A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 237 Out of sight, out of mind

Seeing the strange look on Minister Jiang's face, Madam Jiang knew exactly what he was thinking. She first patted his hand to comfort him, and then said to Jiang Yichen, "Although we have planned all of this, have you asked Boss Zhou's opinion? Is she willing to let you arrange things this way?"

"Of course she'd like to!"

Jiang Yichen was confident about this; he had never considered that Zhou Tong would reject him.

After all, in this era, for someone to disregard everything and have such a relationship with a man, in his eyes, it naturally means that he agrees to marry this man later.

Madam Jiang felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it. After thinking for a long time, she asked, "She told you herself that she was willing? I remember Zhou Tong hasn't been in Beijing for very long. When did you get in touch with her?"

His sudden offer to marry her left Madam Jiang completely baffled.

Jiang Yichen was even more puzzled, "Although she didn't tell me herself that she was willing, I think she was."

Madam Jiang looked at Jiang Yichen kneeling before her and suddenly felt a headache coming on.

She looked at Minister Jiang, "Husband, what are you saying about this?"

She really has a hard time making a decision.

Minister Jiang also had a headache. "How about this, have your mother go and find out what she's thinking tomorrow, and then you can go and discuss this with Mo Xuan."

"I've already spoken to the dean about it."

"!!!"

Minister Jiang wished he could beat his son to death right then and there. "They haven't even agreed yet, and you're already going to find Mo Xuan. What will happen to you later...?"

“Zhou Tong,” Madam Jiang quickly replied.

"If Zhou Tong rejects you, not only will you lose face, but Mo Xuan and our Jiang family will also lose face."

Jiang Yichen couldn't understand, "Why would she refuse?"

"Then tell me, why didn't she refuse?"

Although Minister Jiang had never met Zhou Tong, he had heard of the name of Youjian Bookstore. For a woman to gain a foothold in the capital so quickly meant that she was no ordinary person.

I know my son well. Although he is outstanding, there is no reason for him to force such a woman to marry him.

There are just too many people like Zhou Tong to choose from.

"she……"

Jiang Yichen couldn't reveal what had happened between them, as it concerned someone's reputation.

"Anyway, she won't refuse."

When I left Zhou Tong’s strange home, I specifically told her that I would come to propose marriage as soon as possible, and she even hummed in agreement. Didn’t that mean she agreed?

If Zhou Tong knew how much he loved to overthink things, she would definitely regret her decision to save him.

Minister Jiang was forcibly invited to lunch by the Crown Prince's men today. He hadn't even eaten two bites when Jiang Yichen stopped him again and told him about this important matter. Now he was starving.

"You should have your mother go and find out what she thinks first. This isn't something you can decide on your own. If she tells your mother herself that she agrees to marry you..."

Minister Jiang knew he couldn't refuse his son's request, so he could only sullenly say, "Then we'll ask Mo Xuan to take her in as his goddaughter, and then we'll ask a matchmaker to come to our door."

Seeing that his father had agreed, Jiang Yichen stood up without waiting for them to speak, saying, "Thank you, Father and Mother."

Minister Jiang is increasingly suffering from heart attacks.

Jiang Yichen, seemingly oblivious, turned and took two steps forward toward Madam Jiang, asking, "When will Mother come to see her?"

Seeing his expression, Madam Jiang knew exactly what he was thinking. "When do you want me to go?"

"Let's go as soon as possible. If Mother has nothing to do tomorrow, how about tomorrow? I'll go with Mother."

"Isn't this a bit rushed? You should always prepare some gifts when you visit..."

"Don't worry, Mother. I'll prepare the gift. You can come with me tomorrow morning."

Seeing that things had come to this, Minister Jiang said, "Then you discuss it with your mother. I'll go have my meal first."

I'm so angry!

Out of sight, out of mind.

Seeing that her husband had left, and knowing that Jiang Yichen's decisions were usually unchangeable, Madam Jiang could only sigh, "I'll go have dinner with your father first. Since you've made all the preparations, we'll go ask Boss Zhou for his opinion first thing tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Mother."

This was the first time Jiang Yichen had ever been so respectful.

Not to mention Minister Jiang, even Madam Jiang suffered a heart attack.

The couple sat at the small dining table, looked at each other, and sighed in unison.

Minister Jiang finally spoke, "You said you've met that Zhou something?"

"Zhou Tong! Could you write down her name? If all goes well, she'll be our daughter-in-law."

"Got it. What does Zhou Tong look like?"

Madam Jiang immediately pictured Zhou Tong: "She wasn't a beauty, but she had very fair skin and a sunny smile that made people happy."

"How about a match for our son?"

"Well, if we're just talking about looks, maybe we're not a good match, but that doesn't matter..."

"Is this alright?"

"What does it matter? As the saying goes, a good wife is one who is virtuous. I think the child is a good one, but he may be a bit too old."

Madam Jiang hesitated before saying these words.

"How big?"

"Perhaps, he's a few years older than Chen'er?"

"what?!"

Jiang Yichen is already eighteen this year, and Zhou Tong is a few years older than him. "Then wouldn't she be in her mid-twenties?"

"I'm not sure of her exact age, but when she's not smiling, she does look like she's in her early twenties, but when she smiles, she looks a few years younger."

"Then go tomorrow and ask about all of these things carefully."

"Of course. Actually, I thought she was nice when I saw her today, but judging from her personality, she doesn't seem like the type to fall for our Chen'er. Could it be that Chen'er is just wishful thinking?"

Madam Jiang found the possibility terrifying. Although the son was not her own, she knew the son she had raised.

"Chen'er is more than a match for her, how could she not want him?"

Minister Jiang felt that this possibility was actually quite small.

Madam Jiang sighed, "You two, father and son, are both like this. Why can't the young lady be unwilling? If she wanted to get married, I think she would have been married off long ago. Would it be our son's turn?"

Although he had just asked Madam Jiang to probe Zhou Tong's thoughts, this was merely a matter of courtesy befitting a member of a prominent family. Deep down, he believed that few women would refuse his son.

Madam Jiang glanced at him and said, "Chen'er is outstanding, but others naturally have the right to refuse. I'm not going there to force her to marry our son. You should be prepared to be rejected."

She gave Minister Jiang a heads-up beforehand, so he wouldn't get angry and embarrassed if he was rejected later.