Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1504 - 319, Betrothal (Third Watch of the Night)

Shui Xian repeatedly waved her hand: "No need, no need, my mother’s health is already much better. I just want to help nourish her body. Slave thanks Miss for her concern."

Since that was the case, Lin Yuan didn’t persist further and let her go back to the mansion to get an advance of silver from Butler Zhou.

"Don’t you find it a bit strange?"

After Shui Xian left, Xia Zheng twirled a strand of her hair by her temple while curiously asking her.

Lin Yuan raised her eyebrows, her eyes revealing comprehension: "Strange? How so? The two of them are as close as sisters; it’s only natural for one to help the other in times of trouble."

Xia Zheng curled his lips, brought the strand of hair under his nose, and took a pleasant sniff, remarking: "It smells good."

Lin Yuan’s face flushed red, and she snatched her hair back from his hand with a huff.

Xia Zheng hugged her more tightly and chuckled. Suddenly, seeming to think of something, he buried his head in her neck with a hint of resentment and mumbled: "The end of the year is coming, and the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month is Lan Hua’s wedding day. She’s a year older than you; last year at this time, she was already engaged to Xiao Ma!"

Lin Yuan raised her eyebrows with inner amusement, thinking that this fellow was pondering marriage matters again.

However, she was fourteen this year, indeed the age to become engaged. Moreover, since returning from the Lin family’s valley, Lady Liu seemed to have already started preparing her dowry, and Princess Anle was even more anxious, as if she couldn’t wait to marry Lin Yuan into her household.

After the incident with Yao Hanai a few days ago, Xia Zheng was also eager. Yet Lin Yuan always felt that until she could clear up the matters concerning Su Qiuyu and the others, she would feel uneasy even if she got engaged to Xia Zheng.

"Just the other day, I overheard mother and the others talking; they said that once big brother returns from Xiliang, they will arrange our engagement. What do you think?"

Xia Zheng suddenly whispered such words into her ear, causing Lin Yuan’s heart to leap violently, and her body stiffened.

Sensing the unnaturalness of the person in his arms, Xia Zheng’s heart sank inexplicably, but he still managed to feign cheerfulness: "It’s okay, if you think it’s too soon, we can still..."

"No, it’s not that."

Xia Zheng was startled and instinctively asked: "What isn’t it?"

Lin Yuan smiled, having recovered from her initial shock, and turned to face a slightly disappointed Xia Zheng, saying: "I didn’t mean I disagreed just now; it’s just that when you suddenly mentioned engagement, I was momentarily caught off guard."

Seeing Lin Yuan’s smiling eyes and the clear joy and slight shyness in her gaze, Xia Zheng almost couldn’t believe it.

He gripped Lin Yuan’s arm tightly, so excited he almost couldn’t find his voice: "You just said, it’s not that you disagree? Does that mean you agree? Yuanyuan, you agree to get engaged to me?"

Shaken by Xia Zheng’s excitement, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, her voice clear and resounding: "Yes, I agree. I’ve been dreaming of marrying you!"

"It should be ’I’ve been dreaming of marrying you!’" Xia Zheng embraced Lin Yuan in his arms, his voice choked with emotion.

The room echoed with the excited breathing of the two people, and each felt extremely at peace feeling the other’s heart beating rapidly in their chests.

After a long while, Lin Yuan heard Xia Zheng’s voice softly ringing in her ear: "Yuanyuan, I will give you a grand wedding ceremony. The entire Capital city will cheer for us, and all the people will bless us. Yuanyuan, I’ll give you all my most precious possessions. I’ve waited for you for three years, and finally, the day has come."

The warm breath from Xia Zheng’s words tickled Lin Yuan’s ear, making her heart itch with amusement and her laughter even more joyful.

"Alright, but for the wedding day, the wedding cakes, outfits, and all other matters will be my responsibility, okay?"

Xia Zheng chuckled, nodding eagerly like a pecking chicken: "Okay, whatever you say goes. As long as you’re willing to marry me, anything is fine by me!"

Lin Yuan burst into laughter, glancing sideways at the beaming Xia Zheng and teasing: "Aren’t you afraid I’ll spend all your wealth away?"

"Spend! Spend as much as you want!"

Xia Zheng exclaimed cheerfully, flinging his sleeves as though scattering all his wealth: "Isn’t the point of a man making money to let his wife spend it? If you don’t even have that bit of silver, what’s the use of having a wife?"

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