Chapter 22： don't talk about marriage

"Mom, I don't want to discuss marriage!"

While Li Xiu'e was talking, the door of the main room was pushed open from the outside. Su Ziqin and Su Zixuan, sister and brother, just happened to hear her words from outside the room when they came back from school.

Su Ziqin, also known as Sister Qiao, was displeased when she heard her mentioning marriage proposals: "I want to be admitted to the Imperial Academy, to be a female officer."

"Is there any girl who doesn't talk about marriage?"

Li Xiu'e became unhappy in an instant, and her voice rose an octave: "There is no conflict between going to school and discussing marriage. Why not settle the marriage first and get married after being admitted to the female officer?"

"It's not as simple as you think. A woman is **** when she gets married. Which husband's family is so easy to talk to. Get married whenever you want."

Su Ziqin sat down on the kang angrily, and refuted her with a delicate face: "If I still fail to pass the female officer exam, they will still have to wait a lifetime."

"If you don't pass the exam, get married."

Li Xiu'e was upset: "It's just a matter of giving up, so you don't get angry with me."

"I'm not married!"

Su Ziqin held back all his energy and wanted to get out of the mountains and go to the bustling capital city: "If I can't pass the female officer exam, I will go to the college to be a female teacher, teach, and live alone."

"You kid, do you want to **** me off?"

Li Xiu'e is a simple peasant daughter-in-law with conservative thinking and can't accept deviant remarks.

"Hey, daughter-in-law, don't be angry, the child has grown up and has his own ideas."

Su Hu watched the mother and daughter talk more and more, and rubbed the space between his brows tiredly.

"Mother, calm down, what my sister said makes sense."

Su Qingluo glanced at Su Zixuan, and saw that his eyelids were slightly drooping, and he was holding his hands behind his back like a little adult, apparently he had no intention of getting involved in the women's dispute.

With a wry smile, he twitched the corners of his mouth, but in desperation he could only jump out by himself, and acted as a peacemaker with a cute little milk voice.

"Think about it, the boys in the ten miles and eight villages near our house are all black boys who are as tanned as black catfish, who can match up with my sister?"

"My elder sister is beautiful and well-educated. Even the teachers in the school praised her for having a bright future and hope to go to the capital to take the female officer exam."

"My sister's wonderful life cannot be confined to a poor mountain valley. Only the literati in the capital can be worthy of our family's golden phoenix."

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"You!"

Li Xiu'e laughed when she heard the black catfish, and poked her forehead angrily: "A small mouth is sharp and tight, and it is used to coaxing people."

"Mom, I'm also doing it for my mother."

Su Qingluo touched her bitter forehead helplessly, and subconsciously leaned back: "How beautiful is the lady who is an official, much better than the black catfish's mother-in-law."

"hehe."

Now, even Su Hu and Su Zixuan were amused, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Pooh!"

Su Ziqin was ashamed and annoyed when she heard the word mother-in-law, and spat softly: "You know a lot."

"Sister, I'm helping you, look, mother is laughing." Su Qingluo deliberately put on a small face and pretended to be pitiful.

"Okay, let's eat."

Su Hu watched the atmosphere warm up, and changed the topic without losing the opportunity: "The children are tired after reading all day, let them have a meal quickly, and go back to the house to rest."

"Success, I'll serve the meal, let's eat first and then talk."

Li Xiu'e was interrupted by Su Qingluo, the pent-up anger disappeared invisible, and she got out of bed.

"Mom, I'll help you."

Su Zixuan made a face at Su Qingluo, and followed his mother to the kitchen.

"Sister Yu, thank you."

Su Ziqin watched his mother walk out of the room, then leaned forward, and gently touched his sister's little head.

"Sister, we are a family, so thank you."

Su Qingluo's brows and eyes were crooked with a smile, and her small face with pink make-up and jade was set off by the candlelight, making it even more flawless and exquisite.