Grandpa Lin put down his pipe and said slowly and deliberately, "My two granddaughters aren't home right now. Even if you want to hurry, it won't be settled today. You can't rush things. Marriage is a serious matter, and you can't rush it."
"Hehe, I was being too formal," Shi Xiucai chuckled dryly, then said politely, "Then my grandson and I will be troubling Brother Lin for the next few days."
Let's leave this topic at that.
Next, the two old friends, who hadn't seen each other for many years, happily reminisced about the past.
The two first reminisced about the past, and then Shi Xiucai, who had opened his heart, talked to his old friend about his various experiences accompanying his son in his post over the years.
For a moment, the main room was filled with joy and laughter.
Time shines under the eaves.
During that time of substitution, listening to the hearty laughter coming from the main room, I knew that my grandfather and Old Master Lin had reached an agreement.
Compared to his previous resistance to the engagement, this time he was filled with anticipation and trepidation.
Based on the information Lin Momo had previously revealed to him, as well as the clues from the jade pendant, Shi Guang was now certain that Lin Er Ya from the second branch of the Lin family might be the Lin Momo he had been searching for.
Who could have imagined that, in a different time and space, he and Lin Momo would have such a serendipitous encounter?
Unfortunately, Lin Momo may have already left Linjia Village.
The young boy I met on the way here was most likely Lin Momo.
It's a shame he was so blind back then; the jade pendant gave him such an obvious warning, but he only mistakenly thought it was a boy walking towards him and didn't think about it that way.
They actually missed each other right in front of them.
Therefore, upon learning that the two elders had reached an agreement on the marriage between their families, Shiguang's feelings at that moment could only be described with a trendy phrase.
That is, it makes me happy and it makes me sad.
Shi Guang was a little worried. Before Lin Momo could even appear, his grandfather and the old man of the Lin family had already made their choice.
Of course, he could express his desire to marry no one but Lin Erya, but whether the two elders would listen was beyond his control.
The grandfather probably just thought that his grandson's old habits had resurfaced, and that he had deliberately chosen a lost Lin family girl to express his dissatisfaction with the marriage.
And Old Master Lin probably has similar guesses.
How could he convince the two elderly people that this wasn't just an excuse, but that he genuinely wanted to marry the girl he had never met?
*
Time flew by and the next day arrived.
Lin Hongmei, who went to her uncle's house for a blind date, was picked up by her brother in a mule cart.
As soon as Lin Hongmei, who was beaming with joy, entered the courtyard, her mother pulled her back into the house and whispered to her behind closed doors.
"Tell your mother quickly, how did the matchmaking go? Did the young man take a liking to you?"
Wang pulled her daughter to sit on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and began her interrogation without hesitation.
She heard that the young man's family owned thirty acres of paddy fields and had built a large brick and tile house. What pleased her most was that the young man was the only son in his family, so the family property would all fall into his hands in the future.
Moreover, her three older sisters had all married out, so there would be no conflicts between her and her sisters-in-law if her daughter married into the family.
With such good conditions, he shouldn't have trouble finding a wife, but the young man insisted on marrying someone he liked. He was the only son in the family, and his parents had doted on him since he was a child, so they naturally indulged him.
As a result, he dragged it out until he was almost twenty years old and still hadn't gotten married.
Mrs. Wang had great confidence in her daughter.
The family ate well and didn't mistreat their daughters, so the second daughter grew up to be as beautiful as a flower, not only pretty but also plump.
Unlike the three girls in the second son's family, who are all skin and bones and look like they have no good fortune.
The young man is being so picky, isn't he just looking for someone who's good-looking?
Her daughter Hongmei was outstanding in the surrounding villages. Even Zhang Erni from the village was only slightly fairer and plumper than her daughter. In terms of looks, she wasn't even worthy of carrying her daughter's shoes.
Upon hearing her mother's question, Lin Hongmei lowered her head shyly and remained silent.
Seeing her daughter's expression, Wang figured there was a chance, so she poked her head with her finger in an annoyed tone and said impatiently, "Why don't you say it? What are you being shy about? Are you trying to drive your old mother crazy?"
"Ah—, Mother, be gentle!" Lin Hongmei cried out in pain, then suppressed her embarrassment and said, "I guess, I guess you've taken a fancy to him. My maternal grandmother said you should go visit him another day."
Wang was overjoyed and said, "That's good. They probably want to talk about the engagement. I'll go first thing tomorrow morning! You stay home these next two days and don't go out. Once the engagement is settled, we won't have anything to worry about."
Having confidence in one's own daughter is one thing.
Only when she heard that the marriage was actually going to happen did she feel relieved.
"Okay, I understand."
Seeing her daughter's face turn red to the roots of her ears, Wang knew that her daughter had also taken a liking to the young man, but she still asked her, "What does that young man look like? Is he handsome?"
"She's beautiful. Not only beautiful, but also fair-skinned, unlike my brother who's so dark-skinned," Lin Hongmei said with a smile, trying to suppress her embarrassment.
Wang rolled her eyes at her daughter: "Other families can afford to hire long-term laborers, and they don't have to work in the fields. Can your brother compare to them?"
She suddenly laughed again, "I knew you were a lucky girl. Now that you're married, you can just wait to enjoy your good fortune."
After finishing her interrogation of her daughter, Wang happily went out to cook.
Ever since two distinguished guests came to our house, my father-in-law has made me cook three meals a day, and he insists on making the best ones.
The grandfather and grandson brought a lot of things and took good care of her, so she had nothing to say.
I heard that the old man was an old friend of my father-in-law, and he even had the title of a scholar. I don't know why he suddenly came looking for me.
That day, she intended to have her youngest son eavesdrop outside the main room, but before she could even speak, that young master Shi came out and, coincidentally, stood under the eaves of the main room.
She was dumbfounded. You just had to stand where it wasn't supposed to be.
How could she let her son eavesdrop?
Looking at her youngest son, whom she had just called over, she could only wave him away and tell him to go play somewhere else.
Her attempt to eavesdrop failed, which only fueled her curiosity.
I've been secretly keeping an eye on the grandfather and grandson these past two days, but haven't seen anything unusual.
She was either chatting with her father-in-law in the main room or going for a stroll outside; she didn't seem to be doing anything important.
The only thing that seemed strange was that the old man always carried pills with him and would swallow one every morning and evening, as if he had some kind of health problem.
If you're sick, you should stay home. Why are you going out?
As Wang was heading towards the kitchen, she looked up and saw the tall, wealthy young man helping the old man walk out of the courtyard.
It looks like she wants to go outside for a walk.
Watching the young man in the silk robe walk away, Wang felt a pang of sadness: "What a pity, he's a rich young master, he must look down on them, the farm girls."
Otherwise, if she found a son-in-law like that, she would be laughing in her dreams every night.
This young master is so endearing; not only is he handsome, but his family background is also far superior to that of other young men.
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