Such a Rude and Noisy Woman

Fannie had just gotten a phone call from Joanna, who had told her that Hiram had given his consent to the engagement. If Rachel was willing to marry him, he was fine with it.

Fannie was thrilled to hear this news. Didn't that mean that Hiram would marry Rachel as long as she wanted to marry him too? That was a great news!

Rachel was still lying half-asleep on the bed when she heard her mother come into the room and start chattering about something. She vaguely heard phrases like, "finally get married" and "thank god..."

Wait!

What? What was her mother talking about? Who was getting married?

Rachel shook herself out of her daze and propped herself up on the bed. Now wide awake, she tried to listen more clearly to what her mother was saying. Fannie looked so excited that she could hardly sit still on the bed. Smoothing her chaotic hair, Rachel asked, "Mom, what are you talking about?"

"You silly girl! Wake up! Hurry up! Get up, get dressed, and put on some make up. We need to go to see your future husband, your fiance. Hurry up!" Fannie was tingling all over. She felt like she was the one meeting her fiance.

Looking at Fannie's exciting face, Rachel's stomach sank. What fiance? There was definitely something wrong, her mother looked too excited. Trying to hide her sense of dread, she gripped her blanket tightly and asked, "Mom, did you get me another blind date? I've told you that I'm not going to see anyone this year. Don't you understand that? Something bad will happen to him, it always does. I'm tired of it. Let's stop for a while."

"No. It's different this time! Nothing will go wrong. Trust me. Your great-grandfather made a pact with the Rong family about your engagement a long time ago. It will work!" Fannie said with certainty.

"The Rong family?"

Uh-oh. Rachel had met a man the day before who was from the Rong family, and she'd told him sternly that she wanted nothing to do with them. With this new revelation from her mother, it seemed like she'd leapt out of the frying pan into the fire.

"Yes! You won't believe it. I'd no idea that Joanna has a son until she told me yesterday! She never mentioned it before, and besides, it's been a long time since we lost touch with each other. If I had known that she has a son who is a few years older than you, I would never have asked you to go on blind dates, " Fannie gushed excitedly.

Rachel's face turned white at these words.

Fannie pushed the blanket aside and sat down on the bed next to Rachel. "Joanna has come to XH Village yesterday with her son, " she continued. "After we talked, she told her son about the pact your great-grandfathers made. And guess what?"

"Stop! Mom, wait!"

stared hard at Fannie and said, "Mom, aren't you worried that her

and Joanna Fang are a golden couple. Gavin's an accomplished man and Joanna's a beautiful woman.

their house at noon. You

the bed and stared up at the ceiling

this so quickly. Tell

and muttered, "Aren't you afraid that you'll never find someone to marry you? You should

curse. Joanna herself had said that the pact still stood and the engagement was still on, so Fannie thought that they should strike while the iron was hot. She

get ready. She

would be going anywhere else, so all she had brought was casual clothes, which Fannie wasn't satisfied with. On a whim, Fannie took out the Cheongsam that she'd worn when she was younger and

never worn a Cheongsam before and she wasn't willing to try it now,

into the Cheongsam. Rachel couldn't believe that her mother was so determined

old house. Two pine trees stood on either side

smooth to the touch.

But...

okay? Smile a little, like me. You look like you're going to cry. There's no need to worry, I'm right here

said, "You look very beautiful. And you have a

Rachel was quite pretty, especially with a

eyes and delicate rose lips. The Cheongsam added to her charm, making her look like

them. Let's go home. I'm begging you. I'll make you breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. I'll wash all the dishes and all the clothes for you. Can we just go

in her eyes, trying to convince her

glanced at Rachel indifferently and pursed her lips. She held Rachel's hand tightly and strode towards the

Rachel that she couldn't stop her mother no matter what. Even though it upset her, she had to let her mother get her

Rong family's house. The garden was breathtaking, with old trees, crisp green grass, and old-fashioned but delicate tables and

ago, they had had to sell all their valuable items just

necessary modern facilities, but apart from those, the garden looked like it was