Although it is an engagement ceremony, according to Muhammad's requirements, the betrothal gift must be displayed. So, right at the door of the family residence of the Muhammad family, the bride price began to be displayed to some guests. Dozens of servants, each two carrying a small rectangular table, the male servants carried pieces of cloth and silk, and the maids carried gold jewelry, and the parade began.
Jonas and the others, led by Muhammad, entered through the gate and went to visit Alpa, the patriarch of the Muhammad family. There is a distance of almost 500 meters from the archway of Muhammad's home to the palace. Originally, you could drive in directly, but since this was your first time, you had to walk in.
But Richie and Yankel were not willing to walk so far on this hot day, so they got into the car again and drove slowly behind Jonas. Only Hamad and Colston accompanied Jonas. walking around.
Entering this huge building complex, Hamad introduced: "Six hundred years ago, my ancestors carried forward our Muhammad family on this land. Today, more than 300 tribesmen live here, and nearly There are 200 tribesmen living in various places around the world." He pointed to the north, "Our family has a courtyard there."
Jonas looked over, but was not sure which building it was, but he did not ask further. He had met Alpa in the palace, and there would be many opportunities to visit his home later.
This is not a big house, but a small village, and all the people in this village are members of the Muhammad family. The road Jonas and the others took was equivalent to the main road of the village. On both sides of the road, there are duli courtyards. Each courtyard is very large, but there are no high-rise buildings. They are usually two stories. The entire sight is very green, with various tropical trees planted on both sides of the road. The most numerous are date palm trees.
After a while, there were more and more people watching the excitement, except for children under ten years old. All the women covered themselves tightly, leaving only their eyes exposed. This branch of Latini's family should be descendants of the Semitic people. The difference from Westerners is not very big, the skin color is fairer, and the facial contour is also very three-dimensional. Except for hair and eyes, there is almost no difference from white people in the West. The three-dimensional facial features make their tribesmen look handsome, with men handsome and women beautiful. Jonas looked at a lot of people, and more than half of them were above average. This was a quite high proportion.
The palace of the Mohammed family does not look grand at all, it can even be said to be stingy. It is a two-story white building. The only difference from the surrounding buildings is that the courtyard is larger, the greening is better, and the house is more dilapidated.
Hamad introduced: "This palace has been built for four hundred years, and all the patriarchs work here. You know. Historically, we were not rich here, which also caused the palace to not be as rich as we are now. The housing is beautiful.¡±
Jonas nodded and said: "Compared with the beautiful residences around, I also prefer this kind of Arabic-style castle. I like this sense of history."
Hamad curled his lips: "I almost forgot that you are European." After saying this, he couldn't help laughing.
Mohamed, who got off the car, glared at him and called Yannick and Saisia ??who were in the same car with him to get out of the car. And old Muhammad led Richie to the front.
The attendant standing at the door called something in Arabic. All the guards clenched their right hands on their chests and saluted with Arabian scimitars in their left hands. Jonas's mental state at this time was very strange. Not only did he not feel nervous at all, but he was observing everything around him like an outsider. It seemed that everything in front of him was like a movie scene, which made his heart not waver at all.
When entering the palace, the first thing you see is the fountain in the hall. Unlike Europe, there are no sculptures here, but rockeries that are almost the same as those in ancient China. However, this rockery is made of white marble, which also implies the origin of the Mohammed family's fortune. Historically, the Mohammed family made their fortune from the marble minerals in their territory.
Old Alpa is about the same age as Yankel, but his health is much worse. Yankel can still do most of the farm work, but Alpa needs help even to stand up. The wrinkled face was also lifeless, with only a pair of eyes, which still maintained the edge of a strong man.
Old Alpa¡¯s attitude towards the Jonas family is quite polite. Although in a sense, politeness means alienation, but Jonas is already quite satisfied with his attitude. As an old-school Muslim, being able to accept his eldest granddaughter marrying Jonas, a Catholic, already means giving in. It is also very difficult to keep him close to her.
Except for the maid, no other women appeared in the palace. Jonas also didn¡¯t see Latini, whom he missed, and he felt sorry for being hypocritical on this occasion.It feels quite tasteless, but this is a step that must be passed. After Alpa agreed to the marriage and stamped the seal of the Mohammed family on the marriage contract submitted by Jonas, their marriage contract became legal and was truly blessed by the Latini people.
After being polite to each other in the palace, Alpa had a big seal stamped on it, and then tremblingly stamped his private seal on the engagement book. This was the true conclusion of the engagement. Afterwards, the two parties moved to the Latini family's house. There, a sumptuous lunch was prepared.
This is the first time Jonas has visited the house. He is very curious about Latini's home. He hopes to understand the home that raised Latini, a girl who dominates the world and the world. He wants to know everything about her so that he can know more about her. Love her well. And Latini's family was even more curious about him. This Western man they met by chance on the plane would become a member of their family. For Latini's younger brothers and sisters, this was a monotonous life. The most romantic and romantic love fantasy.
This home is a courtyard full of Arabian style, with white marble buildings, circular arcades, and large gardens. At this time, all the servants were preparing for the noon lunch. The arrival of Jonas immediately attracted everyone's attention. Latini's younger brothers and sisters gathered around and shouted in stiff English. The brother-in-law asked for a gift.
Jonas was already prepared for this step and arranged for Colston to carry a backpack filled with the latest mobile phones for the children. Colston once complained that he was like a mobile phone vendor, but now he seemed extremely proud, trying to make the children happy.
Since it was just an appointment and the official engagement date had not yet come, only a few close families were present, so there was no separate table this time, and everyone gathered together in the center of the courtyard. Jonas asked Colston to deal with the children and began to look for Latini. But although I saw several sisters who were about the same age as Latini, Latini was never seen.
Everyone entered the hall of Latini's house, Alpa sat down at the main seat, and the families from both sides sat down in turn. Under the arrangement of the etiquette officer, Salma took Latini's hand and came to the hall, followed by her two sisters.
As an engagement partner, Latini did not wear a hijab and faced everyone in the hall shyly. Alpa told her a few words in Arabic, and she responded shyly. He raised his gaze and met Jonas by chance, but he immediately dodged away in fright, which made Jonas really love her look. Being able to obtain such a girl's full heart of joy and love also filled Jonas's heart with a sense of heroic pride, which was more satisfying than any other kind of enjoyment.
After Alpa¡¯s brief lecture ended, Jonas took out the engagement ring that he had already prepared, and exchanged rings with Latini amidst melodious national music. When Jonas solemnly put the ring on Latini's finger, there was warm applause from all around.
Jonas brought her little hand to his lips and kissed her hand gently. Latini was shy and anxious. She looked at her grandfather's face and felt a little relieved when she saw that he didn't have any anger. Xixiao begged Jonas with her eyes shyly, fearing that he would do something outrageous again on this occasion.
Jonas is also depressed. When others get engaged, exchanging rings always involves a passionate kiss, but here, a kiss on the little hand is considered an act of transgression. He smiled and whispered: "Latini, are you happy?"
Latini nodded affirmatively and said: "Jonas, as soon as I entered into a marriage contract with you, I feel like I am living in heaven."
Holding Latini¡¯s hand, they began to salute the parents of both parties in turn. Starting from Alpa, every elder has prepared a gift. For example, Alpa¡¯s gift was the palace in Abu Dhabi. At this time, the house deed was given to them. After such a lap, although Jonas's face cramped from laughing and his waist became sore, the harvest was huge.
Near noon, most of the Mohammed family gathered at Latini¡¯s house and started a grand luncheon. The cuisine is divided into two types, local Arabic cuisine and Italian cuisine. All the chefs are chefs hired from the big hotels in Al Ain. Fine wine was also prepared for Jonas and the others at the banquet, but in order to take care of each other's feelings, no one touched the wine.
Looking at the lively scene in the courtyard, Salma held Latini in her arms contentedly. Due to the change in the status of this son-in-law, his talents in the business field have been valued by the Abu Dhabi royal family. Tomorrow Latini will be awarded the title of princess, which Salma never expected at first. However, this was an unexpected honor. From now on, Latini no longer had to worry about her, because every move she made was imprinted with the royal family, and the royal family would care more about Latini's life. state.
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