Mother Zheng pointed to the chair next to her and said, "You two sit down, I have something to say to you." ”

Waiting for Zheng Xiaowen and Yang Yilin to sit down, Zheng's mother said very seriously: "Marriage is a major event in life, and the new society does not pay attention to the orders of parents and matchmakers, but there are still a lot of rules in the countryside." If Yilin doesn't inform your parents, can we see each other at home?"

"I've just been back to my hometown. Yang Yilin hurriedly said, "I talked about Xiaowen's engagement today, and my parents agreed with my marriage to Xiaowen." My parents said that I couldn't be wrong with the girl I chose, that people lived with me all my life, and that they would be happy as long as I wanted to.

"Today, my parents are at home, and they must be blessing me and Xiaowen. My parents, who had never been far away in their lives, said they wouldn't come when I got engaged, but they would come back when I got married.

"Xiaowen and I are engaged today without alarming relatives and friends, because we want to quietly enjoy our own joy. Tomorrow I will notify my friends, inform my third uncle and third aunt, and inform our relatives and friends of the Zheng family, let's find a suitable hotel and have a banquet on Saturday. ”

Zheng's mother said: "Child, I mean to say that in the past, marriage matters had to have three media and six certificates, but now they don't pay attention to these, and the adults of these two families have to meet in advance to discuss it." ”

"Alright, that's easy. Yang Yilin said, "I'll call my third uncle now, ask my third uncle and my third aunt to come over quickly, let's go to the restaurant for dinner at noon, and this matter will be complete." He got up and was about to go out.

At this moment, Zheng Xiaowen suddenly sobered up about the engagement, she went up and grabbed Yang Yilin and said, "Yilin, you can't go!"

Zheng Xiaowen said to his mother again: "Mom, the marriage contract between me and Yilin is the sun and the moon as the matchmaker, the heaven and the earth as the proof, and the two hearts are honest and sincere. Not only do we not need witnesses, but I also have a request, before the two of us get married, no one in Huayuan City can know about this matter!"

Yang Yilin was stunned when he heard these words, and he didn't answer in time.

Zheng's mother somewhat understood what her daughter meant: Alas, after all, it was because of the age difference! The girl was afraid that outsiders would talk about it, and there would be changes in the middle of the road. Forget it, forget it, there are no treats for today's engagement, so let them be.

Zheng's mother saw that Yang Yilin didn't say anything anymore, so she said: "Okay, my parents respect your opinions, and hope that you can encourage each other, help each other, make progress together, and make good results in your work in the future." ”

Yang Yilin already understood what Zheng Xiaowen meant, and he knew that it was still the age difference, and he was entangled in Zheng Xiaowen. He hurriedly said to Zheng's mother: "Auntie, don't worry, I will remember your words." ”

Zheng's mother said, "Okay, okay. Children, engagements, publicity, treats, that is for others to see. We just don't make it public, we don't invite guests, and today is also the big day for you and Nini to get engaged, which is for us to see.

"Auntie is happy today, let's go, everything in the east house is ready, Auntie will make you something to eat, let's set up a banquet to celebrate!

A few people walked out of the upper room door and came to the courtyard, Yang Yilin happily said to Zheng Xiaowen: "Today is the engagement period for the two of us, 'May Fourth' is the engagement travel of the two of us, this unintentional travel arrangement has become an ingenious arrangement, it is really beautiful!"

Zheng Xiaowen listened to this, but nodded to Yang Yilin, she was thinking about the seven years and one day, and she didn't show a smile.

The Zheng family set up a large table of food and wine, and Zheng's father, Zheng's mother, Yang Yilin, and Zheng Xiaowen all regarded this meal as an engagement banquet, and they all ate happily. It's just that Zheng Xiaowen's happiness is mixed with a hint of sadness.

In the afternoon, Zheng Xiaowen and Yang Yilin were reading books and talking in the study.

Yang Yilin's goal was achieved, he was thinking in his heart, even if the engagement between him and Zheng Xiaowen was not made public, the Zheng family had already recognized him as a prospective son-in-law, and no matter how close others got to Zheng Xiaowen and wanted to rob Zheng Xiaowen, they would not be able to snatch it! He looked very relaxed and happy.

Zheng's father and Zheng's mother were talking in the upper room. Father Zheng said: "Wife, today I happily agreed to the engagement of Nini and Yilin, in fact, I have long thought about whether a person can be happy in married life for a lifetime has little to do with the age of the two people.

"If you think about it, when you become a family, you live together at home every day, and you look at each other as a person, who will remember whose age? Besides, if two people have an awkward quarrel, or even quarrel or beat someone, it is not about their age, it is about their temperament, morality, and responsibility.

"Look at Lao Huang at the east end of our alley, he is 20 years older than his wife, his wife is beautiful, capable, and responsible, hey? That's it, he often beats his wife, and he hits the street when he hits, who doesn't know our neighbors? You say ...... this."

Zheng's mother answered: "A few days ago, the eldest sister passed by our door, and she saw me roll up my trouser legs for me to see. If she had known that this would be the case, would she have been able to marry Da Lao Huang? Alas, how could she have known earlier!"

Yang Yilin and Zheng Xiaowen talked and played together for an afternoon, and he had dinner at Zheng's house before happily returning to Yinghua Xili.

In the evening, Zheng Xiaowen returned to the West Wing alone, and his heart got up and down, thinking: Engagement is a happy event, but he is not happy. Thinking of the age difference, I stuffed myself with a little sorrow. She thought to herself, and couldn't help but sigh to herself: "Alas!"

Zheng Xiaowen sighed, and then muttered to himself: "Today's incident is really sad, so annoying, so depressed! Why is it so unclear and unhappy to get engaged? God, it makes people so depressed!"

Zheng Xiaowen suddenly remembered the diary she had written before:

'People in the world, as long as they know me, as long as they are familiar with each other, no matter who is unhappy and gets into the tip of the horn to be depressed, I will dig a hole in the horn they drilled, so that they can quickly come out and breathe happily. ’

After Zheng Xiaowen thought about this diary, he said to himself: "In the past, sometimes it was the people in the family who were unhappy, and sometimes the friends were unhappy, I would persuade them to make them happy quickly.

"Now it's my turn Zheng Xiaowen to be depressed, God, who will enlighten me! I feel so lonely! Alas, Zheng Nini, don't sigh anymore, it's useless for you to shout loudly, you better persuade yourself!

"Okay, okay, only I can persuade myself, and I will start persuading now!

"I said you Zheng Xiaowen, if you are engaged, you are engaged, if the first good thing in life is marriage, then the second best thing must be engagement!

"I must be very happy to get married, so what about this engagement, I should always be happy for eight points, right? Such a happy thing, you look at your face is so long, your face is still cloudy and wants to rain, which point looks like you are happy to be engaged?!

"Usually when you have a happy event, you will be happy to ten points, but today you are engaged, you have to be happy with all your strength! You should dedicate your usual happy appearance to ten points to celebrate the engagement! Add the eight points of happiness in today's engagement, then you must have eighteen points of happiness!

"Just because you are not happy today, now I command you to be happy to eighteen! What is it like for a man to be happy to eighteen, now I will teach you, you listen carefully, you watch carefully:

"That is, you have to jump up with joy, you have to laugh back and forth, and you have to grin very big!

"How big is that to grin? Tell you, you have to grin until all your teeth are exposed, and you have to be just qualified!

"Zheng Xiaowen, you are engaged today, such a big happy event in life, you haven't been happy to eight points for a day, and now I let you make up for it according to eighteen points, and it should be done! Make it up immediately! Make it up quickly!

After Zheng Xiaowen finished speaking, she really jumped and laughed, she only jumped a few times, laughed a few times, and she couldn't laugh anymore, she bent down and was still laughing.

Zheng Xiaowen saw that he was amused, and his heart was relaxed. She was quiet and fell asleep peacefully.