After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 18 Su Tai and Shen Yi's Engagement

Shen Yi's breath hitched, and after a long pause, he solemnly replied, "Miss Su is very good, I..."

Xu interrupted him excitedly, "If you think it's good, then leave the rest to your second aunt. Your second aunt will help you!"

After Xu finished speaking, she hurriedly dragged Shen Zhuang back, insisting that he find an opportunity to propose marriage to Su Chunlin.

Shen Zhuang had barely sat down when he jumped up in a panic, "Is this...is this okay? We haven't prepared anything."

Xu pinched him angrily, "Prepare what? If you drag this out any longer, the Su family will be engaged. Hurry up! I happen to have a piece of fine linen that I've been saving at the bottom of my trunk. It's just that the color is a bit plain. Go to Daxun River and see if you can dig out a couple of fish from the mud. Put everything together first. We absolutely can't miss this Su family girl."

She always has a good eye for people, and Su Tai seemed like a good person who could make a good life.

Shen Yi was unusually flustered by Xu Shi's words, and it took him a while to calm down. After tidying up the room for Su Tai, he didn't dare to look her in the eye. He lowered his eyes and said to the others, "My family only has two rooms that can be slept in. This room used to belong to my parents. Although no one has lived here for a long time, I clean it occasionally, so it's quite clean. Little Tai will sleep in this room tonight. The three of us will squeeze in."

Su Chunlin didn't take it to heart, and instead solemnly thanked Shen Yi.

The next day, Su Tai woke up before dawn. As usual, she first went to the Earth Dimension to check on the growth of the wheat, and then left the room.

Shen Yi prepared the food and led them out of the village to a relatively untouched mountain by the Daxun River to find something to eat.

Because this place didn't belong to any village and was far from any village, few people came here. After walking for a while, Su Chunlin found a small patch of wild onions and wild leeks. Before Su Chunlin could be happy, Shen Yi found a patch of bracken, but unfortunately it was too old to eat. Su Zhan, on the other hand, walked a little further and dug up a few plantains.

Su Tai looked around; she recognized wild onions and wild chives, but couldn't tell them apart.

These two vegetables tasted good, so she followed behind Su Chunlin to help. While Su Chunlin was busy, she secretly grabbed a few handfuls and temporarily stored them in the medium storage bag. No one but her could see the medium tool. She would transplant these wild vegetables into the earth space when she got back.

While the three members of the Su family were engrossed in their work, Shen Yi suddenly grabbed a few ladybugs and handed them to Su Tai, asking, "Want to play?"

Su Tai's eyes lit up. "Where did Brother Shen catch him?"

"You like them? There are many insects in these mountains, like crickets, beetles, and so on. I can find them for you if you like." Shen Yi looked tenderly at the girl who was a head shorter than him, his eyes full of joy.

His only joy during his lonely childhood was playing with these insects, but this was something that only little boys usually liked. Unexpectedly, Su Tai also liked them.

Su Tai nodded like a chick pecking at rice, secretly thinking that these insects should fetch a good price.

Thanks to Shen Yi's efforts, by evening the pottery jar Su Tai had brought out was full. During this time, she also secretly entered the Time-Space Gate transfer station twice to sell some small insects that were not so resilient, earning 12 virtual coins.

The group returned to Shen Yi's house before dark.

Looking at today's harvest, Su Chunlin couldn't stop smiling. "Great! These wild vegetables will last us for several days!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Xu and Shen Zhuang arrived with a pile of things. Seeing that Su Tai was not there, she quickly pulled Shen Zhuang aside and started talking.

"Brother Su, what do you think of our Shen Yizhong?"

Shen Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Su Chunlin was initially surprised, but quickly recovered and looked towards the backyard, whispering, "Brother, you might as well speak your mind."

Shen Zhuang cleared his throat. "Then I'll get straight to the point. I'd like to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage on behalf of my son, Shen Yi. Is that alright?"

"Sure!" Su Chunlin answered readily, without the slightest hesitation. Xu Shi and Shen Zhuang exchanged an excited glance and quickly said, "That's perfect! How about we arrange the marriage between our two families today?"

"So fast!" Su Chunlin was extremely surprised.

Madam Xu chuckled, "It's not that fast. Shenjiazhuang and Dongmen Village are quite far apart, and it's inconvenient for us to travel back and forth. It's perfect that you're here. Let's get the marriage arranged so we don't have to make another trip, right?"

"Ha! Why doesn't his second aunt come to our house to take a look and ask around?" Su Chunlin asked back, stroking his chin.

Madam Xu shook her head decisively, "What are you asking about? Your daughter is right in front of me. I only believe what I see with my own eyes. There's no need to ask! But it's our Shen Yi..."

Xu's face showed a hint of shock. "As you can see, this house was built when my uncle and sister-in-law were alive. It fell into disrepair during the three-year drought. Now that there is a water shortage everywhere, we can't help with the renovation. We can only ask your daughter to make do for now."

Su Chunlin waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned, "We're all the same. We're not unreasonable. Since his second uncle and aunt have both said so, the marriage is settled."

Xu hurriedly handed the items to Su Chunlin.

They also invited several familiar families from the village to come and witness the event.

It wasn't that Xu was cunning, but rather that the Mo family had made her extremely paranoid, fearing that the marriage would fall through again.

With Xu Shi making such a big fuss, it would be hard for Shen Yi and Su Tai not to know. The two stood in the courtyard, listening to the back-and-forth conversation between Xu Shi and Su Chunlin, exchanging a silent glance before quickly looking away.

Su Tai was relatively calm, but Shen Yi blushed, which was quite rare for him.

By the time the villagers left, it was completely dark.

The darkness of night could conceal all emotions, and Su Tai and Shen Yi both breathed a sigh of relief.

The next morning, just as dawn broke, Su Chunlin took Su Tai and Su Zhan to prepare to go back.

Shen Yi prepared food for them, as well as a basket of fresh wild vegetables.

Su Chunlin was somewhat surprised, "You went into the mountains early this morning to get this?"

Shen Yi gave a simple, honest smile. "It was just something I happened to be doing."

"Wow! Young people are really capable!" Su Chunlin couldn't help but exclaim. Seeing that Shen Yi didn't dare to look at Su Tai, he made an excuse to send Su Zhan away first.

Only two teenagers remained in the courtyard.

Shen Yi mustered his courage and looked at Su Tai, "Sister Su Tai, we got engaged yesterday. Are you willing to marry me? If you are not willing, I will not force you."

Actually, he wanted to ask last night, but he was afraid that Su Tai would really be unwilling, so he didn't dare to speak up. Now if he doesn't ask, he will never have the chance again.

“Marrying you doesn’t seem so bad!” Su Tai smiled playfully, sat down on the steps, and rested her chin on her hands. “At least you’re much better than Xiong Kai.”

"Do you really think I'm better than Xiong Kai?" Shen Yi suddenly became agitated.

Su Tai nodded solemnly, "Xiong Kai is stubborn, narrow-minded, and petty. Brother Shen is broad-minded, gentle, loyal, and righteous. He is better than him in every way, even in appearance! Don't worry, Brother Shen, I am not Miss Mo. Since my father agreed to this marriage yesterday, as long as Brother Shen does not do anything to wrong me, I will definitely not break off the engagement."

(End of this chapter)