She covered her face with her hands. "Am I laughing?"
Luo's mother, "The corners of your mouth are cracked all the way to your ears."
Luo Li put down his hand, "It's nothing. Ji Jianhua just said that he would talk to his family about getting married after the New Year."
Luo's mother was originally sitting. As her daughter finished speaking, she stood up suddenly. The chair under her was hit hard by her legs and fell backwards with a bang.
She ignored him, strode over, took her daughter's hand, and said with bright eyes, "Really?"
Luo Li nodded calmly, "That's what he said."
Luo's mother let go of her daughter's hand and paced back and forth, muttering, "This is a good thing, this is a good thing. You two have been dating for two years, and it's finally coming to fruition."
Looking around in their Taipei City, although the Ji family is a business owner, they are the best in their Taipei City. Their business is good and getting bigger and bigger, and they also have a good marriage.
In the past, everyone thought it was good to work for the government, but with the relaxation of policies in the past two years, everyone wants to be a boss, but not many people succeed.
"Talk to your dad about this, and we should prepare well. We can't lose in terms of aura when the Ji family comes over earlier." Luo's mother thought far ahead. Their family was marrying up, but they couldn't let the Ji family think that was the case. "I'll call your uncle now. He's coming back for the New Year. I'll ask him to go back a few days later."
"Mom, no need. Ji Jianhua said that, and we don't know how long the annual meeting will last."
"That's right." Luo's mother calmed down and looked at her daughter fiercely, "Luo Li, why don't you try to find out when it is?"
Fearing that her daughter would refuse, Luo's mother added, "Your uncle also works in the capital. He will marry into the Ji family in the future. Your uncle and Ji Jianhua's sister can also visit each other in the capital. This is how relatives are. Only by visiting each other frequently can you become close."
Luo Li frowned, "Mom, this is even worse. It's like our family is trying to get involved."
"You, what's the point of having such pride? Now that you are not strong, you need to find a big tree to lean on and slowly become stronger. When you are no longer strong, the real strength is to put down your pride and bow your head."
Luo Li lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking about.
The daughter did not object anymore, and Luo's mother knew that her daughter had tacitly agreed with her words. Finally, she told her daughter to ask Ji Jianhua for news.
Although he listened to his mother's words, Luo Li still thought about it for two days, and after his mother's repeated urging, he went to find Ji Jianhua.
She arrived at the right time, Ji Jianhua was just about to go out, and the two met at the factory gate.
"Going out to do some work?"
"I'm going to do something." Ji Jianhua didn't say what he was going to do, but asked her, "What do you want to do?"
Luo Li shook his head, "It's okay, then go and get busy."
Ji Jianhua nodded and left without looking back.
Watching the person walk away, Luo Li frowned slightly. She always felt that Ji Jianhua was a little cold towards her. In the past, he would take the initiative to tell her what he was doing, but today he only talked about doing things without any explanation.
All this seemed to be the case in the capital.
Luo Li pursed her lips about her and Wei Kun's affairs. It was impossible for outsiders to know about it.
Besides, there was nothing between her and Wei Kun, they were just ordinary friends.
After knowing that her daughter did not ask again, Luo's mother said, "You are usually very capable, why don't you pay attention to your own affairs?"
After talking about her daughter, Luo's mother left.
She kept her intentions secret and just hung around the gate of her own factory whenever she had nothing to do. Finally, she waited for Ji Jianhua.
"Jianhua, I'm busy."
"Aunt."
"I'll go to work after the 15th."
"Oh, it's quite busy. Fortunately, nothing important happened at home, otherwise you would be very busy."
"It's not possible this year after the Chinese New Year. I'm not young anymore. My parents want to get married before the end of the first month of the lunar year."
Luo Li's eyes suddenly lit up, "This is business, making money can be done at any time, marriage is a big deal. Okay, I'm fine, you should get busy too."
Ji Jianhua nodded politely and entered his own factory.
After Luo's mother went back, she excitedly told her daughter what had just happened, and Luo Li actually felt relieved.
It seems she was overthinking it.
As for the Ji family, they gave their workers a holiday on the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month so that they could have a good New Year.
The old man and his wife who were guarding the gate stayed behind, and Ji Jianhua also went home.
When Luo's mother made dumplings and went to call for help, she heard that the person had left. After returning home, she sat at the table, still looking suspicious.
"Why didn't Jianhua say hello when he came home?"
"Maybe he's busy." Luo Li said.
"He's going to get married after the New Year. No matter how busy he is, he should have said hello to us before going home. I think he doesn't take our family seriously." Father Luo snorted coldly. He taught his daughter, "When you get married, you have to be able to stand on your own feet. Women have to manage the household, otherwise men will learn bad things when they have money."
Luo's mother agreed with her husband's words, "Wang Dong from your grandmother's village, earned some money at the market in the village, and then he kicked out his original wife and found a younger one."
"Mom, let's eat first." Luo Li didn't like to hear this.
Luo's mother also looked at her daughter, so she changed the subject, "Your sister is fine over there, why didn't she come back for the New Year? This damn girl, she never makes the family worry at all."
"Let her do whatever she wants. Don't bother her." Luo Li's face turned even worse when he mentioned his sister.
The Luo family could be what they are today thanks to their daughter. The couple exchanged glances and stopped talking about it.
Ji Jianhua returned home and Ji Yong took a break at the furniture store. The family had been busy for a year. The youngest daughter also came back. Except for the eldest daughter who got married, the family was finally reunited.
During the meal, Xu Fang looked at her husband several times, but he didn't say anything, so she had no choice but to ask herself.
"Jianhua, now the factory is back on track, what do you think about your own affairs?"
Ji Jianhua put down his chopsticks and said, "Mom and Dad, I plan to get married before the first month of the lunar year."
The three people who were eating stopped at the same time, looking surprised.
Xu Fang smiled, "Okay, but isn't time a little tight? Will the girl's family have any objections?"
"It's okay. I've already booked the hotel. You and my dad can just inform your family."
"When did you order it?" Ji Yong had to put down his chopsticks. "Such a big thing, why didn't you tell your family? I'll take care of it. There's also the betrothal gift. According to this schedule, we have to prepare everything now."
"There's no need for a dowry. I want to use the branch in the capital as a dowry. In the future, all the income from that branch will belong to Sanmei." Ji Jianhua smiled.
"Sanmei?" Ji Ke called out in a low voice.
"Sanmei? You said you married Wang Sanmei?" Xu Fang looked stunned.
Ji Jianhua was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Oh, right, I haven't told you yet, have I? I started dating Sanmei half a year ago, and I thought you guys have been worrying about my lifelong affairs for a year, so I called Sanmei a few days ago to discuss it. We'll get married first, and she'll continue to go to school."