4 Sweethearts 4 (1/2)

Peach's mother was startled by the revelation that she had unknowingly thought of the two children as betrothed.

Although Shen Mochen's father was young, he was already a university professor in ancient Chinese history. Despite his choice of studies, Shen Mochen's father's thinking was by no means old-fashioned. In fact, he was more open-minded than other people who were born in his era.

Had he been close-minded, he would not have readily agreed when He Yue mentioned sending betrothal gifts to Peach's family.

In his own words, this was a decision that was both traditional and shocking.

By tradition, he meant arranging a marriage for his children. He would be neither the first nor the last person in history to do so.

The shocking part was that he believed that if a child was going to have a puppy love, he or she should fall in love earlier. If they waited till after ten years old, it should no longer be considered puppy love. Throughout history, some emperors would wed at the early age of eight.

With the strong support of Shen Mochen's father, Shen Mochen and Peach unknowingly became engaged.

When Shen Mochen was four years old, Peach was two years old. By then, she was a little girl who could walk and talk. She would follow Shen Mochen around every day and call after him incoherently, ”Husband … Husband …

”Husband, wait for me…”

”Do you want to eat this, husband?”

”My husband is hungry…”

Glaring at her with his large bright eyes, Shen Mochen would puff out his cheeks and push Peach away before demanding in a babyish voice, ”Do you understand what 'husband' means? Do you even know what a husband is for?”