Xie Lan quickly said, "We don't need to fuss over superficial things. As long as Huaijin treats Qingqing well in the future."
When Father Shen and Mother Shen heard this, they immediately disagreed, "What do you mean superficial things? Rest assured, the car, the house, the betrothal gifts, nothing will be lacking. We'll take Qingqing to buy the five essentials in a few days."
Since the Jiang family was so understanding, they naturally couldn't be truly stingy and prepare nothing for them.
However, they had to carefully consider where the two children planned to develop in the future. They would buy a house where they planned to settle, otherwise, it would be a waste.
"Alright, we won't accept the betrothal gifts either. When the couple gets married, it will be for them to use in their life together," Father Jiang said without politeness.
"Oh, Dad, don't worry. Brother Jin told me that after we get married, our first child will take your surname, Jiang!" Jiang Qingqing said to Jiang Hongsheng.
This was indeed what Shen Huaijin had told her. In Shen Huaijin's heart, it didn't matter what surname the child took; regardless of whose surname it was, they would still be his child.
"You child, what nonsense are you talking about? Brother Shen, Sister-in-law, don't listen to Qingqing's ramblings. She's young and doesn't understand," Xie Lan quickly cut off Jiang Qingqing's words.
How could such a matter be brought up in front of the future in-laws? Even if it were truly the young couple's decision, the elders might not agree!
"I'm not lying. Isn't that right, Brother Jin?" Jiang Qingqing was unhappy. How was she rambling!
Xie Lan heard her daughter still speaking and couldn't help but glare at Jiang Qingqing. Indeed, children couldn't be raised too naively!
Shen Huaijin listened, stroked Jiang Qingqing's head, and said, "Auntie, I agree to this. It's already my greatest fortune that you are willing to marry Qingqing to me. Don't worry, my parents won't disagree either."
After speaking, Shen Huaijin looked at Father Shen and Mother Shen. As expected, their expressions hadn't changed.
"Yes, yes, it's fine if she takes Qingqing's surname too."
To Father Shen and Mother Shen, this matter was not an issue. Would a child taking the surname Jiang mean they were no longer their Shen family's child?
Moreover, they had even considered letting the young couple live separately, and if the Jiang family still disagreed with Jiang Qingqing marrying in, they even had the worst-case scenario in mind: Shen Huaijin entering the family as a son-in-law.
As long as their son was happy, even if he became a son-in-law, their second son's temperament meant he certainly wouldn't abandon them.
Jiang Hongsheng had been in a daze since he heard Jiang Qingqing say that their future child would take her surname.
A little baby with the surname Jiang! No, he couldn't help but feel elated. For his future grandson, perhaps Qingqing should get married quickly!
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When the Jiang family left, they also took Jiang Qingqing with them. This was because they had a custom that they could not see each other three days before the engagement and wedding.
As soon as the Jiang family left, the Shen family began looking for someone to calculate auspicious dates. They matched the horoscopes, calculated the dates, and set the engagement date for half a month later.
Half a month was ample time, so it was enough for the Shen family to prepare everything.
Among them, the most enthusiastic helper was none other than Mo Chen, even more so than the groom-to-be, Shen Huaijin.
He followed Father Shen and Mother Shen every day, helping to prepare things, as well as noting down what to pay attention to, taboos, and so on. If the occasion were different, he might have even prepared to do it himself.
Because of this enthusiastic spirit, he was often teased by Brother Shen.
"Mo Chen, you're so active, anyone would think you were the one getting married."
Mo Chen's heart pounded. He did want to get married, but he felt he wouldn't have as smooth a path as Shen Huaijin.
Second Brother Shen didn't have any brothers-in-law or cousins-in-law to worry about, but he was different. He felt that his future path to wooing his beloved would be fraught with difficulties.
Shen Huaijin was smarter. He knew the reason for Mo Chen's activeness, which was why he didn't act like Brother Shen.
If there was anyone in the entire Shen family who didn't know Mo Chen's intentions, it was Brother Shen.
Even though Ning Min had reminded Brother Shen more than once, Brother Shen still felt they were overthinking it.
Mo Chen, a young man of only 20, was just a child in his eyes.
What bad intentions could a child have?
Shen Huaimin could never have imagined that one day he would be blocked at the doorway, preventing the groom from entering, and bitterly regret his rough behavior!
If, if he had been a little more observant, he definitely wouldn't have let this wolf in sheep's clothing snatch his sister away!
Half a month later, with everything meticulously prepared, the Shen family set off from their home for H City to propose.
They brought several elders with high seniority from the clan to show their sincerity during the proposal.
Shen Yao couldn't accompany them this time because she was pregnant, and it wasn't good for her to attend the engagement.
As a result, the entire family, except for her and Mo Chen, remained at home.
Kyoto Research Institute
Wei Guoan was holding a freshly printed report, trembling with excitement, "It's been researched, it's been researched!"
The researchers, upon hearing Wei Guoan's words, immediately swarmed around. After a full three months, they had finally developed one of the pill formulas that Shen Yao had given them.
Although only one had been researched, as the saying goes, where there is one, there will be another. With the experience from the first time, the second would be simpler than the first.
The pill that Wei Guoan and the others had researched this time was a low-tier version of the Yuan Dan, also known as the Heart-Nourishing Pill.
They followed the proportions of the medicinal ingredients required by the formula and tried them one by one. It took a full month to develop the first batch of Heart-Nourishing Pills. However, the test results showed no particularly significant effects; it was fine for conditioning the body, but difficult for saving lives.
However, it couldn't be said to be useless. Compared to drugs in the same series, the effect of Yuan Dan 1.0 was much better than others, so it had been approved and was ready to be put into production, and then sold to the public at a low price.
Then, it took another month to perfect the proportions, medicinal effects, and so on, and then experimental testing began.
Finally, the test results and experimental results all passed with flying colors, and the Heart-Nourishing Pill was finally completely developed.
The only difference was that this high-tier Heart-Nourishing Pill could not be mass-produced, because several of the required medicinal ingredients were too precious, and only the medicinal materials provided by the Shen family had such good medicinal effects.
When their research institute used so many medicinal materials, it made Xu Weiguo heartbroken. Those medicinal materials were incredibly expensive!
So, he repeatedly warned them to use them sparingly, as once wasted, there would be no more!
"Director, quickly, let's quickly tell the Major General and the others this good news!"