After returning from this business trip, Qi Ning and Fu Jinnan became increasingly close due to their collaboration.

Fu Shiyi and his son Fu Desheng dared not make any further moves and did not attempt anything further.

Seeing how smoothly the cooperation between Qi Ning and Fu Jinnan went, even Old Master Fu took notice, and Fu Jinnan's status in the Fu Group was further enhanced.

Fu Desheng was getting impatient. Every now and then, he would remind Fu Shiyi to spend more time with Qi Ning.

First, keep an eye on Qi Ning and make her focus more on Fu Shiyi so that she will think of Fu Shiyi first when there is any cooperation.

Secondly, by learning about Qi Ning's cooperation progress with Fu Jinnan, we can understand that knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory.

The reason they allowed Fu Jinnan to take advantage of the situation and sign several cooperation agreements with Qi Ning last time was because of a moment of negligence.

Currently, Fu Desheng and Fu Shiyi still consider Qi Ning to be on their side, after all, Qi Ning is Fu Shiyi's fiancée.

At Fu Desheng's behest, Fu Shiyi had no choice but to spend more time visiting Qi Ning, occasionally taking her out to dinner or accompanying her to banquets.

Qi Ning had to deal with both Fu Jinnan and Fu Shiyi, keeping her extremely busy during that period.

Not long after, Grandma Fu's 70th birthday was approaching.

As the eldest daughter-in-law, Wu Lixia began preparing a birthday banquet for Old Mrs. Fu.

Given Madam Fu's status and position, there are many people who want to curry favor with the Fu family. It's also her 70th birthday, so the birthday banquet will naturally be quite grand.

As the future in-laws, the Qi Tongsheng family would naturally go to celebrate Madam Fu's birthday.

At the banquet where Fu Jinnan was discharged from the hospital last time, Qi Tongsheng brought Shen Yunhui and Qi Ruo with him.

Qi Tongsheng decided to send his whole family to Mrs. Fu's birthday banquet this time.

On the day of the birthday banquet, Qi Tongsheng set off with his family of four.

This time, Madam Fu's birthday banquet was not arranged at the Fu family home, but at a hotel.

The old lady was very happy to see Qi Ning. She took her hand and complained, "You child, I've told you to go to the Fu family often to play and keep me company, but I've never seen you go."

Qi Ning said apologetically, "Grandma, it's all my fault. I've been too busy lately."

Of course, Old Mrs. Fu knew that Qi Ning was busy. She had heard that Qi Ning was now gradually taking over the entire Qi Group, and Qi Tongsheng had entrusted her with many matters, big and small.

In addition, Mrs. Fu also heard that Qi Ning and Fu Jinnan were also working together.

In this way, she would have to make time to meet with Fu Shiyi, so she wouldn't have time to go to the Fu family's house.

Grandma Fu liked Qi Ning's personality very much, thinking that she was generous, proper, and capable.

She agrees that girls should also have their own careers, and Qi Ning, as the heir to the Qi Group, does this very well.

If she marries Fu Shiyi in the future, it will be a good thing for both families to join forces.

Therefore, she only complained verbally and did not really blame Qi Ning.

"I know you're busy, I was just teasing you. I'm already very happy that you could come to celebrate Grandma's birthday."

Qi Ning smiled and said, "I knew Grandma was good to me, so I specially prepared a birthday present for you."

"Really? What's the gift? Let me see it..."

While the two women were talking, people from the Fu and Qi families were watching from the side.

Wu Lixia was very satisfied with Qi Ning, her future daughter-in-law. She said with a smile, "Mom, don't worry. Once Ningning marries into our family, we'll be able to see her often, won't we?"

Grandma Fu nodded with a smile: "That's true, but it's still quite a long time before Shi Yi and Ning Ning get married next year."

He does not mean that.

After listening to the conversation between Wu Lixia and Old Mrs. Fu, an idea immediately popped into Fu Desheng's mind.

He suddenly said, "Mom, if you're really in a hurry, it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring forward the weddings of the two children a while."

Upon hearing Fu Desheng's words, several people present changed their expressions.

This was a completely spontaneous idea from Fu Desheng; no one knew about it.

Upon hearing this, Fu Shiyi's brows furrowed almost immediately.

He didn't expect Fu Desheng to say that suddenly.

Qi Ning's face showed no sign of anything amiss. She glanced up and a barely perceptible smile flickered in her eyes.

in advance?

That's good, it suits her just fine.

Standing on the other side, Qi Ruo subconsciously looked at Fu Shiyi's reaction.

She knew that Fu Shiyi and Qi Ning would get married sooner or later, but hearing those words still made her heart ache uncontrollably.

She quickly lowered her head, not daring to look any further.

As for Fu Jinnan, he had just gone to talk to other guests, and when he came over, he happened to hear Fu Desheng's words, so he immediately stopped in his tracks.

Fu Desheng's meaning was actually quite simple: since Fu Shiyi and Qi Ning's wedding was set for next year anyway, why not move it forward a bit?

Although they are engaged, they are not officially married yet.

Once Qi Ning marries Fu Shiyi, things will be different. At that time, the entire Qi Group will be completely bound to their eldest branch of the family.

With the support and assistance of the Qi Group, dealing with Fu Jinnan will no longer be a problem for them.

Wu Lixia and Fu Desheng exchanged a glance and immediately understood what he meant.

She smiled and chimed in, "Yes, Mom. Originally, Shi Yi and Ning Ning's wedding was scheduled for next year. Since that's the case, why not move it to before the Lunar New Year this year? Wouldn't that be a double celebration? This way, Ning Ning can become a member of our family sooner, and you'll be able to see her more often then?"

Upon hearing this, Grandma Fu's eyes lit up: "That makes sense."

Qi Ning and Fu Shiyi's wedding was originally scheduled for next Mid-Autumn Festival. If it is moved to the end of this year, it will be equivalent to more than half a year earlier.

Grandma Fu had always wanted to hold her great-grandchild as soon as possible, and she was naturally happy to be able to do so a little earlier.

She looked at Old Master Fu sitting to the side and asked, "What do you think?"

After a moment of contemplation, Grandpa Fu nodded and said, "If you want to move it up, I certainly have no objection. It just depends on whether Tong Sheng and Ning Ning agree."

After all, this is a matter between the Fu family and the Qi family, not something that one family can decide alone.

The originally scheduled date suddenly needs to be moved up, and the key is that Qi Ning himself and his father, Qi Tongsheng, need to agree.

Qi Tongsheng was quite surprised by the Fu family's sudden desire to move the wedding forward.

He looked somewhat troubled.

Firstly, Qi Tongsheng didn't want to offend the Fu family. They had already brought it up in front of so many guests, and if he refused, it would make it seem like the two families were at odds.

Secondly, the date was originally set, but suddenly they said that Qi Ning would have to marry into the family ahead of schedule, and Qi Tongsheng was somewhat reluctant to part with his daughter.

Unable to make up his mind, he simply asked Qi Ning directly, "Ningning, what do you think?"

For Qi Ning, the Fu family's proposal to move the wedding forward was actually a good thing, as it could speed up her plans.

Once her marriage to Fu Shiyi is brought forward, Fu Shiyi and Qi Ruo, this star-crossed couple, will definitely be unable to contain their restless hearts. Whatever they do, all of Qi Ning's plans can be brought forward as well.

Qi Ning raised her head and glanced at Fu Shiyi.

Fu Shiyi's expression stiffened slightly, and if you looked closely, you could see the repulsion in his eyes.

Seeing Fu Shiyi's reaction, Qi Ning deliberately pretended to be a little shy and replied softly, "I will follow the arrangements of my elders."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, this implies agreement.

Fu Jinnan stood outside the crowd, his eyes dimming slightly as he looked at the shy expression on Qi Ning's face.

For a moment, he couldn't quite figure out her intentions.

Is this part of her revenge, or does she really want to marry Fu Shiyi as soon as possible?

"Hahaha, good, Tongsheng, you heard it all, Ningning agreed." Fu Desheng laughed heartily.

Grandpa Fu, Grandma Fu, and Wu Lixia all had smiles on their faces, very satisfied with Qi Ning's answer.

Qi Tongsheng was surprised that Qi Ning would agree; he thought she would politely decline.

But then she thought about it again. Recently, Qi Ning had been interacting frequently with the Fu family and meeting with Fu Shiyi often. Their relationship had become better and better, so it was normal for her to agree.

"Since Ningning says so, I, as her father, naturally have no objections."

From beginning to end, no one asked Fu Shiyi for his opinion, as if they assumed he would agree.

Fu Shiyi couldn't get a word in edgewise.

He watched as the group of people in front of him quickly settled things, and he couldn't help but want to speak up.

At this moment, Fu Desheng turned around and glanced at him, silencing him completely.

On the day of Madam Fu's 70th birthday banquet, she was overjoyed to be able to arrange her eldest grandson's marriage ahead of schedule.

The other guests present, upon hearing the news, came over to offer their congratulations.

At the banquet, Old Mrs. Fu kept Qi Ning by her side the whole time, clearly treating her as her granddaughter-in-law.

After the banquet, the news that Fu Shiyi and Qi Ning's wedding was to be moved up naturally spread very quickly.

"Dad! How could you suddenly bring forward my marriage to Qi Ning without even discussing it with me?"

In the study, Fu Shiyi questioned him with a livid face.

After the birthday banquet, Fu Desheng was a little drunk. He planned to rest early after returning home, but unexpectedly, Fu Shiyi called him to the study.

At this moment, Fu Desheng sobered up a bit.

"You called me to the study, saying you had something to tell me, and that's what you wanted to talk about?"

"What do you mean by 'just this matter'? Is this some trivial matter?"

During the birthday banquet, Fu Desheng noticed that Fu Shiyi's expression was not quite right. He even gave him a meaningful look, which prevented Fu Shiyi from saying anything uncooperative.

But he didn't expect Fu Shiyi's reaction to be so strong.

"What do you mean? You and Qi Ning are already engaged. Getting married a little earlier will allow the Qi Group to be tied to us sooner. What's wrong with that? Do we need to discuss it with you beforehand? Don't you agree?"

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