Qi Xiuyuan didn't expect his younger brother to be so aggressive as to directly ask the girl for a token. He knew a little about his brother's thoughts, but he mostly wanted them to get married when the conditions were right. Anyway, the two children were still young. They could always discuss marriage in two years' time.
Most importantly, he, the older brother, was not even married yet, but this kid was already ahead of him.
No matter how satisfied he was with this marriage and how much he doted on his younger brother, he would not agree to let Qi Haoran get married before him. Should that happen, not only would he become a joke, but his younger brother would also be criticized.
Therefore, he could only discuss it with Mu Shi. The marriage between the two families could be decided in private first, and he could organize his younger brother's wedding after he himself got married.