Chapter 302： Recognize the current situation

Chapter 302 Recognize the current situation

“I’ve met the old lady.” Zhong Mianmian solemnly gave Mrs. Li a blessing.

Looking at the young lady in front of her, Ms. Li always felt uncomfortable and a little inferior. "No, no, no, the girl is too polite."

Yang Santie said carelessly: "Sister Mianmian, Sizhuang and I have to go back to class. Please help us send grandma out. We will discuss the rice paper later. Sorry for bothering you."

Zhong Mianmian was angry and funny, and rolled her eyes beautifully, "That's what I said! Since we are aunt's family, I, Zhong Mianmian, will definitely protect you. You can go back. If you need anything, ask the servant to come over and say, take care of yourself. Wait. Good news for you.”

“Definitely!” The two brothers bowed and left.

Zhong Mianmian also led Mrs. Li outside the academy, "Is this your first time in Fucheng, Madam?"

Li nodded, a little absent-mindedly.

Zhong Mianmian said enthusiastically: "If this is your first time here, you should try the pastries from Xu's pastry shop near Quzhou Academy. I will take you around."

Li originally wanted to refuse, but seeing Zhong Mianmian’s enthusiasm, she was afraid that she would appear stingy by refusing, so she had no choice but to agree.

Mrs. Zhou was busy in the shop. When she saw a guest coming, she hurriedly said hello, but she didn't expect that it was Mr. Li.

“Old lady, why are you here?”

Ms. Li walked around the counter and came out to greet her.

Zhong Mianmian saw that they knew each other and seemed to want to reminisce about old times, so he politely bought some peach cakes and other snacks from Madam Zhou, and bought another one for Li before leaving.

As soon as Zhong Mianmian left, Mrs. Zhou immediately chased Mrs. Li and asked, "Why did the old lady come with the eldest lady of the Zhong family? Just now I thought I was dazzled!"

Seeing that Mrs. Zhou knew Zhong Mianmian, Mrs. Li immediately asked, "Does she often come to you to buy things?"

Mrs. Zhou shook her head, "That's not true. It's just that Miss Zhong often goes to Dongli Villa to look for triathlons. She has become very familiar with my family's promise after going back and forth. What? The old lady doesn't like Miss Zhong?"

Mrs. Zhou was very surprised when she saw something was wrong with Mrs. Li's face. Miss Zhong was famous for her noble status and approachability. She never carried anything. Even when she went to the academy to deliver things to her son, people would take the initiative to talk to her if they happened to meet her. Say hello, she is the only one who has seen such a kind lady.

Ms. Li sighed, a little awkward, "Not really, I just feel that she is a high-ranking lady from a rich family, and we, a small family, can't reach that high level."

Madam Zhou was stunned for a while after hearing this, "Old lady, your family is not a small family! My mother-in-law has been made a marquis by the emperor, and we in Quzhou Mansion will never find anyone with a more noble status than her! Don't You belittle yourself!”

Ms. Li choked and sighed again, "The boss's wife has made such great strides in recent years. I, the old lady, can't keep up. I don't know what kind of wife Santiesi Village will marry in the future."

Mrs. Zhou said without thinking: "If you want to marry, of course you have to be like Miss Zhong, who is a good match."

Mrs. Li was not very happy, "I have a rich family that has been built up by generations of ancestors, and I have the confidence to speak and do things. I am a rich man who came from a humble background and became a monk halfway. It is not suitable! I think it is better to find someone who knows the basics." Just be filial to the girl."

Mrs. Zhou probably guessed Mrs. Li's thoughts, so she couldn't continue to discuss this matter. She changed the topic and immediately pointed to the pastry and said, "Try this pastry. My grandma taught me this pastry. If it weren't for her help, I might not be able to do it now." Still working **** a fishing boat to earn a living!”

Mrs. Li was not unhappy when she heard this. Instead, she smiled cheerfully and said, "We are all a family, so we should help each other. By the way, it's time for your boys to get married! But you have a girl you like?" Mrs. Zhou quickly shook her head, "He said that we will discuss it after the provincial examination next year. If you are lucky enough to win, then you will be promoted. It can be said that it is a better girl. If you don't win, it will not matter. Let's find someone from a similar family. The important thing is to be sensible. Be filial and sensible.”

As soon as Mrs. Li heard this, she knew that Mrs. Zhou had a candidate in mind, but she had not yet chosen the candidate, so it was not easy to say in detail.

The two sat for a while before Li followed the coachman back.

Mr. Zhou saw her mother-in-law going out happily, and when she came back she brought something with her, but she was a little uninterested, so she hurried over to inquire with concern.

Li shook her head dejectedly, her eyes shifted from Zhou to Xu Nuoyan, and sighed: "I still like you like this. You all get along easily. If in the future, the Three Irons and Four Villages marry a girl from a wealthy family, I will I don’t even know how to talk to others.”

Mr. Zhou looked confused and asked cautiously: "Did something unhappy happen to my mother-in-law?"

"That's not true!" Mrs. Li breathed a sigh of relief again. She couldn't say that she went to see her grandson. She was teased by a group of noble gentlemen in the academy, teased by her grandson again, and made a fool of herself in front of a group of juniors, one of whom did it twice. Seeing her in trouble, the lady of the house has embarrassed the boss's wife.

Not wanting to continue this topic, Mrs. Li shared the snacks made by Madam Zhou with everyone, and moved closer to Xu Nuoyan, "From Erdan's house, Grandma has something to ask you for help with."

 Xu Nuoyan quickly put down what he was doing and said, "Grandma, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

She has been here for so long, but no one from her husband's family has taken the initiative to ask her for help, and Mrs. Li is the first one.

 Li Shi glanced at Yang Erya and said, "Erya, grandma is hungry and wants to eat the bacon porridge you made. You go and help me cook a pot, and we will eat it with these snacks."

Yang Erya didn't know what was going on, but she was obedient and went out immediately.

Seeing her leaving, Mrs. Li immediately said eagerly: "Grandma has been thinking about it for a while, and it would be better to marry Erya to Fucheng, far away from her troublesome father, and she won't be afraid of being taken advantage of in the future. !”

Mrs. Zhou was hesitant to speak several times, but Mr. Li didn't give her a chance to speak. "My grandma doesn't have high requirements. She just needs to find Erya a well-off family. For example, she has a few acres of land at home, and she also has a lot of money." Just have enough housing, be down-to-earth and hard-working, have a kind family, and don’t engage in those vain things.”

Xu Nuoyan listened carefully. Seeing that Li had nothing to say, he immediately raised his eyebrows and asked, "That's it?"

Li Shi nodded, "That's it!"

She originally thought that Yang Erya could borrow the money from her big house and find a rich family to marry in Fucheng. However, what she had just encountered at Quzhou Academy poured cold water on her. Those young masters from wealthy families In addition to his wife, he also had countless concubines.

The second girl in her family has no capable parents or brothers to support her. If she gets married as she wished, she will be in constant trouble in the future.

She could trouble her eldest son to take care of her once or twice, but she couldn't let her eldest son take care of Erya for the rest of her life. After thinking about it, she could only give up her calculations and look at Yang Erya's marriage rationally.

"Grandma, I have remembered all the granddaughter-in-law you mentioned, and Erya is not very young. Don't worry, I will choose carefully and I will definitely choose someone who satisfies you." Xu Nuoyan solemnly accepted the matter.

(End of this chapter)