Ji Zhonglin didn't expect that his little disciple would come to wish him a happy new year with a big belly. "Why are you here? You should be resting at home now." As he spoke, he noticed Shen Huaixu next to Tang Xiaorou, "Is this your man?"
"Yes, my name is Shen Huaixu, and he is your husband. Today we all came together to wish you a happy new year."
Ji Zhonglin looked at Shen Huaixu with a smile, nodded and said, "The young man looks handsome and energetic, not bad." Then he invited them to come in and sit down.
"Xiao Rou, don't come here after the New Year. Wait until you give birth, then come here to study medicine." The little apprentice was due to give birth in more than a month, so she didn't want to let her run back and forth.
Tang Xiaorou said, "Master, after giving birth, I will have to go through the confinement period. I won't be able to come here for a long time."
"It's okay. We don't need to rush."
Shen Huaixu was concerned about his wife's growing belly, and then said, "Yes, Xiaorou, it won't be too late for you to come over after the baby is born."
"껩Okay."
After hearing this, Tang Xiaorou did not insist and nodded in response.
Thinking that his little apprentice would not come again, Ji Zhonglin tested him for a long time, and finally gave him several medical books. "Although you don't have to come again, if you have time, read these medical books."
Tang Xiaorou took the medical book, nodded seriously and said, "Master, please be patient. I will study it carefully."
Ji Zhonglin smiled and said, "Okay, when you come back to study medicine, I will test you carefully, so you should read it carefully." At the end, he took out two red envelopes and handed them over, saying, "This is your New Year's money."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaorou and Shen Huaixu quickly refused, saying, "Master, we are all grown up, how can we accept your red envelope?"
Ji Zhonglin, however, directly stuffed all the red envelopes into the hands of Shen Huaixu.
"Since you call me Master, you are my juniors, so it is normal for me to give you red envelopes. In addition to you, the two children in your belly are also included." Then he took out two brocade boxes and said, "These are for the two babies."
Tang Xiaorou didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this.
"Master, the child hasn't been born yet."
"No matter what, we must have what you have."
Seeing Ji Zhonglin's determined look, Tang Xiaorou finally accepted it.
"Thank you, Master."
Ji Zhonglin waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be so formal with each other."
Before they knew it, it was noon. Ji Zhonglin invited Tang Xiaorou and Shen Huaixu to have dinner. After the meal, the two said goodbye and left.
In the following days, Tang Xiaorou visited several more relatives, but after Shen Huaixu went back, she stayed at home every day and didn't want to go out very much. At this time, the weather had already started to go out.
Shu Ruqiu started preparing early for the meeting with the Yan family.
"Xiao Rou, what do you think about me wearing this dress?"
Looking at the wool coat that Shu Ruqiu was holding in her hand, Tang Xiaorou couldn't help but say, "Mom, the weather on the Lantern Festival must be very cold. Isn't this too thin for you to wear?"
Hearing this, Shu Ruqiu nodded and said, "Yes, then change into a thicker one." Then he rummaged through the boxes and cabinets and finally found a thick cotton-padded jacket. Although it was not as impressive as the coat just now, it was still warm to wear.
"Okay, this is it. I'll find a cotton jacket for your dad later."
Tang Xiaorou looked at her mother-in-law's busy figure and couldn't help but said, "Mom, don't be too nervous. Yan Xi's grandparents are both very good people, so there will be no problem meeting the day after tomorrow."
Shu Ruqiu stopped what he was doing after hearing that, sighed, and said, "This is our first meeting, so I want to leave a good impression on the Yan family."
"Mom, you and Dad will be fine."
Seeing his daughter-in-law's encouraging and trusting look, Shu Ruqiu couldn't help but laugh and said, "You're right, there will definitely be no problem. This time we must finalize Huai'an and Xixi's marriage and let them get married as soon as possible."
The next day was the Lantern Festival, and both brothers Shen Huaixu and Shen Huaian came back.
When Shu Ruqiu saw her eldest son, she quickly pulled him to try on clothes, "Huaian, I bought you a new set of clothes. You will wear that to meet Xixi's elders tomorrow."
"Mom, it's okay to wear old clothes. There's no need to buy new ones."
Shu Ruqiu glared at his eldest son and said, "That won't work. This is our first meeting, so you have to dress decently." Shu Ruqiu stuffed the new clothes into Shen Huaian's hands without saying anything, "Go and try them on quickly. If they don't fit, you can still change them now."
Shen Huaixu joked, "Brother, just listen to mom and go and try it."
Shen Huaian had no choice but to try it directly.
Shu Ruqiu saw her eldest son walk out with an upright figure, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Not bad, not bad, this outfit suits you very well, wear it like this tomorrow."
On the Lantern Festival, the family gathered together to have a good meal, and then ate Lantern Festival rice dumplings.
The next day, the whole family went directly to the restaurant they had agreed to meet with the Yan family. After they arrived for a while, Yan Xi and her grandparents arrived.
"Xixi, this way."
When Shu Ruqiu saw the Yan family, he waved to them.
Yan Xi and the other two came over with smiles, and after the two sides introduced themselves and exchanged greetings, they sat down.
Shen Huaian hadn't seen Yan Xi for a while, so he looked at her from time to time. Yan Xi noticed it and secretly looked over, and then the two smiled at each other.
Seeing their granddaughter like this, Old Man Yan and Old Lady Yan couldn't help but look at Shen Zhengnian and Shu Ruqiu with a smile and said, "Our Xixi and your Huai'an have a very good relationship, so let's settle your marriage today."
Shu Ruqiu was still thinking about what to say later, but she didn't expect that Old Man Yan and Old Lady Yan would say it directly, so she nodded and said hurriedly: "Okay, your family thinks so. The two children are not young anymore, so it's better to settle the marriage as soon as possible."
While talking, Shu Ruqiu also talked about the date of his wedding.
"When the weather warms up in the spring, we can hold the wedding right away. What do you two think?"
Old Master Yan and Old Lady Yan wanted to settle their granddaughter's affairs as soon as possible, so they nodded and agreed directly: "Okay, the wedding date will be set in the early spring, let's just talk about some things today."
"OK."
The two sides began to discuss various matters concerning the wedding, including the betrothal gifts, dowry, banquets, etc. Shen Zhengnian and Shu Ruqiu said that they would do their best to give Yan Xi a grand wedding.
Mr. Yan and Mrs. Yan promised to give their granddaughter a generous dowry.
The Shen family has no demands for dowry. They just want Shen Huaian to get married soon.
The conversation between the two sides went very smoothly, and soon the marriage between Shen Huaian and Yan Xi was finalized.
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