"It happened today! I proposed!"
"What? You...you proposed? How could you take the initiative for something like this?" Grandma Mei pointed at Mei Si, furious.
"Why can't I take the initiative?" Mei asked curiously.
"Men should bring up these kinds of things!" Mei's father, who had been eavesdropping outside, rushed in and shouted.
"Waaaaah, I'm scared..." Mei Qian was startled by her father's roar, threw the rattle on the ground, and hid in Mei Si's arms and started crying.
"What are you doing? Look how scared you've made my great-grandson!" Grandma Mei stood up and hit Grandpa Mei several times.
"Oh, oh, oh! Little Qianqian, don't cry! I'll help you hit Grandpa!" Grandma Mei patted Mei Qian's back and coaxed her.
"Waaaaah~ Hit!" Mei Qian nestled in Mei Si's arms, not daring to even look at Mei's father. Hearing Mei's grandmother's words, she quickly waved her little hands in a gesture.
"Okay! Grandma will go beat him up for you again!"
Knowing he was in the wrong, Mei's father didn't dare to utter a sound when Mei's grandmother came over and hit him.
Grandma Mei got angry when she saw that her son hadn't said a word after she hit him for a long time, so she pinched him hard.
"Go ahead and scream! You need to let Qianqian hear you cry out in pain!"
"Ouch! Ouch! It hurts so much! Ouch, it hurts so much!" Dad Mei realized what was happening and immediately started wailing.
"Slap!" Grandma Mei slapped her son hard again.
"Keep your voice down! Your loud voice scared Qianqian again!"
"Ouch, that hurts! Ouch! This grandson is such a coward, not like any of the Mei family's children." Mei's father thought his grandson was too timid and didn't resemble Mei Liang at all.
"What did you say?" Grandma Mei's father's voice was too soft, and she didn't hear him clearly.
"No! He didn't say anything." Dad Mei quickly shook his head.
After appeasing Mei Qian, Mei's mother took the bowls and chopsticks and went inside. When Mei Liang and Mei Jian returned, the family began to eat together in a lively atmosphere.
After dinner, Qian Tu took her son back to her room to breastfeed, Mei Jian went back to his room to do his homework, and the rest of the family stayed put. During dinner, Mei's father, the "head of the family," told them that he had something important to say after dinner.
"Meisi and that brat Wang Celou are engaged." Mei's father glanced at his daughter and said fiercely.
"What date are you getting married? How about we hold it at our shop that day? We have plenty of space." Mei Liang chuckled and decided to clear out the shop on his sister's wedding day.
"What are you laughing at? Are you just hoping your sister gets married?" Mei's father vented all his anger on his son.
"No, isn't my sister's wedding a happy occasion? If I'm not happy, am I supposed to cry?" Mei Liang was speechless. He knew that Mei's father didn't approve of Wang Celou, but besides Wang Celou, who else would Sisi dare to marry?
Wang Celou is a steady and intelligent person. He opened five branches in just over a year of doing business.
Mei Liang felt that there must be something wrong with Wang Ce Lou's eyes, otherwise why would he have taken a liking to Si Si?
It wasn't that his sister was bad, but Sisi's superhuman strength gave Mei Liang the feeling that her husband wouldn't live much longer.
Mei Liang prayed silently for Wang Celou, hoping he would live a long and healthy life and not be tormented to death so easily.
"You dare talk back?" Mei's father reached out to slap his son's head.
"Alright! You're all over fifty years old, can't you be a little more serious?" Mei's mother pushed Mei's father's arm away, preventing him from hitting Mei Liang. "You said Sisi and Ce Lou got engaged, when did that happen? How come I didn't know?"
“They never intended to tell you!” Mei’s father said through gritted teeth, glaring at his daughter.
"Sisi, what exactly happened?" Mei's mother frowned. What did she mean by "didn't want to tell you"? How can an engagement be called an engagement if the couple hasn't met each other's parents?
"I proposed to Ce Lou today."
“Sisi…we women shouldn’t take the initiative in marriage.” Seeing her daughter speak so confidently, Mei’s mother clearly didn’t understand that if a woman takes the initiative in such matters, her in-laws will look down on her.
Why? It doesn't matter who brings it up.
“If you bring it up, people will think you’re too eager to get married.”
“I am indeed quite anxious,” Mays nodded, speaking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Mei's mother was so speechless after being choked by her own daughter's words that she couldn't catch her breath for a long time and really didn't know what to say.
“Sisi, this is something we men should take the initiative on. Even if you’re anxious, you have to hold back! Just like your sister-in-law, everyone can see how much she likes me. When I first came to Kyoto, I just left her in my hometown without mentioning marriage. Do you think she was scared? Was she anxious? But she…” Mei Liang used his own wife as an example to make Mei Si understand that only the man can propose marriage.
"What are you afraid of?" Mei Si didn't understand. Mei Liang didn't mention marriage, so why was her sister-in-law afraid?
"Of course I'm afraid..." Mei Liang glanced at the door to make sure his wife wasn't there before whispering, "I'm afraid I won't want her anymore."
"What's the big deal? Marriage isn't about whether you're the only one who matters. Your sister-in-law can always find someone else."
"You, you, you..." Mei Liang's hand trembled as he pointed at his sister and kept saying "you" for a long time, but he couldn't say anything harsh. Clearly, he was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"Since you know there are plenty of men out there, why did you insist on proposing to Wang Celou?" Mei's father couldn't understand what his daughter saw in that brat Wang Celou. What was so good about him?
"He's smart!"
"...That's all?" Mei's father waited for his daughter for a long time, but seeing that her mouth was tightly closed, she obviously didn't intend to say anything else.
"Mm." Mei Si nodded.
"There are plenty of smart men out there! Dad will find you another one, but we don't want the other one..."
"He's the smartest! The next generation he has will definitely be smarter than me."
"..." × The whole family.
Mei's dad: After all this time, it turns out Sisi doesn't like that brat, she's just attracted to his head?
Mei's father suddenly felt a little sorry for Wang Celou and thought he wasn't so annoying after all.
"Isn't it said that men and women are equal?" Mei Si asked suddenly, looking at her family.
“…Yes.” Mother Mei nodded hesitantly, feeling that what her daughter was about to say was not a good thing.
"Then why can only a man propose?"
"..."
"Do you still think men are superior to you?" Mei Si asked, looking at Grandma Mei and her mother.
"How is that possible?"
Mei's mother straightened her back and glared at Mei's father.
"Then why can't I propose?" Mei asked, frowning.
"..." The Mei family was speechless after Mei Si asked them this question.
Mei's family: Mei Si is not wrong, they are the ones who are wrong.
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