Another month has passed in the blink of an eye.
On April 15, Lu Lingchen gave Tao Qianqian a note.
Tao Qianqian asked: "What is this?"
"My mother's WeChat ID, please give it to auntie, there are some things to discuss."
"Ah? What are we discussing? Is your mother coming to Beijing?"
"I don't know her schedule."
Tao Qianqian felt anxious and handed the note to her mother.
After another half month, she kept watching her parents' faces and found the smile that couldn't be hidden on her mother's face, so she felt relieved.
At 9 a.m. on May 1, some relatives came to the house, mainly members of Yan Zhen's family, including Yan Zhen's mother Li Shuyun, her brother Yan Fumin and three middle-aged women, all of whom were Tao Qianqian's aunts.
Yan Zhen's father, Yan Heng, is a deputy G-level official, ranking very high, second only to those in the Presbytery. He usually lives in a solitary life and rarely shows up; Yan Zhen's brother, Yan Fumin, serves as the deputy B commander of a certain department in the capital. Administrative level four; she also has two younger brothers working in other places, and because of their young age, their ranks are relatively low.
Tao Qianqian quietly asked her sister: "What are these people doing here?"
Tao Jingjing rolled her eyes: "I don't know!"
At 9:30, Lin Qiuhong also arrived.
Tao Qianqian hurried forward and asked, "Master, why are you here?"
Lin Qiuhong smiled and said: "Silly boy, today is your good day, I want to get you engaged!"
"Ah?" Tao Qianqian was startled, covering her red lips with her delicate hands: "Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
"What, you don't want to?"
"I..." Tao Qianqian's face turned red, and she was happy and a little surprised. She didn't expect it to happen so quickly, thinking it would take a few years.
Lin Qiuhong smiled and said: "It's just a 'bundling', also known as 'Naji' and 'Nazheng'. The man sends a betrothal gift to the woman to confirm the relationship. As for when to get married, we can discuss it later."
"Oh." Tao Qianqian was happy but a little panicked, and hid in the bedroom on the second floor with brisk steps.
After a while, she heard the two aunts below shouting in a low voice: "Coming, coming!"
"Hey, why are there only two people here? The boy following behind is Lu Lingchen. I have met him before. Who is the young woman walking in front?"
"No matter who it is, something is wrong! The Lu family's pretensions are too great! Their son is engaged, and the parents, Lu Qingshan and Mei Lingshang, should have one of them! Our Yan family is also a reputable family! Lu What you do is so bullying!"
Hearing this, Tao Qianqian's heart skipped a beat. She quickly came down from the stairs and stood at the stairs looking towards the door.
She saw her boyfriend Lu Lingchen, with empty hands, standing behind a beautiful woman. The woman looked to be less than thirty years old. She had a fairy-like appearance, willow eyebrows like smoke, white teeth and starry eyes, elegant and leisurely, just like Lu Lingchen's sister. .
This beautiful woman was also empty-handed. She didn't look like she was here to get engaged, but she seemed to be breaking up.
For this reason, the faces of the Yan family looked very ugly. Even Yan Zhen and Tao Shuguang felt heavy in their hearts, worried that something had happened to their marriage.
Yan Zhen thought to herself: "My daughter Qianqian is so beautiful that she doesn't have to marry into the Lu family! If the Lu family doesn't agree, why didn't you tell me earlier? I made an agreement with Mei Lingshang through WeChat two days ago, what do you do? Can you change your mind? It doesn't matter if you change your mind, isn't this cheating my daughter Qianqian?" She was very afraid that her daughter would not be able to think about it and would cause trouble next.
At this time, the beautiful woman who walked into the courtyard said with a smile on her face: "I am Lingchen's mother, Mei Lingshang. I came specially to visit Tao's house in Shangjing. I'm sorry, I should have been here a long time ago."
Everyone was surprised: "Huh? Are you really the chess fairy Mei Lingshang? Why are you so young?"
"I can't believe it!"
Mei Lingshang is a great figure in the Go world. Her date of birth can be found on the Internet, and she should be 50 years old. But since she married into the Lu family, she has gradually withdrawn from the chess world and no longer participates in various competitions. She rarely leaves Kunlun Mountain and only teaches chess to the chess academy through the Internet. When she was playing chess, she deliberately appeared to be middle-aged. In fact, she had become a spiritual witch and her true appearance was very young.
Lin Qiuhong took two steps forward and said, "Senior sister, you are finally here."
Both of them are Jiang Qiuyun's disciples, Mei Lingshang is the senior sister, and Lin Qiuhong is the junior sister. There is an age difference of more than ten years.
Mei Lingshang smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Lin Qiuhong said: "It's not hard work. I'm very happy to be able to accept Qianqian as my disciple. This child has good qualifications and is a good match for Lingchen." She turned around and shouted: "Qianqian, come here quickly!"
Tao Qianqian looked nervous and her palms were sweaty. She walked over with hesitation, stood in front of Mei Lingshang, and called softly: "Auntie."
Mei Lingshang's face was as warm as spring breeze, and she said: "Good boy, don't be nervous. Although you haven't seen me, I have seen you a long time ago."
"Auntie, how come you have seen me?"
"I came to Shangjing two or three years ago, and I went to the Ancient Martial Arts Academy to watch you train. I watched you for more than half an hour!"
"Huh? Really?"
Yan Zhen was listening, and she finally let go of her worries, thinking: "God bless! The other party has no intention of regretting the marriage. As for not bringing the betrothal gift, although it is not in line with etiquette, there is still a chance to make up for it. The Lu family You are a super rich man, why can’t you afford the bride price? I just don’t like to be bound by common etiquette.”
The old lady and two aunts were not satisfied, and looked at each other coldly, feeling that they had lost the Yan family's face.
At this time, Mei Lingshang waved her hand, and three gift boxes suddenly fell in front of her. The gift box in the middle was larger, and the gift boxes on both sides were not too big.
She first opened the gift box in the middle, which contained some silk and satin: "These are clothes made of 'dragon silk'. They are divided into four sets for spring, summer, autumn and winter. They are not only comfortable to wear, but also have a self-defense effect, and are stronger than body armor. "
The Yan family were slightly moved when they saw it, but they didn't think it was so precious. They are not warriors and do not know the value of dragon silk clothes.
Mei Lingshang opened the box on the left again, which was filled with jewelry. The glass was filled with green bracelets, necklaces, ruby, topaz, black jade, and all kinds of rare gems. The colors were bright and dazzling!
Seeing these jewels, all the women present opened their eyes wide!
The Yan family is considered a wealthy family, so it's not that they can't afford jewelry, but since the state monopolized jade and jade, there are very few high-quality jade stones on the market, and it's even harder to see so many top-quality jewelry!
They whispered: "It's so beautiful! This box of jewelry is more precious than Shili Hongzhuang!"
"The Lu family is really a wealthy family, how can we find so many treasures!"
"Qianqian is so lucky!"
Lin Qiuhong stood nearby and smiled, thinking: "My father-in-law is the leading jewelry collector. The 'Qingfeng Jewelry Shop' co-founded by my family and Lu Xinyuan is not only the largest jewelry store in China, but also has many foreign jewelry stores. shares in the store." She didn't know that Lu You was Lu Cheng, and thought the jewelry might be from "Qingfeng Jewelry Store".
