A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 499 Fiancé

Upon hearing this, Gu Tingting felt a surge of nausea and wanted to vomit. She quickly suppressed the nausea and said calmly, "I'm still young. I don't want to talk about marriage or relationships so soon."

“Tingting,” Xiong Jianxin quickly said, “I told you, I, Xiong Jianxin, will only love you for the rest of my life. Don’t worry, no matter how long it takes, I will wait for you.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Tingting glanced at Xiong Jianxin and said coldly, "Xiong Jianxin, if I asked you to wait for a lifetime, would you be willing to wait?"

"I—" Xiong Jianxin almost blurted out "I do," but then he realized his mistake and smiled slightly.

"hypocritical."

Gu Tingting dismissed him with the word "hypocritical" and then stopped looking at him.

When Gu Tingting called him hypocritical, Xiong Jianxin's smile froze. The old man surnamed Xiong quickly came to his grandson's rescue, chuckling, "Tingting, girls will eventually get married. Whether they marry early or late, it's all the same. Why make things difficult for yourself? You and Jianxin are a perfect match, a perfect couple! You know, my Xiong family only has one son. In the future, this huge Xiong family business will all belong to you and Jianxin."

"Who cares?"

Gu Tingting muttered, "Grandpa Xiong, I know you only have this one precious grandson, and everything your Xiong family has done is for him. But I'm still young and haven't thought about relationships yet. Besides, what era are we living in? Why talk about matching social status now? Relationships aren't just about matching social status; it has to be mutual. Isn't Grandpa Xiong being a bit too old-fashioned?"

Hearing this, Xiong Aiguo wasn't angry. Instead, he chuckled and said, "Tingting, Grandpa Xiong is indeed a bit old-fashioned, but everything Grandpa Xiong does is for the sake of Jianxin!"

“Grandpa Xiong,” Gu Tingting said, “I know everything you’ve done is for your grandson, but as I just said, I don’t want to talk about relationships right now, and I haven’t thought about it, at least not for the next few years. If Grandpa Xiong is eager to have a great-grandson, I suggest you consider other girls.”

"Hehe," Old Master Gu chuckled, "Brother Xiong, it's best if we don't interfere in the love affairs of young people. Let them develop on their own! Tingting just said that she hasn't thought about love yet. We can't force her to marry someone off, can we? If word gets out, wouldn't people gossip about the Gu family behind our backs?"

“Brother,” Xiong Aiguo quickly said, “you’re wrong. How can a marriage between equals be called forced marriage? Once Tingting marries into our Xiong family, I guarantee no one will dare to bully her, and no one will say anything.”

“Grandpa Xiong,” Gu Changfeng finally spoke, “As Tingting’s father, I still think Tingting is a child who hasn’t grown up! Others may not understand Tingting’s personality, but I, as her father, know it well. Once she makes up her mind about something, she means it.”

“Nephew Changfeng,” Xiong Aiguo said with a smile, “you are just too stubborn. A girl as good as Tingting, if she were to marry our Jianxin, it would truly be a blessing for them!”

Gu Changfeng smiled slightly and said, "Whether it's fate or not, that's a matter for the future. But for now, we, as elders, will not interfere in her affairs, nor have we ever done so, and we certainly won't try to control what she doesn't want to do. Grandpa Xiong, actually, I really like Jianxin from the bottom of my heart. He's honest and steady in his work. If Tingting could marry him, I, as her father, would be overjoyed, even in my dreams. Since my Tingting doesn't have any feelings for Jianxin for the time being, let them develop their relationship on their own for a while. We'll talk about the future later. What do you think, Grandpa Xiong?"

“Nephew Changfeng,” Xiong Aiguo said with a smile, “that’s where you’re wrong. You were talking to me so nicely before, and you even vowed to marry Tingting to Jianxin in our family. How come you’ve changed your mind now!”

"I...I—" Gu Changfeng visibly became anxious upon hearing this.

"Dad," Gu Tingting asked angrily, "when did you say you were going to marry me off to Xiong Jianxin?"

"This—" Gu Changfeng stammered, looking somewhat at a loss, as if he had done something wrong.

"Changfeng," Old Master Gu said angrily, "What's going on?"

"Grandpa, I—" Gu Changfeng became increasingly panicked.

"Let me tell you!" Xiong Aiguo smiled slightly. "Not long ago, my nephew Changfeng became addicted to gambling and lost a lot of money. He didn't dare to embezzle company funds, so he came to me to borrow money. At the time, he said that Tingting and Jianxin were a perfect match and he wanted to marry Tingting to my family—"

"You worthless wretch!" Old Master Gu roared in fury, slamming his hand on the coffee table in front of him, shattering it instantly. "You beast! Losing money gambling is one thing, but you've gone so far as to drag your own daughter down with you! I—I—"

When they saw that the old man was serious, everyone present was shocked, especially the three Gu brothers.

"Please calm down, sir," Gu Changfeng quickly knelt down and admitted his mistake, "I was wrong, I know I was wrong."

"You beast, you have completely disgraced the Gu family."

The old man roared angrily, and his three daughters-in-law rushed over upon hearing the noise. When they saw what was happening, their expressions changed drastically.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry? What did Changfeng do to upset you?" Gu Changfeng's wife quickly asked.

"Ask him yourself," Old Master Gu said irritably.

"Changfeng, what happened? Why did you make the old man angry?" Gu Changfeng's wife asked.

"Mom~" Gu Tingting cried, "Dad, he—"

Gu Tingting cried like a pear blossom in the rain. Chao Bufan, who always couldn't bear to see girls cry, felt a sudden pang of pain and finally spoke—

"You mean Grandpa Xiong?"

Xiong Aiguo glanced at Chao Bufan and asked, "Who are you?"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "I am Tingting's fiancé."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked, and even Gu Tingting looked at Chao Bufan with tears in her eyes.

What's going on here?

"Are you Tingting's fiancé?" Xiong Aiguo asked, frowning slightly.

“Yes,” Chao Bufan nodded, saying calmly, “I am Tingting’s fiancé, Xiao Zhao.”

"fart."