bookcurios Chapter 843 The Young Master of the Richest Family X Iceberg Star Commander 2
Chapter 843 The Young Master of the Richest Family X Iceberg Star Commander 2
Shen Xi agreed and hung up the phone.
"I just arrived for the engagement party, and there's something exciting about it. I can see him tonight."
About half an hour later, a low and unique humming sound came from far away. Shen Xi looked up and saw an anti-gravity suspension car emitting a cold blue light slowly stopped in front of the villa.
The lines of the car body are as smooth as if they were carved by the wind, and the shell made of special materials sparkles in the sunlight, like a flowing river of stars.
The door of the hovercraft silently opened upwards, like a metal wing spreading its wings ready to fly. A driver in a neat uniform quickly stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "Master, the lady asked me to take you back to the old house to discuss the engagement."
Shen Xi didn't have anything to collect, so he just followed him.
Although the appearance of the car is somewhat different from that of ordinary cars, the interior is actually similar. The only difference is that there is a huge holographic projection screen embedded in the center console. With a wave of the hand, you can call up various functional options, from route planning to environmental adjustment.
Moreover, the speed of the car was extremely fast. The place where Shen Xi was currently located was in the entertainment area on the right side of the empire, which was quite close to those places for eating, drinking and having fun nearby. However, the old house of the Shen family was located in the very center of the empire, very close to those important real estate and economic areas.
It can be said that the two places are quite far apart, but after getting on the car, we arrived there in just over ten minutes.
The driver got out of the car first and then opened the door for Shen Xi.
After getting off the car, what came into view was a huge manor. In the center of the manor stood a four-story villa. The total living area of the villa alone was more than 1300 square meters.
The Shen family is the only one in the entire human alliance who can own such a large manor and villa in this valuable area in the center of the empire.
Over the years, the Shen family has almost monopolized half of the empire's wealth, covering everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation.
There are countless entertainment venues.
Moreover, such wealth will only be passed on to Shen Xi in the future.
If Nangong Ze hadn't been afraid that Shen Xi, an omega, would have too much trouble supporting the family business in the future and was planning to find him an alpha, they would have hoped that Shen Xi would not get married and live a carefree and comfortable life.
The original plan was to find a son-in-law who could help Shen Xi manage the Shen family's wealth.
But in fact, there are only a few young and talented people in the entire empire who can be ranked among the best. Their families are either rich or powerful, and such people generally will not marry into the wife's family.
Nangong Ze and Shen Zhi also looked down upon the other slightly ordinary ones.
After much thought, I still want to find someone with some ability who can protect Shen Xi.
Later, Bai Ci was chosen.
Although the Bai family's financial resources are not even 1/5 of the Shen family's, they are still a military family, and their power ranks among the top in the entire empire.
Besides, Bai Ci can be regarded as one of the top young talents in this life.
It seems that choosing him to be a good match for my son won't be a big loss.
After thinking about this, they sent people to negotiate. It just so happened that the Bai family had been worried about Bai Ci's marriage. Bai Ci had always said that he would follow their arrangements for the marriage and did not disagree with this matter.
The two families immediately decided on the marriage.
In fact, logically speaking, this engagement party was the first time the two met.
What no one expected was that even this first meeting was unsuccessful.
As soon as he entered the door, Shen Xi saw the yard full of white gardenias.
He inherited his mother's pheromones, which smelled like gardenia, but was a little different from his mother in that he also had a hint of his father's alcohol.
Because their own pheromones have this scent, they both prefer gardenia.
Anyway, such a big manor garden is empty.
Shen Zhi had people plant the flowers that they both liked.
After Shen Xi entered the door, he walked through the long garden before arriving at the gate of the villa.
When I opened the door, I saw my mother, father, and two people I had never seen before.
Without much guessing, you can tell that it is probably Bai Ci's family.
Shen Xi took a deep breath, put on a polite yet warm smile on his face, and walked steadily into the villa.
Nangong Ze stood up first, his eyes full of love, and introduced to the Bai family: "This is my Xixi."
Bai Ci's parents also stood up quickly. Bai's mother Yan Huiyu looked Shen Xi up and down with a friendly smile on her face, nodding her head: "Oh, he is really a handsome man. Standing together with Ah Ci, they are really a perfect match made in heaven."
Shen Xi smiled and responded politely: "Hello, uncle and aunt, nice to meet you."
As he spoke, he looked elsewhere.
Yan Huiyu seemed to realize what he was thinking, and immediately held his hand, saying apologetically: "I'm sorry, Xixi, Aci should have come to discuss the engagement with these two families, but he had to go out because he took a temporary mission.
So he didn't come, but don't worry. He will definitely come back for the engagement party tonight."
Shen Xi seemed to have guessed the result already and shook his head.
"Aunt, there's no need to be so polite. Bai Ci has a heavy responsibility, and I understand that." Having said that, a barely perceptible sense of loss flashed across Shen Xi's eyes.
Yan Huiyu knew that the child in front of her was sensible, and that he had suffered such a great injustice for no reason, so he should be compensated.
But deep down, I like this daughter-in-law in front of me more.
"Xixi has wronged you, but don't worry, I will definitely come back in the evening."
After a short episode, the two families sat together and began to discuss the engagement.
Father Bai Hongxuan cleared his throat and said, "My dear relatives, although Ah Ci has something urgent to do, the marriage between our two families is a done deal.
"That is."
Shen Xi just sat aside drinking tea and did not interrupt their conversation.
In fact, the engagement party was planned a week ago.
In fact, the main purpose of coming here is just to let Shen Xi and Bai Ci, the newlywed couple, meet before the engagement party. It might be a bit awkward for them to stare at each other on the stage.
As a result, both parties came, but found that Bai Ci had a temporary mission and could not get away.
So the meeting between the two parties turned into a casual chat between the two relatives.
Shen Xi couldn't join in their conversation and just listened quietly.
Around noon, after a few people finished their meal, they dispersed.
Only after Bai Hongxuan and Yan Huiyu left did Nangong Ze act unhappy.
"Although this is just a brief meeting before the engagement, you can't be too disrespectful of our Xixi.
You didn’t even come for this.”
The parents of both parties were present just now, so it was naturally embarrassing to say it, but it didn't prove that Nangong Ze had no resentment at all.
Shen Zhi didn't say anything, but just silently comforted Nangong Ze.
Although he didn't say it, it was obvious that he was not very happy about this matter.
It was Shen Xi who broke the deadlock.
"It's okay, Mom and Dad, I don't feel wronged either. They just have something to do. Besides, this is just a small meeting. It doesn't matter if it's over. It's not like I won't come to the engagement party."
I didn't expect that a joke would come true.
Bai Ci really didn't come because he had no way to get away. Shen Xi stood on the stage alone in a white suit.
Yan Huiyu was getting extremely anxious, but the communicator was indeed unable to get through. Not to mention Bai Ci, even his deputy general Yu Yu could not be contacted.
Shen Xi was a little anxious at first, but after asking Wangcai, he found out that it was nothing serious, so he felt relieved.
Although these two people could not be contacted, the other members of their team could still be contacted.
The conclusion was that the two of them had gone on a secret mission, but the risk factor of this secret mission was not great, just a little difficult.
Yan Huiyu and Bai Hongxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But just because everything is fine over there doesn’t mean everything is fine over here.
"I'm so sorry, I really didn't know this would happen. Xixi, how about postponing the wedding banquet?"
Faced with Yan Huiyu's proposal, Shen Xi refused.
Shen Xi shook his head, his eyes firm: "Aunt, there is no need to refuse. Although Bai Ci cannot come, this engagement party has been prepared for a long time and so many guests have been invited. We cannot let everyone down."