Chapter Seventy Negotiation

  "Master, you...", seeing his own young master come out, Erzi hastily spat out the grass in his mouth and hurriedly went up to him.

  "Now go to the town and take a shortcut for me." After finishing the arrangement, he quickly got on his horse carriage.

  Is it almost dawn? Looking up at the sky, it's still quite early. Besides, yesterday I finished all my tasks in preparation for today so that I could come here to see you, young master.

  "Hurry up, what are you staring at?!" Someone in a bad mood scolded Erzi outside the carriage when he saw that it wasn't moving.

  "Yes, yes, I understand, let's go." The second son quickly jumped onto the horse carriage, picked up the whip and lashed the horse once, and the carriage started to move with a rumbling sound.

  "Haven't you fed the horse anything? Why is it so slow? If you don't hurry up, I'll have you get down and pull the carriage yourself!" A cold voice with a hint of impatience came from the carriage.

  "Yes, Xiao knows." After finishing speaking, Erzi urged the horse to run forward with a loud neigh.

  Not to mention how hard the horse was running, Erzi's little heart was completely hung up. When this young master came to the Chen family, his mood was very good, but how did it all change in just a short while?

  Anyway, following the young master for so long, Erzi has never seen his own young master being so undignified. Thinking about it, since he met that person, the young master has changed completely. It's not strange at all that he's acting out of character now.

  The two sons have their own thoughts, and Wang Zihan is also thinking about what just happened. Is he really serious about liking a girl? Why does God always play tricks on him? First, it was hard to get rid of a vagrant, and now there's someone who wants to propose a marriage.

  It seems that this method won't work for long, as she grows older it will become increasingly unsafe, so a solution must be found to keep her under close supervision.

  Taking a deep breath, Prince Wang closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage. When he opened them again, where was the stubbornness and madness of just now?

  "Halt!" The two men pulled hard on the reins, bringing the carriage to a stop at the bend. Jumping down from the vehicle, they respectfully said to those inside, "Young master, we've arrived."

  As soon as the words fell, Wang Zihan lifted the car curtain and jumped down, tidied up his own clothes, and instructed Erzi, "It's done. This has nothing to do with you, go back to Zhoujia Village and pick up Miss in the evening."

  "Yes." The two sons respectfully finished speaking and turned around to hurry back home.

  "Wait," he was stopped, and Wang Zihan thought for a moment before continuing, "If something happens to the Chen family, remember, you must hurry back and report to me." The teenager's face already had an aura that was hard to ignore.

  "Got it, Young Master." After saying that, Erzi jumped onto the horse carriage and turned around to head in the direction they came from.

  When the horse carriage was out of sight, Wang Zihan turned around and walked into the shop.

  But Chen's family saw off Wang Zihuan, and the children all looked listless. Xi Mei said angrily: "No matter who it is, we can't let our sister go."

  "Right. Can't marry off the eldest sister." The younger brothers and sisters echoed, Xi Mei shook her little head and said mysteriously, "Don't worry, the eldest sister won't be married off."

  Everyone looked at her curiously, Ruihao asked, "Why say that, did our mother say that?"

  What did her mother say? Her mother is now in a state of panic. Can you believe what the matchmaker says? Give her two bucks, and she can make the dead speak as if they were alive.

  "Oh dear. Don't ask me anymore, you'll know in a few days." Xi Mei had an air of secrecy that was driving people crazy.

  In the afternoon, after being shocked by this intense news, several children who were not interested in playing anymore wandered around the yard listlessly.

  So when Chen Tianfa just got home, he saw such a scene, put down the things in his hand, and looked at several children with surprise, "What's going on? Why are they all so miserable?"

  "Dad, you're back?" Xi Mei flitted towards her father like a little bird.

  Chen Tianfa hugged her tightly and asked, "Darling, what's going on? How could they all change into this state in just half a day?"

  Xi Mei shook her head pretending not to understand, "I don't know either, but Dad, just now a big aunt came over and seemed to say something about finding a husband for my sister."

  Hearing the conversation between the father and daughter, several children almost vomited blood. Each of them thought to themselves, "You still don't know, do you? You can lie without even blinking, and a four-year-old girl is already so cunning."

  "You said someone wants to propose a marriage for your older sister? But Xǐ Jú is still so young!" Chen Tian Fa's face was filled with incredulity as he asked.

  "Oh dear, I'm telling the truth, if you don't believe me, ask my mother." Just as Xi Mei finished speaking, Chen Tianfa put her down on the ground and went into the house to find his wife.

  This time, several children quietly hid under the window sill, putting their ears on it and listening to the movements inside.

  Hurriedly walking into the house, Chen Tian closed the door and asked Zhao Shi, "Mother, is what Xi Mei said true? Is it really true that someone came to our house today to propose a marriage?" He kept asking repeatedly like a tape recorder.

  Zhao was annoyed by her persistence and replied irritably, "Really, really, it's true. What else do you want to ask?"

  "I'm telling you, this won't do, I don't agree." Chen Tianfa strongly expressed his disagreement. After hearing the head of the household speak, several children outside the window applauded in their hearts, good job, Dad!

  Rui Xuan lightly "shh"ed, signaling everyone to be quiet, before continuing with his ear pressed against the wall. "I know you don't agree, to be honest I'm a bit skeptical too, who knows if that matchmaker is trustworthy? But what she said sounds convincing, and I have to admit I'm a bit tempted, if it's really as good as she says, I wouldn't want Da Yu to miss out either."

  After Zhao finished speaking, Chen Tianfa didn't say a word. Xi Mei shouted in her heart: Dad, you must stand firm and not waver at all.

  Afraid that her father's line of defense would collapse, Xi Mei suddenly remembered the other two helpers and, without consulting with her brothers and sisters, quickly pulled them to her eldest uncle's house for help.

  It's been a long time since I exercised, and Xi Mei ran to her aunt's house, already panting and sweating profusely. Coincidentally, Mrs. He had just returned from setting up her stall, saw that it was Xi Mei who came, and asked with surprise and delight, "Xi Mei, how do you have time to visit your aunt today? Wait, I'll go get you some delicious food."

  Sister Xi was speechless, it seems that in other people's eyes, she is just a little foodie. However, now there is no time to eat, hastily grabbing her clothes, pitifully saying: "Aunt, today someone came to my house to propose to my sister, my mother wants to marry off my sister." To add to the realism, she even had tears in her eyes.

  "What? You're saying your mother is going to marry off your older sister?" Madam He asked in a loud and incredulous tone.

  "Ah," Xi Mei nodded pitifully, this naughty girl, her mother was so good to her, yet she dared to go out and spout nonsense, tsk, tsk, when she gets home, she'll have a lot to suffer.

  "No way, I have to go take a look." The impatient He Shi couldn't help but add, "And Second Aunt too."

  He patted his head and said, "Yes, look at my memory, how could I forget this? Xi Mei, let's go and call your second aunt, and have a good calculation with your mother."

  "En" pitifully followed, led by her to find her second aunt.

  Half an hour later, the two of them had already arrived at Xi Mei's home. Xi Mei carefully pointed out where her mother was now, and the two sisters-in-law exchanged a knowing glance before heading towards that house.

  In the house, Zhao's family was also restless and didn't know what to do. Just as they saw the two sisters-in-law coming in, before they could discuss anything, they were scolded by He Shi.

  "What's going on here? Are you so poor that you're selling your daughter? How old is she, anyway? You're a heartless mother!"

  Nai Zheng heard the scolding of his sister-in-law and asked in confusion, "I didn't say I wanted to marry off Jikuu, who did you hear it from?"

  He's face turned even uglier, "You still won't admit it? Just now, Xi Mei told us all about it."

  The girl in the courtyard was heartbroken, and her mother said, "You're so easily sold out, aren't you? I haven't even had time to feel sad yet." Just then, she heard her mother-in-law speaking from inside the house, "So it's Xǐmei after all. I was wondering how you two were getting along so well. This dead girl is actually telling lies!" Zhao Shi said with a smile.

  "What? You said you didn't agree to this marriage? What's going on, I'm dizzy, hurry up and tell me." He Shi's face was urgent.

  After Zhao finished speaking, Xue and He both fell silent. Xue spoke up, "What you said makes sense too, a woman's lifelong goal is to marry into a good family, isn't it? Let's not worry about it, we'll go investigate tomorrow and see if it's as good as she says."

  He heard that and was also delighted to slap his thigh, "Right! How did I not think of it? Let's go there tomorrow to ask around and see if it's true what she said."

  "This won't do, aren't you two still setting up stalls tomorrow?" Zhao's wife hastily spoke out to stop the two sisters-in-law.

  "Look what you're saying, isn't Jiuyue's matter more important than this? Alright, let's not say anything else, we'll meet tomorrow." After finishing speaking, he pulled Xue Shi and hastily left.

  Zhao stood up and wanted to send them out, as soon as the door opened a few children rushed out, helplessly shaking his head and following the two people's pace. When passing by Xi Mei, he also glared at her fiercely, unfortunately, for someone with a thick skin, this was not painful or itchy.

  She stuck out her tongue at her mother and ran off to find her brother.

  The whole afternoon, the Chen family had their own thoughts, no one had time or energy to bother with Xi Mei. Xiao Yaotou openly took a bowl from the kitchen and gave it to him, filled with leftover noodles from noon, and he went up the mountain with a proud and arrogant attitude.

  What? You ask how to eat noodles that have been left for so long they've become a lump?

  Haha, she doesn't care, who told him to scare himself from time to time? Luckily his heart is good, otherwise he would have been scared to death. Anyway, she has delivered the things as agreed, whether they taste good or not is not her concern.

  Look at this little sly girl.