Listening to these words, Old Master Gao's face stiffened. He had been very happy today, but now he was quite displeased. He stared at Chen Xuan and said, "Young man, who are you? It seems my Gao Family didn't invite you to the birthday banquet, did we?"
"Old Master Gao, my name is Chen Xuan, from Taiping Village," Chen Xuan emphasized again. Although he disliked the old man's condescending attitude, he endured it for his future wife. He added, "By the way, my Martial Aunt is Lin Su Yi. Old Master Gao should remember her, right?"
Old Master Gao didn't pay attention at first, but when he heard the name Lin Su Yi, his expression subtly changed.
"Hmph, what Lin Su Yi or Bai Su Yi, Chen Xuan, right? Our Gao Family is not familiar with you, so please skip the birthday wishes. Take your gift and leave our Gao Family," Gao Wenbang snorted coldly.
Gao Wenbang's wife, Wu Lili, also said, "I don't know where this bumpkin came from, trying to establish a connection with our Gao Family. Doesn't he look at his own status? Can you afford to enter the gates of my Gao Family?"
Old Master Gao's second daughter, Gao Meifeng, also stepped forward at this moment, her face full of mockery. "These days, people acknowledge adopted fathers and mothers, but I never expected someone to claim kinship. A country crow trying to become a phoenix, what a pipe dream."
Old Master Gao's third daughter, Gao Xueqing, said, "Perhaps some people are too poor and want to take a shortcut, but how can our Old Gao Family be something just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can cling to?"
In front of many prominent figures from Eastern Mausoleum, the Gao Family members openly showed their ridicule and disdain for Chen Xuan, with unpleasant words constantly coming from their mouths.
The guests present to celebrate Old Master Gao's birthday all looked at Chen Xuan with schadenfreude, as if an audience watching a monkey show.
Hearing these words, Chen Xuan felt very annoyed. Damn it, it seems that these guys in his future Father-in-law's family are not good people. Each and every one of them wants to ride on his head and take a dump.
"Alright..." Old Master Gao slowly stood up from the main seat, interrupting the Gao Family's bombardment of Chen Xuan. He stared at Chen Xuan and said indifferently, "Chen Xuan, right? Is Divine Doctor Lin really your Martial Aunt? Do you have proof?"
Chen Xuan said, "Martial Aunt said that Old Master was once seriously ill, and it was Martial Aunt who spent three days of hard work to cure you. Before leaving, she also gave you a Heart-Nourishing Pill."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Gao's expression remained unchanged. He said, "Since you are Divine Doctor Lin's disciple, then you are indeed qualified to attend this birthday banquet today. The gift is excused. Just find a place to sit. Remember, everyone here is a prominent figure from Eastern Mausoleum, so do not offend them, understand?"
After speaking, Old Master Gao sat down again.
The guests present all looked at Chen Xuan with a sense of superiority.
Qualified to attend?
Attend your sister's! Does Xiao Ye want to come or not?
Chen Xuan rolled his eyes. He stood still.
"What, you still have something to say?" Seeing Chen Xuan not moving, a hint of displeasure flashed across Old Master Gao's face.
Chen Xuan said, "Old Master Gao, I have another matter to discuss today at the Gao Family."
"Hehe, you see? I knew this bumpkin came to our Gao Family with a purpose. This is called 'no business, no visit to the temple,'" Gao Meifeng sneered.
Gao Xueqing said, "Our Gao Family is wealthy and powerful, a prominent family in Eastern Mausoleum. Some people, relying on a small favor they once did for our Old Master, are now surely looking for a reward."
Gao Wenbang said coldly, "Kid, although your Martial Aunt once saved our Old Master's life, today is Old Master's birthday. I advise you not to push your luck. What do you want? Say it."
"I don't want anything," Chen Xuan shook his head. However, looking at the arrogant faces of these Gao Family members, this guy really wanted to just walk away. What a damn engagement, did they think he cared?
With his handsome face, which made all the women, and even female dogs, in Taiping Village fall for him, would he ever worry about not finding a two-legged wife in this life?
However, he dared not disobey Martial Aunt's instructions.
"Then what is your business?" Old Master Gao asked indifferently.
Chen Xuan took a deep breath and said, "I wonder if Old Master still remembers the engagement he made with my Martial Aunt back then?"
Engagement?
Everyone present was stunned. What engagement?
Even the Gao Family members were confused.
"Did the Gao Family ever have an engagement with someone else?"
"Never heard of it. Old Master Gao has one son and two daughters. Only his son, Gao Wenbang, has a daughter. If there really was an engagement, wouldn't Miss Gao, Gao Yao, already be betrothed to someone else?"
"No way. The Gao Family is a large enterprise, and the heir will definitely fall to Miss Gao Yao. There are countless young talents in Eastern Mausoleum eyeing this flower!"
"What does this bumpkin mean? If there truly is an engagement, could the object of it be him?"
Listening to these words, Gao Yao's face turned unpleasant. An engagement? Marrying her to this bumpkin, how could that be possible! How could he be worthy of her?
The handsome young man beside Gao Yao's face turned green. He coldly swept his gaze towards Chen Xuan. Stealing his woman? Was this damned thing qualified?
"Old Master, what exactly is going on? How can Yao Yao marry such a person?" Wu Lili asked with a sharp voice.
"Exactly, Dad, how can this bumpkin from the countryside be worthy of Yao Yao?" Gao Meifeng's eyes darted around, and she stared at Chen Xuan coldly, saying, "A toad wanting to eat swan meat, he doesn't even look in the mirror to see what he is. Bumpkin, you tell us, are you worthy of Yao Yao? Are you qualified to step through the gates of my Gao Family? You really want a country crow to become a phoenix; I think you're just dreaming."
Gao Xueqing sneered, "Although our Old Gao Family has no male heirs, it's not for a useless country boy like you to enjoy the benefits. What kind of thing are you? Someone, throw him out! This country bumpkin standing here is polluting the air."
Hearing this, the Gao Family's servants immediately stepped forward.
"Wait..." Chen Xuan's face was somewhat cold. As the boss of Taiping Village, when had he ever suffered such humiliation? "I don't deny that the Gao Family's threshold is indeed high, but by your words, do people from the countryside not deserve to marry girls from the city?"
"Yes, they don't deserve it! And you, this bumpkin, are even less deserving! You want to marry my daughter? What kind of thing are you?" Wu Lili said with disdain.
Chen Xuan was too lazy to bother with these foul-mouthed shrewish women. In his opinion, these wealthy ladies who considered themselves superior were even worse than the widows in Taiping Village.
"Old Master Gao, what is your opinion?" Chen Xuan looked at Old Master Gao.
Old Master Gao's face looked somewhat gloomy. He didn't speak. He had indeed made an engagement with Lin Su Yi back then. At that time, Lin Su Yi had saved his life, and her medical skills were superb, not of a Mortal. Fearing a relapse of his illness and also out of gratitude, he shamelessly insisted on making this engagement with Lin Su Yi.
However, over the years, the Gao Family had gradually grown stronger and become a prominent family in Eastern Mausoleum. They could easily recruit an outstanding Son-in-law to carry on the Gao Family's legacy. Therefore, he had long harbored the idea of breaking this engagement, and he had even forgotten about it. If Chen Xuan hadn't brought it up again, he himself would have almost forgotten about this engagement.
"Grandpa, if there really is such an engagement, I won't agree." Gao Yao looked at Chen Xuan with a proud expression and said, "I don't understand what kind of confidence gives you the audacity to come to my Gao Family and bring up this engagement. You are just a bumpkin from the countryside. Do you think you are qualified to enter the gates of my Gao Family? I'd appreciate it if, before you come to my Gao Family to bring up this engagement, you could first find a mirror and look at yourself. To put it bluntly, in my eyes, you are not even as good as a beggar on the street, understand?"
Chen Xuan was angered to laughter by Gao Yao's words. Damn it, are all city girls so self-important? Was this country boy so worthless in their eyes?
"Then what do you mean?" Chen Xuan looked at Gao Yao with a forced smile. This Niangmen was very beautiful, but that ugly face was much uglier than the simple Widow Wang in the village!
"You're not worthy of me!" Gao Yao replied coldly.