Chapter 196: Chapter 196: No Respect for Rules_1
Ji Jinpeng parked his Ferrari at the entrance of the alley and then walked toward number 63.
Knowing that Ouyang Rui was fond of drinking, he brought a bottle of Maotai and also bought some marinated dishes, ready to join Ouyang Rui for a couple of drinks.
After all, if one wants to marry someone’s daughter, it’s proper to share a drink with the future father-in-law, right?
"Cough cough!"
As soon as he arrived at the doorstep, Ji Jinpeng heard a harsh coughing sound.
"Knock knock knock!"
He knocked on the door.
It took quite a while before a feeble voice came through.
"Who is it?"
"Uncle Rui, it’s me."
With that "Uncle Rui," Ouyang Rui was stunned.
He rose from the disheveled bed, hunched over and walked to the door, opening it.
Upon seeing Ji Jinpeng standing before him, he was taken aback.
"You’re Ji Jinpeng?" Ouyang Rui asked incredulously.
"Yes, Uncle Rui. I’m Ji Jinpeng. I got a bottle of Maotai and some marinated dishes, so we, uncle and nephew, can have a good drink together."
Ouyang Rui blocked the door, not letting Ji Jinpeng in.
Despite his current destitution, he was still the third son of the Ouyang Family.
If he was willing to go home and admit his wrongdoings to the old man, and mend his ways, he wouldn’t be lacking Maotai to drink, let alone some marinated dishes.
But Ouyang Rui was as stubborn as a mule.
Even if it meant dying outside, he would absolutely not return to admit his mistakes to the old man.
Regarding his actions in life, Ouyang Rui had not a single regret.
A man should indulge in eating, drinking, and gambling—what else is there in life?
The Ouyang Family was not lacking in either power or money.
As a descendant of the Ouyang Family, shouldn’t he enjoy the blessings left by the older generations to the fullest?
The Ji Family was in competition with the Ouyang Family.
In the rankings of the eight major noble families, the Ouyang Family was second, while the Ji Family could only manage fourth place.
So, Ouyang Rui had to be wary of anyone from the Ji Family.
After giving Ji Jinpeng a once-over, he asked, "What do you want from me?"
"Uncle Rui, I’d like to ask for your daughter’s hand in marriage."
"Ask for marriage? Who do you want to marry?"
"I want to marry your daughter, Ouyang Bingbing, as my wife."
At these words, Ouyang Rui stepped aside and let him in.
His serious expression showed as he said, "Come in and talk."
Ouyang Rui dared to defy the old man and refuse to apologize precisely because he had a daughter, an outstanding daughter.
Ouyang Bingbing was an international superstar and the most successful one among the Ouyang Family’s grandchildren.
Born into a wealthy family and being an international superstar, these two aspects alone made the number of noble gentlemen wanting to take Ouyang Bingbing as a wife as numerous as carps crossing the river. It was overwhelming.
Therefore, Ouyang Rui had confidence.
As long as Ouyang Bingbing could marry well, he, as her father, would be personally invited back to the Ouyang Family by the old man himself.
After all, when Ouyang Bingbing married off, he, as the father-in-law to-be, had to be present, right?
As for Ji Jinpeng, Ouyang Rui was quite aware of the young man’s character and naturally did not wish to marry his daughter off to him.
However, Ji Jinpeng was the eldest son of the Ji Family.
Using this kid wasn’t out of the question.
Although many noble gentlemen were pursuing Ouyang Bingbing, Ji Jinpeng was the first to come to Ouyang Rui to propose marriage.
It was just that the gift Ji Jinpeng brought—
A bottle of Maotai, some marinated dishes—it looked a bit too shabby.
He clearly didn’t respect his potential future father-in-law!
To think he could be dismissed with just any trivial item.
Even if Ouyang Rui had fallen on hard times, he was still the third in the Ouyang Family!
There was a small table in the room with one leg shorter than the others, propped up by a brick.
Ouyang Rui sat at the head, facing the door.
He pointed to a seat with its back to the door and said to Ji Jinpeng, "Sit!"
In wealthy families, seating order was of the utmost importance.
Ji Jinpeng, of course, knew what Ouyang Rui meant.
A wretch ousted from the Ouyang Family, living worse than a dog, dared to grasp at status through seating, and even tried to act superior?
If it weren’t for Bingbing being so beautiful, the woman of his dreams he longed to marry, he wouldn’t set foot past the threshold, let alone take the lower seat.
After a moment’s pause, Ji Jinpeng sat down with a smile plastered across his face.
He quickly placed the marinated dishes on the table and handed the chopsticks to Ouyang Rui.
At the same time, he opened the Maotai.
"Uncle Rui, do you have any liquor cups?"
"Yes, over there."
"I’ll get them."
Despite the Maotai coming with two small cups, Ji Jinpeng diligently fetched two more.
Once the cups were filled, he respectfully offered one to Ouyang Rui.
"Uncle Rui, I’d like to toast to you first."
Ouyang Rui pressed down on the cup and said, "Why do you want to marry my Bingbing?"
"Because I like her, ah! Ever since kindergarten, I’ve liked her. I remember one time after kindergarten, I secretly walked Bingbing home and even got a beating from you, Uncle Rui!"
"You call that secretly walking her home? You were only a few years old, and already learning to play the rogue? If I hadn’t come upon the scene, you would have successfully kissed my Bingbing, wouldn’t you?"
"Uncle Rui, wasn’t that because I liked Bingbing? Besides, I didn’t gain any advantage that time. Not only did Bingbing scratch my face, but you also beat me up."
"You came to me to propose; does Bingbing know about this? Although you’ve liked her since you were kids, I recall that she has never shown any interest in you."
"Bingbing has already agreed to me."
Ouyang Rui looked at Ji Jinpeng, incredulous, and asked, "She agreed to you?"
"I confessed to Bingbing half a year ago. She didn’t agree right away, but after my persistent pursuit, she saw my sincerity and agreed to be my girlfriend. I’ve proposed to her, and she has already agreed to marry me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to you, Uncle Rui, to ask for her hand."
Ji Jinpeng needed to trick Ouyang Rui into taking the Rejuvenation Pill and Gentleman Pill.
Once he took those two pills, if he didn’t get the remaining medicine within three days, he’d be dead.
With Ouyang Rui’s life in his hands, this castoff of the Ouyang Family would have no choice but to listen to Ji Jinpeng.
"Are you certain Bingbing agreed to you? Don’t lie to me!"
"Uncle Rui, how could I possibly lie to you? If you don’t believe me, you can call Bingbing!"
Ji Jinpeng knew very well that Ouyang Rui wouldn’t call Ouyang Bingbing.
Because Ouyang Bingbing had long since disowned this useless father.
"It’s so late; Bingbing must be resting by now, so I won’t bother her with a call. You say Bingbing has agreed to you, I’ll believe it for now. But Jinpeng, you should know the Ouyang Family isn’t an ordinary family. The Ouyang Family is one of the eight great families in the Capital, ranking even before your Ji Family. Your coming to me to propose today was very informal, even rushed, lacking in protocol and etiquette. According to custom, it should be your Ji Family’s patriarch who personally proposes to the patriarch of our Ouyang Family."
