Shen Yuange sat in the main seat, Shen Luo sat beside him, and Shen Mumu insisted on sitting next to him. She knew that Shen Luo had left home to practice Taoism, so she had a lot of questions to ask Shen Luo, but her parents were by her side, so she couldn't open her mouth.
The second lady sat on their sides with Shen Ci, her face filled with joy, and she kept looking at Shen Luo.
It was rare for Shen Luo to see such a sincere smile on Er Niang's face, and he always felt that something was wrong.
"Luo'er, it's a bit strange. I sent a letter to Jianye half a month ago. No matter how fast it came, you should have just received the letter. Why did you come back today?" Shen Yuange asked.
"I left Jianye a month ago and haven't received any letter from my father." Shen Luo said in surprise.
"So you didn't receive the letter. No wonder." Shen Yuange said with a smile.
"Father suddenly sent a letter to me. Is there something urgent at home?" Shen Luo frowned and asked.
"Brother Luo, it's not an urgent matter, but a marriage." Without waiting for Shen Yuange to speak, Er Niang spoke first.
When he spoke, his eyes and eyebrows danced and he seemed very happy.
Shen Luo was even more confused when he heard this and asked, "What marriage? Shen Ci and Mu Mu are still young, they can't get married now, right?"
"It's not their marriage, it's yours." Er Niang raised her hand and pointed at Shen Luo and said.
"My marriage? Don't joke with me, Second Mother. I went into the mountains to practice Taoism, so how can I have a marriage?" Shen Luo waved his hand.
"Luo'er, your second mother is not joking. It is indeed your marriage, and it was an engagement that was arranged for you since you were a child. It's just that you were troubled by evil spirits before, and your fate was worrying, so I never thought of mentioning this to you." Shen Yuange also said.
"Father, what is going on?" Shen Luo frowned.
"Your fiancée's name is Nie Caizhu. She is the daughter of a distant aunt of yours. She is two years younger than you, so she is your cousin. Although your aunt is not your mother's biological sister, they have a very good relationship. Your marriage was also agreed upon by them."
"Father, since we have such a distant relative, why haven't we seen each other interacting since childhood?" Shen Luo frowned slightly and asked.
He was a little overwhelmed by this sudden marriage proposal, but he subconsciously resisted it.
"This is a long story. Your cousin and her family moved to Yunzhou many years ago, and ran a restaurant and a pawn shop there. It is said that they had already established themselves and were quite wealthy. But later, after your mother passed away, your cousin's mother also passed away, and our two families almost lost contact." Shen Yuange said slowly.
"Since we have lost contact, why are you suddenly mentioning this marriage?" Shen Luo asked again.
"After the two families lost contact, neither side mentioned the fulfillment of the contract again, so I just pretended that it never happened. But just half a month ago, your cousin suddenly came all the way from Yunzhou to find me." Shen Yuange said after a pause.
"Is it the Nie family who took the initiative to fulfill the contract?" Shen Luo said with some surprise.
"The strange thing is that the person who came was not the head of the Nie family, but your cousin herself, who came to our place with a personal maid." Shen Yuange said with a strange look on his face.