Chapter 97: Unexpected Events

As expected, he was a street hanger-on. He instantly understood what Hua Ping meant and immediately stood at the door to respond, "Dad Lu, you guys go back first. Second Uncle will deliver the feast from Hongtai Building to the Lu family later."

When the neighbors heard about the banquet at Hongtai Tower, they all looked at the four people from the Lu family with envy and jealousy.

The four members of the Lu family: ...They were all thrown out, who the hell would believe them?

With so many people watching, Mr. and Mrs. Lu felt embarrassed to make a scene, so they signaled their eldest daughter-in-law to knock on the door.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family originally came here to see how much marriage proposal her niece had. Now her father-in-law is at odds with the Su family. It is good that they have business dealings with the Chenghou Mansion, but they have never even seen Madam Yao. The only ones they usually interact with are the housekeepers. How can a Madam Yao, whom they have never met, compare to the Prince of Pingyang, a student of the great official Su?

She still knew what was important and what was not. She glanced at the neighbors who were watching her like monkeys and forced a fake smile, "Mother-in-law, we should go back quickly, or else even if the banquet is delivered to our house, there won't be anyone there."

Mother Lu: ...You are a candle holder, can you ask someone to deliver the banquet to your second son?

The people in the yard stood quietly, listening to the noise at the gate. Apart from the onlookers who were envious of the feast at Taihonglou, there was no other sound.

Lu's wife was also panicked, fearing that their family's reputation would be ruined in the future... Apart from the reputation, she would feel particularly happy to see her mother-in-law, who had bullied her, being driven out.

Lu Dani had been listening quietly in the room. When she heard that her grandparents, uncle and aunt were driven out, she didn't care about their reputation. She felt relieved to see these evil people being driven out.

Su Ruojin secretly sneered when she didn't hear the voices of Old Man Lu and the others. They still have some dignity. If they leave quietly, she wouldn't mind booking a banquet for them. This is not because she is afraid of them, but for Lu Dani and her family.

Hua Ping got a hint and asked his helpers to book a table for the Lu family members who did not leave.

After the storm subsided, Hua Ping leaned against the outer wall to bask in the sun again.

The matchmaker smiled awkwardly, "Lu family, shall we continue?"

Her daughter was lucky enough to have a good marriage, and she couldn't let such a disgusting person ruin it. Lu's wife stepped forward with a smile and said, "Yes, continue..."

Doesn't the Great Yin Dynasty value filial piety? Of course, so Hua Ping is smart. When Su Ruojin was about to take action, he took action first to prevent the Su family from getting into unnecessary trouble. Using the Lu family's hangers-on to drive people out would cause the Lu family's reputation to be hindered, but the Lu family is just a low-level small merchant who has separated from the family and lives on their own. In the face of survival, filial piety and all other social rules that bind people actually have no effect on them.

Besides, during the Dayin Dynasty, which was similar to the Song Dynasty and before the Cheng-Li school became popular, marriage and filial piety were not so strict. For example, between the Tang and Song dynasties, it was quite common for women to remarry or choose their own husbands.

Although there were some twists and turns in the proposal, all matters concerning the marriage were settled one by one and everyone was happy.

The marriage was finally completed, and Shu Tong was immersed in happiness.

Su Ruojin went to the shop to thank Hua Ping for his quick thinking and made a lot of nourishing soup for him. "You must eat it all, understand?"

The seven-year-old Little Chef is really worried about Uncle Hua's weight gain.

Hua Ping sneered inwardly, thinking that only a small part of these things could go into his stomach, and the rest went into his little master's stomach. How could he get fat?

"Yesterday I gave four taels to the hanger-on, hurry up and reimburse me."

Hua Ping learned the word "reimbursement" from the Su family.

Su Ruojin was very generous this time. Not only did he not say a word, he also gave a few more taels. "I'll give you four taels back and six taels as a reward, a total of ten taels. Isn't that quite generous?"

Hua Ping raised an eyebrow, "No merit, do you need my help with something?"

"Alas!" Su Ruojin sighed, "I finally know why you are so thin, Uncle Hua. Your brain works too fast. It takes too much energy to gain weight."

"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point. What do you want me to help you with?"

He didn't know Su Erniang's worth yet, so he glanced at her and snorted coldly.

Su Ruojin chuckled, "No, really not."

"Really?" Hua Ping confirmed and reached out to take the silver. The young lady's hand retracted, "Humph, I said I didn't take the silver for nothing."

She smiled sweetly, "Nothing has happened, it's just... recently, I would like to trouble Uncle Hua's Taoist friend to be on standby at all times in case anything goes wrong."

"Who are you worried about doing bad things?"

"Uncle Hua is so smart, I'll let you guess. If you guess it right, I'll give you ten taels."

"Tsk." Hua Ping thought that the additional ten taels of silver must be a reward for doing something, so he would not be fooled by this little girl. If he didn't take the silver, what would she do?

What can I do? I just put the girl's soft little hand into his.

Oh my god, are children's hands so soft? Hua Ping loosened his grip unconsciously, and the money was in his hand.

Su Ruojin flicked his fingers left and right, looking like a cunning villain who had succeeded. He grinned, "Uncle Hua Ping, I am optimistic about the tacit understanding between you and me!"

What a tacit understanding.

No, no. After the young lady left, Hua Ping suddenly stood up and circled at the door. I have to find a woman to give birth to a daughter. The young lady is so soft and lovely. No wonder Dr. Su always wants to hold his daughter even though she is seven years old. Who doesn’t love such a glutinous rice dumpling?

Su Ruojin didn't expect that this would stimulate Hua Ping to want to get married and have a daughter. Does this count as a success in urging her to get married?

The northwest wind was blowing, and it was getting colder day by day.

That day, Su Yanli was in class. The gatekeeper ran over and stood at the door, winking at him, indicating that someone was looking for him outside.

It's September, and it's so cold. Has Ah Jin come? Did something happen at home? Su Yanli's heart tightened. He said a few words to the students, asking them to study on their own first, and then he hurried out of the school.

Fan Yanjia didn't notice the teacher's hurried steps and joked to Zhao Lan, "Could it be that Ah Jin is here to see you again?"

Zhao Lan glanced at him coldly, "Be careful with your words."

The young lady's reputation is very important. What if it gets ruined accidentally? You should marry her!

Fan Yanjia looked at his curious classmates and touched his nose guiltily, as if it was inappropriate. If it really didn't work out, he would just marry her. It would be great to have a wife who loved gourmet food. He could eat different delicacies every day. It was so wonderful just thinking about it.

Zhao Lan: ...What’s that guy’s expression? Is he up to something bad?

At the door, Su Yanli saw a middle-aged man turning around. When he saw him, he hurried over and said in a low voice, "The old lady was suddenly taken back to the Bo's Mansion."

Su Yanli's face darkened.

What he had been worrying about finally happened.

Seeing that his employer looked unhappy, the middle-aged man asked cautiously, "Sir, what should we do now?"

In the Earl's Mansion, Aunt Ding was thrown in front of the mistress, and her face, which had just regained some color, turned pale with fright.

Cheng Wan looked down at the concubine who was crawling at her feet like a dog with a sneer, and said slowly, "Don't think that I will forget about you just because you hide in the nunnery!"

(End of this chapter)