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Chapter 1028 - 1025: Just Afraid of Wife and Daughter

Chapter 1028: Chapter 1025: Just Afraid of Wife and Daughter

Tong Lao Da stared at his precious daughter for a long time, then reached out to touch her head.

"Girl, aren’t I doing this for your own good?"

Tong Xiaohua pulled her father’s hand away, furious.

"Dad, I don’t need it! And you don’t need to use such grandiose words to placate me. You’re not doing this for my sake, but for the sake of the Tong Family and the empire you’ve built over so many years."

Tong Lao Da was amused by her anger, "Isn’t the Tong Family yours too? Girl, now you are the head of the Tong Family, not me. Xiao Yan is a rare talent; with him, the Tong Family will no longer be the Tong Family it is now."

Tong Xiaohua hadn’t yet considered what her father meant by "the Tong Family it is now"; instead, she blurted out angrily.

"Anyway, I don’t care! If you insist on him marrying into the family, then I will not accept him, whether it’s an engagement or whatever. If you push me too far, I’ll break up with him!"

Of course, breaking up was just said in anger, but refusing to get engaged or married was truly what Tong Xiaohua felt.

Actually, after clashing with Yan Bo’s parents twice, she had already prepared herself to never marry in her lifetime.

Whether or not she was engaged or married to Yan Bo, what difference would it make?

The elders always thought they could bind them with this, and also believed that only through an engagement or marriage could their relationship be maintained.

Little did they know that love is maintained with the heart, and has nothing to do with whether one is engaged or married.

After dropping her words, Tong Xiaohua turned around and slammed the door as she left.

Tong’s mom had just come out after a shower, startled by the noise of the door.

"Yun Xiang, what madness is this now?"

Tong’s mom thought that Tong Lao Da was drunk and acting crazy again.

Tong Lao Da rolled his eyes, "It’s not me going mad; it’s your precious daughter who is!"

Tong Lao Da also got somewhat angry, deep down, he truly believed that wanting Yan Bo to marry into their family was indeed for his precious daughter’s benefit.

Tong’s mom gave it some thought and then understood.

She came over and sat down beside Tong Lao Da.

"Yun Xiang, didn’t we also hate it when our families interfered in our business? Let Xiao Hua make her own decisions about her matters."

Tong Lao Da felt wronged, "Am I not worried that she will be looked down upon by those people from the Yan Family? Better to resolve it once and for all, by luring their son over, and see if that doesn’t drive them mad."

Tong’s mom shook her head, laughing, "Yun Xiang, you’re a parent too; whether it’s a son or a daughter, raising them has already taken a lot of our heart and effort, not to mention a son as outstanding as Xiao Yan. To half-trick, half-coerce Xiao Yan into our family really isn’t very honorable."

Tong Lao Da glared in frustration, "Am I the one wanting to drag Xiao Yan into our family? It’s them, sticking to their outdated customs, who insist on pushing their son into our house."

"Think about it, where is our Xiao Hua lacking? She’s beautiful, smart, and capable; how is she not good enough for their son? Their son’s a treasure, isn’t our daughter a treasure too? Xiao Hua has already warmed up to them several times, but did they ever show her any kindness?"

Tong’s mom originally wanted to calm Tong Lao Da down, but hearing this, she too couldn’t help but fall silent.

Indeed, every child is the apple of their parents’ eye.

Their son may be a treasure to the Yan Family, but their daughter is just as precious to them!

Tong’s mother sighed, "Yun Xiang, I know you feel that Xiao Hua is getting a raw deal, but what can we do? Reality is just like this. I believe when Xiao Hua and Xiao Yan decided to be together, they had already made their decision. If today Xiao Yan had voluntarily become part of our family, I wouldn’t oppose it, but if not, let’s not interfere."

Tong’s eldest son remained silent and noncommittal, but Tong’s mother knew he had taken her words to heart.

The very next morning, Yan Bo got up early and drove to Mingxuan to pack some fresh snacks to bring back. When Tong’s eldest and Tong’s mother had finished washing up and came out, they saw Yan Bo arranging the packed snacks on the table.

"Uncle Tong, Aunt Tong, good morning!"

"Xiao Yan, you went out and bought all these so early?"

Tong’s mother glanced at the table, spotting the delicate snacks that only Mingxuan could make, and silently gave the young man some extra points.

"Yeah, I woke up early today and couldn’t go back to sleep, so I decided to go out for a spin and pack some snacks for breakfast."

Tong’s mother looked at the silent Tong’s eldest and nudged him to go on in, "I’m going to wake Xiao Hua up. That girl is getting lazier and lazier."

Yan Bo wanted to call after Tong’s mother, but seeing that it was already past eight o’clock, it wasn’t early anymore.

"Uncle Tong, please come and sit. I went early today, and there were plenty of snacks. I packed five baskets of your favorite shrimp dumplings. Eat them while they’re hot."

Everyone in L City knew that snacks from Mingxuan Restaurant, besides being exquisite and delicious, were extremely pricey and only available in limited quantities.

Ordinarily, even if you dine in at Mingxuan Hotel, some snacks are limited per table, like shrimp dumplings, typically restricted to two baskets per table.

The reason Yan Bo could take away five baskets wasn’t really because, as he said, there was an abundant amount of snacks, but because he had privately sought out Mingxuan’s Young Master Zhu Zhizhou and got a favor, enabling him to pack the five baskets back.

Tong’s eldest lifted his eyelids to glance at him and said nothing, but he picked up some chopsticks and put a shrimp dumpling into his mouth.

Yan Bo immediately poured him a cup of aromatic black tea. After a while, Tong’s eldest had cleared two baskets of shrimp dumplings and took a sip of tea to clear his throat before looking at Yan Bo and slowly spoke.

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Hua has told you about the matter of moving in with us, hasn’t she?"

Yan Bo instinctively wanted to feign ignorance but facing such a shrewd man as Tong’s eldest, playing dumb would have been counterproductive.

So, he simply nodded, "Um, she mentioned it to me briefly."

Tong’s eldest was initially set on giving him a hard time, but seeing him being so straightforward, he found he couldn’t bring himself to be difficult.

"Originally, I was determined to have you join our family, but just last night, Xiao Hua nearly broke off her father-and-daughter relationship with me over this. I am not afraid of much, just my wife and daughter. Still,"

Yan Bo kept silent, merely quietly refilling Tong’s eldest’s tea.

"Last night, Xiao Hua and your Aunt Tong gave me a good talking-to. To be honest, I still really want to bring you into the Tong Family as a son-in-law, but thinking of Xiao Hua and your Aunt Tong, I dare not!"

Tong’s eldest voluntarily revealing his weaknesses to him was completely unexpected by Yan Bo.

And hearing this, Yan Bo secretly breathed a sigh of relief because he knew that the crisis had been resolved through the joint efforts of Xiao Hua and Tong’s mother.

That is to say, the crisis was over!

"Uncle Tong, thank you!"

This made Yan Bo feel even more guilty.

While the difficulties he faced from Tong’s eldest, Xiao Hua, and Tong’s mother had been resolved, the challenges his own parents posed to Xiao Hua were still something he felt powerless to change.