I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Seeing that it was Aunt Cai who had come out and was now at the door, Qin had no choice but to go in and take a look. If it really didn't work out, she could ask Aunt Cai to help her find another place.

Thinking this through, Qin smiled and took Aunt Cai's hand.

"Aunt Cai, you arrived earlier than us."

Aunt Cai smiled and nodded, then took Qin Shi's hand with one hand and Su Tao's arm with the other as they entered the house.

Upon entering the room, one could see three people inside. An older man was leaning against the door smoking a pipe, a younger man was sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), his head down, fiddling with the teacups on the table, and a plump woman was sitting in the main seat of the hall, staring intently at Su Tao and Qin Shi as they entered.

Since it was her first time visiting, Su Tao naturally didn't dare to look too closely, only glancing at him secretly before quickly lowering her head. Qin Shi, on the other hand, forced a smile and said:

"I wonder which young master Aunt Cai is introducing to Su Tao?"

Seeing this, Aunt Cai quickly let go of Qin's hand, grabbed the young man sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and laughed:

"Look at Zhang Feng, are you shy or something? Hurry up and greet them. This is your Aunt Qin, and that is your sister Su Tao."

Zhang Feng slightly raised his head, his face flushed, and glanced at Su Tao before speaking:

"Aunt Qin, Sister Su Tao, you've arrived."

The woman sitting in the main seat also hurriedly stood up and looked at Qin Shi and Su Tao with a forced smile.

“Aunt Qin, I am Liu, Zhang Feng’s sister-in-law. I heard you were coming today, so I got up early to prepare. I never expected you to arrive at this hour. If I had known, I wouldn’t have gotten up so early.”

Upon hearing this, Madam Qin frowned slightly, then smiled faintly and said:

"It's also because our two villages are too far apart. We wanted to come to Zhang Feng's place for the blind date, so we got up very early and specially hired an oxcart to hurry over."

Seeing this, Aunt Cai quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Yes, yes, let's not just stand here, let's sit down and talk."

As he spoke, he pulled Qin Shi and Su Tao to sit down. Seeing this, Zhang Feng hurriedly poured Qin Shi and Su Tao a cup of tea.

Only then did Su Tao dare to raise her head and secretly peek at Zhang Feng. She saw that although Zhang Feng was not tall, he had delicate features, dressed appropriately, and his skin was smooth and tender because he did not work in the fields for many years.

When Zhang Feng sat down, he and Su Tao exchanged a glance. Both of them blushed and turned their heads away. Seeing this, Aunt Cai laughed and said:

"You two are almost married, and you can't be so shy. You should take a good look at each other now, or you might end up getting married without a proper understanding."

Upon hearing this, everyone inside burst into laughter.

Madam Qin looked around the house. It was clean and tidy, and quite large, with four bedrooms and a living room. There was also a backyard, and the poultry in the front yard were well taken care of. It seemed to be a family that lived a comfortable life.

However, judging from Zhang Feng's sister-in-law's appearance, she seemed rather clueless. From the moment they entered, she had been giving them a forced smile, trying to intimidate them and subtly blaming them for being late.

At this moment, when Sister-in-law Zhang entered the house, she remained firmly seated in the main seat, showing no intention of giving up her place. Looking at her, she seemed more like Zhang Feng's mother, the person in charge of the family.

Although Qin felt awkward, she thought Zhang Feng was a good person, so she cleared her throat and said:

“Zhang Feng, I only heard Aunt Cai say that you work in the city, but I don’t know what kind of work you do in the city.”

Before Zhang Feng could speak, Madam Liu, sitting in the main seat, preemptively spoke in a affected tone:

“Zhang Feng from our family has been working as a carpenter with his master in the city since he was a child. Now he is the master craftsman of Muxiangzhai. He has so much work to do every day that he can’t finish it all.”

Upon hearing this, Qin's eyes lit up. She had no idea that Zhang Feng was also a craftsman. If Su Tao could really marry Zhang Feng, she would be set for life.

"Oh, that's wonderful. I can see a cleverness in Zhang Feng's eyes and brows. This child looks very steady."

Sister-in-law Zhang smiled and was about to say a few words of praise to Su Tao,

"This Su Tao is also..."

Before she could finish speaking, Madam Liu turned around and gave her a subtle glare, then turned to Madam Qin and continued:

"That's right. Every girl in the surrounding villages is eager to marry into our family, but Zhang Feng is very picky. He doesn't like any of the many good girls. In addition, he has a lot of work to do every day, so the marriage proposal has been delayed."

As she spoke, Madam Liu picked up her teacup, took a sip, and glanced at Su Tao, who was looking down.

"Su Tao is so lucky to have Aunt Cai act as matchmaker for her in our family."

Qin felt a little uncomfortable hearing this, but glancing back at Su Tao's shy expression, which seemed quite satisfied with Zhang Feng, she could only smile patiently.

"When it comes to marriage, it all comes down to fate. The fact that Zhang Feng is still unmarried might mean he's waiting for our Su Tao."

Seeing this, Aunt Cai quickly smiled and said:

"Yes, look how well these two children match. From the first moment I saw Su Tao, I knew she should be betrothed to Zhang Feng."

As she spoke, Aunt Cai looked at Sister-in-law Zhang.

"Sister-in-law Zhang, I think the two children have taken a liking to each other. They're shy, so we, as their elders, have to make things clear. Now that you've met them, what do you think?"

Aunt Zhang glanced at Liu, then smiled and said:

"I think Su Tao is a good girl, but I wonder how well she does the housework around the house?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Qin quickly picked up the conversation.

"Sister-in-law Zhang, don't worry about that. I dare not say anything else about our daughter, but she is second to none when it comes to doing housework. She will definitely be able to take good care of Zhang Feng."

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu raised an eyebrow and glanced at Su Tao.

"It's not enough to just know how to do housework. Our Zhang family may not have much else, but we have plenty of land. If you marry into this family, you'll need to know how to do farm work as well."

Qin and Su Tao exchanged a glance after hearing this. They both knew that after marrying Zhang Feng, they would definitely need to live with him in the city.

It's nothing more than helping with the crops in the fields during the busy farming season. It's not a big deal, since Su Tao also had to go to the fields to harvest during the busy season when she was with Old Su's family.

Thinking this, Madam Qin patted Su Tao's hand and smiled:

“Our daughter is capable of both hard work and enjoying life. She often helps me with farm work at home, so farm work is naturally no challenge for her.”

Seeing that Qin had said this, Liu nodded in satisfaction.

Seeing this, Qin glanced at Aunt Cai, signaling her to bring up the matter of betrothal gifts.

Having been a matchmaker for so many years, Aunt Cai certainly understood what Madam Qin meant, so she quickly smiled and said:

"Since we've found a good match today, let's talk about the betrothal gifts."

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu frowned, glanced at the hesitant Aunt Zhang, and said:

“My mother couldn’t say this, so I spoke on her behalf. There are two sons in the family, and when it comes to marriage, there’s bound to be a comparison. The dowry should naturally be the same as when she married me, that’s the only fair thing to do.”

Upon hearing this, Madam Qin frowned and looked at Madam Liu, asking:

How much was your betrothal gift when you married into the family?