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After preparing lunch, Ruan Mumu returned to her room to rest for a while when she heard the sound of the front door being pushed open. Ruan Mumu came out of her room and saw Chen Donghua had returned. She quickly went over to help Chen Donghua take the things from her hands and asked with concern, "Mother, why were you gone for so long? Did things go well?"

Chen Donghua put down what she was holding, dusted herself off, and replied wearily, "Oh, don't even mention it! Matchmaker Liu insisted on dragging me along. So, we went to town first to buy some gifts before going to Jinhua's house. Luckily, we went early, or we would have missed it."

As she spoke, Chen Donghua plopped down on the stool, picked up the water glass on the table, gulped down two large glasses of water, and then panted heavily, saying, "I'm so thirsty! Traveling under this blazing sun is no human endeavor!"

Seeing the large beads of sweat on Chen Donghua's forehead and her soaked clothes, Ruan Mumu fanned her with concern and asked, "Mother, how is Sister Jinhua's family doing?"

After catching her breath, Chen Donghua slowly explained to Ruan Mumu, "Well, it turns out that Matchmaker Liu told me that someone came to Jin Hua's house to propose marriage a couple of days ago. But I didn't know the specifics, so I went with her, thinking I'd also see what Jin Hua thought."

Just as Ruan Mumu was about to ask what had happened, Ruan Xiaohai's voice came from outside again: "Sister, we're back." Then came the sound of footsteps, and soon two slender figures entered the house.

Ruan Mumu looked closely and realized it was her eldest brother, Ruan Xiaojun, and her second brother, Ruan Xiaohai. She quickly got up to greet them, her face beaming with a happy smile.

"Big brother, come quickly! Mother is just about to tell you about our trip to Sister Jinhua's house today!" Ruan Mumu greeted Ruan Xiaojun warmly, gesturing for him to sit down.

Upon hearing this, Ruan Xiaojun was overjoyed and rushed to his mother, Chen Donghua. His eyes gleamed with anticipation as he anxiously asked, "Mother, what did Jinhua's family say?"

Seeing her son so nervous, Chen Donghua couldn't help but laugh. She gently patted Ruan Xiaojun's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, with your mother here, things will definitely be handled perfectly."

Upon hearing that the matter had been settled, Ruan Xiaojun's face lit up with an ecstatic smile. He excitedly grabbed Chen Donghua's hand and asked, "So, Jin Hua's family has agreed to the marriage proposal?"

Chen Donghua nodded in agreement. Ruan Xiaojun was so happy he almost jumped for joy, his eyes shining with happiness.

Hearing this good news, Ruan Mumu was overjoyed, her eyes sparkling with happiness. She excitedly walked to Ruan Xiaojun's side and congratulated him joyfully, "Brother, congratulations! From now on, Sister Jinhua is my sister-in-law! That's wonderful!"

However, Ruan Xiaojun suddenly remembered an important question. He frowned slightly and asked worriedly, "Mother, did they make any demands?"

Chen Donghua smiled and replied, "Didn't their family say before that as long as we could afford a dowry of five taels of silver, they would let Jinhua marry you? When Liu the matchmaker and I went to their house, Jinhua's parents were overjoyed to hear that we were proposing marriage for Xiaojun, since they were quite satisfied with our Xiaojun. It's just that the old lady of the Jin family is very difficult. She said that the Lu family promised to give ten taels of silver, and if our family wanted to marry Jinhua, we would have to offer more than the Lu family, otherwise they would never agree to let Jinhua marry into our family."

The matchmaker, Liu, was so angry she almost stormed off, so I threw the twenty taels of silver I was carrying onto their table. Only then did Old Madam Jin agree.

Ruan Xiaojun was displeased upon hearing this and complained, "Mother, didn't they initially say they only wanted five taels of silver? How could Old Madam Jin arbitrarily increase the price? Why did you give it to them? I'd rather not get married yet. We need to build a house soon, and there are many other things we need money for!"

Chen Donghua patiently explained, "Silly son, I'm doing this all for you! As long as Jinhua can marry into the family smoothly, what does twenty taels matter? Don't worry, there's a long road ahead!"

Actually, Chen Donghua was quite dissatisfied with the attitude of the old lady of the Jin family, but she tolerated it because Jin Hua's parents were easy to get along with. Also, since they lived in the same village and knew that Jin Hua was a well-behaved and sensible child, Chen Donghua was too lazy to make a fuss. After all, the children had a long life ahead of them! There was no need to mention such unpleasant things to her family.

Ruan Mumu comforted him, saying, "Brother, don't worry, I will work hard to earn money, and I will definitely earn more money in the future."

Ruan Xiaojun nodded helplessly. Although he was still somewhat dissatisfied with the old lady of the Jin family's behavior of raising the price on the spot, seeing how concerned his mother and sister were about him, he didn't say anything more. After all, being able to marry a wife like Jin Hua was something to be thankful for.

"Brother, congratulations." Ruan Xiaohai, after washing up, also came over to congratulate Ruan Xiaojun.

Ruan Xiaojun nodded with a happy smile: "Thank you, Second Brother."

"By the way, little sister, Uncle Dongyang and I just looked at that piece of land. He said it's spacious enough and suitable, and we can build it according to your design drawings," Ruan Xiaohai told Ruan Mumu about what he had just learned.

Ruan Mumu smiled happily and said, "That's good."

"Mumu, you've already designed the house? How do you know anything about this?" Chen Donghua asked in surprise. She knew her daughter was smart, but she never expected her to even be able to design a house! That's amazing.

"Mom, eldest brother, second brother, let's eat first! Although it's hot, the food won't taste good if it gets cold. I'll go set the table now." Ruan Mumu changed the subject and went to prepare the meal.

Chen Donghua, Ruan Xiaojun, and Ruan Xiaohai also pitched in to help, and the family sat together, enjoying a warm lunch.