Chapter 4: Proposal - The Sickly Young Auntie's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons in the Courtyard
No matter how other people react, Lin Qing has already failed.
It doesn't matter who she marries. At least if she marries Cen Xi, the pressure in life will not be that great. And judging from her mother's attitude, she will definitely marry her off this year. Choosing someone else may not be as good as Cen Xi. So let it be. Maybe all this is arranged by fate!
A few days passed quickly, and Cen Xi had already called home to report.
His family thought he would be alone for the rest of his life! Unexpectedly, this phone call gave him such a big surprise.
Mother Cen was so happy that she almost died.
Before, she was still worrying about what to do with her second son?
Now, he has chosen his own wife and there is no need for her to urge him anymore, and everyone is happy.
As soon as Mother Cen got the news, she arranged for an acquaintance in Ancheng to propose marriage for her son on her behalf. Then she prepared the betrothal gift and some other things for her daughter-in-law, and she planned to send them directly when the time came.
"I will mail these things to you. When the time comes, tell your wife that this is what I, as a mother-in-law, prepared for her! Remember to tell her so that she doesn't think that I, as a mother-in-law, am dissatisfied with her!"
"Okay, okay, I will tell you, I will tell you." Cen Xi thought of Lin Qing and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth into a smile.
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"Here he comes, here he comes, your future son-in-law is here." Mother Lin said to Father Lin who was sitting in the room.
Lin's mother had been standing at the door looking downstairs. She saw someone almost the moment Cen Xi stepped into the family compound.
The moment Mr. and Mrs. Lin saw the person, they immediately sat down in front of the stage and sat properly.
"Nannan, Cen Xi is here, come out quickly." Lin's mother shouted.
Lin Qing couldn't help scratching her ears when she heard her own mother's voice. Her mother had never called her like that before. She hadn't even gotten engaged yet, but she felt like she had already lost favor.
However, although Lin Qing thought so in his heart, he did not say it out loud. After leaving the room, he sat with his parents.
Today their door was wide open, waiting for the future aunt to come up.
Lin Feng's family was also waiting at home. Today, the whole family was waiting for the future aunt to come.
Zhang Mei and Lin Shu were more interested in competing with their future aunt, while Lin Feng and his son were mainly there to keep them company, and they didn't think too much about the others.
Cen Xi dressed up specially today and came to the textile factory's courtyard with the matchmaker his mother hired for him.
"Auntie Hong, on the third floor."
"Okay, I got it, I got it." Aunt Hong is Cen's mother's good friend in Ancheng, and she is also the matchmaker she specially invited for her son.
The moment Cen Xi stepped into the Lin family's home, Zhang Mei and Lin Shu became jealous.
Why does this man look younger than Jiang Yang?
Where on earth did you find this wet nurse?
"Xiao Cen, you're here!" Lin's mother greeted with a smile.
"Hello, uncle and aunt!"
"Okay!" Lin's mother smiled especially happily.
Father Lin had a stern face. Although the boss had introduced this young man to him last night and he was very satisfied, he was a little unhappy when he thought about marrying his darling daughter.
"Don't look so stern." Mother Lin patted Father Lin's thigh.
Then he smiled at Cen Xi and said, "Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, your uncle is right, you are not unhappy about anything, he just doesn't want to marry his daughter off."
"I understand, I understand." Cen Xi put himself in the situation and could understand the feeling.
"Hello, mother-in-law!" Aunt Hong stepped forward.
Mother Lin: “This…”
"Auntie, this is Auntie Hong, my mother's good friend. She is also the one my mother invited to be the matchmaker."
"Okay, hello, hello!" Lin's mother immediately stepped forward and became friendly with Aunt Hong.
Cen Xi's mother's friend means that his mother is very satisfied with her daughter, otherwise she would not have specially asked her friend to be a matchmaker.
Mother Lin was also very smart. After asking everyone to sit down, she called her daughter, "Nannan, pour a cup of tea for your Aunt Hong."
Lin's mother ordered Lin Qing to pour tea so that the matchmaker would have a good impression of her daughter. Moreover, there were two girls of the right age in the room! They had to be distinguished.
After hearing this, Lin Qing immediately stood up and poured a cup of tea for Aunt Hong.
"Oh! This is your daughter! She is so beautiful!" Aunt Hong was also smart and knew immediately that this was the girl her nephew was going to marry.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw two girls, but one looked healthier but not as pretty, while the other looked weaker but also had a stunning face. She couldn't tell which one her nephew was at first, but now she knew.
Seeing this appearance, it’s no wonder that my nephew is so anxious to marry her.
What Lin's mother is most proud of is that she has given her daughter such a beautiful face. Doesn't this directly touch her heart?
Lin Qing also pretended to be shy and lowered her head slightly. This was also a rare occasion when someone directly praised her beauty to her face.
It may also be that the neighbors are already used to seeing her, so they won't directly praise her appearance.
Aunt Hong still remembered her mission today, "I'm here to act as a matchmaker and to propose marriage to Xiaoxi. You all know Xiaoxi's conditions. Today we will mainly discuss the betrothal gift and the time of the wedding. What do you think?" She planned to go straight to the high ground.
On the way to propose marriage, her nephew had mentioned more than once that he wanted to get married as soon as possible. She decided not to be the one to cause trouble and should find a way to make it happen as soon as possible!
"Okay, let's keep it simple." Lin's mother also liked this straightforward way of talking about these things.
Both parties have already decided to get married, so there is no need to discuss any more roundabout things.
Zhang Mei and Lin Shu were sitting on the side. They really wanted to ask some questions and wanted to know about the man's family conditions, but unfortunately Lin's mother didn't give them the chance at all, which made them both feel a little depressed.
When it was announced that the prospective aunt was coming to propose marriage, Lin's mother was so stingy that she only mentioned this matter and did not introduce any information about the man. She was afraid that the eldest son and his daughter would have bad ideas again, so she planned to cut off the source directly. However, behind closed doors, she still told her husband some information about the prospective aunt. Otherwise, Cen Xi probably wouldn't be able to get in today!
"Mother-in-law, do you think we should follow the local custom for the bride price?"
"It's ok to have a dowry of 66!" Lin's mother didn't plan to ask for such a high dowry. Although Xiao Cen's conditions were good, the most important thing was not to show off her wealth.
After all, the betrothal gift will eventually be given to the young lady to take back home, so giving it as a token of appreciation is enough, and the old couple also plan to give her some more money privately.
"Okay, the betrothal gift is 66, then buy Nannan a watch and a radio? As for the bicycle, Xiaoxi already has one, so how about adding two more big items? Do you think this is okay?"
Lin's mother thought that the betrothal gift was enough, but she didn't expect there would be such big items involved.
"Okay, of course." These were bought for his daughter, of course she was happy!
"When the time comes, take all of these along with your dowry." Seeing how straightforward they were, Lin's mother also spoke frankly.
Zhang Mei was unhappy and asked, why are they taking everything back?
At least leave some!