"Sister, I will take my husband to see our father and mother first."
Jiang Xianyu said something to Jiang Yunyan, and took Xu Lian away from the crowd watching on the deck and entered the cabin.
Because the battleship is large enough, the cabin does not seem cramped but rather spacious, like an underground palace.
Jiang Xianyu took Xu Lian straight to a place that looked like a living room.
Xu Lian saw a middle-aged man with a dignified face sitting in the main seat, and a beautiful middle-aged woman sitting next to him. Jiang Xianyu's eyebrows were somewhat similar to this beautiful middle-aged woman. This middle-aged couple should be Jiang Xianyu's parents.
Apparently, someone had already reported the news of Jiang Xianyu's return, so the couple waited in the living room on purpose, knowing that Jiang Xianyu would definitely bring Xu Lian here to pay a visit.
When they saw their daughter coming back, the couple did not smile at all. Instead, they looked gloomy and seemed to be in a bad mood.
Jiang Xianyu took Xu Lian's hand and walked forward, saying, "Father and mother, I found my destined husband and brought him back to visit you."
Xu Lian bowed slightly and saluted, "The son-in-law greets his father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Father Jiang looked at Xu Lian and said calmly, "Don't rush to call me that. You haven't been recognized by the Jiang family yet. I just think of you as a friend that Xianyu brought home."
Jiang Xianyu insisted, "You should call me that. My husband and I are already getting along."
Hearing this, both Jiang's father and mother's faces changed and looked very ugly.
"Bang!" Father Jiang slapped the tea table. The tea table was fine, but the teacup was cracked.
It seems that the material used for the tea table is much better than that for the teacups... Xu Lian thought silently.
Father Jiang scolded Jiang Xianyu, "You are making trouble.
Jiang Xianyu said, "The destined marriage of Guitongling can't be wrong. I don't think this is nonsense."
Father Jiang was furious. "What kind of place is Guitongling? How can you believe in the marriage randomly assigned by the strange creature? I see that you have been in that small caravan for too long, and have been in contact with those messy and independent cultivators who followed the caravan for a long time. Your mind has become confused!"
Jiang Xianyu said, "I was not influenced by the independent cultivators who followed me. Ever since I left the Jiang family and went there and learned about Guitongling, I have firmly believed in destiny."
Sister, can you please say less? Can't you see that father-in-law is angry... Xu Lian was speechless. When Jiang Xianyu got stubborn, no one else was more stubborn.
Father Jiang's face turned pale, and veins bulged on his palms placed on the tea table. It was obvious that he was extremely angry and on the verge of exploding.
Jiang's mother, who had not expressed her opinion, quickly put her hand on Jiang's father's palm and said, "Don't rush to draw conclusions. Let's see what his dining etiquette is like during the dinner."
Dining etiquette
Xu Lian was full of questions.
Just by looking at dining etiquette, can we tell whether he is suitable for Jiang Xianyu
A big clan, are you so careless
Father Jiang looked at Xu Lian with a sharp gaze, "What's your age and what's your cultivation level?"
Before Xu Lian could speak, Jiang Xianyu said, "Seventeen, Dark Power Stage 2."
The seventh level of the Dark Power Stage... Xu Lian opened his mouth and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
At Lai Fu Inn, Jiang Xianyu woke up from a serious injury and asked how he escaped back to the inn. He said that he broke through two levels of cultivation in succession at a critical moment, and was promoted from the ninth level of Ming Jin period to the second level of An Jin period, and beat away the old man selling night-blooming flowers. He did not say that he was at the seventh level of An Jin period, mainly because it was too shocking.
Xu Lian felt a little puzzled. Could it be that Father Jiang couldn't sense his cultivation level
The White Fox Mine Patrolman can always sense his improvement in cultivation, but Father Jiang cannot. Could it be that Father Jiang’s perception is not as good as that of the White Fox Mine Patrolman
Of course, it is also possible that his current strength is different from before, so the difficulty of perception has increased and he is not so easily noticed, which is a good thing.
Mother Jiang's eyes flickered. "Seventeen years old, Dark Power Stage 2. Although slightly lower than the young geniuses of our thirteen clans, it's still okay. It seems that Xianyu's vision is not too bad."
Father Jiang's expression eased a little, but only a little, and he asked Xu Lian, "What is your family background?"
Mother Jiang said softly, "There's no need to ask about his family background. In such remote places as Pingyang County and Yuanfu County, what kind of family background can he have? But this also shows that he has good talent. With a lack of cultivation resources, he reached the second level of Darkness at the age of seventeen. If he had received the support of our Jiang family's cultivation resources, perhaps he would have shown even better potential."
Father Jiang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then let's wait and see his dining etiquette before deciding whether to let him stay or go."
Dining etiquette again... Xu Lian was confused.
I am really confused, do big clans care so much about dining etiquette
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang didn't say anything else and just got up and left.
Xu Lian asked Jiang Xianyu, "What is the dining etiquette in your family? Teach me, I want to learn it at the last minute."
Jiang Xianyu shook her head, took Xu Lian's hand, and left the living room. "No need to learn, you will know it later."
You don't need to learn it to know? Xu Lian became more curious.
Jiang Xianyu took him on a tour around the spacious cabin to familiarize him with the environment.
at last.
She took him to her boudoir and said, "Don't worry, my husband. No matter what decision the Jiang family makes, I will not abandon you. If the Jiang family can't accommodate you, I will leave with you."
Xianyu is so nice... Xu Lian was very moved, so he closed the door and felt the kindness of Jiang Xianyu.
Name: Xu Lian
Level: Dark Power Stage Seventh Level
Skills: Wind-breaking Sword Technique (Volumes 123), Seven Styles of Xian Gang (Complete Edition), Short Fighting - Chasing Shadows
Props: Three-star long sword (not worn)
Note: Jiang Xianyu's favorability towards you has increased from 80/100 to 90/100. You gain an advancement point and can choose one of the following: Rank, Skill, or Item to increase the point.
Xu Lian was overjoyed. This destined marriage was different. His favorability towards her kept rising.
There was a gentle knock on the door. "Miss, it's time for dinner."
"knew."
Jiang Xianyu responded.
Xu Lian got up, took a shower, and changed into clean clothes.
Jiang Xianyu took his hand and led him to the dining room.
Arrived at the dining room.
Xu Lian was stunned when he saw it. This dining room was ridiculously large. It could easily accommodate thousands of people for dinner at the same time, but there were no tables and it was empty.
There were only four piles of red-hot charcoal with a barbecue grill on top. It looked like we were going to have barbecue tonight
Soon, Jiang's father and Jiang's mother came together and sat down on the chairs next to the charcoal fire.
Jiang Xianyu took Xu Lian's hand and walked over, pulling him to sit down on the chair.
"..." Xu Lian was puzzled. What about dining etiquette
After a while.
Jiang Yunyan came with a middle-aged couple, walked to a pile of charcoal fire, and sat down around it.
Jiang Yunyan is Jiang Xianyu's cousin. Xu Lian guessed that the couple should be Jiang Xianyu's uncle and aunt.
Seeing that Jiang Xianyu had no intention of introducing him, he didn't know how to greet her and just sat there without moving.
Another moment passed.
A young man and a middle-aged couple came and sat down by a charcoal fire.
The young man smiled and looked towards Xu Lian, then said to Jiang Xianyu, "Sister, is this the brother-in-law you brought back? He looks about the same age as me. It seems like sister likes younger men?"
Jiang Xianyu ignored him, picked up an iron bar, and struck the charcoal fire to make it burn more vigorously.
The boy joked, "The meat hasn't even come up yet, why are you lighting the fire so brightly?"
Jiang Yunyan couldn't listen any longer, "Jiang Yiming, shut up. No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak!"
The boy smiled and said nothing more.
Xu Lian thought that Jiang Yiming should be Jiang Xianyu's cousin, and the middle-aged couple who came with the boy should be Jiang Xianyu's uncle and aunt.
He looked at the empty pile of charcoal, wondering who else would come.
Waited for a moment.
An old man came, followed by a large group of young boys, girls and children.
The three middle-aged couples who were already sitting next to the three piles of charcoal fire, Jiang Yunyan, Jiang Xianyu, and Jiang Yiming all stood up and saluted.
Seeing this, Xu Lian had no choice but to stand up and salute.
The old man waved his hand to everyone.
Everyone sat down again.
The old man sat down beside the empty charcoal fire and asked the boys, girls and children to sit around him.
The old man said, "There are only three of you in the Jiang family. All three of you are single-line descendants with few descendants. Therefore, I have to pay more attention to the children of these side branches. Perhaps I can find a few good seedlings for cultivation among them."
Jiang Feiyu smiled and said, "Grandpa is right. If there are good talents among the side branches, our Jiang family will not suppress them. We will just provide them with enough resources for cultivation."
The old man glanced at Xu Lian and said, "Since the guests are here, let's start the banquet. Don't keep them waiting."
"I'll announce the start of dinner!"
Jiang Feiyu stood up with a smile and clapped his hands twice.
All I heard was a loud rumbling sound.
A gate in the dining room opened.
Strange beasts rushed out of the gate one after another like a tide of beasts.
These strange beasts are strong and weak. The strongest ones are very conspicuous, and the other strange beasts dare not approach them.
There was a black eagle with a wingspan of several meters. Its pure black feathers looked like it was covered with a thick layer of armor, and its claws were as sharp as anchors. It was flying in the vast dining room, causing hurricanes.
There was a white deer with flames all over its body, and the heat it emitted was much higher than four piles of charcoal.
There was a goat with no wool but only barbs all over its body, and its body looked like it was covered with spears.
There are also various strange beasts that cannot be named.
As if it knew that the people sitting around the four piles of charcoal were not easy to mess with, the strange beast did not dare to approach. It roared wildly just to find a way out... Unfortunately, the door to the dining room had been locked.
The young boys, girls and children sitting around the old man looked at so many exotic beasts without fear. Instead, they were all excited and rubbing their hands, eager to try.
The old man looked at Xu Lian and said calmly, "According to dining etiquette, the guests should take the food first."
Xu Lian suddenly understood the Jiang family's dining etiquette... No wonder Jiang Xianyu said just now that there was no need to learn it. There was really nothing to learn. What was tested was strength.
No ability... no food to eat!