"Oh, I'm praising you, but what am I praising you for? Am I praising your uncle for being vigorous despite your age? Or am I praising your uncle for being diligent and hardworking, managing to have children and achieve both fame and fortune?"
Uncle, you're amazing! Huaijing is truly impressed.
Wang Huaijing said with a smile, which made Wang Guangzong so angry that he wanted to stand up and beat his nephew.
Sitting in the cramped seat, he was panting heavily.
Wang Huaijing burst into laughter.
"Uncle, congratulations on the new addition to the family. I'll go find someone to buy a female goat so that the little brother or sister can drink goat milk."
Wang Guangzong always felt that there was something wrong with what his nephew said, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Never mind, it's good that you have the intention.
If I could have a milk goat when my wife is giving birth, that would solve a huge problem, and I wouldn't need to hire a wet nurse anymore.
The three members of the Wang family, along with the matchmaker, headed straight for Zhao Family Village.
The entire betrothal process went very smoothly. The matchmaker, who lived up to her self-proclaimed title as the highest-earning matchmaker in Wufang Town, kept spouting auspicious words throughout the entire process.
On the way back, the matchmaker began to consult the two scholars.
"Gentlemen, I have a question I would like to ask you. I hope it will not offend your ears."
Upon hearing this, the uncle and nephew realized that the matchmaker's question was not a good one. However, out of the refinement of scholars, they nodded in agreement.
"Sir, what is the law of our Divine Dragon Kingdom regarding a man having an affair without his wife's permission, resulting in a child born out of wedlock?"
If the wife files for divorce because of this, is it reasonable? Can she get back her entire dowry?
The Wang family uncle and nephew exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of gossip in each other's eyes.
"May I ask whose young lady this is, so unlucky to have run into such a heartless and unfeeling man?"
Wang Huaijing asked.
The matchmaker sighed deeply.
"Logically speaking, today is a joyous day for Scholar Wang, and I shouldn't be asking this. But I just can't swallow this insult."
I'm talking about my son-in-law. I'm an old woman all alone with only one daughter. I want to get justice for my daughter, but there's nothing I can do.
And so, he shamelessly begged the scholar for an idea…
So the matchmaker told the uncle and nephew about her daughter's situation.
She even went so far as to reveal the speculation that the child born out of wedlock might not actually be her son-in-law, and that her own foolish son-in-law was someone else's unwitting father.
The uncle and nephew stared wide-eyed in astonishment. As the saying goes, a small temple has a strong demonic wind, and a shallow pond has many turtles.
Even in a peasant household, such messy things can happen.
"As for this matter, my uncle and I really can't give you any advice."
However, according to the laws of our Divine Dragon Kingdom, once a woman becomes a concubine, she remains a concubine for life, even if the original wife divorces, abandons, or passes away.
After all, it's quite normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines. As long as he can afford to support his family and is physically strong enough, he can have as many concubines as he wants.
After Wang Guangzong's reminder, he closed his eyes.
Wang Huajing sat there, pointing to his knee, and suddenly asked...
"What did the doctor say when he took your daughter's pulse?"
A strange smile appeared on the matchmaker's face.
“My daughter is very healthy. She can have as many as ten or eight children, let alone one.”
Wang Huaijing closed his eyes this time as well, and said something before he did so, which made the matchmaker extremely happy.
With the scholar's approval, the matchmaker went back and began to plot how to take revenge on Ma Wangcai's family.
It's good that my daughter is at home these days, so she can rest and recover. Once she's stronger, we can go back and settle accounts with that family.
Zhao Qingyi is now engaged.
In addition to daily martial arts practice, learning arithmetic, and other tasks, there was one more thing to do: embroidering wedding dresses.
Zhao Qingyan looked exhausted.
That day, Zhao Qingyan, under the pretext of buying jewelry, took her sisters to Qingyang County for shopping. This time, they traveled by carriage.
Since his marriage to Hong Gu was already arranged, they were just waiting for an auspicious day to get married. And coincidentally, Hong Gu was brought along today as well.
This is considered a romantic relationship done on official business.
They arrived at the largest jewelry shop in Qingyang County. As soon as Zhao Qingyan entered, she asked to go upstairs.
The waiter was even more astute; he immediately recognized Zhao Qingyan.
In his mind, anyone who looked familiar was a big client, and he would serve them with exceptional attentiveness.
"Ladies, what kind of jewelry do you prefer, gold, silver, or jade? We have quite a few new styles available recently."
Zhao Qingyan smiled and said,
"My sister is getting married soon, so show me your wedding favors."
Also, look for some golden lilacs, bracelets, jade hairpins, bangles, and jade pendants; try to find some with good colors and a lively look.
The guy was overjoyed.
I didn't dare ask Zhao Qingyan about the budget.
Start with small items, since they're inexpensive. Don't bring out expensive jewelry first and scare the customers away.
"Miss, please take a look. These are golden lilacs, and over here are gold-inlaid jade earrings. They are all suitable for young ladies to wear."
This box contains jade jewelry, including jade pendants, pendants, hairpins, and bracelets. The colors are relatively vibrant, yet playful.
Naturally, the price is especially high for jadeite…
The guy explained things so carefully.
His eyes, however, remained fixed on the jewelry in the plate, as if afraid that the Zhao sisters might casually take one and hide it, which would be more than enough to compensate him even if he sold himself.
Zhao Qingyan noticed the waiter's nervousness and said,
"Sisters, take a look and see which ones you like. It's on me today."
"Wow, our third sister is the best!" the sisters cheered.
Zhao Qingyan then turned to Hong Gu.
“Hong Gu, please pick out a piece of jewelry that you like as a wedding gift from me.”
Then she sat down and went to drink tea.
The shopkeeper heard that there might be a big order upstairs, so he came up from downstairs.
Seeing Zhao Qingyan drinking tea alone, he sat down beside her as well.
"My name is Xing Ru'an, and I am the manager of Jade Pavilion. Why don't you go and choose a few pieces of jewelry that you like, Miss?"
The shopkeeper began by introducing himself.
Zhao Qingyan glanced back at the shopkeeper; her eyes were fairly clear-headed, and her shrewdness was hidden behind her warm smile.
He shook his head and said,
"I'm not really interested in these things. I just came out with my sisters and acted as their wallet."
He picked up the teacup and took another sip.
Seeing this, Xing Ruan didn't say anything more, but instead wisely refilled Zhao Qingyan's cup again.
He then instructed the waiter to serve Zhao Qingyan some delicate pastries.
Zhao Qingyan glanced at it; it was from the best-selling passion fruit cake shop in the county.
However, Zhao Qingyan found the taste rather ordinary and didn't touch it.
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