Chapter 35: Chapter 35 Have the Dowry?
_1 Chapter 35: Chapter 35 Have the Dowry?
_1 Looking at this house with bare walls, of course, there’s no dowry.
Nan Feng said again, “Dad, let me tell you, if I, Nan Feng, am to get married, I will marry in style and won’t accept any compromise.
So, give me a year.
In this year, I will improve our situation.
We’ll have silver, pork, and clothes.”
Hearing Nan Feng’s words, Nan Quanyou was dumbstruck.
The issue of a dowry is something he had considered, of course, and it had been a headache for him for many years.
If their home wasn’t so poor, the Mo family wouldn’t have canceled the wedding.
However, he had not expected Nan Feng to say these words.
At that moment, his daughter seemed to stand taller.
Seeing that his daughter has such initiative, he, as a father, couldn’t bear to push her again.
Eventually, Nan Quanyou committed, “Alright, then you’ll make your own decisions.
I won’t interfere in this year.”
Nan Feng added a remark: “Even if you want to ask, keep it to yourself.”
“Fine, even if I want to ask, I’ll keep it to myself, okay?” Nan Quanyou chuckled and shook his head, then continued to help Nan Feng pick Chinese cabbage seeds.
However, Nan Feng was distracted at this point.
The seeds of the Chinese cabbage in front of her seemed to morph into Ye Ge’s grizzled face, initially horrifying, but oddly becoming more pleasing on the eyes after a few glances.
However, his voice, his demeanor, they all made Nan Feng feel secure and grounded.
But are these feelings love?
Nan Feng hadn’t experienced love in her last life and wasn’t certain what it feels like to fall in love.
Some say that when you are in love, you miss them every day, while others claim you constantly think about them, worry if they are eating and sleeping well, and your heart races when you see them, as if you have been shocked.
Clearly, she isn’t at that stage with Ye Ge yet, merely harboring some fondness.
Nan Feng thought to herself that she would have a passionate love affair in this life, adamant to not enter a marriage blindly.
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Having picked the Chinese cabbage seeds, Nan Feng noticed that daybreak had come and guessed that Aunt Lan should be up.
She quickly picked up the roll of cloth and headed out.
Upon reaching Aunt Lan’s yard, she first saw Aqiu, carrying a basin of clothes to wash at the river.
Nan Feng greeted her, “Good morning, Aqiu, I’m here to see your mother, is she around?”
Aqiu, the same age as Nan Feng, still harbored a habitual disgust when she looked at Nan Feng.
When Nan Feng was still a foolish lass, dirty, dull, and ugly, Aqiu naturally disliked her.
Yet, Aunt Lan was particularly fond of Nan Feng and whenever there was something delicious, always remembered to share some with Nan Feng.
Aqiu felt that Nan Feng was competing for affection and taking things that belonged to her.
Although Nan Feng wasn’t foolish anymore, her face was still unattractive, and the village girls disliked playing with her.
Being a central figure amongst the group of girls, Aqiu had always isolated Nan Feng.
“My mother’s not here, she went to water the plants!” Aqiu replied irritably.
“Oh, then I’ll look for her tonight,” Nan Feng replied nonchalantly with a smile.
Just as she was about to turn around and head home, she suddenly heard Aunt Lan’s voice, “Did Feng come by?
What’s the matter?”
Aunt Lan had just come out from the house, holding a bowl in her hand, seemingly in the midst of breakfast.
Nan Feng gave Aqiu a puzzled glance, who appeared uncomfortable for a second but soon lifted her chin high and walked away.
Nan Feng wasn’t a petty person, so she didn’t take Aqiu’s behavior to heart, but simply walked in with the cloth.