Chapter 330 Engagement and Ability

Matchmaker Liu saw that it was getting late and wanted to go home.

Why is it so slow?

Just as I was thinking about it, Second Aunt Ye came back and said with a smile: "Xiaoyan said, let's go and take a look. Now we just have to wait for her mother to come back. As long as her mother agrees, it will be done."

"What?" Matchmaker Liu suspected that there was something wrong with her ears: "Miss Xiaoyan is willing to see you, that's... Oh, that's it! I was thinking that the girl looked very pragmatic, why do you all look down on her? Congratulations."

Matchmaker Liu was well-informed and guessed what was going on as soon as she heard it. She smiled and said:

"But Zhao Fan is not outstanding among all the candidates, and his family background is also ordinary. Do you feel a little wronged to have Liang as your wife?"

Second Aunt Ye laughed out loud: "Feeling wronged? I can wake up laughing even in my dreams!"

"We are from the same village. Xiaoyan is marrying right next to our family! Zhao Fan is in the hands of our Caiping. He will never dare to bully our Xiaoyan again."

"If he really bullies someone in the future, let alone Cai Ping, Xiao Yan's uncles will surround him and drown him with a spit from each of them."

Matchmaker Liu gave a thumbs up: "Great!"

Second Aunt Ye said, "Hu Fen won't be back until the evening, so you go back first, matchmaker. Come back tomorrow morning, and it will be done."

"OK."

In the evening, Ye Hufen came back and chatted with Aunt Ye in Xiaoyan's room.

After hearing about Xiaoyan and Zhao Fan's story, his eyes widened, and finally he was so happy:

"I suffered the pain of marrying far away, but now I am married in the same village, which is perfect."

"Besides, the doctor and his wife are both honest people, and Fan's character is impeccable. The family is simple, so if she marries him, she won't have to worry about sisters-in-law and fighting over land."

Xiaoyan blushed and said, "Tomorrow, I will propose conditions to him. If he doesn't want to, I won't agree to it."

......

Zhao Fan and Doctor Zhao and his wife both knew that Matchmaker Liu had come to propose marriage.

But after coming, he left again, which left the family of three confused.

Zhao Fan was so anxious that his face turned pale and he was distracted even while eating.

Doctor Zhao saw that he was not willing to give up, so he said unhappily, "If it doesn't work, you should reject it now. It's impossible that there is no news yet."

Zhao Fan's nervous heart overflowed with joy: "Then...I have hope?"

The doctor's wife picked up a piece of meat and said, "It's possible that he forgot to reply."

Zhao Fan was sad again.

The next day, Zhao Fan went to work dejectedly.

It was not until I got off work and returned home at noon that I saw Matchmaker Liu coming late.

As soon as they saw Matchmaker Liu, Doctor Zhao and his family of three straightened their bodies and invited her into the main room.

Zhao Fan couldn't go in, so he could only stand at the door and listen.

Matchmaker Liu took the tea and said with a smile, "The Ye family has agreed to this marriage."

"What?" Doctor Zhao and his wife were full of disbelief.

What kind of luck is this? You actually agreed to it?

Zhao Fan outside the door felt even more dizzy and unreal. She actually agreed?

Matchmaker Liu said, "But if you want to marry Xiaoyan, you must agree to one condition."

Zhao Fan rushed in excitedly: "What are the conditions? Tell me."

Matchmaker Liu smiled and said, "You all know that Xiaoyan has no husband or son. You will have to take care of your mother-in-law in her old age. No matter if she gets sick or anything else, you have to help her and take care of her."

"I agree!" Zhao Fan replied without thinking, "I've thought about this a long time ago. A son-in-law is half a son, so I must take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life."

Doctor Zhao also nodded: "We are all from the same village, so we should naturally take care of each other."

The doctor's wife asked, "What about the betrothal gift?"

"The Ye family said, it's up to you. Since both parties are willing, let's set a time and sit down to discuss it!"

"Then tomorrow is a good day."

The next day, Doctor Zhao and his wife went to Uncle Ye's house to discuss Xiaoyan's marriage.

Doctor Zhao thought of Xiaoyan's kindness, and with a wave of his hand, he took out all the money from his own coffin, a total of seventy taels, and decided to give Xiaoyan thirty-eight taels as a dowry.

He used the remaining thirty-two taels to build a large brick and tile house, and married his daughter-in-law in style.

Ye Hufen, Ye Ershu and others all smiled happily when they saw how honest Doctor Zhao was.

So they exchanged the engagement letter and became officially engaged.

In the evening, people from the two workshops went off work one after another.

Zhao Fan was in a cheerful mood, as happy as flying, and half ran and half jumped to Ye Caiping's house to deliver the account book.

Xiaoyan happened to have something to do when she went to see Jinhua, so she went out in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out the door, he bumped into Zhao Fan.

"Hmm..." Xiaoyan covered her nose, took two steps back, and looked carefully. It was Zhao Fan. Her little face turned red instantly.

"Miss Xiaoyan?" Zhao Fan's face was so red that it looked like blood was dripping out: "Yes, I'm sorry..."

Suddenly I saw a crabapple flower lying on the ground, just like last time.

Zhao Fan was stunned for a moment, then picked up the flower and stammered, "You, your flower..."

"oh......"

Zhao Fan looked at her blushing face, feeling happy. Finally, he mustered up the courage to step forward and gently pinned the velvet flower back into her hair.

Xiaoyan's face flushed: "Thank you, thank you."

The two passed each other and gradually walked away.

Xiaoyan touched the flowers on her head as she walked. With her head lowered, her eyes were full of spring and there was a smile on the corners of her lips.

Zhao Fan walked with his head raised and eyes closed, grinning like a fool and almost bumping into the wall.

......

The news of Xiaoyan and Zhao Fan's engagement soon spread throughout the village.

When Ye Caiping and her daughter found out, they were surprised, then smiled and gave their blessings.

Old Mrs. Ye looked very proud. It was all her credit!

The villagers all praised the two for their good selection skills. Zhao Fan picked one that was both good-looking and could make money. Xiaoyan picked a handsome man with good character, and also solved Ye Hufen's retirement problem.

When Wei learned about this, his face turned black.

While sweeping the floor, he cursed: "Lian Xiaoyan is a good person. But Ye Jin'er is a person who despises the poor and loves the rich! She is the result of studying too much."

I also thought of Jinhua and Xiaoyan who opened an embroidery shop together. I heard that they can earn dozens of taels of silver every month!

They both gave birth to a daughter, so why can the eldest wife's daughter open an embroidery shop and make money, while my own daughter can do nothing?

Just then I saw Yinhua coming in carrying pig feed.

Wei looked at her dejected daughter, feeling very unhappy and said sarcastically:

"They are all daughters of the Ye family. Others open shops in the county to make money, but the one I gave birth to can only go up the mountain to carry grass for pigs."

Yinhua paused, feeling very depressed: "Who told others to go to Shen's house for classes? I can only do this."

Mrs. Wei was even more annoyed. "Didn't you also study at the Shen family for a long time? Speaking of which, Jinhua went there later than you did, and you spent more time in class than she did! Why don't you open an embroidery shop to make money?"