341: Chapter 330: It Is Sadness but Also an Honor 341: Chapter 330: It Is Sadness but Also an Honor Song Yun spoke candidly and clearly.
The old man likely pieced together what Song Yun said with the events that had just occurred and could understand the whole story.
But who would have thought that the old man would play dumb, scratching the few remaining hairs on his head and saying, “The wedding date isn’t here yet, is it?
Why have you brought her over so quickly?
Our Bai Family isn’t prepared at all.”
Li Yueyue heard this and was about to stand up to explain but was stopped by Song Yun.
Song Yun looked at Mr.
Bai with a smile and said, “We’re not here to deliver anyone, we’re here to call off the engagement.”
“Call off the engagement?
That can’t be done.
We must heed our parents’ arrangements and the matchmaker’s words.
I’ve discussed it with the Li Family.
How can we just call off the engagement like this?” Mr.
Bai said in a panic.
“Mr.
Bai, we’re living in modern society.
Your feudal ways are outdated.
What’s being advocated now is freedom of love, freedom, you understand, right?
That means if Li Yueyue doesn’t agree, no one else can make decisions for her.” Seeing that the old fox wanted to play dumb, Song Yun decided to play along.
They could just drag it out since there was plenty of time.
“So it’s all about free love nowadays, but sometimes you still have to listen to your elders.
Don’t they say, those who don’t listen to the wisdom of the elders suffer in front?
As for this matter, it’d be good for both of us.
Song Yun, you’re a smart person, you know that’s right?” Mr.
Bai refilled his large teapot while speaking.
“For the Li and Bai Families, it indeed might be a good opportunity, but for me, it’s different.
If your two families join forces, those of us in the middle would be crushed to death,” Song Yun said as he accepted the tea bowl passed to him by the old man.
“That’s impossible.
You’re also the Li Family’s son-in-law, which makes you a friend of our Bai Family.
We wouldn’t stand by and watch you get crushed.
Society is starting to promote information sharing these days, right?
We could have a fair split of the interests,” said Mr.
Bai, draining the tea in his bowl.
“The Li and Bai families will be taking the lion’s share, and at best I’d be left to sip the leftover broth.
That doesn’t match my interests.
Besides, Li Yueyue doesn’t want to marry into the Bai Family right now, and I have a duty to protect her legal rights.
That’s stipulated in the national marriage law.
You don’t have any objections, right?”
True to his reputation as a cunning fox, the moment he heard this, Mr.
Bai’s eyes sparkled with clarity, and his slightly hunched posture straightened up, resembling a martial arts master capable of felling a cow with a single punch.
“I only have deep feelings for our country; there’s no ‘small family’ that can match that collective.
Since it’s what the nation has decided, we shall abide by it,” Mr.
Bai asserted solemnly.
It was evident that the old man was far superior to his grandson; at least he wouldn’t utter any anti-socialist sentiments.
Song Yun, touching his somewhat prickly chin, said, “If that’s the case, I can rest assured.
Li Yueyue’s wish is not to marry into your Bai Family.
I hope Mr.
Bai will remember what you’ve just said.”
“Of course, I’m not senile yet.
But just because the Bai Family doesn’t put pressure on, doesn’t mean that the Li Family won’t force the issue.
Anyway, Yueyue is still part of the Li Family,” Old Man Bai said, showing a cunning smile like a fox that had just stolen a chicken.
Great, from the old man’s implication, he was determined to pull Li Yueyue into the Bai Family as a daughter-in-law.
If a man tried to play rogue like this, Song Yun would outdo him, but this old man was different.
You couldn’t hit or curse at him, and playing rogue might even land you in a trap set by him, leaving Song Yun quite troubled.
“The Bai Family is so aggressive.
I wonder if the higher-ups know about this?” Song Yun raised his eyebrow with a smile, though his laughter sounded cold no matter how one heard it.
“Aggressive?
Impossible.
Our Bai Family is known for upholding traditions of etiquette,” Mr.
Bai too, chuckled, proud to have driven this young fox to make strong statements.
“What a fine tradition of etiquette.
Just now, Mr.
Bai was holding a gun, impeding us from performing our duties.
Is this the Bai Family’s style too?” Song Yun pulled out his National Security Bureau credentials and flashed them in front of the old man, “Sorry to say, but part of my job is to protect myself in critical moments.
That means I can point a gun at Mr.
Bai and if there’s an accidental discharge, it wouldn’t be my fault.”
Mr.
Bai’s pupils constricted at the sight of the credentials but returned to normal in a blink, “Aren’t you afraid of the Bai Family’s retaliation?
It’s good to be fiery at a young age, but attracting trouble isn’t,” said the old man.
“For the nation, I would not hesitate to shatter into pieces,” Song Yun declared righteously.
“And as for the Song Family fearing your retaliation?
Let me be clear, if your Bai Family dares to harm a single hair on me, prepare for the endless retribution from the Song Family.”
“Song Family,” the old man muttered, his face scrunching up, “The Beijing Song Family?”
“That’s right.” Song Yun knew the Song Family’s name carried weight, but he hadn’t expected it to be so influential that it could intimidate a local family.
He daydreamed about using the family’s prestige to impress women, wondering if they’d throw themselves at him upon learning he was the Song Family heir.
“I once met Mr.
Song, and when I heard of the Song Family’s disaster, I was deeply saddened.
After so many years, is the Song Family finally revealing its fangs?
Heh, boy, just what is your role in the Song Family?” Mr.
Bai asked calmly.
“The fourth in line to the succession,” Song Yun proudly declared, much like a victorious young rooster.
“Heh, your father is Ergou, right?
Never thought I’d see the day where I’d meet a friend’s offspring after all these years.
Go ahead then.
This matter of marriage, I’ll consider it,” Mr.
Bai said with a wave of his hand.
Song Yun was straightforward himself.
Having shown his hand, if Mr.
Bai had any sense, he would know what choices to make.
A single Li Yueyue wouldn’t be worth starting a feud with the colossal Song Family.
A few minutes after Song Yun left, a middle-aged man rushed in, sat across from Mr.
Bai, and asked, “Dad, what did the kid say?”
“This matter is too complex.
If we can avoid it, we’ll do so.
Tell Xiao Bai to stop thinking about Li Yueyue.
If he likes any other girl in the Li Family, he can choose freely, but remember, never to touch Li Shishi and Li Yueyue, not even a single glance,” Mr.
Bai sighed, “To be born into this era is both a blessing and a curse for Xiao Bai.”