Chapter 1243 - Marriage Proposal
Ming Lan and Lu Lian reached Ming Mansion. Seeing her everyone was happy and why not she would be the one to be a daughter-in-law of the Ming family.
"Good that you are here," Elder Ming said.
"Why won't she be here, grandpa. I had offered her, my brother, as payment for tolerating him by being his personal servant," Ming Lan said and Lu Lian who was standing next to her moved her hand to Ming Lan's back and pinched her lightly.
"Ahh, what..are you…" Ming Lan looked at her only to see Lu Lian giving her a mocking smile and said under her greeted teeth, "You talk too much huh? Do you want me to open my mouth and reveal….?"
"My brother must be needing some help. You should do what you are here for her. Do your servant job," Ming Lan interrupted her.
"Why are you calling her servant?" Zhang Jei asked.
"For my brother's sake she doesn't mind being anything," Miang Lan commented and Lu Lain continued to feel embarrassed due to the direct words from her friend.
"Ignore her, Lian. You can go meet him," Zhang Jei said, looking at the silent and embarrassed girl.
Lu Lian nodded and was about to leave she heard Ming Lan again, "Make sure to lock the door. I have a habit of barging inside my brother's room."
Lu Lian gave her a narrowed-eyed look and heard Ming Lan again, "He is yet to have a bath. You can help him."
"You just wait till I get back at you," Lu Lian weaned and went upstairs to Ming Rusheng's room.
Once she left, Elder Ming said, "You did well by bringing her here."
"I don't want grandpa to wait for long to get great-grandkids," Ming Lan replied.
"They are not married yet and you already…"
"Who cares if they are married or not. The way those two act, they seem like a married couple already," Ming Lan countered.
"You are being so bold these days. How about we get you married now as your brother seems already married now?" Zhang Jei asked.
It startled Ming Lan, "I..have some time."
Just then Ming Yusheng came there. "I heard you all are talking about marriage."
Zhang Jei nodded, "Our beloved daughter's marriage."
"Oh, from that I remembered something. I was waiting for us all to be together first," Ming Yusheng spoke.
"What is it?" Elder Ming asked.
"It's about Lanlan's marriage," he replied.
"Cough...My marriage?" Ming Lan exclaimed and thought, 'Did he already talk to his father or it is about someone else?'
"Hmm, let's call Rusheng first and we can talk about it," Ming Yusheng offered.
"Your son is busy with his wife. You can tell us first," Elder Ming insisted.
"Yesterday, Mr. Wen called me."
"Wen Zac' father?" Elder Lu asked.
"Yes, father."
Ming Lan felt her heart picking up a pace and she felt panicked, 'I asked him just yesterday and he told his father already? He acted as if it was no big deal and left like he was doing me a favor by agreeing to marry me. I thought he would take a long time but…..It's so fast. Doesn't he want to think about it again or is he just ready to marry anyone for the sake of it?'
"What did he say?"
"He asked me what we think about Wen Zac and Lanlan's marriage proposal?"
"Is it? It's so sudden?" Zhang Jei said elder Ming added, "He is a nice man. We have known him for a long time. What's there to think about? Only if our Lanlan is ready, I don't have any objection."
Ming Yusheng looked at his daughter, "You know him well. What do you think about it?" He asked and said, "We are not forcing you but just asking you. The decision is yours in the end."
Ming Lan gulped as she felt her palms turned sweaty but she was the one to ask for it. "I am fine with it."
"What?" the three exclaimed in shock. Not even in their dreams, they thought this girl would be angry in just a moment and without any second thought. She was always the one to run away from it and for that, she hardly returned home.
"Are you alright, Lanlan?" Zhang Jei asked to which Ming Lan nodded.
"Are you taking this decision under any pressure? We told you we are not forcing you," Ming Yusheng said.
"No father," she assured.
Elder Ming looked at her. "Are you doing it for my sake like you feel your grandpa might leave soon so you want to make me happy as your brother is of no use due to his lost memories?"
"No Grandpa. And don't talk like that. You are not going anywhere. I just think I should get married now and he is a good man. One day I have to marry someone so why not him who I already know," she replied.
"You have really grown up now," Elder Ming said and looked at his son, "Inform them we are fine with it."
"Yes, father."
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Ming Rusheng's room.
Ming Rusheng was bored so he went to his work table and pulled out one blueprint roll from the drawer of his work table. With his left hand still in the cast, he had to open that role and fix it on his table with his right hand only.
He stared at the half-completed design in the blueprint as he ran his hand over that design as if he could feel it. He turned on the light under the glass top part of his table and plucked up the pencil.
'This needs some more addition here. Looks like some error,' thinking he stared at calculating the things but still something looked missing to him. He tried and tried but couldn't fix it.
"What's wrong with me? Why can't I focus on it?" he clutched the pencil in his hand as if he would break in a moment but one delicate and soft palm covered his hand as the person stood next to him while leaning in front and surrounding her other hand on his shoulder.
He looked at his hand and the hand that held his hand and heard a gentle voice, 'It's fine.. You don't need to force yourself.'