novelden Chapter 149: Proposing Marriage
Chapter 149: Proposing Marriage
Snow stopped.
Just then everyone had packed up their things, twenty boxes of betrothal gifts for ten people. The professional matchmaker came to the store and took the betrothal gift list and took a quick look at it. Compared with the wealthy families he had received before, it was too little.
"Boss Lin, it's almost time. We can set off now."
Lin Jiaojiao nodded, and took the lead to ride Feixue handsomely. Fortunately, she had practiced yesterday, otherwise the horse-mounting posture would not be like this.
Feixue had a red scarf tied around her neck, the red and white color combination was so beautiful, and there was a group of people following behind her.
It took about quarter of an hour to walk from the store to Fu's house, attracting countless eyes along the way, and even some people who had nothing to do followed the team.
After all, the woman on the white horse looked extraordinary and somewhat familiar, but her aura made it impossible for them to remember who she was. They were still racking their brains to figure out when such a famous person would appear in their Nanshan City.
But when they arrived at Fu's house, they were all shocked. What was going on? Wasn't it Young Master Fu's wedding?
At the gate of Fu's house, Manager Fu was waiting at the door early. When he saw someone arrive, he did not go to greet him, but waited at the door instead.
The matchmaker went forward, cleared his throat and said, "This is Lin Jiaojiao from Linjia Village, Chongkan Town. She is eighteen years old this year. She has two husbands and owns more than four hundred acres of land. She runs the Zhishi Dessert Shop. I'm sure everyone knows her and has eaten there, right?"
Some onlookers reacted immediately and said that he looked familiar. It turned out to be the owner of Zhishi Dessert Shop. Wow, no wonder we haven't seen him for so long. It turns out he went to remodel.
Some people only heard that there are already two husbands in the family, and the Fu family has only one daughter and one son. Isn't this because they want to marry their son off as a mistress?
Looking at the red wedding lanterns hanging in Fu's house, this matter must have been discussed privately long ago. What is so special about Lin Jiaojiao that the Fu family is willing to marry off their precious son as a concubine?
The matchmaker continued, "Not long ago, our boss Lin was adopted as the daughter of Mr. Jiang, the prefect of Qingzhou. Isn't this a closer relationship?"
Everyone around was stunned. The name sounded familiar to them but they didn't think much about it. They didn't expect that the adopted daughter of Lord Jiang that they had been discussing these days was actually her.
Oh my God, no wonder they have been discussing for so long but still haven’t figured out who this adopted daughter is. After all, there are only a few famous people in their Nanshan City. They didn’t expect that this person was from the village below them.
They couldn't believe it and looked carefully at the person on the horse. It was strange that this person with the appearance and temperament actually came from the village.
If they hadn't heard it from the matchmaker themselves, they would never have believed that this person was a peasant girl and would have thought she was a daughter of some powerful family.
Lin Jiaojiao dismounted, knelt on one knee, clasped her fists and said, "I, Lin Jiaojiao, am here today to propose marriage. I am willing to marry Master Fu Qi of the Fu family as my husband."
Butler Fu spoke at this time: "Boss Lin, please come in quickly. The owner of the family is waiting for you in the main hall."
She stood up and patted the snow off her legs, then led the team into Fu's house. Tongfu had been guarding here the whole time, and when he saw people coming in, he hurried to Fuqiu Courtyard.
The people outside the door who were watching the fun had not dispersed yet, they were all waiting for the success to lead to wedding cakes. After all, this was a done deal and there was no way it wouldn't happen.
I don’t know if the wedding cake is made by Zhishi Dessert Shop. They can’t afford it normally, so let’s see if they can get it this time.
Some even called their entire family over to guard together, and soon more and more people gathered outside the gate of Fu's house to watch.
Lin Jiaojiao followed Manager Fu to the main hall. Unexpectedly, there were so many people there. Sitting at the top were Fu's mother and father, and at the bottom were a few old people, who must be Fu Qi's grandparents. There were also some people who were about the same age as Fu's mother, most of whom were distant aunts and uncles.
But she was not at all flustered and walked straight to Fu's mother and father, bowed and greeted them. Then Fu's mother introduced the people sitting there to her one by one.
Grandmother Fu looked at the graceful woman in front of her with curiosity. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became. After she handed over the family business to her eldest daughter, she separated the family and lived out her old age with her husband. She did not ask too many questions about her eldest daughter's marriage. The fact that her eldest daughter agreed to let her daughter get married showed that she was a good person.
But the others did not think so. Instead, they came to watch the joke. The eldest sister was really getting more and more confused. They were already very dissatisfied with the division of the family property, as the eldest sister took all the lion's share.
"Oh, this is the girl who came to marry Xiaoqiu. When I first learned that Xiaoqiu was going to marry a farmer, I was worried as her uncle. But now that I see her, she is quite good-looking. No wonder Lord Jiang adopted her as his adopted daughter."
"Who said it wasn't true? When I first heard the news, I thought my eldest sister was crazy. She actually wanted to marry our little girl to a peasant girl as a concubine. Wouldn't this make our Fu family a laughing stock in the whole city?"
"As expected, clothes make the man. If we didn't know in advance, no one would have known that he was a farmer selling cakes."
As soon as they said this, the others immediately started to act sarcastic. Lin Dadan and the others outside the door were so angry that they wanted to slap them in the face.
Fu's mother was about to get angry, but was stopped by Lin Jiaojiao's eyes, and then asked the matchmaker to announce the gift list.
The matchmaker felt embarrassed to report the gift list after hearing this, but he had no choice but to finish it in front of everyone and then handed it to Fu's mother.
I don't know who laughed first, but suddenly the whole room was filled with laughter. I thought the betrothal gift must be something good, but it turned out to be something that couldn't be more ordinary.
Lin Jiaojiao didn't feel anything about their ridicule. After all, her current strength was limited to this level, and she couldn't possibly pretend to be stronger than she actually was.
Fu's mother couldn't help but laugh when she heard the laughter. "Jiao Jie'er, did you forget to write something?"
She immediately realized what was happening and said, "I forgot. Can you please ask someone to fill it out for me?"
"Steward Fu, write it down and give me a copy of the secret recipe."
Manager Fu quickly took it and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."
The others were stunned. Secret recipe? What secret recipe?
"Big sister, what secret recipe did you give me? Let me take a look, so I won't be fooled by others."
"Yes, eldest sister."
Fu's mother did not give them a good look. She was really annoyed with these relatives. They came uninvited and she couldn't chase them away.
"You don't have to worry about that. If you're curious, you can come to Furong Pavilion and buy it in two or three months."
The others immediately looked unhappy. Do they have to pay to go to their own shop?
"Mom, look at my eldest sister. It's only been a short time since we separated from our family. She already doesn't recognize us, her younger sisters and brothers."
One of the women ran to Grandmother Fu to complain, and Grandmother Fu was also given a headache by the noise.
"Alright, the family has been divided, and those shops belong to your eldest sister. Your eldest sister didn't take your money before because of that little bit of friendship. Don't come to me and your father if you get into trouble. You come to us every day for your trivial matters, and make fun of us younger generations. You are really going backwards as you grow older."
Fu's mother quickly stood up, poured a cup of tea for her mother, and patted her back.
"Mom, don't be angry. The doctor said last time that you need to rest."