Liu Ruolan went to the banquet because she actually wanted to see with her own eyes what Miss Chen was like.
It stands to reason that County Magistrate Chen is only a sixth-grade servant now. If his daughter marries Xie Ronghui, she will be marrying high.
But others didn't know it, but Liu Ruolan knew that although Xie Ronghui was the eldest son, it would be Xie Ronlang who would inherit the family property in the future. From this point of view, it seemed that the Chen family's daughter did not take much advantage by marrying him.
County Magistrate Chen's daughter Chen Jiaojiao is good-looking and seems to have a gentle and generous temperament. She must have followed Mrs. Chen.
"Jiaojiao, my daughter is lively and active, so I have to trouble you to take her outside for a walk so that she doesn't bother me again later."
Chen Jiaojiao's face turned red. Knowing that this was the elders' serious business, she resigned and took Xie Rongzhao away with her.
With the children gone and all the servants sent outside, Liu Ruolan got down to business.
"To be honest with Mrs. Chen, although Brother Hui is my eldest son, he was not born to me and the master. He was adopted from the family of Xie's family. Because the fate of this child's birth was in conflict with that of my eldest uncle, he was born this way. It was adopted into our name."
Mrs. Chen nodded. She had also heard about this matter, so it was not surprising.
"I have two sons and one daughter. Only Zhaozhao is my biological child. As for Brother Lang, he was a miserable child. He lost his parents at a young age. His relatives treated him harshly, and he was adopted by the clan elders later. Gave it to us.”
"The young master is young and handsome, I have seen him before."
"To be honest with Mrs. Chen, I am very satisfied with Jiaojiao, and I also asked Brother Hui before coming here. He also meant that our elders would make the decision."
Mrs. Chen was overjoyed. Being able to say such words meant that Xie Ronghui was also satisfied.
"I thought that since I want to be friends with Qin Jin, I have to make some things clear. I don't want to have to complain about you again in the future."
"Mrs. Xie, please speak."
After Liu Ruolan considered it for a moment, she lowered her voice: "Because Brother Hui is the eldest son of the eldest son, he will definitely inherit the eldest son's family business in the future. As for our family, most of the family property will be owned by him in the future. The younger son will inherit."
Mrs. Chen thought it was some big deal, but it was just an external thing, and she didn't care.
"My eldest uncle is now serving his two elders at home. Most of the property of my father-in-law and mother-in-law will be inherited by the eldest brother in the future. In other words, it will be inherited by Xie Ronghui. Although the Xie family's life is relatively wealthy, they cannot be compared to Compared with the nobles in the capital. I made this matter clear in advance, and I hope that after Mrs. Chen and Mr. Chen discuss it, if there is no objection, we can discuss the engagement. "
Mrs. Chen smiled and said: "Mrs. Xie, you are worrying too much. I have no objection. I think my husband will understand if you come to my house."
"Well, my children's marriage is also a big deal, so I'll wait for the good news from my sister."
Seeing Mrs. Chen's cheerful personality, Liu Ruolan became more familiar with this title.
Mrs. Chen was in a very good mood, and she talked to her about some common things. She also prepared a lot of cakes for them to take back when she left.
Chen Jiaojiao personally put the person on the carriage, and when she turned around, she met her mother's smiling eyes.
"Auntie!" Chen Jiaojiao's face turned red with embarrassment, but the corners of her mouth turned up.
"Good daughter, come on, let's talk."
On the other side, Liu Ruolan also asked her daughter on the carriage: "What do you think of this Chen Jiaojiao?"
"Sister Chen is very good. She has good looks and a good temper. If she becomes my eldest sister-in-law, we will definitely be able to live in harmony in the future."
Liu Ruolan smiled with satisfaction.
She fell in love with Chen Jiaojiao, firstly because she thought the child had a good temperament and good character; secondly, she also fell in love with the Chen family’s tutor. Neither County Magistrate Chen nor Mrs. Chen were the scheming people. Only the children born will be open-minded.
Ultimately, Liu Ruolan was worried that her daughter would be wronged in the future.
Outsiders think that she has two sons and a daughter, and she will definitely enjoy happiness in the future.
But in fact, she was worried.
Xie Rongzhao has no brothers to help him. If they leave in the future and there is a mean sister-in-law, the daughter's life will definitely not be easy.
Liu Ruolan told Xie Xiuwen about Chen Jiaojiao in the evening, but he didn't have any objections.
Since he decided to send Xie Ronghui to Magistrate Chen, it is enough to show Xie Xiuwen's trust in Magistrate Chen.
Soon, taking advantage of their free time, the two families quickly finalized the wedding date and related matters.
Liu Ruolan and Mrs. Chen agreed that when they returned to the capital, they would specially ask Mrs. Wei Xinhou to be the matchmaker and give the Chen family girls face.
Nowadays, small wedding ceremonies are fashionable when getting married.
In fact, this small wedding ceremony is a gift given to the woman after the wedding date is set.
As for the betrothal gift, some families are not particular about it and have to give it early. This is because many families expect a generous betrothal gift to support the family when they marry their daughter, so they usually ask for it at a certain time.
Fang Jiahe and Feng Manman should have given them a small wedding gift at the beginning, but Manmanniang deliberately made things difficult for them, so they just gave them the betrothal gift and other gifts.
And people with a certain status will clearly distinguish between the small betrothal and the betrothal gift, and no one can say that they don't understand the rules.
Xie Xiuwen and his family stayed at Fuyuan Villa for more than ten days. No matter how much he coveted the comfort here, he had to return to the capital.
It was only at this time that Xie Xiuwen remembered that he had changed his office and even his official robes, so he had to go and say hello to Mr. Zuopushe early.
Xie Ronghui's marriage was handled by Liu Ruolan.
The small wedding ceremony was also well prepared.
In addition to the eighty-eight taels of small silver deposits, there is also a complete set of jewelry, and other brocades, cottons, candies, etc. are naturally not left behind.
Liu Ruolan indeed invited the Gao family to help secure matchmaking, and made a special trip to Fengxian County Government Office for this purpose. The lively scene that day made many people in the county envious.
When Xie Ronghui's marriage was decided, he naturally had to write a letter back to his hometown to report it to the old man.
Xie Xiuwen could probably guess his father's thoughts, so he wrote the letter.
The letter not only explained that Chen Jiaojiao's father was an official from the sixth rank, but also mentioned that Chen Jiaojiao's father should be promoted this year. As for whether he will be a sixth-rank official or a fifth-rank official, it is currently undecided.
Not only that, Xie Xiuwen also gave a brief introduction to the power of the Chen family. For example, the old man of the Chen family is now a third-rank official, and Chen Jiaojiao also has an uncle who is serving as governor abroad, etc.
He spoke in such detail because he was worried that the old man would be dissatisfied with this marriage.
Xie Xiuwen expected it to be true. As soon as the grandfather from his hometown received the letter, he frowned at the beginning and slowly relaxed after reading the back.
"Well, that's right. The eldest grandson of my Xie family deserves to marry a wife like this. The prosperity of my Xie family in the future will depend on their father and son."
