Chapter 123 Chen Qinian is engaged
Chai had just heard the two people talking outside the house. She had thought her husband would tell her, but she didn't expect him to hide it from her. The two of them spoke out and then started arguing.
After Gu Xiaoxi knew the whole story, she could only apologize to her mother: "Mom, it's all my fault. Please don't blame me. I just don't want you to worry too much."
"Silly child, as long as they are okay, let them come back tomorrow. Home is always better than outside.
As for your second brother, he has chosen his own path, so let him go!
I'll just pretend... I'll just pretend I never gave birth to this son." Chai said as she went to take the dishes out of the pot.
When Xue heard her parents-in-law arguing, she didn't dare go in. She waited for her sister-in-law to come out and call her before taking the children into the kitchen to eat.
"Where did that guy go? Why is he nowhere to be seen?" Gu Xiaoxi only remembered Chen Qinian at this time.
"I went hunting in the mountains with your uncle. Let's have dinner!" Chai replied.
When Chen Qinian heard this, he didn't ask any more questions. After lunch, she hurried out to the city.
The trip back and forth was tiring enough, so when she got to the city, she booked another room.
After hearing from the waiter that neither of them had gone out, she didn't care anymore and went back to her room, lay down and fell asleep.
In the evening, Gu Xiaoxi was awakened by a knock on the door.
When she opened the door and saw her two brothers, she smiled helplessly and said, "Wait a moment, I'll treat you to a big meal."
The two brothers nodded and waited at the door.
Gu Xiaoxi tidied herself up, opened the door and left the inn with her two brothers.
Walking out of the inn, Gu Dongming anxiously asked about the situation at home.
Gu Xiaoxi told her two brothers the whole story, and the two brothers sighed after hearing it.
"Sister is really smart. If you tell mom what happened, she will definitely be scared." Gu Nanming gave his sister a thumbs up.
"Yes, my sister is very thoughtful." Gu Dongming continued.
Gu Xiaoxi chuckled and looked at her eldest brother and said, "Brother, I'm afraid you can't hide this from your eldest sister-in-law. You still have to think about how to tell her, but it's okay for the three of us to know about it, so that there won't be too many people talking and causing trouble later."
"Then, what should I say?" Gu Dongming would not lie.
Gu Xiaoxi thought for a moment and replied, "Then we'll say we ran into robbers on the way and got into a fight. Both of you were injured, but we didn't want our parents to worry, so we just said the carriage overturned on the road."
Gu Dongming carefully sorted out his thoughts, and after figuring it out, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's say it this way."
After agreeing on everything, Gu Xiaoxi took them to a restaurant. Just as they were about to go in, they were pulled back by their two brothers.
"Let's change places. This place doesn't look cheap." Gu Dongming said in a low voice.
"Don't worry, I make money." Gu Xiaoxi said.
Gu Nanming advised again: "Even if you have money, you can't spend it like this. You still have to do business when the time comes."
Gu Xiaoxi...
To avoid an unpleasant dinner, she decided to go to a tavern.
There were several taverns on the street behind. They randomly found one and sat down. They ordered two dishes and a soup, and the three siblings began to eat with gusto.
There are always small gossips in the tavern, such as which wealthy family’s daughter-in-law is cheating on her husband, and which family’s girl is beautiful.
Anyway, there will be a lot of unpleasant topics.
As they listened, the two brothers couldn't help blushing. Gu Xiaoxi was quite happy. It had been a long time since she had the chance to kill time by listening to gossip.
"Have you heard? The third son of Mr. Chen's family is getting engaged. He's said to be the county magistrate's daughter."
"Really? When did it happen? Isn't that kid still studying?"
"Just a few days ago, I think it's true. I haven't seen him go to the academy for several days."
When Gu Xiaoxi heard the news, her ears pricked up.
I didn't expect that Chen Qinian was having an affair with the county magistrate's daughter. No wonder things went so smoothly when I went to the yamen last time.
When Gu Nanming heard the news, he whispered to his sister, "Is Young Master Chen really getting married?"
"How would I know? It's someone else's private matter, and I don't ask about it!" Gu Xiaoxi said.
After listening to this, Gu Dongming said, "Didn't you say everything went smoothly when we went to the government office last time? Is that the reason?"
"Let's go back and ask. There's a lot of gossip here, but this gossip probably isn't groundless." After saying this, Gu Xiaoxi continued to eat with her head down.
After dinner, she took her two brothers for a walk around the city.
There is no curfew here at night. After dark, there is a street full of stalls selling all kinds of things.
They bought some small things there, but didn't dare to buy big things because the lighting was not good at night and they were afraid of buying fakes.
At about the same time, they returned to the inn to rest.
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The next morning, they checked out of the hotel. Gu Xiaoxi took the two brothers to eat something, then bought some cotton and some small items needed for business. The three of them took a carriage back.
Chen Qinian heard that Sister Xiaoxi came back yesterday and went out again, saying that she would be back today, so he decided not to go up the mountain today.
Gu An and Chen Shiliu did not force it. They had recently brought back a lot of good stuff from the next mountain and had become addicted to it, so they went up again early in the morning.
When Gu Xiaoxi and the others came back, they saw Chen Qinian sitting at the door on a chair like a fool.
The two puppies at home were playing in the yard with the two children.
One is called Liuwan and the other is called Bawan.
Gu Xiaoxi originally wanted to call them Fa Cai and Yao Ji. There was someone named Fa Cai in the village, and she felt that this was not acceptable. Yao Ji was even less acceptable. Who knew if there was such a person in the palace?
Bingxue looked at Uncle Qinian outside and said in confusion, "What is Uncle Qinian doing sitting at the door like an idiot? There's no sun today, only northwest wind. Does Uncle Qinian really like northwest wind?"
Phew!
Xue was amused by Bingxue's words.
"You kid, who likes to drink the northwest wind? Only when you are hungry and have no food to eat will you have to drink the northwest wind."
Gu Bingxue nodded in agreement.
Gu Feng said clearly: "Uncle Qinian is waiting for mother to come back and treat him!"
"Mother doesn't even know that I'm waiting like this!" Gu Ruixue thought her uncle Qinian was so stupid.
Phew!
This time, Chai, who was sitting under the eaves peeling beans, couldn't help laughing.
As they were talking and laughing, Gu Xiaoxi and his brothers came back.
Chen Qinian saw Sister Xiaoxi from afar and ran over excitedly.
"Sister Xiaoxi, you are finally back. If you want to find someone, just tell me directly and I will ask my men to find it for you." He said.
Gu Xiaoxi almost forgot about this rich second generation. He had connections in the Chen family and could find people much faster than her.
However, she was a little troubled by the gossip she had heard, so she said, "Qinian, if you want to find someone, do you also have to go through the government?"
"The government will be faster." Chen Qinian asked truthfully.
"So, is your relationship with the county magistrate's daughter going to be successful?" Gu Xiaoxi asked mysteriously.
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