Chapter 70 Marriage

The next day, the morning light was dim and the sun was rising.

In the carriage.

Father Su glanced at Nan Chu, who was wearing purple brocade clothes and a jade hairpin and golden hairpins in her hair, and took his hand and patted it gently, saying soothingly:

"Don't be nervous, dad will be there when we get to the Meng Mansion!"

Nan Chu pursed his lips tightly, looked at Father Su with doubtful eyes, and asked:

"Dad, you are going to the Meng Mansion today to discuss the marriage between my wife and Brother Meng. Is it not okay for me to go with you?"

Father Su frowned, looked at him disapprovingly, and retorted:

"Now that Yuanyuan is not here, you are her doctor and her legal husband. Why can't we go together for such an important event?"

After that, he sighed and said:

"This happened suddenly, so it's normal for you to panic because you're not prepared. When we get there, Daddy will be in charge!"

Hearing this, Nan Chu glanced out through the curtain and nodded.

"Yeah, okay."

A quarter of an hour later.

The carriage stopped steadily in front of the Meng Mansion.

As soon as Su's father and Nan Chu got out of the car, Meng Zhong, who had obviously been waiting outside, came up to them, bowed to them, and led Su's father and Nan Chu into the mansion.

Main hall.

Lord Meng took a sip of tea, looked out anxiously, and turned to ask the head of the Meng family doubtfully:

"Why haven't the people from the Su Mansion arrived yet? Could it be that something happened on the way and they were delayed? I heard that the Su Residence is not far from our Meng Mansion!"

The head of the Meng family glanced at the doctor, then looked at the sky outside, raised an eyebrow and said:

"It's only the hour now, why are you so anxious?"

When Lord Meng heard what his wife said, he withdrew his gaze, turned his head to look at the head of the Meng family, sighed and whispered:

"Alas, this is not the fate of our Yunlan. Everything has gone wrong this year, which has frightened me as a father. In addition, I heard that Su Yuan only entered the academy last year, and this year he passed the examination and became the first child."

"Even our daughter praises her as a talented woman every time she comes back. I'm not afraid of something unexpected happening. What if she is willing to take responsibility for Yunlan, but Father Su is not willing?"

The head of the Meng family pursed her lips and was about to say something to comfort the doctor when she heard footsteps outside the door. She coughed lightly, sat up straight and looked outside.

Just see.

Meng Zhong, the second steward of the Meng Mansion, had a smile on his face as he led two men, one old and one young, into the main hall.

When the head of the Meng family saw the middle-aged man in front of him, who was about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old and looked somewhat similar to Su Yuan, he immediately understood that this should be Su's father.

She straightened her sleeves, stood up, took two steps forward, bowed to Father Su, who had come closer, and said with a smile:

"I guess you are Lord Su, nice to meet you, nice to meet you, you must have worked hard on the journey here, please take a seat."

Father Su also returned the greeting. After a few pleasantries, he took Nan Chu to sit down, turned his head, and chuckled:

"Su Yuan went to the academy today. The provincial examination will be held in less than a month. His studies cannot be delayed. So I, as his father, came to discuss the marriage. I hope that the head of the Meng family and Lord Meng will not blame me."

Patriarch Meng waved his hand, looked at Father Su with gratitude, and said with emotion:

"How dare I blame you? It was Su Yuan who was kindhearted. He went into the lake yesterday to save my Yun Lan, which led to this marriage."

"If his father and I weren't so anxious and worried that it would be bad for our reputation if things were delayed for too long, why would we have bothered Lord Su to come to our house so early in the morning? We should be the ones feeling embarrassed."

After that, she took a sip of the tea at hand, cleared her throat, and continued:

"But speaking of this marriage, I wonder what Master Su's plans are. Can you tell me about them so that our two families can discuss and finalize the matter?"

After hearing this, Father Su glanced at the two people at the top, sighed and said:

"Alas, this marriage is urgent. I'm afraid it can't be delayed for a year or two like a normal wedding. I want to save all the hassles."

"As for the wedding date, it would be best to set it at the end of July. By then, Yuanyuan will have finished the provincial examination and will be able to make good preparations. Apart from these two points, the rest of the specific matters can be arranged by you."

Hearing this, the head of the Meng family and Lord Meng looked at each other, with anxiety in their eyes. This was what they had been thinking originally, and now it was exactly what they wanted.

Patriarch Meng retracted his gaze, curled his lips, looked at Father Su with a smile and said:

"Okay, let's do as Lord Su said. As for the date, why not set it on the 28th of next month? What do you think?"

Father Su looked at Patriarch Meng with some surprise. He didn't expect her to make the decision so quickly on the spot. So, he smiled and nodded, agreeing:

"Okay, let's do it. As for the betrothal gift..."

Before Father Su could finish his words, he was interrupted by Patriarch Meng:

"As for the betrothal gift, let's set it at eighty-eight taels of silver. It sounds festive and has good meaning."

As for why the head of the Meng family did this.

Because of Su Yuan's family background, she had already known it clearly from her daughter.

Knowing that the Su family opened a small shop to make a living, he was afraid that Su's father would give a dowry that exceeded his actual ability in order to marry into the Meng family. Wouldn't he have to borrow money later?

Father Su saw that his words were interrupted, and the head of the Meng family directly decided for him. He sighed and frowned:

"Master Meng, my daughter Yuanyuan gave me some money, saying it was a betrothal gift..."

Patriarch Meng waved his hand and said in a more serious tone:

"Lord Su, just listen to me. We will be a family in the future anyway, so a nice name is enough. It doesn't matter how much it is."

After that, she waved to Meng Zhong who was standing on the side, turned to Su's father and smiled:

"Now that the marriage is settled, I wonder if Lord Su has brought Su Yuan's engagement letter. I have prepared it and will let Meng Zhong give it to you."

Father Su looked at the engagement letter that had been handed to him, took it reluctantly, took out his own daughter's from his sleeve and handed it over, saying:

"Well, then let's do as Patriarch Meng says."

The head of the Meng family smiled and stuffed the exchanged seal into his sleeve, then turned his head and shouted to the room next to him:

"Yunlan, why don't you come out and greet your future wife and father."

She had just finished speaking.

A man walked out from the left.

Meng Yunlan did not wear the moon-white clothes again today.

Instead, she was wrapped in a light pink gown with a white veil on the outside. Her three thousand strands of hair were half tied up and half let down, with a golden hairpin inserted diagonally in her hair. As she moved with her lotus steps, a tinkling sound was made.

Her whole person is elegant yet charming, which makes people's eyes bright.

Meng Yunlan walked slowly to the center and bowed to everyone.

Especially, he stayed in front of Su's father for a few more seconds, then lowered his eyes slightly and sat down next to Nan Chu.

Seeing this, the head of the Meng family curled his lips slightly, chuckled, and asked Su's father with a smile:

"Lord Su, are you satisfied with my Yunlan?"

Father Su glanced at Meng Yunlan's position, his eyes smiling, and he curved his lips and said:

"Of course I am very satisfied. I met Yun Lan several times when I was in Qinghe Town, and I have always liked this child."

When the head of the Meng family heard the affectionate way Su's father addressed him and the genuine look in his eyes, he knew that he truly loved his son.

Fangxin smiled, asked the servants to add tea and water, and started chatting with Su's father together with the doctor.