Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 91 A big surprise

Through the window, Wang Chengpeng indeed saw Liu Yanran's familiar face. He felt a headache coming on and thought to himself, "Can't Liu Yanran just keep her promise and stay at home instead of coming to find me?"

Wang Chengpeng told Wang Zidong to wait a moment, and amidst the other's teasing gaze, he got up and went out.

As soon as he pushed open the courtyard gate, Wang Chengpeng asked, feigning surprise:
"Yanran, what brings you here?"

"It's really quite dark here... Besides, didn't you say..."

Liu Yanran certainly understood Wang Chengpeng's meaning, but in her opinion, the agreement between her and Wang Chengpeng could only bind Wang Chengpeng and had nothing to do with her.

If she wants to come, she can come whenever she wants.
Thinking this, Liu Yanran put on a pitiful look and said:

"Cheng Peng, I just miss you so much that I can't control myself."

Wang Chengpeng: ...? ? ?
If Hu Jianshe hadn't provided him with two more pieces of information in the past few days about Liu Yanran's plans to enter the city, he would have almost believed that what the other party was saying was true.

Even at this point, Liu Yanran is still so unwilling to be alone; she really misses herself!
With the engagement approaching, Wang Chengpeng didn't want to cause any trouble, so he quickly came up with a response, saying:
"Yanran, I understand you too. In fact, I miss you just as much, so much so that I can't stop thinking about you."

"I restrained this impulse just so that our love could be fulfilled."

"However, I know you're not such an unreasonable person. You must have your reasons for coming to see me today."

"You don't need to hide anything, just tell me directly."

Liu Yanran came to see Wang Chengpeng for a reason, which was that she did not expect Wang Chengpeng to ask her so directly.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I heard that you have already bought the betrothal gifts, and I was a little curious, so I thought I would come and see in advance."

"Cheng Peng, where did you put the betrothal gifts? Take me there quickly, I can't wait to see the surprise you've prepared for me."

The surprise I've prepared for you isn't just the bride price; I just hope you can handle it.

Wang Chengpeng directly rejected Liu Yanran's unreasonable request, shaking his head and saying:

"A surprise is a surprise because it is unexpected. You've lost that feeling now that you've seen it."

"Yanran, wait a little longer. I promise you'll be pleasantly surprised when you open the package."

Just kidding, these are all things that Wang Chengpeng carefully selected for his family, so how could they be bad?

Hearing what Wang Chengpeng said, Liu Yanran frowned even more deeply. She felt that Wang Chengpeng had changed and was no longer as easy to control as before.

She could only listen to the other party's words, which all seemed to be for her own good, but she had no evidence to prove that Wang Chengpeng had changed.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Yanran finally decided to give up, after all, there was absolutely no reason for her to go to her husband's house to remove the betrothal gifts before the wedding.

Leaving behind the words "I'll wait for your surprise," Liu Yanran didn't even bother to say goodbye to Wang Chengpeng before hurriedly leaving.

In her view, an existence with no value to her is not even worthy of her perfunctory treatment.

Wang Chengpeng had the same idea, and without looking back, he went back to his room to continue studying.

Don't bother me, I just want to study.

Instead, Wang Zidong asked with some surprise, "You two finished so quickly?"

"We've finally managed to meet, shouldn't we share our troubles more?"

After half a month of study, Wang Zidong's language skills have improved to a certain extent, and he speaks more fluently and elegantly.

Wang Chengpeng slapped the book in his hand onto Wang Zidong's face and said irritably, "Love? What do you, a bachelor, know about love?"

"Study your books carefully. If you don't learn well and master them, it won't be easy for you to get ahead."

After saying that, Wang Chengpeng ignored Wang Zidong and immersed himself in his studies once again.

April 1st!
After a few more days of the usual routine of making money and studying, Wang Chengpeng finally waited for this day that was extremely important to him.

At 11:00 AM, which is noon, was the time that Wang Chengpeng and the Liu family had agreed to get engaged.

In traditional Chinese thought, noon symbolizes reunion and harmony.

In addition, it's close to noon, making it convenient for both parties to have lunch together after the engagement, and to enhance their relationship through a meal. It's quite a good time.

This was a time that Wang Chengpeng had carefully chosen, and he was sure he could give Liu Yanran a big surprise as promised.

For this special day, the engagement time agreed upon in their previous life was specially postponed from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

It was precisely by taking advantage of this time difference that Wang Chengpeng was able to give Liu Yanran a huge surprise.

The betrothal gifts had already been tied with red ropes symbolizing joy; all that was needed was to carry them to Liu Yanran's house.

With a carrying pole at both ends, the whole family pitched in, and with the help of Wang Zidong and Hu Jianshe, there was no need to call anyone else.

Seeing the group preparing to move, matchmaker Zhang Jincui asked in surprise:
"Wang Chengpeng, what's going on with you?"

"We agreed to leave at eleven o'clock, isn't it a bit too early to leave now?"

It's only 8:30 in the morning, and considering how close the Wang and Liu families are, it's a bit too early to go there.

When asked by the matchmaker, Wang Chengpeng just smiled and said, "Actually, I just wanted to give Yanran a surprise, so I decided to go earlier than planned."

"Don't worry, the engagement time is still 11 o'clock, but we will arrive a little earlier so that the Liu family can see my sincerity."

"Besides the agreed-upon dowry, there's also some rice, flour, and meat. If we wait until 11 o'clock to clean it up, it will affect our lunch."

Wang Chengpeng prepared a very generous dowry for this engagement.

In addition to the agreed-upon three turns and two rings, they even prepared a lot of extra rice, flour, and meat.

These exquisite foods are expensive to begin with, and even more so when there are large quantities; counting them takes a considerable amount of time.

Although I felt that doing so was a bit impolite, Wang Chengpeng's words were perfectly acceptable.

Wang Chengpeng had indeed prepared a lot of betrothal gifts, and it would be a good thing to send them over as soon as possible so that the Liu family could count them.

Thinking this, Zhang Jincui smiled broadly and said, "Xiao Wang, you've really put your heart into this. I'm sure the Liu family will be pleasantly surprised by the wonderful gift you've prepared."

"In that case, let's set off."

"The sooner we deliver the surprise home, the sooner we can facilitate this perfect match."

No wonder Zhang Jincui was smiling so happily; she had gained quite a few benefits from this marriage.

The marriage had not only been arranged in advance, but she was also offered an extremely generous reward simply for being a witness.

They took a full hundred yuan in cash, not to mention some agricultural products.

Now it's just a reasonable request from Wang Chengpeng, how could she possibly refuse?

Perhaps it was due to a change in mindset, or perhaps it was because he had been practicing Bajiquan, but Wang Chengpeng seemed much more energetic.

In addition, his already outstanding appearance made him a perfect match for the beautiful and virtuous Liu Yanran, making them a truly handsome couple.

Even the matchmaker didn't object to it, and since it was Wang Chengpeng's own request, no one else objected.

And so, the group carried the betrothal gifts that had been prepared long ago and marched in a grand procession toward the Liu family.

(End of this chapter)