it was autumn in the capital. looking into the distance, the sky was blue. the ginkgo trees along the streets were golden in color. the carriage rolled over the fallen leaves, stirring up the dust.

fu zhongli and qiao wangbei had just left the train station.

“autumn in the capital comes early.” the coldness spread all over his body when it entered his throat.

“yes.” fu zhongli nodded and smiled. ” mr. qiao, this way please. the car is waiting. ”

fu zhongli was really screwed over by fu chen this time. he had taken a flight there, but when he arrived, fu chen told him that qiao wangbei was afraid of heights and couldn’t take a plane. he could only shake the train to pick him up.

if you had said so earlier, he would have driven there. now, the two of them had to ride a green train halfway and then switch to a bullet train. it was really troublesome.

” i’ve really troubled you to come and pick me up personally. all you had to do was give me a call. ” qiao wangbei smiled.

“i should.”

“can we go to the hotel first?”

“what?”

“i’ve been on the road for the whole day, so i’m travel-worn …”

fu zhongli immediately understood. fu chen had already booked the hotel, so he drove straight to a single suite. while qiao wangbei was washing up, fu zhongli was sitting in the small living room and looking at his phone.

the sound of the kun opera could be heard from inside the room. he was humming, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood.

qiao wangbei couldn’t be blamed.

he had a grandson recently, and fu zhongli had seen this child at the qiao family’s house. although he would not say that he would not leave, his eyes were similar to the qiao family’s. he looked at him from time to time and seemed to be very clever.

his grandson was so cute that he thought he had come to the capital to discuss marriage. he agreed readily and was in a good mood along the way.

if he were to find out the truth, he was afraid …

when he took a shower and changed his clothes, fu zhongli was even more shocked.

he was even wearing a suit. actually …

there was really no need to be so formal.

“we can go now.” qiao wangbei tidied his clothes. after all, they were discussing a marriage, so he had to be formal and decent.

besides, he was song fengwan’s only uncle and he was the one who supported her, so qiao wangbei naturally paid special attention to him. qiao xiyan had specially bought this dress for his wedding.

including this time, he had only worn it twice.

**

at the fu family mansion.

when fu zhongli and qiao wangbei arrived, qiao aiyun had already arrived and was talking to sun qionghua.

perhaps the two of them had never thought that one day, they would be able to sit together so calmly.

yan wangchuan also followed closely because he felt that something was different this time. it was unusual for fu chen to come overnight without any notice.

this kid had always been polite and thoughtful. every time he went, he would bring all kinds of gifts. this time, he was actually empty-handed.

if they were really discussing marriage, they wouldn’t be in such a hurry.

yan wangchuan had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he was not good with words. moreover, he had suffered a setback with fu chen. he knew that even if he told his wife about this, she would not believe him, so he simply kept quiet.

he wanted to see what fu chen or the fu family was up to.

“uncle,” when song fengwan saw qiao wangbei, she felt a chill run down her spine. he was thin and capable, wearing a black suit, straight as a pine tree. however, he had lost his usual sharpness and was smiling. he was obviously in a good mood.

she immediately went up and helped him sit down.

qiao wangbei greeted them one by one before sitting down beside song fengwan. he deliberately lowered his voice and said, ” fu chen is not bad. ”

” i’ve been unhappy with him for a long time ever since we got our marriage certificate. he made it so formal this time and even asked second master to pick me up. i’m a little embarrassed. ”

“but have you talked to fu chen about this? what stage are we at, and what is the fu family thinking?”

song fengwan glanced at fu chen, who was sitting opposite her, with a sorrowful expression.

his uncle was definitely thinking the wrong way. how did he reach that stage?

she was already pregnant, so what stage could she reach?

uncle zhong brought tea for everyone and left. in the living room, the two elders of the fu family, the qiao family, fu chen, song fengwan, and fu zhongli and his wife were sitting on both sides …

master fu picked up the teacup, sipped the hot tea, and cleared his throat. ” wangbei … ”

fu chen lowered his eyes and waited for his father to speak.

but the old man swallowed it and finally asked, ” “how’s your grandson doing?”

“it’s pretty good, but she’s a little too sleepy, so i’ll have to trouble you to keep her in mind.” when qiao wangbei mentioned his grandson, his face was full of joy.

he had made up his mind to train his grandson into a talent. he couldn’t be like qiao xiyan, who was a famous local tyrant when he was young. he had to be more refined.