If the Ji family also has this custom, then Lei Tingjun will have to prepare in advance.
Ji Wanmei paused, then glanced at him leisurely: "How would I know? You'll have to ask my dad yourself."
In a normal relationship, couples who date and get married usually have both sets of parents, making up the four of them. They discuss everything together.
However, when it came to Lei Tingjun and Ji Wanmei, one had lost both parents and the other had lost her mother early, leaving Ji Xingguo to make all the decisions.
Therefore, Ji Xingguo's decision appears to be autocratic, and his statement is particularly important.
Lei Tingjun thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll ask your dad next time I go back."
How foolish of him! He actually planned to ask.
Ji Wanmei ignored him. He hadn't even proposed to her yet, and he was already acting as if she had already agreed to marry him.
After having dinner at Li Erbo's house, they returned to Lei Tingjun's own farmhouse.
Villagers often come to help repair and maintain the courtyard, so it has been in good condition for the past two years. However, since no one lives there for a long time, the mud-walled house still looks very dilapidated and damp.
Lei Tingjun didn't plan to stay at his hometown tonight. The bedding and cotton were all damp, and the electricity was broken. After paying respects to his parents and relatives, he planned to drive back to Honghe Township.
Lei Tingjun will definitely not be able to come back to live in this house in his hometown much in the future, but he still plans to renovate it and rebuild it into a new one so that he can have a place to call home.
He took the incense, candles, and paper money for the offerings and led Ji Wanmei up the mountain to pay respects at his parents' graves.
The graves of Lei Tingjun's parents are now overgrown with knee-high weeds.
Two earthen mounds stand quietly on the hillside, overlooking the village at the foot of the mountain.
Lei Tingjun, holding a sickle, carefully cleared away the weeds in front of the grave.
Ji Wanmei also went over to help pull weeds.
After cleaning up, Lei Tingjun took out paper money and incense from the bag, lit them, knelt in front of the grave, offered incense to his parents, and kowtowed three times earnestly.
"Dad, Mom, your son has come back to see you."
Lei Tingjun raised his head, looked at the grave, and said, "I've brought the girl I like back for you to see."
“Her name is Ji Wanmei, and she was the love of my son’s life.” Lei Tingjun stuck the incense stick into the ground and placed a handful of yellow soil in front of the grave. “My son only wants to be with her for the rest of his life and to have a home with her. So, I brought her here today to introduce her to you. Have you seen her? She is a very good, kind, and intelligent girl. You must like her very much, right?”
Ji Wanmei stood to the side, listening with a smile as Lei Tingjun spoke softly to their parents.
She looked up at the two small, inconspicuous graves and couldn't imagine what kind of couple Lei Tingjun's parents must have been.
But they must be very kind and noble people to raise such an outstanding son as Lei Tingjun.
If they could see the Thunder Army now, they would surely be proud of him.
Ji Wanmei was very grateful, but regretted that she didn't have the chance to meet them in person. She thanked them for teaching Lei Tingjun so well back then.
Just as Ji Wanmei was about to walk over and also intend to take an incense stick to offer as a sacrifice,
Lei Tingjun stood up and turned to Ji Wanmei.
He suddenly pulled a navy blue velvet box from his pocket, solemnly knelt on one knee in front of Ji Wanmei, and opened the small box in front of her.
When the box was opened, there was a clear and sparkling diamond ring.
Ji Wanmei was immediately stunned.
Lei Tingjun knelt on one knee in front of her, looked up, and gazed at her with his dark eyes. "Meimei, will you marry me?"
Lei Tingjun actually proposed to her at his parents' graves!
Ji Wanmei was momentarily stunned, feeling somewhat caught off guard and surprised.
In fact, she had imagined when and where Lei Tingjun would propose to her.
She imagined them under a sky full of twinkling stars, amidst a field of blooming roses, or in a romantic restaurant, or even somewhere in their home, right after a passionate kiss...
But she never imagined that he would propose to her at her parents' graves.
This was not any of the romantic places she had imagined; it was even a solemn and dignified resting place for the dead.
He chose this place to propose to her, solemnly and earnestly, as if making a vow, with his parents in the afterlife as witnesses.
This meaning seems to be conveying his love for her through a sense of life or destiny.
He didn't even say 'Will you marry me?' but rather pleaded, 'Will you marry me?'
He begged Ji Wanmei to marry him with a humble, devout, and solemn attitude.
"Meimei, I love you. Will you marry me?"
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