Chapter 479 — The Kang Family Proposes Marriage (Part Two)
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"This young man must be Kang Jinglong, surely? A truly splendid figure of a man!" Xiao Ji, beaming all over his face, took the gift box and then addressed Kang Jinglong.
"Uncle Xiao, I am Kang Jinglong!" Kang Jinglong said politely.
"Yes, indeed — a fine match for our Xinyan!" Xiao Ben nodded as well, though inwardly he was vexed at his own niece for being so obtuse. The Kang family was a clan of exceptional standing — how could she not be moved?
He had reasoned and cajoled for days on end, yet she still would not agree, which left Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben quite helpless. After all, Wang Xinyan was merely a relative by marriage, not a direct descendant of the Xiao family, so there was only so much they could demand of her.
House arrest was no solution; in the end she would have to be let out. As for Wang Xinyan's parents, though at first they had shown some resistance to the match, once they heard that the man in question was the eldest grandson of the miraculous physician Kang, Wang Xuben had fallen silent.
And Xiao Qinlin had never had much mind of her own — all these years she had followed Wang Xuben's lead. If Wang Xuben agreed, naturally she had no objection. The crux of the matter was this: Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben had said that if the marriage were agreed to, the shareholding issue mentioned in the old man's will could be set aside; but if it were refused, not only would a portion of Wang Xuben's company shares be reclaimed, but they would brazenly threaten to join hands with the Kang family against his pharmaceutical company.
What Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben counted as a blessing now was that only Wang Xinyan herself remained opposed; once her resistance was overcome, there would be no problem at all.
"Where is this Wang Xinyan? Why not call her out so I can have a look at my future granddaughter-in-law?" the miraculous physician Kang asked genially, seated on the sofa. As her grandfather, though this match carried a measure of alliance about it, he was still quite satisfied with this granddaughter-in-law.
"I'll go fetch her right now!" Xiao Ben shot his elder brother a look, then rose and went into the inner hall.
"Little sister, brother-in-law — have you actually managed to bring my niece round to the idea? The miraculous physician Kang has come to our house in person to propose. That is a face not just anyone could be granted!" Xiao Ben said, looking at Wang Xuben and Xiao Qinlin by the door of Wang Xinyan's room.
"Xiaoyan won't agree — I say let it go..." Though Xiao Qinlin had never had much firmness of mind, she doted on her daughter, and seeing the girl unhappy, she naturally did not want the match.
"This is just like a woman — long hair, short sense!" Xiao Ben was taken aback and answered with some annoyance. "What manner of family is the miraculous physician Kang's? His eldest grandson Kang Jinglong is the future heir of the Kang family — how could Xinyan lose by marrying him?"
"Qinlin, I have heard of this Kang Jinglong: excellent in both character and learning, not a single bad habit! I have made inquiries these past days — he has never even had a girlfriend. I think he will not treat Xinyan badly!" Wang Xuben spoke up at this point.
Though he feared trouble for his company, he did not want his daughter to be unhappy thereafter either, so he had quietly had someone investigate Kang Jinglong. The findings had rather astonished him!
Was this really a young master of a great house? From childhood to now, it had been nothing but study, study, study; he already held a doctorate and was going on to pursue a second. And most important of all, he had none of the playboy habits of those rich young lords — from childhood to now, he had never had a girlfriend!
What a world of difference between him and his cousin Kang Jingming!