"Colin, Selina, why are you here?"
Fannie was surprised to see Colin Ruan, Selina Zhou and their daughter who just started her college.
Rachel was watching TV when she heard her mother. She placed her fruit on the table and walked towards the door. "Uncle, Aunt and Vicky, why are you here?"
"What? We are not welcome here?" Selina said with a smile while looking at Rachel who stood behind Fannie.
"Of course yes, we are glad to see you. Come on in." After saying so, Fannie stepped aside and let them come inside the house.
Rachel glanced at Fannie's slightly pale face and felt that something was wrong.
Colin Ruan was Simpson Ruan's brother, but when Colin was quite young, he was adopted by a relative who didn't have any children. After he grew up, he married Selina Zhou. Later they moved to another city to live with Selina's mother, and Colin also commenced his career there.
Rachel poured them three cups of tea and placed them on the table. "Uncle, it's your first time to come back here after all these three years, am I right? Vicky, when I saw you last time, you were still a young girl. Now you are all grown up, and I must say you have grown into a beautiful lady, "
Rachel said smilingly, even if she noticed that Colin Ruan and Selina Zhou seemed to be wearing a forced and unnatural smile.
"That's right. When we came back three years ago, Vicky was in her first year at a senior high school. Now she is a freshman at a university; her childhood days flew by so quickly, " Selina Zhou said proudly while glancing at her beautiful daughter.
"Selina, don't just talk. Please have some tea, " said Fannie. Then she thoughtfully looked at Vicky Ruan and asked, "Where's Vicky's brother? Why didn't he come with you?"
Colin Ruan replied, "Steven works at an express company now. He is earning rather well. Oh, right. I've heard about that... the Rong family has a son, right?"
Fannie grew a bit sorrowful upon hearing this.
She didn't expect that they would get to know about this news so quickly and visit her just because of this matter.
At this moment, Rachel began to realize their purpose of coming here. Fannie pulled a long face and then replied, "That's right. Is something the matter? Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
Learning that the news was real, Colin Ruan got delighted and said, "Grandfather once told us that the ancestors of the Ruan family and the Rong family wanted to be related by marriage. But in the past, no two people from the two families were suitable for each other, so there hasn't been a wedding alliance between the families. Now, Vicky has grown up, and she can marry the Rong family's son."
No one spoke after hearing these words.
There was an awkward silence for a while.
Everyone felt embarrassed.
The whole house went silent. They could even hear the drip of the tap which wasn't turned off tightly after the fruits were washed.
"Colin, Rachel is several years older than Vicky, and she is the oldest girl of the Ruan family in this generation. Besides, Vicky is still a student, " said Fannie irritably.
She knew Colin Ruan and his wife very well. They were the jealous kind who always tried every means for their personal benefit. So as expected, when they learned the news, they immediately rushed to Fannie's house.
In this situation, Fannie had to argue with them to protect Rachel and Hiram's marriage.
Selina Zhou seemed confused, and she glanced at Fannie.
"What are you saying? They both are the children of the Ruan family. They have an equal opportunity to marry into the Rong family. It has nothing to do with the age. Rachel is not so young anymore, and she's unwanted. What makes you think that the Rong family will accept her? Vicky is twenty years old now. She is old enough to get married."
Colin Ruan also took a look at Vicky Ruan with satisfaction. Vicky, who just turned twenty years old, was as pretty and attractive as a flower.
He was sure that Hiram would undoubtedly be fascinated by the very sight of her.
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