Francis saw his wife was angry and repeatedly agreed, "Yes, yes, let's find a way!"
But how to find a way?
Didn't they know their son's temper and personality?
Who could change anything that Cristiano was determined to do? Let alone if Ruo Xin agreed...
That would undoubtedly be death, and they still wouldn't be separated.
Actually—
Francis wasn't too opposed to family marriages. In the last century, his parents were cousins who married, and he was born healthy.
Although the probability of birth defects from consanguineous marriages was high, he was lucky to be among the small percentage.
In today's high-pressure, fast-paced society, with environmental and physiological changes, and various other reasons, there were so many births of children with cerebral palsy, deformities, or intellectual disabilities each year. Even without close kinship, various problematic children could be born.
Who could say—
That Cristiano and Du Ruo Xin couldn't have children?
Unless they underwent premarital examinations, compared genetic disease tests, compared chromosome tests, and congenital hereditary disease checks.
If the tests were fine, they could have children as usual.
Even if the tests showed problems, with today's advanced medicine, problematic genes could be removed using high technology, and good genes from a third person could be grafted in.
Have you heard of the most amazing infertility hospital in the capital!
Therefore, it wouldn't affect Cristiano and Du Ruo Xin becoming a normal couple at all.
Cristino's wording just now was also subtle. He said "high probability," not "absolute."
Therefore, Francis knew exactly what his son was thinking.
The reason for his strong reaction and stern refusal was, on one hand, an instinctive response upon hearing the news, and later, it was also a performance for his wife.
In essence, after calming down, Francis wasn't so unaccepting of Cristiano marrying Ruo Xin.
Who you marry is who you marry.
The most important thing was that the two of them lived well, which was what he valued.
However, his wife clearly wouldn't think that way.
"How about I have someone knock Cristiano out so he can't come out and show off tomorrow?" Francis started offering bad ideas. "Or threaten to revoke his position as family head to make him give up his improper thoughts about Ruo Xin?"
Mona rolled her eyes at her husband. "Do you think that would be effective?"
Did their son not even care about inheriting the family, let alone the position of head?
To get Du Ruo Xin, Cristiano was probably prepared to break ties with them!
As long as they did something too extreme...
Mona had no doubt that her son would take someone and flee far away.
Sigh!!!!
"This won't work, that won't work..." Francis tested. "How about we also attend the wedding tomorrow? See what the situation really is?"
Mona immediately glared fiercely at her husband.
Francis, receiving his wife's unfriendly gaze, began to massage her shoulders appeasingly, analyzing, "Look, neither soft tactics nor hard tactics work."
"What can we do?"
"We can only take it one step at a time."
"There are so many future days, what if they finally find out they are not suitable for each other?"
"Won't they naturally separate?"
Mona glared at her husband impatiently. "What if they are suitable?" Wouldn't they not separate then?!
Francis secretly replied: If they are suitable, that's the best, and everyone will be happy.
But he dared not say this when his wife was furious.
The old Duke gently massaged his wife's shoulders. "Whether they are suitable or not, time will tell, don't you think?"
Mona's expression was colder than ice: "—"
She simply did not accept it!
She hated Du Ruo Xin! She hated the Du mother and daughter!
But her husband was right, for their stubborn son, neither soft nor hard tactics would work.
Suddenly, Mona's eyes lit up.
Yes, there was plenty of time.
There were so many days ahead, she didn't believe they couldn't be separated!
"That's the only way," Mona finally nodded. For now, the only way was to wait and see, and then think of a countermeasure to stop it.