Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 193 Betrothal Gifts

At nine o'clock sharp, the Lu family arrived at the Lin family's old residence with a huge dowry.

Cen Xi stepped forward and rang the doorbell. Lin Jing Shu saw the Lu family elders and Cen Xi outside the courtyard through the video doorbell.

"Chen Ma, hurry up and prepare the fruit platter and tea, and tell Mom and Dad to come downstairs. Uncle Lu and the others have arrived," Lin Jingshu said to Chen Ma, who was wiping the table.

Aunt Chen replied, "Yes, Miss."

Then Lin Jingshu opened the villa door and greeted the visitors with a smile, "Uncle and Aunt, Cen Xi, please come in."

"Jing Shu, it's not like it's a stranger, why are you still so polite?" Old Master Lu walked inside with his hands behind his back.

Old Madam Lu glared at Old Master Lu with annoyance, "You old man!"

"It's alright, Auntie." Lin Jingshu helped Old Madam Lu up and patted her back.

Cenxi stood by the car, directing the row of cars and people behind her, carrying the betrothal gifts, to walk inside.

"Slow down, everyone. These are all antiques. Be careful when you carry them, and don't drop them."

In the living room, Grandpa Lin was setting up his tea set. When he saw Grandpa Lu enter, he didn't get up but simply laid out the tea set.

"Uncle Lu." Lin Jingheng and Chen Hui stood up to greet Old Master Lu.

Grandpa Lu nodded to them and waved for them to sit down. He went straight to Grandpa Lin's tea table and sat down. "I haven't seen you since the engagement banquet. What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"

Hearing this, Old Master Lin calmly glanced at Old Master Lu and said, "I'm eighty years old this year, and my health is indeed failing."

Upon hearing this, Old Master Lu paused in his teacup, then chuckled, "I know your health condition, why are you lying to me?"

"Then why are you spouting such useless words!" Old Master Lin placed the tea he had poured in front of Old Master Lu.

"What brings you here today?" As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a group of people behind her carrying rosewood gift boxes. "What good things have you brought? And so many of them!"

Now it was Grandpa Lu's turn to be bewildered. "You don't know?"

Could it be that Cen Xi's information wasn't delivered properly? How could that be? Lin Jingshu clearly already knew.

"Should I know?" Old Master Lin took a sip of tea, his cloudy eyes looking at Old Master Lu.

Grandpa Lin was unaware that he and Grandma Lin had gone out for a walk early in the morning and hadn't even eaten breakfast at home.

"Anyway, these aren't for you, they're for Ah Xu. We're here today to formally propose marriage."

Grandpa Lu revealed the answer.

Lin Jingshu helped Old Madam Lu in, and Old Madam Lu happened to hear this, "We've come today to propose marriage for our rascal, and we hope you won't feel it's too hasty."

"So eager? It's only been a short time since the engagement banquet. Our little granddaughter is still young, there's no rush." ​​Old Master Lin looked at Old Master Lu with a hint of a smile in his eyes, as if on purpose.

"What are you saying? My dear grandson is only three years older than Ah Xu. You're making it sound like he's much older," Grandpa Lu retorted.

The two of them were quick to argue, each trying to outdo the other with their own sharp tongue.

They've known each other for most of their lives, and no one stepped forward to stop them.

A short while later, Lu Zhiyan led Nan Xu in, and after greeting her, they sat down on the sofa.

"Now that everyone is here, let's discuss the betrothal gifts." Old Master Lu finished the last sip of tea and placed the teacup on the tea table.

Lin Jingshu handed the flower tea to Nan Xu and whispered in her ear, "Did you tell Zhiyan everything I told you yesterday?"

Nan Xu accepted the flower tea and nodded calmly. Lin Jing Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"As for A-Xu, I've watched her grow up since she was a child. I definitely won't let her suffer any grievances after she marries into our family, so you can all rest assured." Cen Xi took a sip of her flower tea and looked at Nan Xu with a smile.

"This is the betrothal gift list. If there's anything you're not satisfied with or feel is lacking, please point it out and we'll add it." Cen Xi handed the betrothal gift list to Old Master Lin with both hands.

……

They finalized the deal an hour later, and since both families knew each other well, they didn't care much about the dowry or anything like that.

During this time, Nan Xu was absent-minded. Although Lu Zhiyan said that she would cover for her if anything happened, she still wanted to speak up, but Lu Zhiyan stopped her.

Nan Xu closed the car door, looking at Lu Zhiyan with a resentful expression. "Why did you stop me time and time again? What if Grandpa and Grandma find out?"

"It's my job to find a wife, not theirs. Why do you care what they do?" Lu Zhiyan pinched Nan Xu's cheek.

"This isn't the same thing, okay?" Nan Xu reached out and slapped Lu Zhiyan's hand away.

"Tsk, forget about it, I'll take you home." Lu Zhiyan started the car and drove away.

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and there are only two days left until New Year's Day.

As Nanxu packed her luggage, she sighed, "Wow, time really flies. I'm going on another business trip."

The start date for "Asking the Throne" was set for New Year's Day. Nan Xu also said that Zhang San was inhuman, as he wanted to hold a start-up banquet on a perfectly good New Year's Day.

Zhang San shrugged, indicating that he couldn't do anything about it. He had asked the person in charge of the filming location, and all the other times had been booked by other film crews in advance, with only January still available.

Although they don't really need that filming location, having it would enrich the props and background of the TV series.

Lu Zhiyan, sitting on the sofa, didn't respond for a long time.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Nan Xu's eyes. Didn't she even have a moment to look at her? She was leaving tomorrow morning, and that would be a month-long absence.

She obediently lay down and fell asleep at Lu Zhiyan's feet.

Seeing that Lu Zhiyan was ignoring her, Nanxu deliberately picked up the toy that was lying at her feet and threw it on Lu Zhiyan's lap in a fit of pique.

Lu Zhiyan looked up at her in confusion, while Nan Xu pretended to be surprised, "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I didn't see clearly, did I not hit you?"

Looking at Nan Xu's mischievous eyes and clumsy acting, Lu Zhiyan shook his head and sighed repeatedly, "When you're on set, why don't you go and take some acting lessons?"

Nan Xu stamped her foot, walked beside Lu Zhiyan, and looked down at him. "What do you mean?"

Lu Zhiyan chuckled, placed the notebook on his lap on the table, and put his arm around Nan Xu's slender waist. "It's nothing."

Nan Xu sat down on Lu Zhiyan's lap. "I'm going to Beicheng with the crew tomorrow. Aren't you going to say something?"

"So what do you want to hear me say?" Lu Zhiyan's hand slipped under the hem of Nan Xu's sweater and gently stroked her back.

"Oh dear, my darling is still here." She said shyly, patting Lu Zhiyan's shoulder. "I might not be back until the New Year. Will you miss me? Do you have time..." Then she thought about it and realized that the company might be very busy at the end of the year, and Nan Xu felt a little disappointed.

Although Nan Xu didn't finish her sentence, Lu Zhiyan knew what she wanted to say.

“I’ll come see you when I have time. Beicheng isn’t far from Beijing; it only takes an hour to fly there and back. If you’re busy, you can stay in Beicheng; if you’re not busy, you can go back to Beijing.” Lu Zhiyan put his hand on Nan Xu’s waist and coaxed her gently.

Nanxu rested her face on Lu Zhiyan's shoulder and said, "Pack up Guai Guai's luggage later, I'm taking it with me."

"Guai Guai is going too?" Lu Zhiyan was a little surprised. This little thing slept next to him and Nan Xu every day, and he was used to Guai Guai's presence.

(End of this chapter)