Chapter 298 The Cao Family Proposes
"Oh." As soon as Jin Beibei finished speaking, Xiao Chen took a rabbit leg out from the waiter's plate and stuffed it directly into Jin Beibei's mouth.
"It's delicious!" Jin Beibei praised while eating, "Cousin-in-law, you eat too!"
Mr. Cheng and other important guests also walked into the banquet hall at this moment, and Mr. Jin was beside him. The two families are actually somewhat related.
Jin Beibei's mother and Cheng Mengying's mother are sisters, both from the Zhu family, and Mr. Jin came here in person because of this.
As for the older generations of other families, they didn't come. After all, Cheng Mengying was a junior celebrating her birthday, so there was no need for them to come here.
As soon as Mr. Cheng entered the door, he saw Xiao Chen and Jin Beibei standing by the dining table eating extravagantly, but since Mr. Jin was by his side, it was hard to say anything.
Besides, Jin Beibei is like that, he knew it before, so he won't say much at this time, he just said: "Beibei and Xiao Chen seem to be fine?"
In fact, this is also a kind of temptation. Before the Jin family issued an unclear announcement, Mr. Cheng was also very puzzled by the attitude of the Jin family!
Although the two families are somewhat related, let alone this kind of relationship, even if it is a marriage with a combination of interests, don't think that you can fully understand each other's plans and secrets, that's unrealistic.
So Mr. Cheng doubted Mr. Jin's purpose of supporting Xiao Chen, did it have something to do with Jin Beibei and Xiao Chen playing well? Although it is not beneficial for a woman from an aristocratic family to marry a waste young man like Xiao Chen who was kicked out of the family, but the Golden Retriever Lion King is a maverick and does not follow the routine at all. Who knows what he thinks of.
"Oh, it's been good all the time. Isn't Xiao Chen Mengyan's follower? Is it okay to be with Beibei all day long?" Mr. Jin's answer was a bit vague, not an answer at all.
Old Master Cheng nodded and didn't say anything else. Everyone is a genius, so it's okay to see that Old Master Cheng doesn't want to say more.
The banquet has begun, accompanied by the grand appearance music, Cheng Mengying stepped onto the stage, and the master of ceremonies is also talking about auspicious words. In fact, the birthday banquet of the big family seems to be a birthday celebration, but in fact, these high-ranking people exchanged ideas with each other. A party to discuss cooperation.
The Cheng family also had the same goal in mind. Families and forces that had more or less contacts with the Cheng family showed up one after another. Cheng Zhongming and Cheng Zhongfan shuttled among the guests to gather contacts for the Cheng family...
"All guests, please present birthday presents!" said the master of ceremonies.
The people who can come on stage to give birthday gifts are some important people, some are not important, no matter how rich you are, no matter how good the gift you give, you are not qualified to be on stage! At this time, except for the children of Songning's various families, those who are eligible to be on stage are some small families that have worked closely with the Cheng family.
Jin Beibei gave Cheng Mengying a doll, and after she came on stage, she didn't come down, and accompanied Cheng Mengying to help Cheng Mengying take care of those gifts. This was what Cheng Mengying had requested in advance. her.
Shen Jingxuan gave Cheng Mengying a crystal corsage, and soon it was Cao Yuliang's turn to present flowers on stage! For Cao Yuliang to be ranked in front of Lou Zhenming, Lou Zhenming is actually very helpless, but who made the Lou family the last of the Nine Aristocratic Family?
If it were not for Xiao Chen's good idea before, Lou Zhenming would definitely be very depressed, but now instead of being depressed, he is very looking forward to it!
Thanks to asking Xiao Chen for help, Lou Zhenming secretly said good luck, if Cao Yuliang went up to offer flowers without asking more questions, and then went up to offer flowers himself, it would not be so brilliant at all.
but now……
I saw Cao Yuliang took out the "flowers" from the box with a smile on his face, and then walked quickly towards the stage.
Xiao Chen arranged the illusion casually, so Cao Yuliang didn't realize that there was something wrong with the flowers in his hand.
He went up to the stage with his head held high and excited, then knelt down on one knee, held the "flowers" high above his head, and said with an expression: "Mengying, on this important day, I will send you a bouquet of flowers. Flowers represent my heart, thousands of words speak everything in silence..."
Cheng Mengying frowned. It's normal to send flowers on birthdays, but Cao Yuliang's method of sending flowers has some problems. This is obviously a general. Isn't this the gesture of a marriage proposal?
If Cheng Mengying accepted, would that mean she had agreed to Cao Yuliang's marriage proposal? If she refused in front of so many people, it would be difficult for Cheng Mengying to do so.
She took a look at Jin Beibei, thanks to Jin Beibei coming up to help her, otherwise it would be really difficult!
In Cao Yuliang's mind, this was actually the plan. Cheng Mengying had to accept that he sent flowers like this first, and then there would be a more important role in the scene. At this time, Cao Yuliang's father would propose marriage on behalf of the Cao family and the Cheng family. !
"Oh, Xiao Liangzi, this flower is not very good, it looks so ugly, but for your sincerity, I will reluctantly accept it!" Jin Beibei casually took the flower from Cao Yuliang's hand!
Ugly? How can it be! These are imported roses, brought in by air, and what's the matter with you? Cao Yuliang was about to refute, but he was surprised to see that the bouquet in Jin Beibei's hand was not imported roses at all... What kind of strange flower is this?
"Huh? Why does it smell like green onions?" Jin Beibei said suddenly, she picked up Cao Yuliang's flowers and smelled them carefully, then burst out laughing: "Cousin Mengying, Cao Yuliang gave you a bunch of chopped green onions !"
Cheng Mengying smelled the smell of scallions just now, and thought that Cao Yuliang had eaten the scallions without brushing his teeth, but unexpectedly, Cao Yuliang gave her a bunch of chopped scallions!
"This...isn't mine..." Cao Yuliang was really baffled, it was impossible, when he came on stage just now, what he saw was a bouquet of roses, how did it turn into green onions?
"Oh, Cao Yuliang, thank you for the gift." Cheng Mengying nodded, "Beibei, take it home and let Xiao Chen cook it."
"Okay, oh, Beibei likes sea cucumbers cooked with green onions! Xiao Liangzi, you can send some sea cucumbers over tomorrow!" Jin Beibei said.
"Okay..." Cao Yuliang nodded dully, he didn't know what to say.
"Hahahahahaha!" The guests in the audience thought it was a bit funny, but who didn't know the identity of Cao Yuliang? At this time, I dare not laugh casually to provoke hatred, but Lou Zhenming is different, he and Cao Yuliang are deadly enemies, so he naturally doesn't mind ridiculing it!
"Who!?" Hearing the piercing laughter, Cao Yuliang shuddered all over. Turning his head to look, he saw Lou Zhenming laughing hard!
Lou Zhenming! It must be Lou Zhenming! Cao Yuliang gritted his teeth and doubted it, he definitely did it, why didn't he think of it before? I knew I should be on guard.
Someone laughed at first, and the other guests laughed too. Anyway, the law does not blame the public!
Listening to the laughter of the guests in the audience, Cao Yuliang felt that he had no face to continue, and he had to put off the proposal for a while.
At the very least, he had to step down from the stage to appease the ridicule of the crowd, but who could tell him what was going on? It's obviously a rose, but why did it turn into a green onion? The packaging of the flowers was still the packaging he chose, but the contents inside were different...
He stepped down from the stage dejectedly, but Lou Zhenming went up to present flowers with his head held high and his chest held high. Although Jin Beibei accepted it on his behalf, Lou Zhenming felt that he had more face than Cao Yuliang...
The next time was group meal time, and Cheng Mengying and Jin Beibei also got off the stage, came to sit beside Xiao Chen, Shen Jingxuan and others, and Cao Yuliang also adjusted his mood at this time, seeing Cheng Mengying, She laughed and said: "Mengying, I was just joking, don't mind..."
At this time, it is impossible for him to blame the matter on Lou Zhenming. Firstly, there is no evidence, and secondly, it is troublesome to explain. It is better to simply say that it is a joke.
"Oh, it's nothing, I just ran out of green onions at home, and your gift is very timely." Cheng Mengying nodded.
"Don't forget the sea cucumber." Jin Beibei reminded.
"Haha, I can't forget." Cao Yuliang said hastily.
The previous embarrassment was barely resolved, and Cao Yuliang quickly and secretly greeted his father not far away.
"Everyone be quiet, Mr. Cao Lima from Songning Cao's family, there is something important to announce!" At this time, the voice of the master of ceremonies came from the venue.
Cao Lima had already greeted the Cheng family in advance. Although the Cheng family did not directly agree, they also expressed that they could let him announce the news publicly!
As soon as the second-generation backbone members of the Cao family had something to say, the audience immediately fell silent.
"Dear guests and friends of the aristocratic family, hello! I am Cao Lima from the Songning Cao family. On this beautiful night, at the beautiful moment of Ms. Cheng Mengying's 20th birthday, I have something important to announce to you. !
At this moment of extraordinary significance, on behalf of the Cao family, I formally propose marriage to the Cheng family! The dog, Cao Yuliang, and Ms. Cheng Mengying are classmates, and they are also childhood sweethearts! Although Quanzi can't guarantee what kind of young talent he is, he is still young and promising. I hope that Mr. Cheng can agree to this marriage. "Cao Li said neither humble nor overbearing.
"Well...Cao Yuliang, I know that this young man has the strength of the peak of the third level of internal strength. This is really a young talent. It is not an exaggeration. It's also very good!" Mr. Cheng nodded with a smile, but he was noncommittal to the question of marriage and did not give a clear answer.
There was no denial or affirmation, but this attitude made Cao Yuliang feel relieved! As long as Mr. Cheng doesn't explicitly refuse, it means there is still something to be done about this matter. Otherwise, if Mr. Cheng doesn't like it, he can just refuse it. There's no need to say that!