Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

Chapter 276: Chapter 275: Have a Meal Together

”What’s now is now, what’s later is later,” An Hao stubbornly refused the money. She knew Qin Jian loved her and treated her well, but she didn’t want to be a freeloader; she intended to be independent and strong her entire life.

Qin Jian saw the determination in her eyes, and he admired An Hao’s resolve. He believed that if An Hao said she could do something, she would definitely do it.

He could save the money for now, and when An Hao needed it, he would just take it out.

Since she was insistent, Qin Jian took back the money, respectfully extracted five bills, and handed them to An Shuchao, ”Uncle An, this is a customary gift. This money is for showing my respect to you, please must accept it.”

An Shuchao glanced at An Hao’s expression, and seeing that his daughter had no objections this time, he nodded and accepted the money.

At that moment, An Ping arrived just in time to witness the scene and couldn’t help but admire Qin Jian even more, ”Brother-in-law, you’re a true man!”

Qin Jian’s proposal was successful, and the news spread quickly throughout the village.

Qin Ru Hai smiled joyfully, his face crinkling with happiness, and he hurriedly said to Li Junping, ”Quickly go buy a bottle of wine and prepare a few dishes, we’re going to have a meal with our in-laws today, and that will settle the engagement.”

Qin Jian’s character was low-key; when he mentioned marriage in the past, he said he didn’t want a big fuss over the engagement.

An Hao felt the same.

So, the best approach was for the two families to sit together and enjoy a loud and lively meal, and that would seal the deal.

Now that the engagement was set, Li Junping didn’t have any second thoughts and could only accept the reality.

So, she took Qin Feng to the street to buy wine and food.

Qin Ru Hai made a trip to invite the An Family and Tian Niu for a meal.

Tian Niu was sensible enough to not intrude at this time and found an excuse to leave.

When An Hao, her father, and An Ping arrived at Qin Jian’s house, Li Junping had just returned from outside with Qin Feng, hands full of food.

Li Junping was curious not to see Bai Xue and Bai Yanjiao, asking casually, ”How come the mother-in-law didn’t come?”

Only then did An Hao notice that the Bai Family mother and daughter were not present, as she hadn’t seen them earlier at home.

”Oh, they’ve gone back to their maternal home,” An Shuchao replied offhandedly, his facial expression a bit unnatural.

An Hao knew there must be some issue, but considering the significance of today, if An Shuchao didn’t mention it, neither would she inquire.

”Come on in, please take a seat inside,” Qin Ru Hai warmly invited An Shuchao into the house, then turned to Li Junping and asked, ”Make a few extra good dishes. Make them taste even better.”

Li Junping glared at Qin Ru Hai, ”If you think my cooking’s not good enough, you do it!”

Qin Ru Hai chuckled awkwardly but said nothing, heading inside to prepare tea for the guests, and Qin Feng tried to follow. However, Li Junping grabbed her, ”Come on, help me cook.”

Qin Feng didn’t want to cook at all; just thinking about the cooking fumes gave her a headache.

Seeing An Hao was there, she said to An Hao, ”An Hao, the food you cook is especially delicious, how about you help my mom cook?”

An Hao understood her future sister-in-law: lazy, gluttonous, and as fickle as a reed in the wind, always siding with whoever offered her benefits.

In her previous life, she had often been bought off by Song Yueqin.

She didn’t particularly like this sister-in-law, but since she wasn’t married yet and it was her first visit as a future daughter-in-law, she still hoped to get along well with her future mother-in-law and sister-in-law, leaving a good impression to make her future marital path less troublesome.