My friend's uncle took a fancy to me

Father Zhou handed the betrothal gifts list to Father and Mother Lu and said sincerely, "Father and Mother-in-law, I come here today with sincerity. These betrothal gifts are a gift from me as a father to my child."

"Qi Zheng also has his own ideas. He said he would prepare an extra one to show his love for our daughter. As for the betrothal gifts, I have also prepared one according to our local customs. Take a look at this gift list and the betrothal gifts."

Father Lu reached out to take it, and together with Mother Lu, opened the betrothal gift list written in black on red paper. The bright red color made the palms of the two elders feel warm.

At first, their eyes just swept slowly along the neat horizontal and vertical handwriting, but gradually, their eyes became wider and their breathing became a little rapid.

After carefully reading through the items listed on the gift list, her eyes finally fell on the countless amounts of betrothal gifts. Mother Lu subconsciously covered her mouth, her face filled with astonishment and shock.

For a moment, both of them stood there, completely unsure of what to do.

Seeing that the two of them hadn't spoken for a long time, Father Zhou continued, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, if you feel anything is wrong, or if you have any other requests or suggestions, please don't hesitate to ask me. As long as it is within my ability, I will never refuse and will definitely do it for you until you are satisfied."

Father Lu finally realized what was happening and quickly said, "No, no, no, this is great. We have no objections. Don't add any more! We won't keep any of this, including the betrothal gifts. No matter how much you give, I'll let Xiao Qiao take it all back."

Just as Zhou's father was about to speak, Lu's father raised his hand to stop him. "My dear in-laws, I only have two requests. The first is that my daughter must take all this back with her. I won't keep a single cent. The second is that you must promise to treat my daughter well. If you agree, we can move on."

After hearing what Mr. Lu said, Mr. Zhou had no reason to refuse and had to agree to his request. He asked his son to show more respect to his father-in-law. After all, it was not easy for him to raise a girl.

Once this matter was finalized, they began to discuss the wedding date.

Lu Xiaoqiao had been excited from morning till now because she was going home. She only felt sleepy now. She was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes and could only lean on Zhou Qizhen next to her.

Zhou Qizheng asked her quietly, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to go to your room and take a nap?"

Mother Lu glanced at Lu Xiaoqiao and saw her dozing off like a chick pecking at rice. She was a little puzzled, but then she thought that her daughter might have gotten up too early in the morning because she was in a hurry to travel.

"Xiao Qiao, go to sleep later."

No matter how much she loved her daughter, she couldn't let her daughter go to bed when everyone was discussing marriage.

Zhou Qizheng said, "Mom, let Xiao Qiao go to bed. Is the heater in her room warm?"

Seeing his son-in-law doting on his daughter, Father Lu felt happy: "The stove has been lit for a long time, and the kang is warm. Let her go!"

Zhou Qizhen sent Lu Xiaoqiao to her room and settled her down before returning to continue discussing marriage.

When Zhou's father saw his son return, he spoke: "I asked someone to look up the wedding date. There are two dates, May 1st and May 6th. I personally think May 1st is better. Father-in-law, mother-in-law, what do you think?"

After hearing the wedding date, Father Lu was stunned: "Didn't you say it was October 1st? Why is it set for May 1st?"

Mother Lu was also surprised and said, "Yes! May Day is too early! It's already the beginning of April, and there are many things that are too late to prepare!"

After the two finished speaking, Zhou's father turned to Zhou Qizhen with some confusion, asking his son what was going on. Could it be that the old couple didn't know that Xiao Qiao was pregnant?

Zhou Qiyue lowered his head and asked Zhou Qizheng in a low voice: "You didn't tell Xiao Qiao's parents that she is pregnant?"

Zhou Qizheng's Adam's apple rolled, and the palms of his hands on his knees were a little sweaty. He thought of the teasing words his sister and friends had said to him, and looked at Father Lu's questioning eyes...

More than two months after getting the marriage certificate and more than two months after getting pregnant, Zhou Qizhen thought to himself that he was really going to die this time!

If I had known earlier, I would not have let my wife go to sleep. She would have been here to help me "block the situation".

As soon as Zhou Qiyue saw his brother's guilty look, he knew what was going on. He found it a little funny. How could his brother, who had always been fearless, end up in this situation?

Zhou Qizhen opened and closed his lips slightly, repeating this several times, and quickly organized his words in his mind. In just a few seconds, several explanations came to his mind, but he gave up on them all as he felt they were inappropriate.

Finally, he took a deep breath, looked at Father and Mother Lu, and said cautiously, "Dad, Mom, Xiao Qiao is pregnant!"

Father Lu: "..."

Mother Lu: "..."

"What did you say? Pregnant? You said Xiao Qiao is pregnant?" Father Lu was the first to react.

Zhou Qizheng nodded: "Well, we just found out about it, so we wanted to hold the wedding early while she's feeling better."

After a moment of shock, Mother Lu finally reacted, feeling both happy and worried.

"The child didn't tell me. I was wondering why she was so sleepy." Mother Lu looked up at Zhou Qizheng again and asked, "How long has she been pregnant?"

Zhou Qizheng's Adam's apple rolled, and he swallowed hard, then said with a stiff upper lip, "More than two months."

"More than two months?" Father Lu chewed on these words and waited for a few seconds before he reacted.

He jumped up from the stool, and because he used too much force, the stool behind him was knocked to the ground with a clang.

"Two months? It's only been a few months since you two registered?" Father Lu pointed at Zhou Qizhen with great sorrow.

After finishing, he glanced around the house, trying to find something convenient to do. Lu Xiaodong knew his father's "signature" move too well. This was the prelude to beating someone up.

He hurried over to stop Father Lu: "Dad, don't do it!"

When Zhou's father, who was standing nearby, heard that Lu's father was about to take action, he quickly stood up and shook his hand: "Don't get excited, my dear in-law. This is a good thing! Why are you still angry?"

Father Lu panted and said, "Of course you're happy to be a grandfather. My daughter has only been registered with your son for a short time, and she's already over two months pregnant. No wonder this guy is anxiously asking me for the household registration booklet. He has no good intentions and is full of bad intentions."

Zhou's father agreed that his son was full of bad intentions, but he couldn't admit it: "My dear, I'm a grandfather now, and you're also a grandfather-in-law! We are celebrating together!"

Father Lu snorted coldly, "That's the logic, but it doesn't work that way! Your son is so much older than my daughter, and she's pregnant right after registering. What do you want me to think? You have a daughter yourself, too. What would you do?"

Zhou's father thought to himself: What can I think? She is my daughter, so I will skin her alive.

But for the sake of his grandson, he could only speak against his conscience: "In-laws, don't be angry, I'll make it up to you, is that okay with me?"

Father Lu looked at him and said, "You're already pregnant. How are you going to make up for it?"