"Then bring Chun Chun over, and we'll have a good talk with her." Zhao Guihua is a woman of action; she doesn't procrastinate when she wants to do something—that's not her style. She prefers to get things done as quickly as possible.
Xingxing quickly called Chun Chun over, and Ruru followed with a gossipy look on her face. The four of them chatted in the room for the whole afternoon.
"Chun Chun, since you've agreed, your aunt and uncle will go straight to your house to propose marriage when we get back to the village," Zhao Guihua said kindly, holding Chun Chun's hand.
Chun Chun's face turned bright red, and she said in a soft voice, "If, if Brother Dafu has no objection, then we will listen to your elders."
Dafu... Dafu, he naturally agreed as well. After Zhao Guihua asked, he nodded in agreement without much consideration. "Your son will listen to his parents. You can make the decision."
This meant they agreed. Zhao Guihua was overjoyed. Her eldest son's marriage was already halfway done. Now all she had to do was go back to the village and propose to the village chief. Once the village chief and his wife agreed, everything would be fine.
There was no need to stay in the county town any longer, so the family returned to Yegou Village the next day. The betrothal gifts had already been prepared, and all that was needed was for the matchmaker to give the go-ahead.
Before hiring a matchmaker, he sent his own people to sound out the situation. Zhao Guizhi took on this important task. She and Chen Shunping brought gifts to the door, chatted for a while over a cup of tea, and then got straight to the point.
When the village chief heard that Zhou Laoda and his wife had proposed marriage to Dafu and had taken a liking to his daughter Chun Chun, he was momentarily stunned, and Zhao Xiu was also somewhat bewildered.
“You’ve watched Dafu grow up, you know his personality and character inside and out. My sister’s family thinks Chun Chun and Dafu are a good match. Of course, you two still need to consider this. Why don’t we go back and wait a couple of days before you give us your reply?” Zhao Guizhi was very sincere and spoke tactfully.
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