Chapter 398 Golden Hairpin
This display of grandeur had everyone who had dined there giving the thumbs up, saying the Old Wang Family had style and pomp.
At the main table in the courtyard naturally sat the Lizheng, Clan Leader, and several esteemed elders, accompanied by Wang Laozhu, Wang Yongfu, and a few peers from the clan.
Shopkeeper Wu, Benefactor Wu, Wu Zhongbao, as well as Steward Lu and Guan Yifei sat at the table beside them, joined by Wang Yongping and Wang Yonggui.
Wang Yonggui, usually a slick talker, now truly had his moment to shine. With his gift of gab, the atmosphere at the table was consistently pleasant.
An engagement ceremony required a betrothal gift and a marriage agreement, after all.
Song Chongjin had prepared the betrothal gifts early on, adhering to the customs of rural families with only a few extras.
The most precious among them was a golden hairpin contained in a case. The hairpin, made from gold wire, was crafted into a plum blossom with tightly clustered petals, and right at its center lay a pink pearl the size of a pinky fingertip, emitting a soft glow.
Shopkeeper Wu and the others, seasoned as they were, all had their eyes narrow at the sight of the pearl.
This pearl was rare indeed, but such a large, perfectly round pearl with lustrous sheen was even more scarce.
In the provincial capital city, it would be considered top-notch, yet here it was in Qilidun.
Everyone covertly exchanged glances, then all smiled and praised how today’s protagonists were a match made in heaven, a couple of talent and beauty.