RPAGF Chapter 456 I don’t want to wait any longer
Chapter 456 I don’t want to wait any longer
After two years of training in the military, he is now the most capable deputy general by the general's side. He has made a name for himself and is now able to propose to Xiaotang. He can't let someone else beat him to it at this crucial moment.
Especially Jiu'er, Xiao Tang said that Jiu'er has passed the imperial examination, regained the family property, and established a stable household.
If Jiu'er ranks among the top three in the next imperial examination, she will definitely become his biggest threat.
So, he didn't want to wait any longer!
Qin Feng knew his childhood friend's personality; once he made up his mind about someone, he would never change it or let anyone take them away. He was very stubborn.
He sighed and said, "Alright, I know how you feel about your future sister-in-law. We went to Qianzhenlou and found out that she's not engaged yet. She's currently in the capital, and her family owns a restaurant there. Maybe she's waiting for you."
As the two drove their carriage past a medicinal herb field, Gu Minghuai seemed to remember something, and he pulled on the reins, causing the horse to neigh and stop abruptly.
Qin Feng saw his childhood friend stop, and although he was puzzled, he also stopped and the two of them dismounted.
“This is a medicinal herb field. It’s about twenty miles from the capital. It must have been planted by Xiao Tang’s family. She mentioned it in her letter, saying that the scale of her family’s medicinal herb field has been expanding. Now that she’s in the capital, she must have planted medicinal herbs outside the capital as well.”
"If I had known that my sister-in-law was so capable, able to make a fortune by growing medicinal herbs, why would we have gone to the army camp and suffered all that hardship? We could have just followed her and grown medicinal herbs to make countless amounts of money!" Qin Feng pretended to be envious.
The two grew up together and even wore the same pair of pants when they were little. They were used to playing around and joking with each other.
Gu Minghuai glared at him and said disdainfully, "You can eat this gigolo if you want, but don't drag me into it. I'm going to marry Xiaotang and protect her from the wind and rain. If I follow her to grow medicinal herbs, there will be no fame or fortune. How am I worthy of her?"
Qin Feng curled his lip and said, "Tch, you're just being stubborn. If you really manage to marry her in the future, I don't believe you won't care about her businesses at all. If she's too busy and needs help, you won't take a single penny?"
Gu Minghuai said, word by word, "Helping is one thing, but the businesses he owns are the result of his own hard work. I don't get a penny from them."
Qin Feng patted Gu Minghuai on the shoulder and joked earnestly, "Minghuai is such an upright person. With such a husband, what more could one ask for?"
With a look of disgust, Gu Minghuai reached out and slapped the hand off his shoulder, not forgetting to warn him.
"When we get there, don't open your mouth too wide, lest you say something inappropriate and cause your parents to misunderstand."
Qin Feng patted his mouth and said, "Don't worry, I'd be willing to drink poison and be mute for a few days so that my brother can get married."
Gu Minghuai glanced at him with some skepticism, then mounted his horse and urged Qin Feng to go to the capital together.
The two men rode swiftly to the city gate, took out their travel permits and a letter written by the general himself allowing them to return to the capital, and the soldiers checking them glanced at them before letting them pass.
They didn't go home; instead, they went to the largest octagonal store in the capital, Babaoge, bought a bunch of gifts, and then went to Mingcui Tower.
Lin Xiaotang planned to make chestnut chicken, but the restaurant kitchen was out of chestnuts, so she decided to go out to the market to buy some.
Just as they arrived at the restaurant entrance, they saw Gu Minghuai and a young man of similar age carrying a pile of gifts. Behind them were two waiters, their arms also piled high with gifts.
Lin Xiaotang stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.
It had been more than two years since they last met. Gu Minghuai had grown taller, his posture was more upright, he was darker and thinner, and his features were more handsome.
Gu Minghuai was mesmerized by the sight of Xiao Tang, who had grown into a more beautiful young woman and shed her childishness.
Having not seen each other for more than two years, his longing for her grew wildly. Now that he saw her right in front of him, his heart pounded wildly, and his face involuntarily turned red.
He shoved all the gifts in his arms into Qin Feng's hands, then strode to the person he had been longing for day and night. He reached out to hug her, but then remembered that this was a restaurant with many people around, and it would be inappropriate to hug her. So he forced himself to stop, clutching his clothes, looking somewhat nervous.
Qin Feng missed catching a few items, and they rolled to the ground. Fortunately, the packaging was exquisite, so they were scattered.
Qin Feng muttered under his breath, "It's just that I haven't seen my sweetheart in a long time, there's no need to be so impatient, as if everyone has a sweetheart."
Sigh... it seems he really doesn't have one!
Xiao Tang couldn't help but find it amusing to see Gu Minghuai nervously clutching his clothes.
That slight awkwardness vanished instantly.
She smiled faintly and said, "Gu Minghuai, why did you suddenly come back? And how did you know I was here?"
Gu Minghuai took a deep breath and said, "Xiaotang, you haven't replied to my letters for half a year. I was afraid that you would be snatched away by another young master, so I couldn't help but come back early. When I went to Qianzhenlou, your aunt and uncle told me that your family had come to the capital to open a restaurant and grow medicinal herbs, so I came here."
His voice seemed to carry a hint of resentment, as if he felt wronged that she hadn't replied to his letter.
Lin Xiaotang smiled and said, "Some things have happened in the past six months, and my fourth uncle and I have been busy buying land and planting medicinal herbs. My fourth uncle got married, so I was busy and forgot. It wasn't intentional that I didn't reply to your letter."
Hearing this, Gu Minghuai felt even more aggrieved.
He looked aggrieved and said, "I wrote you so many letters, but you only replied to a few, I can count them on one hand."
Lin Xiaotang chuckled awkwardly.
She's not some naive young girl who's just starting out in love, and she doesn't like long-distance relationships, so why is she replying to my letters so frequently?
She immediately changed the subject, "Why are you buying so much stuff? Are you hoarding supplies? Is there going to be a war?"
Qin Feng grinned, revealing two rows of bright white teeth. He chuckled, "Sister-in-law, how come you're so humorous? On the way here, I was wondering what kind of personality you had. I didn't expect you to be so straightforward. You're much more interesting than those little girls who get out of breath after walking a few steps and get shy after saying a few words."
Lin Xiaotang guessed that Qin Feng was Gu Minghuai's friend, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your praise, young master."
Gu Minghuai's eyes lit up when he saw his childhood friend's eyes light up. He subtly moved in front of him, blocking his gaze from falling on Xiao Tang.
Hmph, he doesn't even allow anyone else to glance at the girl he likes.
"Xiao Tang, I haven't visited your parents in a long time. These are just a small token of my appreciation. I didn't know your parents' preferences, so I bought a little extra."
Lin Xiaotang was almost speechless with shock.
"Are all of these gifts for my parents?"
Gu Minghuai nodded, puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong? Is it a bit short? Then Qin Feng and I will go to the Babao Pavilion to buy some more."
Lin Xiaotang immediately shook her head vigorously, lamenting, "A simple greeting would have sufficed; was it really necessary to move the entire shop over?"
He scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Xiao Tang, I came here today to discuss marriage with you. My family lives in the capital. I'll go home and have my parents find a matchmaker to propose marriage to you. Is that alright?"
Propose marriage?
Lin Xiaotang's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't expected Gu Minghuai to bring up marriage proposals as soon as he came over, which caught her off guard.
Before she could answer, the matchmaker led a handsome young man into the restaurant.
"Oh my, Miss Tang, you two are truly destined to meet, we bumped into each other as soon as we walked in..."