According to the rules, the old Zhou family has to invite guests for dinner. The two families and the matchmaker have a meal together, which is regarded as a final gift.

But Mrs. Liu and the others arrived too early. When Lao Zhou met Mr. Zhuang, he agreed too quickly. By now, they had finished talking, but the food preparation hadn't started yet.

We can't just sit and wait, right?

Fortunately, the two families were not far away. When Mrs. Liu talked about eating and drinking, she said that they had some fresh ingredients at home and could share them with Lao Zhou's family.

He also mentioned that although Xiao Ding was not a big gift, it was still an important event for the two children, and the elders in the village had always been kind to Man Bao. It was appropriate to invite the elders in the village to witness such a thing.

When she said this, Lao Zhoutou thought of giving Man Bao a family tree again.

He rolled his eyes in agreement, and asked Zhou Lang to go to the village to invite the village chief and the elderly in the village to have dinner.

Mrs. Liu also went back to invite Mrs. Bai and brought over some fresh ingredients she mentioned.

Mr. Zhuang wanted to visit his old place again and see the school.

As Mr. Zhuang's disciples, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang naturally had to follow him.

Man Bao also wanted to follow, but was held back by Lao Zhoutou.

Bai Shan could only reluctantly be pulled out by Bai Erlang.

After seeing Mrs. Liu off, Lao Zhou immediately turned around and went back to the house, where he and his wife opened the box and looked at the jade Ruyi together.

Manbao also squatted aside and watched.

Both father and daughter exclaimed in the same way, "It's so beautiful."

Qian covered the box and said, "Mom, keep it for you and send it to the Bai family along with your dowry when you get married."

Man Bao had no objection. She still had to go to the capital. Although she had Keke, she would never lose it, but her parents would not dare to let her carry such a valuable thing with her.

When Lao Zhou saw Qian hiding the things at the bottom of the box, he pulled Man Bao and said, "You are not allowed to go to Bai's house today."

Man Bao said: "I still want to go to my husband to ask for advice."

"Oh, you're not ashamed. Today you are getting engaged. What's the matter with running to their house on the first day?" Lao Zhoutou said: "You are a girl, you have to be more reserved, you know?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Sanya shouted outside the house: "Sister-in-law, Master Bai Shan is here and wants to talk to you. He also said that Mr. Zhuang is waiting for you in the school."

Old Zhoutou immediately changed his words and said, "Okay, you can go."

He whispered: "Be more reserved, you know? Let Bai Shan come to you from now on."

Man Bao nodded in agreement, turned around and ran out to find Bai Shan.

Old Zhou felt that something was not right, and it took him a while to remember, "Since I was asking for help with my homework, why didn't she bring a book?"

Qian glanced at him and then remembered, was it too late?

Bai Shan was waiting for Man Bao outside the door. When he saw her running out, he grinned at her. The two couldn't help but narrowed their eyes. They smiled at each other for a while and then calmed down a little. Bai Shan stood a stone's throw away from her.

Zhang Yuan, smiled and said: "Sir, he is in the school."

"Then let's go."

The two of them turned around and ran to the school. The fourth day of the Lunar New Year was still a good day to visit relatives, so there were not many people on the road in the village. Bai Shan got closer to Manbao as he ran. He held her hand and ran ahead.

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The two of them ran to the school in a hurry. Bai Shan stopped and held her hand while panting slightly, and let go with some regret.

Is it true that the school is so close to Man Bao's house?

The two of them walked into the school.

Mr. Xin lives in the small courtyard of the school now. People are going home to celebrate the New Year. The door is locked, so of course they can't go in.

But the door of the school was open, and Mr. Zhuang just came here to sit. When he saw Bai Shan and Man Bao coming in from the outside, he smiled and asked: "Didn't you say you went back to get the books? Why did you bring Man Bao here?"

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Bai Shan's ears were slightly red, but his face was serious, "Sir, it's too cold in the school. You'd better go home. I've asked someone to light a brazier in the study. We can talk while warming ourselves."

Bai Erlang also felt that the school was too cold, and the windows were still leaking wind. They didn't feel anything wrong while they were standing, but it would be uncomfortable if they sat here and talked.

Mr. Zhuang looked at Bai Shan and Man Bao, smiled, and nodded in agreement.

The four masters and apprentices went to Bai Shan's study and sat around the fire pot. The servants brought two plates of snacks and tea.

Bai Shan sat next to Man Bao, and very obediently asked his husband for the questions he had accumulated during this period.

After answering his questions, Manbao quickly eliminated many questions and asked the remaining questions of his own.

Bai Erlang came last, but Mr. Zhuang did not answer them one by one as he explained to Bai Shan and Man Bao. Instead, after he raised the question, he clicked on Bai Shan and Man Bao and asked them to answer, while he made the final additions on the side.

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Bai Erlang has long been used to it. Regardless of who answers, he always takes a small note and writes down some key sentences.

He glanced at the two people sitting by and eating snacks, and felt a little aggrieved. Why did he need to write down all his questions in a notebook to remember them, but Bai Shan and Zhou Man could write down all the questions with bare hands?

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The most disgusting thing is that they don't remember the answers.

Bai Erlang thought to himself as he memorized it, hoping that they would not be able to memorize all the answers later.

Mr. Zhuang looked at the three children sitting below him and sighed with emotion, "You have all grown up."

Bai Shan and Man Bao were embarrassed, but Bai Erlang said: "Sir, we are still young."

Mr. Zhuang reached out and patted his head and smiled slightly, "Okay, you will be an adult after we get engaged. Erlang, although you are a junior brother, you are older than them, so you should be more stable."

"We will set off after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. You also need to prepare your luggage. This time we go to Beijing, I'm afraid we won't be able to come back until the Chinese New Year."

So, just bring whatever you want to bring, so as not to have to ask someone to help you deliver it later, which is too troublesome.

Because there were so many people there, and they were all people they were close to on weekdays, the three of them didn't feel homesick yet, even though they knew that this time away from home would probably be the longest time they had grown up.

Bai Erlang suddenly thought of something and was a little gloating, "Then my eldest brother also has to stay in the capital for a year? It's over. He has not yet engaged at this age. When can we get engaged?"

Mr. Zhuang:……

Bai Shan and Man Bao: "...What makes you happy about this?"

Mr. Zhuang also patted him on the head, laughed and scolded him: "Naughty, be careful when you turn around, your dad will beat you up."

Mr. Bai is not at home for the time being, so the only people who went to Lao Zhou's house for dinner today were Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Bai.

Mrs. Bai rarely went to eat with other people in the village, but this time she was invited by Mrs. Liu herself, and it was because Bai Shan was engaged that she went.

But she went back soon, but the old people and village chiefs in the village stayed and ate from lunch to dinner.

Lao Zhoutou held their hands and talked a lot, and emphatically mentioned that Man Bao's child would have a surname of Xia in the future, so could Man Bao be accommodating in the family tree and forget about remembering Xia?

Just remember the week.

After all, the Zhou family is a small clan, and there are not so many rules in the clan. Since old Zhoutou has sincerely admitted that he has guaranteed that Manbao will have a descendant named Xia, then Zhou Yin is not considered a breach of trust, and the Zhou family is not considered a breach of trust.

They broke their trust, so the old people turned a blind eye and agreed.

Man Bao did not change his surname, and was still named Zhou Man under Zhou Yin's name.
Chapter completed!