The news that Jiang Ling brought his parents to propose marriage quickly spread throughout the family compound, and many people came to watch the fun after hearing about it.
Seeing this, Li Qiuping and Lao Ma hurriedly welcomed the person in.
"In-laws, mother-in-law, please come in quickly." Li Qiuping said enthusiastically.
Lao Ma also shook hands with Jiang Yunliang and asked the two of them to sit down.
"Xiao E." Li Qiuping shouted towards the room.
Ma Xiao'e heard the voice, brought over a teacup, and said politely: "Uncle, Auntie, have some tea."
She raised her head and glanced nervously in the direction of Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling sat next to his parents and gave her a reassuring look.
When Fang Suzhen saw Ma Xiao'e, she also looked at her.
She could tell at a glance that Ma Xiao'e was a good child and very beautiful, and a good match for her son.
"You must be Xiao'e, right? I'm Jiang Ling's mother. I've heard of you before, and I finally meet you today." Fang Suzhen said to Ma Xiao'e with a smile.
"Yes... I... I didn't mean to not want to see you, it's..." Ma Xiao'e said to Fang Suzhen, stuttering nervously.
Fang Suzhen is a professor and has a serious and noble temperament. Ma Xiao'e can't help but feel nervous when she sees her.
"Don't be nervous, my mother is not blaming you." Seeing this, Jiang Ling hurriedly stood up and walked to Ma Xiaoe and spoke.
Then he looked at Fang Suzhen again, "Mom, Xiao'e is timid, don't scare her."
Fang Suzhen glared at her son. This brat was siding with her even though he hadn't even gotten married yet.
She wouldn't eat Xiao E, so why should he be so nervous?
"Xiao E, come and sit next to your aunt. I blame myself for not explaining it clearly just now. As soon as I saw you, I knew you must be a good girl. Your aunt likes you very much. If that brat Jiang Ling bullies you in the future, just tell me and I will take care of him for you."
Fang Suzhen said this and pulled Ma Xiaoe to sit next to her.
Ma Xiao'e didn't expect Jiang Ling's mother to be so easy-going, so she felt less nervous and worried.
"We came here this time just for the two children. This is our intention. If you need anything else, please feel free to ask. As long as we can do it, we will never let Xiao'e suffer any injustice."
Fang Suzhen also placed all the things she had prepared in front of Ma Xiao'e's parents, showing her sincerity.
Of course, Li Qiuping and Lao Ma also saw it, and they did not expect that Jiang Ling's parents valued their daughter so much.
Before, there were people in the yard saying that Jiang Ling’s parents were from Beijing after all, and they looked down on their Xiao E.
Now after hearing what Fang Suzhen said, Li Qiuping and Lao Ma felt relieved.
"You are too polite. Jiang Ling is so outstanding. It is her blessing to fall in love with Xiao E. As long as you don't dislike our Xiao E, it will be fine." Li Qiuping said embarrassedly.
After all, the gap in conditions between their two families is too big. Seeing Fang Suzhen so elegant and noble, and then looking at herself, her skin is rough and she looks very old. There is really no comparison.
"How could that be? Jiang Ling told us that it was Xiao'e who cured his leg injury. We cherish such a good girl so much, how could we despise her?" Fang Suzhen looked at the well-behaved Ma Xiao'e and liked her very much.
Jiang Yunliang also nodded and said, "Yes, it is my son's blessing to marry your Xiao'e."
"We came here this time to ask what you and Xiao'e think. My family plans to give Xiao'e a dowry of 888, plus a bicycle, a watch, a sewing machine, and a TV. We also have a house in Jing City, which we will leave for Xiao'e and Jiang Ling. If you want to live in Jing City, you are of course welcome."
Fang Suzhen looked at Ma Xiao'e's parents and took out the betrothal gift she had prepared.
"This...this is too much." Li Qiuping was stunned when she saw this.
She never thought that the Jiang family would give Xiao'e so much dowry. Moreover, the dowry for a daughter's marriage here is generally 288, or 388 at most, which includes watches and sewing machines, and some don't even have bicycles.
Not only did the Jiang family give Xiao'e so much betrothal gifts, they also gathered all the other things.
Ma Xiao'e was also stunned. She hurriedly said, "Uncle and aunt, the betrothal gifts you gave are too much. In fact, it's enough to follow our local customs."
"It's not much. This is just what my parents put together for me and what I prepared." Jiang Ling said at this time.
After he said that, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Ma Xiaoe.
"This is the money I've saved over the years. It's not much, but it's my sincerity. Xiao'e, I'm giving this to you."
Part of the allowances paid by the army in Jiangling over the years has been sent to the families of martyrs who died in the army.
There are only a few hundred yuan in it. Although it is not as much as a rich person, it is also his promise to Ma Xiaoe.
When Ma Xiao'e saw the memorial handed over by Jiang Ling, her eyes were red with emotion.
"You should keep this money. What will you do if you give it all to me?"
Ma Xiao'e did not take Jiang Ling's money. She was very touched that Jiang Ling's family was so kind to her.
"Xiao'e, since this is given to you by Jiang Ling, you should accept it. And this is our family heirloom. Yingying has one, so I'll give it to you too."
As Fang Suzhen spoke, she took out the jade bracelet she had prepared for Ma Xiao'e and put it on her hand.
Ma Xiao'e was about to refuse, but was held down by Fang Suzhen.
“Xiao E, you must accept this table, otherwise you don’t want to be my daughter-in-law.”
After hearing what Fang Suzhen said, Ma Xiao'e had no choice but to wear it on her hand.
Li Qiuping and Lao Ma originally wanted to return some of the betrothal gifts to Jiang Ling and the others, but under the strong request of the Jiang family, they had no choice but to keep it.
At noon, they had a meal at Ma Xiao'e's house.
The two families got along very happily, and when leaving, Li Qiuping's face was full of reluctance.
"My dear relatives, my dear mother-in-law, if you ever want to come to Beijing, please call us anytime. I will take you on a nice tour." Fang Suzhen said to Li Qiuping and Lao Ma.
"We will come to see you when we have time, Xiaoling. Drive slowly on the road." Li Qiuping reminded.
Jiang Ling responded, then looked in Ma Xiao'e's direction and said reluctantly, "I'm going back to the army soon. If you have anything, please feel free to write to me or call me."
Ma Xiao'e nodded, feeling very reluctant to leave Jiang Ling.
This time the two of them are officially engaged and are planning to get married after Ma Xiaoe graduates.
Jiang Ling took his parents to stay in a guesthouse in Qing City for one night, and sent them back to Jing City early the next morning.
Afterwards, he rushed back to the army without stopping.
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