Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1166 - 370: Daily Life, Wedding Date_3

Chapter 1166: Chapter 370: Daily Life, Wedding Date_3

"I so wish I could marry you and take you home right now."

Every time he returned to that home meant for just the two of them, he fantasized that as soon as he opened the door, he would see her. Together they would dine, walk, or stay in the study, one reading, the other attending to official business... Such peaceful and warm days had appeared countless times in his dreams.

Through Xiao Ruiyuan’s eyes, Mo Yan felt as if she could see into the depths of his heart. She couldn’t help but wrap her arms around his waist to comfort him, saying, "I’ll mention it to my father. It’s just that my father is getting married this year, so at the earliest, we’d have to wait until next year."

Her father hoped she would marry at eighteen. On one hand, it was because he cherished her; on the other, he wanted to see if Bro Xiao was reliable. From her father’s treatment of Bro Xiao, he was clearly satisfied, and if she were to bring it up, her father might not insist.

Although she didn’t want to marry so young, she had to consider Bro Xiao. The longer they were together, the less she could let go of this man. She couldn’t bear the thought of him being all alone, looking after their home, coming back from a day’s hard work without someone to ask after his well-being.

Upon hearing her words, Xiao Ruiyuan’s eyes flashed with ecstatic joy: "Yanyan, are you serious?"

Mo Yan smiled and hit his chest playfully, scolding him, "Why would I lie to you? If you don’t believe me, you can go talk to my father yourself."

Xiao Ruiyuan held her hand and caressed it in his palm, chuckling bitterly, "Do you think I haven’t mentioned it to my future father-in-law?" He had broached the subject more than once, overtly and covertly, but his future father-in-law either pretended not to understand or directly told him to break off the engagement and find someone he wouldn’t have to wait for. How could he dare to bring it up again?

Seeing the helplessness on the man’s face, Mo Yan didn’t need to ask to know how her father had refused. She felt a twinge of sympathy: "Then I’ll say it. At worst, my father will just laugh at me for being eager to marry. He’s getting married himself, so he probably won’t have the nerve to refuse."

Xiao Ruiyuan held the woman beneath him tightly, the smile at the corner of his lips impossible to conceal.

Mo Yan felt a tightness in her chest and pushed him, "Don’t be too smug too soon. I’ve heard that someone has been sending pretty girls your way. If you dare to accept, no, if you even dare take a second glance, you know the consequences."

Instead of being angry at the threat, Xiao Ruiyuan actually laughed deeply. When she glared at him in annoyance, he stifled the smile on his face and earnestly assured Mo Yan, "Those people trying to ingratiate themselves don’t matter to me at all, and I won’t spare a second glance for anyone they send. Don’t worry!"

Mo Yan was fairly satisfied with his response and poked his chest, "Just remember that, and be careful not to be tricked by anyone."

She knew better than anyone that this man was not frivolous and that his self-control was far beyond the ordinary. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have remained alone for so many years.

However, with Chu Heng’s position as Crown Prince becoming more and more secure, and Xiao Ruiyuan’s status rising along with it, there were those who would opportunistically try to send women his way. If, after being rejected, they settled down and accepted it, that was fine; but if someone refused to give up and resorted to using tricks to get a woman into his bed, then precautions were necessary.

"Don’t worry, no one will succeed," Xiao Ruiyuan had seen all sorts of plots and schemes, and he didn’t take these attempts seriously at all.

What he didn’t mention was that someone had recently set a trap for him. The disgusting woman involved hadn’t even touched his robe before a Hidden Guard caught her, cut off her hand, and sent it to the bed of the man who dared scheme against him. That man was so scared he was now impotent and his career prospects were ruined.

Seeing that he was confident, Mo Yan nodded and said no more.

After having dinner at the Mo Family home, Xiao Ruiyuan left, but not before reminding Mo Yan of the matter she had previously agreed to.

Mo Yan naturally hadn’t forgotten. After seeing her guest off and noting that her father was in a good mood, she asked, with an unchanging expression, if they could marry a year earlier.

Mo Qingze was reluctant, wishing he could keep his daughter by his side forever, but he also knew that was impossible.

Mo Qingze looked into his daughter’s hopeful eyes. The words "it’s not possible" wouldn’t come out of his mouth, "Yanyan, have you... really set your heart on him?"

Mo Yan nodded vigorously, "In this world, there may be others who value me more, but there will never be a second person as suitable for me as he is."

Mo Qingze didn’t quite understand what his daughter meant; neither was he inclined to discuss matters of the heart with her. He had no objections to Xiao Ruiyuan as a son-in-law. If he had to nitpick, it would be that his personality isn’t very endearing. But that’s hard to say for a man and hardly counts as a fault, almost negligible.

"Since you are sure, there’s no point in delaying the marriage any longer. However, since the date for your father’s wedding has already been set, you two will have to wait until next year. As for the exact date, you two should discuss it; I have no objections," he said.

According to the customs of Mo Family Village, in the same year, one family should not hold two wedding events as it might lead to bad luck. Although it was uncertain whether this was true or not, no one would risk the safety of their family to test the validity of a tradition passed down by their ancestors.

Mo Yan was stunned, not expecting her father to agree so easily. Before coming, she had prepared a multitude of arguments in her mind, thinking about how to persuade him if he refused. Now the reasons she had brainstormed were all unnecessary!

Seeing his daughter’s dazed expression, Mo Qingze couldn’t help tapping her forehead with his finger, "Are you so happy that you’ve gone silly? I often hear that a grown daughter can’t be kept at home. I used not to believe it, but today it seems that young man is lucky. Otherwise, for just egging you on to bring up this matter, I wouldn’t have indulged his wishes," he chided.

Mo Yan’s face went red, and she threw her arms around her father’s arm, cooing in explanation, "It was my own idea, he doesn’t know about it."

Mo Qingze grunted, showing that he clearly didn’t believe her, and with mock exasperation, said, "Look at you, falling into his hands before you even marry him. Can’t you be a bit more cautious, girl?"

Mo Yan replied with a twinkling smile, "Isn’t there a saying, ’A married woman follows her husband’? After we’re married, isn’t it normal for me to be completely under his thumb? Does Father hope that after marrying Aunt Cui, you will be the one under her thumb?"

Mo Qingze gave his sharp-witted eldest daughter a light thwack, laughing as he scolded, "How are those two things the same?"

"How are they different? Father, your double standards are way too severe!" Mo Yan protested while covering her head, feeling warmly inside. Her father doted on her, casting aside even his own gender biases, much like her modern-day father in his open-mindedness.

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