Although Yuan Gu looked down on Rong Ruo, he was proven wrong by Rong Ruo once again ten days later.

This time, the betrothal gifts Rong Ruo sent were not as extravagant as before, but they were all thoughtfully prepared.

They have excellent weapons, military treatises that have become rare copies, and the food from the border regions that they miss most. They also have many rare treasures, but they don't give people the feeling of nouveau riche they used to have.

What's most remarkable is that Rongruo even caught two live geese.

Wild geese are hard to find, and ordinary families usually use mandarin ducks instead, or two dead geese. But Rong Ruo actually managed to get two live geese, which shows how much effort he put into it.

Today, Rong Ruo was wearing a crimson robe, which made him look even more noble.

He rode on his horse, with Ah Bai perched on his shoulder, making him appear even more extraordinary.

Even the Yuan family father and son, who couldn't stand him no matter what, couldn't utter a single insincere word when they saw him appear like this, after all, Rong Ruo's face was truly impeccable.

Rong Ruo, who was always arrogant, had to bow his head today.

He dismounted early and bowed to the Yuan family father and son:

"Father, eldest brother, second brother."

The Yuan family father and son: "..."

Yuan's father said awkwardly:

"Don't shout."

The engagement has just been finalized; who knows what might go wrong along the way?

He had originally intended to save face for Rong Ruo, but the fellow wasn't angry and readily changed his tune:

"General Yuan."

No matter how Yuan's father looked at Rong Ruo, he couldn't stand him. He felt that his precious cabbage had been eaten by a pig that couldn't have children, and he couldn't be happier.

He looked at Rong Ruo with a pained expression, then turned and left.

Father Yuan is gone. Even if Yuan Gu and Yuan Man are unhappy, they can't just leave like that. Yuan Gu said with a cold face:

"Come in."

Rong Ruo didn't care about their attitude and followed them inside.

The list of betrothal gifts was quite long; Yuan Gu took it, glanced at it casually, and then tossed it aside.

He didn't care about these things. Apart from the military books and weapons, all the other gold and silver were to be added to Chu Qing's dowry.

He wanted to talk about something else.

He looked at Rong Ruo and said coldly:

“You don’t need to pretend to be so obedient. We know what kind of person you are better than anyone else.”

"Today, I have only one sentence."

"If you dare to harm Zhaozhao, even if only one member of the Yuan family remains, we will never let you go."

His words were extremely impolite, but what was most remarkable was that Rong Ruo seemed to have become a different person; upon hearing such words, he didn't even get angry.

He looked at Yuan Gu intently, his expression softening for a long time. Finally, he nodded and said:

"rest assured."

Yuan Gu, Yuan Man, and Rong Ruo had nothing more to say; having said what needed to be said, they waved for them to leave. But who knew that Rong Ruo would make a request:

"Could I see Zhaozhao?"

Yuan Man immediately bristled upon hearing this:

"Zhaozhao? Is that how you call her?"

"What's there to see? Isn't seeing each other for the rest of your life enough? Get out of here!"

These words were beyond just unpleasant; the veins on the faces of Qingzhu and the others following Rongruo were bulging. However, Rongruo's temper was unusually good.

Upon hearing this, he didn't say anything and politely took his leave.

Even after he left, Yuan Man still found it somewhat unbelievable:

"Do you think this guy has undergone a sex change?"

The officials of the imperial court are the most qualified to speak on how petty and narrow-minded a person usually is.

But even after I said those things to him today, he didn't get angry at all.

He really didn't want to admit that all of this was because of Yuan Zhao, because that would make him feel even worse.

Yuan Gu did the same, and finally Yuan Gu spoke:

"Be kinder to him from now on, just for Zhaozhao's sake."

No matter how unhappy Yuan Man was, she could only swallow it. They could still make things difficult for her now, but what if Rong Ruo took out his anger on Yuan Zhao after she married into the family?

Over there, Qingzhu and the others followed Rongruo out of the general's mansion. Qingzhu couldn't help but say:

"The Yuan family father and son have gone too far. Chief Supervisor, is there anything we can do?"