Chapter 347 Farewell without saying Goodbye Second Watch(3)_1
Mu Zhongqing and his wife had also risen, and they were both surprised when they found that Nangong Yi had left without saying goodbye.
Cai Wei explained that the master had urgent matters to attend to and had left last night. Since it was so late, her parents had already gone to bed, so he did not want to disturb them to say goodbye. He thus had her convey the message to them.
Although Mu Zhongqing regretted Nangong Yi’s sudden departure, he didn’t have the leisure to dwell on it now. His main concern was the marriage proposal made by Huo Yuan- what was his daughter’s opinion on this matter? She seemed willing, but she had not given any clear indication of her thoughts, so he did not dare to agree rashly. He decided to probe her further and find out her exact thoughts before making a visit to the magistrate.
During the meal, Lady Du brought up the matter again, asking how her daughter wanted to respond to the Prefect Han’s proposal.
This time, Cai Wei answered in a straightforward manner, simply stating "Reply!"
"What? Reply?"
Lady Du said in disbelief: "But didn’t you just yesterday....?"
"Did I accept this matrimonial proposal yesterday?" Cai Wei asked with a nonchalant smile.
Lady Du was at a loss for words. Indeed, even though their daughter had been ambiguous in her response yesterday, she hadn’t accepted anything. It might be that she and her husband were overthinking it all.
"Wei’er, matters of marriage aren’t to be taken lightly. It needs to be carefully considered before giving a response," Mu Zhongqing solemnly told his daughter.