Chapter 3402 Extra Zhou Yin 17
Zhou Yin swallowed nervously, clenched his fists and said, "Sir, he, I, he wants to..."
His face flushed, and his voice lowered, "He said he wanted to marry me to you..."
Xia Xin was stunned. "What?"
Zhou Yin's neck turned red. "No, I want you to be my wife."
You two looked at each other, your faces turned red, and no one spoke.
The two stood facing each other for a long time, and it was the sudden sound of firecrackers in the village that brought them back to their senses. The blush on Zhou Yin's face faded a lot. He took a deep breath and whispered, "If you don't want to..."
"I do," Xia Xin said, biting her lip. She felt she had spoken too hastily, losing her girlish reserve. However, seeing Zhou Yin's suddenly bright eyes, she suppressed her shyness and whispered, "I'll listen to my father."
Zhou Yin felt so happy in his heart. He had never been so happy in his life. He couldn't suppress the smile on his face and simply grinned, his eyes narrowed into slits. "Don't worry!"
Facing his smile, Xia Xin couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth and smiled, and asked in a low voice: "What should I be assured of?"
Zhou Yin said to her seriously, "Don't be afraid." He said, "I won't let you suffer any injustice."
Xia Xin looked down at her toes and whispered, "I'm not afraid."
Zhou Yin reached out to hold her hand, but Xia Xin's hand retracted a little and then stopped, allowing him to hold it.
Zhou Yin blushed and whispered, "Let's go back."
The two walked back hand in hand. There was a group of children setting off firecrackers at the entrance of the village. Xia Xin struggled for her hand, and Zhou Yin let her go. The two walked back shoulder to shoulder.
Xia Yan and his mother had returned to the old house. His mother was making dinner while Xia Yan was lighting a fire in the kitchen.
It's just that his fire-making skills were not very good, and it happened that Xia's mother was in a bad mood, so her patience was reduced and she kept nagging him.
Seeing Zhou Yin and Xia Xin come back, Xia Yan immediately left the kitchen, feeling relieved. He said to Xia Xin, "Come and help your mother light the fire."
Xia Xin's mind hadn't fully recovered yet. After hearing this, she was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Oh, okay."
Xia Yan watched his daughter enter the kitchen, then turned back to look at Zhou Yin, narrowed his eyes, and asked, "What's wrong with Xin Niang?"
Zhou Yin hesitated for a moment and then said, "Sir, it seems she was bullied by her clan members."
"I know," Xia Yan said, "I was asking why she looked so happy."
Zhou Yin blushed and lowered his head, saying, "I, I said what you meant."
Xia Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Don't you want to?"
"I'm not unwilling," Zhou Yin said hurriedly, "but I'm penniless. I'm afraid I can't give Xin Niang a good life and take care of her."
"So it's okay now?"
Zhou Yin said seriously, "It's still difficult to do, so I decided to marry into the family!"
Xia Yan opened his mouth in surprise, and it took him a while to find his voice. "Actually, even if you don't marry into my family, my property will be left to you."
Xia Yan had everything planned out. When Xin Niang got married, he would give all the land, shops, and houses under his name to her as a dowry.
When Xin Niang gets married, the remaining things will not be so attractive as to make people want to adopt her.
Zhou Yin said: "All the property in the family belongs to Xinniang, so naturally Xinniang is the head of the household."
Xia Yan raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhou Yin seriously, and asked, "Have you thought it through?"
They both knew that this was just an excuse Zhou Yin made up. His real purpose was for Xia Xin, to make her more independent and more secure.
Because, according to what Xia Yan had just promised him, even if he didn't marry into the family, he could still get everything that marrying into the family would bring.
When did Xia Yan read Zhou Yin?
If we trace it carefully, it should have started more than a year ago when we discovered that Xia Yi's family hired someone to keep an eye on their house.
He had been hesitant about whether to adopt Xia Yi. Firstly, Xia Yi was old, and with his parents and family around, he would definitely lean towards his biological parents.
Second, he did not trust Xia Yi's character, nor did he trust the character of his parents and family.
After that incident, knowing that his family was not completely unaware of the matter, and not only condoned it but also secretly supported it, he no longer trusted his family very much.
The Xia family was only in Hongtian Village and wasn't a very large clan. His fortune was the largest of the clan. He didn't know what they had agreed to behind the scenes, but they were definitely on the chopping block. Once he fell, they would rush over and share the meat.
Their actions were not secretive, and their intentions were not that deep. At least from Xia Yan's perspective, once he discovered something, their behavior would be exposed in his eyes.
At that time, he began to think about Xia Xin's future.
Originally, if he wanted to adopt her, Xia Xin could get married normally, and he would prepare more dowry for her. In Shangzhou City, she had adopted brothers, a family, and a dowry, so she shouldn't suffer any loss.
Seeing that it was impossible to ask Xia Yihe's family to take care of Xia Xin, he had to consider other possibilities.
He wanted to choose a husband with consistent character for Xia Xin, who would always be able to take care of her even if she had no brothers or family in the future.
Zhou Yin is the best candidate.
He believed in his own judgment that no matter what the child's ability was, he would definitely be a grateful person.
That's why he deliberately kept Zhou Yin. Over the past year or so, he became more and more satisfied with Zhou Yin, but he never thought of letting him marry into his family.
Because no matter whether he married into the family or not, he had already decided to leave all these things to them, so why should he deliberately suppress Zhou Yin?
Moreover, he has been teaching Zhou Yin for more than a year, and he is really smart. Given time, he can definitely take the examination and become an official.
It is not easy for a son-in-law to become an official.
So he repeatedly asked Zhou Yin, "Have you really thought it through?"
Zhou Yin said firmly: "Yes."
Xia Yan, "You don't want to be an official anymore?"
Zhou Yin said nonchalantly, "Being an official has its own way of living, and not being an official has its own way of living. As long as you live a good life, that's all that matters."
Xia Yan liked his open-mindedness the most. He laughed heartily and nodded, "Okay!"
That's how it was settled.
After returning home after the Chinese New Year, Xia Yan officially arranged a marriage for the two. The people in Hongtian Village did not expect Xia Yan to act so quickly. During the Chinese New Year, they were still questioning and discussing this matter. They had just started to select a suitable child in private and wanted to bring him to Xia Yan for a look. However, as soon as he returned to the city, he arranged the marriage between Zhou Yin and Xia Xin and spread the word that he would recruit Xia Xin as his son-in-law, which directly cut off all their paths.
Not only Xia Yi's family was dissatisfied, but other members of the clan were also dissatisfied. They went to the city every few days to persuade Xia Yan about this matter.
But Xia Yan refused to accept their suggestions on the grounds that it was a private matter of his family. They had no choice but to let the young men of the clan cause trouble for Zhou Yin.
I'm too tired today, so I'll only update two chapters. See you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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