367 Engagement
Chang Chunfeng has been waiting for his son at home today. His son has not come home since he left on the first day of the new year.
The engagement is happening tomorrow, so Ping An should come over today. Is the child really angry?
He felt a little sad.
Why couldn't his wife love him as a good son? Ping An was so well-behaved and did everything to leave no one speechless.
Zhang Jinyu sat on the other side of the table, watching her son and daughter play. Her husband didn't respond when she spoke, so that was it.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with not calling her Ping An in the second grade of junior high school. When a woman goes back to her parents' home, she is supposed to bring her husband and children with her. Ping An is already fifteen years old, so it would be awkward to bring him along.
If Ping An comes, we will naturally go together. Since he doesn't come, it must be because he doesn't want to get in the way of my family. It's such a simple matter, why does my husband have to make a fuss about it?
Ping An was good, but when she looked at him, she remembered that she was not her husband's first wife, and she felt uncomfortable.
But she couldn't express her dissatisfaction out loud because she knew all his past before the engagement.
"Master, the eldest young master is here."
"Xiao Sanzi, please invite him in."
Ping An came in quickly and bowed: "Ping An greets father and mother."
"No need to greet, Ping An, sit here." Zhang Jinyu smiled and stood up.
Chang Chunfeng asked, "Father has been waiting for you at home this morning. The engagement is tomorrow, and I thought you would definitely come."
"Dad, I went to Uncle Zhang's house to pay New Year's greetings this morning. Yesterday and the day before yesterday, I was called to my master's and master's houses."
"Oh, that's fine, that's fine too."
Zhang Jinyu also felt relieved. This child was quite sensible and knew to go to the Zhang family to pay New Year's greetings.
"Dad, my master and my uncle have agreed to come over at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow and go to my master's house at 7:00 p.m."
"Got it. Tomorrow our family of three will go with Mr. Sun and your uncle Zhang. Can you stay here tonight?"
"Dad, I have to go back. I didn't bring clothes for tomorrow. I just came directly from my grandparents' house."
"Okay, then you go back. It's cold so go back early."
"Yes, son, I will go back now. I will trouble you tomorrow."
Zhang Jinyu said, "We are all family, why bother? We will wait for you at home tomorrow."
After leaving safely.
Chang Chunfeng walked towards the study. Now that the house was big, he had a large study in the front yard and a small study in the back yard.
"Husband, it's New Year's Day and you're always silent. If I did something wrong, just point it out. We're husband and wife, we're a family, what can't we talk about?"
Chang Chunfeng walked and said, "I've just been thinking about things a lot these days. What's there to be angry about? I'm going to the study to write something. Don't disturb me if you have nothing else to do."
He walked quickly and disappeared in a moment. Yes, in his wife's eyes, they were a family and her son Ping'an was an outsider. Did she ever think that she was still living in the house given by her child when she treated Ping'an so coldly?
He once thought that this lady was pretty good, even though the clothes she gave Ping An were bought instead of made by herself. But now that the child has come to the capital, she is so polite, without even a smile in her eyes. If it were him, he would not want to stay for a night if others treated him like this.
But he didn't want to quarrel. His son's engagement was a great joy and quarreling was unlucky. There was no need to quarrel about it. She wanted to just maintain superficial courtesy with her son, which was fine too. So be it.
Before noon the next day, Ping'an and his teacher arrived at Chang's house, and Zhang Jinping had already arrived.
After a round of greetings, they sat for another half an hour. Seeing that the time was almost up, everyone took the engagement gifts and went to the Sun family in a carriage.
Jixiang and Ruyi were already waiting at the door, and as soon as the car arrived, they went to greet us.
Today, the eldest son insisted that two people guard the door, saying that "Ruyi" was a good name with good meaning, and he also gave each of them a big red envelope.
Jixiang walked inside towards the people, while Ruyi hurried back to report the news, his steps were so fast that only his afterimage could be seen.
Sun Sicheng and his wife came out immediately to greet them, and today they were all going to the old lady's Songmei Courtyard.
Ping'an just followed the master, and they were very familiar with each other. He was less than fifteen years old, and Awu was less than thirteen. They had little contact with each other, so he really didn't develop any feelings for them. He was simply attracted to his master as a person, and of course the Sun family and Awu herself.
The most important thing is to know each other well, and feelings will be cultivated slowly.
Fang Wu, Lin Feng, Xiao Ming, and Xiao Ming followed behind carrying gifts.
The engagement ceremony in the Zhou Dynasty was generally quite simple. Some families would get engaged early, sometimes at several years old. After the two grew up, if they did not get together for various reasons, both parties only needed to bring back their respective engagement gifts and engagement books.
This way it won't become known to everyone.
But Sun Sicheng believed that it was a foregone conclusion that his apprentice and his daughter would not get married.
Not long after everyone arrived and the wedding process began, firecrackers started going off outside, and they lasted for quite a long time.
He just wanted to let people in the capital know that his apprentice would be his son-in-law in the future, his only son-in-law.
At this moment, Ping An's face turned red.
Awu also came out with Nanny Huang.
She was wearing a sky-blue brocade skirt today, with a bright red cloud brocade cape on the outside, and a pure white fox fur collar around her neck. She was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting.
Ping An couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Sun Sicheng rolled his eyes at Ping An in his heart. Didn't he always ask A Wu? He thought the brat was blind? Was he stupid? There were very few good girls like his daughter who were impeccable in every way.
It is hard to find a father-in-law like him who is truly kind to his son-in-law in the whole capital.
The brat really made a fortune.
The engagement gifts were displayed one by one, and Mrs. Wu's face was full of smiles. Fortunately, it was not just an engagement gift, although many families would only give a hairpin or a jade pendant.
But some wealthy families would not do this, it is usually ordinary people who do that.
She knew at a glance that these things were all good.
The engagement gift from the Sun family was a jade pendant of excellent water content, and there were also eight other gifts, all of which were of excellent quality.
Chang Chunfeng broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, his son had prepared these things in advance. If he had listened to Zhang Jinyu and only prepared an engagement gift, it would have been extremely embarrassing.
Sun Wen said, "I am the happiest today. Ping An is my disciple, and A Wu was also raised by me. They are both excellent children. Now they are officially engaged, and so many relatives are here to witness the happy event. Ping An, A Wu, life is long. You two should live happily together in the future, tolerate each other, and love each other. Do you understand?"
Awu nodded with a red face.
Ping An bowed to everyone present with great generosity.
"Everyone present here today is my dearest relative. Ah Wu, I swear in front of everyone today that as long as you have me in your heart, I promise you that I will never take a concubine in my life, and you will be the only one in the backyard."
Wu's eyes turned red instantly. At least her husband had not taken a concubine until now. If Ping'an could do the same to Awu, she would have no regrets in her life.
Awu looked up at Ping'an with a red face. There seemed to be thousands of stars in the little girl's eyes, shining brightly.
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