Chapter 146: Betrothal gifts
The two families were simply addled, what exactly where they supposed to do next? It was not exactly a proposal but a betrothal was probably the next best thing.
The women looked at the old master, as the patriarch, it was sort of in his department to handle the situation. The old master stepped in as expected.
"Uhm, in-laws," he said to the Chi’s "as you can see Muyang has made up his mind. We as the adults support his decision so I have nothing much to say except that we cannot wait to officially welcome Chi-Chi into our family as our daughter." He concluded his words with a humble bow.
"Yes, in-laws," the old madam added, "We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. With a betrothal we can all be contented knowing fully well that their future together is certain. What Muyang has given, we are prepared to give more."
"No...No, no please this is already too much; we don’t dare accept anything more." Papa Chi waved his shivering hands around nervously. A betrothal gift worth hundreds of millions, what would happen when it came to exchanging engagement gifts? Their family could not afford something of equal value. "I am afraid we don’t have much that is worth what Muyang has given Chi-Chi." He explained. His eyes were remorseful and guilty.
"What are you talking about in-laws, all those little gadgets and medicines Chi-Chi has are worth billions. If we are to count them, she would quickly be one of the one hundred richest people in the empire. We value her so much and we are desperate to bring her into our family. We will make sure Muyang does right by her." He Weili said.
Mama Chi sobbed silently and wiped tears from her eyes constantly. Papa Chi was doing his best to calm her down. This was all they had been waiting for, some sincerity for their daughter. The Jun’s had just done that. Their Chi-Chi was loved and valued, she would be very happy.
"Then since Chi-Chi already gave birth to Mei-Mei we can consider her the betrothal gift." The old madam joked and everyone laughed.
"No," mama Chi wiped some more tears away, "we have to do things the right way. Since we are exchanging betrothal gifts, we have to show our sincerity as well. We will provide something in exchange as well. Chi Rui, come here with a piece of paper."