novelaction Chapter 219 Proposal
Chapter 219 Proposal
After all, it was Gu Qinlan who paid all this for her. The Zhao family's protection of Zhao Qingyu stems from blood ties and family interests.
But Gu Qinlan is just a sister-in-law.
Is there a second sister-in-law in the world who is so selfless?
Zheng Huiyi was sure that she had never heard of any sister-in-law doing this to her sister-in-law.
When Gu Qinlan had not yet secured her status as her brother's wife, there was not much interest between her and her brother, who had not yet married her brother. All her actions were based on the most sincere feelings from the bottom of her heart. This effort was made by her alone without any consultation with any member of the Zheng family.
It cannot be ignored that engaging in such a major matter with the family's reputation as a guarantee is a very risky thing. Once a mistake is made, it may lead to the bombardment of family members. However, my sister-in-law did not show any hesitation.
Honestly speaking, if she were in Gu Qinlan's situation, she would not be able to do so. She might be driven by morality to take better care of her sister-in-law, but beyond that, she was neither able nor courageous.
Therefore, she could feel more deeply the depth of Gu Qinlan's kindness.
Zheng Huiyi hugged Gu Qinlan gratefully, tears welling up in her eyes, and she said in a choked voice: "Sister-in-law, I must have accumulated good deeds for several lifetimes to meet a good sister-in-law like you in this life. I, Zheng Huiyi, will never be able to repay your kindness in my entire life."
Gu Qinlan responded with a smile: "We are a family, what's the point of talking about these polite words?"
Zheng Huiyi said firmly, "Even brothers and sisters who are related by blood cannot be as selfless as you. Sister-in-law, if it weren't for you, I might have died long ago. Now I can live such an upright life, all thanks to you for shielding me from the wind and rain. Sister-in-law, you are like a reborn mother to me. Thinking back to how rude I was to you, I feel extremely ashamed."
She was always confused as to why her sister-in-law, who was about the same age as her, seemed so mature and wise, while she seemed to be still a naive child.
Gu Qinlan laughed secretly in her heart.
In her previous life, when she passed away, she was already over 30. If she had children, Zheng Huiyi would be about the same age as them.
Therefore, she never regarded Zheng Huiyi as a peer, but regarded her as her own child.
Who would be petty with their own children?
Gu Qinlan gently rubbed her hair: "You must remember the lessons of the past and act prudently, but don't be too restrained. You must remember that as long as you act upright and sit upright, even if the sky collapses and the earth collapses, even if the Zheng family is no longer there, I will hold up a sky for you."
"The same is true for Huaiyu. I hope that you sisters will grow up strong and healthy in the future, not only to protect yourselves, but also to protect those around you and provide a sky for them."
Both girls nodded heavily.
In the past, they always believed that as daughters of the Zheng family, the Zheng family would be their solid backing no matter what.
But today, they realized a deeper truth.
The daughters of the Zheng family should be like the sons of the Zheng family. Although they cannot fight on the battlefield and defend the country and the people like their fathers and brothers, they can protect the weak and defend their homeland.
Since that day, the two daughters of the Zheng family have become more calm.
Zheng Huiyi's change was particularly significant. She was no longer clumsy, and had learned to hide her thoughts and not to show her emotions easily. She treated her superiors with propriety and was generous and tolerant to her subordinates.
The person who was most excited about Zheng Huiyi's changes was Nanny Zhang.
In the past, Aunt Zhang was often furious at Zheng Huiyi's willfulness. If it weren't for Gu Qinlan's face, she would have resigned long ago. Although she stayed later, she didn't have high expectations for Zheng Huiyi.
However, after Zheng Huiyi returned, she did undergo a significant transformation.
As the saying goes, "It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature." In the eyes of everyone, Zheng Huiyi's performance has always failed to meet her expectations.
But recently, Zheng Huiyi has emerged as a butterfly from a cocoon, with a brand new look! What is even more amazing is that this change was voluntary on her part, which is undoubtedly impressive.
With a firm determination, Nanny Zhang vowed to shape Zheng Huiyi into the second Gu Qinlan.
However, Gu Qinlan did not agree with this.
She was not motivated by jealousy, but by the belief that everyone should stick to themselves and not be a shadow of others.
Zheng Huiyi's personality is completely different from Gu Qinlan's, and suppressing her nature while growing up is not a blessing for her.
"Mammy, you just need to guide her according to her nature. You don't need to use me as a role model. She is herself and doesn't need to become another Gu Qinlan. Besides, I am just a mortal and I have no special qualities."
After listening to this, Nanny Zhang felt that she had benefited a lot. She went back and thought about it carefully, and then she knew how to do it.
With her careful guidance, Zheng Huiyi's progress became more and more obvious.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the day for Gu Qinlan to recognize her parents. The Zhao family attaches great importance to this matter of adopting a daughter, and specially selected an auspicious day, the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, one day before the Chinese New Year.
Three days ago, the Zhao family sent out invitations to all parties, inviting them to attend the ceremony.
Everyone who received the invitation was surprised.
"What exactly are the Zhao and Zheng families planning? Gu Qinlan is already married, why do they want to acknowledge her as their godparent?"
"Humph, this Zhao family is really cunning. Recognizing Gu Qinlan, the daughter of a merchant, is not the same as having Zheng Dinglian as a son-in-law?"
"In the court, in addition to the relationship between father and son and brothers, the relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law is also solid and reliable."
"I have to say that the Zhao family is really resourceful. With this operation, Zheng Dinglian will be their son-in-law in the future."
"Tell me, has the Zhao family secretly taken refuge with a certain prince? Otherwise, why would they adopt such a daughter for no reason?"
Everyone was speculating in their minds, and they always felt that the Zhao family and the Zheng family must have some major plans.
Otherwise, how could two families who had no connection with each other suddenly become so close? Not only close, but also godparents. This is really puzzling.
Some even speculated that at least one of the two families had already defected to a certain prince with the intention of winning over the other family.
Others asserted that the two families' actions would probably arouse the emperor's suspicion.
Although everyone had their own guesses, when the day came, they all came to watch the ceremony with gifts.
Gu Qinlan moved into Zhao's house one day in advance.
The yard prepared for her by the Zhao family was adjacent to Zhao Qingyu's yard and was of similar size. Everything inside was in line with Zhao Qingyu's, without any sloppiness.
The next morning, Gu Qinlan followed Mrs. Zhao to welcome the guests.
Mrs. Zhao, accompanied by her two daughters, was all smiles as she greeted the ladies and introduced the identities of the guests to Gu Qinlan in detail.
In fact, Gu Qinlan was already familiar with these ladies and even knew what would happen to them in the future.
For example, Mrs. Mo, who was looking at her with her eyes, had her husband dismissed from his post and investigated for being involved in a corruption case four years later. Eventually, the entire Mo family was exiled, and Mrs. Mo died of illness in prison.