CHAPTER 523: CHAPTER 12 DISPUTE

"Does your grandpa have a strong preference for boys over girls?" After returning, Qiao Shan couldn’t help but ask Shen Yinian.

Shen Yinian pursed his lips and embraced her, saying, "You don’t need to worry about that. I’ll handle my grandpa. He’s always adored me the most."

However, Qiao Shan couldn’t be reassured. She subconsciously touched her belly, "What if I give birth to a daughter?"

"Then we’ll say we’re planning to have a second child," Shen Yinian thought for a moment and said.

Qiao Shan widened her eyes, "But you’re joining the Navy. You can’t even have a second child, right? Will the old man be fooled by you?"

"Rest assured, there’s precedent for this. My dad is also a high official in the Military Department, and I ended up having a little brother and sister anyway," Shen Chi said soothingly.

He paused, "Right now, the urgent matter is not my grandpa, but your parents."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Shan’s face fell, "I’ve said there’s no need to inform my parents. They definitely won’t agree, even though we’ve already registered our marriage and I’m pregnant. They might still force us to divorce and then ask me to plan for an abortion."

"Rest assured, with my parents here, that won’t happen." Compared to her, Shen Yinian was much more confident.

He trusted his parents. His dad didn’t even need mentioning, and even though his mom rarely argued with others, if someone wanted to harm her grandchild in her womb, she definitely wouldn’t just let it be.

Moreover, Shen Yinian always felt that when it came to their siblings, his mom could show infinite strength.

Qiao Shan was skeptical, as her entire upbringing was a sad history of being dominated by her parents, and she was already shadowed by this.

The meeting between the Qiao and Shen families took place on a cloudless sunny day at the main house of Zhi Xin Garden.

Unexpectedly for Qiao Shan, although her parents wore somewhat strained expressions, they didn’t oppose her marriage to Shen Yinian as strongly as she had anticipated.

She stared blankly as both parties agreed on a wedding date, and when her parents started to make trouble, she actually felt a sense of relief.

"I agree to their marriage, but there’s one condition you must agree to." After a pause, Qiao Yuanting said, "They must have a son who will carry on the Qiao surname."

"Dad!" Even though she felt relieved, Qiao Shan was still upset.

Her situation with Yinian obviously only allowed for one child, and besides, although she was pregnant, the sex of the baby was not certain yet. Wasn’t her dad’s demand making things difficult?

"Shut up!" Luo Meng glared at her daughter.

This time, the couple, who were usually all business in the eyes of the public, were united against outsiders.

She addressed the members of the Shen family, "You’re also aware of our Qiao family’s situation. Yuanfang Construction and Mengli Clothing both need inheritors. Originally, we planned to bring Shanshan into the family and have at least two grandsons to inherit Yuanfang Construction and Mengli Clothing."

"We have already compromised a lot,"

"I think there’s something you don’t understand," Shen Chi suddenly spoke up. "The two kids are already registered legally as married. Legally speaking, they are already wed. Today, we invited you here to inform you of the wedding, not to seek your opinion."

Lin Xiaoguai covered her eyes at his words, but Shen Chi remained calm, "Of course, attending the wedding is up to you."

His expression was warm, and he even made a ’please feel free’ gentlemanly gesture, but his words were resolutely strong.

The expressions of Qiao Yuanting and his wife turned ashen, but Qiao Shan widened her eyes, looking admiringly at her father-in-law.

Seeing the atmosphere grow tense, Lin Xiaoguai sighed and said, "Mr. Qiao, Mr. Luo, I think it’s rushing things to talk about children now. Families like ours definitely hope for more children for more blessings, but considering Yinian’s situation, having a second child is obviously not possible now. However, policies will definitely change, and with your insight, it’s not hard to foresee changes in the family planning policy in the future."

This was her way of giving them an out, and Qiao Yuanting and Luo Meng exchanged glances. Although they felt reluctant, they had to step down the offered escalator.

After all, they couldn’t really boycott their daughter’s wedding, as the embarrassment would not just fall on the Shen family.

Not only did the Shen family not want a fallout with the Qiao family, but the Qiao family also did not want to provoke such a formidable adversary.

Moreover, their daughter was resolved to marry into the Shen family as a daughter-in-law, having entirely "sold" herself to the Shen family. What could they do?

"So, let’s talk about this topic later." God knows how stifled Qiao Yuanting felt when he said that.