The journey was quick.
By the time he got back.
It wasn’t even dark yet.
Upon returning, not seeing Wang Xiuzhen and the others, Su Ping’an asked Liang Yumei and found out that Xie Li was not only staying at their house but also helping Wang Xiuzhen with chores.
He strode towards Jiang Yan’s workshop.
Wang Xiuzhen saw Su Ping’an return, and before she could say anything, he grabbed Xie Li and pulled her outside.
“What exactly do you want!”
Su Ping’an questioned her.
Xie Li, treated this way, instantly had tears in her eyes, “What’s wrong with me coming to see your family? You don’t like me, so I can’t come? What about me is so unlikable?”
Wang Xiuzhen, hearing this, came out and immediately hit Su Ping’an a few times, “How can you treat a girl like that? Look how upset she is crying!” Wang Xiuzhen started scolding him again: “I think you’re just making excuses. If you really have feelings for Xie Li, would you bear to see her cry? If you really do have feelings, wouldn’t you at least try before giving up?”
Su Ping’an didn’t say anything.
Wang Xiuzhen was truly at her wits’ end with him.
She didn’t know what to do, so she went to Jiang Yan to discuss it.
She found out that Su Ping’an indeed liked Xie Li, but chose to give up because he was worried that her family would not approve of their relationship.
Jiang Yan spoke up: “I really don’t know much about Xie Li’s family situation, but her eldest brother seems quite decent. Cousin Ping’an could actually give it a try, so there wouldn’t be any regrets, right?”
“I’ll listen to whatever you suggest.”
After saying this, Wang Xiuzhen asked Jiang Yan to help persuade him.
Jiang Yan hesitated for a moment but agreed.
When Su Ping’an saw Jiang Yan coming, he guessed what she was going to say. He asked, “Da Ya, are you here to persuade me too?”
“Actually, I didn’t want to come, but I don’t want you to have any regrets, nor do I want you to be preoccupied with other things while doing something, so I came.”
Jiang Yan sat down beside Su Ping’an and said.
Actually.
Su Ping’an had never imagined that he would fall for a girl like Xie Li.
“Da Ya, she even fought with your third sister before, how could you…”
Jiang Yan looked into the distance and said, “That was in the past. Besides, I’ve been with Xie Li for quite some time now, and I think she’s not a bad person. If you like her, you should try. What if it works out?”
…
In the end, Su Ping’an decided to give it a try.
The next day.
Wang Xiuzhen, Su Lao’er, along with Jiang Yan and her sisters, accompanied him to the county town.
In the county town.
Xie Tong had been looking for his sister so frantically that he was almost driven mad.
She had disappeared without a trace, and he thought she might have been kidnapped.
When he saw Jiang Yan and the others returning with her.
Xie Tong stepped forward to inquire: “Where have you been these days? How come you’re with Miss Jiang and them?”
Before Xie Li could speak.
Wang Xiuzhen stepped forward and said bluntly, “Are you Xie Li’s eldest brother? I am Su Ping’an’s mother, and this is his father. We are here to propose marriage.”
“Propose marriage?”
Xie Tong was bewildered.
Xie Li whispered beside him, “Brother, I like Su Ping’an, and I want to marry him.”
Before.
Xie Li hadn’t mentioned Su Ping’an to him.
Xie Tong thought it was because he had helped her before, but now he realized it was something else.
Xie Tong sized up Wang Xiuzhen and the others and said, “My little sister’s marriage isn’t something I can decide…”
“I just brought them to meet you, and then we’ll take them back to meet our parents.”
Xie Li said.
Xie Tong: “…”
How did she end up liking Su Ping’an?
Xie Tong called Xie Li to the backyard to talk: “Little sister, are you serious? Is it not for some other reason that you want to marry him?”
Xie Li pouted and said, “Brother, of course, I’m serious. How could I mess around with my own marriage? Am I that foolish?”
Seeing that she was serious.
Xie Tong said with mixed feelings, “What do you like about Su Ping’an?”
“Brother, don’t look down on him. Su Ping’an might just be a shopkeeper, but he’s handsome, kind-hearted, his family is good, and his home is quite nice, there’s nothing bad about him.”
Xie Li went on and on about how good he was.
Upon hearing this.
Xie Tong realized where she had been all this time. He said sternly, “Did Su Ping’an deceive you into going to their house?”
Realizing she had let something slip.
Making her brother think too much.
Xie Li quickly defended, “Brother, what are you talking about? I went to their house on my own, and Su Ping’an found out and came looking for me. At first, he was worried that our family wouldn’t agree, so when I asked him, he wouldn’t admit to liking me.”
Xie Tong’s expression softened a bit: “At least he has some self-awareness.”
“Brother, I really like Su Ping’an so much, I miss him when I don’t see him for a day. Please help me, okay?” Xie Li tugged at her brother’s sleeve, shaking it.
Xie Tong was reluctant for his sister to marry into that kind of family.
But seeing how much she liked Su Ping’an.
He didn’t say anything more in opposition: “This matter still depends on whether our parents agree. If they don’t, my words won’t make a difference.”
“Then come back with us.”
Xie Li moved closer and said.
Xie Tong agreed.
Since it was getting late, they didn’t go back that day.
The next morning, they set off with Su Ping’an and the others.
Their home wasn’t very far from the county town, but it wasn’t close either. They walked from morning till night to get there.
Looking at the manor in front of them.
Su Ping’an felt that Xie Li’s family was wealthier than he had imagined.
But having made the decision.
There was no reason for him to back down.
As the gates of the manor opened, Su Ping’an walked in with them calmly.
Jiang Yan was also quite composed.
However, compared to them, Wang Xiuzhen and Su Lao’er were less calm.
Because they were worried.
That Xie Li’s family might not agree to Su Ping’an and Xie Li being together.
When they entered, someone had already gone to inform Xie Li’s parents, so it wasn’t long before they met Xie Li’s parents.
Xie Li’s father was called Xie Tian, and her mother was called Yun Su.
They had four children; Xie Tong was the eldest, followed by Xie Li, Xie Xiang, and Xie Li was the youngest.
Currently, the second and third brothers, like Xie Tong, were out doing business.
Only they were at home.
They invited Su Ping’an and the others to sit in the living room.
After a few casual conversations.
Su Lao’er explained the purpose of their visit.
They had actually come to propose marriage!
Xie Tian fixed his gaze on Su Ping’an and asked, “Young man, what’s your name? What do you do? How old are you, and who’s in your family?”
His questions came one after another.
Su Ping’an answered each one patiently.
Without a hint of impatience.
Yun Su also inquired, “What do you like about our daughter Li’er?” Wang Xiuzhen was about to be driven mad by her own son. If it weren’t for Xie Li’s parents being there, she would have given Su Ping’an a good kick.
Su Lao’er was also at a loss for words.
They all thought their son had no hope, but unexpectedly, Yun Su smiled and said, “This child of yours is quite down-to-earth.”
Xie Li chimed in from the side, “Absolutely, you can’t imagine how honest he is.”
Xie Tian slightly curled his lips and said, “Haven’t you bullied him less?”
Xie Li immediately retorted, “Dad, am I that kind of person?”
Is this really her own father?
How could he say such a thing?
Aren’t he afraid of making Su Ping’an’s parents uncomfortable?
