"Mrs. Su is so polite. We are all ordinary people, so there is no need to be too particular. This is just a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it!"
On the way here, Xiao's mother silently repeated this set of words in her heart for a long time, for fear of making any mistakes.
One after another, the other members of the Xiao family also got off the carriage. Su Yanqing was quick to step forward and hold Xiao Lanlan's hand, letting her hold his hand and get off.
The young couple looked at each other, their eyes full of unconcealable admiration. It was obvious that both of them were very excited today, especially Su Yanqing, who had been smiling since yesterday.
He was grinning foolishly while eating, and Mrs. Su even laughed at him for being useless.
But he doesn't care.
Xiao Lanlan dressed particularly beautifully today because she was the protagonist today. The others were all modest and did not deliberately try to steal her limelight. Her sisters-in-law were also modest and decent.
Madam Su stood there, smiling as she looked at Xiao Lanlan, who walked up to her step by step, and then gave her a very standard salute:
"Meet Aunt Su."
Mrs. Su nodded in satisfaction, and then gave her a helping hand: "Lanlan, we are a family from now on, no need to be so polite."
Xiao Lanlan was a little uncomfortable with her calling her so intimately. After all, she could still vividly remember how she looked so superior in the carriage.
But the nearly one year she spent in the girls' school was not in vain. She had already learned how to hide her emotions without showing them on her face.
"Etiquette cannot be abolished!" Xiao Lanlan had obviously rehearsed this in advance and came with a standard answer.
These polite words are just talk. Madam Su is such a particular person, how could she really treat her casually?
Immediately afterwards, other members of the Xiao family also greeted Madam Su and paid their respects. Then it was Jiang Sui and Xiao Hechuan's turn.
Mrs. Su also said:
"So this is Madam Jiang. Seeing is believing."
She had heard about Jiang Sui's affairs. Xiao Ji was built up by her, which led to its current success.
There is also Xiao Hechuan. I heard from Yan Qing that he is in Baiyun Academy and always gets first class in the monthly examinations. He will definitely be on the list in next year's imperial examination.
Both of these couple are capable people and should not be underestimated in the future, so try not to offend them.
Everyone followed Madam Su into the house, where Su Yanli and his wife were talking to Old Man Su.
Although, there is nothing much to say about Grandpa Su and his grandson Su Yanli, he has not been close to him since he was a child.
Moreover, he was a scheming person since he was young, so Old Master Su couldn't like him. On the contrary, Su Yanqing, who was the legitimate son of the first wife, had a kind nature, was diligent and studious, and was more favored by him.
But to Su Yanli at the time, this was blatant favoritism.
He felt that Mr. Su looked down on his background and thought he was born out of wedlock, so he didn't want to pay attention to him or give him a chance. He never thought that this was his problem.
While the three of them were sitting together, only Liao spoke a few words to Mr. Su, because after all, she was the wife chosen by Mr. Su for Su Yanli.
As for Su Yanli, whenever he came to the Su Mansion and faced Mr. Su and Madam Su, he always had a cold look on his face, as if everyone owed him something.
Finally, the guests arrived and the atmosphere in the hall eased a little. When Liao saw the guests coming, he stood up and greeted them with a smile out of politeness. Even Mr. Su stood up.
Only Su Yanli was still sitting there with his horse and sword in his hands, looking like a dandy and without any manners at all.
However, no one took him seriously, except Mrs. Su, who rolled her eyes secretly.
Su Yanli will always be a person who is not worthy of being on the stage.
Because it was cold outside and it was not the season for viewing flowers, Mrs. Su always liked to take care of flowers and plants. In winter, she even set up a greenhouse to grow flowers and plants.
Now, this greenhouse came in handy. There were many flowers blooming inside, which was a great opportunity to appreciate them. She ordered people to set up a tea table and serve snacks.
It is very warm inside the greenhouse, and the scent of flowers mixed with the fragrance of tea is very comfortable.
Mrs. Su really knows how to enjoy life. She even invited musicians to play music.
"Everyone, have some tea and snacks in the warm room now. After the kitchen prepares lunch, we will move to the main hall."
After the Xiao family arrived, Mr. Su also found something to do, which was to ask Xiao Hechuan to play chess with him.
He liked Xiao Hechuan, a young man who was steady, smart and talented.
It is very interesting to play chess with him. The game is under his control. If your chess skills are not particularly good, basically if he wants you to win, you will win, and if he wants you to lose, you will lose.
It just so happened that Mr. Su was a terrible chess player, and he was sure that Xiao Hechuan would give in to him and let him win, so that he would feel good.
Indeed, Xiao Hechuan had been giving him some slack, but not in a very obvious way, which not only made the old man happy, but also gave him a sense of accomplishment.
Su Yanqing was not idle either. Su Yanli took the initiative to ask him to play chess. The atmosphere here was much more serious than that of Xiao Hechuan. It felt like the chess between the two was played very quickly. It felt like playing a game of life, and every move was made with extreme caution.
The atmosphere was extremely tense. Every time Su Yanli looked at Su Yanqing, it was as if he wanted to eat him up.
Looking at Mrs. Su and Xiao's mother, they have already started talking about the two children.
According to Mrs. Su, the two families would first exchange tokens of love and make a marriage agreement for the two children.
As for why they didn't get married right away, this was actually Su Yanqing's decision.
Because the fight between him and Su Yanli has not stopped, there are a lot of troubles around him every day that he has to deal with, and he can't settle down for a while.
If the wedding banquet was held early, then after the wedding, Su Yanqing might have to travel around and inspect businesses for a long time, which is not a good thing for the newlyweds.
Another thing is that as long as the feud between Su Yanqing and Su Yanli continues, the turmoil will never stop, and sooner or later there will be a winner between these two brothers.
In order to ensure that Xiao Lanlan could have a stable life after marriage, Su Yanqing decided to settle the engagement first. As for the marriage, it would be discussed later.
This can also be regarded as a manifestation of responsibility for Xiao Lanlan's life. If Su Yanqing had any accident, wouldn't it ruin her life?
Furthermore, even if nothing unexpected happened, he didn't want Lanlan to live a hard life with him in the future.
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