Chapter 1058: So There Was a Marriage Engagement All Along
"Haha, Wushuang, you’re too funny. These are our Lightning Pig and little rabbit. Don’t worry, they’re very cute and definitely won’t hurt you."
Mo Jing hurriedly walked over, grabbing the Spirit Beast Rabbit, while the Lightning Pig was too heavy, so she left it aside.
Hearing this, Lin Wushuang finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly got down from Chen Tianlong.
She walked over to the Lightning Pig, gently tapped its head, and discovered that not only was it not angry, but it was also acting cute, which made Lin Wushuang burst into laughter.
"Hehe, it really is cute. But I wonder if it’ll grow into a big fat pig when it gets older," Lin Wushuang said.
The Lightning Pig was suddenly bewildered, grumbling to itself, "I’m a Spirit Beast Pig, okay? How could I grow up? And if I did grow larger, I’d scare you to death."
After playing for a while, Lin Wushuang was clearly no longer afraid and followed Chen Tianlong onwards.
Old Chen was apparently not at home, but Chen Tianlong knew that Chen Tian wouldn’t leave Lotus Village. He was probably up in the mountains gathering herbs.
"Wushuang, Mr. Lin, why don’t you take a seat in the hall for a bit? I’ll get you a couple of disposable cups and pour some water." Chen Tianlong led the two into the hall, turned on a fan, and then went to prepare the cups and water.
"Chen Tianlong, there’s no need for such formalities, we’re all family here."
Lin Batian wasn’t thirsty. Although the room looked simple, it was very clean. It was evident that Old Chen was someone who loved cleanliness.
Chen Tianlong smiled, knowing Lin Batian was just being polite. He directly brought two disposable cups and poured two cups of plain water.
After chatting for a while, there was a "creak" sound from outside, the sound of the wooden door being pushed open. Actually, Old Chen had seen the car outside and guessed that Chen Tianlong had returned.
"Tianlong is back, huh? Did he bring Mo Jing back?" Chen Tian asked because Chen Tianlong had brought his girlfriend Wu Mengting back before, so he asked about Mo Jing directly.
Chen Tianlong was startled, quickly stood up, walked to the door, and grinned, "Old Chen, it’s me, I brought Xiaojing back, and also, I brought...a girlfriend to meet you!"
"Oh? Girlfriend, meeting?"
Chen Tian was puzzled. What was Chen Tianlong up to? Wu Mengting had been here before, so what’s this meeting again, as if it was the first visit?
Then, Chen Tian looked into the room suspiciously. Seeing the people inside, her brows furrowed, and she temporarily forgot about Wu Mengting.
Meanwhile, Lin Batian was dumbfounded as well. The person he had seen years ago was this woman; he didn’t know her name, but he remembered his father saying this was Old Chen from the Chen family.
"So it was you!"
The two exclaimed at almost the same time.
After that incident, the Chen family’s circumstances took a nosedive, and Chen Tian had forgotten about the marriage matter.
But things were different now. Chen Tianlong had grown up, turned over a new leaf, resumed his studies, and lived a normal life. If the other party was not averse to fulfilling the marriage contract, Chen Tian wouldn’t mind.
Chen Tianlong was taken aback. It was clear that these two knew each other, so he curiously asked, "Old Chen, do you know Mr. Lin? I brought Wushuang this time for you to meet her; she’s my girlfriend."
"Huh? Girlfriend? But Wu...."
"Old Chen, you must be thirsty. The sun is quite strong outside. Let’s go inside first."
Mo Jing hastily interrupted Chen Tian’s words, nearly letting the cat out of the bag, while Lin Wushuang was so startled that she turned pale. She hadn’t expected Old Chen to know Wu Mengting.
Chen Tian was sharp; seeing Mo Jing pull her like that, he knew something was up, so he chuckled, "Haha, right, look at me, I got so excited I forgot everything. I was just gathering herbs on the mountain, sweating all over. I’ll wash my face first, Xiaojing, get me a towel."
"Okay, right away."
Mo Jing cooperatively went to get a towel.
Chen Tianlong was bewildered, wondering since when Mo Jing had been so obedient to Old Chen to even personally get a towel for help, genuinely baffling.
Once Chen Tian and the others left, Chen Tianlong asked curiously, "Mr. Lin, you know Old Chen?"
"Oh dear, to be honest, Old Chen was the one who proposed the marriage back then," Lin Batian said, recalling something, "Wait a minute! Are you saying he’s your Old Chen?"
"Yes!" Chen Tianlong seemed to have understood something as well.
"Old Chen said he was proposing the marriage for his grandson. His father’s name is Chen Feng. Does that mean... your uncle’s name is Chen Feng?" Lin Batian asked.
"No, neither of my uncles is named Chen Wudi, and the only one Old Chen called his grandson is my cousin Chen Kong and me!"
"Huh? Does that mean it was your cousin who was engaged to Wushuang back then?" Lin Batian was bewildered. If that’s the case, it’s a bit of a mess, breaking off an engagement with a cousin and then marrying his younger brother; this is quite a tricky situation.
"I don’t get it, let’s ask Old Chen when he comes out." Chen Tianlong was nervous too. If it was true, he didn’t know how to handle it. He deeply respected Chen Kong. If it’s true, he’d need to ask Chen Kong if he liked Lin Wushuang.
Otherwise, it might hurt him.
Lin Wushuang was even more anxious, knowing that Chen Tianlong valued brotherhood greatly. If it was actually an engagement with his cousin, then things would indeed be a disaster.
About five minutes later, Chen Tian came out with a cheerful expression, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
"Haha, no problem at all; we’re all family here. I never thought you were the one who proposed back then." Lin Batian then got straight to the point, "I want to ask, for which grandson did you propose the marriage back then?"
"Huh? I only have this one, Chen Tianlong," Chen Tian replied. In her mind, Chen Tianlong was her grandson; as for Chen Kong, he was close with another grandparent back then, being cousins didn’t mean they were very close.
"Phew....."
Everyone present let out a sigh of relief, including Mo Jing.
Clearly, Mo Jing had explained everything to Chen Tian, helping to play along.
"So you’re saying, I’ve had a marriage agreement with Chen Tianlong for many years?" Lin Wushuang felt incredibly happy inside. Initially, she felt she owed Wu Mengting, but discovering that she and Chen Tianlong already had an engagement, she felt no psychological pressure being with him now.
"Yes, you had an engagement with our Chen Tianlong. I never would’ve thought fate would bring you two together, hahaha, it’s truly a cause for celebration," Chen Tian said with some sentiment. Fate is indeed mysterious, such a winding journey, yet the two still ended up together miraculously.