Qi Santai kept a straight face and ignored Xie Guangkun at all.
To be honest, he doesn't like Xie Guangkun very much.
However, because there is some kind of relationship between them. In addition, every time Xie Guangkun saw him, he always brought gifts, such as wild products and local chickens. The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person is just how you deal with him.
But when he saw him acting like this today, going his own way and being unreasonable, he became angry.
"Third wife, third wife..." Xie Guangkun was so frightened that he almost cried.
If he is really detained in the police station, he will never be able to straighten his back and behave as a human being for the rest of his life.
Seeing his pitiful appearance, there were so many villagers present, but no one was willing to say a word for him.
First of all, Xie Guangkun did this in an unethical manner. There is indeed a gap between Yongqiang and Xiaomeng, but as long as they are willing to do so. It's really too much for him, an old man, to interfere like this.
Secondly, the person he offended was the mayor, the biggest official in Songshan Town. In the eyes of the common people, he had poked a hole in the sky. After causing such a big disaster, who dares to intercede for him?
"What's going on, what's going on..." At this moment, a man cried and squeezed in from the crowd. But it was Yongqiang’s mother, Zhao Jinfeng.
This morning, she originally wanted to attend her son's engagement ceremony. However, Xie Guangkun refused to let her go and locked her at home.
After Xie Guangkun left, she found a hammer and broke the door lock, so she was able to escape.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived here, I saw the old man being arrested. She was so frightened that she couldn't even stop her bicycle, so she hurriedly squeezed in.
"Old man, what's wrong with you? Why do you want to arrest him?" She ran to the joint defense personnel and asked anxiously. Then she looked at Qi Santai and begged with tears, "Third wife, third wife, you Spare him, spare him. I beg you, I beg you."
"Cousin, don't cry, don't cry." Qi Santai stepped forward quickly and said, "Whether you want to spare him or not is not up to me. It all depends on Guangkun's performance."
"Mayor, Guangkun was also confused for a moment and did something wrong. As long as he promises not to do it again, you can show your respect." Accountant Xu stepped forward and handed him a step.
"Guangkun, please take a step back." He then said to Xie Guangkun.
"Dad, please stop making trouble." Xie Lan and Pi Changshan also stepped forward to persuade him.
Xie Guangkun let out a long sigh and nodded depressedly.
At this point, he had no other choice but to bow his head.
If he were really arrested, his reputation would be ruined. People would poke him in the spine, making him unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life.
And after he was detained, he could no longer cause trouble, and his son and Xiao Meng would still be engaged.
It's like he suffered in vain, took the blame in vain, but did useless work. In this case, it is better to take a step back.
"Director, he has admitted his mistake. What do you think should be done?" Qi Santai then asked the director.
"Since the person involved has admitted his mistake and the damage caused is still controllable, let's give him a warning." The director nodded. "If he does it again, he will be severely punished next time."
"Yes, yes." Xie Guangkun only agreed. He was really embarrassed today.
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The director immediately took the people away.
Xiang Nan then came over and said, "Father, Mom, cousin, since you are all here, let's go in and have a drink."
"Okay, it's time to get off work anyway, so let's go in and sit down." Qi Santai said with a smile.
He heard that Yongqiang was now successful and had written a book that sold for 300,000 yuan. This is probably the first time in the history of Songshan Town.
He is so capable. He will write an article in the future to introduce his hometown well. Maybe Songshan Town will become famous because of it.
Just like Sun Li did to Baiyangdian, Mo Yan did to Gaomi, Shen Congwen did to border towns, Lu Yao did to northern Shaanxi... a well-known writer is very effective in boosting local reputation.
Xie Guangkun didn't want to go at first, but in front of Mrs. Qi, he didn't dare to say not to go. He was afraid that Mrs. Qi would fall out again and arrest him again.
While he was hesitating, Xie Lan and Pi Changshan had already held his arms and dragged him, finally inviting him in.
"Guangkun, just sit down. Let the child make the decision regarding the child's affairs, and don't get involved." Qi Santai advised, "Yongqiang is so capable now, you and he can have a good relationship. , can he not be filial to you? However, if you mess up the relationship, the father and son will easily become enemies. At that time, what good will you gain? "
"Okay, Third Madam, it's all about your face." Xie Guangkun said with a dark face and nodded.
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After everyone sat down, Xiang Nan immediately ordered Wu Di, "Get ready for the banquet."
Before the banquet begins, there is a ceremony to send the betrothal gift.
In fact, there is no certain process for getting engaged in the countryside.
The man and woman meet each other, give them engagement gifts, and treat their relatives and friends to a meal, and that's pretty much it.
However, when the villagers saw the engagement gift from Xiang Nan, they were all surprised.
I saw that Xiang Nan's gift was really expensive. Two boxes of Maotai liquor, two boxes of Chinese cigarettes, two chickens, ducks and geese each, two hundred pounds of pork, a pair of gold bracelets, a pair of gold necklaces, a pair of gold earrings, a pair of gold rings, a pair of couple watches...that's all All the gifts together cost at least thirty to forty thousand yuan.
It can be said that since the beginning of Ivory Mountain Village, no one has given such a heavy engagement gift.
"Oh, how much will this cost~"
"Oh, such a big gold bracelet, such a long gold chain... Tsk, tsk, Yongqiang is really willing to spend money."
"Seventh brother, you are so lucky to have such a rich prospective son-in-law."
"Xiaomeng, I envy you so much. Yongqiang really loves you and is willing to give you such a heavy gift."
The guests all praised and Wang Laoqi also felt that it was very honorable.
Originally, Xie Guangkun made such a fuss about him just now, which made him feel shameless. If it weren't for the fact that Yongqiang was a good kid, he would have turned his back on him and left on the spot.
But now that Xiang Nan had given him such a generous gift, he showed his face in front of the villagers. Moreover, Xie Guangkun also bowed his head, and the mayor Qi Santai also participated. He also regained his face, so he was no longer angry.
"Hey, Yongqiang, we are all family members, why are you giving such a heavy gift?" He blushed and said embarrassedly.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I want to let everyone know that I like Xiaomeng, I love Xiaomeng, and I want to give her everything I have." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Ouch~"
Hearing what he said, all the folks here felt a little nervous. However, young people like Zhao Yutian, Liu Ying'er, and Xie Xiaomei all started to boo.
Xiaomeng's face turned red with embarrassment and he stayed there.
"Okay, kid, with your words, I can rest assured leaving Xiaomeng to you." Wang Laoqi nodded.
Xie Guangkun felt regretful when he saw his son giving such a generous gift. If he had known this, he should have participated in this matter and not let Yong Qiang do whatever he wanted.
"Oh, how much more will this cost?" he said heartily.
