Wang Fang, seeing this, quickly asked with concern, "Xiao Fan, are you alright?"
Chen Fan drank some water and shook his head, "Auntie Wang, I'm fine!"
"Mm-hmm, that's good!"
"Also, about what Auntie Wang said earlier, do you have any thoughts?" Qiushuge
Wang Fang pressed.
Chen Fan grumbled inwardly. He still had a stack of marriage certificates in his bag that hadn't been returned. Now another marriage proposal was coming, wouldn't that just add to his woes?
He quickly said, "Auntie Wang, I grew up alone and always dreamed of having a sister. To be honest, from the moment I first saw Rongrong, I've considered her my sister!"
Wang Fang paused upon hearing this, "A sister... is that so? That's quite good!"
She didn't try to force things further.
Wang Rongrong said with annoyance, "Mom... can you stop talking nonsense?"
"Alright, alright..."
Wang Fang sighed softly and nodded.
Wang Rongrong secretly glanced at Chen Fan. Seeing that he hadn't said much, she also fell silent.
To be honest, since yesterday, Wang Rongrong had started to develop some feelings for Chen Fan.
However, now that it seemed Chen Fan wasn't interested in her, she dismissed those thoughts.
After a while, after dinner...
Wang Rongrong helped Wang Fang wash the dishes. This girl seemed to have grown up overnight.
Chen Fan returned to his room to meditate, practice sitting, and rest...
In the evening, as Xia Bingqing requested, he waited downstairs at Bingqing Cosmetics.
Before long, the aloof Xia Bingqing walked out, wearing black high heels.
Getting into the car...
"The old man wants us to go back for dinner!"
Xia Bingqing said coldly.
Chen Fan uttered an "Oh" and didn't say anything more, directly driving.
Returning to the Panlong Bay villa area.
When they arrived at the Xia family residence, four or five luxury cars were already parked in front of the villa.
It seemed the Xia family was going to be quite lively today.
Xia Bingqing's expression changed as she saw the familiar vehicles, "When we go inside, say what you should say, and don't say what you shouldn't!"
"Okay..." Chen Fan replied perfunctorily.
They got out of the car and entered the Xia family villa.
In the living room, a circle of people were already seated. Among them, the entire family of Xia Wentao was seated on the sofa.
Only Xia Wenping and his wife were sitting on small stools that had been temporarily added.
Seeing this scene, Xia Bingqing felt very uncomfortable, but to avoid angering the old man, she held back.
"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, Uncle, Aunt..."
She greeted them insincerely.
"Hmph..."
Xia Wentao and his wife snorted, showing more than a little disdain.
Xia Taishan waved his hand, "Alright, we are all family, let's be harmonious!"
"Qingqing and Xiao Fan are here, let's start eating!"
"Mm..."
"Heh, we waited all this time, and it was just for them? Grandpa, you should have said so earlier!" Xia Wentao's wife, Xu Li, said sarcastically.
"Alright, alright, stop talking, let's eat!" Xia Taishan's gaze darkened, and a hint of anger appeared on his face. Seeing this, the others dared not say more.
Although Xia Taishan had retired from the front lines, he was still the patriarch of the Xia family, his status was noble.
Xia Wentao signaled with his eyes for Xu Li to say less, but Xu Li glared back at him and snorted.
Thus, this outwardly harmonious but inwardly discordant family sat down at the table...
Xia Taishan slowly began, "A family should be like this, sitting down every day to chat and eat. As the old saying goes, family members speak the same language, and I'm getting old. I don't want to see you fighting anymore, don't you agree!"
Just then, Xia Wenping's wife spoke, "Old man, we don't like hearing you say that!"