The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 861

Chapter 861: Chapter 750, and the Coming of Age Ceremony

The elderly Mrs. Yan had no objections to her third grandson wanting to marry Zhou Jingwan, liking the girl’s straightforward and cheerful nature, finding her just right for her increasingly gloomy grandson.

Once the old lady agreed, Madam Li contacted the go-between to approach the Zhou Family.

Zhou Residence.

When the leading lady of the Zhou Family heard that the Yan Family had come to propose, her heart filled with both excitement and shame.

Seeing Zhou’s aged grandfather welcoming her personally, along with the grateful looks from the other members of the Zhou Family, Madam Li’s previous displeasure from being rejected dissipated.

She had also thought it through carefully; indeed, joining families with the well-acquainted Zhou Family could be a good choice for the current situation of the Yan Family.

The familial relations among the slightly better Beijing families were intricate and complex, and since the Yan Family had recently arrived in Beijing, their understanding of other families was not deep enough. If they chose the wrong family ties, they might get dragged into factional struggles.

Thinking about how both the Dong and Zhou Families had fallen due to their involvement in the Eight Princes Party case, she made up her mind that she’d rather have her children marry late than hastily decide on an inappropriate family.

In gratitude for the Yan Family’s initiative in proposing, the Zhou Family, knowing that Yan Wenkai’s wedding was set for October and that Yan Wentao, as the elder brother, should not marry after his younger brother, took the initiative to simplify the engagement process. _{ƒreewebηoveℓ.com}

Madam Li thought about her nephew who was no longer young and agreed with a smile, seeing it indeed wasn’t fitting for Wentao to marry after Wenkai.

Though the rituals were simplified, they still needed to complete the six traditional matrimonial procedures; however, the two families agreed to shorten the timeframes.

Madam Li was very efficient, bringing the monks’ calculated auspicious dates from Daci Temple to the Zhou Family on the third day to discuss the betrothal date.

Finally, the day before the second master Zhou had to leave for his official post, Yan Wentao brought the engagement gifts to the Zhou Residence.

Most of the betrothal gifts were prepared by Wentao himself, some were rewards from his official duties, and others purchased with silver shared from the Glass Factory over the years; only a small part was prepared by Madam Li, Yan Zhiyuan, and the Wu Family.

Although the Zhou Family had lost power, Jingwan remained unchanged in his heart, and he was determined to give her the best he could manage!

After inspecting the betrothal gifts, the Zhou Family was very satisfied; they were no inferior to those previously offered by the Peng Family.

Zhou Jingwan personally oversaw the servants storing the betrothal gifts, knowing well that most of them were earned through Wentao’s hard work and could not afford any damage.

After sending off Madam Li, the leading lady of the Zhou Family came to the storeroom and, seeing her daughter carefully comparing the items against a list, did not disturb her. Only after all the betrothal gifts were properly stored did she smile and wave her daughter over.

"Mother!"

As Zhou Jingwan approached, the leading lady took her hand: "The wedding date is set for September. It’s a bit rushed, but fortunately, your dowry has already been well-prepared by the family."

Zhou Jingwan, blushing, looked down without saying a word.

The leading lady patted her daughter’s hand: "They say true feelings are seen in hard times. With Wentao’s care for you, once you marry into the Yan Family, you must dutifully honor your elders."

Zhou Jingwan looked down and murmured, "Mother, I understand."

Seeing the joy between her daughter’s brows, the leading lady thought about the indifferent demeanor Jingwan had maintained throughout the previous engagement to the Peng Family, suddenly feeling a surge of relief.

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With Yan Wentao’s betrothal, the entire Yan Residence buzzed with activity for several days. Just as they settled down to rest, Daohua realized that in two more days, it would be June.

"What gift should I give Xiao Yeyang for his birthday?"