At that time, in order to fight for his own happiness and also to avoid angering his elders, Tian Dong clearly told his elder uncle, Tian Shouyi, that Shi Peng's only daughter, Shi Qing, was a very good friend of Qiao Nan. Putting Shi Qing aside, Shi Peng also treated Qiao Nan like his best buddy's daughter.
As such, if he were to marry Hua Hua according to his wish, the Tian family could still build a good relationship with the Shi family.
However, at that time, Tian Shouyi insisted on his own opinion. He felt that the brother-in-law of a daughter's good friend would not be as close as one's own nephew-in-law. Qiao Nan was only a good friend of Shi Peng's daughter whereas Qiu Chenxi was Shi Peng's biological niece.
It was obvious who was closer in terms of kinship.
