We are used to it. As children, when something happens, you don’t know exactly what to do. The first thing you think about is looking for your parents.
Qi Bao'er added: "Isn't it a coincidence? My parents are here on the second brother's side, and the third brother on the other side also chose a date to get engaged. My parents are not here, but my second uncle and aunt are here, so I hired him.
Now we can give Anjia the dignity he deserves for a second house."
When Qi Kangfu and Li Qin heard this, they were both stunned at first, and then they waved their hands together as expected of a couple.
Qi Kangfu: "This can't be done, it can't be done. My eldest brother is a third-grade general, and I am just a pig farmer. How can I represent my eldest brother and help Xia Linxia hire him?"
Li Qin also responded with a hasty expression: "My husband is right. If we go to propose marriage to the An family on behalf of the eldest brother and sister-in-law, that would not be to bring dignity to the An family. It would be a slap in the face of the An family. It is inappropriate, really inappropriate."
Old man Qi and old lady Tian didn't say anything against it, but the expressions on their faces showed some disapproval.
Qi Bao'er smiled, "I know what everyone is worried about, but since my parents are not in Beijing, I can't let my father and grandma personally come forward to deal with the recruitment, right?"
There's no such rule, right?
Our family's situation is somewhat unique, but it's not like everyone else is like us. In the houses of several major and deputy generals who guard the border in Beijing, the heirs are only married by the housekeeper of the house or by asking the elders of the immediate family to betrothal the woman on their behalf.
It's not something unusual for us to ask our second uncle and second aunt to go on a trip on behalf of our parents. As long as the betrothal gift is not shameful, our reputation will naturally be saved."
"When the time comes, if I can't help myself, I will ask the housekeeper and Eunuch Lin to help. Don't worry, uncle and aunt."
Hearing this, Old Man Qi relaxed, poked his granddaughter on the forehead and cursed with a smile: "You have already made a clear plan in your heart, and you still come to make us happy, right?"
Qi Bao'er's head swayed with the force of her father's poke. Her big eyes blinked at him innocently. With just one glance, she could see that all the anger in Old Qi was gone. All that was left was, "Why is my little boy so awesome?"
'The sigh.
Mrs. Tian didn't understand what was different about Qi Bao'er's arrangement at first. Wasn't it just like the second brother said, the second uncle who raised pigs went to propose marriage on behalf of his father, a third-grade general?
Let's put it this way, in the past, San Lang was the one with relatively little presence in front of Old Man Qi and Old Mrs. Tian; this girl is not very lucky, her position among the brothers and sisters is too 'perfect', with two brothers above her and one below.
Four brothers and one sister, he was stuck in the middle.
No matter how fair parents and elders are, when they have more children, they will tend to ignore one or two of them, especially the ones in the middle.
Ever since San Lang was selected as a gangster who occasionally got into trouble in Beijing, we knew his status in the family.
Therefore, the old man and the old lady felt guilty towards San Lang, so they wanted to make some compensation to him in other aspects. For example, the old lady's attitude towards Li Yueying, why wasn't it a way to compensate San Lang?!
Regarding the marriage, the old man and the old lady also hope that San Lang can marry his daughter-in-law in a glorious manner, instead of having to be gossiped about by people in the capital even on the important matter of getting married.
Old man Qi saw that his wife didn't quite understand, but he didn't explain anything to his wife in front of his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren. Instead, he gave his wife a look and then turned to go with Qi Bao'er and the others.
We discussed the engagement.
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It was night, and Old Mrs. Tian, who had been asking questions all day, finally waited for Old Man Qi to return from the General's Mansion.
"How's it going? Have you chosen the wedding ceremony?"
In the evening, it started to rain light snow, and some of the old man Qi's cloak was sticky. He stopped his old wife who was about to get out of bed to serve him, took off his cloak and hung it on the screen, while taking the old man's cloak hanging by the door.
He replied while sweeping the snow off his cloak with a small broom.
"Everything has been decided. Most of them are in accordance with the rules of the capital. I added the Sitting Jade Guanyin. I found a set of silver jewelry in the warehouse of the General's Mansion. Sanlang himself has followed Zhuo Wen in the capital these years.
They earned some money and owned two shops and a village in Yong'an City, and these were added to the betrothal gift."
Mrs. Tian sat cross-legged on the bed, her head a little dizzy: "I didn't give up the silver jewelry Bao'er, why did you give up the Bao'er?"
Old man Qi looked at his confused old wife speechlessly, hung up the broom, went behind the screen to undress, and the sound came from behind the screen.
"You didn't even think about what you took out. What you took was the set that Lao/Er gave you last year, right? That was Lao/Er's income from raising pigs for more than half a year, which was nearly a thousand taels of silver.
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Are you thinking about the rank of your boss? How much is the annual salary of a third-grade general? San Lang doesn't have much income right now, so he relies on his father's wealth."
If Qian Liang dares to show off his bride price, rumors of San Lang nibbling on his sister will spread all over the capital in a matter of minutes.
He wanted San Lang to become Guaiguai's weak point, but he didn't really want San Lang as his grandson.
Before Mrs. Tian could speak, Old Man Qi's voice continued to be heard along with the rustling sound of cloth rubbing:
"The set I'm looking for is just ordinary jewelry. The whole set only costs about two or three hundred taels. Both Butler Qi and Aunt Ye said it's decent enough."
What's more, there are other betrothal gifts as well, and that set of jewelry is just for decoration, just to give Sanlang's daughter-in-law a good face.
Having said that, Mrs. Tian was worried again, "Is the Jade Guanyin that Bao'er gave me okay? Should I wait until Sanlang and the others get married before giving it away?"
Old man Qi now seriously doubts whether his old wife is suffering from the disease called "premarital phobia" that Guaguai said. It seems that her brain is getting worse and worse.
But what to do? He was curious about his old wife's inability to use her brain.
After changing into his pajamas, old man Qi jumped into bed and hugged his old wife into his arms, "Guaiguai, what you gave me is different. Guaiguai didn't give the Jade Guanyin as Sanlang's betrothal gift, but gave it to Yueying's child as a betrothal gift."
To add makeup.”
"This is the real way to show support for that kid Yueying."
Mrs. Tian also sighed: "That's right, what can make my parents feel more at ease than my sister-in-law giving such thick clothes to my sister-in-law?!"
What's more, this sister-in-law is an incredible person like their Bao'er.
Regardless of whether the second wife of the An family really loves Li Yueying, the granddaughter of their old Qi family is the most powerful one. This is a fact that can never be changed.
Whether he is afraid that his daughter will suffer a disadvantage in Lao Qi's family, or he is afraid that his sister-in-law will be embarrassed by his sister-in-law and will affect the reputation of the girls in the An family, Bao'er's move will make An Anxin feel at ease.
It also gave the An family a lot of face, and Jade Guanyin was used as a dowry. Even the princess in the capital may not be able to get it when she gets married.
Now that she was relieved about the dowry, Mrs. Tian thought about what had kept her waiting all night.
"Old man, do you really want the second son and the second daughter-in-law to help San Lang propose marriage? We can't help San Lang anymore. The status of the second husband and wife..."
Old man Qi did not answer her directly, but asked instead: "Did you forget to ask Butler Qi and Eunuch Ye to follow you obediently?"
