After Qin left, Xu Lanyin took out the hairpin with the swallow pattern and looked at it.
She had seen this hairpin once before. Zhao Wu said that it was given to him by his mother before she died.
Usually, heirlooms are passed down to the eldest son, but when his mother died, Li Luo was in the Imperial College, and Zhao Wu was the only one by his side, so he gave it to him. He also solemnly instructed him to keep it well, not to lose it, and to pass it down in the future.
Zhao Wu had always kept it in the pouch hanging around his neck like a treasure, never leaving it. Today, he gave her this commemorative gold hairpin.
The swallow on the hairpin is half the size of a palm, with two small emeralds embedded in its eyes, and rubies and small pearls inlaid on its body and tail. It is extremely gorgeous and exquisite.
Xu Lanyin admired it over and over again and saw a tiny word engraved on the end of the hairpin - Ying. This word should be a person's name.
Zhao Wu said that his mother's maiden name was Zhao You. So, this "Ying" should be his mother's elder.
Thinking of Zhao Wu's constant claims that his mother's death was suspicious, Xu Lanyin sighed softly. What a miserable woman, dying so young, still worried about her two young sons before she died... Fortunately, she had traveled through time. This golden hairpin would surely be passed down as she wished.
Xu Lanyin admired it for a long time, and then gestured at her head in the mirror for a while before putting the hairpin into the secret compartment.
Thinking that Zhao Wu didn't have any extra money, she took out ten treasures from her secret compartment, which were worth at least several thousand taels of silver. She asked Zhao Wu to sell them at a silver shop in the capital to buy a betrothal gift.
After Min Jia and Xu Lanyue took a break, they heard that Zhao Wu and Xu Lanyin were engaged. One was very happy while the other was extremely unhappy.
Of course, Xu Lanyue was the happiest. She loved her father first, her sister second, and Grandfather Zhou and Big Brother Zhao third. Her favorite sister married Big Brother Zhao, whom she also loved, and now they live next door, just as close as if they weren't married. How could she not be happy...
Minjia already knew that her father had remarried and that she would be returning to Beijing to live with his new wife next year. She was very unhappy. And now, after learning that Aunt Xu was marrying Uncle Zhao, she was even more unhappy. Deep down, she had an unspoken wish: for Aunt Xu to marry her father.
However, Daddy wants to marry another wife, and Aunt Xu also wants to marry another woman.
The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. She went back to her room, climbed onto the bed and started crying.
Mother Liu and Qiao'er were frightened. After trying to comfort the child for a long time, they still failed and had no choice but to ask Xu Lanyin for help.
Xu Lanyin sat down beside Min Jia's bed, stroked her hair gently and said with a smile, "Aunt Xu is married, but she is still Jia'er's Aunt Xu. She will continue to love Jia'er and miss Jia'er as always."
Min Jia sat up and buried her head in Xu Lanyin's arms, choking with sobs, "It would be great if Aunt Xu married my father and became my mother."
This left Xu Lanyin speechless. She thought for a moment and asked, "Can your idea be realized?"
Min Jia didn't say anything, just shook his head.
Xu Lanyin said, "Since it can't be realized, being sad or unhappy will not help, so don't worry about it. Think about happy things, think about how to make yourself and the people you care about happier..."
Xu Lanyin gave the little girl some inspirational words, telling her to be open-minded, learn to accept reality, etc.
Min Jia knew that he couldn't change that thing, so crying was just a way to vent his depression. With Xu Lanyin's guidance, he didn't feel so sad anymore.
She rubbed her face against Xu Lanyin's chest and asked in a muffled voice, "After Aunt Xu marries Uncle Zhao, can I still live in your house as long as I want?"
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "The Zhao family is just like the Xu family. As long as your father agrees, you can stay as long as you want."
At some point Xu Lanting and Xu Lanyue entered the house. Xu Lanting suggested, "Sister, if it really doesn't work, why don't we just tear down the wall between the Zhao family and ours? Wouldn't it be better if the two families became one?"
Xu Lanyue said happily, "Yes, yes, after the wall is demolished, we become a family."
Min Jia said, "One family's surname is Xu, the other's surname is Zhao, how can they be the same family?"
Xu Lanting said proudly, "Before Brother Zhao became my brother-in-law, he was already one of our family. Now that he's my brother-in-law, we're even more of a family. Brother Li is Brother Zhao's brother, so he's also one of our family."
Three pairs of bright eyes looked at Xu Lanyin, meaning, agree to it, agree to us quickly.
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "This suggestion is feasible. Let's discuss it further."
Later, Qin Che came to Xu's house with his wife and children.
When the Qin family heard that the He mother and son had been found, they were extremely happy. Thinking that Old Shen would be arrested soon, they felt even more relieved.
Qin Che said, "Let Ru'er go to the capital with Yin'er and Zhao Wu. If my cousin and Yin'er are reluctant to say anything, let Ru'er speak. It would be best if we could get back the dowry from my aunt and cousin."
Qin Hongyu said hurriedly, "I also want to go to Beijing with my cousin and brother."
Qin Che frowned and said, "They are so old but still ignorant. They are going to do their business. Don't make trouble."
He was rarely so serious with his daughter. Qin Hongyu's tears welled up and she lowered her head and twisted her handkerchief.
Seeing Qin Hongyu was sad, Qin smiled and told her that Xu Lanyin and Zhao Wu had already verbally agreed to get engaged.
Qin Che laughed and said, "Sister, you have good taste. Zhao Wu is a good young man. He has good character, good looks, and is capable."
The Wu family members congratulated Xu Lanyin again.
As they were talking, Minhu, Zhao Wu and Li Luo came again.
Min Hu went to the Zhao family first and had already heard about Zhao Wu and Xu Lanyin's engagement. He felt sad, but also happy for Xu Lanyin and Zhao Wu.
After dinner, the Qin family, the Zhao brothers, Min Hu, and Xu Lanyin went to the west room to discuss matters. They didn't finish their discussion until the end of the evening. The children had already gone to bed, and Qin Hongyu, who was in the other room, was also bleary-eyed.
After seeing the guests off, Xu Lanyin finally spoke a few words to Qin. Qin was in poor health, and she was afraid that knowing more would upset her.
The next morning, Xu Lanyin asked Ding Gu to go to Xu's house in the north of the city and tell the old lady that she had to go to the capital for something and asked them if they had any letter to bring to Xu Qingyan.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Xu and Xu Dashi arrived. They brought not only the letter but also two sets of clothes that Mrs. Xu had made for her second son and eldest grandson, and two pairs of shoes that Mrs. Li had made for Xu Qingyan.
The old lady knew that the second branch didn't like the old man and the eldest couple, so she only brought Xu Dashi this time.
The old lady was clever and never said anything offensive. She told Qin to take care of her health and took Xu Lanyin's hand, telling her to be careful on the road and to go home early. When she heard that Xu Lanyin and Zhao Wu had already been engaged, she smiled brightly.
"Because the girl believes me, although Zhao Wu's family is poor, he is capable and truly good to you. Marrying him is better than marrying those arrogant and domineering sons of officials. Those people have several women at a young age and are unreliable."
Xu Lanyin smiled and nodded, inviting them to have dinner.
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