Jingxia Rose

Chapter 146: The Proposal

After saying that, she slowly stretched out her hand and glanced at the ring in the box.

Wen Qi looked stunned, and it took him more than ten seconds to come to his senses before he tentatively asked, "Did I successfully propose?"

The uncertainty and self-doubt in his tone made Ji Xuan look up at him. "Didn't you just propose?"

"No... I was just asking..."

Wen Qi blurted out, but before he could finish, he saw Ji Xuan's face darken and his hand retract. He immediately fell silent, "That's not what I meant, I meant..."

"So you mean I was just being presumptuous?" Ji Xian interrupted him abruptly, nodded lightly, slammed the ring box on the table, and stood up abruptly. "Fine."

Wen Qi panicked and quickly reached out to stop her, while hooking her waist with his other hand and pulling her into his arms. "I didn't mean that. Of course I'm happy that you agreed. I was just a little surprised. Don't be angry."

Ji Xian let him hold her without saying a word or pushing him away.

Wen Qi continued, "I just felt that what I did just now didn't count as a proposal, and I wasn't good enough for you. I want to give you a proper proposal."

Ji Xian slowly wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered, "I don't care about those so-called rituals. As long as it's you and those words come from your heart, that's enough."

"It's true. Marrying you has always been my true intention." Wen Qi pecked her lips twice. "Ji Xian, will you marry me?"

"willing."

After saying that, she stepped out of her embrace and reached out again, watching Wen Qi slowly slip the rose diamond ring onto his ring finger.

Her originally fair and slender fingers now had an air of nobility.

Ji Xian raised her hand, glanced at the back of her hand, and happily spun around. Wen Qi smiled, put his arms around her, and kissed her earlobe. "Beautiful."

Ji Xuan tilted her head to look at him, deliberately picking a fight, "Which is prettier, the ring or the hand?"

"Hands are beautiful, but hands with rings are even more beautiful."

Look at what this says.

Ji Xian beamed, leaning on his shoulder, her eyes still fixed on the ring.

Wen Qi chuckled softly, pulling her closer with a smile, "You like it that much?"

"Mmm," Ji Xuan replied cheerfully, then suddenly remembered to ask, "What about yours?"

Wen Qi paused again. Seeing his expression, Ji Xian understood perfectly. He coughed awkwardly, "We were originally planning to get engaged, so I didn't have mine custom-made. I'll call Yi Xu tomorrow and ask him to figure something out."

Ji Xian nodded, a warm breath brushing against his ear, as he asked, "When do you want to set the wedding date?"

"Shouldn't we discuss this with our elders?" Ji Xuan raised an eyebrow. "How about... you come back to Luanying City with me during the National Day holiday to meet my second uncle and aunt?"

Wen Qi smiled. He had originally wanted to ask about meeting her family, but she spoke first. He nodded, "Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll have my parents go to your house to propose, set a wedding date, and bring you home."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

When Sui Yi learned that Wen Qi had proposed, she couldn't stop smiling. Knowing that he would accompany Ji Xian back to Luan Ying City during the National Day holiday, she started preparing gifts more than half a month ago, filling an entire car.

Ji Xuan was speechless.

Feeling awkward about refusing her enthusiasm, she tugged at Wen Qi's sleeve and whispered, "It's too much."

Wen Qi didn't think it was too much at first, but seeing her troubled look, he decided to remove half of it, and the two decided to drive back to Jialing Town.

Ji Xian had called his second aunt two days in advance and set off on the afternoon of September 28th. He traveled at a leisurely pace and arrived around 6:30 pm on October 1st.

"Dad, Mom, my sister is back with her boyfriend." As soon as the car arrived at the gate, before it even drove into the yard, Ji Heng, who was sitting on the swing under the tree playing mobile games, immediately stood up, smiled and took two steps to greet them, waved to the people in the car, and then shouted into the house like a megaphone.

Aunt Ji was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen when she heard the noise and rushed out with Uncle Ji. They saw Ji Heng shaking hands with Wen Qi.

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt." Ji Xuan looked over and greeted them first.

"You're back." Uncle Ji nodded, and couldn't help but look at the tall man beside her.

He was handsome and dashing, almost identical to the photos Ji Heng had shown them. However, his noble and dignified demeanor was indeed innate, exuding an air of grandeur.

Wen Qi greeted Ji Xian politely and respectfully, nodding slightly, "Second Uncle, Second Aunt."

Auntie smiled slightly and nodded, "Oh, you must be tired after driving for so long. Come in and sit down."

"There are still things in the car, let me unload them first."

Their luggage consisted of only one suitcase; the rest were gifts prepared by Sui Yi.

As they unloaded everything from the car, the three of them, including Uncle Ji, were stunned. Ji Heng asked in surprise, "How... so much stuff?"

Wen Qi smiled and said, "It's all a small token of my parents' affection."

Aunt Ji said, "You're too kind, bringing so many things."

Uncle Ji instructed, "Ji Heng, help move the things."

"Got it."

After the things were moved in, Ji Xuan went into the kitchen to help. Aunt Ji couldn't get her out, so she had to let her stay in the kitchen and inquire about the Wen family's situation.

"I haven't asked you about his family situation before. Tell me, what's his family's financial situation like? Are they locals from Beijing? How many people are in his family? What kind of business do they run?"

As Ji Xian picked scallions, he answered her questions with a smile, telling the truth without any concealment.

When Aunt Ji heard the words "the richest man in Beijing," she was so frightened that she dropped the spatula on the ground.

"you……"

“I used to work at his company as his secretary. We were actually together for many years.” Ji Xuan didn’t mention the breakup in the middle. “It was a free-love relationship. Apart from his family background, he’s just an ordinary person. So, Aunt, you don’t need to be so reserved. You are my elder.”

Aunt Ji glanced at her, noticed the large diamond ring on her ring finger, her gaze faltered, and she bent down to pick up the spatula. "Are you two getting married?"

"Yes, but he didn't come to propose marriage this time. His parents will come to propose later."

Aunt Ji nodded, washed the spatula, and continued cooking.

During dinner that evening, Uncle Ji pulled Wen Qi to drink two cups of the local specialty rice wine from Luan Ying City. It was quite strong, and Ji Xian was worried that Wen Qi couldn't handle it, so he tried to stop him.

Before he could even speak, his second aunt snatched his wine glass away, saying, "Two drinks are enough. You take medicine every day, and you have no self-control at all."

Uncle Ji wanted to say something, but out of consideration for his pride, he didn't say anything and could only say to Wen Qi, "Eat, eat."

The next day, news of Ji Xian bringing her boyfriend back spread throughout the neighborhood. She took Wen Qi for a walk around the area, and they encountered people they wanted to greet every few steps.

On the third day, even her aunt's family came. Ji Nian also happened to be returning from her uncle's house that day.

She didn't like dealing with these things, so her second aunt sent them away, saying, "Take Wen Qi out for a walk and don't pay any attention to them."

Ji Xian nodded, took Wen Qi out the door, strolled around the street for a couple of hours, bought some fruit and paper money, and went to the cemetery.