Back at the house, Mrs. Cheng asked him who he liked and planned to come to his house to propose marriage for him.
Mrs. Cheng was really happy for her son. She felt sorry for her son. Seeing that her son refused to say who the other person was several times, she secretly thought that this person's identity was not worthy of her own, or that there was something wrong with his identity.
But Mr. Cheng didn't care. His son had been dull and indifferent since he was a child, and he didn't even see anything he particularly liked.
As long as her son likes it, even if she doesn't deserve it in terms of status, she will still beg for her son.
Now that the head of Dafang is gone, the mistress of Dafang lives in the temple and does not care about worldly affairs. Yan'er's biological father does not care about him as a son, and she is the only one who takes care of Yan'er's marriage.
"Is there a problem with her identity?" Cheng asked cautiously.
"As long as the other party has good character and treats you well, even if she has been married or has any problems, my aunt will beg for you. Now your grandmother cannot be your boss in the house. You are the eldest.
You just have to fall in love with it yourself. As long as you like it, my aunt will beg for it for you."
Mu Yan sighed secretly. Now the only one who is willing to sincerely plan for him is his biological mother. She can even accept her marriage.
Smiling at her: "No. She is still young and doesn't know what love between men and women is. I don't want to force her. I plan to wait until she grows up before I mention it to her."
Ms. Cheng breathed a long sigh of relief. She said that she didn't care about the identity of the person her son liked, but who didn't hope that the person she liked was a good girl.
It turns out that the other party is a little girl. Mrs. Cheng said with a smile: "Okay, then you have to keep an eye on her and don't let anyone get in first."
Mu Yan's heart shrank, as if someone had pinched him hard.
He didn't show anything to Mr. Cheng, he just said: "Well, I know what I know."
Returning to the study, he was stroking a flawless jade hairpin in a slender box. He knew that she had gotten the hairpin yesterday, and he had prepared this hairpin early. He wanted to give it to her on New Year's Eve.
But when he saw the box he returned, he gave up his mind.
"Master, someone sent a letter." Li Yi reported outside the door.
"Come in."
Mu Yan took the letter and was stunned for a long time after reading it.
"Ready your horse."
"Yes." Li Yi responded and turned around to prepare.
The three masters and servants went out. Kan Er looked at the young master who was riding in front, gathered his cloak, and whispered to Li Yi: "Who do you think is so short-sighted? People who celebrate the New Year don't let people be quiet."
Li Yi shook his head and said nothing. The words on the envelope were soft and graceful, fearing that the person writing the letter was a woman. He couldn't help but wonder about the identity of the other party.
Even though it is Chinese New Year, there are still many shops open in the inner city. Restaurants, teahouses and theaters are packed with guests every day.
At the door of the reception building, the waiter saw the three masters and servants of Mu Yan, and hurriedly greeted him: "Master Mu, the guest is in the Hanlian Pavilion on the second floor."
Mu Yan nodded, got off his horse and said, "You guys will wait in the lobby." After giving instructions to Li Yi and Kan Er, he turned around and went upstairs.
"Master Mu." At the door of Hanli Pavilion, a maid bowed to Mu Yan and opened the door for him.
In the room, a fair-looking woman was sitting quietly at the table. When she saw Mu Yan appear at the door, she looked straight at him.
"Miss Xu San." Mu Yan said calmly.
"You're here." Xu Miaoyuan followed him with her eyes and slowly stood up.
Mu Yan did not sit down, but just looked at her: "What does Miss Xu San want to do with Mu Yan?" After saying that, he looked around the room. There was a smell of sandalwood in the room, which made him slightly uncomfortable.
Xu Miaoyuan was surprised and happy to see him appear, but after hearing his cold and unemotional words, she froze there.
The man in front of her became more and more handsome, and she had wanted to marry him a few years ago.
"Thank you for coming. Take a seat."
"Miss Xu San said you have something to say to me. If I don't come, you will go to the Mu Mansion. That's why I came. It seems that Miss Xu San has nothing to say to me? If you have nothing to say,
, I just said goodbye." He turned around to leave.
"You stop."
Xu Miaoyuan stopped him, with a cry in her voice.
"Don't you even have time to drink a pot of tea with me?" This is her last chance, won't he give it to her? He won't even sit down and have a cup of tea?
"I heard that Miss Xu San will get married after the Chinese New Year. I would like to congratulate Miss Xu San and wish you and your wife a happy marriage for hundreds of years."
Xu Miaoyuan suddenly burst into tears, "I don't like him. If you are willing to marry me, I will wait as long as you want..."
Mu Yan turned around to look at her and sighed: "If Miss Xu San is willing, please send a wedding invitation to Mu Yan after the Chinese New Year, and Yan will definitely come to ask for a wedding drink." After saying that, he turned and left.
A whimpering sound came from behind, and Mu Yan just ignored it and moved quickly.
Kan Er was in the lobby asking for tea and cakes from the waiter. Before he could finish ordering, he saw his young master coming downstairs and asking the waiter to fetch the horse. He opened his mouth wide enough to swallow an egg.
He didn't come back to his senses until he was sitting on the horse: "Master, I haven't drunk my tea yet."
"How about you stay for tea?" Mu Yan glanced at him lightly.
Kan Er quickly shut up. Seeing the young master's serious face, he did not dare to speak: "Then I'd better go back to the house and drink. The tea in the house is better than outside."
He Li glanced at each other, who did the young master see and come out so soon? Did he see someone or not?
Back in the study, Mu Yan picked up the hosta, looked at it again and again, rubbed it for a long time, and finally put it away.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Huo Xi was helping the Yang family pack up the local products they brought back from Huojiaba.
This year they brought back more local products than last year. They even collected many small bamboo baskets and boxes. Huo Xi couldn't put it down and took them in his hands to look through them. He felt that the craftsmen in the village were very skilled in their skills.
Seeing that she liked it, Yang said with a smile: "They were all given by people from the village. Thank you to your father for collecting their things last year. Your father and I didn't intend to ask for them at first, but look at how well these bamboo baskets, boxes and balls are made."
It’s really pretty, I thought you siblings might like it, so I accepted some.”
"It's very nice. If the craftsmanship is like this, dad can charge more this year and let them make some pen holders, sewing baskets, and bamboo toys. They can be sold at a higher price in the capital than in the town."
Yang nodded happily: "Your father told them the same thing. After giving them some guidance, they were stuffed with a lot of local products. The Di Sheng family probably gave us all the dried bamboo shoots they saved for the year. I
If you don't want to talk to your father, they won't obey, so they just put it down and leave, even if they can't stop shouting."
"The villagers are grateful and remember their feelings. I'm afraid my father will be very happy."
"Aren't you happy? I still can't close my mouth to this day."
"Close it, close it, An An saw it!" An An ran over from nowhere and was on Huo Xi's body, complaining about his father. She also stuffed the roasted bamboo shoots in her hand into Huo Xi's mouth.
"Sister, is it delicious?" Huo Xi had to nod before giving up.
"It's delicious. The one given by An An is particularly delicious." Huo Xi rubbed his little face and loved it.
An An obediently lay in her arms, eating dried bamboo shoots with her sister. Yang looked at the two siblings with a smile, feeling that time had been kind to her.
"An'an, I asked you to call me sister. You haven't seen anything for a long time!" Huo Nian came over hurriedly.
"An An forgot." He rubbed his little feet on the ground and looked up at Huo Xi: "Sister, someone is looking for you."