On the second day, the official media came to Zhou's house to reply. More than one person saw the official media's visit. After the official media left, the news spread throughout Zhoujia Village. Zhou Wangshi came immediately after receiving the news.
Mrs. Zhou Wang said enviously, "Yesterday, I heard your uncle talking about the marriage between Chang Lian and Miss Dong. I was so excited the whole night that I couldn't sleep well last night. I was always thinking about the official media's reply. I just rushed to catch up but didn't catch up. What will the official media say?"
Although it was a sure thing, Zhou Wangshi was not at ease without the confirmation from the official media. This was a big deal for the Zhou family. The better Zhou Shuren was, the better support the Zhou family could get. Besides, the Dong family had deep roots in the local area. Now that the two families had a relationship, other families would be wary of the Dong family and would be courteous to the Zhou family. This was a good thing for the whole family.
Anyone who is not jealous would be jealous. It would be great if such a good thing happened to their family. It's a pity that there is no capable person in the family. They have to admire Zhou Shuren's ability.
Zhulan was not the one who had married two daughters-in-law to her son. This was the first time she had married a daughter-in-law to her son. She was quite excited. "I replied to the letter. I just took Changlian's birth date and time to match his horoscope."
Zhou Wangshi, "Shouldn't we see each other first?"
Zhulan smiled and said, "Auntie, I forgot. Haven't you already seen it?"
Zhou Wangshi then remembered that it was not a formal meeting, but they had indeed met. "Then I'll wait for the date to be set. If you need help, just ask. Don't be polite to your aunt."
Zhulan said: "I will definitely not be polite to my aunt."
Mrs. Zhou Wang was satisfied. The more she helped, the closer the relationship between the two families became, and Zhou Shuren would be able to help his grandson more in the future out of friendship.
There was no way to hide what the official matchmaker was doing at Zhulan's house, and Zhulan didn't intend to hide it. The marriage of Chang Lian and Dong Chuchu was a big happy event, and it would seem like a shameful thing if it was kept secret, making people wonder what was wrong with Dong Chuchu. So Zhulan happily told everyone who came to inquire, and everyone in Zhoujia Village knew that Chang Lian was going to be the county magistrate's son-in-law.
Chang Lian was congratulated at school, and he was happy, but he behaved himself when he got home. Ever since he knew his family's financial situation, he realized that what he could see was what his father wanted him to see. Who knew if his father was hiding something? Based on past experience, it was not impossible, so it was better for him to be honest.
As for leaking his father's plan to offer a betrothal gift of two hundred taels, he had never even thought about it. At least his father always mentioned it from time to time. The Zhou family is a whole. If one person is bad, the whole family will be affected. Everyone who is a member of the Zhou family must always protect the family. He kept all this in mind because his father was right. If the Zhou family is not good, he will not be good either. He depends on the Zhou family for survival.
At dinner, Zhou Shuren looked at Chang Lian who was eating obediently and felt regretful. He wiped the sword and only chopped once, as he still had time to do more. In the end, Chang Lian did not jump into the trap. Zhou Shuren looked at Chang Lian from time to time, and did not hide his regret at all.
This scared the Zhou family's sons to death. No, all of them were scared except Chang Zhi.
Boss Zhou wanted to put his head in the bowl and kept repeating in his heart, Dad can’t see me, can’t see me.
Zhou Laoer ate his meal in silence, reminding himself not to try to be clever in front of his father, because his father was too cunning and he was no match for him!
Chang Lian could hardly swallow his food and was sweating with fear. He guessed right, his father was waiting for him to make a mistake. His scalp was numb and he kept telling himself in his heart that he must follow his father in the future and never fall behind!
Zhulan glanced at Zhou Shuren out of the corner of her eye, speechless. It was a pity, but it was so obvious that he did it on purpose. He was teasing his sons with a bad taste!
Zhulan looked at her two daughters-in-law. Since she found out about the family's financial situation, Zhao has changed a lot. No matter how well she concealed it before, she always looked like she had something on her mind. But since she found out about the family's financial situation, she has become more relaxed and smiles more often, as if she has gained confidence.
As for Li, Zhulan silently watched Li's silly smile. She had been grinning since yesterday. Zhulan took a closer look and found that Li seemed to have gained weight again. She was really fat because of her kind heart. Zhulan withdrew her gaze. Seeing Li's smile too much, she would want to eat buns!
The official media was efficient and the results of the horoscope matching came out the next day. Although it was not a match made in heaven, it was not bad either. Zhulan personally made the horoscope matching of Boss Zhou and Li based on her original body's memory.
This time it was the official media, and Dong Lin was keeping a close eye on it. There was nothing they could do, because they were officials. Even if we looked at Zhou Shuren again, the gap between the two families was still too big. Zhulan was very open-minded about it, and she even wished for some free time!
However, engagement in ancient times was really troublesome. The official media had to make several trips, and this was something that the two families had agreed on secretly!
On the day of delivering the betrothal gifts, Zhou Shuren invited the clan leader to go with him, and also invited young men from the clan who were studying to carry the betrothal gifts. Zhulan also met Lin's four sons and daughters-in-law.
The Dong family is also prosperous, with many grandchildren. Fortunately, there is Lin. Even though the Dong family's daughters-in-law look down on Zhulan, they still smile on happy days, but they are just hiding their feelings with their eyes. Zhulan can see clearly that Lin's daughters-in-law are not easy to deal with.
Li came with Zhulan. Actually, Zhulan wanted to bring Zhao with her, but unfortunately Zhao's face was not good enough. However, Li also had her own way. She just smiled with a silly look. The Dong family's daughter-in-law twitched her mouth and was unwilling to talk to Li. Li was relieved instead.
The betrothal gifts were sent and the engagement went smoothly. Since Zhulan's family is going to Pingzhou next year, the wedding date has also been chosen. After the county examination, February 12th is a good day!
In the afternoon, around four o'clock, the Zhou family returned to Zhoujia Village.
Zhulan was really exhausted. There were too many people in the Dong family, and she had to deal with them all by herself and handle everything properly. It was too tiring. She didn't want to move when she returned to the house.
Zhou Shuren drank a lot, but he had a good alcohol tolerance. Zhulan watched Zhou Shuren change his clothes and said, "It's really the evil ancient times. Dong Chuchu will only be fourteen next year, and they're getting married already."