"Don't you know why I'm here?"
The girl glared at him coquettishly; as a young woman, she had already done enough.
Qin Jian felt a little flustered and touched his nose guiltily, realizing he had really been making small talk.
"Long time no see, how are you?"
As soon as the words left my mouth, it seemed even more inappropriate, but for a moment I really didn't know what to say.
"not good!"
Peng Yuan threw the book she was holding at him and said irritably, "You haven't written to me all these years, what's so good about that?"
Qin Jian felt even more guilty. When he went to Nantai years ago, the young girl came to him and said she wanted to know about the local customs and culture of Nantai, and asked him to write to him when he had time.
He didn't know what the young girl was thinking at the time, but he also knew that there was a difference between men and women. If he really corresponded with a young lady from a wealthy family, it would ruin her reputation. So he pretended that he had forgotten and didn't write anything to her.
He returned a few times afterward, hoping to find out about the girl, but he didn't see her at the Prince's Mansion on those occasions and assumed she no longer cared.
For many years afterward, he didn't dare to think too much about it, fearing that a moment of poor judgment might have ruined someone's life.
Little did he know that she had waited for him for so many years.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't moved.
"I……"
He opened his mouth, feeling like a bastard who had let her down and was unworthy of her affection.
"Forget all that, the only thing I wanted to ask you tonight is when you're coming to my house to propose marriage?"
Under the moonlight, the usually gentle and quiet girl stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at him, looking incredibly cute and charming.
"ah?"
Qin Jian was taken aback by her directness.
Shouldn't he be the one to propose marriage first?
Seeing his reaction, the girl grew anxious, frowning and counting on her fingers as she confronted him: "When you were just a guard by my brother-in-law's side, you said you weren't good enough for me, and after you went to Nantai, you disappeared without a trace. Now that you've made a contribution and been promoted, and can support me, are you still going to make excuses to refuse me?"
"If you refuse me again, I'll hit you!"
As he spoke, as if afraid that Qin Jian wouldn't believe him, he even waved his hand as if to make a show of it.
Qin Jian wasn't afraid at all; instead, he was all smiles. Good heavens, how come I never noticed how cute this girl was before!
He thought she would say she wouldn't talk to him anymore if he didn't agree, but he didn't expect her to hit him.
He took her outstretched hand, calmed his agitated emotions, and said, "Silly girl, I should be the one saying these things."
Before Peng Yuan could react, he continued, "I lost my family at a young age, and even though I have a mansion in the capital, I don't go back often. Since I've decided to marry you, I naturally need to renovate it. I sent people to renovate it early this morning, and Aunt Lu will be back in a few days. I'll ask her to make the decision and have a matchmaker arrange the marriage."
"Although I am an orphan, I cannot neglect the proper etiquette, and I cannot mistreat you."
“I’ve saved up quite a bit of money over the years, enough to support you. This time, I won’t be a coward who just runs away.”
Qin Jian spoke with great seriousness and earnestness.
Looking down, I noticed that the little girl's eyes were already red.
"Why are you crying?"
He didn't know what he had said wrong that upset her, and for a moment he was at a loss for what to do.
"I'm fine."
Peng Yuan wiped away her tears; she was happy.
She risked everything to find him, just to know his attitude. Now that she knows, she can rest assured.
She reached out and took the book from Qin Jian's hand. Qin Jian was a little curious when he saw that it was a medical book, but before he could think about it, the girl had already turned to leave.
He hurriedly followed behind her, his heart still pounding with excitement. He wanted to say something sweet to comfort her, but his tongue just wouldn't know what to say.
After walking a few steps, Peng Yuan entered the courtyard next door. Qin Jian didn't realize what was happening and tried to follow her in, but Peng Yuan stopped him.
The young girl said sternly and solemnly, "I live here, so you can't come in. We'll talk about it when you send someone to my house to propose marriage."
With that, he went inside with a flourish.
Qin Jian watched her go in, and the little maid waiting at the door slammed the door shut.
Qin Jian seemed to be thinking of something, and he couldn't help but smile again.
She was originally going back to her own courtyard, but she was so happy that she wanted to talk to someone, so she turned around and went to find Lu Baichuan.
Nothing major happened during this period, so Lu Baichuan had a rare opportunity to spend more time with his wife. After taking a shower, he wanted to hold her and go to sleep, but before he could even flirt with her, that clueless Qin Jian showed up.
After they came out, Lu Baichuan glared at him with a resentful look: "What are you doing?"
We've been together in the barracks all day. Even the best of brothers can't be glued together day and night, right? What would that make us?
Besides, didn't his wife tell him that Miss Peng had come to their house? Why would Qin Jian come looking for her instead of trying to curry favor with her?
Thinking about it this way, I felt even more resentful.
But Qin Jian didn't notice any of this at all. He came over happily, put his arm around Qin Jian's shoulder, and said, "Quick, quick, let's discuss what to do about this. When are you and your aunt coming? It's inconvenient for me to be without parents. Why don't we just recognize you and your aunt as godparents? You can put in a good word for me, and then your godmother can propose marriage to me!"
Goodness, she immediately started calling him godmother.
Lu Baichuan was speechless. This kid, after working with him for so many years, he had never realized that Qin Jian actually had someone in his heart. He kept it hidden quite well.
He could hide it so well before, but now that it's been exposed, he's acting like he's been injected with adrenaline. He doesn't want to waste a single day and can't wait until tomorrow night to get married!
Lu Baichuan pushed the man away with a look of disgust, straightened the wrinkles in his clothes from being hugged, and said, "I'll write a letter back to Jingzhou in a bit to ask when my parents can come. Originally, I planned to have them come with my older brother and the others, but if you're in a hurry, you can have them come earlier."
It's tough on his parents. They just returned to Jingzhou to help Lu Xiaoyang with his engagement, and now they have to rush back to the capital.
Unfortunately, his wife's plane cannot be used openly, otherwise she wouldn't have to endure all that turbulence.
"Don't wait any longer, go write it now, come on, come on! This is a major life event for me, so you need to pay a little attention!"
As she spoke, she dragged Lu Baichuan to the study, and very attentively prepared writing materials for him, almost to the point of writing for him.
Lu Baichuan couldn't help but find it amusing. They were all brothers, so he naturally had no reason not to help. He wrote a letter, explaining Qin Jian's situation and briefly mentioning the matter of becoming godparents.
"Good brother!"
Qin Jian happily blew the ink dry, carefully packed the letter, personally caught a pigeon to deliver it, and then, ignoring Lu Baichuan, hopped back to his own courtyard in three circles.
Lu Baichuan, the tool: ...
Forget it, as a well-fed man, he decided not to argue with Qin Jian. It was quite a difficult situation.
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