During the years that Xiang Lihua served in the army, Zhang Jidi prepared several satisfactory girls so that he could go on blind dates as soon as he returned home.
It's a pity that this kid is holding on tightly and refuses to give in, showing no sign of being interested at all.
They also said that military marriage required political review and he had to write a report himself. Zhang Jidi was fooled by the long list of complicated procedures and no one cared about his marriage from then on.
But now I am going to propose to Lili, and then we have to get engaged, announce the date, and get married. The process will be very fast.
Looking at the twins Xiang Lihua, there is no way he can escape. Before, he could still use the excuse that Xiang Lili was not married, but this time when he comes back to visit his relatives, he will probably be urged to get married.
Xiang Mianmian breathed a sigh of relief. "Fourth brother, you can just rest assured and be urged to get married. She can give you a telescope as compensation."
The miser gave him something for free for the first time. The brother-sister relationship is touching.
She prepared the food and ran out quietly.
It's dangerous to stay here any longer. Let mother arrange Fourth Brother's marriage and stop nagging her.
The two sisters stared at each other in the living room. Xiang Lili laughed first: "Your mother is urging you to get married, right? You sneaked out and acted just like Xiang Lihua."
Xiang Mianmian wiped the sweat off his face and said, "You should eat more of this lunch. It's very rich and prepared just for you."
The two sisters bickered as usual, but were no longer in the depressed state they were half a month ago. It was the happy time before they got hurt.
How nice.
Zhang Jidi brought out the dish and looked at his two daughters sitting there chatting tenderly.
The dishes were served. Xiang Hongqi, who had worked the early shift, came back just as the matchmaker brought Yin Gan and An Zhenbang in.
Zhang Jidi had known for a long time that Yin Gan's parents were divorced, and thought that he was the only one who came to propose marriage this time, but he did not expect that An Zhenbang, who had introduced them, would also come.
She and An You's family are relatives, so of course she knows An You's uncle.
An Zhenbang smiled as he sat down, picked up his teacup and drank it first, then said calmly:
"Yin Gan's parents are not around, so I, his sworn brother, am here to act as a matchmaker for him. Don't mind, in-laws. I'll offer you a glass of tea instead of wine."
He was the one who introduced the two of them, and Yin Gan was his right-hand man, so as the boy's parent, he could help with matchmaking.
Zhang Jidi and Xiang Hongqi both said they didn't mind.
Both parties were already quite satisfied, and An Zhenbang came forward just to make Yin Gan look better because he had an elder.
Amidst the matchmaker's various flattering words, Yin Gan put the betrothal gift proposed by Zhang Jidi on the table. He had prepared very well, even including things that had not been mentioned before, showing his full sincerity.
Zhang Jidi was looking at a gold bracelet, which he found odd. The pattern was rather old-fashioned and didn't look like a fashionable style. "What is this bracelet?"
Yin Gan wiped the sweat from his palms on his legs before picking up the gold bracelet and handing it to his mother-in-law. He smiled and said, "This was given to me by my grandmother. She told me to pass it on to my granddaughter-in-law. I'm giving it to Lili as a betrothal gift."
His family has some background in Shanghai, but unfortunately his father divorced his wife and remarried, and even made a big fuss about it in the newspaper.
His mother was not a good person either. She married her childhood sweetheart immediately after the divorce and returned all the betrothal gifts to the Yin family. So his grandmother had no choice but to put her hopes on him.
At that time, the couple was married at the behest of their parents and matchmaker, and there was no love between them. When they divorced, Yin Gan was just two years old and had been living with his grandparents.
But the beloved woman my father married already had an illegitimate child who was over three years old, a few months older than Yin Gan, and she insisted on having the child included in the Yin family tree.
This unfilial son and daughter brought disgrace to the family and angered the old man so much that he suffered a stroke and passed away a few years later.
Grandma was a woman with bound feet. She was taught from childhood that one should obey the husband after the father's death and the son after the husband's death. She barely raised Yin Gan until he was ten years old, and then went to the underworld to reunite with his grandfather.
The father took over the family property with full legitimacy, which made things difficult for the stubborn Yin Gan.
Yin Gan didn't want to live with his father and stepmother, nor did he want to bother his biological mother and stepfather. By chance, he followed his uncle An Zhenbang to the county town to make a living.
He is capable and has some family connections, but he is not close to his family, which is exactly what Zhang Jidi requires.
Is this an heirloom bracelet?
Zhang Ji knew it was at least 50 grams the moment she got it. She looked at Xiang Lili and said, "You're so thoughtful. It's not convenient to wear it outside. It's too conspicuous."
He originally wanted to melt it down and recast it to make some jewelry for his daughter, but since it had special meaning, Zhang Jidi had to give up.
Yin Gan expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, mother-in-law. My grandmother has always wanted her granddaughter-in-law to wear this. It will be fine if Lili can bring the bracelet back when the time comes."
What he meant was that you can take any other item in the betrothal gift, but this bracelet has special meaning and needs to be brought back as a dowry.
After hearing this, Zhang Jidi was not annoyed: "Okay, Lili will take it with her when the time comes. Don't worry. By the way, what about the house we agreed on?"
After getting married, one needs a home. The battlefield where Yin Gan works is a bit far away. The Xiang family does not quite approve of the newlyweds living there because there are too many men and it is noisy.
One of the conditions for proposing marriage is that the house must be near Xiang's home, so we should bring it up and ask about it.
An Zhenbang took out the recently transferred title deed and said, "Don't worry, my dear relatives. I have already found a house. It's on the second floor of Building 15 next door, and it has the same layout as yours."
He has some connections, and Yin Gan is rich, so it is easy for him to get a property.
Zhang Jidi no longer had any doubts and accepted the gift. "Okay, then let's choose May Day this year as the date for the engagement. I just need to tell Lihua by letter."
At this point, the proposal was successful. Yin Gan was very happy and looked at Xiang Lili with a silly smile.
The matchmaker and An Zhenbang were able to consider the situation and said some auspicious words to cover up Yin Gan's stupid look.
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