Chapter 184: Engagement
Fubao, Xiao Dingkun and Gu Shengtian returned to the capital after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month was also a big festival at the foot of Dagunzi Mountain. They set off fireworks and ate dumplings. It was a lively occasion. The next day, the three of them took the train and headed to the capital with all kinds of mountain products.
After arriving in the capital, Gu Shengtian went back to school first, and Xiao Dingkun sent Fubao to school.
He was carrying three big bags of things and arrived at the dormitory door. The dormitory manager didn't let him in, so he wanted to hand them to Fubao.
"After you go back, take a shower and have a good sleep."
"Yeah, I know!"
Xiao Dingkun looked at Fubao, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "In a couple of days, I might talk to my parents and ask them to visit your parents."
Fubao hadn't expected this: "Huh?"
Xiao Dingkun's gaze fell on the leafless sycamore tree in winter. "I'm thinking, there's no rush to get married. We can wait until after you graduate, but let's get engaged first."
In this era, the concept of proposing is not popular. Men and women date for the purpose of getting married. When the dating relationship reaches a certain stage, talking about marriage is a natural thing.
Fubao was caught off guard and was a little flustered when he suddenly brought this up. After all, she was still young, only a freshman, and had a long way to go in the future.
But when she looked up, she saw that Xiao Dingkun, who was always tough and steady, looked a little uncomfortable.
She was surprised and looked over carefully.
He didn't even dare to look at himself, but kept staring at the sycamore tree next to him.
There was also a faint redness at the base of the ears.
A wonderful feeling came over her heart. All along, Xiao Dingkun had been in control of the progress of the relationship between the two of them, and it was always Xiao Dingkun who took the initiative. She just had to follow his pace.
But now, she was deeply aware that the string in his heart was in her hand.
Unable to help but smile, she nodded gently and said softly, "It's up to you."
It was just three light words, and the voice was so soft, but Xiao Dingkun's eyes instantly burst into a warm light. He looked at Fu Bao deeply and said, "I will do it as soon as possible."
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Fubao brought back those big bags of things and divided them among the people in the dormitory. Everyone was naturally happy and asked Fubao about his journey home. Fubao told them everything, which aroused everyone's interest. They thought Dagunzi Mountain was great and couldn't wait to go and take a look.
Feng Meini even started to think: "If I go to such an interesting place to collect some folk songs, maybe I can write an even better article!"
When she said this, everyone couldn't help laughing. She was like a completely different person now. She was thinking about the material for her article in her mind and was completely obsessed with it.
But hard work always pays off, for her and Yu Fubao too.
After the new semester began, Fubao's article on the Chinese character input method was published in a core journal. Several prominent professors in the field praised the research methods. Even more surprising, Professor Chen approached her to discuss the input method. He suggested she apply for a patent for the input method and, after obtaining it, approach computer companies to collaborate on integrating it into their computers.
This was a big pie, and Fubao was a little confused when it fell down. After all, before this, her mind was full of thoughts about researching this input method, such as patents, embedding, and profit sharing. She had not thought about these commercial issues.
He immediately discussed it with Xiao Dingkun. After learning the relevant information, Xiao Dingkun also felt that Professor Chen's suggestion was reliable. Fubao then called Gu Shengtian to help him find a way to apply for a patent.
As for Fubao Xiao Dingkun, he indeed communicated with his parents very quickly.
When Xiao Dingkun's parents heard what he said, they were naturally surprised.
They were a little nervous at first, thinking that their son had not made any further news since his date with Fubao, and then suddenly said that he wanted to attend Huo Jinyun's wedding.
After inquiring for a long time and asking their daughter to ask, they found out that the mountain village where Huo Jinyun attended the wedding was Fubao's hometown.
Upon hearing this news, they were naturally full of anticipation. They wished they could kick their son out as soon as possible so that he wouldn't have to spend the New Year with them. They wanted to hurry back to Fubao's hometown!
As for when they came back, they saw Xiao Dingkun busy all day long, saying that he was busy building a factory in Pingxi Village and applying for a patent. This made them very anxious, wondering why their son's mind was always focused on business and didn't think about getting married?
Just when I was worrying about it, suddenly, I heard that I was going to meet Fubao's parents.
This made the old couple very happy. They carefully prepared gifts and went to visit Yu's house with Xiao Dingkun.
Mr. Yu has been living a very comfortable life recently. He has found his granddaughter, and she is still as outstanding as ever. She is a good dancer. I heard that her aunt has been praising her all the time. That's not all, she is also a good material for scientific research. She is only a freshman, but she actually invented something...
So the input method needs to be patented.
Old Man Yu now praises his granddaughter to everyone he meets, praising how great she is.
In addition to praising his granddaughter, he also praised his future son-in-law.
In old man Yu's mouth, Xiao Dingkun has been praised as a flower, as good as he can be, much better than his son Yu Anmin and grandsons Yu Jingfei and Yu Jingyue.
What made Mr. Yu most proud was Mr. Sun’s frustrated look.
Old Master Sun used to occasionally brag about his daughter-in-law's younger brother, saying how promising he was. But now, Old Master Yu waved his hand and said, "Hey, that kid, he keeps coming to me every few days to show his filial piety, serving me tea and water, and calling me grandpa all the time. He's not bad!"
After hearing this, what else could Mr. Sun say?
Mr. Sun had no choice but to admit defeat!
When Mr. Yu knew that Xiao Dingkun was coming to visit with his parents, he was naturally very enthusiastic. He greeted his son and daughter-in-law and prepared this and that, determined to entertain the future in-laws.
Ning Huiyue naturally didn't need her father-in-law to say anything about this. She was very satisfied with Xiao Dingkun, and she also respected Xiao Dingkun's parents very much. The hospitality was of course a matter of course, and it was done with full courtesy.
So on this day, the Xiao family's parents met with the Yu family. After exchanging pleasantries, the Yu family first talked about their son's shortcomings and praised Fubao's great qualities. Finally, they said modestly, "We were just worried that Dingkun's temper might not be right. It's a relief that you didn't dislike him."
Old Master Yu's eyes widened. "What? Dislike? Dingkun is a filial child, how could he dislike?"
Then, Old Man Yu started to talk about Xiao Dingkun again, praising him for his thoughtfulness, his filial piety, and how he played chess with him and talked about the past. "Don't think I'm confused because of my age. I know that none of my sons and grandsons have the patience to listen to me. Only Dingkun really listens to me!"
Yu Anmin: ...
Yu Jingyue: …
The Xiao family's parents looked at each other in surprise. Their son was so patient with his elders? How come they didn't know?
The meeting between the Yu family and the Xiao family's parents can be said to be a very pleasant conversation. The Xiao family's parents had no expectations for their daughter-in-law in the first place, and they just wanted a female one. But Xiao Dingkun ended up dating someone like Fubao, who was really good-looking, well-educated, and had a great personality. It was a person who was hard to find even with a lantern. What else was there to be dissatisfied with?
The Yu family, of course, had even less objection. Since both parties were so satisfied, they decided to just make a verbal agreement first and get married after Fubao graduated from university.
Talking about this, Ning Huiyue brought up Fubao's life experience. After explaining this life experience, she said, "I have no objection here, and the Gu family actually has no objection either, but they are Fubao's parents too. This matter must be approved by them, and we will have to meet them in due time."
The Xiao family's parents had heard about Fubao's life story from Xiao Dingkun a long time ago. Now, after hearing Ning Huiyue's words, they were full of admiration: "Since you care about them so much, I believe the Gu family must be a good family with a deep understanding of justice. Of course, there is no problem with this. Both parents are parents. In the future, the two children's affairs must be approved by both sets of parents."
However, Xiao's parents were thinking in their hearts that they had heard about Ning Huiyue's personality before, that she was not easy to get along with. But now it seems that she is easy to talk to, considerate of other people's feelings, and thoughtful. It seems that the rumor is really not credible!
Before leaving, Xiao's parents solemnly gave Fubao a jade bracelet: "This is an heirloom in our family. It has been passed down for many years. It is only passed down to daughters-in-law, not daughters. Now that Fubao and Dingkun are almost engaged, we will give this jade bracelet to Fubao first."
When Fubao saw it, of course it was difficult to accept it. After all, she was still far from becoming someone's daughter-in-law. Ning Huiyue also hurriedly said that it was inappropriate, but Xiao's mother insisted on giving it to her: "I am old and my eyesight is blurry. It is not easy to keep it. Let Fubao keep it for me first!"
In the end, Fubao had no choice but to accept it.
Fubao didn't know much about jade, but the jade bracelet was shimmering and aqua-green in color, and it made his wrist look slender and white, which looked very beautiful when worn on it.
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After the parents of both sides met, Xiao's parents specially went to communicate with Gu's parents. This was easy to connect, because Xiao Dingkun had originally planned to build a factory in Pingxi Village to produce local specialty clothes and sell them abroad, so soon Gu's parents and Xiao's parents also got in touch.
Xiao's parents met Miao Xiuju and Gu Weidong and talked with them for a while. They were naturally satisfied when they came back, especially with Miao Xiuju. Xiao's mother sighed: "She was born in the countryside and was buried. Otherwise, she would definitely be a great person!"
Since Xiao Dingkun and Fubao were already in an open relationship, they naturally got along more casually. Xiao Dingkun would take time to visit Fubao almost every few days, eat with her, go shopping with her, or talk with her about patent applications and explore the future prospects of computer development.
Life is fulfilling and sweet. Perhaps the only drawback is that Fubao does not have a means of transportation, which wastes a lot of time. Sometimes he has to wait for half a day for the bus.
She looked at her classmates riding bicycles on campus and occasionally mentioned it to Xiao Dingkun: "Brother Dingkun, do you think I should learn to ride a bicycle too?"
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