Chapter 189: Amusing the Son

On the second day, the official media came to Zhou's house to reply. More than one person saw the official media's visit. After the official media left, the news spread throughout Zhoujia Village. Zhou Wangshi got the news and came immediately.

Zhou Wangshi said enviously, "Yesterday, I heard your uncle talking about the marriage between Chang Lian and Miss Dong. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep well last night. I was thinking about the official media's reply. I just tried to catch up but failed. What will the official media say?"

Although it was a sure thing, Zhou Wangshi was not at ease without the confirmation from the official media. This was a big deal for the Zhou family. The better Zhou Shuren was, the better support the Zhou family could get. Besides, the Dong family had deep roots in the local area. With the marriage between the two families, other families would be wary of the Dong family and would be courteous to the Zhou family. This was a good thing for the whole family.

Anyone who is not jealous would be jealous in Zhou Wangshi's family. It would be great if such a good thing happened to their family. It's a pity that there is no capable person in the family. They have to admire Zhou Shuren's ability.

Zhulan had not married her son twice before. This was her first time to marry a daughter-in-law for her son. She was quite excited. "I replied. I just took Changlian's birth date and time to match his horoscope."

Zhou Wangshi, "Shouldn't we see each other first?"

Zhulan smiled and said, "Auntie, you forgot. Haven't you already seen it?"

Zhou Wangshi then remembered that although it was not a formal meeting, they had indeed met before. "Then I'll wait for the date to be set. If you need help, just ask. Don't be polite to my aunt."

Zhulan said, "I will definitely not be polite to my aunt."

Mrs. Zhou Wang was satisfied. The more she helped, the closer the relationship between the two families became, and Zhou Shuren would be able to bring his grandson with him out of affection in the future.

Zhulan's family couldn't keep it secret about what the official media was doing when they came into the house, and Zhulan didn't intend to keep it secret. The marriage of Chang Lian and Dong Chuchu was a big happy event, and keeping it secret seemed like something shameful, making people wonder what happened to Dong Chuchu. So Zhulan happily told everyone who came to inquire. Everyone in Zhoujia Village knew that Chang Lian was going to be the son-in-law of the county lord.

Chang Lian was congratulated at school, so he was happy, but he behaved himself when he got home. Ever since he knew his family's financial situation, he realized that what he could see was what his father wanted him to see. Who knew if his father had hidden something else? Based on past experience, it was not impossible, so he better behaved himself.

As for revealing his father's plan to offer two hundred taels of silver as a betrothal gift, he had never even thought about it. At least his father always mentioned it from time to time. The Zhou family is a whole. If one person is bad, it will affect the whole family. Everyone who is a member of the Zhou family must protect the family at all times. He kept all this in mind, because his father was right. If the Zhou family is not good, he will not be good either. He depends on the Zhou family for survival.

At dinner, Zhou Shuren felt regretful when he saw Chang Lian eating obediently. He wiped the sword and only chopped once because he still had time to do more. In the end, Chang Lian did not jump into the trap. Zhou Shuren looked at Chang Lian from time to time, and did not hide his regret at all.

This scared the Zhou family's sons enough. To be honest, except for Chang Zhi, they were all scared to death.

Boss Zhou wanted to put his head in the bowl, and kept repeating in his heart, Dad can't see me, can't see me.

Zhou Laoer ate his meal in silence, and warned himself not to act smart in front of his father, because his father was too cunning and he was no match for him!

Chang Lian could hardly eat and was sweating with fear. He guessed right, his father was waiting for him to make a mistake. His scalp was tingling and he kept telling himself in his heart that he must follow his father in the future and never fall behind!

Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren with the rest of her eyes, speechless. It was regrettable, but it was so obvious that he did it on purpose. He was teasing his sons with a bad taste!

Zhulan looked at her two daughters-in-law. Since she knew the family's financial situation, Zhao had changed a lot. In the past, no matter how well she concealed it, she always looked worried. But after she knew the family's financial situation, she became more relaxed and smiled more often, as if she had gained confidence.

As for Li, Zhulan silently looked at Li's silly grin, which had been going on since yesterday. Zhulan took a closer look and found that Li seemed to have gained weight again. It is true that a broad mind makes a fat body. Zhulan withdrew her gaze. If she saw Li's smile too much, she would want to eat buns!

The official media worked efficiently and the results of the horoscope matching came out the next day. Although it was not a match made in heaven, it was not bad either. Zhulan personally matched the horoscopes of Boss Zhou and Li based on her original body's memory.

This time it's the official media, and Dong Lin is keeping a close eye on it. There's nothing they can do, because they are officials. Even if you look at Zhou Shuren again, the gap between the two families is still too big. Zhulan is very open-minded about it, she even wishes she could have some free time!

However, engagement in ancient times was really troublesome. The official media had to make several trips, and this was something the two families had to agree on secretly!

On the day of delivering the betrothal gifts, Zhou Shuren invited the clan leader to go with him, and also invited educated young men in the clan to carry the betrothal gifts. Zhulan also met Lin's four sons and daughters-in-law.

The Dong family was also prosperous, with many grandchildren. Fortunately, there was Lin. Even though the Dong family's daughters-in-law looked down on Zhulan, they still smiled on happy occasions. It was just that their eyes were hiding their feelings. Zhulan could see clearly that Lin's daughters-in-law were not easy to deal with.

Li came with Zhulan. Actually, Zhulan wanted to bring Zhao with her, but Zhao's face was not good enough. However, Li also had her own way. She just smiled and looked silly. The Dong family's daughter-in-law twitched her mouth and was unwilling to talk to Li. Li was relieved instead.

The betrothal gift was sent and the engagement went smoothly. Because Zhulan's family is going to Pingzhou next year, the wedding date has also been chosen. After the county examination, February 12 is a good day!

In the afternoon, at around four o'clock, the Zhou family returned to Zhoujia Village.

Zhulan was really exhausted. There were too many people in the Dong family, and she had to deal with them all by herself and be careful in everything. It was too exhausting. She didn't want to move when she returned to the house.

Zhou Shuren drank a lot, but he had a good alcohol tolerance. Zhulan watched Zhou Shuren change his clothes and said, "This is really the abominable ancient times. Dong Chuchu will only be fourteen next year, and they are getting married already."