The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 736 - 724: Imminent (2)_2

Chapter 736: Chapter 724: Imminent (2)_2

Now, seeing Situ Xin like this, they could rest assured.

The door to the study didn’t open until dinner time. The first to come out was Situ Xin’s father, Situ Haotian. Situ Haotian’s face might have been hard to look at, but it wasn’t much better. How could Situ Haotian’s face look good when his dutifully raised daughter was about to become part of another family?

The faces of the next few people who came out didn’t look good either. One by one they wore serious expressions, making Situ Xin feel uneasy, endlessly guessing in her heart what on Earth had happened upstairs.

Only when Old Master Xiao, smiling beamingly, and Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo, with completely different expressions, came out did Situ Xin finally feel relieved. The study’s door had been closed all afternoon, but it seemed the outcome was not bad; otherwise, Old Master Xiao wouldn’t have had such a smile on his face.

The last to come out was Xiao Muli, with a calm expression. His feelings were not apparent, but if one looked closely, one would find his eyes full of laughter and joy.

Old Master Situ came down and, seeing the table full of dishes, turned his head and snorted coldly at Old Master Xiao, "Hmph, what? You and your grandson not going back? Do you actually expect me to invite you to stay for dinner?"

"Old man, how can you talk like that," Old Madam Situ glanced sideways at her husband. Really, they had already talked everything out; why was he still acting like this?

"Old sister-in-law, no worries, no worries, I’m used to it, hee hee, even if Situ doesn’t invite me to stay for dinner, I’ll shamelessly stick around to eat," Old Master Xiao was in such a good mood that no matter what Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo said, he wouldn’t take it to heart.

During dinner, Situ Xin had originally wanted to secretly ask Xiao Muli what had been said in the study that afternoon by her grandfathers and step-grandfather, but the two old masters didn’t give her the chance to get close to Xiao Muli at all.

Situ Xin was required by the two old masters to sit by their side. They even childishly showed a triumphant expression to Old Master Xiao and Xiao Muli, conveying: "Hmph, even if our treasure marries Xiao Muli, she is still our precious granddaughter. She’s closest to us."

Old Master Xiao and Xiao Muli were good-natured, smiled and didn’t take issue with the two old masters.

Later, Situ Xin took the opportunity to ask Xiao Muli about what happened in the study that afternoon.

However, Xiao Muli just smiled and didn’t answer, simply looking at Situ Xin with a face full of tender, indulgent smiles, reaching out to stroke her hair.

The events of that afternoon in the study remained a mystery to Situ Xin. Whoever she asked merely smiled at her, but no one offered an answer. She didn’t learn the answer she sought until after she married Xiao Muli.

But from that day on, although the men in the Situ family still wore grim expressions when they looked at Xiao Muli, at least they no longer restricted his contact with Situ Xin. And Xiao Muli became bolder. When at the Situ’s, he would hold Situ Xin’s hand in front of everyone.

Though this would elicit cold snorts and coughs from the two old masters, no one would step up to force Xiao Muli to let go of her hand anymore.

Even if Situ Xin didn’t know whether this change resulted from that afternoon’s conversation in the study, she at least understood that her family no longer opposed the relationship between her and Xiao Muli.

One day, Situ Xin accidentally overheard her grandfathers chatting with Old Deng; when Old Deng asked if she had a partner and offered to introduce someone if she didn’t, her grandfather, Old Master Situ, said proudly, "My treasure is so outstanding. Why would she need your introduction? The Xiao family’s lad has been waiting at her side for a long time already. But marrying Xiao Muli is not bad, at least our three families are close. After the wedding, Baby can come back to her parental house just by walking a few steps."

Xiao Muli benefited from this turn of events, finally gaining clear approval from Situ Xin’s family. He managed to shift from being an underground lover to her fiancé.

However, because of this, the men of the Situ and Loo families were now aware of the incident that took place when Situ Xin went to the Xiao Family Old Mansion for the family gathering.

It was this incident that diverted some of their attention from Xiao Muli, leaving them feeling uncomfortable. "Those damned aristocratic families dare to look down on our precious gem, the treasure of the Situ and Loo families. They must be blind."

And the aristocratic families involved in planning to vie for the position of family head of the Xiao family suffered for it. Many of their companies’ projects were returned by the government for this or that reason, requiring them to make rectifications.

In the meantime, Xiao Muli was educated by his grandfather, Old Master Xiao, after going back, "Muli, you’re grown up now, a real man. Sometimes you need to show your manly vigor and not hesitate. And protecting your wife is the most basic responsibility of every man." After speaking, Old Master Xiao patted Xiao Muli on the shoulder and left.

Xiao Muli also mostly understood the meaning behind his grandfather’s words—it was time for him to stop being led by the nose by the distant branches of the Xiao family. He should make a move when necessary. In fact, even if his grandfather hadn’t mentioned it, he would not have let off the parasites of the Xiao family. It was just his recent busyness that had delayed his handling of the matter until now.

This situation also made it clear to him that dealing with the parasites of the Xiao family was urgent.