After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 993 Joy
As soon as Ma heard this, she knew what Fang meant.

Although Qiao Fu is not a live-in son-in-law, he is the only one in his family, and the only relative in Beijing is the Haixiya family. It just so happens that the Haixiya family and Hai Baozhu are also relatives. Qiao Fu is not a live-in son-in-law, so what is the difference? If he can win over the man and make him regard Fang's mother and daughter as his closest relatives from the bottom of his heart, he will not object even if Fang wants to live with her daughter and son-in-law in the future. By then, Qiao Fu will truly become the support of Fang and Hai Baozhu, and maybe even Hai Baozhu will benefit.

However, although Fang had her own selfish motives, her idea was not bad. Hai Xiya and Ma had intended to move the coffin of their relative Qiao Zhongran back to Zhili, and now adding Qiao Jiran would not be a big deal. If Fang did not intend to pay the money, Ma would have to pay for it herself. Since Fang was willing to show her favor to her future son-in-law, Ma did not intend to make any more trouble.

The two of them quickly turned the topic to the specific operating procedures. Haitang, who had been listening quietly, felt that it was boring, so she quietly got up and left to talk to Hai Baozhu.

Hai Baozhu was originally in the front hall chatting with her mother, Ma, and Haitang. Because Ma mentioned the marriage between Qiao Fu and her, she was shy for a moment and hid back in her room. However, she was worried about Qiao Fu's news, so she kept leaning against the door of the boudoir and listening carefully until she could no longer hear any sound. Only then did she reluctantly return to her dressing table and sit down.

When Haitang came, she was sitting in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about. Only when the maid reminded her did she hurriedly stand up with a red face to greet Haitang.

Haitang smiled and helped her up, pulled her to sit on the kang, sent the maid away, and asked in a low voice, "Sister Baozhu, did you hear everything just now? Are you satisfied with this marriage? Do you have any other ideas?"

Hai Baozhu's cheeks flushed, she twisted her handkerchief with both hands, and spoke in a mosquito-like voice: "Satisfied... I don't have any other ideas..."

Seeing this, Haitang suppressed her smile and asked again, "Sister, you heard what my grandma said later, right? His family's property that was confiscated by the government in the early years may not be recovered. Even if it can be recovered, it is just an old house with nothing valuable. If you marry him, I'm afraid you will suffer with him."

"I don't care..." Hai Baozhu lowered her head even lower, the blush on her face had spread to her neck, "A man like him... with his talent and appearance, his bearing, his family background... if he hadn't suffered an unfortunate disaster, I would never have been able to marry him. Now he has turned from bad to good, and his future is bright, but he doesn't despise me and is willing to ask a matchmaker to ask for my hand in marriage. My long-cherished wish has come true, and I am extremely happy. I have nothing else to ask for in this life!"

Young lady, you don't have to belittle yourself so much and praise Qiao Fu so highly. Birth and family background... those are all empty words! When Qiao Fu was born, the Qiao family had already fallen on hard times. Although his parents were protected by his maternal grandfather, they were only official slaves. Young lady, you are at least the eldest granddaughter of a retired minor official. The Hai family was once very prosperous in Yongping Prefecture. Even if your father did not hold an official position when he was alive, he was a well-known local gentry family. Even now, your great uncle, uncle and cousins ​​are all officials. As the daughter of an official family, why should you belittle yourself?

Furthermore, although Qiao Fu is handsome, good-looking and capable, he only stands out among the Jinyiwei secret agents and grassroots soldiers. Compared with the young talents that the Hai family often come into contact with, such as Zhou Yijun, Jin Jiashu and even Wu Ke, he is not outstanding.

Hai Baozhu probably had never seen any outstanding men of the same age, so when she met Qiao Fu, she praised him so highly - of course, it could also be that the lover's eyes are full of beauty. But no matter how much she thought highly of her beloved, Haitang could not bear to see her belittle herself like this.

So Haitang persuaded her: "Sister's family background is also outstanding, she is also talented and beautiful, she has noble character, and she is very strong-willed. She is not shaken by the threats and inducements of bad people. I think sister is not worse than Qiao Fu at all, she is much better than him! It is his blessing to marry you!"

Hai Baozhu lowered her head, blushed, and smiled with her hands covering her mouth: "He said the same thing..." Huh?
Haitang blinked and found Huadian: "Who is he? Qiao Fu? Did he tell you this?"

Hai Baozhu looked up at her with a blushing face, wanting to say something but stopping herself. After hesitating for a long time, she opened the mirror box, pulled out a small drawer on top, took out a letter from it, and showed it to Haitang.

Haitang only had time to see the words "Miss Baozhu's Recommendation" written on the envelope. The handwriting was very neat and the strokes were powerful. Then Hai Baozhu took the letter back, put it back into the small drawer, and closed the mirror box, as if she was afraid that Haitang would take another look at it.

Haitang was stunned for a moment before she realized, "Is this the letter Qiao Fu sent you?! When did he send it to you?!"

Hai Baozhu whispered, "I found it when I returned to my room last night... The letter was on my dressing table. He was not there, so I don't know how he got in, and I don't know when he left..."

Uh... this is the usual behavior of spies. Qiao Fu is indeed a man who has been in the spy world for many years. But did he use this trick on his fiancée? He is not afraid of scaring people...

Haitang asked in a low voice: "Are you scared, sister? He comes and goes without a trace..."

Hai Baozhu smiled and shook her head: "How could that be? It's quite interesting... If only I had known him earlier. When I was trapped in the Jiang family, I dreamed of someone coming down from the sky to rescue me and my mother..."

Since Hai Baozhu herself had no objection, Haitang couldn't say anything. She just asked quietly, "What's in the letter? Why did he sneak the letter in like this?"

Hai Baozhu's face flushed again. She lowered her head and twisted her handkerchief, saying, "He said in the letter... that he would ask a matchmaker to come to propose marriage, saying that the matchmaker was his benefactor, and that he would not be able to hide it from the other party if he wanted to get married. He also wanted to confirm my thoughts again and asked me if I really didn't dislike him... He told me about himself and said that he was not worthy of me. If I was really willing to marry him, it would be a great blessing for him. He would give everything and treat me well for the rest of his life! He also said... it was because I was interested in him that Jiao Ge'er transferred him to his subordinates and promoted him to a regular army. Then Jiao Ge'er discovered his life experience and the relationship between the two families from his resume. He felt that he was where he is today because of my blessing, and I was also his benefactor for the rest of his life. Even if I thought he was too poor and didn't want to marry him, he would still be grateful to me for the rest of his life and would be willing to go through fire and water for me..."

Qiao Fu expressed his gratitude to Hai Baozhu in the letter, but Hai Baozhu felt that he was confessing his true feelings to her. Every word and sentence was filled with tenderness and sweetness.

Qiao Fu was afraid that she didn't understand her situation and would suffer and regret after marrying him. However, Hai Baozhu felt that her wish had come true and she had nothing else to ask for in this life. How could she not marry? How could she regret it? As long as she could be with Qiao Fu, she would be willing to eat coarse food in the future!
Haitang never knew that her cousin was such a love-minded person. Seeing Haibaozhu's shy and happy face, she opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing more, just smiled and said: "As long as you are happy, sister. I wish you and your husband a long and happy life together!"