Yu Jiao wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated into the body of a poor rural girl, sold off in a marriage of luck to a sickly man.
Thinking she’s landed in a farming-romance novel, ...
"By the way, Meng girl, please help the baby to give him a nickname." Meng Dafu said with a smile, "Mother-in-law said that it was thanks to your Huangqi that the mother and child were safe, so she asked you to give the child a nickname."
Just as Yu Jiao was about to refuse, Yu Huangqi smiled and said, "Meng girl, the child was born into this world through you, so it should be like this. A humble name is easier to raise, so you can give him any name you want."
Yu Jiao looked at the plump white child in Meng Dafu's arms and thought for a moment, "How about Yuanbao?"
"Great, this name is festive and auspicious, and the little guy is white and chubby just like the big ingot." Yu Huangqi said with a satisfied smile.
Meng Dafu pinched the child's chubby face and said with a smile, "You will be called Yuanbao from now on. Do you like this name? Okay, don't cry. Daddy will take you to find your sister."
Meng Dafu took the child to the neighbor's house to feed him. The old lady of the Meng family stewed chicken soup and gave it to Yu Fuling to bring in.
After drinking the chicken soup, Yu Huangqi looked a little tired. Seeing this, Yu Jiao asked her to rest and went to the outer room with the medical box and Yu Fuling.
Yu Zhou said a few words to Yu Huangqi through the door. The three of them did not stay long in the Meng family. The old couple of the Meng family wanted the three of them to have dinner at home, but Yu Zhou declined. Yu Huangqi was lying in bed and needed someone to serve him. If they stayed for dinner, it would only cause trouble.
When they returned to Yu's house, the family had already had lunch, and Song made some food for the three of them.
Yu Ruhai was very happy to know that Yu Huangqi had given birth to a son and both mother and child were safe. He was drinking tea with a smile on his face when he heard Chen Gensheng's voice from the yard.
"Uncle, would you like some tea?" Chen Gensheng said with a smile.
Yu Ruhai was a little surprised, but he also said with a smile, "Gensheng is here, come and sit down! I heard that Qingge'er also passed the imperial examination, and I haven't had the chance to come over to congratulate him yet, but you came here first."
"Fifth brother passed the imperial examination, so I should be the first to come over and congratulate him." Chen Gensheng praised, "Qi Zhe is a smart kid. I've always had high hopes for him, and he's really going to make it!"
Yu Ruhai was very happy to hear him praising his grandson, but he was not sure what Chen Gensheng was up to. He suspected that he was being rejected for marriage. It was really confusing why Chen Gensheng was praising his fifth brother like this.
"Is your old lady in good health?" Yu Ruhai asked slowly while drinking tea.
The smile on Chen Gensheng's face froze, and he said vaguely, "It's still the same, always coughing."
He stated his purpose and said, "Uncle Yu, have you heard that my daughter Arou broke off the engagement?"
Yu Ruhai had heard about this from Yu Zhoushi, and he remembered that he had gone to the Chen family to ask for a marriage on behalf of his fifth brother, but was rejected. The Chen family looked down on their Yu family, and later arranged a marriage for Chen Rou with a scholar.
Yu Ruhai smiled and said sarcastically, "Isn't Ah Rou's marriage a good one? I heard that he's a talented man. Why did you cancel such a good marriage?"
"How can a family like the Li family be considered a good match? Li Qiu and Zhe Ge'er are far inferior." Chen Gensheng smiled deeply, "Uncle, I came here to discuss the marriage between Fifth Ge'er and my daughter's Arou with you."
Yu Ruhai spat out a mouthful of tea. He put down the teacup and thought he had heard it wrongly. "What did you say?"
Chen Gensheng didn't care about Yu Ruhai's loss of composure at all, and smiled and said again, "Arou and Zhege'er grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Everyone in our village says that they are a perfect match. I was distracted by my thoughts and made the mistake of breaking up the couple, which also delayed the marriage of the two children. Our Arou has always had Zhege'er in her heart, and I think Zhege'er also likes our Arou very much."
Yu Ruhai laughed angrily and said sarcastically, "Gensheng, are you kidding? It was your Chen family who disliked the fifth brother's illness, so I risked my reputation to come to you and ask for marriage, but you rejected the marriage. Now that you see that my fifth brother has passed the imperial examination, you want to pick up the marriage again? There is no such good thing in the world!"
"That's all in the past." Chen Gensheng said shamelessly, "Although my fifth brother passed the imperial examination, my Qing brother is also a juren, and he is not much worse than my fifth brother. Where else in the surrounding villages can we find a suitable match for my Chen family?"
Yu Ruhai sneered, "Your Chen family is not bad, but you can't compare to the daughter of the Qingzhou prefect Yang, right? On the day the results were announced, someone from the Yang family came to discuss marriage with my fifth brother. No matter how good your Ah Rou is, she can't compare to the daughter of the prefect's family!"
The smile on Chen Gensheng's face faded. He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and placed it in front of Yu Ruhai. "Uncle, there is something you may not know. Your third son has committed adultery with Widow Li. If this matter gets out, not only will your third son be sentenced to exile, but your fifth brother's career will also be over."
Yu Ruhai's face suddenly changed. He grabbed the paper on the table and scanned it. His pupils constricted, his hands trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to tear up the confession in his hand.
"Uncle, it's useless to tear them up. Li Xiu'e has confessed several times. I also have the hairpin jewelry that your third son gave her. I've asked in the town where they were bought." Chen Gensheng smiled calmly and said, "What do you think? Let the fifth brother get engaged to my Arou, or should I tie up your third son and Widow Li and send them to the county government office and let the county magistrate hold a public trial for adultery? By then, the whole village will know about it, and your Yu family will probably become even more famous!"