"They used to be nobles in the capital, but they declined and had to move out of the capital."
"So, you may not get help from your in-law family, but they won't hold you back, because their family is very competitive, and most of them have achieved fame, but their official positions are not that big."
"This girl is older than you. She has a gentle temper and speaks in an organized manner. You can tell at a glance that she has studied."
"Mom asked you about it. She has no other hobbies at home. Just like you, she likes reading and is good at writing. She also likes..."
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Balabala told Huo Botao what she had learned about Yao Anxin.
Of course, she also reminded Huo Botao that for some reason, this "girl" had been splashed with dirty water. Although she was cleansed now, there would inevitably be some gossip in the future.
Huo Botao was silent for a moment: "Mom, my son can't answer you for the time being. My son needs to go back and think about it carefully."
"Okay, then you go back and think about it carefully and tell me the answer then. But as promised, you can only think about it for three days." Then Mrs. Huo pretended to be casual and told Huo Botao that "Nianhua Bookstore" was new.
She sent out a few story books and asked him to pick them up for her tomorrow when he didn't have time, and she made a decision.
Huo Botao nodded.
That night, Huo Botao couldn't sleep well.
He has been thinking about what his mother said.
He didn't understand. In the past, his mother was afraid that he would flirt with women outside, and she tried to tell him what she thought of a "daughter-in-law", but why did it change again today?
It does not mean that the kind of girl with stains on her body is either indiscreet or defective. As the saying goes, a fly will not look at a seamless egg.
Obviously, Huo Botao paid more attention to the meaning of his mother's words than what kind of woman he liked.
The next day, Huo Botao got up early in the morning.
Although he didn't sleep well last night, it didn't affect his energy the next day. When he got up early, he would box, then read a book and have a meal.
If the boy hadn't reminded him that he had to go to Nianhua Bookstore to pick up books for his mother in the afternoon, Huo Botao almost forgot.
Huo Botao is not stupid. He usually has his own maid or servant to handle such things. If his mother suddenly entrusts him with such a task, there must be something wrong.
Not only did he ask people to inquire about the situation of "Nianhua Bookstore" in advance, he also arrived in advance to observe carefully.
I discovered that "Nianhua Bookstore" is indeed a storybook store.
Originally, books like Huaben could not be published in the elegant halls. Major bookstores only sold them secretly and would not take them out openly.
But "Nianhua Bookstore" does not. It puts "huaben" on the surface and tells you that it is a storybook store.
All storybooks that can be found on the market and can pass the publication review are available here.
Of course, for "Nianhua Bookstore", the best-selling books are the books compiled by Nianhua Bookstore itself.
I don’t know how many writers Nianhua Bookstore has hired. There are all kinds of storybooks, everything you can think of, and there is nothing it doesn’t have.
It not only has the popular love story between children and children, but also various scripts from the world of martial arts, monsters, fun encyclopedias, and people's theater.
Not only text, but also pictures, and even something called "comic".
They are also divided into levels, some by educational level, and some by age. You can directly go to a certain category to select books according to your needs.
After Huo Botao was ready, he picked up the right time and showed up at the door of Nianhua Bookstore according to his mother's arrangement, but he married the book ordered by his mother.
As soon as he got the book, he heard a pleasant female voice: "Shopkeeper, I'm here to get the book..."
The title of the book he reported happened to be the book in his hand.
Huo Botao couldn't help but turn his head and take a look. He was concerned about the difference between men and women, so he didn't look more.
But just that innocent glance made Huo Botao's heart beat faster.
With a standard almond-shaped face and a few strands of hair falling down, sliding across her expressive and beautiful eyes, she is truly a graceful person with graceful eyebrows.
Especially the smile at the corner of her mouth, like a spring breeze, suddenly passed through Huo Botao's heart, both gentle and sunny.
That feeling is like...
Tailor-made for him.
Huo Botao ran away as if running away, hiding somewhere where others could not see him, and sent a woman over to find out the other party's identity.
Obviously, not only did Mrs. Huo have arrangements, Huo Botao also made several preparations after he suspected that he was sleeping with Mrs. Huo.
After a while, the mother-in-law came back and reported to Huo Botao that the woman was none other than Yao Anxin, the eldest daughter of the Yao family, the newly named "township queen".
After combining his mother's descriptions, Huo Botao still didn't understand anything and was stunned on the spot.
So, is today a "chance encounter" arranged by his mother?!
He suddenly felt a little annoyed. If he had known this, he should have used the same "book title" to say a few words to her.
On the other side, before Yao Anxin could get the book, she noticed an observing gaze around her, and then the young master's running figure "shocked" her.
She looked back and was a little confused: Why did he look like he had seen a ghost?
But without thinking too much, she picked up the book her mother asked her to pick up, then turned around and took the maid with her, and the mother-in-law hurried towards a nearby teahouse.
The eldest maid Mo Xiang muttered: "I just have to come and get it. I don't know what the lady means. Why does she have to come and get it in person? Isn't this tormenting the lady? If she hadn't seen that she was the princess of the county, my servant would have said this to her.
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Yao Anxin chuckled: "It's okay, maybe Princess Chengjun wanted to tell my mother something, but she couldn't let me leave directly, so she found an excuse."
Back at the teahouse, Yao Anxin handed the book to Princess Chengjun.
Princess Chengjun saw that it was indeed the book she had marked, and the smile on her face became even truer: "I'm sorry to trouble you, Mr. An Xinxiang, please sit down quickly. It's hard work after such a trip. Let's have a cup of tea."
,Rest……"
Then I made some insinuations and asked if I met anyone while picking up the book.
Yao Anxin was about to say that she hadn't met anyone, when suddenly an idea flashed in her mind, and an incredible expression appeared on her face.
Mrs. Yao also realized something was wrong and became nervous: "Why, who else did you meet on the road?"
Seeing how nervous Mrs. Yao was, Yao Anxin shook her head gently: "No, I just met a strange young man when I was picking up books. When he saw me, he ran away as if he had seen a ghost."
"Puch..." Princess Chengjun laughed out loud, "Really? Do you see clearly what he looks like? Doesn't he have a pale face, looks thin and frail, and there is another one under his left eye?
mole?"
Yao Anxin didn't want to talk anymore. If she still couldn't figure out why Princess Chengjun suddenly invited her mother here for tea and pushed her away, she would be really stupid.
"I didn't see clearly, he ran too fast." Yao Anxin paused, "Does Princess Cheng know him?"
Princess Chengjun said with a smile: "I don't know if it's that one, but if so, that's right. My niece-in-law has the same hobby as me, she likes to read books from Nianhua Bookstore. After the new book came out this time, she still
I ordered it. I was too lazy to send it, so I asked my niece-in-law to send someone to marry her. If she didn't send someone else, she might have sent her son."
