Pei Yan finished his trick on Old An and left, but he still felt unsafe. He called Qing Yuan over and quietly told her, "I heard that Fourth Madam Song has been accompanying my mother. When you are free, you might as well give a message to the people around Fourth Madam Song and tell them that I am back and Old An is discussing my marriage with me."
Those families who want to marry into the Pei family must be very anxious, because there will always be someone who makes Pei Laoan feel disgusted.
Qing Yuan understood, and Mrs. Song soon got the news.
She went to see Pei Laoan more frequently.
Mr. Pei looked at her overly attentive face and shook his head in his heart.
Before Fourth Mrs. Song got married, she was the apple of her parents' eyes, a pure and innocent girl. But after she married into the Song family and became a matron of the clan, she became like this.
She couldn't help but say, "Xiaguang will be in charge of the family business in the future, and it is impossible for him to be an official again. I am afraid that it will disappoint your family members."
Mrs. Song had been nagging Mr. Pei for these days, and finally he spoke, and his words were kind. She couldn't help but be a little excited, and she was less cautious when she spoke: "Look at what you said, based on Uncle San's ability, even if he doesn't become an official, he is a person who can shake Jiangnan with just a stomp of his feet, not to mention that he has Uncle Er and the eldest master at home, you can just wait to enjoy the good life."
Is there no one who is interested in their Xia Guang?
Pei Yan's words began to ferment in Pei Laoan's heart.
Perhaps, Xiaguang is the one who sees most clearly.
Old Man Pei sighed, thinking of Yu Tang's face, which was gentle when she wasn't smiling, and charming when she was smiling.
At least it makes people feel comfortable when watching it.
She called her youngest son over and said, "Let's propose after the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
Pei Yan had not expected that things would go so smoothly. He could not suppress his joy. His eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. He bowed deeply to Mr. Pei and said flatteringly: "Atang and I will definitely be filial to you in the future."
He protected his daughter-in-law without even knowing where she was!
Pei Laoan was both amused and annoyed, and deliberately said angrily: "Just because I don't agree to this marriage, you dare to be unfilial to me?"
If Pei Yan wants to please someone, it is impossible for that person to dislike him.
He sat down next to Mr. Pei with a smile, picked up a beauty hammer and pounded Mr. Pei's shoulders, saying: "Even if I didn't agree to this marriage, I would definitely be filial to you! I will marry whoever you like, don't worry about that. But sometimes I think you are partial - eldest brother married the one he liked, and second brother also met several people before getting married. Why can't I make the decision myself? Besides, I'm not like eldest brother, who has no taste for people; nor am I like second brother, who has no ideas. If you are not confident about the person I like, how sad I will be!"
He never mentioned the fact that he liked Yu Tang.
Mr. Pei was led astray by his son and thought his words made sense.
Since he was a child, the old couple let him choose the maids and servants to serve in the house. If he was suspected of not choosing the right person when he got married, even if they chose a good marriage for him, he would be uncomfortable with it and they would probably end up being a resentful couple.
It was rare for her son to act like this around her, and Pei Laoan was very happy. She became more tolerant and caring towards her son, and felt more and more sorry for him. She also felt more and more that her son's life was not easy.
She patted her son's hand gently and said with a smile, "Mom knows. From now on, you and Miss Yu should live a good life and give me a big fat grandson as soon as possible."
At this point, she suddenly remembered Pei Tong's marriage, and hurriedly called Aunt Chen in, asking, "Has the eldest master's wedding date been set?"
Now that the youngest son's marriage has been arranged, we can't let our nephew get married before his uncle, right?
Aunt Chen looked at Pei Yan timidly and said, "The first wife hasn't come up with any specific rules yet. I heard that the dowry list from the Gu family hasn't been delivered yet."
After hearing this, Mr. Pei frowned and asked, "What happened to the Gu family?"
Seeing Pei Yan's nonchalant look, Aunt Chen knew that Pei Yan didn't take Pei Tong's marriage seriously, so she became bolder and said, "The Gu family said that some of the furniture originally prepared for Miss Gu was burned due to the fire in the Gu family that year. Since they were all made of top-quality huanghuali wood, it was difficult to replace them all at once. Later, the Gu family felt that 64 kg of dowry was enough, so they didn't add any more. Now Miss Gu is marrying our eldest son, and 64 kg is definitely not enough, so we have to hurry to make the furniture, and I don't know how to write the dowry list."
Gu Xi had been engaged to Li Duan, and in the eyes of the Gu family, a dowry of 64 kg was enough.
When Mr. Pei thought about it, he felt that Yu Tang was the best.
At least there aren't so many bad things.
But this incident also reminded her. She sent Aunt Chen away and whispered to Pei Yan, "I don't think the Yu family has prepared so much dowry. We'd better get to know the Yu family's marriage as soon as possible."
The Yu family was planning to recruit a son-in-law before, so even if they prepared 64 loads of dowry, it was just for show, and there might not be that much dowry.
She can't let herself be outdone by her nephew's wife!
Pei Yan really hadn't thought about this matter carefully. He felt that it was enough for Yu Tang to marry him. As for the others, since she became his wife, how could he do without her?
His mind worked quickly. After listening to what Pei Laoan said, he thought about getting some money for Yu Tang. He acted as if he didn't know anything and said, "What should we do? How about we buy her dowry? But I don't have any sisters, and you didn't buy any dowry for your daughter. Huanghuali is not easy to find. We are in a dilemma, right?"
Pei Laoan looked at his son and smiled bitterly, saying, "What's the point of reading so many books? When you encounter these inner house affairs, everyone will become a fool."
However, fools also have their advantages. At least they don't come up with annoying ideas or do annoying things.
"Leave this to me!" said Pei Laoan. "Just set a date for you and Pei Tong to get married. It's best if it's one after the other. If you really can't make it, a few days apart will do. Anyway, it'll be a lively and lively wedding."
The Pei family hasn't been doing well in the past few years, so this can be considered a surprise for them.
Pei Yan nodded repeatedly, but became anxious when he walked out of Pei Laoan's door.
If he and Pei Tong were to get married not too far away, he would really have to inquire about Yu Tang's dowry.
We can't let Yu Tang be criticized for his whole life, right?
Pei Yan felt unimpressed when he thought about it.
He felt that Hu Xing had talent in this area, so he called him to his study to discuss the matter.
When Hu Xing heard that Pei Laoan had relented, he immediately admired Pei Yan very much.
Look, this is a man who can do great things. He can get whatever he wants, whether it's a woman, a family business, or a career.
If he had to do what he wanted to do to Pei Yan in the past because of the status of superiors, from now on he was willing to be crushed.
"How about you go to the Yu family first to find out what's going on?" Hu Xing decided that it would be better to let Pei Yan go by herself, as it involved the future mistress's reputation. "This way we'll know what the Yu family hasn't had time to prepare for." He also said, "Women are different from men. When they are at their husband's house, they fight for their own family's anger, and when they are at their own family's, they fight for their husband's family's anger. For matters like dowry, the fewer people who know about it, the better."
Pei Yan understood.
He hadn't seen Yu Tang for a few days, and he could use this as an excuse to go see that damn girl.
She actually left him alone in the old house of Yu family. Let's see how he will deal with her when he sees her later.
Pei Yan went back to the house to change clothes and took Ah Ming to Yu's house.
Yu Wen was at home discussing with Mr. Wu how to invest in Jiang Chao's business.
"I heard that the boat will be able to dock at Ningbo Wharf on the seventh day of next month. We can be proud and have a good Dragon Boat Festival." Mr. Wu said with emotion, "Huili, you are so lucky! I have followed you for the past two years and made a lot of money. Thank you for thinking highly of me and inviting me to invest in Jiangchao's shipping company. I feel like I have met a noble person and will get rich."
Yu Wen laughed and said, "I should be the one saying this. If it weren't for Brother Wu, how could I have bought the Li family's permanent land, and how could I have thought of doing business with Jiang Chao?"
The two men praised each other for a while and decided to join forces to do business this time. They had to go to Pei Yan's place. Firstly, they wanted to ask how to buy the shares, and secondly, they also wanted to thank Pei Yan for giving them this opportunity.
At this time, when the two heard that Pei Yan was coming, they were overjoyed and greeted him with open arms.
Pei Yan thought that Yu Wen would be his father-in-law in the future, so he didn't dare to offend him. He politely greeted Yu Wen and Mr. Wu, and was accompanied by them to the study.
Shuangtao came and served tea, set out some snacks, and then left.
Yu Wen took him aside and started talking about the business in Suzhou City.
Pei Yan didn't even get to talk to Shuang Tao, let alone meet Yu Tang.
Only then did he realize that he had made a wrong decision.
If you want to see Yu Tang, you still have to make an appointment in private.
Pei Yan could not sit still any longer and wanted to leave, but Yu Wen and Old Master Wu thought that this was a rare opportunity and held him back. Old Master Wu simply trotted all the way home, dug out two jars of fifty-year-old red wine that they had buried under the sycamore tree in their backyard for their daughter's wedding, and returned to the Yu family carrying the jars.
Not only was he unable to walk, but Yu Wen and Old Master Wu also forced him to drink a jar of Ershierhong (Chinese wine) and he almost collapsed at Yu's house.
Pei Yan was very depressed. While leaning on the Luohan bed in his own waterside pavilion and drinking sobering soup, he asked Hu Xing: "What's going on with Old An?"
His mother has a lot of good things.
You can’t buy it even if you have money.
If she could give Yu Tang one or two of these, it would be enough to make her proud.
But Yu Tang didn't seem to be as satisfied with the marriage as he was. Otherwise, how could she know that he was drinking at her house, and why didn't she find an excuse to come and see him, and even let him be drunk by Yu Wen.
Pei Yan was a little unhappy.
Hu Xing also stared at Pei Laoan and laughed as he listened: "Laoan has been cleaning his warehouse these past two days!"
Pei Yan nodded slightly, not looking particularly happy.
Hu Xing's eyes rolled around, and he guessed, "Did you see Miss Yu when you went to Yu's house?"
Pei Yan was unhappy.
Hu Xing knew that he had guessed correctly, and immediately said, "The Yu family is also a family with rules. It's good that you have no plans to marry into the Yu family. Since you have decided to marry into the Yu family, the Yu family will definitely not let Miss Yu see you. Don't worry, after a few days, when the two families officially make an engagement, Miss Yu will not intentionally avoid you."
Pei Yan was petrified on the spot.
He... he seems to have not mentioned the marriage to the Yu family yet... The Yu family doesn't know about this yet...