It's rare to see a man with such a handsome appearance.
She was quite satisfied with Qiao Zhishu. He lived in a big house, was handsome, and seemed to come from a well-off family. Although he didn't own any property or land, he must have had some money to afford such expensive pastries and snacks.
"Why didn't the girl's parents come with her?" Qiao's mother asked, trying to suppress her anger.
Logically speaking, for such an important event, the parents should also be present to see their grandson, right?
The matchmaker standing nearby explained with a smile.
"The journey is quite long and very bumpy. Our village is on the outskirts of Hongcheng. The two of us are exhausted from this long and bumpy ride."
His parents are in poor health, so they won't be able to come. As long as the children choose it themselves, that's fine.
Mrs. Qiao nodded and continued to ask, "How many people are in your family, young lady?"
“I have a younger brother and a younger sister, and I am the eldest in the family.” Miao Cuihua answered with a burning gaze on Qiao Zhishu’s face, her eyes never leaving him.
Qiao Zhishu felt uncomfortable under Miao Cuihua's bold and blatant gaze and turned her head away. Are all girls these days so shameless? Staring at people's faces one after another without any restraint.
If you just want to see what someone looks like, one glance is enough; staring at someone for so long is going too far.
“Our Zhishu, what a coincidence, also has a younger brother and a younger sister.” Madam Yang said enthusiastically from the side, and even shoved Qiao Zhishu, signaling with her eyes, ‘Have a good chat with them, don’t neglect the young lady.’
An Yi pulled up a high round stool and sat down next to Qiao Zhishu. He only glanced at Miao Cuihua once, and then didn't have the courage to look at her a second time. He then winked at Qiao Zhishu teasingly.
It seems to be saying, "Look at this guy, he should have just gone after Miss Yan instead. What a difference! They're worlds apart."
Qiao Zhishu pursed her lips and remained silent for a while. Then, she forced a smile and gave Miao Cuihua a polite and proper smile. After that, she pursed her lips again and remained silent.
The girl hadn't done anything inappropriate to him, just her gaze had been a little bolder, and he couldn't very well keep a straight face. But that was about it; he didn't know what to say, as if he had nothing to say.
It's not as good as when I'm facing Yan Qingxue, at least I have something to vent my anger on and something to say sarcastic.
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhishu paused, suppressing the thoughts in her mind.
Why did he suddenly think of Yan Qingxue?
"Miss Cuihua, don't be shy. Talk about whatever you want to talk about, ask whatever you want to ask. Don't be too polite." The matchmaker patted Miao Cuihua's hand, as if to reassure her and let her boldly reveal her true nature.
The matchmaker sat next to Miao Cuihua, and across from Miao Cuihua, took a piece of peach shortbread from the square table and started eating it.
Seeing the matchmaker's casual and seemingly matter-of-fact manner, Miao Cuihua couldn't resist. She had seen these pastries as soon as she entered the room and had wanted to take a piece to try for a long time. Now that the matchmaker had taken the lead, she also took a snack, which was a strawberry cream cake roll that she had never seen before.
After taking a bite, Miao Cuihua's eyes lit up. She finished the piece in her hand in a few bites and couldn't resist taking another piece.
What is this thing that tastes so good?
These wealthy families are really different; they even eat the latest and greatest.
The cake roll was brought back by Yang from Jincheng Commercial Street. She bought a piece there to try, and it tasted really good. She originally planned to bring it back for Zhiyi and Lewazi to eat, but she couldn't bear to eat it herself. Now she took it all out and gave it to Miao Cuihua.
He watched with a pang of regret as Miao Cuihua ate one piece, then another, devouring the food with gusto, unable to stop, and becoming completely absorbed in the four slices of cake roll on her plate.
Madam Yang couldn't help but cough lightly, "Your surname is Miao, right? Miss Miao, how old are your younger siblings?"
Miao Cuihua swallowed the cake in her mouth after hearing this, looked up at Yang Shi, paused for a moment, and said, "My brother is eighteen years old, and my sister is sixteen."
"Oh, you've reached the age to get married, huh?"
"Yes, my younger brother is already married, and my younger sister is waiting to be married. She already has a suitable candidate and is just waiting to get married at the end of the year."
Yang smiled awkwardly and nudged Qiao Zhishu, who was standing to the side with his head down and lips pursed in silence, signaling him to speak.
Qiao Zhishu seemed completely oblivious, showing no reaction whatsoever.
Mr. and Mrs. Qiao, who were seated at the head of the table, clearly looked displeased. Their eldest daughter-in-law had already met the girl, so why was she still so enthusiastically urging her on?
They simply couldn't stand this girl.
Anyone you could find would be better than this girl. It's one thing that she's incredibly ugly, but look at how she eats—it's really unseemly.
The two elders simply couldn't sit still any longer, so they found an excuse to get up and leave.
“The weather has turned cooler recently, and I caught a bit of a cold these past two days. My head is throbbing badly, so I’m going back to the hospital to lie down for a while. You younger folks, you can chat here.” Qiao Qingnian said, coughing twice as if to indicate he was about to.
Mrs. Qiao quickly got up and helped Mr. Qiao up. "Zhaodi, I'll go back to the hospital with your father first and make him some ginger soup."
After the two elders finished speaking, they were about to leave the reception room.
"Father, you're not feeling well? I'll go out and buy you some medicine." Upon hearing this, Madam Yang quickly seized the opportunity and slipped out with him.
Anyway, her purpose in doing all this was just to annoy her eldest son and let him know how good that Miss Yan was.
It's not like they really intend for her son to marry this ugly girl.
"Miss Miao, don't be shy. You can stay here and have fun with Zhishu and the others. When you're done playing, we'll take you back by carriage." Before leaving, he glanced at the cake roll on the plate, which Miao Cuihua had eaten down to just two pieces.
Forget it, as long as her son and Miss Yan's relationship can work out, what does it matter if she loses a few pieces of cake?
With the three "mountains" gone, and apart from the matchmaker, all the elders were gone, Miao Cuihua became even more unscrupulous.
An Ning glanced at Miao Cuihua furtively every now and then, absentmindedly eating the jujubes on her plate, muttering to herself, "What's wrong with my aunt? Why did she send such a girl to meet me?"
Her older cousin isn't missing any limbs, so why would he choose such a low-class girl?
Look at how awful she is eating! Not only did she finish the cake on the table, but she also ate all five remaining peach shortbread pieces from the plate. Is this girl's stomach a behemoth?
Is it a pig? How can it eat so much?
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