After being relatively speechless for a long time, Shen Yunyao finally thought of sending He Yu away.
She and Wei Yunjing were finally the only two people left in the private room.
"Actually, I asked Miss Shen out today mainly because..." Wei Yunjing broke the silence in the room first, "Mainly because I have something I want to say to Miss Shen face to face."
"Don't worry, I have something for you." Shen Yunyao remembered the gift she had brought, and quickly took out something wrapped in a silk handkerchief and put it on the table, pushed it in front of Wei Yunjing and said, "You Open it and see if you like it."
Wei Yunjing opened the silk handkerchief and found that there was a book inside.
"You said in your letter before that you couldn't buy this book anywhere in Qixian County. I asked someone to go to Taiyuan Mansion to buy it. I originally planned to send it to you with the letter yesterday, but you happened to have an appointment with me, so I just brought it to you. Come, let’s see if you bought the right one.”
"Yes, that's right, it's this one." Wei Yunjing looked surprised, but instead of flipping through the pages in a hurry, he looked up at Shen Yunyao, "Thank you, I didn't expect that I just mentioned it casually, and you actually Keep this in mind.”
"As long as you use it." Shen Yunyao's cheeks turned red at the sight of him, and she lowered her eyes and added in a low voice, "Actually, not just this sentence, but every word you said, I will keep it in mind."
"So Miss Shen also remembered that my family was poor and asked the messenger not to accept any more money from me?"
Shen Yunyao was originally full of tenderness, but she didn't expect Wei Yunjing to say such a sentence suddenly. She immediately panicked and hurriedly explained: "Master Wei, listen to me, I don't mean anything else, it's just..."
Wei Yunjing said, "Miss Shen, although Wei's family is poor, he can support himself. You don't have to do this. And this book, no matter how much you spent, I will return it to you."
Shen Yunyao bit her lower lip lightly, tears began to well up in her eyes. She felt that she had been very careful to protect Wei Yunjing's self-esteem, but she didn't expect that it still hurt him in the end.
"Sorry, I……"
Before Shen Yunyao finished speaking, she heard Wei Yunjing's tone suddenly become gentle again: "Of course, I am not a ungrateful person. I am deeply grateful for Miss Shen's kindness towards me." .”
"These are all small things. Can't I even give you a book?"
"Miss Shen, you have to be clear about money. This is Wei's principle in life."
When Shen Yunyao heard what he said, she couldn't help but feel a little depressed, and she lowered her head and stopped talking.
Wei Yunjing suddenly reached out and took Shen Yunyao's hand on the table.
"Mr. Wei, what are you doing..." Shen Yunyao had never been held by a man before. She was so panicked that she didn't want to break away.
Wei Yunjing grabbed her hand and asked: "Miss Shen, do you know why I have to calculate the money between you and me so clearly?"
"Why?" Shen Yunyao's face was flushed at this time, her heartbeat was so fast that it almost broke through her chest. Her mind could no longer move, so she just subconsciously followed Wei Yunjing's words and asked.
"Because I hope that when I come to propose marriage in the future, I will be innocent and upright." Wei Yunjing's voice was full of affection, "If I spend your money, how do you want me to face your parents in the future? If you can stand tall and ask them to marry you to me!"
Shen Yunyao felt like her head was boiling, bubbling, and she could no longer think at all.
"What are you proposing? What are you talking about?"
Shen Yunyao was originally attracted to Wei Yunjing and didn't think about it that far.
Suddenly I heard the other party talking about marriage, and I was startled. I was about to pull my hand back as I spoke.
However, Wei Yunjing added his left hand, wrapped her hand in his palm with both hands, and said in a deep voice: "I know that you and I are very different in status now. I shouldn't think too much about it, but I But I can't control my heart.
"Miss Shen, I took the college exam two days ago. My husband said that I can take the provincial exam next year, so I have the courage to ask you, if I go to your house to propose marriage after I win the exam, are you willing?"
After hearing this, Shen Yunyao was panicked, but a hint of sweetness gradually appeared in her heart.
"Marriage is the order of my parents. There is no room for me to comment on the matchmaker's words..." Shen Yunyao's voice became softer as she spoke, "What's the use of just being willing!"
When Wei Yunjing heard the last sentence, his eyes instantly lit up.
"Then you mean you are willing, right? I heard you said you were willing!"
Shen Yunyao was so shy and sweet when he said it that she wanted to cover his mouth with her hands and said angrily: "What are you shouting? Everyone outside will hear it!"
"You promised me, and I want everyone in the world to hear it!"
As Wei Yunjing spoke, he suddenly let go of his hand, took out a small jade pendant from his arms, and mustered up the courage to stuff it into Shen Yunyao's palm.
"Although this jade pendant is not of very good quality and is not worth much, it was my mother's dowry back then.
“When I was a child, I was naughty and took it out of the box to play with. My mother saw it and quickly put it away, saying that she would leave it to her future daughter-in-law and she must not let me break it.
"It's a pity that my mother died so hard that she left early and never had the chance to see me get married and have children..."
The drop-shaped jade pendant is only the size of the little finger, and as Wei Yunjing said, it is the most common white jade material, and the quality of the jade pendant is not very good.
Normally, Shen Yunyao wouldn't even bother to take a second look at something of this quality, and she would feel unable to give it to a maid.
But today, she clutched the jade pendant as if she had acquired some rare treasure.
Wei Yunjing wrapped his hands around Shen Yunyao's hand holding the jade pendant, held it in his hand and said, "Since you accepted the jade pendant, I will treat it as your promise to me."
"I, I just brought it over to see who promised you..."
Wei Yunjing didn't care about that, and vowed: "Miss Shen, I will work hard to study and make progress, and I will definitely live up to you!"
"Then you still call me Miss Shen..."
"Yun Yao!" Wei Yunjing immediately changed his words.
The two of them made a private decision in the private room and chatted sweetly for a long time. It was not until Wei Yunjing was about to go back to the college for afternoon classes that they reluctantly parted.
Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Yunyao hurriedly went to the store to buy a bunch of silk handkerchiefs and silk threads, then left the city and got on a mule cart and headed back home.
On the way back, Shen Yunyao kept playing with the jade pendant in her hand, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.
After returning to the Shen Family Courtyard, before she could sit down and take a breath, Chunlan came over and said, "Second Miss, the old lady invites you."
"What does grandma want to see me for?" Shen Yunyao asked, "I'll change my clothes and go over right away."
Chunlan looked at her with sympathy and said, "Second young lady, please don't waste time. Just follow this slave!"
