Chapter 216: The Marriage Proposal

Given Jiang Xincheng’s current status and wealth, he naturally flew in the First Class Cabin. He did not let the Flourishing Tang Empire pay for it, but instead paid for it himself to avoid exposing his identity. Jiang Xincheng also disdained taking such a small advantage.

The First Class Cabin ticket cost 1000 Credit Points, but it was worth the price. Upon arriving in the First Class Cabin, Jiang Xincheng found a fixed small table next to his seat, which could be used to place food and drinks.

In front of him was an LCD computer with a fairly large screen, allowing him to search for information. As for the leather sofa he sat on, it even had an automatic massage function and could be reclined to serve as a temporary small bed for sleeping.

Smiling slightly, Jiang Xincheng sat in his seat, picked up a teacup, took a sip of tea, then lay back on the seat and began to cultivate. He did not pay attention to the people around him, nor did he notice that the person sitting next to him was actually a stunningly beautiful woman with a nine-head-body ratio and a sharply defined face, scoring at least 85 points or above.

While Jiang Xincheng boarded the plane heading to his hometown city, in Tongle Town, his hometown, located at the end of the town in a dilapidated small courtyard, Jiang Xincheng’s parents and sister were about to have dinner. They had just set the food on the table when two unexpected guests arrived.

Jiang Xincheng’s father was named Jiang Haian. His face was somewhat dark, extremely thin, with small eyes. He looked very simple and honest, giving off a genuine and sincere feeling.

Jiang Xincheng’s mother was named Song Ru. In her youth, she was also a beauty. Even at fifty years old, she still retained some of the charm from her younger days. So, after Jiang Xincheng was reborn through the Mutated Yuan Crystal in Nanhai City, his originally not-ugly appearance became what could be called handsome, having inherited his mother’s looks to some extent, resembling Song Ru in her youth.

As for Jiang Xincheng’s adopted sister, Jiang Xinyu, she was unexpectedly extremely beautiful, making it clear at a glance that she was not the biological child of Jiang Haian and Song Ru.

Her delicate, picture-like childish face, beautiful and bright phoenix eyes, dark willow-leaf eyebrows, pink cherry-like lips, and lustrous black hair, along with two small dimples on her cheeks, made Jiang Xinyu incredibly sweet, pure, and beautiful.

Compared to Jiang Xincheng, it was like heaven and earth; their looks were simply not on the same level, the gap was far too big.

Besides that, Jiang Xinyu could play the piano, sing, dance, play the violin, had excellent grades, understood etiquette, had excellent writing skills, and many other talents. She was far more outstanding than the formerly useless Jiang Xincheng, and was even privately called the “Flower of the Town,” said to be a one-in-ten-thousand girl.

“Dad, Mom, dinner is ready.” Jiang Xinyu wore white hot pants and a black T-shirt, revealing her long, beautiful legs and fair arms. Happily, she brought the last dish to the table. “Brother said he’s coming back tomorrow. I’m so happy! It’s been eleven months and twenty days since I last saw him. I really miss him.”

“If you get into Tianhai University next year, you can see your brother every day,” Jiang Haian said with a laugh, quite satisfied with his children. Although Jiang Xincheng wasn’t as outstanding as Jiang Xinyu, he still managed to get into Tianhai University, a top-tier school in the Shenxia Alliance. With Jiang Xinyu’s grades, if nothing unexpected happened, she could also get into Tianhai University next year.

Thinking that an ordinary family like theirs could produce two graduates from top universities made Jiang Haian happy enough to laugh in his dreams. Although life was a bit tough now, both children were almost grown up.

Once Xincheng and Xinyu graduated, he and his wife wouldn’t have to work so hard anymore. Thinking this, Jiang Haian happily washed his hands and sat at the table, ready to eat.

“Did you wash your hands?” Song Ru came out from the inner room, glanced at him, and asked coldly.

Jiang Haian quickly raised his hands. “Look, I just washed them.”

Seeing her father’s flustered expression, Jiang Xinyu covered her mouth and giggled, then slipped to the table like a little cat. “Mom is so impressive, look how scared Dad is.”

“You too, did you wash your hands?” Song Ru then looked at Jiang Xinyu, grabbed her small hands, and checked them. “Look at all the dirt on them. Go wash your hands right now. You’re already this old, and you still don’t wash your hands before eating.”

“Fine,” Jiang Xinyu pouted slightly and walked somewhat helplessly toward the kitchen.

Just then, there came loud “bang, bang, bang” knocks on the door from outside. Jiang Xinyu furrowed her delicate brows and walked toward the door. “Who is it, coming to our house so late and knocking so loudly?”

Opening the door, she saw a plump middle-aged woman in her forties, with a somewhat cold expression that gave a mean impression. She held several delicate items in her hands and was critically examining Jiang Xinyu.

Behind the middle-aged woman followed a boy who was even chubbier than her, with a somewhat foolish expression on his face. When he saw Jiang Xinyu looking at him, he gave her a silly smile. Jiang Xinyu frowned. “Auntie, Zhang Long, what brings you here? Please come in.”

The middle-aged woman nodded slightly, looking at Jiang Xinyu with satisfaction. “Not bad, little girl, you’re really quite pretty. No wonder my Xiaolong likes you so much. He’s been so lovesick he can’t eat or sleep, and he’s lost a lot of weight.”

Jiang Xinyu frowned, shot a glare at Zhang Long, then turned and walked back into the house. “Dad, Mom, it’s my classmate Zhang Long and his mother.”

Hearing that Jiang Xinyu’s classmate and his mother had arrived, Jiang Haian and Song Ru quickly came out to greet them, took the gifts from the middle-aged woman’s hands, and led them inside.

Glancing unintentionally at the gifts the middle-aged woman brought, Song Ru’s face changed slightly. She handled them carefully, her face full of confusion. Why would Xinyu’s classmate’s mother bring such expensive gifts?

The middle-aged woman didn’t smile much, maintaining a faint air of reserve. As she entered the room, her eyes fell on the dining table in the center. Seeing the food on the table, she frowned slightly, and a trace of mockery crossed her lips.

“I am Wang Licui, Zhang Long’s mother. Nice to meet you.” Sitting somewhat disdainfully on the worn-out sofa, the middle-aged woman looked at the puzzled Jiang Haian and Song Ru and said, “I won’t beat around the bush. The reason I came here today is to propose a marriage. Our Xiaolong really likes your Xinyu. He’s been so lovesick he can’t eat or sleep properly, and hasn’t had a decent meal in two months. As parents, we can’t just watch him go on like this. So I’ve come to propose, hoping your Xinyu can marry our Xiaolong. Of course, our Zhang Family won’t treat you poorly. We’re all from the same town; you should know what the Zhang Family is like. We have assets worth tens of millions, many experts in the Tendon Training Realm. If your Xinyu marries our Xiaolong, she can definitely live a very good life. What do you think?”