Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1323: Chapter 789: Successful Proposal

“Great Grandpa…” Luo Ye turned her gaze to the innocent‑acting Grandpa, “you definitely know where he went. Tell us.”

“Don’t know.” Grandpa answered with absolute firmness, and maybe it was everyone’s imagination, but he seemed to be drawing a clear line between himself and his great‑grandson.

“Really don’t—” The “don’t know” that was supposed to follow got stuck in Luo Ye’s throat, and after the others in the room froze for a second, they all burst out laughing together!

A Handsome Ye over 1.9 meters tall, dressed in an inflatable piggy costume, was wobbling his way into the living room with a big heart‑shaped box in his arms.

Luo Ye’s face flamed red in an instant. She didn’t know this person. Absolutely did not know him!

Grand Old Master Ye’s face wasn’t red, but his expression was exactly the same as Luo Ye’s. On the way here, when he saw the big bag Ye Xuan was carrying, he’d curiously asked what it was.

His great‑grandson hadn’t hidden it from him and told him his plan. He’d objected on the spot—he was a dignified Mayor of a county‑level city; doing this was way too embarrassing!

But his great‑grandson’s answer made sense too. What was Luo Ye lacking? No matter what kind of romantic way he used to propose, it didn’t seem like it would be that big of a surprise.

Besides, the Luo Family, Ye Family, and Wen Family were all developing in politics. Anything too over‑the‑top wasn’t really an option, so he could only think in the opposite direction…

He couldn’t talk him out of it and couldn’t think of a better idea either, so he could only let his great‑grandson have his way. But no matter what, Grandpa still felt this was too humiliating, so he absolutely could not admit he’d known about it beforehand—he’d rather die than admit it!

“Ye’er, marry me!”

Amid everyone’s roaring laughter, Ye Xuan had already dropped to one knee in front of Luo Ye.

Kneeling on one knee in that getup was absolutely a high‑difficulty move. Probably only he could do it so effortlessly without toppling over himself, and the effect was pure comedy—that enormous head, those clumsy paws, that gigantic body, every bit of it screamed funny.

The key was, those clumsy paws were still holding a tiny heart‑shaped box!

The world’s most ridiculous proposal was underway…

“You… you hurry up and get up…” Luo Ye was flustered and pushed at him anxiously.

“Ye’er, marry me!”

This damn man wasn’t asking a question, he was making a statement!

“Not marrying!” Luo Ye snorted. “Hurry up and get up. You really think I’m a kid? Put on a pig costume and you want to trick me into putting on a ring?”

“Ye’er, marry me!”

Right, so that’s literally the only line he knew.

“Get up, now!” Luo Ye was so mad she kicked him. “Today we’re here to discuss my brother and Nuonuo’s marriage. What are you sticking your nose in for?”

“Ye’er, marry me!”

Luo Ye: “…”

“Just say yes already. For someone with his status, doing romantic stuff isn’t shameful, but dressed like this, hahaha…” Luo Lian was laughing very unkindly.

Nuonuo quickly chimed in, “Exactly, exactly, just say yes. With Mayor Ye looking like this, it’s just… just way too sincere!”

“Ye’er, think it through before you answer. This is a once‑in‑a‑lifetime thing.” Classmate Luo Feng was still the dependable one.

The elders just laughed without saying anything, including Old Sir Luo and Wen Xin, but from their expressions you could tell they were very pleased that Ye Xuan would humble himself this much to make their precious girl happy.

“My… my dad isn’t here yet.” With no way out, Luo Ye could only drag her dad in as a shield. In this situation, she really couldn’t bring herself to say yes.

“Then I’ll wait.”

“Hahahaha…”

Even Yu Xinmei, who was busy in the kitchen, was laughing so hard her shoulders were shaking. When the future son‑in‑law had come in, she’d thought, so there really are men that good‑looking in this world, tsk tsk…

And before she’d even finished sighing over it, this scene had already started!

She’d heard that men from big families really loved their pride; doing something like this was truly not easy!

In the middle of the tug‑of‑war, Big Yellow and Big White started howling.

“Uncle’s here!” Luo Lian was the first to dash out, with Ying Nuo and Luo Feng right behind her. Luo Ye hesitated for a second, then also took off outside.

Ye Xuan got up and followed without a second thought, wobbling as he walked out.

“Xiao Xuan…” Grand Old Master Ye called out, but then didn’t know what else to say, so he just waved his hand. “Do as you like.”

“Let’s all go out.” Grandpa Luo said as he hooked his arm through Grand Old Master Ye’s. “Let the kids handle their own business. We’ll just follow along and watch the show.”

“Heh heh… heh heh…” Grand Old Master Ye gave an awkward laugh as he walked out.

“This… what’s all this about?” Luo Zhenggang, surrounded by a bunch of kids who’d just greeted him, looked at the wobbling cartoon pig heading straight for him with a face full of confusion.

“Dad, it’s me.” Ye Xuan said as he walked up to Luo Ye, then once again went down on one knee. “Ye’er, marry me!”

Luo Ye was so angry she marched straight over to Great Grandpa, stamping her foot. “Great Grandpa, do something about him!”

Great Grandpa chuckled. “Little Ye’er, just say yes to Xiao Xuan. He’s thrown his pride out the window today. Think about it, someone who cares so much about face, and for Little Ye’er, he let himself look like this…” As he spoke, he pointed at Ye Xuan. “Take a picture of him. If he ever acts up in the future, Little Ye’er, just show him this.”

“Great Grandpa, I won’t bully Ye’er.” Ye Xuan said, turning toward the elders of the Luo Family. “Grandpa, Dad, Mom, Luo Feng, I promise I will never bully Ye’er.” Then he turned back to Luo Ye. “Ye’er, marry me!”

“Mm.” Everyone answered in unison.

Silently cursing Ye Xuan’s slyness, Luo Ye helplessly took the ring from his hand. “Get up.”

“Pfft!”

Everyone burst out laughing again! Why did that sound so much like the Empress Dowager in a palace drama? These two really were comedy gold!

Nuonuo held her stomach as she laughed and elbowed Luo Feng. “Look at those two, so romantic. Unlike us—totally like some ‘parents’ orders, matchmaker’s words’ setup. Not a shred of creativity.”

Dear god, you can have this “creativity”!

Luo Ye couldn’t stop wailing inside. If that guy Xing Nong ever found out, she’d never be able to show her face again. No way, she’d have to bribe everyone properly later. This whole thing could only be known by the people present—everyone else, forget it.

Once everyone sat down, Grand Old Master Ye spoke with a squinty-eyed smile. “I think having Ye’er and Feng’er’s wedding at the same time would be pretty good.”

“N–no… no need to rush it like that, right?” Luo Ye jumped to her feet in a panic. “We’re discussing my brother’s marriage right now. Mine has to be after his, no matter what. I’m three years younger than him. Getting married at the same time just isn’t appropriate, really not appropriate.”

Ye Xuan yanked Luo Ye back down to sit by his side. “It’s very appropriate. I’m three years older than Luo Feng, you know.”

“Hey!” Luo Ye glared at him in fury. “Keep spouting nonsense and I’ll break off the engagement!”

“Okay, starting now I won’t say a word. I’ll listen to Ye’er in everything.” Ye Xuan replied good‑naturedly.

“Ye’er, don’t always bully Xiao Xuan. What he did today is more… more touching than any romantic gesture he could have done.

If you don’t believe it, ask your dad. Back then, if someone had asked him to do this, would he have done it? He’d probably rather not get married than lose face like that.”

Wen Xin clearly meant to persuade her, but with the way she was smiling as she spoke, it looked completely like she was teasing.

“Let’s first talk about Xiao Feng’s marriage today.” Luo Zhenggang looked at Grand Old Master Ye. “As for Ye’er and Xiao Xuan’s marriage, we can discuss it later together with Brother Ye and Sister‑in‑law Ye, all right?”

“All right.” Grand Old Master Ye nodded. “We should talk about them separately. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be fair to Nuonuo.”

Ying Nuo waved her hands anxiously. “I’m fine. I’d be thrilled to have Luoluo get married together with me.”

“Such a pity that Feng Tianzhi left.” Luo Lian looked full of regret. “If he were still here, I think he’d understand a lot more.”

“Come with me.” Luo Ye grabbed Ye Xuan and yanked him up, then nodded to everyone. “You all carry on. I’m going to have a good talk with him.”

Ye Xuan got up, politely greeted everyone in a circle, and only then followed behind Luo Ye out the door. Yu Xinmei hesitated for a moment, then hurried out, hugging a padded jacket. “Miss Ye’er, it’s cold outside. Put this on.”

“Okay, thank you.” Luo Ye nodded to her. “Go back in.”

Once Yu Xinmei’s figure disappeared, Ye Xuan searched for something to say. “Xiaoju quit?”

“You worry less about stuff like that!” Luo Ye said, and raised a fist to punch him. He didn’t dodge, just took the punch head‑on. His brow creased slightly, then his expression smoothed out. “Ye’er’s skills have improved quite a bit.”

“Of course!” Luo Ye answered as she kept swinging. Left punch, right punch, left kick, right kick—she kept throwing moves at him. “Fight back!” Sparring with a wooden post was way too boring.

“Not fighting back!” Knocked back several steps by her blows, Ye Xuan straightened up again. “I know I’ve made Ye’er suffer a lot of grievances. I’m not qualified to fight back!”

“So you do know?” Luo Ye’s fist landed on him again. “Do you have any idea how over the line you were? You didn’t give me even a little heads‑up about the proposal and went straight to shameless tactics like that?

Being with you is something I’d already decided for myself. Did you really need to use that whole ‘overpowering the bow on the strong crossbow’ routine? In front of that many people, maybe you’re not scared of losing face, but I am!”

“I know, I know.” A flash of pain flickered in Ye Xuan’s eyes. “Ye’er, don’t you feel like you need me less and less, and that we’re getting more and more polite with each other?

Politeness means distance. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but I’m very, very aware of it. If we still don’t stay together, the gap between us will only get wider.

I don’t like that feeling. I want to find back the Ye’er who used to scold me and act spoiled with me. Ye’er, can I?”

“Polite? Am I?” Luo Ye muttered softly.

“Of course.” Seeing that she’d stopped hitting, Ye Xuan gently pulled her into his arms. “Lovers should have that ‘haven’t seen you in so long, my heart feels empty’ kind of feeling. Ye’er, how long has it been since you last thought about me?”

“Whenever anything happens, I call you first.” Luo Ye frowned at him. “Given the nature of our jobs, it’s impossible for us to always be together. I’m obviously not going to turn myself into some lovesick tragic heroine. Is that… a problem?”

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