sjar Chapter 399: A Loving Person
Chapter 399: A Loving Person
"For a lifetime, a couple. My daughter will not share her husband with anyone else. If you want to marry my daughter, you are not allowed to take concubines. You can only love my daughter for the rest of your life. Even after death, you must remain faithful to my daughter."
Xiuying looked directly at Mr. Chen with a burning gaze, and there was no hesitation or concession in her tone.
After listening to Xiuying, Mr. Chen's previously calm and composed expression had become confused and uncertain.
His brows furrowed, and he thought to himself: Zexi is still so young, who can say for sure what will happen in the future? It's not impossible that the child will fall in love with other flowers and plants in the future.
After all, he is the eldest son of the Chen family and has a noble status. Many ladies from wealthy families are eager to marry into the Chen family.
Thinking of this, Mr. Chen couldn't help but sigh, and the expression on his face became more solemn.
However, you can’t find a relative like Xiuying in the whole Dayan!
Not to mention her shrewdness and ability in dealing with people, the fact that she has two crops, drought-resistant and high-yield rice and sweet potatoes, is extremely rare.
Once these two crops are promoted, the benefits they can bring are simply immeasurable and will be of great help to the prosperity of the family.
"Go and call the young master over."
Mr. Chen looked serious as he gave instructions to the butler who had been standing respectfully beside him.
"Yes, sir."
Butler Chen responded quickly, and then ran out in a hurry without delay.
He trotted all the way to call Chen Zexi in, and on the way he briefly told him the whole story so that the young master could be mentally prepared.
As soon as Chen Zexi came in, he walked towards Xiuying without hesitation, "Aunt Xiuying, I am willing to marry Taohua alone for the rest of my life. My heart can be witnessed by heaven and earth, and the sun and moon can testify to it. There will never be a single falsehood in it."
Xiuying nodded slightly, looking at Chen Zexi with scrutiny, and said slowly, "This can't be said with words, it takes a lifetime to prove. Marriage is a serious matter, no joke. What if you give up halfway and abandon my daughter? Have you considered the consequences?"
Chen Zexi stared at Xiuying blankly, his eyes full of sincerity. "Auntie, I am sincere to Taohua. I am sincere and there is absolutely no falsehood. You must believe me. I am willing to do anything for her, even if it means going through fire and water."
Xiuying was not moved by his words. In her opinion, verbal promises were not trustworthy and men's words were lies. What she wanted was something real.
So she said in a serious and firm tone, "If you give up halfway, you will be kicked out of the house and all your property will be given to Taohua. I will not let my daughter suffer even the slightest injustice. Can you do this?"
Hearing this, Chen Yonggui couldn't help but feel a little restless. A look of embarrassment appeared on his face. He quickly said, "Sister Xiuying, isn't this too... too harsh? The children are still young, and no one can predict their future. I'm afraid such a request will put too much pressure on them."
Xiuying interrupted Chen Yonggui without hesitation, "Master Chen, if Awang can truly treat Taohua wholeheartedly and stay with her forever, then what is there to be afraid of? I just want to give Taohua some solid protection."
Chen Yonggui seemed to be tongue-tied at this moment. All the words he had prepared were stuck in his throat. Xiuying's words left him speechless.
He opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know how to refute, and groaned in his heart.
Xiuying was right. It was perfectly natural for parents to seek security for their children's marriages. But the current situation left her somewhat bewildered, unsure of what to do. She felt neither forward nor backward, feeling extremely awkward.
"Master Chen, don't worry." Xiuying looked at Chen Yonggui calmly and continued, "Isn't there still a year after the engagement? During this year, the two children can spend more time together and get to know each other better. If anything goes wrong during this period, it's still not too late to regret it."
There was no expression on her face, as if she was just stating a very ordinary thing.
"Yes, yes." Chen Yonggui nodded hurriedly, but at this moment he seemed a little embarrassed.
Only now did he realize that he had been too simplistic. It seemed that he hadn't been as thorough and thoughtful about his daughter's marriage as Xiuying had been. Not only had she taken precautions to prevent any potential intrigue within the harem, she had also carefully planned for her daughter's future.
Before, I only wanted to make this marriage happen, but I never thought as deeply as Xiuying did.
"Taohua, take Daya and Dongmei to prepare lunch." Xiuying said gently.
"Yes, mother." Taohua bowed slightly, responded respectfully, and then stepped out.
After discussing his children's marriages, Chen Yonggui couldn't help but take another long breath and said worriedly, "Sister Xiuying, you said sweet potatoes are so easy to grow and the yield is so high. Now that the news spreads, I'm afraid that next year we won't have the exclusive rights to grow sweet potatoes. By then, the market will be in chaos, prices will inevitably fall, and our profits will be in jeopardy."
"Let them plant if they want. It's impossible to keep the sweet potato cultivation in our hands forever. Besides, it's not a bad thing to ensure that everyone has food to eat."
Xiuying looked relaxed and spoke in a calm tone, as if she was talking about an extremely insignificant matter.
"Sister Xiuying, you've never done business before, so you don't know. Once there are too many of these things, they'll lose their value."
As Chen Yonggui spoke, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, his face full of worry.
"It's like jewelry and jade. If they were everywhere, they would become commonplace and nobody would want them. The same goes for sweet potatoes. If everyone could grow them and they were everywhere, their price would inevitably plummet."
He put down his teacup, a hint of greed in his eyes, and continued, "If I could keep the sweet potato crop in my hands forever, it would be like holding a treasure pot in my hand, with endless wealth. What a wonderful thing that would be!"
Xiuying shook her head slightly and said solemnly, "Master Chen, your idea is not right. If we keep the sweet potato cultivation in our own hands, it will definitely arouse the envy of others.
Just think about it, when people don’t have enough food to eat, they may do anything extreme to survive.
In my opinion, the widespread cultivation of sweet potatoes across the country is a good thing. We don't need to be obsessed with monopolizing the cultivation rights; we just need to master the technology for making sweet potato flour.