Before long, dinner was ready.
The Xi family regarded Ruan Qi as one of their own, and did not dine solemnly in the large dining room used for entertaining guests. Instead, the Xi family gathered in the cozy small restaurant.
However, although the restaurant is small, the dishes are not perfunctory at all. The table was full of delicious food, most of which were Ruan Qi's favorites.
Ruan Qi was held by Xi Xiaoyun's arm and sat down at the dining table.
Just as Xi Jiu was about to reach her, Duan Wei was one step ahead of him and sat on Ruan Qi's right hand side.
Xi Xiaoyun also sat down on Ruan Qi's left hand side.
Xi Jiu: "..."
Xi Jiu was silent for a moment, then turned her head to look at her father, hoping that he would take care of his wife.
Xi Xiaoran gave him a helpless look.
In the Xi family, the old man has the highest status, Duan Wei, Xi Xiaoyun are tied for second, and ranked third are all the flowers, plants, poultry and livestock in the entire mansion. As for the father and son, they could barely register at the bottom of the food chain and care about their wives. That was impossible.
I dare not take care of it, and I am reluctant to take care of it.
Xi Xiaoran ignored his son's gaze and sat down next to Mr. Xi.
Xi Jiu looked at the large family and Ruan Qi who was far away from him, and suddenly understood something in his heart——
It is true that the daughter-in-law cannot live with her husband's family.
There will really be conflicts if you live there for a long time.
It had only been half a day, and Ruan Qi was so entangled that she didn't even have a chance to talk to him. If he gets married and lives here for many years in the future, will there still be room for him next to Ruan Qi?
It's right not to live with your husband's family.
Not conducive to communication between husband and wife.
The ancients would not deceive him.
Xi Jiu lowered his eyes calmly and began to think about which of the properties under his name was suitable for a wedding room.
Ruan Qi still didn't know that her residence after marriage had been clearly arranged. She held the chopsticks, and the rice bowl was piled into a mountain with the vegetables picked up by Xi Xiaoyun and Duan Wei.
Mr. Xi personally served her a bowl of soup.
"Xiao Qi, your mother Xibo made this soup herself. She used free-range chicken and added a lot of tonics. You are usually busy with work, so drink more soup to replenish your body."
Ruan Qi quickly took the soup with both hands, "Thank you, Grandpa Xi."
"Family, why are you so polite?"
Mr. Xi stared at the little girl for a while with a smile. Suddenly, he remembered what Xi Jiu had said to him a few days ago, and couldn't help but sigh, "Lao Jiu has already told me about your family. I never expected that your dad is that boy Cheng Bainian."
When Ruan Qi's parents were mentioned, the lively atmosphere at the table froze for a moment.
Ruan Qi put down the soup bowl and said apologetically: "The Cheng family's affairs are rather complicated. I didn't dare to reveal the identity of my parents, so I kept it secret from you before. Grandpa Xi, I'm sorry."
"What silly things are you kidding?" Mr. Xi waved his hands and looked at her with a somewhat heartbroken look, "After Lao Jiu finished talking about your family's affairs, I'm glad it's not too late, so how can I blame you. It's so important. Of course, the fewer people who know about my parents’ safety, the better.”
After finishing speaking, he sighed again and said with some emotion, "Actually, when Mrs. Cheng was still alive, the Cheng family had always been pretty good. Mr. Cheng was a righteous man, and his eldest son Cheng Gu was also a good person. It's just that good people don't last long. Fate, father and son died in a car accident together. Otherwise, where would Cheng Qi be the head of the Cheng family?"
Ruan Qi once heard Ruan Fengmian talk about the affairs of Mr. Cheng's generation.
Mr. Cheng has three sons. The eldest son Cheng Gu is honest and steady, and has long been designated as the heir. The second son Cheng Rang was obsessed with art and stayed away from power disputes. He left the country at the age of twenty. The third son, Cheng Qi, is now the head of the Cheng family. He is extreme, selfish, scheming and has the most vicious methods.
At that time, Mrs. Cheng disliked this third son the most. In order to allow his eldest son Cheng Gu to successfully become the head of the family, Mr. Cheng sent Cheng Qi abroad when he was twenty years old.
It's just that God's calculations are not as good as those of man. Mr. Cheng paved Cheng Gu's road, but the father and son encountered a car accident together.
His second son Cheng Rang also died abroad.
Three of the four members of the family died, and the remaining Cheng Qi naturally became the most suitable candidate for the next head of the Cheng family.
However, the other rooms in Cheng's house are not fuel-efficient lamps either. After Cheng Qi came back from abroad, he fought with several members of the Cheng family for several years. Finally, he designed to marry Liu Qiuyu, gained the support of the Liu family, and successfully became the head of the family.
After hearing the past events of the Cheng family, Ruan Qi felt that there were too many doubts in it.
She remembered that Mr. Xi and Mr. Cheng had a good relationship, so she couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked her doubts: "Grandpa Xi, did Mr. Cheng and his two sons really die accidentally?"
She really wasn't careless. Three of the four members of the family died, and the causes of death were all accidents. Today's TV dramas don't dare to act like this.
When Mr. Xi heard her question, he couldn't help but be startled, and then gave a wry smile.
"Who knows whether it was an accident or not. Fifty or sixty years ago, technology was not developed and there was no surveillance on the road. Even if we suspected that Cheng Qi was responsible, we could not find any evidence. Moreover, Cheng Qi was indeed there when something happened to Mr. Cheng. Abroad. He has a solid alibi."
But having said that, anyone with a discerning eye knows how the Cheng family father and son died.
But no one dared to question it.
Because Cheng Qi was too ruthless.
He was only twenty years old at that time, and he was able to kill his own flesh and blood relatives for power, even his biological father who raised him. Who dares to question such a cruel and vicious person? Aren't you afraid of being chopped by Cheng Qi while sleeping in the middle of the night?
Everyone is afraid of Cheng Qi's viciousness and dare not get involved in the Cheng family's affairs. There are also some people who want to investigate the cause of Mr. Cheng's death, such as the Xi family and the Bai family, but they suffer from the lack of evidence.
Therefore, this matter finally came to an end.
"Death is like a lamp going out. After Mr. Cheng died, the imperial capital was in shock for a while, and everyone gradually forgot about it. Then Cheng Qi married Liu..." Mr. Xi paused and changed his words, "Marry your own grandma. , and you should know everything after that.”
As he said that, he shook his head sadly and said to Ruan Qi, "Although Cheng Qi and I don't deal with each other, Lao Jiu's grandma had a good relationship with Liu Qiuyu back then. After your father was born, Lao Jiu's grandma gave your father a gift A wishful and safe lock. But after Lao Jiu and his grandmother died, our two families stopped communicating."
Mrs. Xi was not an ancient warrior. She died of cancer thirty years ago.
After the death of Mrs. Xi, Mr. Xi was extremely sad and did not get over the pain of losing his wife for several years. In addition, the relationship between the Cheng family and the Xi family was not good, and without Mrs. Xi as a link, the communication between the Xi family and Liu Qiuyu and Ruan Fengmian was completely severed.
It wasn't until Cheng Qi brought Xu Qingya and the illegitimate son into the house and the whole circle was shaken that Mr. Xi thought of Liu Qiuyu and Ruan Fengmian.
