Chapter 421: 421. Chapter 421 You don't need to explain, I understand

421. Chapter 421 You don't need to explain, I understand.

Qiao Lanhua nodded and followed Qiao Sheng out.

They hadn't gone far.

Qiao Sheng stopped, looked directly at Qiao Lanhua, and asked, "Sanmei, do you like him?"

"Mm."

Qiao Lanhua replied softly, her face redder than before.

Qiao Sheng asked again, "Then do you want to marry him?"

"Yes."

Qiao Lanhua's voice was even softer than before; without waiting for Qiao Sheng to speak, she lifted her head and said, "Elder Sister, I do want to, but I feel I'm not good enough for him."

Seeing her say that,

Qiao Sheng then said,

"They're in business, and so are we—what's there not to match? Don't think that way; if you keep thinking like that, how will you live together in the future?"

"Besides, men are naturally supposed to be stronger than women, aren't they? Otherwise, why would we marry? What we seek is reliance; if this man can't give us reliance, what's the point of marrying him?"

"Of course, there's also the case where both parties are equally strong; that works out well too."

Qiao Lanhua's eyes lit up instantly: "Sister, I'll remember what you said."

As soon as she finished speaking,

Qiao Sheng said, "Sòng Běitíng treats you well; you can tell me or not, but if he treats you badly, you must tell me. Of course, I'm not worried you'll have a bad time—I'm just concerned…"

"Sister, you don't need to explain; I understand."

Qiao Lanhua gave a faint smile and said.

They chatted a few more sentences on the way to the living room.

Not long after,

the engagement of Sòng Běitíng and Qiao Lanhua was settled.

Although the Song family was wealthy, Sòng Běitíng was suspected by Qiao Sheng and the others of not preparing enough betrothal gifts and money; he prepared only a bit more than an ordinary family.

A pair of live plum blossom deer, a pair of great geese, twenty catties of top-grade tea, twenty bolts of top-grade silk, twenty jars of top-grade liquor, two dan of betrothal cakes, about a hundred catties.

Besides these, there were fish, four capital fruit, and four-colored sugar.

The betrothal money was eight hundred eighty-eight taels of silver.

That's not a lot.

Nor is it little.

Qiao Hushui and the others thought it was too much and asked to take some back, but they had already sent it here—how could they take it back?

Qiao Lihua, knowing this, was naturally happy for Qiao Lanhua and started preparing the dowry gifts a couple of days later.

Qiao Sheng also began preparing.

The betrothal is set—how far off can the wedding be?

Shi Lin wanted Qiao Sheng to rest well, so he didn't let her personally handle the preparations; he had her write the list and sent his subordinates to help with the shopping.

The preparations were done.

They brought it back for Qiao Sheng to review.

Besides having An Yi and the others buy some fine fabrics and ornaments, Qiao Sheng also commissioned a set of jewelry made of top-grade jade, which cost her nearly two thousand taels.

This made Qiao Lihua and the others feel that she was favoring one over the other.

She also commissioned a set for each of them.

Seeing how much money she had spent,

Shi Lin didn't mind the expense, and Qiao Sheng felt ever more certain she had married the right person.

However,

Qiao Sheng hadn't wasted the money, for the jewelry she commissioned was exquisite and lovely—something the shop didn't have.

The shopkeeper proactively approached her to buy the design.

He could have simply had someone make it to sell, but he did it this way.

This made Qiao Sheng undoubtedly fond of him.

Qiao Sheng didn't sell it to him right away; instead, she chatted with him.

"Shopkeeper, you've been in this trade for years; you should know that if something is good, there will surely be many who follow the trend. Are you sure you want to buy my design?"