Chapter 464: Visiting to Discuss Marriage

Chapter 464: Visiting to Discuss the Marriage Arrangement

"What are you all chatting about, so happily?" Lady Qin arrived, escorted by her maids, with a short, stout man wearing a silk robe following on her left.

Lady Qin appeared with Cheng Bingzhi.

Lu Lingyun was rather surprised to see Cheng Bingzhi accompanying Lady Qin to such an occasion.

This boy has really won over his grandmother, even convincing Lady Qin to bring him along to this occasion.

"Grandmother Qin," Liu Xianxian greeted respectfully as Lady Qin approached.

"Good child, you've come too, but soon you'll have to change how you address me. From now on, you should call me grandmother!" Lady Qin looked at her with great affection.

"Yes, yes, we must change the way you address me!" Cheng Bingzhi chimed in from the side, his eyes gleaming as he stared eagerly at Liu Xianxian, agreeing with her words.

Hearing him, Liu Xianxian glanced at him, recognizing him as Cheng Binghao's always agreeable younger brother. She smiled at him and quickly shyly lowered her head.

This tacit approval was enough to make Cheng Bingzhi's heart soar.

Liu Xianxian must really like him secretly!

"Xianxian, from now on, you'll have to change how you address me too," he said, nearly drooling.

Hearing this, Liu Xianxian thought he was speaking as Cheng Binghao's brother. With a shy flutter of her spring-like eyebrows, she called out, "Third Brother."

Indeed, he is Cheng Binghao's brother, and in the future, she will be his sister-in-law, so it's fitting to call him Third Brother.

Liu Xianxian calling Cheng Bingzhi "Third Brother" took both Cheng Bingzhi and Lady Qin by surprise. Cheng Bingzhi hurriedly said, "Wrong, wrong."

Before he could finish, a robust voice came from behind, "What's wrong?"

The tall and robust Cheng Binghao walked over, dressed in a very formal dark blue outfit. His star-like eyebrows and bright eyes, brimming with vigor, naturally captured everyone's attention wherever he went.

Everyone in Lu Lingyun's courtyard watched him approach, their eyes filled with either affection and delight or admiration and respect.

After entering the courtyard, Cheng Binghao first greeted Lady Qin.

"Your grandson pays respects to grandmother."

"Good child, very well," Lady Qin gently patted him.

Cheng Binghao then turned to greet Grandmother Jiang and Lu Lingyun.

"Your grandson pays respects to Grandmother Jiang."

"Your child pays respects to mother."

"Rise, rise at once."

Both women smiled broadly as they urged him to stand. After greeting all the elders, he turned to Liu Xianxian, and the moment their eyes met, sparks flew like tiny fireworks.

"I also wish to offer my respects to Miss Liu," he said with a smile to Liu Xianxian.

Hearing his playful words, Liu Xianxian curtsied and said, "EverVictorious Marquis, may peace be with you."

"Wrong, wrong! You got it wrong again!" Cheng Bingzhi hurriedly corrected from the side, "Now you should call him Second Brother!"

Liu Xianxian: "......"

"How come you're here too!" Cheng Binghao finally noticed Cheng Bingzhi.

"Today is an important day for me, of course, I have to be here!"

"You have something important too?"

While Cheng Binghao was puzzled, Madam Jiang behind him smiled and said, "Alright, everyone, take your seats. If we keep greeting each other like this, we might not finish arranging things for the two kids by tomorrow!"

"What are you implying, in-law?" Qin quickly changed her tone, smiling as a maid assisted her to her seat.

Lu Lingyun sat in the center, with Madam Jiang on her left and Lady Qin on her right. Once the elders were seated, the children, including Cheng Binghao and Liu Xianxian, also sat down.

Liu Xianxian first sat on the chair on the left. As soon as she sat down, Cheng Binghao sat beside her.

This made Cheng Bingzhi visibly anxious, "Wrong, wrong, it's wrong again!"

"Will you ever stop!" Cheng Binghao glanced at him. Although it wasn't quite proper for him to sit next to Liu Xianxian since they weren't married yet, she was soon to be his wife. At such times, what did it matter if the rules were a bit relaxed!

"Bing Hao, it's not appropriate for you to sit there," Qin interjected.

She spoke with a slight frown.

Hearing this, Cheng Binghao naturally wouldn't contradict her. Reluctantly, he moved to the chair opposite Liu Xianxian.

Seeing his brother move, Cheng Bingzhi hurriedly and happily took the seat next to Liu Xianxian, sitting close to her!

"Why are you sitting there!" Cheng Binghao, seeing him heading towards Liu Xianxian, grabbed him by the collar.

"Of course, I'm going to sit there..." Cheng Bingzhi started to say, but upon meeting his brother's fierce and sharp gaze, he quickly swallowed his words, "I can sit here too."

He quickly adapted and sat down next to Cheng Binghao.

Liu Xianxian couldn't help laughing at this.

Cheng Bingzhi, seeing her laugh, thought she was concerned for him. He gave her a silly grin, "Xianxian, don't worry, it's just for a moment, I'll be fine."

Liu Xianxian: "......"

"Xianxian, Xianxian? Who are you to call her Xianxian!"

Cheng Binghao really disliked his brother, who seemed inexplicably close to Liu Xianxian! It was really irritating!

"Bing Hao," Qin called out to Cheng Binghao again, stopping him from picking on Cheng Bingzhi.

Normally, if Cheng Binghao didn't like Cheng Bingzhi and embarrassed him, she wouldn't say anything and would just ignore it.

She knew who was close and who was distant.

Although she had been closer to Cheng Bingzhi recently, he was after all someone who had been separated from their family early on, not as close as the legitimate grandson under Lu Lingyun's care.

But today was the day she was arranging a marriage for Cheng Bingzhi. In front of the in-laws, Cheng Binghao's constant embarrassment of Cheng Bingzhi would make them uncomfortable.

She had to keep the bigger picture in mind. She turned to Madam Jiang with an apologetic smile, "My second grandson is strong-willed and has a bit of a temper."

"Not at all! Bing Hao is great! A man should have some temper to protect his family."

"Indeed, indeed," Qin quickly agreed, also saying a few words for Cheng Bingzhi, "Bing Zhi is also good, with a gentle nature, and seems like he would be a loving husband." Madam Jiang, hearing her praise Cheng Bingzhi, also casually agreed, "Yes, a gentle and honest man is good too."

"Not just gentle and honest, I've noticed Bing Zhi is quite considerate these days. Knowing my old grandmother has trouble with her teeth, he always sends ripe, soft peaches so I can eat them without any trouble!"

"Oh, I never thought Bing Zhi would be so thoughtful!" Madam Jiang was surprised.

"I was surprised too, so I believe this child will surely be attentive and filial to you in the future!"

Madam Jiang: "..."

Why should he be dutiful to her?

Lu Lingyun, hearing their conversation drift off topic and Lady Qin continuously talking about Bing Zhi, slightly frowned. She then mediated, "Alright, mother, let's not talk about other things for now. We should properly discuss the marriage of the two children!"