Dominating the Powerful Families: Rebirth of
Chapter 111: The Elder Dugu Proposes Marriage Part 5_1

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: The Elder Dugu Proposes Marriage Part 5_1

Grandpa Shen took a quick stride forward and firmly grasped the hands of Old Master Dugu, excitedly saying, "Old General, you are my most admired hero in this lifetime, and today we are fortunate and blessed to meet you and your wife in person!"

Old Master Dugu laughed heartily and said, "Not at all, not at all, it should be said that it is our families’ destiny to come together and become one family, don’t you think?"

Everyone nodded in agreement and laughed, "Yes, yes, yes, the Old General is right..."

The rest of the Shen Family members also came up one by one to shake hands and greet the old master and his wife.

The old master and his wife were down to earth, chatting happily with the young and old of the Shen Family, who took a real liking to the kind elderly couple.

They had not expected that the old master and his wife from the first and most powerful family were so approachable. If Xiaoxing really married into their family, she presumably would not encounter difficulties from the elders, and with this in mind, the Shen Family felt somewhat more at ease.

This, in fact, was the purpose of Old Master Dugu and his wife’s visit.

As long as they could put the Shen Family at ease, as long as they were willing to marry Shen Tianxing into the Dugu Family, then their visit was not in vain.

After the introductions, Shen Wenru laughed and said, "Please, everyone, take your seats!"

Shen Tianxing brought out the family’s giant revolving round table that could seat twenty people.

There were fifteen of them today, enough to all sit at one table.

All the delicious dishes on the table for dinner had been prepared by Shen Tianxing and Dugu Zixi in the Lifespace kitchen the night before, top-tier delicacies that you could not find outside, exclusively from Lifespace.

As Shen Tianxing lifted each lid, she would introduce the dish to the old master and his wife and everyone else.

"This is salt-baked lobster, braised codfish, crab roe stuffed oranges, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, scallion braised abalone, sesame oil roast chicken, Kung Pao venison, marinated triad, rosemary beef, and Family Harmony."

"For dessert, we have deep-fried spring rolls, crab roe buns, golden steamed buns, osmanthus cakes, coconut crispy pastry, scallion oil pancakes..."

Looking at the feast spread out in front of them and smelling the enticing aroma, everyone involuntarily swallowed.

Old Master Dugu looked at Li Xiuxia and laughed loudly, "This banquet is no less grand than a state dinner. You’ve really gone to great lengths, my in-law."

Old Lady Dugu also nodded in admiration, "The effort you’ve put in, my in-law, is truly touching."

Li Xiuxia said with a smile, "Old Master, Old Lady, you are praising the wrong person. Today’s grand feast was all the work of Xiaoxing, who wanted to show off her skills in front of you both!"

Shen Tianxing initially wanted to say that she and Dugu Zixi had made the dishes together.

But upon remembering that they prepared the dishes at night in the Lifespace and that she couldn’t reveal the existence of Lifespace, let alone let her family know she was with Dugu Zixi every night, she could only give Dugu Zixi a look and silently take the credit.

After all, Xixi wouldn’t mind; if his family recognized and liked her, he would only be happy for her.

Of course, as the main chef was indeed herself and Dugu Zixi was just helping out, like prepping ingredients and such, it was not inappropriate for her to take the credit as the representative.

Upon hearing Li Xiuxia’s words, Old Master Dugu immediately turned to Shen Tianxing and said with a big laugh, "Ah, my Little Tianxing is so filial and such a good child."

The Dugu matriarch also took the opportunity to say, "Yes, Tianxing is really likable. We all like her very much and truly hope that Zixi can marry Tianxing soon."

Shen Wenru smiled lightly, "Xiaoxing and Zixi are both still young, there’s no need to rush this matter. We can talk about it later. For now, let’s eat, or the dishes will get cold."

Although the Dugu Family was powerful and influential, Shen Wenru would not stoop to selling his daughter for glory. He still needed to thoroughly test whether Zixi was worthy of his daughter.

Besides, if they were to fawn over a few flattering remarks from the groom’s side, it would make their daughter seem worthless. They must maintain some dignity and pride, to make it known that a good daughter is sought after by many families. This would show that their daughter had class.

Shen Wenru had also observed many practical examples of marriage around him, generally, where the bride’s side was overly eager or even offered a dowry, the groom’s family did not cherish her, but looked down upon her. Some even wondered if there was something wrong with the bride for her to be in such a rush to marry.

He certainly did not want his precious daughter to be looked down upon in such a manner.

The Dugu patriarch and the matriarch exchanged glances, both thinking to themselves that Shen Wenru, though seemingly gentle and polite, wasn’t so easy to handle!

However, the two were shrewd and, seeing how Shen Wenru responded, they quickly smiled and said, "Alright, alright, let’s eat, let’s eat. After we’re done, we’ll have a good chat."

Dugu Zixi and Shen Tianxing, watching the parents spar with words, felt rather helpless.

Fortunately, both elders knew when to stop. If one side forcefully insisted and the other refused to give in, resulting in a deadlock, it would be difficult to resolve.

Shen Tianxing used the serving chopsticks to put some food onto porcelain plates for the patriarch and the matriarch, "Dugu Grandpa, Dugu Grandma, come, try the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall I made and see if it’s good."

The Dugu matriarch smiled, "Xiaoxing, you don’t need to serve us, we can take what we want to eat ourselves."

Shen Tianxing smiled, "It’s no trouble at all."

She didn’t favor one over the other and also served her own grandparents the dishes they liked, "Grandpa, Grandma, you eat too."

She then cheerfully addressed everyone at the table, "I put a lot of effort into cooking today’s dishes, so you all must eat your fill. No one is allowed to leave without being full!"

Everyone laughed heartily at Shen Tianxing’s comment.

The Dugu patriarch cleared his throat to remind Shen Tianxing, "Little Tianxing, have you forgotten something?"

Shen Tianxing blinked, looking puzzled.

The Dugu patriarch winked at her and made a drinking gesture, and Shen Tianxing finally realized, "Oh my, I do have some delicious fruit wine here. I actually forgot to bring it out. You all enjoy the dishes while I go get the wine!"

Shen Wenru had prepared some white liquor, but since Shen Tianxing knew that the Dugu matriarch did not allow the patriarch to drink, she didn’t let Shen Wenru serve it.

But seeing how much the patriarch wanted to drink, she had no choice but to bring out a twenty-jin jar of Spiritual Fruit Wine from Lifespace for everyone to drink.

The instant the Dugu patriarch saw the jar of wine, his eyes lit up.

Shen Tianxing also noticed the matriarch’s disapproving gaze at the patriarch and quickly explained, "Dugu Grandma, this wine is brewed from fruits and will only do the body good, not harm. You can rest assured that it’s fine for the elderly to drink several cups without any issue."

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