318 A Family Party at the Su’s (1/2)

Su Susu lowered her head and explained what had happened between Chen Fan and Fang Qiong as a tense and strange mood hung in the air of the main hall. No one had expected such a typical teenage love drama: childhood crushes reunited and wedded after years of separation against their parents' will.

Absurd! This is Absurd! He is only nineteen years old. What does she know about love? We will not let her taint the name of the Su Family of Wu Zhou City!”

Su Zhengde's temper flared. He slammed the table and shouted at the top of his lungs.

As the oldest son of Su Yanghao as well as the current lord of the Su Family, he wielded a great measure of authority in the family, particularly amongst the younger generation. Fang Qiong's rebellious and defiant action had riled him up.

All the other members of the Su Family were angry with Fang Qiong as well.

They all had a decent upbringing with strict rules in social etiquette. They knew exactly what was expected of them and they stuck to the standards. Fang Qiong's actions were unheard of and didn't sit well with any of the older generation of the Su Family.

Even Su Yanghao furrowed his brows in disappointment.

He had never thought that his most favorite granddaughter had done such a humiliating act. Worse, the scandal was exposed before the Ji Family, making it even more difficult to gloss over.

”Seventh Brother, your granddaughter is reckless and shameless. What makes you think that she could take over the family business?” An old man sitting next to Su Yanghao put in hotly as he looked at another old man with a hunched back.

The person at the receiving end of his scolding was another old man with an even more shriveled form.

The second old man seemed to have been shaken by the development however, he managed to gather himself and rose to his feet.

”Second Big Brother, Third Big Brother, Please forgive Xiao Qiong. The Fault is on me, I should have taught her better.”

”Seventh Brother, please sit down first, let's talk this through.”

Su Yanghao said in a deep voice.

The old man was Su Susu's father, the seventh brother of Su Yanghao and his name is Su Yangren. Due to his lack of talent, he was always pinned under his brother's thumbs until Fang Qiong was born. Even as everyone thought that his branch was going to rise to prominence in the family clan, Fang Qiong made such an unforgivable mistake and crushed the old man's dreams. However, as Fang Qiong's Grandfather, he couldn't stomach others blaming his beloved granddaughter, so he decided to carry Fang Qiong's burden for her.

Seeing her father's shaky form, tears welled in Su Susu's eyes and she also rose from her seat

”Uncle, it is my fault too. I have not fulfilled the duty of Xiao Qiong's mother. However, I want you to know that Chen Fan is not as bad as—”

Before Su Susu could finish, Su Zhengde cut her short.

”He is just an heir of the Chen family of Jin City. What is so special about him? Even Chen Huaian had to bow to father when they meet. Chen Zhenxin is a high-level official, but so what? His influence is a far cry from the Su Family and the Ji Family.”

Su Susu opened her mouth and tried to say something, but the words caught in her throat.

Su Yanghao rose to his feet and bowed slightly to Su Yanghao as he said: ”Father, I suggest we call back Fang Qiong right away. She was a decent lady, and shouldn't be fooling around with a man in public. She would ruin our family's reputation.”

Su Yanghao's face was stoic.

After a while, he gave Ji Shoujuo an apologetic smile and then heaved a sigh.

”Brother Ji, I am so sorry for this mishap. You have my sincere apologies.”

”Brother Su, there is no harm done.” Ji Shoujuo shook his head and said: ”The youngsters have their own ways go about marriage now, and we as their elders should understand them. Your niece had said that they have resorted to getting the marriage certificate but little did they know that our country's legal age for marriage was 20 and 22. Their marriage certificate is, therefore, nothing but a piece of paper. They would have to wait a few more years before they could legally get married.”

”Within these few years, many things could happen. It's not uncommon to see young lovers separate after the initial infatuation wore off.”

Ji Shoujuo said with a smile as he shook his head.

”Brother Ji, what do you mean?”

Su Yanghao was confused.

”I think we should hold off our arrangement for an engagement for now. After all, we didn't even consult the kids for their opinions. I say we let the youngsters meet first and take things slowly from there.”

Ji Shoujuo said with a faint smile. ”That girl is new to all this, and therefore could be overly idealistic when it comes down to relationships. Time would make her smarter about her choice and see reality clearly.”

Ji Shoujuo didn't even mention Chen Fan since he never expected Chen Fan to be much of a threat to his grandson.

Everyone finally realized that Ji Shoujuo didn't take the matter too seriously, thinking the girl had acted out on a whim. Once the girl saw how talented and outstanding Ji Luochen was, she would quickly change her mind.

”Just so! Chen Fan simply couldn't compare with Young Lord Ji. ”

Su Zhengde nodded in agreement.

Ji Luochen cracked a proud smile. In his mind, Fang Qiong's childhood friend was simply a no account. On the other hand, he was already one of the business leaders in Zhong Hai and rose above all other elites of his age. Chen Fan's family background and achievement simply couldn't compare.

Ji Shoujuo's words had convinced everyone, including Fang Qiong's grandfather.

Between Chen Fan and Ji Luochen, he wished his granddaughter could choose the latter.

Su Susu and Fang Mingde were shocked after seeing the Ji Family had brushed off Chen Fan's threat lightly. Marriage alliance was of uttermost important to the survival and continuation of a family clan, therefore, Fang Qiong's personal preference was irrelevant.

Let it be Su Family or the Ji Family, they both had spared no expense to make this marriage happen. In the larger scheme of things, Fang Qiong and Ji Luochen were simply two pawns. It didn't matter if they get along or not—it was not uncommon for elites to have affairs—as long as their marriage was still valid, so was the alliance between the two families.

”Ah right, Susu, you said that Chen Fan was from the Chen family? Do you mean that the Chen family of Jin City that everyone is talking about recently?” Su Yanghao asked.

”Indeed.” Su Susu answered with a deep bow.