coobybook Chapter 166 You should call him "Dad"
Chapter 166 You should call him "Dad"
An family member: Huh? ???
To confess one's feelings?
The An family members couldn't help but stare wide-eyed, their eyes wide like copper bells, completely forgetting about the commotion on Cheng Zhuoxing and Cao Ling's side.
Who confessed their feelings to whom?
Cheng Ze gave it to Cheng Yaozu?
Even though Cheng Yaozu takes great care of his appearance and looks like someone in their thirties or forties, he is actually close to fifty!
He could be Cheng Ze's father!
Does Cheng Ze have a father complex?
No, that's not the point.
The key point is that Cheng Yaozu wanted to introduce Cheng Ze to An Yi, right?
Just now, Cheng Ze clearly tried to exchange contact information with An Yi, but An Yi ignored him. It turns out that his real intention was not what he wanted; he actually had his eye on Cheng Yaozu.
The son-in-law he had chosen actually liked him. He wondered how shocked Cheng Yaozu must have been after hearing the confession.
Wait a minute, isn't this the first time Cheng Ze has confessed his feelings to Cheng Yaozu?
What's going on? He's been pursuing Cheng Yaozu for two years already!
So! Cheng Yaozu clearly knew that Cheng Ze liked him, but he still wanted to introduce him to his cousin!
[Letting his daughter become a wife of a gay man? Is he insane? How could he do something like that!]
An Ling's words were incredibly revealing. After the An family realized what she had said, their feelings went beyond mere shock, especially An Qilan, who felt like killing Cheng Yaozu.
She never knew that Cheng Yaozu could be such a ruthless person.
Introducing his daughter to his suitor—no one would do something so vicious. He clearly wanted to push An Yi into a fire pit!
What is he planning?
An Qilan really wished she could rush to the garden right now and tear those two scoundrels apart.
"Mom, I'm going to the restroom!"
An Ling hurriedly dropped a sentence, and fearing that others might try to follow suit, she added another sentence.
"I can manage on my own, you don't need to come with me!"
After saying that, she ignored the reactions of others and quickly walked out of the banquet hall.
The An family knew that An Ling was most likely going to the garden, and they all wanted to go and see what was going on. However, since An Ling had emphasized that they were not allowed to follow, they were afraid of delaying her business, so they could only suppress their anger and obediently stay where they were and wait.
Some guests who were nearby and unaware of the truth also heard An Ling's words and genuinely believed that she was in a hurry to go to the toilet.
They recalled the rumors that Anling was the king of the badger, and couldn't help but feel a sense of "respect" for her.
They initially dismissed the rumor, then became skeptical upon hearing it again, but now that they've actually gotten their hands on some juicy gossip, they have to reassess the value of An Ling's ability to attract gossip.
Especially when faced with such a fascinating story, An Ling actually left the melon patch to go to the toilet?
If it were them, they wouldn't want to leave even if their bladders were about to burst!
Is this the relaxed feeling that comes from having plenty of gossip to share?
However, they quickly stopped paying attention to it, because the situation was still changing, and the Jiang family members even got involved.
While Cheng Jian was devastated upon learning that Cheng Ze was his father's biological son, Jiang Shuting stepped forward from the crowd and slowly addressed all the guests:
"I'm so sorry. Today was supposed to be my engagement banquet with Cheng Jian. All of you came here with the intention of congratulating us, but instead you've made such a fool of yourselves and wasted your precious time."
"What happened today made me realize that I knew too little about Cheng Jian and the Cheng family. After careful consideration, I still feel that Cheng Jian and I are not suitable to continue our relationship. I would like to ask all of you to bear witness that from today onwards, Cheng Jian and I have officially broken up and will have no further relationship with him."
Cheng Jian hadn't even finished processing the previous blow when a new one hit him hard.
He stared blankly at Jiang Shuting, and said incredulously, "Shuting? What are you talking about? This is no joke..."
“I’ve already made myself very clear,” Jiang Shuting interrupted Cheng Jian, her tone serious. “You know I wouldn’t joke about something like this.”
Upon hearing this, Mr. Yin's expression changed, and he quickly put on a forced smile and said to Mr. and Mrs. Jiang:
“My dear in-law, you can’t take out your anger on the child for the terrible things Cheng Zhuoxing did, can you?”
Cheng Jian is a good kid. It's fate that our two families' children came together. We can't let this mess ruin a marriage.
If the Jiang family feels that today's engagement banquet was ruined by those shameless Cheng Zhuoxing and Cao Ling, then we can just find another auspicious day to hold another one, right?
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang naturally sided with their daughter.
Although Jiang Shuting hadn't discussed these words with them beforehand, they didn't think there was anything wrong with their daughter's choice. On the contrary, they felt that Shuting's decision was the most rational one at the moment.
Since the scandal was exposed at the engagement banquet, she directly extricated the Jiang family from this mess at the banquet: From now on, if you want crickets, just go to the Cheng family; it has nothing to do with the Jiang family anyway.
Moreover, Cheng Jian's performance was really unsatisfactory to them.
The Cheng and Jiang families were never a good match. The reason why Jiang's parents agreed to their daughter's relationship with Cheng Jian was simply because they were going along with their daughter's wishes. They didn't consider any benefits or disadvantages at all. As long as Cheng Jian was a good person and Jiang Shuting liked him, that was enough.
But now, not only is Cheng Jian's character questionable, but Jiang Shuting herself is also willing to let go of this relationship, so as parents, they certainly won't hold her back.
Therefore, when faced with Mr. Yin's suggestion, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang simply smiled and declined.
"Sigh, when it comes to matters of the heart, who can say for sure? As parents, we just want our children to be happy. Since Shu Ting herself said that she and Cheng Jian are not a good match, we can't force her, can we? What era are we living in? It's not an arranged marriage, right?"
"Let's just say the two children weren't meant to be. They definitely can't be in-laws anymore. It would be better if you changed how you address me, Mr. Yin."
The Jiang family had made their point so clear that even if Mr. Yin was suffering inside, he could only force a smile on his face.
Cao Ling, however, gloated, "Pfft, I knew Cheng Jian wasn't so lucky. So what if he's a child of your Cheng and Yin families? The Jiang family just threw him away with a single word. You think you're so great?"
Mr. Yin was humiliated in public by someone he completely looked down upon, which caused his blood pressure to rise. He even lost his temper and raised his cane to strike Cao Ling.
However, his cane was stopped before it could fall.
As soon as Cheng Ze entered the door, he saw Cao Ling sitting on the ground and Yin's father, who was holding a cane and trying to hit Cao Ling.
He didn't have time to think about the reasons, and instantly rushed over, grabbed Mr. Yin's cane, threw it aside, and angrily said:
"How dare you hit my mother!"
He then immediately went to help Cao Ling up, asking, "Mom, why are you sitting on the ground? What happened?"
Seeing her son arrive, Cao Ling immediately felt more confident. Instead of immediately answering Cheng Ze's question, she pulled him to Cheng Zhuoxing and said:
"Come on, Xiaoze, quickly call him Dad."