2, Chapter 2 The only daughter who recruited children
The ladies in the yard gathered around, and there was some hesitation in their movements. After all, everyone knew how much the girls in the family liked their fiancé. Wu Ming came to the door before, but the concierge was kicked out after just reporting it a little late.
Zhou Mansion is one of the richest families in Huanxi Town. They have two yuan of silver every month. Many people rely on this to support their families and don't dare to touch it casually.
"You guys should hurry up." Chunyu urged.
If the mother-in-law doesn't hesitate, although she may be kicked out if she offends her future uncle, if she doesn't obey the master's instructions now, she may be kicked out immediately.
The mother-in-law gathered around, Wu Ming looked ugly, turned around and looked at the pale Chu Yunli in the room, "Mingxuan, you bully your cousin, and I can't help you? Are you going to drive me away?"
Chu Yunli sneered, "She is my cousin, but you care more about me than I do. Why don't we call off the marriage and marry her?"
Wu Ming frowned slightly, "What are you talking about? Don't be so willful. Yan'er is your cousin, and she will be my cousin in the future. She is alone, and we should take care of her."
In the past, Zhou Mingxuan would have been shy when she heard him calling himself us, but now...
"Take care of her and hold her with your own hands?" Chu Yunli sneered, "Our family is not short of maids to take care of her. Besides, we are not married yet, and she is not your cousin yet, so it is not your turn to worry!"
Wu Ming looked ugly and reproached, "What are you thinking about? I just have a brother-sister relationship with her, not as dirty as you think."
Chu Yunli nodded, "I am dirty and not worthy of Mr. Wu's noble character. I will inform my father about this marriage. After I withdraw, I will not delay Mr. Wu in finding a girl of noble character to match him."
After saying that, without waiting for his reaction, he looked at Chunyu and said, "You are not allowed to let him in without notifying you later."
Wu Ming's expression changed several times, and he looked at her with surprise and suspicion in his eyes. Then he suddenly realized that this was clearly playing hard to get, to coerce him into retreating. Just like what Yan'er said, this woman was really indulgent and jealous.
She wanted to take advantage of him before we even got married. She sneered, rolled up her sleeves, turned around, and said decisively, "You don't need to rush me. Even if you invite me to your door, I won't come again."
He turned around but did not leave immediately. When Chu Yunli saw him, he understood that he was waiting for her to take the steps to come down. He smiled and said, "Master Wu, you must do what you say."
Wu Ming's face was stiff, and he turned around and left.
Chu Yunli was a little disappointed. If he didn't want to leave, he would have asked his mother-in-law to drive him out. By the way, he could also kick him a few times to relieve his anger.
It's a pity that I can't kick it myself!
She stretched out her hand to touch the redness and swelling on her forehead. Judging from the situation just now, Wu Ming clearly cared about Shen Qiuyan, at least more than her fiancée.
Um, I'm hungry!
It was important to fill her stomach, so she asked Chunyu, the maid, to bring food. Zhou's cook was very good at cooking. Chu Yunli ate two bowls of rice. Chunyu looked at it with a smile, seeming to be quite happy that she had eaten so much.
Chu Yunli thought about it for a moment and understood. Wu Ming had previously joked that she was rounder. He also pointed at the portrait of a beauty and said that a woman's slender waist should be grasped with both hands and her fingertips touching. So she has been in a good mood these days.
Eat one meal a day and try to slim down to a slim waist that can be pinched.
She is indeed a silly girl, why is it so important for a man to eat delicious food?
While Chunyu was still clearing away the dishes, Zhou's father hurried in and saw the gauze on her forehead with worry on his face, "Xuan'er, I heard you saw a doctor today?"
This original person's feelings seemed to have a great impact on her. Seeing Zhou's father, Chu Yunli felt a little uncomfortable in her chest. She tried hard to suppress the feeling, "Dad, I'm fine."
Zhou's father hesitated to speak and asked tentatively, "I heard that Mr. Wu was also there when you were injured?"
Chu Yunli called out her father, and her depressed mood seemed to be much better. After hearing this, she looked up and saw the worry in Zhou's father's eyes, and said seriously, "Dad, I have something to discuss with you."
Father Zhou nodded casually and reached out to drink the sweet soup Chunyu offered next to him, "Say."
Chu Yunli's tone was serious, trying to let Father Zhou see her seriousness, "I want to break off the engagement."
Zhou's father made a "pop" sound, and the sweet soup spurted out from his mouth. Chunyu hurriedly handed over the handkerchief. He stretched out his hand to take it, hurriedly wiping the corners of his mouth. After cleaning up, he couldn't care less about his embarrassment and said helplessly, "Daughter, before we break off the engagement,
The matter is not trivial and it brings bad reputation to you, why would you want to break off the engagement? Didn’t you not marry him unless you wanted to?"
Chu Yunli pointed to her forehead, "He pushed me to get this injury. He saw Qiu Yan fall and disliked me for blocking the road. He pushed me and hit a tree. He didn't even ask about my injury.
I personally carried Qiu Yan back to the room."
Zhou's father came to this yard when he came back. He only knew that she was injured, but he didn't know the inside story. He looked serious at the moment and said, "How dare he push you?"
Chu Yunli spread her hands, "Not only that, he also accused me of not taking care of Qiu Yan and pushing her to get hurt!"
"Qiu Yan?" Father Zhou finally noticed the other protagonist inside, "Is this related to her?"
Chu Yunli felt that if he wanted to get rid of these two scoundrels, it would be more effective with Zhou's father's help. He did not hide it at the moment, "Anyway, I think Mr. Wu is more worried about her than me. And I didn't push Qiu Yan at all. I don't know how he could
She will think that I pushed her."
If nothing else, Shen Qiuyan was not clear about this matter, at least she didn't explain it.
"Xuan'er, how are you?" Shen Qiuyan asked softly from the door, and you could hear the worry in her tone.
When she got closer, she saw Zhou's father, who was well behaved and said, "I've met my uncle."
Chu Yunli took in her well-behaved movements. In fact, the Zhou family was wealthy in Huanxi Town, but compared with the county town, it was not good enough. And this rule... Father Zhou wanted his daughter to learn it when he was a child.
She is gentle and virtuous, and she specially spent a lot of money to hire a nanny. Unfortunately, she was not able to endure hardships and did not learn the rules well. However, Shen Qiuyan learned the rules well along with her, and also helped her cover up the random inspections by her father Zhou.
Father Zhou looked at the girl in front of him with confusion. He had never paid attention to the cousin who was raised at home before. Originally, it was just a girl's family, and raising a girl to give her a dowry would not be considered as letting down his wife.
He asked in a deep voice, "No need to be polite, I heard you were injured today?"
Shen Qiuyan was embarrassed, "While we were in the yard, the wind picked up a bit, and I fell down because I felt unwell, which made my uncle worried, but it was Yan'er's fault. I woke up just now and heard that Xuan'er was injured, so I hurried over to see her.
look."
Chu Yunli held her chin up, a little speechless, the wind could really blow her down, and asked, "Have you fallen asleep since you went back?"
Shen Qiuyan was a little embarrassed, "Yes, I didn't sleep well last night, so I fell asleep."
Chu Yunli asked again, "Do you know how to get back to your room?"
Shen Qiuyan blushed, "I heard from the maid that Mr. Wu sent me back... Don't get me wrong, Mr. Wu just pities me for being alone, and has no other intentions."
Father Zhou was impatient to deal with her, especially after seeing her crimson face, he felt irritated, "You are not feeling well, go back and rest."
Shen Qiuyan hesitated to speak, seemed a little disappointed, and finally turned around and left.
After she left, Father Zhou frowned and remained silent, then asked after a while, "Have you thought about it?"
Chu Yunli nodded sternly, "Dad, I really don't want to marry him. I'd better recruit a wife in the future."
She said this sincerely, and she could feel that Yuan Xin also thought so. Since she wanted to dispel her resentment, she naturally wanted to make her happy.
In the afternoon, the official media of Zhou Fuzhong went to Sannan Village with the marriage certificate. Many people saw the marriage between the Zhou family and Wu Ming, and they all thought that the man was a talented man and the daughter was beautiful. But in the future... when Wu Ming is named on the list, he will be a scholar. The Zhou family should be considered high-ranking. With the current situation, are they planning to set a wedding date?
In Sannan Village, the sun was setting when Wu Ming returned. Many people were enjoying the cool weather under the big tree at the entrance of the village. When they saw him coming from a distance, they all smiled and said hello. Scholars are respected at all times and are usually very carefree. The woman unconsciously lowered her voice and her tone became more intimate, "Master Wu is back?"
Wu Ming held one hand behind his back, straightened his back, and nodded reservedly. In fact, he was very irritable, and he was covered in sweat after walking for half an hour. In the past, when he went to town, the Zhou family would ask his family's carriage to take him back, and he just made trouble. Unhappy, he left angrily. Of course, there was no carriage. There was no market in the town today. There was no bullock cart on the road, so he had to walk all the way back.
He also had close friendships with the villagers, and his status was different. He nodded to say hello and planned to go home. The curious woman asked, "Mr. Wu, your marriage should be coming soon, right?"
When asked about marriage, Wu Ming thought of Zhou Mingxuan's very different attitude today, and felt irritated in his heart. He was the kind of person who usually pursues you and suddenly dismisses you. He was a little disappointed, but he would never admit that he had feelings for that pampered girl. He had other thoughts and felt very awkward. He nodded casually and turned around to leave.
As Wu Ming walked away, a woman's teasing laughter came from behind, "Women love to be pretty. Mr. Wu is very good-looking. I heard that he would not marry a girl from the Zhou family unless he married her. He was planning to recruit a wife."
"The Zhou family is very wealthy. If you let it out, the Wu family will live a very good life in the future." The tone was full of envy.
"No, you can spend money by studying. If you need pens, ink, paper and inkstones to practice calligraphy, then what you are practicing is calligraphy. What you are practicing is money. You can't study without money..."
Hearing the last sentence, Wu Ming's jaw clenched, he gritted his teeth, and entered his yard. In the yard, Wu's mother, dressed in common clothes, was cleaning. When she saw him coming in, she smiled and said, "I'm back, are you ready for dinner?"
Wu Ming shook his head. Seeing that he was unhappy, Wu's mother sighed and said, "Miss Zhou was indulgent and wronged my son. In the future..." She didn't say much about what happened in the future, wiped her hands and went to the kitchen.
Wu's mother quickly brought out a bowl of noodles. Wu Ming took it and saw that it was vegetarian. He frowned slightly, but he was really hungry. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating. It was light in the mouth and had no other taste except salt. Even if it was thin noodles, It was also a bit hard to swallow. I thought of the meal I went to a restaurant with Zhou Mingxuan yesterday, and now I thought about going to see it tomorrow... and I thought it would be best to leave her alone for a few days to let her know not to be so pushy.
Halfway through the meal, there was suddenly the sound of a carriage outside and the loud and festive voice of a woman in the village, "Sister-in-law of the Wu family, congratulations, congratulations."
Wu Ming and his son rushed out the door, and immediately saw a carriage covered with silk and satin outside the fence of the yard. Inside, Matchmaker Li was leisurely coming down.
The woman outside was still congratulating her, "Sister-in-law of the Wu family, have you decided on a wedding date? Maybe the Wu family will have a baby next year." There were congratulatory and approving voices all around.
Mother Wu's smile froze. She knew the conditions of the Zhou family. The second child to be born was also named Zhou. She was a little surprised at the moment. However, the sooner the better, the wedding date would be better. She has not passed the county examination this year. She should have time to go to the county after getting married.
Li. He forced a smile and looked at Matchmaker Li, "Please come in quickly."
Matchmaker Li waved her hand, "Don't dare to come in. Mr. Zhou specially invited me here today..." She took out a blackened silver ring from her sleeve, "Mr. Zhou said that this marriage is not suitable, so it is better to withdraw.
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Everyone was chatting and laughing, but when Matchmaker Li finished speaking, the surrounding area suddenly became quiet. After looking at each other in confusion, their eyes fell on Wu Ming curiously.