Shi Meiling saw that Zhuang Zhimeng gave the matchmaker a gift but didn't say anything. However, she was more satisfied with Zhuang Zhimeng, which showed that Zhuang Zhimeng had a plan in mind.
After leaving Zhuang Zhimeng's house, Wang the matchmaker followed Shi Meiling home, and Shi Meiling also gave her a matchmaker's gift.
Wang the matchmaker was delighted to receive two gifts from matchmakers at once. Since she had accepted the gifts, she had to do a good job. She went home and carefully matched their birth dates.
Two days later, Wang the matchmaker gave Shi Meiling the date for the reconciliation. Shi Meiling then gave it to An Qingbai, asking him to discuss it with Zhuang Zhimeng and also to ask for her family's opinion.
An Qingbai went to find Zhuang Zhimeng early in the morning, handed over the date for their reconciliation to her, and then went to drive the tractor.
Zhuang Zhimeng took advantage of the quieter lunch break to call home. Hao Caiyun had been thinking about this matter and was planning to call Zhuang Zhimeng in the next couple of days to ask if their horoscopes matched. Just then, Zhuang Zhimeng called back.
After listening to Zhuang Zhimeng recount the date of their reconciliation on the phone, Hao Caiyun thought for a moment before saying to Zhuang Zhimeng, "Yaya, how about we choose either the 26th or the 27th for your engagement? If they're close together, we can take leave until the end of the month, which is perfect!"
"Mom, I'll listen to you. I think any day is fine for the engagement!"
"That's nonsense! Wouldn't that mean the horoscopes were mismatched? You and Xiao An should discuss it. I think it would be good to choose one of the next two days!"
"Okay, I'll talk to him!"
Zhuang Zhimeng hung up the phone and waited for An Qingbai to come home from work before telling him about Hao Caiyun's intentions. He had no objections, and then he and Zhuang Zhimeng discussed and chose June 27th, which was the 8th day of the 5th lunar month.
We're getting engaged in just over a month, and it's already mid-May. Time really flies.
Seeing that Zhuang Zhimeng didn't speak, An Qingbai asked her, "Zhizhi, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking how fast time flies; in the blink of an eye, we're getting engaged! Does Qingbai also think time flies?"
"I think it's too slow. We've only reached the engagement stage; who knows how long we'll have to wait to get married!"
"Brother Qingbai, are you really that eager to marry me?"
An Qingbai pulled Zhuang Zhimeng's hand and kissed it, then looked directly into her eyes and said, "Of course I want to! I dream about marrying Zhizhi as soon as possible!"
"Hehe, just keep thinking about it. It's my age that's the problem. But we're already getting engaged, so the wedding won't be far off!"
"Yes, it's not far off! Remember to tell your aunt about the date we've chosen tomorrow!"
"I know, my parents need to take time off, and I also need to arrange my time with my grandfather in advance!"
An Qingbai nodded and then asked her, "Zhizhi, what's your birthday?"
"March 9th, Qingbai, what about you?"
"The seventh day of the seventh lunar month!"
"Qixi Festival?"
"Um!"
An Qingbai then asked her, "Zhizhi, will you be old enough by your birthday next year? Let's get our marriage certificate on your birthday!"
Zhuang Zhimeng looked at him amusedly: "You specifically asked me about my birthday just for this, right?"
An Qingbai didn't deny it, and asked her with a mix of trepidation and anticipation, "Does Zhizhi agree?"
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled and said to him, "It's kind of you, Qingbai, to go through all this trouble to say it. Since you think so, I agree. Let's get our marriage certificate on my birthday!"
"Zhizhi, this is great! I...I'm so excited!"
An Qingbai excitedly hugged Zhuang Zhimeng and spun her around several times.
Zhuang Zhimeng felt a little dizzy and patted his shoulder, "Brother Qingbai, you've made me dizzy!"
An Qingbai quickly stood up straight, hugged her tightly, and asked in her ear, "Zhizhi, are you happy?"
Zhuang Zhimeng raised her head and said very seriously, "Yes, I'm happy too. Ever since we started dating, I've been looking forward to the day I'll marry Qingbai!"
Upon hearing Zhuang Zhimeng's words, An Qingbai lifted Zhuang Zhimeng's chin with his hand and kissed her without hesitation. His Zhizhi finally spoke!
"Ugh...!"
No one knows how excited he was at that moment. He often told Zhizhi that he wanted to marry her, but Zhizhi rarely said that she wanted to marry him, so he always felt very insecure.
Now that Zhizhi has finally spoken up, he feels at ease. Even if she never speaks up again, he will understand her.
At the end, you could still see threads of silk pulling out from the corners of each other's mouths, and An Qingbai raised his hand to wipe them away.
He held Zhuang Zhimeng and it took him a long time to calm her down. Zhuang Zhimeng wasn't much better; she almost collapsed because An Qingbai held her and supported her.
An Qingbai and Zhuang Zhimeng bumped noses again before he pulled Zhuang Zhimeng back to sit on the kang (a heated brick bed).
An Qingbai spread the paper with the auspicious date written on it on the kang table and asked Zhuang Zhimeng, "Zhizhi, are you planning to have the wedding before or after you get your marriage certificate?"
Zhuang Zhimeng also peeked over to look with An Qingbai, and after a while said, "I want to do it before we get the marriage certificate!"
An Qingbai pointed to a date and asked Zhuang Zhimeng, "That's the day of the Lunar New Year! February 14th, what do you think, Zhizhi?"
Zhuang Zhimeng looked up at him with a puzzled expression. He didn't seem to know that it was Valentine's Day. If she didn't know that he was a native of this era, she would have thought that he knew and deliberately chose this day!
Zhuang Zhimeng snapped out of her daze and nodded: "Okay! Let's set this day!"
An Qingbai circled the engagement and wedding days with Zhuang Zhimeng's pen, intending to tell his parents when he returned home.
The next day, Zhuang Zhimeng called Hao Caiyun to tell her the date she and An Qingbai had agreed on, only to receive a curt "Okay!" in return. Hao Caiyun then hung up without a second thought.
Holding the microphone, Zhuang Zhimeng fell into self-doubt. Love really can disappear!
Tian Cuie asked her, "Zhuang Zhiqing, what's wrong? Didn't you talk to your family?"
Zhuang Zhimeng shook her head and explained to Tian Cuie, "It's nothing, Aunt Tian, it's all settled! My mom just heard me mention a date and immediately hung up the phone. I was just reminiscing!"
"Zhuang Zhiqing, do you mean you and Qingbai have set a date for your engagement?"
"Yes, Aunt Tian, it's decided. We've chosen June 27th. Aunt Tian, please come to the banquet. I'll let Uncle Baogen know later!"
"Okay, I'll definitely go then. Congratulations to Zhuang Zhiqing and Qingbai!"
"Thank you, Aunt Tian!"
That night, Zhuang Zhimeng saw An Qingbai and complained to him, "My mom just listened to me mention a date, and then she hung up on me without a second thought! I feel like her love for me has disappeared!"
An Qingbai covered his mouth and chuckled, then advised Zhuang Zhimeng, "I guess your aunt has something urgent to attend to!"
"Laugh if you want, haha, I'll tell you! I bet my mom went to tell Grandpa and Grandma the date they'd set!"
An Qingbai patted her head, "Zhizhi's guess must be right! What she said makes a lot of sense!"
"That's definitely it!"
Just as Zhuang Zhimeng had guessed, Hao Caiyun called the old man and woman after hanging up the phone, telling them the chosen date so they could make arrangements in advance.
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