Chapter 35 Chapter 35 She is fine with being a matchmaker for others, but also for herself...
It's a jewelry box. Judging from the size of the box, it must contain either earrings or rings.
Jiang Xiaoci didn't have pierced ears, so it was most likely a ring. She was pleasantly surprised and couldn't wait to open it. Sure enough, inside was a ring inlaid with a small ruby. Although the ruby was not big, its shape was exquisite. She has very thin fingers and the ring is small, so it fits perfectly on her ring finger, as if it was made specially for her.
Jiang Xiaoci was surprised and asked him for confirmation: "Brother Han, are you proposing to me?"
The radiance of the ruby shines brightly against her fair and slender fingers. It was my grandmother's favorite ring when she was young, and it was so suitable for her.
He quickly turned his head away and said, "My grandma only left me this piece of jewelry, and I can't find anything else. Do you want this birthday present?"
Of course she did. Jiang Xiaoci took off the ring and put it back into the jewelry box.
Han Jingyuan's heart was in his throat.
Jiang Xiaoci put the jewelry box into her pocket and said seriously, "I will keep it and wear it when I get married."
Han Jingyuan's face suddenly turned red, and both of them agreed in their hearts that if things continued like this, they would definitely get married.
Jiang Xiaoci took out the ring again to look at it, then closed it. Her smile made Han Jingyuan feel embarrassed.
Han Jingyuan said: "You go back first, I will report to the institute."
Jiang Xiaoci has one more thing to say: "Brother Han, I will go back today and tell Grandma Xie that I will move to the store. Grandma Xie is very good to me, but she controls me more than my mother does. It's better for me to move out."
Han Jingyuan nodded: "Okay, then I'll help you get your things tomorrow morning."
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Jiang Xiaoci was looking forward to moving out first, then telling her family about her relationship with Han Jingyuan, and getting married early so that he could live in the store.
Grandma Xie's family is particularly happy today, so I took advantage of their happiness to talk about moving out.
Xie Shuju spoke first: "Xiaoci, grandma wants to ask you to help your uncle Cheng register his information and introduce him to a suitable partner."
Jiang Xiaoci agreed: "That's great. I will register Uncle Cheng's information that day. He is shy. Grandma Xie, what kind of daughter-in-law do you want?"
Xie Shuju smiled: "He is looking for a wife. As long as he likes one, that's fine. I don't care."
Jiang Xiaoci didn't think so: "Grandma, you have to mention it. When I introduce someone to someone later, I will also ask the woman what kind of mother-in-law she hopes for. Family is very important, so I have to ask clearly."
Xie Shuju sighed that there was a reason why the marriage introduced by Xiaoci was praised by others. She was very considerate and truly considered both parties.
She thought about it carefully and said, "I hope my future daughter-in-law is sincere, down-to-earth, not too cunning, and can share the same hobbies with Lian Jin, and the couple can follow each other and love each other. There is nothing else, and I don't make any requirements."
Jiang Xiaoci understood: "Grandma Xie, it may take some time to find the right one, don't worry."
Of course she can't be impatient. Since she can't find the right one this time, she would rather her son be single. Otherwise, not only will his marriage be unhappy, but it will also be a mess.
She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiaoci, you are so kind. In fact, you and Yanshu had a verbal engagement. If I had known you were so kind, I would have definitely confirmed it with your grandmother."
Jiang Xiaoci didn't understand what was going on, and Cheng Yanshu beside her was also frightened.
"Grandma, no matter what you said to Grandma He before, Xiaoci was brought here by Aunt Gu, not Grandma He's biological granddaughter. The verbal marriage cannot be counted against her."
Jiang Xiaoci nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it can't be counted as mine."
Xie Shuju laughed at the two of them: "Why are you so scared, Xiaoci, isn't your brother Cheng good?"
Brother Cheng is nice, but Jiang Xiaoci doesn’t like him. She said, “But I already have someone I like.”
Xie Shuju understood that Xiaoci should like Han Jingyuan, because they knew each other first.
Cheng Yanshu also breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to ask, "Grandma, what's the matter with verbal child marriage?"
Xie Shuju sighed: "It was just a joke. I was pregnant that year, and Suwen came to see me and suddenly fainted. I rushed her to the hospital, and found out she was pregnant. The doctor who examined her happened to be pregnant as well. We joked that if the marriage didn't work out in this generation, there would always be one in the next generation that would work out. That's how it was. Oh, and that doctor was Han Jingyuan's grandmother. It was only when I saw him that I remembered this incident."
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Jiang Xiaoci was confused. She was not her grandmother’s biological granddaughter. Was there a red line in a verbal engagement? Could it be that there is also a relationship between you and Brother Cheng?
This time she had to take a look. Jiang Xiaoci used the ability of the little flower demon to take a look. Oh no, there really was a red line between her and Cheng Yanshu.
She was so guilty that she trembled and begged, "Thank you, Grandma, it was just a joke before, it doesn't count, can we cancel this verbal engagement?"
Xie Shuju laughed: "It's just a joke, it's nothing."
But Jiang Xiaoci must try it. She can't be involved with two people at the same time.
I’ve seen a person with several red lines at the same time in the fake Hong Kong businessman before, but Jiang Xiaoci doesn’t want that.
"Thank you, Grandma. You just said one sentence, 'Xiaoci, the verbal engagement between you and Brother Cheng is no longer valid.' This way, Brother Cheng and I won't feel awkward when we get along."
Seeing her so anxious, Xie Shuju's heart softened, and she hurriedly coaxed her, "Okay, I'll listen to you. This verbal engagement between you and Yanshu is not valid."
However, Jiang Xiaoci discovered that only when Grandma Xie said so, the red line was still there.
She was upset and continued to try: "I thought about it. You and my grandma made a verbal agreement. If you want to cancel it, you two have to cancel it together. I'm going to call grandma now. Can you talk to her?"
Xie Shuju saw that she was really anxious and felt distressed: "Seeing how anxious you are, grandma shouldn't have mentioned this. Okay, I'll tell you now."
In order to reassure Jiang Xiaoci, Xie Shuju contacted He Suwen and told her about Jiang Xiaoci's seriousness as a joke on the phone.
The old sisters on both ends of the phone laughed so hard, and then solemnly broke off the engagement.
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Once the engagement was cancelled, the red thread between Jiang Xiaoci and Cheng Yanshu was indeed broken.
If it's that simple and straightforward, can the red thread between her and Han Jingyuan be severed?
As she thought about it, Jiang Xiaoci felt uncomfortable. She chatted and laughed absentmindedly for a while, then went back to her room, but she couldn't sleep.
She had always believed that the red thread between her and Brother Han was a destiny, and that they could get married if things went their way, but now, such an arrangement could be dissolved.
If Brother Han knew that the relationship could be dissolved, he would definitely not give her the ring. But she already liked him, and if she had to return the ring, she would feel really bad and she even forgot to mention that she wanted to move out.
No matter what happened between her and Brother Han, Jiang Xiaoci decided to move out.
At breakfast, she had regained her sunny and bright self and said, "Thank you, Grandma. I decided to move into the store and hope you can support me."
Suddenly she said she wanted to move out, which frightened Xie Shuju so much that she asked her, "Xiaoci, is it because of the child marriage you mentioned yesterday?"
Jiang Xiaoci explained embarrassedly: "No, I made an appointment with Brother Han. I was going to tell you last night, but I was interrupted by the matter of the child marriage and forgot to mention it. He came to pick me up in the morning."
So that's it. Xie Shuju joked, "Are you and Han Jingyuan dating? Do your family members know about it?"
If she didn't know the origin of the red string, Jiang Xiaoci would definitely say yes, but she would later tell him how to remove the red string.
She pretended to be shy: "Thank you grandma, please don't ask."
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After breakfast, Jiang Xiaoci packed her clothes. She didn’t have much stuff, just some clothes and things for brushing teeth and washing face, which she packed up.
Xie Shuju sent her to the door, and sure enough, she saw Han Jingyuan waiting there. Xiaoci was shy, but she had to ask Han Jingyuan. If they were in a relationship, it would be irresponsible to hide it from her family.
Xie Shuju treated Jiang Xiaoci as her own granddaughter and looked at Han Jingyuan with a half-smile: "Xiao Han, Xiaoci is moving out of my house so she can see you more freely."
Han Jingyuan was shocked for only a moment before he understood the answer Grandma Xie wanted.
He gave the only jewelry left by his grandmother to Jiang Xiaoci, so what else is there to say.
He took the bag from Jiang Xiaoci and said, "Thank you, grandma. Thank you for taking care of my girlfriend during this time."
Xie Shuju was satisfied, this was finally what it looked like.
Jiang Xiaoci was stunned by this sentence. Brother Han said that she was his girlfriend, but he didn't mention the matter of the red line.
Jiang Xiaoci sat in the back seat of the car, thinking about how to remove the red line. Her grandmother was not familiar with Brother Han's grandmother, and perhaps they would not recognize each other if they met again. Moreover, his grandmother went abroad ten years ago and it was difficult to contact her.
What should I do?
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Han Jingyuan thought that Jiang Xiaoci would be happy after they made their relationship public, but she didn't say a word the whole time. Could she be trying to have a secret relationship with him?
That wouldn't do. If his family found out about this, he would be beaten up by both families for being so irresponsible.
When I got to the store, it wasn't opening time yet. Jiang Xiaoci closed the door again, lowered her head and picked at her fingers.
Han Jingyuan and the others were anxious and asked, "Are you unhappy because I revealed my identity? But, if you want to date someone secretly, Jiang Xiaoci, it's not possible between the two of us."
Jiang Xiaoci looked up suddenly, realizing that Han Jingyuan had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained:
"No, Brother Han, I'm sorry. I was wrong about the red string. It turns out that as long as the verbal engagement is announced at the same time, there will be a red string. There was one between Brother Cheng and I, and it was the same with you before. I succeeded last night. Grandma Xie and my grandmother cancelled the verbal engagement, and the red string between Brother Cheng and I was cut."
The more she spoke, the more she felt sorry for Han Jingyuan: "So, I may not be your destined daughter-in-law, I'm sorry."
Can the red line be lifted so easily?
Han Jingyuan didn't believe it. Cheng Yanshu and she didn't have much experience in common, but he and Jiang Xiaoci had even given and received rings.
Han Jingyuan was like a fish short of oxygen, unable to control himself and opening his mouth to breathe. It was unbelievable.
"Jiang Xiaoci, I gave you the ring and expressed my attitude in front of Grandma Xie. Now you say you made a mistake. How will this end?"
Jiang Xiaoci has thought of a way to end the situation.
"Brother Han, I am sorry for the whole thing. From the beginning, you were misled by me, but I didn't mean it. If you want to cut off the red line, you can try to let Aunt Feng and my grandmother talk to me. I will deal with all the consequences. Do you think this is okay?"
Han Jingyuan really wanted to say yes, but he couldn't say it.
He sat on the steps of the patio with his head down for a long time before he asked weakly, "What do you think of love? Do you get married if there is a red string, but not if there is no red string?"
Jiang Xiaoci said without hesitation: "Of course not. It's because I like you that I can't lie to you. I don't like Brother Cheng, so I told Grandma Xie to cut off the red thread right away. It's because I consider your feelings. I'm afraid that if you know the truth, we will become resentful couples. I have to make it clear and let you make your own decision."
So this is what she thought in her heart.
At this moment, the temperature seemed to rise several degrees, and Han Jingyuan seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat: "If I say that the red thread does not need to be cut, are you willing to continue to be with me?"
What does this mean? Brother Han knows that the red thread can be broken, but he is still willing to continue the marriage and not take the ring back?
Jiang Xiaoci was so happy that she ran to his side and sat on the steps as well: "Of course, I am a very loyal person. Once I fall in love, I won't change. So, let's talk about it, are we going to continue the previous relationship?"
Han Jingyuan looked at the seriousness in her eyes and nodded: "I am also very loyal, so don't change."
Jiang Xiaoci felt relieved and smiled: "That's great, I'll call mom and tell her, then we can get the marriage certificate, and you don't have to live in the company dormitory, you can move in here."
Han Jingyuan: ...I was shocked and couldn't believe it. This morning was too shocking. Fortunately, the result was good. But my family would not agree to the sudden talk of getting married.
"Jiang Xiaoci, your plan won't work. Aunt Gu won't agree. And your father, eldest brother, grandparents, I will be beaten to death by them."
Jiang Xiaoci said cheerfully: "You don't know my mother. Even if others disagree, my mother knows that this is my decision and will help convince them. If you don't believe me, let's make a bet. If the situation is as I said, we will get married. Do you agree?"
What else could Han Jingyuan say?
Jiang Xiaoci called home and told her mother that she wanted to marry Brother Han so that he could live in the store.
Gu Wenying had already seen the signs. If Jiang Xiaoci didn't like him, she wouldn't have been so close to Han Jingyuan. Han Jingyuan transferred his job to Beijing not just to accompany his grandfather. Gu Wenying said that she would try her best to persuade the whole family to agree.
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As soon as the matter was made public, Jiang Weihai found that he was the only one in the family who strongly opposed it.
"Wen Ying, you are Xiao Ci's biological mother, why don't you try to persuade her?"
Gu Wenying didn't think she needed to persuade him. Instead, she wanted to persuade her family: "I eloped with Xiaoci's father, and now she is getting married openly. How can I object?"
Jiang Weihai had no choice but to place his hopes on his parents.
After careful consideration, Jiang Peizhong expressed his opinion: "Xiaoci is a matchmaker and has introduced so many couples. All of them are happy matches. The one she found for me must be right."
Jiang Yunzhong met his father's expectant gaze and waved his hands quickly: "Dad, you see I'm useless, and you're not happy when I tell you the truth."
Jiang Weihai was powerless: "You say."
Jiang Yunzhong said, "In my opinion, instead of worrying about Xiaoci finding someone we are not familiar with in the future, it would be better to choose Han Jingyuan. I can't think of any reason to object."
He Suwen made the final statement: "I object."
Jiang Weihai finally found recognition. He was not wrong, right? It was hard for his parents to accept that he was going to get married right away, so his opposition was normal, right?
He let out a long sigh: "Mom, you also think it's more reliable to let them talk for a year first, right?"
He Suwen shook her head: "No, I think it's not appropriate to just get the certificate, we still have to hold a wedding banquet."
Jiang Weihai: ...It seems his objection is ineffective.
In order to reassure Jiang Weihai, Gu Wenying said some very mysterious things.
She said: "Xiaoci and I have been dependent on each other for more than ten years. I took care of her when she was little, but she also protected me. After I got divorced, I raised her from pregnancy to childbirth until today. Although I have suffered a lot, it has been smooth sailing. Don't you think I am lucky?"
These words touched He Suwen's heart. She had observed that she seemed to be the only one in the family who could hear words that appeared out of nowhere at every critical moment.
If Han Jingyuan could also hear it at the critical moment, then there would be nothing to be afraid of, so we had to hurry and get married.
He Suwen said, "As for Xiaoci and Han Jingyuan getting married, our family just needs to know about it. We can tell others that they are dating. As for the date of the wedding banquet, we will discuss it with Qiaozhen."
Feng Qiaozhen was extremely happy when she heard about this great news.
When her son said he was going to Beijing to work, she had unrealistic fantasies in her heart. Now that her fantasies have come true, how can she not be happy?
Feng Qiaozhen took out the money she had saved for her son's marriage, and after her son got the marriage certificate, she gave it to Xiaoci for safekeeping.
Gu Wenying also told her family: "The half of the house I bought for Xiaoci is considered her dowry."
It only took one day for the family to discuss all the relevant matters, and then they notified Jiang Xiaoci and Han Jingyuan that they could come back at any time to get the certificate.
As for the relatives, they only told their aunt, uncle, aunt, and Xie Shuju's family that the two of them were going to get their marriage certificate.
Although everyone was surprised, after thinking about it carefully, Xiaoci was indeed someone who could make such a decision. If she was a matchmaker for others, then the matchmaker for herself would definitely not be bad. Thinking this way, everyone felt relieved.
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Jiang Xiaoci's guess was correct. Her mother spent a whole day convincing her family that it was necessary to revoke the certificate for long-term safety and economic reasons, and because they wanted to live together without worrying about being reported.
Jiang Xiaoci is a self-employed person with flexible schedule. Han Jingyuan took a day off on Saturday. After get off work on Friday, the two boarded a train. After getting off the train on Saturday morning, they went directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Their family had already prepared the documents, so they went in to register directly. After a while, they got two marriage certificates.
Normally he could have changed his words, but Han Jingyuan seemed to be speechless and couldn't say anything. His face turned red from holding it in.
Jiang Xiaoci did not change her words, and said, "Brother Han, don't change your words now, otherwise you won't get the change fee when you hold the banquet."
Everyone laughed, and Han Jingyuan's nervousness gradually dissipated amid the laughter.
Jiang Yunzhong put his arm around Han Jingyuan's shoulders and said, "Let's not talk about anything else. When you go out, you must protect her safety."
Han Jingyuan nodded heavily. He had let things take their course all the way until today, and he hadn't figured out the reason.
Everyone asked for leave, but they didn't leave in the afternoon. They talked and laughed at He Suwen's house. Jiang Xiaoci received many gifts. Her grandmother gave her 1,000 yuan, saying that she would give the same amount to her eldest and second brothers when they got married. Her father gave her 1,000 yuan, saying it was a dowry. Jiang Xiaoci only asked for 500 yuan, saying, "Mom told me about the family savings. Dad, you need to save money for your old age and to help your eldest and second brothers get married. I only want this much."
Aunt Feng gave Jiang Xiaoci one thousand yuan, and Jiang Weihai asked with a smile: "Then why did you take most of the savings that Aunt Feng gave to her family?"
Jiang Xiaoci: "Aunt Feng's family wanted to marry a daughter-in-law. They offered it to me on their own initiative, so I took it."
Everyone laughed. The train was at 6:30 pm, so they had dinner at 4:00 pm. While they were eating, there was a knock on the door outside, and Duan Linyan called out, "Su Wen, your house is so lively. I have something to talk to Xiao Ci about."
He Suwen frowned: "On such a happy day, she comes to make trouble again. How tactless."
Jiang Xiaoci guessed and said, "Aunt Zheng's husband has been rescued, and she wants a divorce in a few days, but why did Grandma Duan ask me to do it?"
At the beginning, Zheng Yunzhi's sister went to visit Xie Shuju's home, and then married to Beijing. When Zheng Yunzhi came again, Xie Shuju was no longer interested in her. After leaving her alone for a while, she found a widower. Everyone tried to persuade her, but she wouldn't listen.
Now that Xie Shuju has been rehabilitated, she doesn't even wait and divorces her husband right after he was rescued. How shameful.
He Suwen told Jiang Xiaoci to sit still: "Grandma will go out and ask, don't see her."
Duan Linyan saw that Jiang Xiaoci didn't come out, but she really had something urgent to ask this time, so she begged, "Su Wen, Xiaoci is a matchmaker in Beijing City, and I want her to introduce a date to Yunzhi."
As expected, she actually wanted to use Xiaoci's fame to help her daughter get a divorce. He Suwen sometimes found it funny. Does Duan Linyan think she is a fool?
"Your son-in-law has returned only a few days ago. If you ask Xiaoci to introduce a date to Yunzhi, won't that make Xiaoci hate you?"
Duan Linyan felt sorry for her daughter and cried, "After my son-in-law came back, he became nervous and suspicious. He wouldn't let Yunzhi go out. If she went out for more than half an hour, he would get angry when he came back. We couldn't live like this any longer. We wanted to borrow Xiaoci's good fortune to help her find another marriage. If Xiaoci agreed, I would immediately ask Yunzhi to file for divorce. Suwen, didn't you praise me before, saying that I cared more about my daughters than my sons, which was rare? Why don't you want to help me now?"
He Suwen refused angrily: "I've already said that it will implicate Xiaoci, and you still want her to introduce me? I tell you, even if Zheng Yunzhi is divorced, our Xiaoci will never do her business. There are so many matchmaking agencies, you can find someone else."
He Suwen scolded Duan Linyan and left. Thinking about it, she was still angry. She returned to the dining table and couldn't understand why she had the nerve to trouble our family when our two families were already in such a relationship.
Gu Wenying said: "Maybe you think she is unlucky, and you and Aunt Xie are living better than her, so you should give her a hand."
He Suwen said, "Other things are easy to talk about, but look at what she asked for. She asked Xiaoci to be the matchmaker and asked Shuju to agree to Yunzhi, who is still undivorced, to entangle Lianjin. Can Shuju and I agree to this?"
Jiang Weihai said, "Mom, she has been that kind of person all her life. You see, she didn't get what she wanted. Don't be angry. Let's send Xiaoci and Jingyuan to the station."
On the station platform, before getting on the train, He Suwen continued to instruct Jiang Xiaoci: "No matter how much Zheng Yunzhi begs, ignore her. And Ji Qinglan, we still don't know who the father of the child is. If the two of them still want to get close to you, ignore them."
Jiang Xiaoci also thought so: "Grandma, I know who I should and shouldn't be a matchmaker for. I am also learning and making progress. When I make a lot of money in the future, I will buy a big house and take you all over. We can be a happy family together."
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