Chapter 422: The New Sister-in-Law
In the evening, Commander Xu came personally to discuss the matter with Granny Lu. Qin Xiangnuan was still a young girl, so she didn’t participate, but she listened the whole time. Commander Xu said that they were aware of the Qin Family’s situation, so they didn’t ask for any dowry or bridal gifts. As long as the couple is happy together, that’s enough. He mentioned that they just wanted a person and that Granny Lu and Qin Xiangyang would take care of her. They needn’t worry about Qin Xiangnuan’s tuition; if Qin Xiangyang didn’t look after his sister, he, as a prospective brother-in-law, would break Qin Xiangyang’s legs first.
Granny Lu was over the moon, relieved that her grandson had finally found someone. She was worried that the boy, spending so much time in the military academy, would become odd. So many years had passed, and he was almost 24 without even a hint of a romantic relationship.
Now things seemed normal, and she had heard that spending too much time among men could make someone foolish.
Fortunately, Qin Xiangyang didn’t know what his Granny thought. Otherwise, he might have been heartbroken. He was a completely normal and upright soldier; such nonsensical things could never apply to him.
Commander Xu knew Qin Xiangyang’s character very well and he trusted Jin Juan, a good girl, so he could make the final decision about their marriage.
Granny Lu was easy to talk with, so the other side just went along with whatever was decided, as long as her grandson could marry. Commander Xu felt the same way. Now that both of them had stable jobs, it was time to settle down and establish themselves. They started discussing the wedding arrangements. Jin Juan’s family had always been considerate of the Qin Family’s situation, knowing about Qin Xiangyang’s mother’s early death and their father’s nature, so everything was kept simple. They genuinely didn’t ask for any bridal gifts, and it seemed they even prepared the new house for the couple.
It turned out they were really unaware of the Qin Family’s financial condition.
But this was good, Qin Xiangnuan thought, at least the future sister-in-law seemed genuinely fond of her brother, not just after the family’s property.