Chapter 288: One Thing Conquers Another
The more Eunuch Wei and Wei Jizu looked at the fourth branch of the Xia family, the more they liked it.
Xia Youtian and Jiang were relieved to find out that Eunuch Wei was not asking Lihua to marry them, and they began to like Eunuch Wei and Wei Jizu.
What's more, Eunuch Wei and Wei Jizu have always been gentle in their attitude and respectful to the Xia family - even if it's just for Xia Daohua's sake, they would not be too disrespectful to the Xia family.
What's more, although Xia Youtian and Jiang don't have any great abilities, they are quite good people.
Eunuch Wei and Wei Jizu were both men who had seen countless people, and they could see through the Xia family's fourth couple at a glance.
Such a couple, with honest character and gentle temperament, would not spend the whole day doing nothing but thinking about how to make trouble for their children.
If Wei Shiqi could really marry Lihua, he would definitely be able to get along well with Xia Youtian and Jiang.
Eunuch Wei couldn't help but feel that this couple should be honest and simple, without any ulterior motives, that's the only way it makes sense.
If they were really a shrewd couple, surely the gods would not be reincarnated into their family to experience the mundane world!
After this contact, both sides were quite satisfied with their future in-laws.
Therefore, both parties made a straightforward agreement to have a matchmaker come to their house the next day to go through all the formal procedures and finalize the marriage.
The two parties involved, Lihua and Wei Shiqi, were still in the dark, but the elders from both families had already finalized the matter.
Because the family had already been divided, and so many things had happened later, the fourth wife and her husband were used to being the head of the household, and they did not think at first that they should have informed Grandpa Xia and Mrs. Zhou about this matter first.
So, when Eunuch Wei and Wei Jizu came with the official matchmaker the next day, the two sides discussed the details of the marriage again. After finalizing the necessary procedures, the Xia couple suddenly realized that it was bad news. They had already decided on this matter before even mentioning it to the old couple!
Xia Youtian and Jiang returned to the slum with mixed feelings.
When we arrived at the compound, we saw Grandpa Xia holding A Liu, and Mrs. Zhou holding Huaihua. The old couple and their two children were basking in the sun in the yard with happy faces.
Seeing Xia Youtian and Jiang coming together, Zhou smiled and said, "You two came at the right time!"
The couple in the fourth room looked at each other, both a little confused, but looking at Zhou's expression, it should be good news...
Before the couple could ask, Zhou happily told them the good news in one breath:
"The headmaster of the academy where Dalang is now has taken a liking to him and wants to marry his most beloved youngest daughter to him!
Dalang told the other person the truth about his family situation, and the other person didn't despise him! The headmaster's little daughter even said that she would treat A Liu as her own daughter.
Dalang was touched by their sincerity and was willing to give in. Today, the headmaster invited a matchmaker to come and propose marriage.
The matchmaker left just before you arrived!"
Old Master Xia's face was also full of smiles: "Da Lang is a promising kid! Wherever he goes, people like him and respect him!"
It is obvious that Old Master Xia is very proud of his eldest grandson, Xia Dalang, who is outstanding in all aspects.
I'm afraid Mr. Xia has been feeling this way for more than just one or two days.
It's just that he is usually introverted and doesn't like to talk, but today he was so happy that he showed his pride.
Xia Youtian and Jiang both breathed a sigh of relief. This was indeed a good thing. This way, the old couple probably wouldn't care too much about their decision to act without prior approval.
Jiang smiled and said, "No wonder I saw so many magpies along the way today! It turns out that there is a happy event in our family!"
She just said this as an opening remark, but before she could bring the topic to Lihua's marriage, the old couple misunderstood her.
Especially Zhou, her voice was choked with sobs: "I knew that you two are not the kind of people who are narrow-minded and cannot tolerate others!"
As he spoke, he looked at Jiang eagerly, as if he wanted to hear her say it herself that he no longer cared and that their fourth room and Xia Dalang from the first room would be a loving family.
Jiang saw that Zhou had misunderstood, so she couldn't continue talking.
She quietly nudged Xia Youtian with her elbow, and Xia Youtian took over the conversation:
"Mom, not only is Dalang having a happy event, but our Lihua is also having a happy event!"
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of many people in the compound.
Lihua is a beautiful and capable young lady. Everyone has seen this long ago, and many people have been eyeing her.
But Lihua is still young, so no one is in a hurry to propose marriage to her.
After all, if the marriage is decided, it will have to be celebrated during festivals. If the marriage is decided too early, the investment in this aspect alone will cost a lot of money.
Therefore, common people like the Xia family, the Zhao family, the Hu family, etc., would not be too anxious to get a marriage started even if they liked someone's child.
Unless the two families have a close relationship and visit each other frequently; or the marriage can be arranged in a year or two; and the party proposing marriage is wealthy and does not mind the expense; otherwise, most people are unwilling to settle the marriage too early.
Before Xia Youtian could finish his words, he was stared at by many pairs of eyes, which really put him under pressure.
He raised his sleeves, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to the old couple with a stiff upper lip:
“It’s a coincidence.
Where our family's Daohuaer works, the employer has a child who is about the same age as Lihua and he took a liking to Lihua.
The boss is a person who loves children very much. When he learned about this, he came to our house to mention it yesterday, and today he has officially sent a matchmaker to propose marriage.
We saw that they were very sincere, so we agreed. We forgot that we should ask our parents for permission first. "
After Xia Youtian finished speaking, the scene fell into silence.
Zhou's face darkened instantly, and she stared coldly at Xia Youtian and Jiang, no longer showing her initial joy.
Although A Liu and Huai Hua were young, they also felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
A Liu moved uneasily and timidly hugged Grandpa Xia's neck.
Huaihua burst into tears regardless, her cry was loud and clear, full of energy, and not a bit lower than the pitch of her cry when she was just born.
When Zhou saw Huaihua crying, she no longer bothered to blame the couple in the fourth room.
He hurriedly stood up holding Huaihua, and gently rocked her, coaxing her with "Oh, oh, don't cry, don't cry, oh, oh", while walking back and forth.
After being in a panic for a while, until Huaihua sobbed twice in grievance, with two large crystal tears hanging on her fair and tender little face, she stopped with a look of grievance, Zhou then breathed a sigh of relief with sweat all over her forehead and sat down.
Unexpectedly, when Huaihua saw that Zhou stopped moving, she let out another loud "Ah" and was about to cry.
Zhou seemed to have springs under her buttocks and feet. She jumped up from the chair and held Huaihua in her arms, rocking and coaxing her, walking back and forth...
His whole heart was devoted to Huaihua, and he completely forgot about Xia Youtian and Jiang.
Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. ^_^
(End of this chapter)
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