Chapter 113: The Liang Family
"Why don't you go and accompany your fiancée? Am I getting in your way?" In the room, Li Jinxi said this angrily, then turned over and covered herself with the quilt.
Lan Yaoxia shook her head helplessly, smiled bitterly and said, "Wife, how long ago was that?"
"My dad has already said that the engagement is no longer valid." As he spoke, he lifted the quilt and quickly got in.
At this moment, Li Jinxi, who was hiding under the quilt, curled up into a ball, snorted coldly, and said with a bit of jealousy: "Weren't you staring at me just now? Are you reluctant to let me go?"
Hearing this, Lan Yaoxia quickly lifted the quilt covering the two of them, hugged Li Jinxi tightly, and explained: "Oh! How could I stare at her? I was talking to Uncle Liang!"
However, Li Jinxi broke free from Lan Yaoxia's embrace, sat on the bed, stared at him, and asked in a questioning tone: "Tell me the truth, have you ever had any thoughts about her?"
Lan Yaoxia hurriedly shook her head and denied, "Wife, that engagement was a long time ago. You are the only one in my heart now. What are you worried about? We are already married."
Li Jinxi continued to say, "I think the way Liang Jiayi looks at you is very abnormal. She always stares at you straight. She must be interested in you."
After hearing this, Lan Yaoxia couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Haha, wife, are you jealous?"
Li Jinxi was immediately furious. She twisted Lan Yaoxia's arm with all her strength and replied angrily, "Yes, I am jealous!"
"I never expected that! Lan Yaoxia, your parents actually arranged a marriage for you."
Lan Yaoxia didn't seem to care that Li Jinxi had just twisted her. Instead, she smiled and explained, "Actually, it wasn't arranged by my parents. It was arranged by my grandfather."
"Besides, those are all old calendars from many years ago."
"Why are you worried about this?"
Seeing Lan Yaoxia's nonchalant look, Li Jinxi's anger grew stronger: "Don't tell me you don't know anything about child marriage."
"When you were courting me in college, why didn't you mention your childhood marriage?"
"Tell me the truth quickly. Have you ever met Liang Jiayi before?"
Lan Yaoxia raised her hand and made a solemn oath: "Wife, I can swear to God that I have never met her!"
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Well... maybe I met her when I was a child, but I really don't remember ever meeting Liang Jiayi. As far as I can remember, she and I have never had any contact at all."
Seeing Li Jinxi's irritable face, Lan Yaoxia felt distressed. He hugged her tightly again and comforted her gently: "Wife, just put your heart at ease. The child marriage has long become a thing of the past. Don't think about it anymore."
"Besides, my dad has made it clear that this is just a joke between the elders and it's not serious. So, you don't have to worry at all."
However, Lan Yaoxia's comfort didn't seem to have much effect.
Li Jinxi still had a suspicious look on her face. She stared at Lan Yaoxia's eyes and asked, "Husband, you must tell me the truth. Do you have even the slightest thought of admitting this child marriage?"
Lan Yaoxia sensed Li Jinxi's worry, and he quickly solemnly assured again: "I swear, I have never had such an idea!"
After hearing Lan Yaoxia's promise, Li Jinxi felt a little relieved, but the doubts in her heart were not completely eliminated.
After all, after meeting Liang Jiayi today, Li Jinxi's heart has been hanging and she couldn't calm down the whole day.
He scratched his hair and said irritably, "It's so annoying, what on earth are they doing here?"
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Sitting at the cozy dinner table, Lan Wenda's eyes sparkled with joy as he looked at Liang Qing, his junior, who came to visit him.
After all, Liang Qing's father, Liang Zhongshan, grew up with him in a military compound, and they formed a deep friendship when they joined the army in their early years.
It is because of this that the story of the childhood marriage between Lan Yaoxia and Liang Jiayi came into being.
However, things are unpredictable. Later, Liang Jiayi was unwilling to accept the arranged marriage, which caused a lot of uproar, and eventually the two families decided to cancel the marriage. It was also because of this incident that the exchanges between the two families gradually decreased.
At this moment, Liang Qing raised his glass to salute Lan Wenda: "Uncle, please allow me to toast you!"
Lan Wenda smiled heartily and responded, "Haha, great! Let's all raise our glasses together!"
As his words rang out, everyone at the table raised their wine glasses or drink glasses. Those who could drink filled their glasses, and those who didn't want to drink filled their glasses.
Liang Qing's main purpose of coming to the Lan family this time was to re-establish contact with Lan Wenda.
You know, back then Lan Wenda and his entire family betrayed the Sulan family, but no one expected that he would be able to emerge as a dark horse in Linhai City and successfully build a huge group that could rival any old-established family.
Today, the Liang family's business is declining, and its glory is gone. On the other hand, the Linhai Lan family is flourishing, and its sphere of influence covers the entire southern region.
After the dinner, Liang Qing quickly said goodbye to the Lan family. On the way back to Susu, Liang Jiayi rolled down the car window and let the strong wind blow on her face.
Seeing his daughter like this, Liang Qing couldn't help but sigh and said, "Are you regretting this? Such an outstanding person should have been yours, but you ruined this marriage with your own hands."
Liang Jiayi remained silent and just slowly lowered her head.
"How could I have known it would turn out like this..." Her tone was filled with reluctance.
Liang Qing shook his head helplessly and said, "You have brought all this upon yourself. You had to ruin that child marriage."
Liang Qing knew very well that this so-called child marriage was actually caused by his father's selfish desire. Back then, Lan Wenda was in a high position, serving as a commander, and had countless connections and resources in his hands.
Liang Zhongshan naturally understood the interests involved, which was why he mentioned the matter of arranging a marriage with Lan Wenda. His real purpose was to use Lan Wenda's power to allow the Liang family to further develop and grow.
Thinking of this, Liang Qing couldn't help but rub his temples and let out a soft sigh: "Oh..." He really couldn't imagine what his father would feel if he knew the current situation.