When it comes to her daughter, Yu Huiru loses her usual gentleness and elegance, and becomes as fierce as a mother hen guarding her nest.
Over the years, Yu Huiru has met many people along with her husband. She has encountered quite a few people like Luo Minjuan who are ambitious but lack practical skills and are vain. She knows how to deal with them.
He Chenglin said, "They didn't know about Yixian and Yuhan at first, so I guess it's understandable that they were unaware, which is why I didn't investigate further."
In the eyes of others, Yi Xian is a golden catch, and there must be many men eyeing him, but none of them have made a move yet.
Let Yuhan and Yixian get engaged, so outsiders know Yixian is our son-in-law, cutting off their hopes and making future interactions easier. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to stop Han Yixian from coming here. It would be bad if rumors started circulating.
I reckon Han Yixian should be here soon, and then we'll ask him what he thinks. Let's discuss it with our daughter first and see what she thinks.”
He Chenglin called He Yuhan over to him and his wife and said, "Yuhan, your mother just discussed with me about getting you and Han Yi engaged first."
You see, Han Yixian comes here often, but you don't have any official status. Over time, people will inevitably start gossiping.
If you two are engaged, then it's perfectly legitimate for him to come here. This is for your own good.
Your mother and I wanted to ask for your opinion first. If you agree, we'll discuss it with Han Yi and choose a suitable day to have a meal with a few of our close families. It would be a way to give you a heads-up.
"These are famine years, so let's keep a low profile. We'll have a proper wedding when you get married."
He Yuhan agreed with her father's words, and since she already wanted to continue her relationship with Han Yixian, she stopped being coy.
Han Yixian's constant visits to her without a formal title do indeed make it easy for others to gossip, which is bad for both her and Han Yixian. This is a very conservative era, so it's best to be careful.
He Yuhan said, "Dad, let's do as you say."
He Chenglin and his wife breathed a sigh of relief when their daughter agreed to the engagement. It seemed that Han Yixian was the one who could win their daughter's heart and persuade her to get married. That would be good.
Han Yixian was stunned by a piece of incredibly good news the moment he arrived at He Yuhan's house over the weekend. His future father-in-law and mother-in-law were discussing his engagement with He Yuhan. And Yuhan had already agreed.
This was truly wonderful news; if his elders hadn't been there, he would have jumped for joy.
He Chenglin asked, "So, Xiao Han, what are your thoughts?"
Han Yixian said excitedly, "Uncle, I couldn't be happier to get engaged to Yuhan. You and Auntie can set a date, and I'll prepare the engagement banquet. I promise Yuhan won't be wronged. I'll prepare the betrothal gifts as soon as possible."
He Chenglin said, "Don't rush the betrothal gifts. We can talk about them when you get married. For the engagement, we'll just invite a few close families, have a meal together, and have a small ceremony. Yuhan doesn't care much about these things."
In this day and age, it's better to keep a low profile. I think we should choose Yuhan's birthday, which is also her eighteenth birthday, as a way to celebrate her coming of age.
"I was also thinking that since you often come to see Yuhan, it would be more legitimate for you two to get engaged, and it would prevent gossip, which wouldn't be good for either of you."
Han Yixian nodded and said, "Uncle, you're right. Then we'll do as you say. The engagement banquet can't be too sloppy either; I'll prepare it. As for engagement gifts, I still need to prepare some; I can't let Yuhan suffer."
He Chenglin nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you. You and Yuhan can discuss it together."
After Han Yixian discussed the engagement with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he went to the backyard to find He Yuhan.
He Yuhan was preparing to harvest the cabbages she had planted in the backyard. The weather was getting cold soon, and there was no telling when it might frost. The cabbages were growing very well, and it was time to harvest them.
Han Yixian saw He Yuhan in the backyard and ran up to her, grinning, "Yuhan, your parents have agreed to our engagement. Your uncle and aunt said the date will be your eighteenth birthday. That's only ten days away, I need to get ready."
He Yuhan said, "What else is there to prepare? Isn't it just a matter of a few families having a meal together to announce it?"
Han Yixian said, "I only prepared a birthday gift for you, but not an engagement gift. This can't be taken lightly. I've finally looked forward to this day, so I have to prepare it properly. The banquet needs to be lavish. I can't let you down."
He Yuhan said, "What do I have to feel wronged about? I don't care about these formalities, as long as you treat me well in the future and are loyal to me, that's enough."
Han Yi stepped forward and grabbed He Yuhan's hand, saying, "Yuhan, I will definitely treat you well. I will be loyal to you for the rest of my life and love you for the rest of my life. Even when we are old and gray, I will still pamper you as I do now."
"After we get married, I'll spoil you even more, and you won't regret it."
He Yuhan looked into Han Yixian's eyes and said, "As long as you keep your promise, I will never abandon you."
Han Yixian was so excited that he wanted to shout out loud and spin He Yuhan around, but he didn't dare to be too unrestrained with his father-in-law and mother-in-law around.
He could only hold He Yuhan's hand tightly and say, "Yuhan, thank you."
He looked down at the large cabbage in front of him and said, "Are you harvesting vegetables? I'll help you. Didn't I tell you to leave the work to me?"
He Yuhan said somewhat helplessly, "Harvesting cabbages in the backyard isn't tiring. You're so busy with work, you don't need to keep thinking about me. The overall harvest in City C was pretty good this time, right? Have you finished harvesting the grain for the government?"
Han Yixian laughed and said, "This year is much better than last year. The grain we harvested this year is not only of better quality than last year, but the quantity is also far greater. At least until next summer, there will be no problem with the grain supply in City C."
If we use your method to exchange for other food items from other regions, the market supply next year should be sufficient.
He Yuhan nodded and said, "That's good. This way, you and Brother Gu can relax a bit more."
The two chatted while harvesting vegetables, not feeling tired at all.
Han Yixian thought of the situation at the tractor factory and said, "Director Liu of the tractor factory takes the blueprints you gave him very seriously and has organized people to study them. However, some of the equipment at the tractor factory is not up to par, and they cannot produce some parts for the excavators."
He Yuhan frowned and said, "Then what should we do? We can't be careless with any part; it's related to the performance and quality of the machine."
Han Yixian said, "The tractor factory is related to the economy of City C. Qi Shen and I can't ignore it. We thought that if all else fails, we would go to other places with the capability to produce individual parts, and then carry out the final assembly and testing at the tractor factory."
If the tractor factory can be expanded and strengthened, and even transformed to produce construction machinery, that would be a significant achievement. It would also greatly boost the economy of City C.
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