CHAPTER 349: CHAPTER 346: PROPOSAL

Mr. Dongli rubbed his stomach: "I’m heading to Jianguo Temple to invite the abbot to Chen Family Village. During this time, since you’re making golden paper in the village, it would be good to have a comparison when the old monk arrives."

Xie Liangchen immediately thanked Mr. Dongli.

Mr. Dongli wanted to say, shouldn’t we make the golden paper first before considering making flower paper? At that time, it wouldn’t be too late for him to bring out his treasured flower paper.

When he’s not in Chen Family Village, he feels uneasy not knowing the flower paper’s destination...

Thinking of this, Mr. Dongli glanced at Xu Tingzhen beside him.

As they say, you can’t catch a wolf if you’re unwilling to let go of your child. Moreover, this isn’t about trapping a wolf; it’s about respectfully inviting the goddess into the family.

Forget it, forget it.

Mr. Dongli stood up: "I’ll go get the flower paper."

As Mr. Dongli walked towards the house, Xu Tingzhen said: "I remember you also have a few good paintings you did when you were young, and they should serve as a reference for making flower paper, just in case Liangchen finds them useful."

Hearing this, Mr. Dongli’s body stiffened. In his youthful days, every piece of his art was a source of pride for him. Couldn’t he even keep a memento?

Mr. Dongli wanted to ask, what do you need these paintings for? Would they be returned after being borrowed? But upon seeing Xu Tingzhen’s face, he closed his slightly open mouth.

Forget it, whatever they’re used for, it’s out of sight, out of mind.

Mr. Dongli brought out everything Xie Liangchen needed. After Xie Liangchen and Chen Zigeng left, he looked at the now empty cabinet and sighed deeply.

"Why are you sighing?" Xu Tingzhen asked, "You act as if you have a fortune. Donating them for a good cause is better than leaving them in the cabinet."

Mr. Dongli found the words quite reasonable and was about to agree when Xu Tingzhen added, "If worse comes to worst, I simply won’t want anything."

Hearing this, Mr. Dongli felt a tremor in his heart. If this were said two years later, his body couldn’t stand the sudden joy and might faint directly.

Mr. Dongli asked, "Are you serious about what you just said?"

Xu Tingzhen did not speak, nor did she look at Mr. Dongli.

Mr. Dongli repeatedly said, "We should have everything; how can we not?"

Xu Tingzhen ignored Mr. Dongli, but this time she didn’t turn around and leave his house. Instead, she helped him pack his belongings.

Mr. Dongli’s mind was now entirely free of other thoughts, be it about flower paper, artwork, or the old monk...

Of course, the major event had to be well taken care of.

Mr. Dongli said, "I’ll head to Jianguo Temple tomorrow at dawn, so I can come back early." Completing the golden paper smoothly and letting the old monk first assist in the Eight States area means not having to rely solely on the court’s reliefs, allowing self-management and control.

Early the next morning, Chang Yue sent someone to accompany Mr. Dongli to Jianguo Temple.

After seeing off Mr. Dongli at the village gate, Chen Yongsheng looked at Xie Shao Yuan: "Brother-in-law is wearing a new long robe today."

Xie Shao Yuan nodded.

Chen Yongsheng asked, "Did you dress up specially to send off Mr. Dongli?"

Xie Shao Yuan shook his head: "No."

Gazing at Xie Shao Yuan for a while, Chen Yongsheng suddenly understood. Turns out, brother-in-law took his words to heart. Tomorrow, Nanny Miao is coming to discuss Miao Zigui and Yu’yu’s marriage; brother-in-law is dressed this way to meet the Miao Family together.

Just as Chen Yongsheng was about to speak, he noticed Old Mrs. Chen also wearing a ginger-yellow dress, which looked brand new.

As they walked into the village, Chen Yongsheng said, "Aunty, brother-in-law, you got it wrong, the Miao Family will come tomorrow."

Old Mrs. Chen looked at Chen Yongsheng and sighed.

Was he wrong? Chen Yongsheng felt like Old Mrs. Chen’s gaze was as if he had made a big mistake.

Old Mrs. Chen said to Xie Shao Yuan: "Actually, we shouldn’t have let Mr. Dongli leave."

Xie Shao Yuan replied, "The Paper Workshop is in a hurry, and Liangchen was called there early in the morning because the weather is getting colder. We can’t delay things, and besides, today isn’t an official ceremony."

Chen Yongsheng nodded: "Brother-in-law is right."

But whether Mr. Dongli leaves early or later, it should have nothing to do with Yu’yu’s marriage. What exactly are Aunt and brother-in-law discussing?

The three of them reached Old Mrs. Chen’s courtyard, and Chen Yongsheng noticed it was unusually tidy, as if it had been cleaned up earlier in the day.

Chen Yongsheng felt even more that something was off.

Mrs. Gao, who walked alongside them, glanced around: "Are we going to bring Nanny Miao here to talk tomorrow? This courtyard is kept much cleaner than mine."

Just after Mrs. Gao finished speaking, she saw Old Mrs. Chen turn her head with a look of barely restrained exasperation: "Isn’t Yu’yu coming tomorrow? Today we’re... not because of Yu’yu..."

Before Old Mrs. Chen finished speaking, Chen Zigeng said: "Grandmother, Uncle, the National Guardian General and Old Mrs. Song have arrived."

Mrs. Gao was stunned, and Chen Yongsheng was also surprised; they hadn’t heard that Old Mrs. Song would come, and how did the National Guardian General also come with her?

Chen Yongsheng was about to walk out quickly, wondering if the National Guardian General had any instructions. As the village chief of Chen Family Village, he naturally had to go and coordinate.

"Yongsheng," Old Mrs. Chen called to stop Chen Yongsheng, "you don’t need to go, let your brother-in-law handle it."

Chen Yongsheng paused: "Then should I go and tidy the Familiar Medicine Institute?"

That place was meant for hosting guests.

"No need," Old Mrs. Chen sighed again, "just bring them here."

Chen Yongsheng nodded. Even if Aunt said so, he couldn’t just let his brother-in-law go alone; in case brother-in-law needed him for something...

With that thought, Chen Yongsheng headed towards the village entrance.

By now, Song Qizheng and Old Mrs. Song had already entered the village, accompanied by a middle-aged man in his forties.

Behind them, Song Family servants were carrying several chests.

Xie Shao Yuan was paying respects to Song Qizheng and the others.

This kind of display clearly wasn’t an ordinary visit.

"Village chief, what’s the National Guardian General and Old Mrs. Song here for?"

Hearing someone ask, Chen Yongsheng felt something flash across his mind, but he couldn’t quite grasp it at the moment.

The Song Family is making such a big move.

Everyone, whether from the Song Family or Aunt and brother-in-law, seemed so solemn.

Surely something significant is happening.

"Is this someone coming to propose marriage?"

A voice sounded, and Chen Yongsheng turned his head to see a familiar face, a matchmaker who often visited Chen Family Village recently, trying to arrange marriages for the villagers.

"Don’t talk nonsense," Mrs. Gao hurriedly said, "that’s the National Guardian General and Old Mrs. Song."

Mrs. Gao’s words barely finished before a strange realization flashed in her mind. She looked at Chen Yongsheng, just in time for their gazes to collide.

Indeed, it’s the National Guardian General and Old Mrs. Song, but who says they can’t be here for a marriage proposal?

Propose marriage?

Could it be that Miss Chen and... General Song?

Realizing this possibility, Chen Yongsheng strode towards Old Mrs. Chen’s courtyard.

Oh my. Mrs. Gao covered her mouth in shock, realizing it could be true.