The next day, the matchmaker came to the Zhou family to reply to the letter. More than one person saw the official matchmaker visit. After the matchmaker left, the news spread throughout Zhoujia Village. The Zhou family came as soon as they got the news.

Zhou Wang Shi said with envy: “Yesterday, I heard the boss talk about the marriage between Chang Lian and Miss Dong. I was so excited all night. I couldn’t sleep well last night. I kept thinking about the official matchmaker’s reply. I hurriedly rushed as soon as I heard, what did the matchmaker say?”

Although it was a sure thing, it had not been confirmed by the official matchmaker, so the Zhou family was not at ease. This was a big deal for the Zhou clan. The better Zhou Shuren was, the better the Zhou clan would get. The Dong family was deeply rooted in the local area. The two surnames were going to be related by marriage. Other surnames were courteous to the Dong family and would be courteous to the Zhou family. This was a good thing that benefited the whole clan.

People who were not jealous of the Zhou family before were jealous. It was great that such a good thing happened in their own clan. It was a pity that there was no capable person in their family, and they had to admire Zhou Shuren’s ability.

Zhulan wasn’t marrying off her son for the first time; she had already arranged marriages for her son twice. But that was the original body; so this was the first time for Zhulan and she felt quite excited. “They replied, just got Chang Lian’s birth chart, going to match the horoscopes now.”

Wang Zhang Shi asked: “Don’t you need to meet each other before making a decision?”

Zhulan smiled, “You forgot, haven’t we already seen each other?”

Then Zhou Wang Shi remembered that it was not a formal look at each other, but that they had indeed seen each other, “Then we are waiting to set a date. If you need help when the time comes, just ask, and don’t be polite to me.”

Zhulan said: “I will definitely not be polite to you.”

Zhou Wang Shi was satisfied. The more she helped, the better the relationship between the two families. Being intimate, Zhou Shuren can care more about supporting her grandson in the future.

There was no way to hide what the Zhulan family’s official matchmaker was doing when she came in, and Zhulan didn’t want to hide it either. The marriage between Chang Lian and Dong Chuchu was a great joy, so hiding it seemed like a shameful thing, which could make people wonder what was wrong with Dong Chuchu. So as long as anyone came to inquire, Zhulan would happily tell the story, and everyone in Zhoujia Village would know that Chang Lian was going to be the son-in-law of the County Magistrate.

After receiving congratulations at the academy, Chang Lian was happy, but upon returning home, he became reserved. Since he had learned about the family’s background, he became acutely aware that he had only seen what his father wanted him to see. Who knew if his father had hidden a few tricks up his sleeve? Based on past experience, it hadn’t been entirely impossible. It had been better to be cautious and honest.

As for leaking the plan of his father offering a dowry of two hundred taels, he hadn’t even considered it. At least, his father often emphasized that the Zhou family was whole; if one person went astray, it would affect the entire family. Everyone in the Zhou family should constantly uphold its reputation. Chang Lian had taken these words to heart because his father was right: if the Zhou family didn’t fare well, neither would he. He relied on the Zhou family for survival.

At dinner, Zhou Shuren looked at Chang Lian who was eating obediently and felt regretful. After cleaning the sword, he only cut it once. He still had to follow up. As a result, Chang Lian stopped jumping. Zhou Shuren looked at Chang Lian from time to time without any regret at all to cover up.

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Zhou Shuren is being a meany.

This frightened several sons of the Zhou family, except Chang Zhi, everyone else was frightened.

Boss Zhou wanted to put his head in his rice bowl and kept thinking silently in his heart, Dad can’t see me, he can’t see me.

Second Zhou ate in silence, warning himself not to be clever in front of his father because his father was too cunning and he was no match!

Chang Lian couldn’t eat anymore, and he was so scared that he was sweating. He guessed correctly, and his Father was waiting for him to make a mistake. His scalp was numb, and he warned himself over and over in his heart that he would definitely follow his Father in the future and never fall behind!

Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren out of the corner of her eye and was speechless. This man was regretful, but it was so obvious that he did it on purpose. He was teasing his sons in a bad way!

Zhulan looked at her two daughters-in-law. Since she learned about their family’s background, Zhao Shi has changed a lot. She used to look like she was worried no matter how well she concealed it. But since she learned about her family background, she became more relaxed and had more smiles on her face. When she got up, she felt confident.

As for Li Shi, Zhulan silently looked at Li Shi’s iron-hearted giggle. She had been giggling since yesterday. Zhulan took a closer look and saw that Li Shi seemed to have gained weight again. She was really fat-hearted and fat. Zhulan withdrew her gaze. Seeing too much of Li Shi’s smile will make her want to eat steamed buns!

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Li Shi is so cute. I picture her someone like this

The matchmaker efficiently handled the matter, and the results of the horoscope matching were available the next day. Although it wasn’t a match made in heaven, it was still decent. Drawing on her original body’s memories, Zhulan had personally taken care of the birth charts for Boss Zhou and Li Shi.

This time it was an official matchmaker, and Dong Lin Shi had her eyes on it. There was no choice; after all, the other party was from an official family. Even if they were interested in Zhou Shuren, the disparity between the two families was still too significant. Zhu Lan took it in stride; she even welcomed the tranquility that would come with it!

However, engagement in ancient times was really troublesome. The official matchmaker had to go there several times, and this was still a situation that the two families had agreed upon secretly!

On the day of delivering the betrothal gift, Zhou Shuren invited the clan chief to go with him and also invited young men from the clan who were studying to carry the betrothal gift. Zhulan also met Lin Shi’s four sons and daughters-in-law.

The Dong family was also prosperous, with many grandchildren. Fortunately, Lin Shi was here. Even if the Dong family’s daughters-in-law despised Zhulan, they still smiled on the big day. It was just that their eyes could not hide it, and Zhulan could see clearly. Lin Shi’s daughters-in-law were not good-natured ones.

Li Shi accompanied Zhu Lan, and although Zhu Lan initially wanted to bring Zhao Shi, unfortunately, Zhao Shi’s appearance wasn’t suitable. However, Li Shi had her own ways. She smiled, adopting a foolish and naive demeanor. The daughter-in-law of the Dong family twisted her mouth, unwilling to talk to Li Shi. Li Shi, on the other hand, felt relieved.

The betrothal gifts and the engagement proceeded smoothly. Since Zhu Lan’s family was going to Pingzhou next year, they also selected the wedding date. After the county exam, the twelfth day of the second month was chosen as the auspicious day.

In the afternoon, using modern timekeeping, around four o’clock, the Zhou family and their entourage returned to Zhou Family Village.

Zhulan was really exhausted. There were too many people in the Dong family. She had to deal with a few words alone, and she had to handle everything properly. It took so much effort that she was unwilling to move when she got back to the house.

Zhou Shuren had quite a few drinks, but he had a good tolerance for alcohol. Zhu Lan watched as Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and commented, “The ancient times are truly wicked. Dong Chuchu is still so young, and yet she’s getting married next year.”

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