The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 446: The Wulin Leader’s Fiancée (62)

There has always been a custom in the capital city of "three requests" when proposing a marriage, but in reality, there are very few people who strictly abide by this tradition.

The reason for this is that once the "three requests" are executed, the next step will inevitably be to face the "four urgings".

Specifically, "three invitations" means that the man needs to visit the woman in person three times when proposing marriage, and only on the third occasion will the woman agree to the marriage.

This practice is intended to demonstrate that the man's family attaches great importance to this marriage, and at the same time it also shows the outside world that the woman is a rare and virtuous woman.

When Ling Moqing wrote to his father, he particularly emphasized that he would go to the Su family to propose marriage with the "three invitations" ritual.

On the one hand, his purpose is to prove his deep affection for Su Xiangran;

On the other hand, considering that Su Xiangran had experienced a broken engagement, by following this custom,

He could make it clear to everyone that this woman was exactly the ideal wife he had sought after with all his efforts.

Ling Li knew Su's mother before she got married. Although they were only nodding acquaintances, she still had some understanding of Su's mother.

"Madam Su, you don't seem to be the kind of person who is difficult to communicate with." Ling Li asked her husband with a puzzled look on her face, "This 'three invitations' ceremony has not been used for many years. Is it really necessary to go to such great lengths?"

"This is what my eldest brother told me to do. Just follow his instructions." Her husband Ling Yue replied with a serious expression, "And this matter was decided by my nephew Mo Qing himself."

Hearing this, Ling Li immediately became interested: "Since the 'three invitations' ceremony has been performed, is there still a 'four urgings'?"

You know, the so-called "four urgings" are not just verbal forms.

One is a poem to urge the groom to get ready, which is used to test the groom's literary talent;

The second is a marriage-urging arrow to test the groom's martial arts skills;

The third is to build a tent for 100 children, which means that the newlyweds will have many children and grandchildren.

The last item is to urge the handover of the household account books and keys to various houses, indicating that the new daughter-in-law will be in charge of household affairs once she marries into the family.

Normally, people in the capital city pay more attention to cultural cultivation and despise martial arts, so they often only hold one or three ceremonies.

"Why are you unwilling to give up the power of housekeeper?" Ling Yue asked with some confusion. His wife has always disliked household affairs.

"Take that back now." Ling Li hurriedly covered his mouth. "I am happy. If I hand over the housekeeper power, I will be free. I am too busy with my own business every day. I am really thankful that I can hand it over."

"Look at what you said. You despise something that others can't even ask for." Ling Yue hugged her with a smile, "When nephew Mo Qing gets married, we will move out! Didn't you like the courtyard on Guangfu Street before?

When the time comes, we will move there and live our own lives. You must have worked hard in these years without my sister-in-law. "

When Ling Li heard this, her eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "I will find an official matchmaker tomorrow and ask them to prepare according to the 'three requests' process. We will try to move out and live our own lives as soon as possible."

The next day, Ling Li invited a famous official media to her home and told her about these things.

When the official media heard that the Ling family wanted to use the "three requests" ceremony to ask for the second daughter of the Su family's hand in marriage, they were somewhat puzzled.

Ling Li didn't say much, but just stated that her nephew attached great importance to the Second Miss Su, and that all he had to do was to do as instructed.

When the official media came to the house for the first time with business cards and betrothal gifts, Su's father intended to put on airs, but before he could say anything, Su's mother pulled him aside and told him about the "three requests".

Su's mother and Ling Li had already discussed the matter before the official media came to their door. The reason they didn't tell Su's father was because they were afraid that he would change his mind at the last minute.

After all, it is rare for a father to hide and cry secretly when his eldest daughter gets married.

Father Su: Who is tickling him behind his back?

According to the "three invitations" process, it was not until the third time that the Su couple agreed to the Ling family's proposal.

In order to avoid unnecessary complications, after the marriage was decided, the two families quickly completed the pre-marriage process of the Three Books and Six Ceremonies.

By the time all these things were done, two months had passed since Su Xiangran wrote her first letter back to the capital.

It seemed like a long time, but in fact most of the time was wasted on communication, and it took more than a month to get engaged.

As for the betrothal gift! Father Ling was a simple-minded man, or rather, he attached too much importance to his son Ling Moqing's marriage.

Therefore, he had been preparing the betrothal gift for several years, and now he finally had the chance to give it away.

Father Ling: It is not easy for a single father to raise a child. It is tearful to talk about it too much!

While the Ling family was preparing these things, the Su couple began to prepare to bring their daughter Su Xiangran back.

While Su's mother ordered the servants to clean up the room, she arranged a convoy to go to Yuncheng to pick up Su Xiangran.

Both husband and wife were very happy. They originally thought that their second daughter would marry far away, but now she was going to marry into the Ling family in the capital, which meant that they no longer had to be separated from their loved ones.

And because the two families live not far from each other, their Su Xiangran can finally marry out from the Su family. No matter how you look at it, this marriage is much better than the previous ones.