Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

He nodded solemnly, his hands trembling slightly as he accepted the gold hairpin. Then, he carefully walked behind Jingyi and gently inserted the hairpin into her waterfall-like hair.

After putting it on, he took two steps back, carefully examining Jingyi with tenderness in his eyes.

After watching Wu Zihao help her put on her hairpin, Jingyi sat down opposite him without saying a word, rubbing her hands together in a somewhat dazed manner, as if she had suddenly lost the ability to speak.

Jingyi couldn't help but wonder to herself: What's wrong with this person? Has he forgotten what he came here for today? Should I remind him?

Just as Jingyi was deep in thought, she suddenly heard the old woman standing beside her urge her, "Young master, it's time to sign the marriage certificate!"

"Oh, okay." Reminded by the nanny, Wu Zihao suddenly realized what was happening and hurriedly reached into his robes to carefully take out the marriage certificate that symbolized the marriage agreement. He then unfolded it and laid it flat on the table in front of him.

Seeing that Wu Zihao had already taken out the marriage certificate and put it away, the nanny quickly took out the ink pad that had been prepared in advance and gently placed it on the table near the marriage certificate.

Next, Jingyi and Wu Zihao each extended their thumbs, dipped them in a little blood-red ink, and then almost simultaneously and solemnly pressed their handprints onto the snow-white marriage certificate.

Mei'er, who had been serving them, quickly brought over a basin of clean water and respectfully handed it to the two of them so that they could wash off the ink stains on their hands.

After the two had washed their hands, the old nanny said with a smile, "Miss, son-in-law, I will take this marriage certificate to the front hall to report the good news to the master and madam." After saying that, she happily took the marriage certificate and quickly walked out of the room.

Seeing this, the clever and quick-witted Mei'er very sensibly and quietly left the room, and considerately and gently closed the door behind her.

Although today is not their official wedding day, since they have already signed the marriage certificate, Jingyi and Wu Zihao are now officially engaged and can enjoy some time alone together.

When only Jingyi and Wu Zihao remained in the room, Jingyi slightly raised her head, her gaze gentle and tender as she looked at the slightly uneasy man before her, and whispered:

“Brother Wu, please don’t take what my elder brothers said to heart. Actually… I truly want to marry you, even if it means living with you in the village, I would be willing.”

"I don't mind, Jingyi, you can rest assured. And you have to believe me, I will definitely buy us a house in the county town, it's just that we'll have to wait a little longer."

Wu Zihao was planning to save money slowly to achieve this goal.

After working for his sister-in-law, she would give him a monthly salary on time every month, and he could also get extra generous rewards, especially the rewards in the last two months.

Yesterday, his sister-in-law gave him over two hundred yuan, which was his monthly allowance.

On average, he could earn more than 100 taels of silver each month.

After saving for several months, he had accumulated more than 500 taels of silver.

Judging from his current rate of saving money, it won't be long before he'll be able to buy a small to medium-sized courtyard house in the county town.

When that time comes, my wife can live wherever she wants, she can choose whatever she wants.

Moreover, his sister-in-law had arranged for him to be in charge of managing the soap workshop in the county town, so he would likely spend most of his time there from now on.

Upon hearing this, Jingyi quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, no, there's no need to buy a yard. Living in the village is actually quite nice. I really don't care about these things at all. There's really no need to worry too much about what my older brother and the others say..."

She had only spoken halfway when Jingyi's voice suddenly trembled, and then she began to sob.

Large teardrops fell like beads from a broken string.

The thought that her two brothers had completely disregarded her feelings and made such an outrageous request on such a special day made her think of how they had disregarded her feelings.

The two parties had already discussed the relevant matters, but who knew that it would turn out like this at the last minute.

Thinking about this, Jingyi felt extremely wronged. How was she supposed to face her mother-in-law and Qing'er in the future?

Seeing Jingyi crying so sadly, Wu Zihao panicked and hurriedly comforted her, "Oh dear, Jingyi, please, please don't cry. Okay, okay, I won't buy the yard anymore, I won't buy it, please don't cry."

Wu Zihao was extremely anxious and blurted out that he wouldn't buy it.

Suddenly, images of myself comforting my two younger sisters flashed into my mind.

In the past, when the two little girls cried, he would gently hold them in his arms and whisper a few words to comfort them, and they would quickly stop crying.

Thinking of this, Wu Zihao felt that the girl in front of him might be the same, so he didn't hesitate to stretch out his arms and quickly hug Jingyi tightly into his warm embrace.

He gently patted Jingyi's back, whispering words of comfort.

Gradually, the person in my arms stopped sobbing.

Wu Zihao carefully released her hands, then gently raised his fingers to wipe away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes.

His fingertips slowly glided over Jingyi's silky smooth, delicate cheeks, and an uncontrollable heat surged into his heart, causing his heart to beat faster involuntarily.

After Jingyi calmed down completely, she realized that she was nestled against a broad, firm chest that exuded masculinity.

His large hand was still gently stroking her cheek, an intimate gesture that made Jingyi blush instantly, feeling so ashamed she wanted to disappear.

“Jingyi…” Wu Zihao gazed at the shy and beautiful girl in his arms, and for some reason, his voice became low and hoarse.

He slowly lowered his head and first tentatively pecked at Jingyi's soft, pink lips a few times.

Seeing that she showed no resistance whatsoever, but instead closed her eyes slightly, seemingly enjoying the sweetness and warmth of the moment, Wu Zihao grew bolder.

He decisively grabbed the back of Jingyi's head with one hand, wrapped his other arm around her slender waist, and then kissed her deeply.