help it with this matter. But now I tell you, if you can truly make your He family refuse this marriage, Iâll promptly pack my bags and leave."
He Lingzhi turned to look at Song Xiaodong, saying, "Iâve never seen someone as hypocritical as you. You know full well that once my grandpa decides, he wonât change. If you truly have that sincerity, go cancel the engagement; even if my grandpa wants to agree, it would be impossible."
Song Xiaodong smiled bitterly, "Iâve told you, I canât cancel it either. Itâs too significant."
"Hmm, thatâs why I call you incredibly hypocritical, hypocritical to the extreme," He Lingzhi snapped angrily.
Song Xiaodong rolled his eyes, saying, "Iâm being honest; if you donât believe, so be it. Frankly, my interest in you is not immense. Even if your looks arenât bad, every woman in my home is as good if not better than you. Even your Kung Fu is decent, but still less than one of my wives."
"What the heck!" He Lingzhi was infuriated by Song Xiaodongâs disdain, shouting, "Then donât even think about marrying me!"
Song Xiaodong shook his head, continuing, "Moreover, your temper sucksâitâs likely to cause issues in my home, and Iâd probably end up giving you a thrashing."
"Pfft! You..." He Lingzhi was so livid she nearly spat blood out, grinding her teeth, "Youâre such a bastard, hitting women, what kind of skill is that?"
"I donât want to either, itâs your lousy temperament. So now there are only two solutions: one, your grandpa changes his mind; two, you obediently listen."
"Youâre dreaming!" He Lingzhi turned to glimpse at Song Xiaodong, then suddenly laughed, "If you dare marry me, Iâll definitely throw your household into chaos. Haha, if youâve got the guts, marry me."
"If youâre not afraid of a blooming rear, give it a try." Song Xiaodongâs tone remained calm but carried a sense of determination.