"Oh, right, I'm sorry you had to see this, my lady! It's a disgrace to our family!" Shen Qianhe turned around and quickly apologized to Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling waved her hand to indicate that she was alright, while Shen Qianhe looked at her somewhat awkwardly. Jiang Ling, however, saw this as an opportunity.

She walked over to Shen Qianhe's side and winked at Shen Congxin. Shen Congxin tactfully sat down to the side. She looked at Shen Qianhe and said, "Master Shen, now that there are no outsiders, can we talk further?"

Shen Qianhe was somewhat bewildered. Looking at Jiang Ling in front of him, he suddenly felt a pang of worry. Would she know of his crime? Thinking of this, Shen Qianhe almost knelt down in front of Jiang Ling, his face pale as he said, "Madam, you...you won't punish me, will you?"

Jiang Ling was somewhat embarrassed. What on earth was Shen Qianhe thinking? How did he manage to make such a large porcelain piece? Jiang Ling forced a smile and explained, "I am just a lowly woman with no power. How could I possibly punish you? I... actually wanted to discuss some private matters with you, Master Shen!"

"Private matters?" Shen Qianhe scratched his head, looking at Jiang Ling with a blank expression, and asked.

Jiang Ling glanced at Jiang Yaojie, then at Shen Congxin, before saying to Shen Qianhe, "Mr. Shen, to be honest, I really like Congxin! She's never been one for a spoiled young lady, and she always did the housework when she lived with us! I was thinking..."

“It’s rare that you like this child so much, how about I let you be the godmother of this child? You just need to think about the ceremony and we can arrange it!” Shen Qianhe said with a smile.

Jiang Ling's face darkened. She coughed lightly and continued to Shen Qianhe, "This godmother also has the word 'god' in her name. What do you think of our Yaojie, Master Shen?"

Even if Shen Qianhe was usually slow-witted, he understood what Jiang Ling meant at this moment. He suddenly laughed and looked at Jiang Yaojie and Shen Congxin, whose faces were flushed, and said to Jiang Ling, "I like Yaojie very much. I was thinking of asking you to give him to me as my accountant, but I didn't expect you to beat me to it!"

"but……"

At this point, Shen Qianhe suddenly shut his mouth, and Jiang Yaojie and Shen Congxin, who were standing next to him, both felt a "thump" in their hearts, and their expressions changed slightly.

Jiang Ling wasn't nervous; she tilted her head and waited for Shen Qianhe to continue.

After about ten seconds, Shen Qianhe glanced at his daughter and said, "However, my daughter just said she doesn't want to get married, and I'm afraid this will disappoint you, Madam!"

“Father! I…I…I didn’t…I didn’t…” Shen Congxin stood up to defend himself upon hearing this.

"Hahaha! My daughter has grown up!" Even if Shen Qianhe wasn't very bright, he would understand a thing or two from his daughter's shy expression. He laughed and said.

Shen Congxin quickly covered her face and ran out shyly.

Looking at Shen Qianhe's expression, Jiang Ling was certain that there would be no problem with the matter. She asked, "Mr. Shen, as long as you don't mind that our family is a humble household, that's fine!"

"Oh, madam, what are you saying? If we're really talking about social standing, our family is the one who's been lucky enough to be considered above our station!" Shen Qianhe squinted her eyes, extremely pleased.

The meal was very enjoyable. Shen Qianhe never expected that what was originally a thank-you banquet would turn into an engagement banquet.

As Jiang Ling led Jiang Yaojie out of the Shen family home, she said to Shen Qianhe, "I will send a matchmaker to arrange the betrothal in a few days!"

At this moment, Master Shen's mouth was almost splitting open to his ears. He said several words in a row and even sent a carriage from the Shen family to take Jiang Ling and Jiang Yaojie back to Lujia Village.

You could tell from Jiang Yaojie's flushed face that he was really happy.

Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Yaojie, whose face was glowing, and whispered, "Yaojie, Mother has a few words to say to you."

"Mom, tell me, I'm listening!" Jiang Yaojie nodded repeatedly, his excitement rising.

"You're about to get married, so you won't be a child anymore. You have to take good care of your wife. Your marriage should come first, you know?" Jiang Ling instructed.

Jiang Yaojie nodded. "Mother, I understand. Congxin and I will definitely take good care of you!"

Hearing Jiang Yaojie's words, Jiang Ling shook her head. "Yaojie, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that you should put your feelings first in everything. After all, I can't be with you for a lifetime, but your wife can be with you for a lifetime!"

For some reason, Jiang Ling felt a pang of sadness when she said this. It wasn't that she was jealous of her future daughter-in-law, but rather that she felt a sense of growing old and frail.

"No, she absolutely can't have that these days!" Thinking this, Jiang Ling quickly shook her head and forced the thought out.

Seeing Jiang Ling's somewhat strange behavior, Jiang Yaojie couldn't help but tear up. His mother had been so good to him, and he was determined to be filial to her in the future.

In Lujia Village, Jiang Ling went straight to the village chief's house as soon as she got off the carriage.

The village chief was leisurely sunbathing in a chair when Jiang Ling's appearance startled him.

"Jiang, what's wrong? Is something the matter?" The village chief hurriedly sat up from his chair and asked.

"Something's happened, and it's good news!" Jiang Ling's lips curled up as she spoke.

The village chief breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing Jiang Ling's appearance. Before he could even open his mouth, Jiang Ling asked, "Village chief, are there any particularly reliable matchmakers in the surrounding villages?"

"Matchmaker? Cough...cough...what did you say?" The village chief had just taken a puff of his pipe when he heard Jiang Ling's words and was choked by the smoke, coughing several times!

“Look at our Yaojie! He’s not young anymore…” Jiang Ling told him all the things that had been weighing on her mind.

By the end, the village chief's mouth was agape enough to fit an ostrich egg. He stared wide-eyed, his eyes clouded with disbelief, and asked, "What? Jiang Shi, you mean the Shen family? The porcelain tycoon from Guangping County? The Shen family?"

"Yes, it's their family, the one who came to my house a while ago to take his daughter away, Shen Qianhe!" Jiang Ling explained patiently.

"My God! My wife... my wife..." The village chief jumped three feet high and ran into his bedroom, calling out for his wife as he ran.

Looking at the excited village chief, Jiang Ling couldn't help but worry. She hoped that the village chief didn't have some kind of high blood pressure or other illness, because if it flared up, there would be no cure!

The village chief and his wife came out of the house happily. From the face of the village chief's wife, Granny Qin, Jiang Ling could tell that the village chief must have told his wife everything she had just said.

"Mrs. Jiang, what... Yaojie is getting married?" Granny Qin was clearly incredulous, and she asked with wide eyes.

Jiang Ling nodded and patiently explained, "Yes, that's why I wanted to ask which matchmaker in the surrounding villages is more reliable! After all, the Shen family is a wealthy family, and we can't be careless about the proper etiquette!"

"Jiang, your good days are finally coming! No problem! Leave this to me, I'll find a reliable matchmaker to go to the Shen family tomorrow!" Granny Qin's eyes reddened as she spoke.