Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

"How can just one moment be enough?"

The tall figure loomed over her. Ji Nuan put away her joking thoughts and pressed her palm against his chest.

"If you don't leave, they won't leave either. Do you really want them to hear something? Do you still want to be a human being?" Ji Nuan said with a bit of coquettishness.

Seeing Ji Nuan's almost furious expression, Song Jinbai suppressed his inner restlessness and chuckled, "You'll get used to them serving you sooner or later. Even if you hear something, you'll pretend you didn't hear anything."

"Hiss! How come you wealthy people have this habit of letting servants eavesdrop? Eh~ How perverted!"

Ji Nuan crossed her arms and shrugged her shoulders, indicating that she accepted her incompetence.

Song Jinbai hugged Ji Nuan's soft body and gently touched her cheek. His breath hit her skin, causing a tingling sensation.

"Then after we get married, no outsiders will be allowed to come near except to clean the room." Song Jinbai said gently.

Ji Nuan suspected that he was thinking about something improper, and blushing, she pushed him away and said, "Oh, hurry up and leave. If you delay any longer, they will definitely think too much. Maybe my mother will get the news before tomorrow morning."

Song Jinbai: "Why are you so anxious to get rid of me? Where's your compensation?"

Ji Nuan stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips, "Okay, I'll make it up to you for the rest when I have the chance."

Song Jinbai looked at her deeply, as if he wanted to engrave these words in his heart.

He lowered his head and rubbed Ji Nuan's lips for a moment, then restrainedly let her go, his voice slightly low and muffled: "You have to remember this sentence."

"Don't worry, I won't forget my promise." Ji Nuan nodded seriously.

If Ji Nuan knew that this promise would cause her to suffer a great loss in the future, she would probably want to kill herself for her current ignorant and fearless self.

Ji Nuan put on her coat and followed Song Jinbai out of the room.

Sprite stared at Song Jinbai warily, her eyes full of vigilance.

Xue Qing looked over Ji Nuan worriedly. Except for her slightly swollen lips, everything else seemed fine.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that the adults were not worse than beasts.

Song Jinbai: ...Believe it or not, I will find you a man who is worse than an animal to marry.

Song Jinbai was stared at closely by the two maids with eyes that looked like they were looking at wolves. He snorted in dissatisfaction and turned to Ji Nuan, "Don't catch a cold outside. Go in quickly. Wait for me to marry you."

After saying this, he didn't even glance at the two maids. He tapped his toes lightly and floated away using his lightness skills.

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As the wedding date approached, the Ji family's more distant relatives arrived early. In particular, the families of the aunt and uncle, who had married in another county, began their journey before dawn and arrived on the morning of October 15th. Uncle Three and Aunt Three closed their shops in the city and bustled around the Ji family. Uncle Ji, Ji's father's eldest brother, felt embarrassed to just sit and wait for the feast, so he brought Ji Feng and, despite his reluctant aunt, his wife to join him.

Ji family backyard.

The aunt unfolded a large bundle and said to Ji Nuan, "When you got engaged, your father sent me a letter. I started saving cotton then and managed to get you a thick quilt weighing six kilograms. Take a look at this quilt cover. Do you like it? I had someone draw the pattern, and your cousin embroidered it stitch by stitch!"

Ji Nuan touched the thick quilt, and the mandarin ducks embroidered on the bright red cotton quilt, and said seriously, "Aunt, I love it so much. It's not easy to get this cotton, right? Thank you so much, cousin! The crops at home have been harvested, right? Aunt, please stay for a few more days this time."

My aunt smiled and said, "Okay, okay. I don't have much to do at home this time, so I'll stay a few more days. I heard from your mother that Xiaochuan is engaged, and the betrothal gifts and wedding date will be set in a few days. I will wait until he sets the date before leaving."

"Ah, this is one happy event after another!" Auntie clasped her hands and smiled, "Nuannuan, don't be partial. I'll stay until then and then leave, so I can share in your family's joy."

Ji Nuan responded with a smile: "Then my mother will definitely be very happy to have more people to talk to."

"I heard that Mahjong is becoming popular in the capital. Nuannuan, do you know about it? When your aunt arrives, we can get together and play."

My aunt's husband's family has some land and is a lively bunch, so they always keep up with the latest trends.

Before he finished speaking, his aunt came in with her daughter-in-law and daughter. She looked at everyone with a smile and asked, "Oh, you two sisters are here already? What are you talking about? Are you waiting for me to join you at the table?"

"Aunt, cousin, and cousin's wife, please take a seat." Ji Nuan stood up and greeted them warmly, "Aunt was thinking about playing mahjong, and we're short one, so we're waiting for you to join us."

"Is that the mahjong that Deshun mentioned?" The aunt turned to Ji Nuan and asked. After seeing Ji Nuan nod in confirmation, she half-jokingly said to her eldest sister-in-law, Aunt Jin, "How could I play it? Are you thinking of taking advantage of my little money because I just sold some grain?"

"You can see all this? Hahaha, then why don't you take out the makeup you gave to Nuannuan so that we can start playing mahjong earlier." My aunt couldn't stop laughing.

My aunt took out something wrapped in red cloth from her bosom and opened it. "Nuannuan, I've prepared a pair of silver bracelets for you. Please don't dislike them."

She had known that the Ji family's life was getting better, but she had no idea how much better it was. After her son Jin Deshun had worked with Ji Nuan for a while, she learned from him that the Ji family's current situation was serious and that the friends Ji Nuan had made were not ordinary people.

She had this pair of bracelets made for her at a cost of four taels and six cents of silver, which would have been considered a very expensive addition to an ordinary household. However, her aunt was still worried that Ji Nuan wouldn't appreciate them. After all, in the current Ji family, bracelets like these might not even be worth the gifts given to maids.

Ji Nuan is a bit casual, but when she wants to be nice to others, her words are as sweet as honey.

"Aunt really understands me and knows that I like peach blossoms. This bracelet must have been made specially for me, right? I like it so much. Thank you, aunt!" Ji Nuan said happily.

My aunt smiled and said, "As long as you like it. Your aunt loves you more than I do. I'm afraid you won't like what I bring you, and from now on you'll only think about your aunt and not be close to me."

My aunt pretended to be picky and said, "Oh, you are such a jerk! I haven't even brought out my dowry yet, and you're already vying for your place in my niece's heart!"

My aunt also joked, "You two have such a good relationship! Sister Jin, are we still going to play mahjong? Hurry and get out your makeup."

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