"...I asked Aunt Zheng for help. She should come to your house today." Chen Ming felt that although he had asked Aunt Zheng to come to the house to communicate with the elders, he still needed to ask Zhang Wenjun's opinion in person.
When Zhang Wenjun heard this, he had a premonition in his heart, but he suppressed it, looked at Chen Ming with wide eyes, waiting for his next words.
"I went to Aunt Zheng to ask her to help propose marriage." Seeing Zhang Wenjun's face full of disbelief, Chen Ming did not stop and continued,
"Wenjun, I know that I am selfish for choosing to study abroad and leaving you alone in China. Any promises made in words are too pale for you. So, I want to get engaged to you before I go abroad, and we will get married when I come back."
Zhang Wenjun blinked. This was something she really didn't expect. When she heard Chen Ming talking about the government-sponsored study abroad that day, she had already decided to wait for him. She fell in love with Chen Ming at first sight.
From childhood to adulthood, she has met and interacted with quite a few boys among her classmates, friends, and children of her parents' colleagues, but none of them made her unforgettable at first sight.
Originally, she was against blind dates, but she was her aunt after all, and the two families were close, so it was difficult to refuse. She had no choice but to agree, thinking it was just a formality.
But the first time she saw Chen Ming, she was glad that she did not refuse. She felt Chen Ming's affection for her and was very happy. During the time she was with Chen Ming, even though they could only see each other once or twice a week, she felt that this was the happiest time in her life.
Knowing that Chen Ming wanted to study abroad, although she felt disappointed and reluctant, for his future, she could not be the one who held him back. She could wait, and she believed that he would definitely come back.
But what did she hear now?
Propose? Engagement?
Chen Ming...want to get engaged to her?
So they will become an unmarried...couple in the future?
Just thinking about the last two words, Zhang Wenjun felt his face burning red.
Chen Ming looked at Zhang Wenjun who had lowered her head and remained silent, feeling a little uneasy. "Wenjun, you... don't want to?"
Zhang Wenjun immediately raised her head and said, "I do! I do."
After realizing what she said, Zhang Wenjun quickly lowered her head again. Her ears, face and neck turned red, proving to Chen Ming that it was not an illusion.
Chen Ming smiled and reached out to take Zhang Wenjun's hand, which was clenched on her knee. "Thank you, Wenjun. I, Chen Ming, will definitely treat you well."
Xu Manman sat in the rocking chair, gnawing on the braised chicken feet that Xiao Jin had just taken out of the pot. "Xiao Jin, how much money have you and your cousin made during this time?"
Jin Zichu put the brewed Pu'er tea next to her, which was good for relieving the greasiness of eating too much chicken feet.
"The parts I made are good. Although we put them together ourselves, the quality is pretty good. We also used special paper boxes for packaging. The price is still a bit higher than second-hand ones. Brother Ming and I split the profits 50-50. He can get about 30 yuan for each one."
Xu Manman did some calculations and said, "Even if my cousin works tirelessly like this, after one semester, the betrothal money won't be a problem. He might even be able to save enough to buy a small house."
"There shouldn't be any problem."
"Xiao Jin, you are my cousin's biggest connection in Beijing. So, wouldn't we have a lot of houses? You can leave a small yard for it and give it to him at cost price after you've cleaned it up."
If she can't give it openly, she can give it to him secretly. Besides, since she charges the cost price, Chen Ming makes a profit and she doesn't lose anything either.
Jin Zichu nodded. Although he had collected a lot of goods from shops in Jing City during this period, there were also many small courtyards that met the host's requirements. The host should want to live closer to Brother Ming, right?
It remembered that there was one nearby, but it was a small courtyard with three families living in it. It seemed that it had to find someone to clear it out in advance.
When Chen Ming came back, Jin Zichu had already left.
"Manman, have you had dinner? I brought you roast duck."
Xu Manman touched her stomach. Jin Zichu had prepared dinner for her, which also consisted of chicken and duck. Although half an hour had passed, she still couldn't eat anymore.
"I've already eaten. Put this in the fridge and make noodles with it tomorrow morning."
Chen Ming obediently went to the kitchen, put the roast duck wrapped in oil paper into the lunch box first, and then put it in the refrigerator, so as to prevent the vegetables inside from smelling the same.
"This refrigerator is really convenient. I don't have to worry about food going bad anymore."
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