After the simple interlude, the men continued to stroll around the yard, while the women were taken back to the main house by Cheng Xue to drink tea and chat.
Bai Shao prepared a lot of exquisite snacks. Although Lian's mother was a little unhappy at being rejected, she didn't have trouble eating, especially sweets.
Doctors have special acumen. Cheng Xue noticed her eating appearance and turned her words around, saying:
"Sister, Auntie has a good appetite. How is your health?"
"It's okay, but my mother's mouth is always dry recently and she is willing to eat. Sister-in-law, would you like to check my mother's pulse?"
"What's my pulse? It's fine. No need. Don't treat yourself like an outsider." Lian's mother shook her head and refused.
If it hadn't been for the rejection just now, she would have really wanted to see this woman's medical skills, but now... haha.
When Lian saw this, she didn't force it and took Cheng Xue to chat about the current situation in Wanghe Village. She was very smart. When she understood that she didn't plan to get her daughter engaged, she didn't say a word. Cheng Xue also chatted with her warmly as if nothing was wrong.
The two chatted happily, and Lian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
The younger brother's marriage is important, but the relationship between their family and this place is even more important. As long as Li Yue doesn't get engaged, everything else is easy to talk about. At the worst, she can let her brother wait a few more years. As long as she gets married, she can sit back and relax with her natal family.
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There is nothing I can do, my mother is really strong and brainless, and she will always cause a lot of messes for her to clean up. Even now that she is married to Zhou's wife, she still has to help her mother copy the family's account books every now and then. Who will believe it?
It's so far away. It's impossible not to help. No matter how high the price of the escort agency is, the mother has to hire the escort, otherwise the rights of the escort may not be preserved.
Looking at her shameless mother, for a moment she really wanted to break the pot and just ignore it. But if a woman loses her mother's family as a backer, she will lose her status and hope in her husband's family.
It’s annoying, boring, and no one understands me!
Fortunately, her husband's family doesn't care about her giving birth to a daughter. Her mother-in-law has made it clear that as long as their relationship is good, there will be no problem in having her again after three years.
After finally getting through the meal at Li's house, Mrs. Lian was afraid that her mother would get into trouble again, so she hurriedly mentioned going home.
Cheng Xue tried to persuade her to stay, but when she saw that she was determined to leave, she nodded.
"Okay, you're worried about your niece and are in a hurry to go home, so I won't keep any more. I brought a lot of food when I came here, which is new from last year. I took two bags and went back to eat. I'll pick them up again after eating."
"One bag is enough. Even if you need two bags, you can't always treat yourself as an outsider."
"You're welcome, it's all produced in my own land. I also packed mushrooms, fungus, pine nuts and other stuff for you. Go back and eat it slowly."
"Hey, okay, thank you, sister-in-law." Mrs. Lian agreed.
When Lian's mother heard the gift in return, she pouted her mouth in a nonchalant manner, regardless of whether Cheng Xue could see it or not. Apart from the two bags of grain, which other ones were worth something?! The meeting gift she gave to her five children was more than enough to buy these.
Damn, I really don’t understand why my daughter got on the pole with them.
After leaving Li's house, Lian and Zhou Fei murmured a few words and got into the carriage behind.
Lian's mother was slightly startled when she saw her daughter sitting over, then she took the opportunity and said:
"Let me tell you, I don't agree with this marriage. If you look at the appearance of their family, they still look down on us. Our family is a big family in Jiangnan, and they don't know what is good or bad. A small family is just short-sighted, and they think that they are powerful.
"It's ridiculous to take part in the examination!"
Lian was so angry at her mother's words that she had a headache, but she couldn't blame her. After all, her mother was soft-spoken rather than tough.
"Mom, no matter how big our family is, we still have to accumulate our own connections. Think about my uncle and my third uncle. My father can't help Lange's matchmaking, so he can only work hard on the marriage."
"It doesn't mean that their daughter is much more capable than Li Hui. For a farmer to look down on Brother Lan, he really doesn't know how high the earth is."
Although Lian Mu did not give in, her attitude was obviously more relaxed than before.
A wise daughter is better than a mother, and vice versa.
Lian held her mother's arm and continued:
"Mom, don't underestimate Li Hui. You know best how I see people. If he didn't have the ability, I wouldn't try so hard to please him."
Lian's mother believed in her daughter, but when she thought about being humiliated today, she became angry.
"Forget it, it's okay if the Li family doesn't want it. I know that the daughter of the family is in her prime, and the father of the family also saved the uncle's wife. One of the three brothers can take part in the examination this year..."
Before Lian's mother could finish speaking, Lian interrupted with a straight face——
"Mom is talking about the He family? If it's the He family, forget it, their daughter can't come in. If mom insists on doing this, then I won't do the accounting for mom, and don't come after me if there's any mess at home in the future." p>
"You..."
"I'm serious."
Seeing her daughter's attitude, Lian's mother hurriedly nodded.
"I know, I know, just don't mention it. What happened to the He family that makes you so disgusted?"
"She's not a good person anyway. If you really marry her, you'll just have to wait until your family becomes uneasy."
After saying this, Lian called "Stop" and got out of the car without looking back. Mother and son, you look at me and I look at you. Lian Yulan continued to lower his head and read, while Lian's mother was so angry that she stirred her handkerchief.
The child is sulking.
The sound of the carriage "squeaking...squeaking..." made her upset. Finally, she slapped the seat angrily, looked at her son and said:
"As for the daughter of the He family, do you have any objections?"
Lian Yulan was reading so enthusiastically that he didn't hear clearly what his mother said. He just said "no objection" and continued reading.
The mother and son here are each having their own concerns. On the other side, Cheng Xue is sitting in front of the dressing table, wiping her face, layer by layer, applying it very carefully.
Li Hui didn't understand it before, but he applied it several times after the autumn harvest, and it was indeed very effective.
"Daughter-in-law, do you want to exchange name cards for them now? This will save these people from worrying about you."
Cheng Xue paused for a moment, then shook her head and said:
"It's too young. Just wait. Anyway, you won't be able to stay in the capital after the imperial examination. You won't be able to stay for a few days, so it doesn't matter."
They were mentally prepared to be sent abroad. After all, they had no connections, and they didn’t want to work for Mr. Pang and the Xiao family, so they just let everything take its course. What’s more, it was good to be sent abroad. After working for several years with outstanding political achievements, Xiao would be asked to do it at that time.
Help from home and get twice the result with half the effort.
After returning to the bed, Cheng Xue naturally nestled into his arms and said:
"I guess the east side of the city will have to start soon. I'll leave the accounting at home to my two daughters. If I'm too busy to take care of it, you can take the time to take a look."
"Okay, don't worry."
Li Hui blew out the candles, tucked her in, and closed his eyes to sleep with satisfaction.
He has a wife and a daughter to take care of the family. Starting tomorrow, he can't be idle and has to continue reading. Today, Lian Yulan surprised him. The young man is quite accomplished at a young age and cannot be underestimated.