Cheng Yi's eyes lit up slightly, but then dimmed again: "I know, but I still feel worried occasionally."
An Yan immediately asked: "Then what will happen so that you don't worry?"
Finally, when the question came up, Cheng Yi pretended to hesitate for a while, and then asked, "Yanyan, do you know why human beings get married?"
An Yan doesn't know much about human marriages, but when he was checking what to do when he likes someone, he saw a post that said, if you like someone, you should boldly propose to him and form a relationship with him. start a happy family.
He was a little uncertain: "Because marriage is a way to express love?"
Cheng Yi replied: "Not only that, marriage is actually a kind of responsibility. Only those who are ready to spend their lives together will enter the palace of marriage hand in hand."
An Yan nodded with a half understanding: "So that's the case."
Cheng also added: "In addition to responsibilities, marriage is actually a ceremony, so that the two people who enter the wedding can get more recognition and blessings."
Hearing this, An Yan almost knew what Cheng Yi meant.
He immediately stated: "Does the senior want to marry me? Yes!"
Although An Yan almost understood what Cheng Yi said, he didn't really feel much about it.
He doesn't quite understand what the so-called sense of ritual means, and he doesn't feel that he needs to be recognized and blessed by others.
But since Cheng Yi is very concerned about these things, of course he chose to get married.
Cheng Yi felt heartwarming about the little guy's attitude, but at the same time couldn't laugh or cry: "I really want to marry Yanyan right away, but our current age has not yet reached the requirements for marriage."
An Yan couldn't help frowning: "Then what should we do?"
"Although there is no way to get married now, we can get engaged first," Cheng Yi said step by step. "Although engagement is not as grand as marriage, most people approve of the engagement ceremony."
Especially a big family with high prestige like the Cheng family attaches great importance to engagement. The engagement ceremony will only be held if it is confirmed that there is a high probability that the two will get married in the future.
An Yan was also insensitive to the difference between engagement and marriage, but since Cheng Yi said so, of course he would not refuse: "Then let's get engaged!"
Cheng Ye asked as if confirming, "Will Yanyan really want to get engaged to me?"
An Yan nodded immediately: "Of course!"
With a satisfactory result, Cheng Yi finally stopped trying to hide the light in his eyes, and his dark eyes seemed to be lit with starlight: "Thank you, Yan Yan."
Seeing that Cheng Yi was happy, An Yan also became happy, stretched out his arms to hug him and said, "This is what I should do."
Being hugged by An Yan, Cheng Yi almost burst into flames again, and it took him a long time to calm down before he finally stabilized.
The next morning, Cheng Yi got up early and went downstairs, sitting on the sofa in the living room and waiting for others.
Cheng's mother was the first to go downstairs. Seeing that Cheng Yi was sitting in the living room, wearing a rare suit, she couldn't help wondering, "Ah Yi, where are you going?"
Cheng Yi looked back at his mother: "I confessed to Yanyan last night, and he accepted."
Cheng's mother commented sincerely: "Yanyan is really a kind child."
Cheng Yi: "..." My mother's injuries always come so naturally.
Cheng's mother asked again, "So you're going to look for him dressed like this today?"
Cheng Yi directly responded with a heavy bombshell: "I want to get engaged to Yanyan."
"What did you say?!" Cheng's mother exclaimed in surprise, almost thinking that she hadn't woken up early in the morning, so she heard it wrong.
Cheng Yi repeated again: "I want to get engaged to Yanyan as soon as possible. Today I plan to visit the door in person and talk to Yanyan's mother about it."
Cheng's mother stared and walked in front of her son: "An Yan is only eighteen years old this year. Is it too early to get engaged to you now?"
When Cheng Yi mentioned this matter, Cheng's mother saw through his insidious plot at a glance.
The son is obviously afraid that his sweetheart is too good and will be missed by others, so he wants to tie him up early by getting engaged.
So after hearing this sentence, Cheng's mother's first reaction was to think about An Yan.
An Yan just came of age this year, coupled with his pure nature, and it was the first time someone confessed to pursuing him, so he easily agreed, maybe he will look down on his son in the future
Cheng Yi glanced at his mother, and said in a very serious tone, "I won't let Yan Yan regret it."
Cheng's mother sat down opposite Cheng Yi, sighed and said: "An Yan is such a good child, of course I have no objection to you being with him, but the problem is, An Yan's mother may not think so, right?"
As for An Yan's mother, Cheng Yi had contacted her several times before, so he probably knew what An Yan's mother was thinking.
He believed that as long as he showed enough sincerity and done enough, she would agree to it.
But facing his mother's worry, Cheng Yi just said indifferently: "If Yanyan's mother disagrees, I won't force it."
The son's attitude is so firm, Cheng's mother certainly has no reason to continue to attack him: "If An Yan's mother disagrees, I can come forward to propose an engagement request, but you have to promise that you will treat An Yan well in the future and not let him suffer. feel wronged."
Cheng Yi's heart warmed, and he promised earnestly, "I will."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Grandpa Cheng's strong and powerful voice from the stairs: "For such an important matter as engagement, of course it's best for me to mention it. When I go back and change my clothes, we will set off."
settle down.
An Yan, who just woke up from a dream, didn't know what happened to the Cheng family, because he didn't have any plans to go out today, so he went downstairs in pajamas with cartoon patterns printed on it.
"Good morning, Mom." An Yan yawned and greeted An's mother who was sitting in the living room.
Mother An seemed to be thinking about something, and she came back to her senses when she heard the voice, with an unnatural smile on her face: "Good morning, Yanyan."
Compared with last night, An's mother's mental state seems to be a little worse now.
An Yan was worried, and couldn't help asking: "Mom, why do you look so bad? Did something happen?"
"No, maybe I didn't sleep well last night," An's mother stood up evasively, "I haven't made breakfast yet, you wait a moment, I'll go..."
Before An's mother could finish her sentence, An Yan stopped her: "I'd better make breakfast, mom, you should rest for a while."
After An Yan finished speaking, she went straight to the kitchen. An's mother stared at his back for a while, and sighed heavily after thinking of something.
Although there were only two of them eating breakfast, An Yan still prepared seriously, cooked noodles, made porridge, and made some side dishes.
However, An's mother's appetite seemed to be very bad. She only ate a few mouthfuls of noodles and half a bowl of porridge before putting down the bowl and chopsticks.
"Mom, is it because my cooking is not to your liking?" An Yan was a little worried, as An's mother didn't eat much last night.
Mother An smiled and shook her head: "It's because I'm not very hungry."
Originally, An Yan really didn't intend to ask more questions. After all, everyone has their own secrets, which is normal.
But now that An's mother couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep like this, An Yan finally couldn't help it.
"Mom, I'm not a child anymore. Even if I can't help you share the burden, mom doesn't need to hide it from me." An Yan looked at An's mother seriously, and said sincerely, "So mom really can't tell you what's bothering you recently. Something to tell me?"
Hearing her son's words, An's mother's eyes instantly turned red, both because she was moved, and because the things that were suppressed in her heart reached a certain critical point, and finally broke out a little in An Yan's words.
An Yan quickly took the tissue and handed it to An's mother, and said in a flustered tone, "Did I say something wrong? If it's really inconvenient to tell me, it's okay, I just hope my mother can be happier."
Mother An pressed the corners of her eyes with a tissue. Although her eyes were still red, her face was a little more relieved.
She shook her head and said softly: "Mom is happy, my words have really grown up."
An Yan straightened his back and said proudly, "I'm already an adult, you see I'm even taller than my mother now!"
Mother An was really amused, and she finally relaxed after suppressing it all night. She sighed softly: "Actually, this matter... I should really tell you."
Having said that, Mother An stopped.
An Yan was not in a hurry to rush, but just waited patiently.
After a while, An's mother finally adjusted her state, and said slowly, "Yanyan, do you still want to know who your father is?"
An Yan was stunned by this question, and couldn't even understand the meaning of this sentence for a while.
After carefully recalling it, he found some fragments from the memory of the original owner.
The little human An Yan was scolded by others as a wild child without a father. After returning home, he cried and asked An's mother: "Mom, who is my father? Why have I never seen him? Is he Don't want us?"
At that time, An's mother looked sad, but she didn't answer these questions directly. She just comforted Xiao An and said, "Don't cry, is someone bullying you? Don't be afraid, mom will protect you."
When the human An Yan was still young, such scenes happened many times. Sometimes he cried and questioned An's mother, sometimes he questioned An Yan with anger, and sometimes it was a quarrel that extended during a dispute. .
But no matter what the situation is, An's mother has never answered these questions directly.
Later, probably because he realized that he could not get the answer, the human An Yan stopped asking, and these questions were gradually forgotten in the corner.
Perhaps these problems are not forgotten, but carefully hidden and dare not touch them again.