Chapter 6 I am the one who proposes marriage

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, Chu Shuang received a call from home that her grandfather had been in a traffic accident. She was so anxious that she didn't even pack her luggage, booked a ticket, and rushed to the airport empty-handed.

When she got home and saw the old man with his forehead wrapped in gauze, Chu Shuang could no longer hold back the tears she had been holding back all the way. Her heart was broken at the sight of her almost 80-year-old grandfather suffering like this. But it was the old man who comforted her instead.

Mr. Shen had many students throughout his life. When they learned that he was in the hospital, his former students came to visit him constantly, and the ward was never deserted.

After serving grandpa dinner, Chu Shuang received a call from Sheng Yao while the elders who came to visit the patient were chatting with the old man.

Upon learning that she had returned home in a hurry, Sheng Yao and Mrs. Sheng were a little worried, but they felt relieved only after exchanging a few words of greeting and comfort.

At the end of the phone call, Sheng Yao hesitantly told Chu Shuang that her elder brother had a girlfriend, and comforted her at the same time. Chu Shuang was a little surprised.

“Why are you comforting me?”

"In fact, mom and I already knew that you had a crush on my brother. Although my brother is a good person, he is not lucky... Don't be sad, he has many good young men around him. When you come back, I will let him introduce you to some. Fortunately, your love for him is not too deep, so it is easy to stop the loss in time."

Hatsushimo: "I don't have a crush on him."

Sheng Yao: "Are you in a relationship? Have you confessed your feelings to him?"

"I don't have any romantic feelings for Sheng Yang," Chu Shuang held her forehead with her hand, smiling helplessly, "Yaoyao, why do you and Auntie think I have a crush on him?"

"Ah? You don't like him?! Then why do you watch him do morning exercises every day?"

"There is no Tiantian. He is in good shape and it is normal for him to appreciate beautiful things."

Sheng Yao felt a little sad, "Do you really have no idea of ​​being my sister-in-law? Sheng Yang is a very good person, rich, handsome and self-disciplined..."

Hatsushimo: "It's highly likely that it won't work."

That night, Hatsushimo had a very strange dream.

In the dream, I was still a naive child, watching a spider weaving a web under a willow tree in the alley of my grandfather's house. I heard the sound of leather shoes behind me. I looked back and saw a tall figure of a man approaching from afar. He was wearing a stiff and elegant suit with a bright rose brooch on the chest.

"What are you doing?" His voice was unusually gentle.

Hatsushimo tilted her head back and pointed at the spider web in the corner with her tender little hand. "Let's see if it can succeed."

The man lowered his eyes, his brows like distant mountains, and Chushuang saw consideration in his eyes.

After that, the two of them were quiet for a while, and he accompanied her while waiting for the spider to spin silk and weave a web.

It was not until the wind started to blow in the alley and the spider webs swayed that Xiao Chushuang finally remembered to ask him, "What are you going to do?"

The man opened his palm, and inside lay a candy in an exquisite package. "It's wedding candy for you."

The child in the dream had bright eyes and asked happily, "Are you getting married?"

"Um."

"Where's your bride?"

The man touched Xiao Chushuang's head and looked towards the corner, where the spider web was firmly built.

"It's done," he said.

When he woke up, the sun was shining brightly outside the window. Chu Shuang looked at the ceiling for a while, then slowly touched his head.

The extremely warm feeling in the dream is gone.

That person is Sheng Ting.

Strange, why would I dream about him?

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My grandfather insisted on being discharged from the hospital after only two days. Fortunately, his injuries were not serious and he could go home to recuperate, so my uncles took him back.

The Shen family's old house was very lively during the Mid-Autumn Festival. After breakfast, my uncle and cousins ​​were preparing for the evening dinner. Chu Shuang and her two aunts went shopping in the mall.

When she came back in the afternoon, she saw several cars parked outside her house from a distance. At first, she thought it was her grandfather's disciples coming to visit the old man. After getting out of the car, her little nephew came running over, holding a large, beautifully packaged candy in his hand.

"Aunt, aunt, eat dang——"

Chu Shuang knelt down with a frown on her face, and touched the back of the boy's round head. "Who gave you the candy?"

"A handsome man."

The child gave the candy in his hand to Chushuang, and took out one from his pocket. Chushuang then realized that both of his little bags were stuffed full, just like a little hamster hiding food.

"A Shuang."

Shen Jinyan stood at the gate, his gold-rimmed glasses looking cold and serious, "The Sheng family is here."

Chu Shuang paused slightly, then stood up and took her nephew into the house.

After passing through the front yard but before reaching the lobby, I glanced inside and the first person I saw was Sheng Yao, with long wavy hair and bright lipstick. She was sitting next to Madam Sheng, her eyes were wide and her expression was empty, full of aloofness and coldness.

Turning her gaze, Chu Shuang saw Sheng Ting sitting opposite her, with his back straight. He was dressed in a black suit with hot gold embellishments. His clothes were formal and elegant. From a distance, she could sense his unquestionable coldness.

In comparison, Sheng Yao is much gentler.

The protagonist Sheng Yang is not there.

Chu Shuang walked in with a relaxed and decent smile and greeted Mrs. Sheng and Mr. Sheng.

When they saw that it was her, Sheng Yao and Madam Sheng were surprised.

Grandpa noticed that the people looked familiar with each other, and after asking a few questions, he found out the whole story of Chu Shuang's living in the Sheng family.

Uncle Shen Zhi smiled and said, "It is said that nothing happens without coincidence. Ah Shuang actually moved directly into your house. What a wonderful fate!"

Mr. Shen stroked his beard and said, "Since Ah Shuang is acquainted with the Sheng family, there is no need for us to introduce her further."

The servants came to announce that dinner was almost ready, and asked everyone to move to the restaurant. The old man said to Chu Shuang, "A Shuang, take Sheng Ting to the backyard to wash his hands."

Chu Shuang was slightly stunned. They could wash their hands in the restaurant, so why did she have to take people to the backyard alone?

"OK."

Grandpa must have his reasons.

Facing Sheng Ting's deep brows, Chu Shuang nodded, "Uncle, I'll take you there."

Sheng Ting stood up in response, but Shen Jinyan paused when he heard Chu Shuang's call.

It was sunset outside, and a gentle breeze was blowing in the backyard, swaying the osmanthus flowers. The two people walking quietly on the cobblestone path were stained with gorgeous colors by the afterglow of the sunset.

As a younger person, one should talk to the elders first. After walking for a while, Chu Shuang spoke first with courtesy, "Uncle, why didn't Sheng Yang come?"

Sheng Ting glanced at her sideways, "Why did he come?"

Chu Shuang had just seen the gifts piled up in the front hall, tied with festive red ribbons. Except for Sheng Yang, all the Sheng family members were there, and it was obvious that there was a large crowd for a marriage proposal.

She didn't know much about these etiquette rules and subconsciously thought they were differences between the north and the south.

"Can't the man show up when northerners propose marriage?"

Sheng Ting frowned slightly, "I've never heard of such a rule."

"You all came to propose marriage for him, why didn't he come in person?"

The man beside her suddenly stopped and looked at her with his dark eyes. He stared at her for a moment and spoke word by word, "I am the one who is proposing marriage."

Standing in front of him, Chu Shuang had to look up slightly to look into the man's eyes. Sheng Ting's words, accompanied by the evening breeze, penetrated into her ears, and she was stunned for a full five seconds.

In the sunset glow, the man's eyebrows and eyes are incredibly beautiful, his facial features are deep and cold, and in the warm atmosphere he still gives people the feeling that he is not to be desecrated.

He said that he was the one who proposed marriage.

"My engagement with the Sheng family is..."

Sheng Ting: “It’s always been me.”

Chu Shuang took a deep breath and stared at Sheng Ting for a long time, but he was very calm.

"Is it in front?"

There is a washbasin in the garden.

"Yeah, that's right..."

The man walked over, and Chu Shuang stood there watching him washing his hands. The faucet was running, and her mind was empty.

In the field of vision, Sheng Ting was sturdy and he washed his hands slowly. He raised his eyes slightly and met Chu Shuang's gaze in the mirror.

She blinked slowly and was about to look away when the man moved his lips: "Aren't you going to wash?"

"Oh, I need to wash it."