My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 51 Rong's "Proposal" is Successful

Gu Peiyan did not intend to interfere too much with Qian Rong's dilemma.

After buying him some flower cakes, we headed home.

Throughout the journey, Qian Rong remained unusually quiet and reserved.

There are two little people fighting in his head.

One person advised him to express his feelings sooner rather than later, while the other advised him to wait a little longer.

The two villains refused to yield to each other.

Even after returning to the Gu residence, they still couldn't determine a winner.

He walked awkwardly to the kitchen and handed the pastries to Baoxing: "The young mistress said they were delicious yesterday, so I went to buy some for you to try."

Under Aunt Zhou's teasing gaze, Baoxing took the paper package.

After opening it, he handed one to Qianrong: "Brother Qianrong, let's eat together."

Upon seeing Aunt Zhou in the kitchen, Qian Rong blushed to her neck: "Aunt Zhou is eating too."

"Brother Qianrong is really good to my girl."

Qianrong was so nervous that she didn't know what to do: "I...I treat Baoxing like a younger sister, so it's only right that I treat her well."

But how could Aunt Zhou, who was so much older than them, not see the young man's romantic feelings?

He said casually, "My daughter is of marriageable age. I wonder what kind of family will come to propose. I don't have any particular plans for my life. I'll be happy as long as Baoxing is doing well."

Sensing the hint, Qianrong suddenly stood up: "Aunt Zhou, do you think I'll do it? I... I've liked Baoxing for a long time. As long as you agree, I... I... I..."

Qianrong kept repeating "I" for a long time but couldn't come up with a clear answer.

She looked around the kitchen for a moment, then turned and ran, shouting after her, "Wait for me, I'll be right back!"

Baoxing couldn't stop her even if she wanted to.

Aunt Zhou pulled Baoxing down to sit again and asked her what she thought: "If Qianrong came today to propose marriage, would you be willing?"

Baoxing immediately lowered her head in embarrassment and called out sweetly, "Mother."

Seeing her expression, Aunt Zhou understood: "Qianrong and you grew up together. He's always been by the young master's side, so his character is reliable. You'll have a good life if you marry him."

"Mother, I know. Brother Qianrong is good to me, and I want to be good to him too."

Aunt Zhou patted Baoxing's hand: "Alright, Mother agrees too."

Qian Rong rushed back to his room, found a cloth bag in the closet, and then rushed away again.

She almost bumped into Xiao Fu, who was on her way to deliver something to the main house: "Where are you going? You're being so reckless."

Qianrong's voice grew fainter as he ran further away: "I'm sorry, Sister Xiaofu, I have something very important to do. I'll apologize to you when I get back."

Xiao Fu pushed open the door to the main house and muttered in confusion, "I wonder what Qian Rong is going to do, he ran off in such a hurry."

Looking at Gu Peiyan's smiling but silent expression, Wei Dongning guessed that he knew something: "Do you know something? Tell me, what did Qianrong do?"

Gu Peiyan didn't answer her question. Instead, she asked her, "What's in it for me to tell you?"

"Let me think about it," Wei Dongning said, resting her chin on her hand as if she were pondering.

After a long pause, she looked at Gu Peiyan again, smiling innocently and brightly: "What should I do? I have nothing to offer you. It seems I'm not meant to do this. I guess I'll just ignore it."

Xiao Fu, standing behind Wei Dongning, gently tugged at her sleeve: "Miss, do you really not want to hear it anymore?"

Wei Dongning nodded regretfully: "There's nothing I can do. I don't have anything to offer as a reward for your young lady."

Xiao Wu nestled in Wei Dongning's arms and silently turned over.

It was once tricked by this tactic.

However, it couldn't hold on.

Ningbao's little scheme succeeded.

Xiao Fu clicked his tongue regretfully: "It's okay, I can just ask him when he comes back later."

In fact, Wei Dongning could roughly guess what Qian Rong was going to do.

When Gu Peiyan returned alone, she asked Qian Rong why he wasn't with her.

The answer I got was that Qianrong went to the kitchen.

Then there's only one possibility: he went to find Baoxing.

In other words, Xiao Fu didn't think in that direction, otherwise he would definitely have figured it out.

When Qianrong returned, the smile on her face never faded.

Gu Peiyan poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Wei Dongning.

The question, however, was directed at Qian Rong: "Did you say it?"

"Yes, Aunt Zhou agreed!"

Even if Xiao Fu was slow to react, he now understood what was going on: "Congratulations! You finally got what you wanted."

Qian Rong just kept grinning like an idiot: "Hehehe, thank you, thank you."

After chuckling for a while, Qianrong's mood suddenly plummeted again: "Young Master, am I dreaming? Baoxing really agreed to my request? I feel like I'm just imagining things."

Xiao Wu couldn't sleep because of his silly laughter.

It jumped out of Wei Dongning's arms, wagged its tail, and walked to Qian Rong's feet.

Someone jumped onto him with force.

Before he could react, a meow punch landed squarely on his face: "Meow." (Idiot!)

Wei Dongning chuckled, picked up Xiao Wu, and looked at Qian Rong, who was stunned by the slap: "Does it hurt?"

"good."

"If there is consciousness, then it is not a dream."

"That's good, that's good." Qianrong regained her cheerful demeanor. "I need to hurry up and save money! I want to give Baoxing a better life!"

Not far from the back street of Gu Mansion, there is an empty house listed for sale, and the price is reasonable.

He wanted to buy it and move in with Baoxing after he got married.

They can also bring Aunt Zhou in, so the young couple can take care of her together.

Unfortunately, he wasn't exactly well-off.

After giving out the betrothal gifts to Baoxing, they were still more than 20 taels short of buying a house.

Wei Dongning and Gu Peiyan exchanged a glance and understood each other's thoughts.

After sending them all away, Wei Dongning brought over the box containing the money and took out a silver ingot from it: "This should be enough to buy a house, right?"

“That’s enough. I’ve seen that room. It costs 50 taels of silver, and it has everything it should have.”

"That's good. I'll find time to buy the house tomorrow and give it to them as their new home."

"Thank you."

Wei Dongning closed the box and disdainfully slapped away his hand that was holding hers: "Why are you thanking me? Isn't this what I, as the mistress of the house, should do? Don't you think about what you're going to give them?"

"We are husband and wife, so what you give is what I give."

"Gu Peiyan, I've discovered you're really something. I spend money on gifts, and you keep the favor."

Xiao Wu also let out a disdainful "meow".

Oh man.

They really know how to find bargains.

Gu Peiyan smiled and got up to take another box.

Inside, upon opening, were the contracts of indenture between Qianrong and Baoxing.

Wei Dongning understood what Gu Peiyan meant.

The wedding gift he gave them was to restore their status as husband and wife.

If their children want to pursue official careers, they won't be left without support because of their status as slaves.

Compared to what Wei Dongning prepared, what he gave was clearly more meaningful.

"You're something else, keeping things quiet and getting things done!" Wei Dongning slapped Gu Peiyan on the shoulder.

Xiao Wu stopped licking its paws.

This word doesn't seem to be used like that, does it?

Forget it, I'll just wash up and go to bed. Anyway, whatever Ningbao says, that man will think she's right.