When her daughter expressed interest, Mrs. Shen wrote a letter to her husband overnight and sent someone to deliver it quickly the next morning.

A month later, Mrs. Shen received a reply from Mr. Shen, to the effect that the marriage was possible, and she also received a token of engagement.

Mrs. Shen felt relieved and quickly sent an invitation to Qin Xiaoxiao, inviting her to come over and taste the chef's new southern dishes and snacks.

Qin Xiaoxiao happily went there with gifts and had a pleasant chat with Mrs. Shen.

Half a month later, the two families formally exchanged invitations and agreed to marry Momo and Shen Bing.

It was also on this day that Shen Bing recognized Mo Mo: "It turns out to be you. What a coincidence."

Mo Mo was so nervous that he couldn't speak smoothly: "It's no coincidence that I found out your identity and begged my mother to hire you as my daughter-in-law."

After that, he briefly told the story of his search for her.

Shen Bing was extremely surprised and looked him up and down: Could it be that this guy has the same problem as him?

Mo Mo was stiff and didn't understand why she had such a weird look in her eyes.

Shen Bing coughed dryly and said with a fake smile: "That can be regarded as fate. If we didn't meet on the Mid-Autumn Night, I'm afraid this marriage would not be possible."

Momo secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Yeah, it's true."

Shen Bing looked at his red earlobes and thought this person was very interesting, so she wanted to tease him: "If you met another girl that night, would you also go to all the trouble to find her and want to be with her?" Make a marriage?"

This is an important proposition. He silently said wisely: "Of course not, what I see is you, it is you, only you!"

Shen Bing was quite satisfied with this answer. He patted his shoulders and the two brothers said kindly: "Don't worry, as long as you don't do anything that offends my taboos, I will treat you well."

After listening silently, I always felt that something was strange. Shouldn't he be the one to say this?

With this thought in his mind, he wisely did not say it out loud. He looked into Shen Bing's eyes and said seriously: "Me too."

Shen Bing didn't ask what Mo Mo was taboo about, and led him to continue walking around the garden, talking about what she had seen and heard in various places over the years.

Momo has been staying in the capital and has never seen the sights of other places. Fortunately, he has read a lot of geographical records, so he can pick up the conversation. If he doesn't understand something, he doesn't pretend to understand, but humbly asks Shen Bing for advice.

Shen Bing had a better impression of him and felt that Mo Mo was very humble, unlike some people she met who knew nothing but pretended to be omnipotent and even made excuses when exposed. She blamed women. Knowing too much hurts his face.

After the official engagement, the two people's contacts became closer. Although they could only chat in the presence of their elders, it was enough for them to deepen their understanding of each other and gradually became more and more satisfied with the marriage.

Looking at the happy eldest brother every day, Qi Qi joked: "Since I got engaged to Sister Bing, my eldest brother seems to have changed. He is not as lazy and playful as before. Sister Bing is so amazing!"

August agreed: "That's right, no wonder the old saying goes that a good wife in a family benefits three generations. If the eldest brother is so motivated, my parents can save their worries."

Momo was thick-skinned and said triumphantly: "It's not because I have good eyesight that I caught your sister Bing's eye at first sight."

Qiyue complained: "It's better for Sister Bing. If Sister Bing hadn't taken a liking to you, you wouldn't know where you would be squatting in the corner crying."

Momo pretended to be angry and pinched her face: "Why don't you say that it's because I'm good enough that your sister Bing fell in love with me?"

Qi Qiu said vaguely: "That's because Sister Bing didn't see your true face clearly!"

Momo couldn't help but let go of her hand and said, "Sister Bing has just returned to the capital not long ago and you don't have many friends. If you have nothing to do, you can go and play with her. It will be easier to get along with you when we become a family in the future."

July and August didn't object, they all said, "Okay, we also want to have more contact with Sister Bing."

The two sisters don't know Shen Bing very well, and they are worried that there will be conflicts after becoming a family. It is not a bad thing to spend more time together and develop feelings now. Moreover, they can also call Sister Lingxiu, so it will be fun for everyone to play together.

The two sisters responded happily and breathed a sigh of relief silently. They sincerely hoped that after they got married, their families would still be harmonious, unlike some of his friends who had to face all kinds of conflicts as soon as they got married, which made them exhausted physically and mentally.

After that, I went to Shen's house from time to time in July and August, and after getting acquainted with Shen Bing, I hooked up with Lu Lingxiu. The four girls have different temperaments, and it is rare that they are all open-minded people. Even if they get along, they need to get along.

As soon as they knew how to do it, they would start running against each other.

Especially Shen Bing and Lu Lingxiu. They are marrying brothers. From now on, they will be sisters-in-law who never see each other. Who is willing to compete with each other if they can coexist peacefully?

Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief now that the marriage of his two sons was settled.

Because the Shen family wanted to keep Shen Bing for two more years, the wedding date was roughly scheduled for the year after next, so Nao Nao and Lu Lingxiu's marriage had to be arranged first.

Fortunately, the Shen family knew that Nao Nao was far away in Mobei, and it would not be easy to come back two thousand miles away. They did not mind that the Princess Protector's Mansion would arrange his marriage to Lu Lingxiu first. After all, they were the ones who proposed to keep Shen Bing for two years, so they couldn't

Because of this, another couple’s marriage was delayed.

The weddings of the two sons were not held in the same year, so Qin Xiaoxiao concentrated on preparing for the noisy wedding. Betrothal gifts and other things needed to be prepared in advance, which required a thorough search of the warehouse.

But when going through the warehouse, Qin Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered that Nao Nao had her own surname. Logically speaking, the betrothal gift to the Lu family had to be paid by her and the Qin family, so it would be difficult to touch the original items in the Princess Protector's Mansion.

The plantation has made a good profit in these years, and she gets about 30,000 taels of silver every year. Excluding some expenses, she currently has about 180,000 taels on hand, including the 100,000 taels that Jing Heng secretly gave her back then.

part of the silver.

She has four children, and it is impossible for all of this money to be spent on Nao Nao's marriage. After calculation, the money she spent on Nao Nao's marriage is only 60,000 taels at most.

This 60,000 taels seems like a lot, and it can make a good betrothal gift, but compared to the Princess Protector's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion, it is very little.

It would be unsightly to have a daughter-in-law with a different marriage gift. Lu Lingxiu and the Lu family would inevitably feel uncomfortable because they felt that the power of the Nanming County Prince's Palace favored one daughter-in-law and favored another because of her daughter-in-law's different background.

Qin Xiaoxiao was in a dilemma. After thinking for a whole day, he couldn't think of a good solution, so he had to ask Jingheng for help after returning to the mansion.

"Have you been worrying about this little thing all day?" Jing Heng looked at her in disbelief, with deep suspicion in his eyes: "Have you ever felt that your brain is not full recently?"

After saying that, he reached out and rubbed her head.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't understand why he asked this, and wondered: "No, it's not. Apart from this matter, there is nothing else that embarrasses me."

Jing Heng breathed a sigh of relief and joked: "It's okay if you don't. I thought you were getting older and your brain was starting to run out."

Qin Xiaoxiao pinched his waist angrily: "What do you mean, do you dislike me for getting old?"

She is thirty-six this year. Many people become grandmothers at this age, and she is indeed not young anymore.

Jingheng held his wife's hand with a smile on his face: "You are old, and so am I. How can I dislike you."

Qin Xiaoxiao hummed: "Then what do you mean? I'm talking to you about business."

Jing Heng didn't dare to tease her anymore and said seriously: "In your heart, the four children will be treated equally no matter whose surname they have. Aren't I the same? You just count how many betrothal gifts you can prepare for Nao Nao, why don't you count mine?

Go in?"

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, and her face looked a little unnatural: "I, I'm not afraid that someone will make irresponsible remarks, saying that I was just trying to move the Jing family's things to my own house."

Jing Hengqu flicked her forehead: "Silly!"

Qin Xiaoxiao also felt that she was quite stupid and touched her forehead without blaming him.

"You have devoted everything for a few children. Am I just a show-off? You are my own flesh and blood if you don't bear my surname. I can't interfere with his family and career?" Jing Heng looked at his wife helplessly, wondering why she couldn't turn around.

Come on, spend the whole day embarrassing yourself over little things.

Qin Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said: "The things in your name can be moved, but the ones my mother gave us should not be touched yet."

The couple's property was not separated, only the accounts were kept separately. Today, Qin Xiaoxiao only calculated the property in his own name, while Jingheng's private property and public property were set aside.

Jing Heng did not object to this proposal: "Well, you don't need to touch what mother gave you. The property in our two names is enough."

Qin Xiaoxiao felt relieved and discussed with him: "Other families will leave most of their money to their sons, and for daughters, they will give it away as a dowry. I think we are not short of these extraneous things, and we will get married in July and August."

Those who make a living, the dowry given to them should be compared to the silent betrothal gift. When the family separates in the future, they will also give a share to each of the two girls."

Jing Heng nodded: "Well, it should be, but the dowry is easy to negotiate. If we separate the family in the future, we must make it clear to the two bastards and their wives in advance."

Qin Xiaoxiao understood what he meant and wrote it down.

Time flies by, and the days of July, August, and haircut are here.

This time, Nao Nao and Gu Xici asked for leave from Shangguan at the same time and rushed back from Mobei in advance.

While resting on the road, Nao Nao asked: "You have a total of forty-five days of family leave. It's enough without asking for leave. Why do you need to ask for another month?"

In fact, he already had the answer in his mind, but he just wanted to force the guy in front of him to say it himself.

Gu Xici took out the water bag and drank half of the water in one breath. He looked at his friends who had known each other for many years and said truthfully: "In August and after haircut, I will propose marriage to Uncle Jing and Aunt Qin."

Nao Nao clenched his right hand and stared at his face, ready to move: "Are you serious?"

Gu Xici said seriously: "I won't joke about this kind of thing."

Nao Nao couldn't bear it anymore and punched him in the face: "You beast!"
Chapter completed!