Chapter 470: Clear Attitude

After an inner struggle, Gu Xixi finally chose to be honest and recounted in detail the details she had heard from Aunt Zhang over the years.

Then she said calmly, "The exact same silver lock is at my Aunt Zhang's."

"I heard that when I was still an infant, my father indeed met someone and got engaged to her on the way to buy livestock."

"If there really isn't a third silver lock, then maybe I'm the one Uncle Jiang is looking for."

The Jiang family looked at Gu Xixi in surprise.

In addition to surprise, Jiang Mingyuan's eyes were filled with complex expressions, just like his mood at the moment.

Even though he and Gu Xixi were not meant to be together, their marriage was destined to be between them since they were young.

If there is fate...

Jiang Mingyuan raised his eyes and looked at Gu Xixi and the man beside her.

I sighed in my heart.

If we were destined to be together, why did we meet and get to know each other so late? One step late and we fall behind step by step.

Jiang's father came back to his senses first and said in surprise, "So the time, place, and your father's speech and appearance all match, and there is a silver lock as evidence."

Father Jiang slapped his thigh happily and said, "This marriage is 100% certain!"

As he laughed heartily, no one around him laughed along.

At this time, the woman was still attentive. Jiang's mother pinched her husband twice and signaled him to look at the opposite side.

Mu Nanzhao lowered his eyes and ate in silence.

Father Jiang looked at Mu Nanzhao, then turned to look at Gu Xixi. The smile froze on his face and gradually faded.

Yes, look at his brain, he was so happy that he forgot that Xixi girl already has a fiancé.

Although it was purchased with money, it was after all assigned by the court and was an equally valid marriage.

The atmosphere at the table became a little subtle.

Mr. and Mrs. Jiang looked at each other in bewilderment.

This is really a difficult matter.

Jiang's mother looked at Jiang Mingyuan again. How could a mother not know what her son was thinking?

She had long since vaguely sensed that her son seemed to be interested in Gu Xixi.

But Xixi had a bought husband, and Jiang Mingyuan never expressed his feelings, so Jiang's mother pretended to be ignorant and didn't expose his feelings.

But now there is the advantage of getting engaged earlier.

According to the laws of the Daye Dynasty, a woman could not be betrothed to two families.

In other words, in the current deadlock, it is natural for the first person to get engaged, and the later engagement will automatically be invalidated.

In his heart, Jiang's father was extremely satisfied with his future daughter-in-law.

Thinking about the fact that the generous and amiable in-law had passed away, the future daughter-in-law, an orphan, must have suffered a lot in the past two years. The Jiang family was also responsible for not finding her as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Mingyuan is promising, so getting married again won't be a disgrace to his in-laws.

Father Jiang's expression became serious, he cleared his throat, and decided to make a decision as the head of the family and as the elder of his two children.

Jiang Mingyuan saw what his father was going to do and spoke first.

"Dad, sister Xixi must have something to say, you should let her speak first."

He looked at Gu Xixi with a smile, with a mixture of melancholy and relief in his eyes.

It's like a fisherman let go of the most beautiful fish in the world.

Gu Xixi and Jiang Mingyuan looked at each other for a moment and smiled gratefully in return.

She really couldn't respond to Jiang Mingyuan's feelings.

She was in no hurry to speak just now because she had already made up her mind and would not change her mind no matter what the situation.

So this matter was simple for her.

Gu Xixi bowed solemnly to Jiang's father and mother, "Thank you for not abandoning me, both elders."

"Yes, Xixi made this clear today just to cancel the engagement."

"I will return the silver lock and token tomorrow. I hope you can help me."

Jiang Mingyuan smiled and agreed, "Since the person you are getting engaged to is me, then I agree on my own behalf."

The future daughter-in-law he had finally found flew away again. Jiang's father was shocked, "Zichu, what are you doing!"

Jiang Mingyuan gently signaled his father to calm down, and then said, "There is only a token and a verbal agreement, but no marriage certificate as proof, so this marriage alliance is not valid."

"After the girl's family returns the token on a chosen date, the man and the woman's marriage will have nothing to do with each other."

Gu Xixi looked at Jiang Mingyuan for a moment and said, "Thank you."

Jiang Mingyuan is frank and gentle, and it would be a lie for Gu Xixi to say that she was not touched at all.

However, being moved is different from being moved.

Gu Xixi knew very well what she wanted from the beginning to the end.

After leaving Jiang's house, Gu Xixi was about to get in the car, but saw Mu Nanzhao standing there motionless.

She turned her head in confusion, "Where are you going, get in the car."

Mu Nanzhao looked at her indifferently, his expression somewhat unpredictable, making it impossible to tell what he was feeling at the moment.

"I still have some official business to attend to, so I won't go back with you."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Gu Xixi's reaction.

Only Gu Xixi and Lu Jing drove back.

Gu Xixi simply hung up the door curtain of the carriage and leaned behind Lu Jing to make it easier to talk.

Lü Jing said with lingering fear, "I suddenly found out that your fiancé, whom you've never met, is County Magistrate Jiang. I thought you would just get away with it, but you admitted it yourself."

"But it scared me a lot."

Gu Xixi said with a smile, "It's impossible for me to marry Brother Zichu anyway, so what's there to be afraid of?"

Lu Jing nodded, "County Magistrate Jiang helped you out so much, he must know that you would never marry anyone else for the sake of the Regent."

Gu Xixi said, "No, he knows clearly that even if Mu Nanzhao wasn't there, it would be impossible for him and I to be together."

After a while, Lu Jing suddenly said in shock, "The Regent didn't tell me he had any official business when he came."

"He suddenly wanted to leave just now. Could it be that he was making an excuse because he was actually angry?"

Gu Xixi smiled and waved her hands, "Impossible."

"I took the initiative to cancel the engagement, and the matter was resolved smoothly. He is not that petty."

"Besides, I know what he looks like when he's really angry. He must really have some official business to attend to."

However, Mu Nanzhao had been gone for half a month without any news.

During the past half month, Gu Xixi was extremely busy and had no time to take care of other things.

The Pinellia trees in Huachidu Village are in full bloom.

Gu Xixi led everyone to prune, apply fertilizer and thin out the flowers, and they were very busy.

Yesterday, Matchmaker Zhao brought Guozi Wang and his party to the village for inspection, and they have reached a preliminary cooperation intention with Gu Xixi.

Next we will have to see the actual fruit bearing situation this year.

Gu Xixi was teaching how to thin flowers in Lao Qian's orchard when Lu Jing came running in from outside with a happy look on her face.

"Boss, boss! The tea garden land dispute has been resolved!"

"The letter that County Magistrate Jiang sent someone to bring said that County Magistrate Li wanted to come to the village to apologize to you, but County Magistrate Jiang refused, saying that it would be fine once the ownership of the tea garden was clarified."

Gu Xixi cut off a bunch of flowers and said, "It's better to refuse them, so as not to spend time and energy to receive them."

Just a few days ago, the tea garden sold its first batch of loose tea, labeled as official tea.

The people in Lin County's government office might have been jealous, so they said that part of the tea garden land was originally located in their county.

Therefore, the county government should have a share of the sovereignty of the tea garden.

In fact, most of the wasteland is within Qingtian County. Although the remaining small piece is located at the junction of the two counties, there has never been a clear demarcation.

Jiang Mingyuan and Gu Xixi went to Lin County to discuss the matter together, and they had no intention of making any concessions.

Lin County then threatened to take back some of the tea garden land.

Gu Xixi was already feeling a little upset because Mu Nanzhao had lost contact for no apparent reason.

This time he directly took out the gold medal bestowed by the emperor.

It turns out to be simple, crude, worry-free and labor-saving.

Not only was the dispute resolved, but the arrogant county magistrate also came to apologize.

After finishing her work in the orchard, Gu Xixi returned home in the evening and found that Aunt Zhang looked a little strange.