Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 275 Does His Dad Know? (7)

Chapter 275: Chapter 275 Does His Dad Know? (7)

Li Changzhi coldly scanned both women before turning swiftly and hurrying towards the door. Just as he reached the doorway, he brushed past Xiaoliu, who was there to record statements.

Xiaoliu was somewhat surprised by her indifferent demeanor, which was completely different from her usually graceful and gentle image.

About Xiaoliu, Zhong Qiaohui and Gu Nuan unanimously chose to ignore her. One headed to the restroom, and the other went to the recording room.

Fully aware of their disregard, Xiaoliu’s face showed embarrassment, and then she bit her lip secretly and muttered resentfully, "Well, if this is how you treat me today, I’ll see what you’ll do tomorrow!"

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Grandmother Xiao turned eighty this year.

According to the customs of the people, when elders reach this age, a significant birthday feast is definitely expected. With the Xiao Family’s financial power, throwing a grand celebration was unquestionably feasible.

Ultimately, no one knew what the Xiao family thought, as Grandmother Xiao was said to have held her birthday celebration each year without opening it to outsiders. It was always just a meal at home with family members.

Thus, those restaurants hoping to cash in on this auspicious day by catering for the Xiao family had no chance, for the Xiao Family did not host the event with grand fanfare at external hotels. However, if the Xiao family planned to entertain more guests at home, there was still an opportunity for the restaurants.

At this time, the Xiao family inevitably had to hire external chefs, as they could not afford to offend their guests, even if they were relatives.

This year, since Grandmother Xiao was celebrating her significant eightieth birthday, Xiao Jianming thought it through and decided that a large birthday feast was necessary. It did not need to be externally ostentatious, but inviting all relatives to the Xiao home was appropriate to let the elderly matriarch see them.

After all, as the old lady had grown older, it became difficult for her to travel far to visit relatives due to possible physical limitations. It would be better to use this occasion to have familiar faces come to the Xiao home, allowing Grandmother Xiao to reminisce about the old days and see more of her descendants before her later years.

This was essentially fulfilling the elderly lady’s lifelong wish of having her descendants around her.

Based on this, Xiao Jianming once instructed the housekeeper that the old lady could invite whoever she wanted and arrange the birthday feast in any way she desired without needing to consult his personal opinions. Everything should be decided by Grandmother Xiao.

Indeed, the elderly lady’s birthday celebrations had always been organized by her. However, Xiao Jianming’s remarks this time clearly carried an additional implication.

It mainly concerned the issue of his only son, Xiao Yebai’s marital prospects.

Grandmother Xiao had always believed that her grandson, being a fine young man, should not just settle for anyone casually—his match should be arranged by the family.

Xiao Jianming, thinking of how his wife had lost her life for their son and had repeatedly entrusted him on her deathbed not to let their son suffer, always loved his son dearly from the bottom of his heart.

Unlike the elderly lady, who would give her grandson anything he asked for, Xiao Jianming offered his son another, perhaps more precious, form of love—freedom.

Considering that Xiao Yebai had once had an incident involving allergies to women, and taking into account the danger to his son’s life, Xiao Jianming could not possibly force him to interact with women he disliked. Thus, he had always been hesitant about arranging a match for his son, disagreeing with the old lady’s decision that everything should be managed by the family.

Now, with Xiao Jianming suddenly reversing his usual stance, most people would probably assume that since Xiao Yebai was growing older without settling down and establishing a career, Xiao Jianming found it difficult to justify the situation both internally and externally. Moreover, seeing how Xiao Yebai had been carelessly handling his life’s significant affairs with an indifferent attitude.