At this point, he paused for a moment, making sure there was no displeasure on Yun Aiguo’s face before continuing:
“I hope Yuanchao can get engaged to Youran. After all, those two truly love each other.”
Although Yun Aiguo inwardly wished they would formalize the engagement quickly, he couldn’t show it outwardly.
Pretending to ponder for a while, he finally said: “Alright! Nowadays everyone advocates love and marriage freely. Let’s do it this way!”
“As for the engagement token, you cannot use that wooden bracelet to settle my daughter.”
“My daughter does not want anything secondhand.”
Hearing Yun Aiguo say this, Liang Weijun muttered to himself—it was exactly how he felt. Their family couldn’t offer anything else at the moment.
He had even hoped that when Yun Youran married into the Liang family, she would bring a huge dowry with her.
Seeing this, Guo Huhua stepped forward, taking down one of her only pair of silver bracelets—their sole dowry—and handed it to her son.
In a low voice, she said: “Son, take this! It’s all I have left for a dowry.”
Hearing this, Liang Yuanchao nodded gently. “Thanks, Mom! Once Youran comes in, I’ll make sure she gives you something even better.”
Guo Huhua smiled slightly. “Good, hurry! Before the Yun family changes their mind.”
He quickly approached Yun Youran and handed her the silver bracelet. “Youran, I like you, and you—”
Before he could finish, Yun Youran quickly took the bracelet and put it on her wrist.
She then looked up at Liang Yuanchao and smiled faintly. “Yuanchao, you’re so kind to me! Our engagement is set.”
Seeing this, both families felt relieved, thinking they could now rely on each other and enjoy life comfortably.
From a distant corner, Yun Youyou watched this scene, feeling delighted.
She could already imagine that once both families learned each other’s true situations, they might end up turning against each other.
Thinking of the two account books in her space, she realized they might not even get the chance to quarrel—because she was going to report them.
Yun Youyou walked toward an empty alley. After checking it was safe with her psychic sense, she wrapped herself in spiritual energy again.
Holding the account book, she used the previous owner’s memories to instantly teleport to the Revolutionary Committee director’s office. After carefully reviewing the account book, she placed it in the most conspicuous spot on the desk.
“Liang family, I hope you enjoy the gift I’ve left for you.”
“Liang Yuanchao, let’s see if you and Yun Youran can still truly love each other.”
After finishing this, she walked back to the empty alley. Once she confirmed it was safe, she withdrew her spiritual energy and headed to the guesthouse.
Yun Youyou wore a simple but clean cotton outfit, slinging a cloth bag over her shoulder, and walked briskly into the guesthouse lobby.
Inside the lobby were several wooden reception desks, neatly arranged with paper, pens, and registration books.
On the walls hung a few propaganda posters, each with smiling figures seemingly welcoming every guest.
Yun Youyou approached an empty reception desk and addressed the staff. She smiled faintly: “Comrade, hello! Please book a single room for me.”
The staff member, a middle-aged woman, looked up at Yun Youyou.
“Hello, comrade!”
“Please show me your introduction letter so I can register a room for you.”
Yun Youyou took a neatly folded introduction letter from her bag and handed it to the staff member.
The staff carefully checked the letter, noticing the bright red official seal and verifying the information.
After a moment, she looked up at Yun Youyou. “Comrade, your introduction letter is fine.”
“To book a single room here for four days, it will cost four yuan.”
Yun Youyou took some coins from her pocket, counted them to be sure, and handed them to the staff member.
“Alright, comrade, here’s the four yuan.”
The staff took the money and registered the information efficiently. Then she took a brass room key and Yun Youyou’s introduction letter from the drawer and handed them to her.
“All done. Here is your room key and your introduction letter.”
“Your room is on the second floor, Room 1. You can go up by yourself—it’s easy to find.”
Taking the key and letter, Yun Youyou smiled faintly. “Thank you. I’ll take these. I’ll go upstairs first.”
She turned and walked toward the stairs, ascending to the second floor.
At Room 1 on the second floor, she used the key to open the door. Inside was a single bed with bedding, a desk, a chair, and a thermos on the desk.
“So simple!”
She entered the room, closed the door, and drew the curtains.
Looking at her empty hands, she thought: “Looks like I need to go out and bring some supplies from the space.”
With that in mind, she got up and headed out.
Meanwhile, Liang Yuanchao stared at his fiancée Yun Youran, lowering his voice: “Youran, what engagement token will you give me?”
“After exchanging the engagement tokens, the engagement is officially complete, you know that, right?”
Zhou Miaomiao, standing nearby, heard this too. To avoid ruining the engagement, she quickly took the silver ring from around her neck and handed it to her daughter, Yun Youran.
In a low voice, she said: “Daughter, give this to Liang Yuanchao. Once you exchange tokens, your marriage is officially set.”
Without hesitation, Yun Youran took the silver ring and gave it to Liang Yuanchao.
She didn’t want such a good marriage to fall through—it was something she had long wished for.
“Brother Chao, from now on I am your fiancée. You must treat me well!”
Both the Liang and Yun families were overjoyed at this scene.
“Good, good~~ Now everyone is happy. I hope Yuanchao and Youran will work together and live a good life.”
Hearing Liang Weijun’s words, Yun Weiguo felt things were nearly settled. He then made a request:
“Weigun, here’s the situation: our family was robbed.”
“So I’d like to borrow some money. All of us are a bit unwell and want to see a doctor.”
After saying this, he looked steadily at Liang Weijun. Since the children from both families had been engaged, asking to borrow money seemed reasonable.
However, Liang Weijun and his wife’s expressions immediately darkened.
They exchanged glances, disbelief written all over their faces. They had been thinking of borrowing money from the Yun family too!
“Brother Aiguo, you’re not joking, right?”
“Our family was also robbed clean. We have nothing left, and I was still thinking of borrowing from you.”