"I am Xiao Hechuan, the junior, and I would like to say hello to Mr. Su!" Xiao Hechuan bowed to him.
Jiang Sui and Xiao Lanlan also followed behind and bowed.
Although the old gentleman does not follow these minor rules, you still have to observe the proper manners and rules when you visit someone for the first time. What they say may be polite words, and you cannot break the rules or lose your sense of propriety.
The butler was very considerate. He had already put the date paste and yam cake that Xiao Hechuan brought on a plate and placed it on the old gentleman's table.
Sure enough, when Mr. Su saw the date paste and yam cake, his eyes began to light up.
"Where did it come from? Why were you willing to let me eat it today?" The old man felt that happiness came too suddenly.
The housekeeper had to explain that it was Xiao Hechuan who brought them, and he accidentally chose the old man’s favorite cakes and tea.
For them it was a coincidence, but for Xiao Hechuan it was just a deliberate attempt to please him.
"Oh, this is great, this is great, I like it very much!" The old man looked at Xiao Hechuan with a particularly appreciative smile, and then couldn't wait to pick up a piece of cake and put it in his mouth.
He took a bite and it tasted exactly like that. He loved it. Young people really know how to get things done.
He was very humble and just like an old child. Su Yanqing was always helpless and doting towards his grandfather.
Everyone took their seats one after another. There were four seats in total. Xiao Hechuan and Jiang Sui sat on one side, and Lanlan and Su Yanqing sat on the other.
There are a wide variety of pastries on the table, as well as many Jeju local specialties, both salty and spicy.
It was not time for lunch yet, so everyone could only drink tea and appreciate the flowers. Xiao Lanlan was very curious as she looked at the different kinds of beautiful flowers in the yard.
Although some flowers are not suitable for this season, they still bloom beautifully, and there are many that she can't even name.
These flowers can only be beautiful for a short time. Within a day, most of them will quickly wither because they cannot withstand the weather that does not match their needs.
As if he could see that Xiao Lanlan really wanted to see the flowers up close, and Su Yanqing also wanted to talk to her alone, so he offered to take her to see them.
"Do you want to go take a look outside the pavilion? I'll go with you." He turned slightly to speak to her.
Xiao Lanlan nodded after hearing this.
Sitting here was indeed not a good place to talk, so he stood up and followed Su Yanqing outside the pavilion.
Old Mr. Su had been quietly looking at Xiao Lanlan. Looking at his grandson and her back, he complained in his heart that this boy had a very sharp eye. Although this Miss Xiao came from an ordinary family of cloth, her words and deeds were very dignified, and what mattered most was the beauty of life.
The three younger generations from the Xiao family are all top-notch in appearance and temperament. Apart from anything else, they are very pleasing to the eyes.
Look at how worthless his eldest grandson is when facing his sweetheart. It's exactly the same as when he was young.
He muttered to himself and laughed unconsciously.
In fact, his and Mrs. Su's ideas are not compatible at all. He thinks that as long as he likes the person, everything else is fine as long as the other person has a clean family background.
Life is too short. There are already so many things to do and rules to follow. If the person who will accompany you for your whole life is not the one you want, then there is no point in living in this life.
Since Su Yanqing was not around, Mr. Su didn't want the atmosphere to be dull, so he called Xiao Hechuan over to play chess with him.
The point is, he's not very good at chatting. He can't just pull others aside and have an awkward chat, right?
It just so happened that Xiao Hechuan didn't know what to say to warm up the atmosphere. In fact, he was a bit boring and didn't talk much. He was quiet most of the time and didn't like to flatter others. Moreover, in his previous life of just a few decades, most of the time, others had been trying to curry favor with him.
Jiang Sui was watching them play chess, but she really couldn't understand what they were doing.
All we can say is that traditional culture is profound and extensive.
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The scene turns to Xiao Lanlan and Su Yanqing. The two are standing among the flowers. They are a little awkward at first and don't know what to say.
Su Yanqing is the man, so he has to take the initiative in everything. He didn't waste time and went straight to the point.
"Lanlan, did Hechuan tell you everything I said?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lanlan lowered her head and looked at her toes, then nodded in agreement.
The reason why he asked this was that he didn't know how to say the same words for the second time. He said those words bravely when he was drunk, and now he was asked to say them again in front of his sweetheart, and he found it a little difficult to say them.
"So what do you think?"
Since she came today and dressed up specially, it means that her chances are still very great.
Xiao Lanlan was not a shy girl. She mustered up her courage, raised her head and looked at him:
"Are you really willing to go against your mother for me?"
She didn't believe that Su's mother would easily give up the idea of finding him a wife of equal status.
"I am willing. Although filial piety is the most important virtue, I can listen to her other requests, but I cannot compromise on the one who will accompany me for the rest of my life. In my life, I, Su Yanqing, have only been attracted to one girl, and that girl is you. When I saw you for the first time, I knew I could never forget you. I have never felt this way since I was a child.
Since my mother cares about family background, then let her care about it. I am willing to wait for you, no matter how long it takes. In short, I don’t want to compromise with others, and I don’t want to miss you. Hechuan also said that as long as I can wait, everything will be fine in the future. ”
On one side is filial piety, on the other side is love. Both sides of the hand are flesh, and it is difficult for him to choose, nor can he give up either one.
However, he believed that with Xiao Hechuan's ability and talent, he would be able to make his mother shut up willingly in the future.
By then, he would bring a generous betrothal gift, write a marriage certificate, and marry Lanlan in a sedan chair carried by eight people.
After marriage, he would take her to live in a separate house to avoid unnecessary disputes between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. This was his promise to her and also a guarantee.
"Even if the family background issue is resolved in the future, what about my fate?"
Xiao Lanlan once again raised a problem that she thought was very serious.
Mrs. Su is such a rigid person, she cares so much about family background and reputation, so she must be very concerned about her fate of bringing bad luck to her husband.
Unexpectedly, Su Yanqing disagreed:
"Lanlan, to be honest, my mother may care about other things, but she will never care about this, because her own fate is not good, and she is also a husband-killer. She was also 20 years old when she married my father. It was also because of her fate that she had not found a suitable marriage until she met my father. My father didn't care, and my grandfather didn't care either. She is an experienced person. How could she use this matter to turn a sword against someone who is in the same situation as her?"
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