Chapter 92 Extra
“Do you really want to marry my Rong Xiu?” The middle-aged man pinched the rose enamel teacup, the gray-white feathers behind him trembled slightly, and he asked in disbelief.
“Yes, sir, I really like Rong Xiu and hope to marry him,” Fan Xia sat upright, nodding slightly to the couple in front of her with a sincere expression.
The middle-aged man looked at the woman beside him, his eyes excited.
The woman patted the back of the middle-aged man’s hand and said gently, looking at Fan Xia: “I understand your intentions, but I need to ask Rong Xiu’s opinion. You can go back first.”
After sending Fan Xia away, Fu Nan excitedly came forward and said, “Wife-master, haven’t you always praised this young woman named Fan Xia in front of me, saying she’s very ambitious and promising? It would be most suitable to let Rong Xiu marry her.”
This is a society where humans and beastmen live together. However, for many years in the past, beastmen were enslaved by humans, doing the lowest jobs, earning meager living supplies to survive. Some beautiful animals, such as fighting fish beastmen, canine and feline beastmen, were kept as pets by humans.
It wasn’t until a few decades ago when the government issued a decree declaring that beastmen and humans enjoy equal status, and even intermarriage between them, that this unequal relationship began to ease.
However, human society is still very exclusionary towards beastmen. Except for some beautiful beastmen who can work in the service industry and performance industry, most beastmen are still exploited.
Although intermarriage between humans and beastmen has been allowed, there aren’t many who actually become partners. Moreover, due to the sensitive identity of beastmen, many humans who initially married beastmen often violently abuse their beastmen partners after the novelty wears off.
Beastmen like Fu Nan, who can marry human elite and whose wife-master continues to treat them well after marriage, are lucky among the lucky. Some of his beastman friends are extremely envious of him.
Fu Nan’s own marriage is happy, but correspondingly, he is more worried about his son’s marriage.
He worries that his son won’t be able to marry a good woman and will be mistreated after marriage. Beastmen are already disadvantaged in society, let alone married male beastmen, who are the weakest among the weak.
Although Rong Xiu has become the principal dancer of the National Ballet through his own abilities, gaining fame and glory.
But Fu Nan is still worried that he will be abused after marriage. Even if the Rong family is powerful, a married son becomes someone else’s son-in-law, and the natal family cannot interfere much, otherwise they will be criticized.
For Rong Xiu’s marriage, Fu Nan was so worried that he couldn’t sleep day and night. Today, when Fan Xia suddenly came to propose marriage, Fu Nan was overjoyed.
Because Fan Xia is the general manager of the southern region under his wife-master’s group, she can be considered young and promising. Fu Nan often hears his wife-master praise her, and a person approved by his wife-master must not be wrong.
It’s rare to have a candidate for a daughter-in-law who is perfect in every aspect. Fu Nan doesn’t dare to slack off and wishes to agree to this marriage immediately, fearing that if he’s late, the daughter-in-law will be snatched away by someone else.
“No hurry, let’s ask Rong Xiu what he thinks,” Rong Ying said softly.
“Parents’ orders and matchmakers’ words, it’s not like the old days of free love anymore. Now it’s all up to the parents. I think Fan Xia is quite good, we can make the decision for him, we won’t harm him,” Fu Nan said.
“You think Fan Xia is good, but Rong Xiu might not think so,” Rong Ying raised her hand and pointed to the mottled shadow behind the mother-of-pearl screen not far away, smiling, “Rong Xiu, come out.”
Rong Xiu slowly walked out from behind the screen, his skin as white as snow and lips as red as blood, with long seductive eyes, the corners of his eyes tinged with a line of ruby-like brilliant red. Unlike the gray feathers of most pearl birds, he had a pair of huge white wings behind him, pure white feathers untainted by a speck of impurity. His posture was like pine and bamboo, beautiful beyond reality.
“Fan Xia just came to propose marriage, you heard it, what do you think?” Rong Ying asked.
Rong Xiu lowered his eyes, his feathery eyelashes fluttering slightly, his pearl-like teeth lightly biting his lips.
Seeing his coy appearance, Fu Nan thought he was unwilling and was terrified. He immediately grabbed Rong Xiu and earnestly persuaded, “Child, such a good wife-master is very rare, you must not be willful. Don’t learn from those who practice free love outside, the wife-masters they choose are unreliable, and it all ends tragically in the end.”
“I know,” Rong Xiu said shyly, his eyes, unique to pearl bird beastmen, shimmering like moonlight on water, rippling and wavering, as if about to speak but hesitating.
“So what do you mean?” Fu Nan asked nervously.
“I’m willing,” Rong Xiu said softly, his voice still trembling, like a dream.
The wedding was held quickly. The young master of the Rong Group was getting married, and to a famous young talent within the group. People came to congratulate in an endless stream.
The wedding was held in a sacred church. Rong Xiu, wearing a high-end custom wedding dress, walked down the red carpet arm in arm with Rong Ying, watching as Rong Ying took his hand and solemnly handed it over to Fan Xia.
AD 7This was the first time he touched Fan Xia. His hand was gently taken by Fan Xia, watching her slip the dazzling diamond ring onto his ring finger, making faithful vows in front of the nun, the huge wings behind him trembled uncontrollably.
After the wedding, the guests dispersed.
Rong Xiu was led by Fan Xia to their home. He was extremely nervous, his heart pounding wildly. From now on, he would leave his former family, and this would be his true home.
The new home was an old Western-style house in the city center, quiet in the midst of bustle.
The carved iron gate slowly opened, revealing the garden path. Seasonal flowers were in full bloom throughout the garden. The century-old Chinese parasol trees were lush, complementing the carefully trimmed flower borders. There was even a bird’s nest in the branches of the parasol tree, home to a family of magpies that had not yet awakened, chirping happily. Their cheerful calls helped Rong Xiu’s nervous heart relax.
“Do you like it?” Fan Xia held his hand, her eyes smiling.
Rong Xiu suddenly lowered his head, his fair neck flushing red, and said softly, “I like it.”
Fan Xia’s voice was filled with laughter: “I’m glad you like it. It wasn’t in vain that I had someone specially manage the garden.”
“You prepared this especially for me?” Rong Xiu’s heart fluttered, his voice sweet to the point of being cloying, unlike his usual self.
Rong Xiu felt embarrassed, wondering why his voice became so affected just seeing Fan Xia.
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Author: Eggshell Striving Upwards
Synopsis:
Fang Chuning considers herself a very ordinary student.
The only reason she could become the student council president is that her family has a bit of money.
In her opinion, Xu, the top student and all-around good student, is the best candidate for the student council president.
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Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
Author’s Warnings:
1. This is a female-dominant male childbirth novel, a mindless sweet story. If you don’t like it, don’t read it.
2. The female lead has a constitution that makes her loved by thousands. Except for being good-looking, wealthy, having status, a good figure, being good at sports, fighting, having some talent, and not bad at studying, she has no other outstanding qualities. Although ordinary, she is just loved by thousands. It can’t be changed. If you don’t like it, don’t read it.
3. (Important) The male lead is not a good person. He has bad intentions and incorrect values. If you can’t accept it, don’t enter! The story’s values do not represent the author’s values. If you can’t stand it, don’t scold. Please quietly click out.