Chapter 284: Proposal Plan

Except for Liu Jiang, the brothers all went home with their families.

They were gone for several days.

Li Jiaci's heart was filled with mixed emotions; he thought he would face this matter nonchalantly, but that wasn't the case.

The brothers had followed him since childhood, and those years of adventuring together remained vivid in his mind.

No matter what others thought, Li Jiaci always believed he was their real older brother.

The elder brother is like a father.

Business at the market Mu Cai Chang was still booming.

Liu Jiang was in charge of shipping; his daily work remained the same, keeping him so busy he couldn't even sip water.

Seeing this lad running back and forth, Li Jiaci felt reluctant and let Zhou Wanting and Liu Yanxi take over his work.

"What's up, bro? I'm really fine, you don't need to worry about me!"

Liu Jiang objected to this.

These past few days he had felt immense care from those around him, which even made him feel pressured.

Li Jiaci waved his hand and said, "Anyway, they're idle anyway; give them something to do, otherwise they'd be taking my wages for nothing—does that make sense?"

Zhou Wanting smiled and said, "Exactly, go out with your older brother to relax; we'll handle things here!"

"I... I'm really fine!"

Liu Jiang felt somewhat helpless.

He knew what these people were thinking: nothing more than that the brothers had reunited with their families, while his own family were unworthy of being called family, so they hadn't reunited; fearing he'd feel a sense of loss, they racked their brains trying to cheer him up.

But he truly felt indifferent; he had never held any illusions about his family, and without hope there is no disappointment.

It's these people who underestimated him.

Li Jiaci hooked his arm around Liu Jiang's shoulder and whispered, "Brother, I plan to propose to your sister-in-law; the brothers are all away, so I can only count on you!"

"A proposal? That's great—when are you planning to do it?"

Liu Jiang became interested.

"How about next week, on your sister-in-law's birthday? We'll secretly give her a surprise!"

Li Jiaci already had an idea in mind.

Hearing this, Liu Jiang nodded and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"Just take the Car Fleet to haul a batch of roses for me, plus the lighting and materials for the proposal setup."

Making Wang Yingna moved is no easy feat.

Because beforehand she had been eagerly awaiting it for half a month, and also been disappointed for half a month.

This is all because of Zhou Wanting, that gossipy old woman.

However, Li Jiaci didn't blame her; instead, he felt reminded, and it was time to get this arranged.

Liu Jiang noted down everything he needed to buy, then hurriedly led the Car Fleet out.

Li Jiaci, meanwhile, drove to the city to Wang Zhen's apartment.

Upon learning that this kid was going to propose,

Wang Zhen was delighted, took out his treasured liquor, and summoned Wang Li to plot together.

The three of them sat at the table, eating a bite of food and taking a sip of wine.

Wang Li suggested, "My younger sister is simple-minded; she just wants a stable home. Give her a wedding apartment, hold the proposal there—first surprise her, then surprise her again, so the surprises keep coming!"

"Hmm, a wedding apartment, noted."

Li Jiaci nodded.

Then Wang Zhen poured him a drink and said, "A wedding apartment shouldn't count as part of the proposal—that's something you ought to give her. My younger sister likes to show off; on your proposal day, let the media film it and broadcast your love story to the world—what a scene, what style..."

"Sure, have the media hype it up, noted."

Li Jiaci nodded again.

Although their ideas were sound, they lacked any surprise.

Wang Yingna wouldn't feel any surprise, so the proposal would be pointless.

"I'll keep these two ideas on standby; do you have anything more novel?"

Hearing this, Wang Zhen chuckled and said, "You're being too hard on us; my younger sister has already achieved everything she ever wanted in life—she has money, plenty of men—what could possibly surprise her now?"

"Exactly, Xiao Na has gone through hardship and now has no desires; this really is tough to pull off."

Wang Li stood by, anxious.

Li Jiaci scratched his head and asked, "Brother Wang Zhen, where is your hometown?"

"It's right here locally; why are you asking?"

"I was thinking, since we can't squeeze out a surprise either way, let's go off the beaten path—let's do something different and liven up your hometown!"

"You say 'lively,' but I doubt you mean what I'm thinking."

"Heh, it has to be my Brother Wang Zhen who's smart!"

Li Jiaci took a sip of wine and slowly voiced his idea.

Actually, he had long known that Wang Yingna harbored a thorn in her heart, one she had never pulled out over the years.

They had lost their parents since childhood, and their parents died from drug addiction, so relatives and neighbors treated the siblings terribly.

If someone had stepped forward to give them warmth back then, they wouldn't have suffered so much, nor been displaced for years.

What's more, if something went missing at home, they'd come to search the siblings' place, and even seeing their destitute surroundings, they'd still hurl insults.

When Wang Yingna was young, all that suffering was borne solely by Wang Zhen.

When she grew up and became sensible, recalling those bad memories would cause her immense anguish and make her ache for her brother.

Someone said, "Let the past be the past."

Those who say these things deserve a damn mouth‑shoveling.

If the knife isn't stuck in your own body, you'll never know the pain.

Li Jiaci wanted to pull out this thorn in Wang Yingna's heart; he had to start from their hometown, so that those despicable scoundrels who once kicked them when they were down would envy, hate, and regret not having treated them well before.

Wang Zhen lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

He felt very surprised; he had never thought Li Jiaci would be such a meticulous person.

These things, even he hadn't thought of, but others had already started planning them.

Perhaps the person who now understands Wang Yingna best is no longer her brother, but the husband she will someday spend her life with hand in hand.

That is Li Jiaci.

Although Wang Zhen was somewhat reluctant to let go, he felt more relief and joy.

This is enough to show that Li Jiaci's affection is profound.

"Since you've decided, Wang Li and I will fully cooperate with you; just let us know whenever you need us to do anything!"

Li Jiaci really didn't stand on ceremony with them.

He adopted both of their ideas, setting the proposal scene at the timber sales base, which is also the day it opens next week; at that time Changshulin and the city officials will visit, and media reporters from all major platforms will come to film, providing both hype and publicity.

Next is the marital home; Li Jiaci had Wang Li pick a house, because this guy usually likes luxury and is generous with money, so the house he picks will definitely be the most splendid and eye‑catching in the city.

And after the proposal, the news had spread all over the country; Li Jiaci then took Wang Yingna back to their hometown, using the pretext of building a cemetery for her parents‑in‑law, to flaunt his strength in a big way.