Chapter 360: How could life possibly be the same regardless of who you spend it with?

"Ahem, let's eat first. Wang Ma has already prepared the meal," Father Si said, stepping in to smooth things over.

No wonder people say that when a daughter grows up, she shouldn't be kept at home; keeping her too long only turns her into an enemy.

She is truly desperate to be married.

However, to be able to make his daughter like him so much, this Jiang Cheng must certainly have some ability.

It is often said that one can tell a child's general character just by looking at their family.

He had spent some time recently learning about the Jiang Family; the couple's character was very good, and it was said that their other son had also been raised very well.

Much better than those people in the Shen Family.

In any case, he was happy in his heart that the in-laws had changed from Shen Mu to the Jiang couple.

Moreover, his daughter truly liked Jiang Cheng; after all, he had never seen her be so eager toward Shen Lan before.

"Wow! There's shrimp today!"

Jiang Cheng placed two shrimp onto a plate, then set down his chopsticks and began to peel the shrimp in a slow and methodical manner.

Once finished, he placed them into Si Rong's plate.

Si Rong happily ate the shrimp he had peeled by hand, and Jiang Cheng's cheeks flushed slightly.

Si Han rolled his eyes; what was so impressive about that?

He was so good at putting on an act.

Could his little sister really be coaxed away just because a man peeled a shrimp for her?

"Jiang Cheng, you are so good," Si Rong said happily.

Si Han:...

He directly pulled the whole plate of shrimp in front of himself and started peeling.

Hmph, he could peel shrimp too; he was the best at it.

He was going to peel this entire plate for his little sister to eat.

Just as he finished his work and cleaned his hands, feeling smug and wanting to give the shrimp he had peeled to his little sister, he saw that she had already started eating the fish that Jiang Cheng had deboned for her.

Damn it!

As men, how could Jiang Cheng be so virtuous!

The virtuous Jiang Cheng made the old couple of the Si Family very satisfied with him over the meal, and during the post-meal chat, he took the opportunity to ask about the engagement arrangements.

"Heh, my little sister is still young, we don't... hiss," Si Han felt his foot being stepped on hard, and just as he was about to flare up, he saw it was his mother.

Uh:...

The warning was quite obvious; was Jiang Cheng really that good?

Seeing his parents looking so pleased, did they not know that once his little sister married out, she would belong to someone else's family?

She was clearly just his little sister.

Hmph! Hmph! Hmph!

He was angry, and no one was going to coax him out of it.

Next, while Si Han was busy being angry, everyone else happily discussed the engagement arrangements.

Si Han:...

Did no one really care about him?

The hour was late, and Father Si asked Jiang Cheng to stay the night, but Jiang Cheng politely declined; he knew that if he stayed, he wouldn't be able to control himself knowing he was only inches away from Si Rong.

It was better to go home.

After Jiang Cheng left, Si Rong took her second brother's arm, but Si Han coldly shook her off; Si Rong shamelessly hugged him again, "Second Brother, good Second Brother."

This time Si Han only gave a cold snort, but he didn't shake her off.

"Now you remember you have a second brother? Just a moment ago, someone was so impatient to marry herself off, wasn't she?"

"I still want to now," Si Rong hugged his arm tightly as he tried to pull it back, looking at him with her apricot eyes wide and pleading, "Second Brother, I have to marry eventually, right? Do you want me to be an old maid my whole life?"

"Now that I've met someone I want to marry, what if I don't hurry to secure him and he gets snatched away by someone else?"

"Forget it," Si Rong let go of him and turned away with a light huff, "Then I won't marry. If someone snatches Jiang Cheng away, then you'll have to compensate me with another Jiang Cheng!"

Si Han:...

To the side, the eldest brother of the Si Family, Si Yan, watched this scene with helpless tenderness.

His little sister was using her "retreat to advance" tactic again, but he knew it would be effective very soon.

"Alright, alright," Si Han lowered his head first, "I didn't say you couldn't marry; if you want to marry, then marry!"

"Hmph~!" Si Rong continued to turn away.

"Second Brother was wrong." Si Han rubbed his nose, "Whatever you want, Second Brother will help you get it!"

Only then was Si Rong willing to lift her eyelids to look at him, "I want to buy a watch, the kind your friend gave you before."

"That—that's an imported item!" Si Han lowered his voice, lest his little sister take the opportunity to say he was yelling at her, "Do you want to buy it for Jiang Cheng? Then just buy a domestic one; a Plum Blossom brand or a Shanghai Brand would be fine!"

"Then why don't you wear a Plum Blossom brand?" Si Rong glanced at him, "Can you just ask your friend for a favor, please? I have my own pocket money!"

Si Han really had no way to deal with her, so in the end, he had to agree.

"Then I'll wait for Second Brother's good news."

That men's watch was very good-looking; it would surely look even better on Jiang Cheng's wrist.

Si Yan understood; he had long guessed this outcome.

"What engagement gift do you want? Eldest Brother will give it to you." He walked in front of his little sister; the little girl had grown up by his side and had slowly grown into the graceful young woman she was today, and now she was about to become someone else's. He could completely understand Si Han's feelings.

Because he was also very reluctant to let her go.

"What does Eldest Brother want to give me?" Because there was a larger age gap between her and her eldest brother, she was never as casual in front of him as she was with her second brother.

"Eldest Brother will give you a set of bright red wedding quilts, handmade by your sister-in-law and me."

"Your sister-in-law has gone back to stay at her maiden home for a while."

Si Rong was somewhat surprised, "Big Brother, you even know how to make a quilt?"

"Mm," Si Yan felt a bit embarrassed and turned away, not daring to look into her eyes, "It's not made well, please don't mind it."

After saying this, he walked back into the room with somewhat hurried steps.

"Your big brother and sister-in-law are neither of them people skilled at doing such things, especially your big brother; he's been pricked more than once for being clumsy!" Shen Mu stroked her head from the side, "He is trying to cherish you in his own way!"

Si Rong's eyes grew moist without her realizing it.

She hugged her mother's arm, "Mom, I feel so happy because I have you all."

Shen Mu gave her a playful glare, "Not because you have Jiang Cheng?"

"Of course also because I have him," Si Rong blushed and ran back to her room in embarrassment.

She rolled back and forth on the bed.

It's so good! She had experienced Rebirth, returning to her best years to marry Jiang Cheng, without having to be criticized for being a twice-married woman like in her previous life.

Nor did she have to be so deeply entangled with the Shen family.

The next day, Jiang Cheng's parents came to the Si Family together, bringing engagement gifts.

There were cigarettes, alcohol, and some velvet antler and ginseng prepared in advance.

Their main purpose today was to discuss the betrothal gifts as well as matters regarding the engagement and wedding.

Si Father and Shen Mu welcomed them inside, looking happy on the outside and feeling even happier on the inside.

They were not lacking in these things, but preparing them with care showed that their daughter was valued by her future in-laws, and her life would be easier in the future.

The two families gathered together happily, and at this moment, Hu Qian deliberated before speaking, "We were thinking of offering three hundred yuan as an engagement gift for the children first; what do you think would be an appropriate amount for the betrothal gift?"

They were naturally a hundred percent satisfied with their future daughter-in-law; she was beautiful and seemed to have a very good personality.

Moreover, they had already investigated the previous rumors and found that the cancellation of the wedding was because that mother and son of the Shen family were too despicable; the fault did not lie with Si Rong.

Shen Mu recalled the wedding her daughter had with the Shen family some time ago; when Shen Mu came to their home, she was extremely arrogant, as if her son were so capable.

To save money, they didn't even hold an engagement ceremony and went straight to the wedding.

Even then, that two-hundred-yuan betrothal gift had caused such a huge joke.

Compared to the Shen family, she was extremely satisfied with the marriage between her daughter and Jiang Cheng.

How could life be the same no matter who you live with?