There was a wide road in front of the university's entrance. Cars kept speeding through the lane. The result of a person rushing into the road was pretty evident. Lin Yueling continued, "I'm asking you one final time. Are you going to propose?"
Jiang Xiu didn't believe Lin Yueling would rush into the road as there were no humans who weren't afraid of death on Earth. Though he knew it wouldn't happen, Lin Yueling's words were crystal clear. She had paid a lot for their family and for him, so he didn't dare to test her words.
On the other hand, Cheng Lingsu was stupefied. Her thoughts were simpler than Jiang Xiu's. She was scared by Lin Yueling traveling so far to force him to marry her. She was at a loss for a moment, but she became shier after comprehending the situation. A boy had never stood before her with a bouquet of roses in front of so many people then confes… no, straightforwardly proposed to her.
Jiang Xiu said, "I-I… I want…"
Lin Yueling was jubilant.
Cheng Lingsu gazed at Jiang Xiu with her pretty eyes. She clutched the hem of her dress tightly due to the nervousness. Her mind was drawing a complete blank right now as she lowered it shyly, looking at the tip of her shoes, feeling embarrassed.
"Faster, son. What are you dallying around for?"
Lin Yueling nudged her son forward.
After being nudged forward by his mother twice, Jiang Xiu stopped walking, refusing to take another step forward as if his legs were fixed to the asphalt. He suddenly had a brilliant idea, "Mother, don't we need a ring for a proposal?"
"Aaaah!"
Lin Yueling was startled then patted her forehead while Jiang Xiu felt like had somehow acted in the nick of time during this critical situation. However, nothing beats the experience of those who have lived through life. Lin Yueling took a box out from her purse, "Mother has already prepared a ring for you. Your father had bought me this ring long ago. Mother didn't sell this ring even though we were poor as I wanted to pass it to my daughter-in-law. Alright then…" She fished out the ring which actually had a diamond embedded in it fashionably.
Lin Yueling had prepared adequately, so she believed she no chances of losing.
Jiang Xiu once again assumed an expression as if life had lost meaning.
"Alright, the ring's there and the roses too."
"You can propose now, right?"
Jiang Xiu said, "Mother, you…" Though he couldn't handle his mother, he didn't have any misgivings about dealing with Cheng Lingsu. His gaze turned ice-cold, but it was of no use. Cheng Lingsu was currently looking at her feel while bowing her blushing face. Her eyelashes trembled slightly due to the anxiety. She couldn't see his expression right now.
That guy suddenly laughed, "Since we were betrothed in our childhood, is there a need for a proposal? I say we should end the matter by signing the marriage certificate."
Lin Yueling said, "You can't do that. A proposal is quite important for a girl. I still remember how your father had proposed to me. If a girl doesn't receive a proposal, then her life isn't complete."
"Do it quickly!"
Seeing Jiang Xiu dally, Lin Yueling shook him forward. The scene was pretty ugly. She feared Cheng Lingsu must be feeling pretty unwell right now, so she pulled him to her.
A ring in the left hand, roses in the right hand.
Cheng Lingsu's face was flushed entirely right now. She didn't dare raise her head. She didn't know what she thought as her lily-white hands touched those scarlet roses and received them passively. Afterward, her right hand was grabbed by someone, she even felt there were multiple hands, yes, multiple hands, as the ring was put on her quite awkwardly.
"Alright, it's done!"
There were only 2-3 students nearby before but over a dozen of them had gathered here now. Nowadays, those melon-eating masses really liked to comment on such drama.
"This student is amazing!"
"No, his mother is even more amazing! She's helping his son pick up a girl. Why isn't my mother like that?"
One of them said, "Isn't that girl the prettiest fresher of the Banking Dept., Cheng Lingsu?"
"It seems so."
Lin Yueling felt quite cheerful as if the monsoon which had lasted for 2 months had suddenly cleared up. She said, "Alright. The rite is done."
Cheng Lingsu still didn't dare to lift her head. She stared at her left foot then her right foot. The more she thought about it, the shier she felt. She was blushing up to her ears right now and didn't feel any hate under that shyness. She even felt a trace of happiness in her heart, though she didn't know the reason why she felt like that.
As for Jiang Xiu, he wore the same deadpan expression as before. Hmph! You call giving roses and ring a rite? Without a marriage certificate, what's the difference between this and an engagement?
Lin Yueling said, "Alright. Susu, there's no need to go back to classes today. Accompany Little Xiu to the Civil Administration Office to sign the marriage certificate."
For signing a marriage certificate, the bridegroom's side's household register, as well as the bride's side's household register, was needed. Mother, you prepared everything so well but missed this point. How will Cheng Lingsu produce the household register?
Cheng Lingsu raised her head slowly and glanced towards Jiang Xiu. The shyness and the happiness on her face gradually turned insipid for no reason as she became cool-headed, "Aunt, I don't have the household register. Maybe we can do it later?"
Lin Yueling said, "Susu, did you forget? I called your parents before coming here. They said that the household register is with you. They told me that you said the prices of houses in the Imperial Capital were rising quickly, so you wanted to buy a house as an investment. You took the household register with you to buy the house."
"Aaah!"
Cheng Lingsu hadn't expected that Lin Yueling was prepared so much. She had even called her parents and enquired about the household register. Her lie was exposed right away, "Ah, yesssss. I really forgot. The household register is with me…"
"Go bring it now. We will wait here for you."
"That…"
This was really something damning. Everything was going well, but Cheng Lingsu actually had the household register with her. Jiang Xiu really regretted giving money to her back then. If he hadn't done that, she wouldn't have had the money to buy a house. Only, he had to admit that Cheng Lingsu's foresight was pretty good. It was possible to buy a house with a few hundred thousand right now, but in the future, the same amount could only afford a toilet.
"Oh!"
Cheng Lingsu turned around and went towards her dorm. She raised her slender ring finger and looked at the ring on top of it. It looked quite pretty and fitted her perfectly, but this was something Jiang Xiu's mother had forced him to put on her. She didn't know what do now. She turned back to glance at Jiang Xiu but was answered by Lin Yueling waving at her, "Quickly!"
"Oh!"
Cheng Lingsu rushed towards her bedroom.
The dorm room of a girl is cleaner than a boy's. This was a four-person room, but the ambiance of the place was pretty good. It was 30 Sq. Ft. and was decorated a bit, giving it a refreshing look.
When she opened the door, she saw one of her dorm mate who was feeling unwell and thus watching a drama in the bedroom as that thing which comes every once in a while had arrived. "Susu, you are also skipping class?"
"Oh. Roses. You went on a date." Miao Xiaolin's eyes burned with a gossipy flame. The ill feeling in her body was thrown beyond the clouds in the skies, "Who was it? Song Ronghao?"
Cheng Lingsu shook her head. She came beside her bead and sat on it. She was in an absent-minded state as Miao Xiaolin came over to stick herself to her like a bandage, "Which handsome, rich guy is it now? Tell me, I'll inspect him for you."
Cheng Lingsu looked at her good sister with a blurred gaze, "Linlin, I-I might be getting married."
"What? Married? That's too much even for a joke."
"Are you telling me the truth?"
Cheng Lingsu nodded, "See!" She raised her right hand showed which had the conspicuous ring on her ring finger. The ring was meticulously designed, and a diamond was embedded in it.
"Fudge! It's real! Quickly tell me what happened." The fire in Miao Xiaolin's eyes burned more aggressively.
Cheng Lingsu said, "A few words aren't enough to explain it."
She checked near her bedside and pulled the household register out.
"Slow down!" Miao Xiaolin stopped her with a solemn face after seeing her take out the household register, "Susu, are you really going to marry him? Did you think it over clearly? Do you like him?"
Cheng Lingsu eyes were blurred as she muttered, "I also don't know."
"Does he like you then?" Miao Xiaolin asked her.
"Why would I want to know whether he likes me? It doesn't matter whether he likes me or not."
Miao Xiaolin was stupefied by her words.
Girl, you have quite the personality.
Cheng Lingsu clenched her teeth and walked out of the dorm along with the household register. Miao Xiaolin shouted from behind, "Susu, wait for me. I'll come along with you."
She wished to witness this miraculous moment. She dashed towards the entrance yet discovered she was still in her pajamas and hence had to retreat. After that, she took out her cell phone and messaged the other sisters from their dorm room. The contents of the message were world-shaking - Susu is getting married to an unknown man; they have already left for the Civil Administration Office.