Chapter 6: The engagement was broken off, Zhou Dingyu said he would marry Xu Li

Xu Li was stunned for a moment, then looked in the direction of the sound and saw the silver-haired old lady Zhou, leaning on a cane and walking towards her step by step with the support of a servant.

The old lady was wearing a maroon cheongsam of the same color as the old man, and her silver hair was neatly combed behind her head.

Although there are many traces of time between her eyebrows and eyes, she is still elegant in her every move, set off by a string of fine pearls around her neck.

Old Madam Zhou - the only person in the Zhou family who can control Old Man Zhou.

Sure enough, as soon as she appeared, Mr. Zhou's majestic and unquestionable aura immediately diminished. He stopped playing walnuts and took the initiative to walk over to support the old lady.

Mrs. Zhou did not avoid his support. She placed her hand on Mr. Zhou's arm and glared at him angrily:

"I just like Miss Xu! As long as I am here, Miss Xu will be the granddaughter-in-law of my Zhou family! No one can change that!"

As he said this, he brushed away the old man's hand and walked towards Xu Li with the help of his crutches.

Xu Li hurriedly took two steps forward and the old lady held her hand.

As she got older, her skin became looser even with proper care. Xu Li touched the old lady's warm and soft palm, and her nose suddenly felt sore for no reason.

"Grandma Zhou ... "

Xu Li remembered that when she was a child, whenever she came to Zhou's house to play, the old lady would always hold her hand and give her candy with a smile.

Hearing her choked voice, Old Lady Zhou patted the back of her hand, straightened her somewhat hunched back, and said something to Xu Li, but it was a warning to everyone present:

"Xu girl, you've been wronged! Don't be afraid, grandma is here to support you! Let's see who dares to bully you!"

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was an obvious favoritism and love for Xu Li.

The scene suddenly became dead silent.

Xu Li saw that Zhou Huaian's face visibly darkened.

Xu Li knew that Old Lady Zhou was doing this for her own good, but if the outcome was already destined that Zhou Huaian was not a good match for her, she would not continue to humble herself and persist.

She pursed her lips and was about to say something.

Suddenly, Zhou Dingyu stood up, put one hand in his pocket, and spoke in a lazy voice:

"Grandma, since you have chosen Miss Xu as your grandson's wife, does that mean she can just marry into the Zhou family?"

The old lady was confused by his question, nodded, and glanced at Luo Ling proudly:

"Of course! It can only be Miss Xu, no one else can do it!"

Zhou Dingyu's peach blossom eyes were slightly curved, and the bags under his lower eyelids were squeezed into a crescent shape, making him look even more frivolous and unrefined:

"So what do you think of me?"

"What?"

"I'm going to marry Miss Xu."

boom--

After Zhou Dingyu finished speaking, no one present reacted. Xu Li lost her balance and knocked over a red wine glass on the table.

The red wine in the glass spilled out and poured all over Xu Li's lavender skirt.

Xu Li lifted her skirt and blurted out , " Mr. Zhou, this joke is not funny."

"laugh--"

As soon as she finished saying this, a mocking laugh sounded in the banquet room.

Zhou Huaian suppressed the mockery at the corner of his lips and looked at Zhou Dingyu. His voice was cold and ruthless , " Brother is still the same as before. He always likes to pick up things I don't want."

thing?

Xu Li couldn't believe that Zhou Huaian actually used these two words to define herself, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

She didn't notice that after Zhou Dingyu said he would marry her, Luo Ling beside Zhou Huaian lowered her eyes slightly.

But when Zhou Huaian's sarcasm was heard, Zhou Dingyu curled up the corners of his lips into an indifferent smile, pulled out a chair and sat down boldly.

Leaning back against the chair, with long legs slightly open, he glanced at Zhou Huaian nonchalantly and nodded, with a bit of laziness and casualness:

"Yeah, not only that, I want to grab whatever my second brother likes."

After a pause, fearing that the other party might not understand, Zhou Dingyu pressed his eyebrows and continued to sing with a smile.

“For example, the project in the western suburbs.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the banquet room froze instantly!

Zhou Huaian's face darkened, and he narrowed his eyes and looked straight at Zhou Dingyu.

Xu Li keenly noticed that everyone present seemed to be holding their breath and breathing even more lightly.

Across the table, it seemed as if invisible swords were wielding between Zhou Dingyu and Zhou Huaian.

Rumor has it that the two brothers seemed friendly and respectful to each other on the surface, but in fact they had been secretly fighting with each other for a long time.

At that time, Xu Li had not really seen anything, and even had the naive idea of finding Zhou Huaian, borrowing Zhou Huaian's face to get in touch with Zhou Dingyu, so as to participate in the Xijiao project.

Unexpectedly, the competition between the two brothers has already become fierce.

She was afraid that even if she had sent out her little cake three days ago, Zhou Huaian might not be able to help her get in touch with Zhou Dingyu.

Thinking of this, Xu Li suddenly felt a little relieved.

Across the table, Zhou Huaian, with a sullen face, gnashed his back teeth secretly.

How could he not understand the teasing and ambiguity in Zhou Dingyu's words?

He missed out on the government-supported state-owned project in the western suburbs because he looked down upon it.

Now he realized that the project in the western suburbs was a hot commodity and wanted to join in, but it had already been taken over by Zhou.

Ding Yu was the first to arrive.

Seeing the situation come to a standstill, Mr. Zhou didn't expect that the topic would be brought up.

His sharp eyes swept over the two of them, and he tapped the ground with his cane without causing any pain, and said calmly:

"okay!"

The majestic aura was released silently, as if putting an end to this tit-for-tat confrontation without the smoke of gunpowder.

The old lady also spoke up, using the helpless tone she used when facing a younger generation's anger:

"It's not easy for you two brothers to sit together and have a meal, why can't you be quiet?! It's so nice for the family to be harmonious!"

Zhou Dingyu raised his eyebrows, after all he was giving face to the two elders.

He was the first to look away, lowered his head, picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip, with a smile in his eyes and a very casual attitude.

Looks like he's very receptive to advice.

Zhou Huaian also retracted his gaze, and his eyes returned to their dignified and calm state.

But Xu Li knew that although it was Zhou Dingyu who expressed his position first.

But the power and oppression that the man had just released so casually while chatting and laughing had already made Xu Li feel terrified.

So it seemed that he put away the knife first, but he was the winner of this secret game.

This matter is over.

The old lady had not forgotten that Xu Li's skirt was dirty. She patted Xu Li's hand and told the servant beside her , " Take Miss Xu to change into clean clothes."

After watching Xu Li leave, Old Lady Zhou looked at her eldest grandson again, her eyes solemn , " Are you serious?"

Zhou Dingyu asked with a smile , " What do you mean, grandma?"

The old lady straightened her face, and the kindness on her face disappeared . " Marry Xu girl."

The atmosphere around them froze strangely.

Just as the old lady remained calm and quietly waited for Zhou Dingyu's answer, Zhou Dingyu smiled mischievously:

"Grandma, do you think I'm serious?"