noffsinger Chapter 147 Engagement: Billion-Dollar Gifts Are Just the Engagement (2)
Chapter 147 Engagement: Billion-Dollar Gifts Are Just the Engagement (2)
Dear Mr. Xu Pingtao and Ms. He Lin:
The auspicious time has been set; the lucky day awaits.
I have a small gift to express my sincere gratitude.
Gu Jinxing, now twenty-three years old, and your granddaughter Shen Wancheng, twenty years old, are deeply in love and wish to marry.
We, the elders of both sides, all hope that this auspicious marriage will come to fruition, and we have chosen this auspicious day to hold the marriage proposal ceremony.
Gu Jinxing and his family members presented the following betrothal gifts:
Eight pairs of dragon and phoenix incense sticks, eight pairs of gourds, and eight pairs of red cloth couplets.
Sixty-four baskets of sweet fruit and candy:
It contains eight baskets of dried persimmons, eight baskets of sweet rice cakes, eight baskets of fructose, eight baskets of pastries, eight baskets of "lucky fruit" (a type of fruit), eight baskets of longan, eight baskets of oranges, and eight baskets of kumquats.
May the newlyweds have a sweet and happy married life, and may everything go smoothly for them.
Sixty-four cases of cigarettes and liquor:
The package includes eight cases of Zhonghua cigarettes, eight cases of premium cigars, eight cases of Moutai, eight cases of Wuliangye, eight cases of Fenjiu, eight cases of Hennessy wine, eight cases of Macallan wine, and eight cases of Château Lafite Rothschild red wine.
May family and friends share in the joy, and may the newlyweds have a prosperous future.
Sixty-four boxes of famous tea:
Includes eight boxes of West Lake Longjing tea, eight boxes of Huangshan Maofeng tea, eight boxes of Wuyi Rock Tea, eight boxes of Tieguanyin tea, eight boxes of Qishan Black Tea, eight boxes of Junshan Silver Needle tea, eight boxes of Yunnan Pu'er tea, and eight boxes of Qianfeng Snow Lotus tea.
May the newlyweds' love last forever.
Sixty-four pieces of jewelry:
Includes eight gold dragon and phoenix bracelets, eight imperial jade dragon and phoenix pendants, eight diamond necklaces, eight pearl and jade phoenix hairpins, eight pairs of gemstone and pearl earrings, eight pairs of diamond and precious jade brooches, eight Rolex and Patek Philippe watches, and eight jade and white jade ornaments.
May the newlyweds' love be unbreakable and their affection stronger than gold.
He ordered that the engagement gift be 99.99 million to show his sincerity towards the Gu family.
Though the gifts are small, they carry great sentiment. While they cannot fully express the importance and expectations that Gu Jinxing and the Gu family elders place on this marriage, each one contains our heartfelt wishes.
On December 8, 1980, Gu Jinxing, along with his elders, paid their respects.
As the Gu family butler read out the gift list, the entourage carried and lifted the gifts into the house one after another.
Since the gift-givers couldn't turn back, the He family sent people out to help carry the gift boxes.
All the gifts, whether in boxes or cartons, were left open to demonstrate the groom's family's genuine sincerity.
No matter how precious the candies, teas, cigarettes, and alcohol were, they didn't seem particularly special on the surface. But when it came to the jewelry being unloaded from the car, its dazzling brilliance was overwhelming.
The guests present, as well as the reporters and paparazzi following the ceremony, all exclaimed that they had never seen such a scene before in their lives.
The dazzling array of gold jewelry gleamed in the rising morning sun.
Finally, the stacks of Hong Kong dollar banknotes that filled eight large boxes were truly eye-catching.
The reporters and paparazzi's hands were practically cramping from pressing the shutter button on the gifts; the flashes were going off constantly.
Once the marriage proposal team and all the gifts were carried into the He family home, the reporters and paparazzi from each family finally woke up from their daze. Each family left only one person behind, while the others all went back to their news agencies to rush to write their stories.
The Gu family spent lavishly on betrothal gifts alone; how extravagant will the dowry be when the engagement is finalized and the wedding takes place?
After seeing the multi-million dollar betrothal gift the Gu family presented today, who can still say that Shen Wancheng is just a tool for the marriage alliance between the Gu and He families?
If it were just a marriage alliance, why would the Gu family send such an expensive gift?
There is only one answer to all the questions: Gu Jinxing and the Gu family both value Shen Wancheng highly.
Just by looking at how much the Gu family values this marriage, it's clear that Shen Wancheng's status as Mrs. Gu is as secure as it gets.
Inside the He Mansion.
Xu Pingtao, beaming with joy, welcomed the Gu family's marriage proposal team.
The He Mansion is the small building that belongs to Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao, and this is Shen Wancheng's room.
Shen Wancheng was wearing an engagement dress that Lan Qin had rushed to make.
This engagement dress is a standard Chinese cheongsam, with a vermilion base color and embroidered with colorful phoenixes and silver moons in gold and silver threads.
The cheongsam looks very gorgeous and beautiful. If an ordinary person wore it, everyone's eyes would probably be drawn to the cheongsam.
But Shen Wancheng suppressed it with ease.
Shen Wancheng's long, flowing hair was styled into a classic updo, with a white jade hairpin inlaid with a bright red gemstone, which complemented the jade gemstones hanging by her ears.
Shen Wancheng's makeup today was exquisite but not heavy, with eyebrows like distant mountains, bright phoenix eyes, slightly upturned eyeliner, and vermilion lips.
There is an indescribable beauty, flamboyant and bright yet not vulgar, that captivates the heart at first glance.
Shen Yao had been by Shen Wancheng's side since early morning, when Shen Wancheng was getting dressed and putting on makeup, her gaze never leaving Shen Wancheng for a moment.
They looked completely dumbfounded.
Shen Yao said she came to help, but all morning the room was filled with Wu Shan's reminders to her.
"Second Miss, please move aside. The makeup artist needs to touch up the eldest young lady's makeup."
"Second Miss, you also need to put on makeup."
"Second Miss..."
Although Shen Yao was a bit dazed today, she actually amused Shen Wancheng, making the time Shen Wancheng spent waiting in the room less boring.
It wasn't until 9 a.m. that Wu Shan came to call Shen Wancheng to prepare to go out and meet guests for their engagement ceremony.
Shen Wancheng entered the main building's reception room with graceful bearing.
Gu Jinxing was still in a wheelchair, but his refined and noble demeanor made him someone no one could underestimate.
Shen Wancheng walked to Gu Jinxing's side and naturally took his hand, their fingers intertwined.
The matchmaker loudly asked Shen Wancheng.
"Miss Shen, Mr. Gu is offering you his daughter as his wife. Are you satisfied?"
Shen Wancheng smiled and looked down at Gu Jinxing for a few seconds before speaking slowly.
"satisfy."
Then someone carried over a round table, on which was an ancient-style marriage certificate.
Shen Wancheng was unaware of these procedures beforehand and had never seen the marriage certificate.
She lowered her eyes to look at the words on the marriage certificate.
The handwriting is vigorous and powerful, flowing freely, and reads: "Two families unite in marriage, a contract is made in one hall, and a good match is forever formed."
Shen Wancheng muttered something to herself.
"These characters are written quite well."
Gu Jinxing first reached out to touch the red clay and leave his fingerprint, while speaking.
"I write."
His tone was calm, but it still revealed a hint of smugness.
Shen Wancheng then reached out and touched the red clay, smiling as she praised him again.
"Your calligraphy is very good."
Although Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing were just chatting casually, a faint sweet feeling couldn't help but grow in their hearts.
The guests who witnessed the ceremony also felt that the two were a perfect match, a match made in heaven.
Gu Jinxing first pressed his fingerprint on the engagement agreement.
Shen Wancheng didn't think anything of Gu Jinxing pressing the button, but when she was about to press her own finger down, she inexplicably felt that time had stopped and slowed down.
The moment the fingers pressed down and the handprint was formed, the engagement certificate felt completely different.
It is both a promise and an expectation for the future.
Shen Wancheng felt particularly strange when she thought of the word "expectation".
She has always had clear plans for the future, which is also a kind of expectation.
But she never imagined that a man would have a place in her expectations for the future.
Even though Shen Wancheng had already agreed to marry Gu Jinxing, she knew clearly that she had not taken Gu Jinxing into account in her vision and expectations for the future.
But at this moment, Shen Wancheng felt that she had expectations for life with Gu Jinxing in it.
After Shen Wancheng pressed her handprint, Gu Jinxing saw that she was staring at the engagement letter, clearly lost in thought.
Gu Jinxing grasped Shen Wancheng's hand once again.
Shen Wancheng's gaze shifted to Gu Jinxing.
Gu Jinxing and Shen Wancheng looked at each other with an unprecedented warmth and gentleness in their eyes.
"Shen Wancheng, may you have a long and happy marriage."
Shen Wancheng smiled gently.
"Gu Jinxing, congratulations on your engagement."