Chapter 411 - 407: On the Spot Proposal for Marriage
On the day of the family gathering, Richelle Dunn and the three children got up early.
Grandpa had specially ordered two tailor-made suits and a dress for the children. Richelle dressed them up and couldn’t help but laugh.
“Roy Lewis, look at the three of them. If you know they’re going to pay respects to their ancestors, you might think they’re going to serve as flower-children.”
Roy Lewis took a serious look at the three children, handsome boys and a pretty girl.
“Why not just have our wedding today then?”
Roy Lewis joked.
Richelle clicked her tongue, “How is that possible? I haven’t agreed yet.”
Roy Lewis laughed and patted her back, “Whether you agree or not, Grandpa has already considered you as his granddaughter-in-law. Besides, you have also accepted my mother’s jade bracelet!”
That jade bracelet had been worn on Richelle’s wrist that day.
She didn’t say anything, but Roy Lewis knew that it was her way of showing respect and gratitude to his parents.
Richelle laughed, “How can you be so bad? I want to receive more good stuff before I agree!”
Both of them were in a good mood and changed into the prepared formal attire before heading to The Lewis’ Village in the suburbs of Kindur.
This Lewis’ Village, according to Roy Lewis, was built by their ancestor, a wealthy merchant who was the wealthiest in the area. Many of the buildings were over a hundred years old.
Now, all the people in the Lewis’ Village were descendants of that merchant with the surname Fu.
Richelle knew that the Lewis family had been prosperous for a hundred years, but when she saw the perfectly constructed antique buildings on both sides as they drove in, she couldn’t help but be fascinated.
“Roy Lewis, why didn’t you bring me here earlier?”
Roy Lewis looked at her with a smile in his eyes, “How about it, are you itching to get started?”
Richelle honestly nodded her head.
Roy Lewis grabbed her hand and pointed to a row of similarly styled buildings with their own unique characteristics.
“Well, as the current family head, I haven’t built my own mansion yet. How about entrusting it to The Great Designer Richelle?”
Richelle’s eyes shined, “Really? Can I?”
Roy Lewis nodded, “Of course! Didn’t I tell you that the Lewis Technology building is still my favorite to this day?”
Richelle gave him a weird look, “Is your favorite not me?”
Roy Lewis laughed and kissed her hand.
“I meant my favorite building, not my favorite person.”
The three children had been playing on their own. When they heard their father’s sweet words, they all looked over and then, smiling, turned their attention back to their own games.
The siblings had long understood that they had to accept their father’s love anytime and anywhere.
Tifanny had tried several times to seriously tell her two brothers, “I want to find a husband who is as handsome, gentle, and good to me as Daddy.”
Timmy and Timothy smiled tenderly at her, “Of course, your brothers will help you screen them!”
Roy Lewis and Richelle Dunn, of course, didn’t know that they had become the role models for a happy couple and happy family in the eyes of their three children and continued discussing the construction of the family mansion.
When the car pulled up to the house’s outer building they stopped and Richelle suddenly realized something.
“Is this the mansion your father lived in when he was the family head?”
Roy Lewis nodded, “Yes, Timmy comes back to stay a few days every year. You can check it out, and if you feel comfortable, you can stay here for a few days too.”
Richelle got out of the car with the children, Timmy ran ahead to unlock the large bronze door with his fingerprint.
“Mommy, Timmy, let’s go inside.”
Richelle had always been fascinated by ancient buildings.
So, while everyone else was already inside, she was still crouching by the large bronze door, studying the patterns on it.
“Mommy, what are you doing?”
The children were initially curious and ran inside as soon as they entered. They only realized that their mother was missing after running for a short distance and then called out to her from afar.
Roy Lewis knew that Richelle’s professional instincts had kicked in and he bent down, picked up Tifanny, and walked inside.
“Mommy is checking if the door is sturdy. Let’s go inside first.”
The children felt that their father’s explanation sounded strange and even a bit perfunctory. Still, they were curious about the inside of the house and allowed Richelle to continue studying the patterns on the door.
After examining the door for a while and snapping a bunch of photos with her phone, Richelle finally reluctantly went inside.
As she walked under the eaves of the inner room, she couldn’t take her eyes off the green bricks on the walls.
However, she had already spent too much time outside, and the children worried about her. They came out and dragged her inside.
Inside, the style was the same as the outside, with antique designs and furnishings. It was clear to the discerning eye that they were all valuable items.
“Roy Lewis, your family is so impressive!”
Roy Lewis watched her admiring expression, like a country bumpkin going to the city, and couldn’t help but laugh.
“It seems I made a mistake at first!”
Richelle didn’t understand his meaning.
“What mistake?”
Roy Lewis pointed to the room, “If I had brought you here in the beginning, you probably would have seen how wealthy my family is and agreed to marry me on the spot! We wouldn’t have had so many twists and turns afterwards!”