Jewel's marriage proposal ceremony went very smoothly.
Because Fifth Sister had worked so hard to help with the proposal, Jewel gave her a special bonus.
The next day, Fifth Sister was so sore from working at the inn that she couldn't get out of bed. But she felt proud—her efforts had been recognized by her boss. From then on, she became Jewel's strongest supporter in strengthening the relationship with her husband.
Ever since Xavi put on the light purple engagement jade ring that his wife gave him, he had been treating his left hand very carefully, afraid that anything would happen to the ring. He handled everything gently.
After the proposal, Jewel quickly sorted out all the properties under her name that she didn't really need for now, turning most of them into silver notes that were easier to store.
The silver and notes added up to more than three thousand taels, packed into two full wooden boxes. It took a lot of effort for Jewel to carry all of that back home.
She placed all her wealth in front of her husband, ready to be a good wife who followed the rules and kept her finances open and transparent in front of her husband.
Besides, under her guidance, her husband's accounting skills had improved a lot. Now that he just needed to record the household income and expenses, she believed he would be just fine.
"You're giving all the silver to me?" Xavi asked.
How much money was that?
His wife was really this rich?
He truly had no idea before…
Looking at the two big boxes of wealth in front of him, Xavi's voice was shaking.
Jewel wiped the sweat from her forehead after moving the boxes and answered seriously, "Of course. This is our family's money. If you don't manage it, who else should?"
"You're not keeping some for yourself?" Xavi asked, worried that if she needed money urgently, she'd have to come to him again, which might cause delays.
"No need. The inn is earning money every day. If I need silver, I'll let you know."
Jewel then pulled out a land deed—it was for their current three-entry courtyard house.
Xavi hadn't even recovered from the shock of managing so much money when Jewel gave him another surprise.
"This… my name?" Xavi had seen something surprising!
His name had been added to the land deed!
Wasn't she afraid that people would say she was scared of her husband and lacked the courage of a proper woman?
Wasn't she worried people might talk behind her back?
And what if one day he took all the money and ran away?
"You're the man of this house. Of course your name should be on it," Jewel said.
By now, she had rested enough. She gently took her delicate husband's hand and led him back inside.
She coaxed him onto the bed, then hugged him gently and started talking about their future plans.
"I was thinking we should officially go through the full wedding process with your family soon—three letters and six rites. I've already prepared your betrothal gifts and dowry," she said.
Jewel lifted his hand and kissed it. "As for the wedding day, I've picked the 7th of the tenth lunar month…"
She had carefully checked the calendar in her space—it would be October 31st in her past life's solar calendar. That time of year, the weather in Chong'an Town was perfect—cool and crisp.
Xavi rested his head on her arm, cuddled sweetly in her embrace, listening to her detailed wedding plan. His heart was filled with happiness.
Jewel took some time to return to the Nan family with Xavia and told them about the wedding.
Except for Xavia, who had already heard some news, the rest of the Nan family was shocked.
They never expected that the daughter-in-law from the Xie family would go to such lengths for their son.
But Jewel calmly explained her plans, and finally added, "Xavi and I will only have one wedding in our lives—it should be a proper one."
Xana looked at her daughter-in-law and felt a little ashamed.
Back when she married her first husband Zhang, she hadn't paid much attention. Everything had been arranged by her family…
Zhang just smiled and quietly watched his daughter-in-law and wife talk. He didn't interrupt much.
Now that their daughter-in-law was making such a big gesture, if she had gotten rich and then tossed Xavi aside, they would've been very disappointed.
But seeing how much she cared about their son, their hearts were comforted.
In a quiet corner, He was crouching and secretly listening to Jewel and Xana talk, full of jealousy.
It was all her useless nephew's fault!
If he had worked harder and won Jewel's favor, maybe she would've taken him home too, and he'd be more respected than Zhang!
No, she had to think of something. Maybe let Xiaoshuang try harder!
After staying at the Nan family for a while, Jewel finished arranging everything the Nan family needed to do for the wedding.
Actually, they didn't need to prepare much—just help Xavi leave the Nan house again as part of the wedding tradition.
She had already prepared the red silk. The Nan family just needed to decorate the place.
She wanted those people who had mocked Xavi when he married into the Xie family to shut their mouths.
She wanted her precious husband to walk that road from Dongying Village to the Xie house once more—with pride.
"One more thing. I want Xavi to come back and stay at the Nan house three days before the wedding. I'll come pick him up for the ceremony," she said.
Xana was thrilled when she heard this. She quickly told Zhang to prepare new bedding for their son.
"Great! Great! Great! Or maybe even now…"
Xana was so excited, she looked like she wanted to bring her beloved son home immediately.
"Oh right, Mother… and about the wedding date…" Jewel noticed the situation and quickly distracted her by calling "Mother" sweetly a few times and chatted about something else to change the topic.
"Mother, you're busy. It's getting late. I'll head back first."
She didn't give Xana a chance to insist. She said goodbye quickly, making sure the "let's bring Xavi back now" plan got stuck in her throat.
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Fifteen days later, Jewel had gone through almost all the official wedding steps with the Nan family.
Almost everyone in Dongying Village remembered that a few days ago, Jewel had sent another round of engagement gifts to the Nan family.
The gift procession was so long you couldn't see the end. People said it stretched from the Nan house all the way to the village entrance.
Some curious folks counted—there were 88 big chests!
The whole Nan family yard was filled. One layer wasn't enough, so they stacked two. Then three. Almost couldn't fit them all in!
Xavi had returned to the Nan house a few days ago, and there were still two days left before the wedding.
In Chong'an Town, Jewel hadn't seen her husband for a whole day and missed him terribly. That night, unable to hold back her feelings, she quietly slipped out alone under the cover of night.