Chapter 287: The Old Lady Calms Down Her Anger
Xie Dinghua used a set of complimenting words, changed a few words at random, and applied them to the two people, and he did it in front of them.
However, Li Xian was not angry at all. Instead, he had a flattering smile on his face: "Uncle Xie, I don't deserve your praise."
"I'm telling the truth. You're already an extraordinary person at such a young age. Your future is limitless."
Xie Dinghua laughed, but Lin Ye interrupted and said, "Li Xian is indeed very good. At that time, Brother Li told me that the proudest thing in his life was giving birth to Li Xian. As a son, Li Xian made him proud."
"That's true. If I had a son like this, I would be proud of him." Xie Dinghua continued Lin Ye's words.
In fact, Xie Dinghua was somewhat confused. He had only complimented out of politeness, so why did Mr. Lin take it over? It was impossible that Mr. Lin came to the Xie family to show off that the Li family had a good descendant.
The Xie family has four extraordinary people in the next generation, so there is nothing to envy the Li family.
"You don't have to be proud of your son to be proud of him." After Lin Ye said this, Xie Dinghua and Lu He looked at Lin Ye with some doubts, but Lin Ye did not explain. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "We can't let the old lady wait too long. Go and greet the old lady first."
"Yes, yes, yes, my mother is already waiting in the main hall. Please come in, Mr. Lin."
Xie Dinghua also reacted and led the way. Li Xian glanced at Lin Ye with gratitude in his eyes. Lin Ye smiled slightly and walked forward.
The reason why he had these conversations with Xie Dinghua was very simple. Li Xian’s girlfriend was Xie Xiaoqi, who was Xie Dinghua’s daughter, and Xie Dinghua was Li Xian’s future father-in-law.
Guide Xie Dinghua to praise Li Xian, so that when he tells her his intention, Xie Dinghua will not be able to object. As for whether Xie Dinghua will glare at his son-in-law Li Xian in the future because of this matter, that is none of his business.
After entering the hall, Lin Ye met the head of the Xie family, Mrs. Xie.
The old lady sat in the main seat, with a dignified look and exuding a majestic aura.
Lin Ye had read the information about Old Lady Xie at the appraisal institute. At that time, she was the only extraordinary person in the Xie family's generation, and she was a woman. The Xie family was almost on the verge of collapse.
In order to stabilize the Xie family and make the Xie family members submit to her, Old Lady Xie was decisive in killing, both internally and externally. After many years, she had this kind of domineering aura.
"Mom, Mr. Lin is here."
Xie Dinghua, who was smiling before, behaved very well when he entered the hall. This also verified the appraisal institute's analysis of Old Lady Xie.
"I am a new student at Lin Ye and would like to meet the old lady."
Lin Ye clasped his fists and bowed. The old lady smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, you are too polite. Please take a seat."
Lin Ye was invited to take a seat first, and then Old Lady Xie looked at Lu He again: "Mr. Lu and my Xie family are also acquaintances, so there is no need for such red tape."
"The old lady is a senior, and etiquette cannot be abandoned." Lu He also clasped his fists to Old Lady Xie before sitting down on the chair below Lin Ye.
The only person still standing in the hall was Li Xian.
"What should we call this young hero?" Old Lady Xie looked at Li Xian and asked with a smile.
"I am Li Xian, a junior from the Li family. Nice to meet old lady Xie." Li Xian bowed respectfully.
"The Li family, is it the Li family in Daci Town? Do you know Li Zhenhai and you?"
"My grandfather asked me to say hello to you before I came here."
"You are Li Zhenhai's grandson. That's right. Your Li family has a successor."
Old Madam Xie smiled. Li Xian hesitated for a moment, but after a while his expression became firm. He said, "Old Madam, I came to the Li family this time to propose marriage to the Xie family."
When Li Xian said this, Old Lady Xie kept smiling, but Xie Dinghua on the side was startled. Thinking of what Mr. Lin had said outside the door before, exaggerating Li Xian's words in front of him, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
"I was in the same class with Xiaoqi in college. After several interactions, I developed a crush on her. When I learned that Xiaoqi was the granddaughter of the old lady, I reported it to my elders at home. They scolded me for having wild ideas and a toad wanting to eat swan meat. But in the end, my grandfather took pity on me and allowed me to come to the Xie family..."
Listening to Li Xian's words, Lin Ye felt emotional. As expected of a descendant of a big family, what he said was very nice.
Li Xian did not mention the romantic relationship between him and Xie Xiaoqi, he only said that he admired Xie Xiaoqi. The elders in his family scolded him for being a toad wanting to eat swan flesh, but they failed to make him change his mind. In the end, they had no choice but to let him come to the Xie family himself and leave the decision to the Xie family.
This statement not only preserved Xie Xiaoqi's reputation as a woman, but also flattered the Xie family. However, the Xie family members were sure to guess the truth behind it.
If Xie Xiaoqi and Li Xian were just ordinary classmates, Li Xian would not know Xie Xiaoqi's identity. But since Li Xian dared to come to her house, he must have already established a relationship with the girl.
"This boy is very clear about the important matters. If I were Old Lady Xie, I would not refuse this marriage."
Lin Ye was ready to offer his help, but when he saw Old Lady Xie's expression, his eyes narrowed slightly. Something was not right.
The smile on Old Lady Xie's face disappeared, and was even replaced by a rather embarrassed expression. Although this embarrassed expression only appeared for a moment, he still caught it.
This discovery made him not rush to talk. In fact, after hearing what Li Xian said, plus the fact that he was the one who brought Li Xian to the Xie family, the Xie family should have known the purpose of his coming here.
I am here to act as a matchmaker for Li Xian.
"Please take a seat first."
Li Xian looked up at Old Lady Xie without moving.
"Ahem, nephew Li, this is your fault. I know Xiaoqi is the old lady's favorite granddaughter and the apple of Brother Dinghua's eye. If it were me, I'm afraid my heart wouldn't be able to bear your sudden attack. Come and sit down."
It was Lu He who spoke. Feeling that the atmosphere in the hall was a bit awkward, he said this to help Li Xian out.
"Uncle Lu is right. It was the younger generation who was reckless."
Li Xian apologized and then sat down below Lu He, but his eyes never left Old Lady Xie.
Old Lady Xie remained silent because she was in a difficult situation at the moment.
If Li Xian had his eyes on one of her other granddaughters, no matter which one it was, with Mr. Lin willing to act as a matchmaker, and given Li Xian's own talent and background, she would be willing to have such a grandson-in-law.
But Xiaoqi's situation is different.
"Li Xian, it's Xiaoqi's blessing that you like her, but Xiaoqi has already been engaged since she was a child."
Finally, Old Lady Xie made a decision. Although rejecting Li Xian would offend Mr. Lin and the Li family, they would not become enemies. But if she chose Li Xian, the Xie family would severely offend them.
The Xie family could not bear the anger over there, not to mention the Li family. As for Mr. Lin, she was not sure because she had never seen Mr. Lin take action. However, the things that Mr. Lin had done could also be done over there.
What's more, Mr. Lin is just a matchmaker, and he doesn't necessarily have a close relationship with the Li family. The Li family may have spent some price to invite Mr. Lin, and it is hard to say whether Mr. Lin will intervene in subsequent matters.
"Old lady..."
Li Xian was getting anxious and didn't care about being polite anymore. Xiaoqi had been engaged since she was a child, so how come he had never heard of this from Xiaoqi?
Xie Dinghua also looked at his mother in shock. As a father, he had never heard of his daughter's engagement.
Could it be that the mother made up this excuse to reject Li Xian?
But that shouldn't be the case, this excuse can be easily exposed.
"Even in the clan, not many people know about this. I arranged it for Xiaoqi after she gave birth. Even Dinghua didn't know. I was originally waiting to tell Xiaoqi after she graduated."
Old Madam Xie explained, and Lin Ye pondered for a while, and finally confirmed that what Old Madam Xie said was true.
Because there are many reasons that Old Lady Xie could have for refusing, but this one is the easiest to expose.
The Xie family is not an ordinary family. Even if Xie Xiaoqi did not marry Li Xian, she would have to marry in the future. Then she could not hide who the other party was, and she would know whether there was a child marriage or not.
Once it was exposed, then Old Lady Xie would have severely offended the Li family and herself.
However, Lin Ye figured it out, and Lu He also figured out the connection between them, but Li Xian was the only one who couldn't figure it out. He was the person involved, and he couldn't sit still when he heard what Old Lady Xie said.
"Old lady, Xiaoqi and I are truly in love..."
At this time, Li Xian no longer cared about the instructions of his family elders or anything else and had to tell the truth.
“That’s enough!”
Old Lady Xie interrupted Li Xian directly, as this concerned her granddaughter's reputation, especially since it would bring unnecessary trouble to the Xie family if the matter got over there.
"Li Xian, you should know what kind of family my Xie family is. Since we have arranged the child marriage, it will definitely not be cancelled. Don't mention it again."
After saying that, Old Lady Xie also changed her tone and said, "With your conditions, you can find a better girl in the future."
If it was just Li Xian himself, Old Lady Xie could force Li Xian to give up, and even force Li Xian not to spread the matter between him and Xiaoqi after leaving the Xie family. However, with Lin Ye and Lu He present, Old Lady Xie had no choice but to persuade him.
"Grandma, I won't agree to a child marriage. I have my own choice."
However, just as Old Lady Xie was about to persuade Li Xian, a beautiful figure walked in from the door and looked directly at Old Lady Xie.
"Xiaoqi, how do you talk to grandma?"
When Xie Dinghua saw her daughter talking back to her mother, she quickly scolded her.
"Dad, if grandma had told me earlier that I was going to be engaged, I might have been able to accept it, but now I'm already in a relationship with Li Xian, and if grandma told me again, I wouldn't be able to accept it."
Lin Ye looked at Xie Xiaoqi. This girl had a very straightforward personality. Not to mention, she was quite a match for Li Xian.
Li Xian has a gentler personality, and the combination of softness and strength complement each other very well.
"Asshole, grandma loves you too much and you have lost all sense of seniority."
Old Lady Xie did not expect that her granddaughter would appear at this time, and dare to contradict her. In the Xie family, she has always been the one who has the final say, and no one has ever dared to contradict her.
"Dinghua, take your daughter away and discipline her properly. Don't embarrass our Xie family in front of outsiders."
"Grandma, I won't leave!"
Xie Xiaoqi was very determined. She ignored the look Xie Dinghua gave her and even took the initiative to walk up to Li Xian and held Li Xian's hand.
"Okay, okay, my wings have really grown stronger. I feel like I can fly."
Old Lady Xie slammed her skinny hands heavily on the armrest of the chair and stood up from the chair. Lin Ye, who was sitting on the right, smiled and said:
"Please calm down, old lady."
