Chapter 675: There Must Be Some Mistake

Upon hearing this, Yao Qidong grew a little anxious—he certainly didn't want his child's origins to become a subject of gossip: "Old man, there are a few things I'd like to say to you alone. What do you say?"

Although he looked down on Yao Qidong, since the man had spoken thus, Xiao Laoyezi Qi could only say: "Then come with me into the study."

The matchmaker, being a perceptive sort, said: "Go ahead, don't mind me."

The two of them entered the study, one behind the other.

After Xiao Laoyezi Qi had seated himself, he gestured for Yao Qidong to sit: "I still have someone coming to discuss business, so I'll have to ask Deputy Director Yao to get straight to the point."

Yao Qidong had no intention of beating around the bush either, and went straight to the heart of it: "Qi Shufang is pregnant."

The moment that bombshell dropped, Xiao Laoyezi Qi was blown inside and out: "What did you say?"

Yao Qidong repeated himself: "You heard right—Qi Shufang is carrying my child."

Xiao Laoyezi Qi slammed his palm straight onto the table: "You bastard."

Yao Qidong stood up: "I know what I did was underhanded, but at the time it was something we both came to willingly, and Qi Shufang had already said earlier that she'd give me the chance to court her. So I'm asking you, old man, to grant us your blessing."

Xiao Laoyezi Qi's eyes were full of fury, but he realized that if this matter wasn't resolved in time, once it came to light, neither Qi Shufang nor the Qi family could afford to lose face like that.

He held himself back again and again: "Same as before—I have to ask Qi Shufang before I give you an answer."

Yao Qidong nodded: "That's only right."

After sending Yao Qidong away, Xiao Laoyezi Qi had someone summon the whole family back home.

His eldest son, Qi Tongda, hurried home and saw his father sitting in the living room with a cold expression: "Dad, what happened? You couldn't even wait until I was off work?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than his daughter-in-law, Wang Xinyue, also walked in quickly: "Dad, what is it that you had to make us take leave and come back for?"

Xiao Laoyezi Qi looked at the two of them and his anger flared: "How on earth are you two acting as parents?"

The husband and wife exchanged a glance, looked at the old man, and asked in unison: "Dad, what happened?"

Seeing the old master's temper was no small matter, Wang Xinyue nudged her husband beside her and glanced at the teacup on the table.

Qi Tongda caught on at once and quickly handed the teacup over: "Dad, have some tea first to cool down."

The old man pushed away the tea he offered and stood up directly: "The two of you, come with me into the study."

Once in the study, Qi Tongda asked again: "Dad, what on earth happened?"

The old man, by contrast, had calmed down by now: "Qi Shufang is pregnant."

The husband and wife cried out in unison: "What?"

After a swift exchanged glance, they said together again: "How could that be?"

The old man's face was cold: "I want to say the same thing—how could it be? Whether it's true or not, you'll know once she gets back and you ask her."

He had originally wanted to call her back first, but as a grandfather, how could he bring himself to ask such a thing? He could only summon his son and daughter-in-law back first, so they'd be mentally prepared.

Qi Tongda's face was full of disbelief: "Dad, where did you hear this news?"

The old man let out a long sigh: "Yao Qidong came to the door today with a matchmaker to propose, and told me about this in private."

Qi Tongda started cursing straight away: "Which bastard is this Yao Qidong—... no, wait, it can't be who I'm thinking of, can it?"

Xiao Laoyezi Qi nodded: "It's him."

Wang Xinyue's face was full of disbelief: "There must be some mistake—how could Fangfang even know him?"

Qi Tongda was thinking the same thing.

He only heard the old man say: "I'd like to think so too, but since Yao Qidong dared to show up at our door, this can't be false. As for all the twists and turns in this, you'll have to ask the fine daughter you raised yourselves."