What Grievances Are There to Speak Of?

But no matter what they encountered, Ye Chen would never give up on being with Su Ningwei.

Sensing Ye Chen's nervousness, Su Ningwei reached out and intertwined her fingers with his. She said gently, "It's okay, don't be nervous. We're just going through the formalities. As long as I want to be with you, no one can stop us."

"Yeah, I know. It's just my first time coming to propose marriage, so I don't have any experience. I'm afraid I won't do things properly and end up making you feel wronged," Ye Chen replied softly, squeezing Su Ningwei's hand in return.

Su Ningwei smiled. "What's there to feel wronged about? Being able to marry you already makes me very happy. Everything else is just a formality—it isn't important."

The car soon drove into the courtyard of the Su Family's old residence and pulled into a parking spot.

The Su Family's old residence was located within Yanjing's Second Ring Road. It was an upscale, renovated Chinese-style courtyard villa, grand in appearance and steeped in cultural heritage.

Once the gates of the siheyuan were closed, it became a world of its own.

The courtyard was spacious, with layered rocks arranged into a scenic landscape.

A crabapple tree stood in the yard, its branches covered in pinkish-red blossoms that were especially beautiful.

Since Ye Chen had come today to formalize the engagement, and it was also Duan Qing's birthday, the courtyard had been decorated festively.

Su Sheng came out of the main hall with a smile to welcome them. Beside him stood a middle-aged woman holding the hand of a boy in his early teens.

The middle-aged woman had short hair cut at ear length, exquisite makeup, and fashionable clothes. She was fairly attractive, but her thin lips, downturned mouth, sunken cheeks, and