Chapter 664 Xu Yu has to skin these bastards!

Xu Yu slept outdoors in the snow and worked as a cook making noodles. However, in the Lingnan royal city far away, where the weather was still sunny and windy, good news came.

The joy of the engagement between Xu Minghui, the eldest son of the second branch of the Xu family, and Nan Weiwei, the young lady of the Nan family, and the overflowing joy along with the festive atmosphere silently swept across the royal city.

The old man of the Xu family lives in seclusion, and the old prince has rarely appeared in public since declaring war on Kyoto.

But today is a rare happy day. Both of them appeared in the Nan family at the same time, just for the marriage of Xu Minghui and Nan Weiwei.

The Xu family gave the Nan family enough respect.

The old prince personally acted as a matchmaker, the old man of the Xu family led the team to propose marriage, and the old lady of the Nan family came out with her relatives to welcome them, smiling from ear to ear.

"It's just a matter between two juniors, why did you disturb the busy prince to come in person? This is really embarrassing for the two young ones."

The old prince laughed and said, "Old Lady, you are wrong."

"Weiwei was raised under my care, and Xu's Minghui is also a good person. It's a rare wedding, so how could I not come and ask for a glass of wedding wine?"

The old lady smiled and invited the old prince and the old man in. Noticing Sang Zhixia and Xu Minghui's two aunts who came with them, she quickly said to Madam Nan, "Quick, quick, please invite all the distinguished guests from the in-laws in and have them sit down."

"The house has been quiet for many years, but today it's finally lively."

The terms of engagement were decided after much deliberation by Xu Wenxiu and Aunt Xu.

Half of it was saved by Aunt Xu over the years, and the remaining half was from the public fund. Sang Zhixia also subsidized a lot of good things in the name of her and Xu Yu, including twelve prosperous shops in Lingnan and 10% of the income from the tea mountains.

When Xu Minghui learned about it, he rushed over to refuse, but Sang Zhixia said, "This is not for you."

Sang Zhixia said with a smile, "You always underestimate yourself, saying that the Xu family's current status has little to do with you and that you didn't contribute at all. But what's the reality?"

"Second brother, your eldest brother and I both know who deserves the credit for the Lingnan business growing to its current size. What's yours will be yours, not a cent less."

Sang Zhixia waved her hand to signal Xu Minghui that there was no need to say more. She held a stack of land deeds and house deeds in her hand and said teasingly, "Don't worry. Your eldest brother and his wife's family is well-off. If you're the only one getting married and paying the betrothal gifts, they won't be able to afford such a small amount of money."

"When Xu Mingyang and his younger brothers get married, and Xu Yanran and Xu Jinxi get married, they will have the necessary betrothal gifts and dowries. Your eldest brother and sister-in-law can afford these things, so they don't need what you save."

Xu Minghui was speechless and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not doing this for..."

"It doesn't matter why you do it, what matters is that we want to give."

Sang Zhixia rolled her eyes at Xu Minghui and jokingly said, "You're going to be a groom soon, why are you acting so shy like a grown woman?"

"Look at Xu Mingyang. I said I would give it to him and I didn't say no."

Sang Zhixia kicked Xu Mingyang, who was lying on the ground helping to pack up, with the tip of her toes. Xu Mingyang raised his head with a shy face and said loudly, "I want it!"

"When I get married, sister-in-law, please give me more! I want them all!"

"That's not much for you."

Xu Mingxu glared at Xu Mingyang, then slid over to sit next to Sang Zhixia and said happily, "The extra ones will be saved for my nephews and nieces. You don't have to ask for more!"

When Xu Mingyang heard the sound of "ouch", he suddenly realized, "That's what's going on."

Nuonuo and Yuanbao are still young. If the older ones divide up the family fortune, what will happen to these two little ones?

Sang Yanyou interrupted quietly: "You're still asking for it, so you should help me save it, right?"

"I think so."

Xu Jinxi held the treasure box she had found to give to her second brother as a betrothal gift, and sighed like a little adult, "This is all I have saved up. I need to buy a few things for each of my relatives to get married. My aunt's private stash won't be enough."

“Yes, we have to save it.”

Chen Yun was rummaging through boxes and drawers looking for the treasures he had hidden. Hearing the noise, he looked at Nuonuo and Yuanbao who were sitting on the blanket and unpacking the Nine Rings puzzle, and he also became worried.

Although he is a generation younger than Xu Mingyang and the others, Nuonuo and Yuanbao call him brother.

But when the two children were talking about marriage, Brother Chen didn't have much private money saved!

Several people who came to help add boxes began to imagine the future and immersed themselves in a melancholy that others did not quite understand.

Sang Zhixia looked at her ignorant children and tried hard to hold back her laughter.

Xu Minghui: “…”

Xu Minghui couldn't stand it any longer and slapped Xu Mingyang on the head. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't say that in front of your big brother."

If Xu Yu knew that someone was planning to prepare a dowry for his daughter, he would skin these bastards alive!

Xu Mingyang grumbled that he wanted to settle the score with his future sister-in-law.

Xu Minghui was silent for a moment, then smiled and said to Sang Zhixia, "Thank you so much for your kindness, brother and sister-in-law. I won't refuse."

Sang Zhixia nodded with satisfaction, and signaled Xu Minghui to leave. Then she turned around and helped Xu Yanran, who was undecided, to decide what to give her.

When the betrothal gifts that the Xu family had prepared for a long time were delivered to the Nan family, they were not particularly luxurious or impressive.

But the boxes of things were displayed very presentably, and one could tell at a glance that a lot of thought had been put into them.

The individual gifts from the little ones were not included in the gift list, but were packed in a small box and delivered directly to Nan Weiwei.

Nan Weiwei opened the box and took out a mutton-fat jade heart-shaped buckle. She twirled it between her fingers and said with a smile, "Mom, this must be a gift from Xu Yanran. I've seen the box of mutton-fat jade that Xu Yanran had."

That was originally the old prince's gift to the Xu family's children. He gave each of them a small box, big and small. Only Xu Yanran and Xu Jinxi's were made of mutton-fat white jade, while the boys' were given other things.

Xu Jinxi's words...

Nan Weiwei found a delicate little purse and poured out nine finger-sized carp made of red gold. She laughed and said, "These must have been given by that little girl Xu Jinxi."

"That little girl in the Xu family loves red gold. I heard from Sister Xia Xia that even for her New Year's money or birthdays, she specifically asked for small toys made of red gold. She usually puts them in a small box and hides them away. Even Sister Xia Xia doesn't know where she hides them."

There are many young men in the Xu family, and even Sang Yanyou and Chen Yun sent a gift.

They weren't expensive things, but each one had its own distinct features. You couldn't even compare them with the list written by each child to guess who gave them.

Seeing this, Madam Nan's heart finally settled down. She laughed and said, "You haven't even been staying with Xia Xiaotou for a few days, and you already know the personalities of her children so well?"

Nan Wei smiled and said, "Mom, those little brats from the Xu family are really interesting and fun."

"What little brat? Is that what you should say?"

"It wasn't me who said that. It was Sister Xia Xia who said that."

Nan Weiwei suppressed a smile and said, "When I went to play with Nuonuo and Yuanbao earlier, I happened to see Xu Mingyang and the others coming back from a fight outside. They were chased around the yard in a panic, howling and shouting for help, chasing Sister Xia Xia. That's what Sister Xia Xia told me at the time."

Nan Weiwei's expression became a little strange as she said this, and she jokingly said, "And I heard from Xu Jinxi that they're not the only ones who hide behind Sister Xia Xia."

"Even Xu Minghui, who was so old, came to see Grandma and said nonsense behind our backs. He had to beg Sister Xia Xia to save his life before he got beaten."

Nan Weiwei is the only child in the Nan family, and the house is made up of women. Year after year, it is deserted and quiet.

Mrs. Nan had never seen the situation that Nan Weiwei described, but she couldn't help laughing out loud when she thought about it.

Madam Nan held Nan Weiwei's hand and said, "Your grandmother has a sharp eye. If she says someone is good, then he must be good."

"I've seen today that the two ladies from the Xu family are both gentle. Your future mother-in-law is raising two brothers on her own, and she's also a capable and decisive person. However..."

Madam Nan sighed, "Weiwei, this is supposed to be a happy occasion, why did you tell your grandmother that you have to wait two years before getting married?"

"Don't you like Xu Minghui very much?"