When social terror becomes the favorite of the police

Chapter 298 Determining the time
"After I heard Qi An say that, I immediately slammed my hand on the table and made a decision to let the two of them settle down."

I know Xiaoyan is young, so I discussed with Qi'an's father about getting engaged first, and then they can discuss it themselves whenever they want to get married.

But if you ask me, they could just get married!

Old Mr. He genuinely hopes that his grandson can get married soon, so that he won't miss out on his great-grandson before he dies.

My eldest grandson is now...missing. We don't know if he's alive or dead. The people we sent to search for him have never given up, but after so much time, we still haven't found him.

They had already prepared for the worst.

Because of her health condition, my granddaughter doesn't know if she'll ever have the chance to have a child of her own.

In their family, only Qi An remained alive.

(He Qi'an: ...So all I've done is to carry on the family line!)

Hearing this, Mr. Lin looked at his daughter and found her whispering with Xiao He. However, when he saw the smile on his daughter's face, his heart ached.

As children grow up, they will eventually leave their parents' side.

Mr. and Mrs. Lin exchanged a glance. Just as Mr. Lin was about to agree, Mrs. Lin suddenly asked, "Uncle He, there's something I'd like to ask you, which might be a bit abrupt."

Upon hearing this, Mr. He and his father looked at Mrs. Lin, indicating that she could speak freely.

Lin's mother looked at her daughter, "Xiao He said his mother is also working. Today you two have been saying how satisfied you are with Yan Yan, but you haven't mentioned Xiao He's mother at all, so I was thinking..."

Old He paused for a moment, glanced at his son, and smiled, "I know what you're worried about."

Sigh, I'm ashamed to say, but my daughter-in-law, when she was at home, was influenced by her family and became too materialistic.

Qi An has an older brother, I don't know if he's told you about him.

Mentioning his eldest grandson, not only Old Master He, but also Father He, Uncle Han, and He Qi'an all looked displeased.

"Back then, Qi An's older brother had a girlfriend, but his mother disapproved and kept preventing them from being together. In the end, my eldest grandson, in a fit of anger, took on a dangerous mission..."

Old He's face showed sadness, "It was this mission that left my eldest grandson's fate unknown, neither alive nor dead, alas..."

Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Lin felt embarrassed, as they had no idea about this matter before.

Lin's father quickly said, "Uncle He, I believe that Qi An's brother is a lucky man and is definitely still alive."

Lin's mother: "Yes, yes, he's definitely still alive, he might be back soon!"

Old He smiled wryly, "I hope so, but we've already accepted it."

He continued, "Given our family's current situation, we don't need to use marriage to maintain any relationships."

My belief is that if children are capable, they should strive for it themselves. If they need my help, I will definitely support them!

However, if you don't have the ability, don't mess around. You can just be a leisurely person. It's not like you can't afford to support someone.

Therefore, Qi An's mother's idea doesn't hold true for me.

"Leaving aside the example of Qi An's brother, sigh, I wasn't feeling well for a while back then, so I didn't know about the children's affairs. If..."

Old He waved his hand, "Let's not talk about that. Xiao Lin, don't worry, with me here, Xiao Yan won't be wronged."

If they want to live with me after they get married, they can live with me. His parents don't live with me.

If they don't want to live with me, they can move out on their own. They have their own houses, and they can choose one as their marital home..."

"As for his mother's attitude, just pretend you didn't see it, Xiaoyan!" Old He said apologetically to Lin Xiaoyan. Lin Xiaoyan felt a little embarrassed and quickly replied, "It's not a problem."

Old He smiled and looked at his son, who hadn't said a word, "Say a few words."

Father He: ...This is asking me to make a statement.

Mr. He smiled and said, "My father and I share the same view. Don't worry, we won't let Xiaoyan suffer after she marries into our family."

With Mr. He and Mr. He's words of comfort, Mr. and Mrs. Lin were relieved.

Finally, they started discussing when to get engaged.

The He family wanted to hold an engagement ceremony in Beijing, but Lin Xiaoyan didn't want such a big ceremony. She thought it would be enough for the family to sit down and have a meal together after the engagement.

The ceremony can be held at the wedding.

After thinking it over, and knowing Lin Xiaoyan's personality, Old He nodded in agreement.

"Alright, let's have a meal together as a family and settle this matter. It's just that Xiaoyan will have to go through a bit of trouble."

Lin Xiaoyan: "I'm not upset. I prefer things to be simple."

Father He said with a smile, "Alright, you decide. However, you still need to let others know about your engagement. Otherwise, when you go to Beijing, people won't know that you are a member of the He family."

He Qi'an nodded, "We should notify others, but let's just notify them once and not let them come. I don't want to see those people's hypocritical and polite faces."

After hearing this, Mr. He agreed, and the final step was to set a time.

It's the end of January now, and they've decided to get engaged on Valentine's Day, February 14th. It's a pretty romantic date, and young people these days love celebrating these kinds of holidays.

Since it was indeed inconvenient for Mr. He and his father to travel, they decided to go to Beijing instead.

So, there were still half a month left. Lin's parents thought about it and realized that their daughter-in-law wouldn't have given birth by then, so the timing wouldn't conflict.

"Okay, it's settled then. They'll get engaged on February 14th, and we'll go to Beijing then."

"Great!" Old He said happily.

After everyone finished discussing the matter, Mr. He and his father had to leave, as they needed to return to Beijing immediately.

At the entrance of the Sifang Pavilion, everyone parted ways. Lin Xiaoyan got into the He family's car and together they took Grandpa He and the others to the airport.

On the way back, Lin Hao was driving, and his parents kept discussing the He family from earlier.

"I never expected Qi An's grandfather and father to be so approachable."

"Yes, when I first saw them, I was shocked. I never expected that Xiao He's family would be..." Lin's mother patted her chest, "I still can't believe it now, my daughter actually found such a powerful in-law family!"

Lin Hao asked with a worried expression, "Dad, Mom, have you really let my sister get engaged? Why don't you reconsider?"

Lin's father glared at his son, "You think we haven't considered it? We've been thinking about it for days!"

Lin's mother: "From what I can see, Qi'an's grandfather and father are doing well... I just don't know about his mother..."

However, with her grandfather around, it's alright if Yan Yan doesn't live with her grandmothers in the future.

Mr. Lin nodded, “Yes, at least we don’t live together, so we don’t have to see each other often. Besides, Yan Yan is busy, so she doesn’t have to see her mother-in-law at all.”

(End of this chapter)