Gu Anxi seemed to be in a very good mood today, and was especially considerate while eating. She moved Father Gu and Gu Anning's favorite dishes in front of them.
Then, he said somewhat embarrassedly to Lin Mufan, "I'm sorry, Brother-in-law. I really don't know what you like to eat.
"Alright, I understand." Lin Mufan looked at her with a faint smile, and said with a smile.
Gu Anxi felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by Lin Mufan. It was as if all of her thoughts were unable to hide in front of Lin Mufan. So the reason why she didn't like Lin Mufan was not only because of him, but also because he made her feel very scary.
Gu Zhiheng was actually quite happy. Now that Gu Anxi had finally grown up, he knew how to take care of others and cater to them. With a face full of smiles, he said, "After so many years, An Xi has finally grown up and become more sensible."
"Father …" Gu Anxi coquettishly looked at Gu Zhiheng and said unhappily: "What you mean is that you think I haven't grown up in the past, don't you understand?"
"You were good and sensible in the past, but now you're more sensible." Gu Zhiheng surrendered with a face full of doting.
"Then I'll let you off for now." Gu Anxi looked like he was letting you go, and said: "Actually I'm not young anymore, I have already reached the legal age to get married, and can get married anytime."
Gu Zhiheng thought that Gu Anxi was just acting coquettishly, and did not realize the deep meaning behind Gu Anxi's words. He only laughed and said, "That's right, our An Xi is already a young lady, we can get married at any time."
Gu Anning was also smiling widely as he felt that Gu Anxi hated marrying. Only Lin Mufan knew what little plan he had in mind at this moment.
This was also why Gu Anxi didn't like him.
"Father, I …" Gu Anxi took a deep breath, planning to use this chance to tell Gu Zhiheng that he was going to get married.
"This fish is pretty good today. Eat more." Lin Mufan placed the fish that he picked earlier into Gu Anning's bowl, and then used the chopsticks to give Gu Zhiheng and Gu Anxi a taste, "Father, An Xi should also have a taste."
Gu Anxi was interrupted by Lin Mufan and he was a little unhappy in his heart.
Thinking about him and Qin Shikai, he did not get angry, but the smile on his face had lightened a bit, and she had pulled aside the food Lin Mufan had given her, not touching it at all. Gu Anxi was indeed Gu Anxi. Even if he decided to retract his temper because of his marriage with Qin Shikai, he could not truly let go of his own body.
During the meal, no one spoke.
Only when Lin Mufan occasionally came across a dish that suited his taste would he give it to Gu Anning to eat and converse with him in a low voice.
Seeing that everyone had eaten enough, she asked: "Oh right, sister, which wedding planning company did you decide on when you married brother-in-law? When I married Shikai brother, I also chose one for you guys."
Seeing that everyone had eaten their fill, Lin Mufan did not interrupt Gu Anxi again.
The reason why he didn't say anything at the beginning was to stop Gu Anxi from talking about marrying Qin Shikai. It was because he was afraid that it would affect Gu Anning's appetite in the future.
Now that everyone had finished eating, there was no need to stop them.
Besides, even if he was able to stop her for a moment, he wouldn't be able to stop her for a lifetime.
Sure enough, after Gu Anxi finished speaking, Gu Zhiheng's hand paused to eat, and he asked: "What did you say?"
Gu Anning also frowned, she knew Gu Anxi wouldn't give up so easily.
"Father, I have already discussed it with Shikai brother. When we got married, we picked the same wedding planning company as elder sister and brother-in-law, and I think that elder sister and brother-in-law's wedding was really good. Gu Anxi smiled as if he did not see Gu Zhiheng's expression at all.
"No, I won't agree to your marriage with Shikai. Don't even think about it." Gu Zhiheng's temper was usually extremely soft, and he couldn't get tough in front of Gu Anxi either. However, at this moment, he unexpectedly steeled his heart and resolutely opposed the marriage between her and Qin Shikai.
"Why is that, Dad?" Gu Anxi asked with an injured face: "Even if you don't agree to my request with Shikai brother, at least you have to give me a reason, right?"
"You and Shikai aren't suitable." Gu Zhiheng sighed and said.
However, Gu Anxi was not convinced. She said: "Then why didn't you let Big Sis marry the Shikai brother and let Big Sis marry Lin Mufan instead? We destroyed the marriage first, we had already let down the Qin Family, and now I am willing to help big sister marry into the Qin Family, and marry the Shikai brother.
Gu Zhiheng glanced at Lin Mufan somewhat guiltily. No man would want to hear about the engagement of his fiancee with another man, so he was afraid that Lin Mufan would be unhappy and that he would mind Gu Anning's and Qin Shikai's past.
Gu Anning also frowned. She looked at Gu Anxi with disapproval: "An Xi, don't talk to daddy like that."
"I must say, I just want to marry into the Shikai brother. I don't understand why father would reject it." Gu Anxi said in an injured voice, "I like Shikai brother. I want to marry him, why don't you agree to it? You don't want me to be happy right?"
"You clearly know that's not what Daddy and I mean. We don't agree that the marriage between you and Shikai was for your own good." Gu Anning patiently explained to Gu Anxi: "How long have you and Shikai been together? You want to talk about marriage so quickly, do you think that's appropriate?"
"What's inappropriate about that? I have known Shikai brother for many years and grew up together with him. I know very well what kind of person Shikai brother is." His face flushed red from anger. She said: "Saying that we didn't get to know each other for too long, then how long would it take for you and Mu Fan to get to know each other? Didn't you also marry her now? You and Shikai brother have known each other for a long time, but you have not really gotten married yet. Why would you use such an excuse to not let me be with Shikai brother? "
"Don't say anymore, I won't agree to this matter." Gu Zhiheng's attitude was extremely hard to reject Gu Anxi, and there was no room for discussion at all.
He slammed his chopsticks on the table and left angrily, not wanting to eat anymore.
Gu Anxi firmly spoke to Gu Zhiheng's back from behind: "Father, I have already decided. No matter what, I must marry Shikai brother, even if you don't agree, I must marry her."
Gu Zhiheng didn't even turn his head around.
Gu Anxi's chest was heaving up and down, and his eyes were slightly red.
She didn't understand why she couldn't marry to the Shikai brother anymore. He just didn't want to be happy.
"Elder sister …" Gu Anxi's eyes were red as he said to Gu An'an, who had been sitting quietly beside him and had not spoken a single word: "Help me persuade father. You know that I really do like the Shikai brother.
Gu Anning felt that Qin Shikai was actually pretty good. It wasn't that it was bad that she wasn't together with Qin Shikai, it was just that she didn't have any love with him. Now that Gu Anxi was together with her, she didn't oppose it as much as Gu Zhiheng did.
It was just that she knew about Gu Zhiheng's concerns, but that was not what she was worried about. What she was worried about the most was that Gu Anxi had developed his relationship with her very quickly, and that made her feel that it was a little unreal.
She and Gu Anxi were not the same. Actually, a large part of the reason why she married Lin Mufan was for the Gu's.
Now that she was already married, although the result was good, Gu Anxi was different. She felt that Gu Anxi and Qin Shikai still needed a period of time to get along with each other. Being friends was different from being lovers and being husband and wife.
Her attitude was a bit gentler than Gu Zhiheng's. She said, "I've already said it before, I don't object to you being together with Shikai. I also know that Shikai isn't a bad guy. However, I hope that you can get along more. It's not easy to get married after a period of time. You grew up with Shikai, but being a husband and wife is different from being friends. You need to live together. Your personality and habits will affect your relationship. Just listen to me. One year from now, if you still want to marry Shikai, I'll be responsible for helping you convince dad. Is that okay? "
Gu Anxi knew that the reason she and Qin Shikai were getting married was not purely because they were in love.
If it wasn't for Qin family who was in trouble now, and if the Gu Family didn't happen to have a very valuable land, she and Qin Shikai wouldn't be like this. It was even more impossible for her to have the chance to be together with Qin Shikai, not to mention the current situation where she had the chance to argue with Gu Zhiheng over her marriage.
But she couldn't tell Gu Anning all of this. If she told Gu Anning about this, Gu Anning definitely wouldn't help her.
After a year, if he still could not obtain that piece of land called the Gu family's land, the Qin family would collapse. Qin Family also didn't need that land anymore. She and Qin Shikai really had no hope of living, so she really couldn't wait any longer.
She somewhat passionately questioned Gu Anning: "I don't feel that there is anything to hone in on, and whether or not you agree with my marriage to Shikai brother, whatever you are talking about is just an excuse. Are you saying that you don't want to help me? You're the same as daddy, you're both against me and Shikai brother being together, right? "
"An Xi …" Gu Anning wanted to continue to persuade Gu Anxi, but Gu Anxi knew that he would not help her. She did not want to waste any more time on Gu Anning, and even more so, did not want to hear those noble words that Gu Anning had said.
She could no longer eat and walked away with a sullen face.
Gu Anning still had the heart to continue chatting with Gu Anxi. She stood up and wanted to chase after him, but Lin Mufan grabbed her arm and grabbed his: "There's no need to go. Right now, she's extremely agitated.
"My house is a little too messy." Gu Anning knew what Lin Mufan said was reasonable. Thinking back to Gu Anxi's attitude just now, she felt very embarrassed and said, "An Xi is a little too willful, don't mind her."
"You don't need to tell me this. Your family is my family. I still have the heart to take care of Anxi." Lin Mufan pulled Gu Anning's hand, placed it on his own palm and said: "Moreover, this is not chaos, this is the true atmosphere between families, if there is a quarrel, there will be misunderstandings."
"As long as you don't mind." Gu Anning looked at Lin Mufan's eyes, and seeing that his eyes were filled with sincerity, she knew that Lin Mufan really did not care about his. She heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, not wanting Lin Mufan to look down on her.