When testing someone's intentions, one must not only observe their words, but also their tone and expression. This is something the living Xia Chunfu knew. Seeing Wen Zhichao's reaction, he knew that the matter was inevitable, and the smile on his face became even wider. -- --
While refilling Wen Zhichao's glass of wine, he said, "I'm not boasting, but my two daughters are both better than the girls around here. Qianqian is lively, while Zhengzheng is quieter. In the past, Zhengzheng was a bit arrogant and had a bit of a blatant attitude, but don't you think she's much better now? Others say that my Zhengzheng is old, but I think she's just the right age. Seventeen or eighteen-year-old children, who haven't even grown up yet, are asked to get married, have children, and become parents. Isn't that embarrassing? My Zhengzheng's age is very suitable."
Xia Ruzheng was in the room listening to Xia Chunfu praising her, and her face became redder and redder, like a ripe peach, almost turning into a purple eggplant. This father was not shy at all when praising his own daughter!
Xia Chunfu rambled on for a long time, and Wen Zhichao agreed from the bottom of his heart: "The two girls in your uncle's family are indeed rare. I haven't seen many such outstanding ones in the city! Uncle is so lucky! Uncle told me the truth, and I can't hide it anymore. To be honest, I envy that kid Liu Guoqing. He can be with Qianqian openly, marry her home, and have a grand wedding. Zhengzheng is different from Qianqian, but her temperament is more to my taste. I have that idea in my heart, but every time I feel that I am wishful thinking. After all... after all..." He pointed to his hair and then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. It was really not easy for him to say so much.
As the matter gradually became clear, Xia Chunfu also became happy and said, "Look at what you said! If my uncle was that kind of person, if my daughter was that kind of person, why would she still associate with you? Look, if we had said this openly earlier, there wouldn't be so many troubles!"
When Huang Zhong pressed her hard, the Xia family hoped a suitable man would propose to Xia Ruzheng, but unfortunately, no one did. After Xia Ruqian married, motivated by the prospect of a dowry, some more respectable families approached her, but either the mother-in-law was demanding or the boy himself was too soft-tempered, leaving Xia Chunfu unsatisfied. If Wen Zhichao had proposed, how could Huang Zhong have slandered Xia Ruzheng so many times?
After hearing Wen Zhichao's words, Xia Ruzheng slowly sat down in her chair. Her heart, which had been pounding in her chest, finally settled back to its normal state, and began to beat calmly. The joy in her heart was like a wellspring, flowing gently at first, then slowly growing larger and larger, slowly gathering more and more, and slowly becoming able to drown her. Xia Ruzheng had never imagined that Wen Zhichao's acceptance of her would make her so happy. This feeling, which she had never discovered or tapped into, was also something she had never imagined.
The conversation outside continued.
Wen Zhichao calmed down before continuing, "It was my fault. I should have faced my own thoughts sooner."
In fact, at that time, he didn't seem to have developed that kind of feelings for Xia Ruzheng, but there was no point in arguing about it now, so he might as well just take on this insignificant responsibility.
"But now that we can talk about it, that's fine. I'll talk to Zheng Zheng about this, and then we can discuss how to finalize it."
Wen Zhichao narrowed his eyes in a rare smile: "Then I'll ask uncle to help me put in a good word."
The two continued to clink glasses and talked more and more happily. Finally, Xia Chunfu passed out drunk, but Wen Zhichao was still sober and staggered to go home. Xia Ruzheng persuaded him to stay overnight, saying it would be unsafe to go back drunk. Wen Zhichao looked at Xia Ruzheng for a long time but refused. After all, he was not a relative of the Xia family, and it would be bad for Xia Ruzheng's reputation if he stayed overnight.
Seeing Wen Zhichao staggering away, Xia Ruzheng's heart also trembled. He hoped that Wen Zhichao could get home safely! It was unacceptable that Wen Zhichao would have an accident just when things started to go wrong. That would be too unlucky.
Xia Ruzheng was worried about Wen Zhichao all night. In an era without telephones, it was difficult to know whether Wen Zhichao had returned home safely. Unexpectedly, Wen Zhichao came to his house early the next morning, looking refreshed.
At this time, Xia Chunfu was still asleep. Fortunately, the double harvest season was not until two days later.
Last night, Wen Zhichao was drunk, and Xia Ruzheng was completely preoccupied with worrying about his safety. Today, when they met again, some of that lingering shyness finally caught up, and Wen Zhichao felt a little embarrassed. Wen Zhichao felt embarrassed too. He had originally thought he had no hope at all, and then such a huge pie fell down, leaving him feeling a little unbelievable. After sobering up, he still thought he was dreaming, so he rushed over again early in the morning.
Xia Ruzheng made a bowl of noodles for Wen Zhichao. It was fragrant scallion noodles with a poached egg inside. Wen Zhichao felt that his mother's cooking was not as delicious as this.
Since both parties involved have agreed to this matter, it will be much easier.
Xia Chunfu basically made the decisions on Xia Ruzheng's side. Xia Ruzheng just needed to interact with Wen Zhichao peacefully and try to get to know him better. As for Wen Zhichao's parents, they really had nothing to complain about their son's marriage. The couple had complicated feelings for Wen Zhichao since he was a child, and it was not pure parental love. They felt that they owed their son something, and now they were becoming more and more indulgent. Seeing that their son had no intention of getting married as he got older, the two of them had given up the idea a long time ago. This weird behavior was unacceptable to his parents, and it was too difficult for a young girl to accept it. So the old couple had long been prepared for their son to live alone in his old age, but they didn't expect him to say that he had found a girl to be his wife. The old couple was shocked.
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