C6 He Came to Propose Marriage

The mother and daughter pair's breakfast consisted of a bowl of simple gluten porridge with only a small bowl of dried radish. When Xia Ying saw this, she had no appetite at all. However, in order to maintain the basic circulation of her body, she clenched her teeth and gulped down the bowl of porridge before picking up Little Seven who was in the cradle.

Xiao Qi was almost two years old, but this child was small and thin, not much older than the Gu family's elder sister Fu. Xia Ying's heart ached as she looked at her frail little sister.

Xiao Qi was still able to reveal a little bit of a child's appearance in her arms.

"She is currently curled up in Xia Ying's embrace, her small hands pulling at her sleeves." "Big sister, I'm hungry."

"Sister knows, aren't I going to scoop up your wheat bran porridge?" She carried Little Seven into the kitchen.

However, she didn't head towards the stove. Instead, she quietly took out a small bowl from the cupboard. Inside was a clear bowl of green vegetable porridge.

This was what she had hidden away with half a bowl of before stealthily pouring food for Xia Fugui and his father.

Having put it for so long, the porridge was no longer hot, so Xia Ying scooped it up and fed it to Little Seven.

When had Xiao Qi ever eaten such delicious porridge? After taking a bite, she quickly grabbed a spoon and shoved it into her mouth.

In a short moment, she had finished all of the bowl of porridge.

This wasn't enough. She held the bowl again and licked the juice from the bottom clean. The bowl that landed in her hand was as clean as if it had just been washed!

"Big sister, the congee is delicious, I want to eat more in the future!" Holding the empty bowl, Xiao Yumei looked at her with a hopeful expression.

Xia Ying's heart went soft to the point of being a mess.

"…" She hurriedly stroked the soft hair on her little sister's head. Don't worry, when my sister is rich, I will take you to eat all the good stuff in the world! This vegetable porridge is nothing compared with those things! "

"Vegetable congee?" Did you cook some vegetable porridge for this little girl? "

As soon as she finished her sentence, she heard Lady Wu's loud voice from the door.

Xiao Qi was so scared that she rushed into Xia Ying's arms, but Xia Ying quickly shook her head. Mother, you heard wrong! Didn't he give all the porridge to his father and brother? What I fed Xiao Qi is wheat bran porridge! "

"I'd be surprised if I believed you!" Mrs. Wu strode over. She picked up the empty bowl from the counter and sniffed it, then stuck her head into the cupboard and sniffed it a few times. Then her face darkened.

She grabbed the fire pincers in front of the stove and shot them towards the Xia sisters. I'll kill you two shameless bastards! Two money-losing fellows actually dared to eat porridge? Spit it out for me! "

When her fire pincers came flying over, Xia Ying had already carried Xiao Qi away.

Lady Wu, however, didn't give up and chased after her with the poker in hand, cursing nonstop.

Xia Ying ran out of the kitchen and headed straight for the main entrance. She understood very well in her heart: if they were to stay at home, Xia Fugui and his father would quickly join the battle and form a mixed battle between men and women. She and Xiao Qi were no match for them! Right now, they could only run out and cause a commotion so that the villagers would be able to see. Although they definitely wouldn't be able to escape a beating in the end, the villagers still advised them to fight it out with Xia Fugui and the others.

Thus, without hesitation, she exited through the Xia Clan's main entrance and headed straight outside.

However, she didn't expect to run into something hard the moment she stepped out of the door with Xiao Qi in her arms.

"Ouch!"

Xia Ying cried out in pain and staggered a few times. She almost fell down head first.

Fortunately, at this moment, a strong arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her up. Only then did she barely manage to regain her footing.

The moment she steadied herself, Xia Ying quickly lowered her head to look at Xiao Qi who was in her arms. How are you, Xiao Qi? Are you alright? "

Xiao Qi shook her head, her eyes wide with fear.

"Sister, they came out!"

He pointed his thin finger towards the door and sure enough, Lady Wu and Xia Fugui had already rushed out.

However, after they rushed out, they did not launch an attack. Instead, they immediately retracted the ferocious expressions on their faces and switched it to a fawning expression.

"Hey, Sister-in-Law Chen, why are you here?" Also, Master Gu, please don't ask anyone to come and greet him in advance. Our family has just finished breakfast! "

When a customer came knocking, their first reaction was actually not to give others breakfast? Three black lines appeared on Xia Ying's forehead.

However … Eh? Gu? Gu Tuo?

Suddenly reacting, Xia Ying quickly raised her head and discovered that the person who had supported her by her waist was Gu Tuo.

Although this man was the same as the last time she saw him, he still had a stern face and did not look friendly. But at least his face stunned her, this was a good thing for her!

At least this beating was spared, and Xiao Qi's bowl of vegetable porridge could be safely eaten!

And there was also the smiling Madame Chen beside him …

Her eyes immediately lit up! Are you here to propose? Have you prepared fifteen silver taels for the ceremony? "

This woman was truly …

Whenever he felt a trace of pity for her, she would succeed in dispelling any tenderness from his actions.

Gu Tuo's eyes turned cold as he let go.

Only then did Xia Ying notice that the man's arm was still wrapped around her waist!

On the other side, Madame Chen covered her mouth and laughed. Sister Ying'er, why don't you know how to be shy? Even if we were here to propose, you shouldn't have just asked! This is not something a girl like you should ask! "

Hearing this, Chen Fugui's family of three was shocked.

"…" Chen Dazhuang was extremely excited. Really? Do you really intend to spend 15 silver to marry my sister? "

With a cold expression, Gu Tuo took out a blue handkerchief. He opened the handkerchief and saw that it was filled with two white silver ingots, one big and one small.

"This is fifteen taels of silver. I'll be marrying your daughter!"

Madame Chen also laughed and said, "Brother Tuo, you're quite considerate! After coming to see Sister Ying yesterday, he had his heart set on her. Well, he came to my house early this morning and asked me to be his matchmaker! Moreover, he had actively added three taels of silver to the gift money, for a total of fifteen taels of silver! Oh, I've been a matchmaker in the village for so many years, but I've never seen a girl get so many wedding presents. It's the first time your sister Ying has gotten so many presents! What did this mean? This meant that Brother Tuo truly liked her! Sister Ying will be happy to marry him for the rest of his life! "

Hearing that she was getting more and more out of tune, Gu Tuo interrupted her with a deep voice. After I add these three taels of silver to your family's daughter who has conditions for marrying me, in addition to the first few conditions I raised, she must comply with them all, I must add another condition. Unless it is New Year's Eve, you must not come to my house to find her. "She's already married to a member of the Gu family, so she's not allowed to interfere with Xia Family's matters!"