"My third sister, Ruxue, married the son of a prefectural magistrate in a neighboring prefecture, and she visited her parents' home quite frequently."
"My fourth sister, Ruhua, married into this prefecture. Her husband is a retired imperial censor. Because they live close to her family home, the two families often visit each other..."
Su Ruyan recounted the story in detail, and Qin Chuan took notes. When he heard that "Fourth Sister Ruhua" had actually married a retired old man, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Fourth Sister didn't want to get married either, but her family forced her. Mother said that nowadays there are more women than men, and she was already lucky to marry a former censor whose students are all over the country."
"Could it be that Fourth Sister has become a concubine?"
"No, my fourth brother-in-law's first wife passed away early. He married my fourth sister as his second wife, and she was his second wife."
"That's alright," Qin Chuan said.
"No," Su Ruyan disagreed. "What's so good about marrying a decrepit old man? You can't even decide your own marriage..."
At this point, she fell silent, realizing that she herself was no different...
She suddenly felt a pang of sadness, but quickly composed herself and took Qin Chuan's arm.
"You'd better behave well today. If you can satisfy my mother, I'll make it up to you tonight."
Hearing this, Qin Chuan was surprised. Could it be that she had really come to her senses?
This happiness came so suddenly.
"By the way, what does your mother-in-law like? Tell me now so I can know what gift to buy."
"My mother likes Buddhism."
"You like Buddhism?" Qin Chuan asked in surprise.
“That’s right, my mother likes to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, and she likes everything related to Buddhism.”
After hearing Su Ruyan's explanation, Qin Chuan knew what gift to prepare.
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