Tao Yifan's marriage proposal was a grand affair.
Although the two families were not far apart, Tao Yifan had already entered the Chen family's house, while Li, who was at the back of the procession, had not yet come out of the Tao family's house.
Seeing this, who wouldn't want to come and watch the spectacle?
The marriage proposal was somewhat rushed, and the "etiquette" was impeccable.
Tao Yifan stood at the door, watching as the gifts were unloaded from the car one by one and delivered to the Chen family.
He waited for a full half hour.
The gifts that the Tao family had prepared for the engagement and marriage proposal were gradually delivered to the Chen family.
The Chen family's courtyard was completely occupied.
Such a display was unprecedented. Tao Yifan's sincerity made everyone who saw it wish they could have a daughter like that, just so they could have such a good son-in-law.
Butler Cheng came out to greet them when he heard the commotion. All the things had been unloaded, and he invited Tao Yifan inside with a smile.
This manner of etiquette, in principle, should be like this, but it also subtly reveals something inappropriate.
Not long ago, Tao Yifan arrested his future brother-in-law. Now he's come to propose marriage, but Chen Zhaokun hasn't shown up. How can this be explained away?
Butler Cheng led Tao Yifan inside, and he felt pressured.
How could I, a mere steward, especially one from the merchant family, possibly walk ahead of Young Master Tao?
This was the master's order, and Young Master Tao didn't seem to have any objections.
Even so, he was still afraid.
I have a feeling that something big is going to happen today, and it's not a small matter.
Leading Tao Yifan into the living room, Butler Cheng, who had walked for decades, was covered in sweat today.
Finally arriving safely in the living room, Butler Cheng breathed a slight sigh of relief.
We've finally arrived; if we hadn't, he would have collapsed.
As Tao Yifan walked into the living room and saw Chen Zhaokun, he vaguely saw the scene of Chen Zhaokun stabbing him with a sword.
He quickly realized what was happening and stepped forward to bow to Chen Zhaokun.
"Fan'er greets Uncle."
"My Fan'er was perfectly fine in the courtyard, how did he end up here?" Chen Zhaokun immediately showed no respect to this man.
He stabbed this person with a sword, and then directly announced the annulment of the engagement. Although the matter was not formal, the marriage between the two families was considered off. And this person still came to his side. This kid is not simple!
"Tao Yifan greets Uncle." Tao Yifan was not angry and bowed again.
Butler Cheng felt that the master was deliberately making things difficult for him, and there was nothing wrong with what he said.
The second young master's name is indeed Chen Fan, and he has always been called "second young master" or "Fan'er".
"No need for formalities," Chen Zhaokun said, showing some respect by looking at Tao Yifan.
"Uncle Xie."
Upon seeing this, Butler Cheng immediately served tea to the new son-in-law, but this action was met with displeasure from his master.
He could only step back and stand aside.
At this moment, Butler Cheng suddenly felt that Fushan was better. He just stood by and did nothing, and he didn't have to be disliked. If he had known it would be like this, he would have been a servant instead of a butler who was always disliked.
“Young Master Tao, I’ve never heard of anyone coming to propose marriage to me.” Chen Zhaokun began to nitpick.
The atmosphere in the living room was strange, even to the servants who were elsewhere.
"I've never heard of the groom personally delivering the betrothal gifts before!"
"He must really like our young lady too much, right?"
A maid who had just come in from outside gestured excitedly, "Have you all forgotten that our young lady is a living Bodhisattva? Whoever marries a Bodhisattva will treat her well."
"Haha, that's true. Now when I go out, as long as I hear about the Chen family, I can buy things for less than other people."
"That's right. If it weren't for our young lady, who knows how many people would have starved to death back then."
They became more and more excited as they spoke.
Thinking about the noticeably different treatment they received when going out recently, they all felt that as maids of the Chen family, they were superior to others.
At this moment, they were all incredibly excited, as if they were the ones being proposed to. They were so busy being happy that they didn't notice the strangeness of the proposal and the unseen conspiracy behind it.
......
Warm home.
Chen Siyuan occasionally heard about what was happening in the living room from Chunlan.
She listened, watched, and carefully applied her makeup.
Today, you are the main character. Without you, no matter how much others make a fuss, it won't have any effect.
Chunlan and Chunping stood quietly to the side, worried about what was to come.
Based on their understanding of the young lady, the Chen family is sure to be turned upside down today.
Chen Siyuan saw their serious expressions in the mirror and chuckled, "What's going on? Your young lady hasn't been eaten yet."
I haven't eaten yet, but it will be soon.
I dare not say these words aloud; I can only keep them to myself.
Looking at her young mistress, Chunlan said in a low voice, "Young mistress, you've just recovered, so it's not advisable for you to overexert yourself."
Chen Siyuan turned her head, looked up and smiled, "Don't worry, I know my own strength. If they really start fighting, I will stand far away and they won't splatter blood all over me."
Chunlan rolled her eyes.
Speechless.
On such a joyous occasion as a marriage proposal, how could blood be mentioned?
"Miss, it's best to be careful," Chunping reminded her from the side.
Chen Siyuan stood up and pinched Chunping's smiling face. "Look, our Chunping knows how to talk. Unlike you, you're like a monkey that you can't control no matter what you do."
"Young Miss, you're being unfair!" Chunlan felt extremely wronged.
"I am indifferent to favoritism, because Chunping is my favorite."
"Hmph—" Chunlan stomped her foot angrily and turned to look to the side.
Chen Siyuan didn't seem to care much. She picked out a pretty gold hairpin for herself, put it in her hair, and looked at herself in the mirror with a bitter smile.
Even if she doesn't have high hopes for relationships, she shouldn't be tormented like this!
Hopefully, Tao Yifan will have some sense of propriety and won't strip her of her last bit of dignity.
Otherwise, a girl from an ordinary family would probably turn around and jump into the river to commit suicide.
Thump—
While Chen Siyuan was fantasizing, someone actually jumped into the river.
But instead of jumping into the river, he jumped into the Chen family's pond.
The pond wasn't large, but it was big enough to drown a person.
When Qiu Qian and Qiu Yu saw the second young lady jump into the pond, they immediately shouted.
"The second young lady committed suicide!"
"Help! The Second Miss has committed suicide!"
This commotion was absolutely shocking, and these words were sure to attract everyone's attention.
As it happened, Chen Zhaokun was originally talking to Tao Yifan in the study, but somehow ended up here.
Seeing this commotion, Chen Zhaokun didn't rush to help the person, but looked at Tao Yifan.
Tao Yifan was holding a fan and wasn't in a hurry. Later, he seemed to think that just looking at it wasn't good, so he turned his head and glanced at the side.
Thump—
Someone jumped in to save people.
Thump—
Thump—
The sounds were like dumplings being dropped into a pot, creating a lively atmosphere.
In just a short time, more than ten people jumped into the small pond.
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