Chapter 27: Wangcai Protects the Master
Feng's mother-in-law secretly made up her mind that no matter what the eldest brother said, she would drive Feng out to work for him. If she continued to let her go, she was afraid that it would really affect her grandsons' marriages as Mrs. Gu said.
Seeing that her mother-in-law didn't take the opportunity to scold her, Feng patted her chest in relief, and then went to see the Cui family's house without changing her bad habits.
Their house was so close to the Cui family's that she could smell the fragrance coming from the Cui family's house every day. She had long been unable to contain herself, but it was a pity that she had no excuse to visit.
Mrs. Gu followed her mother-in-law home, feeling a little nervous, afraid that her mother-in-law would vent the anger she had suffered at the Cui family today on her.
She was thinking about what to say to calm her mother-in-law, but she was surprisingly calm and even pulled her aside to ask, "What do you think of Miss Cui?"
Mrs. Gu was speechless. Her mother-in-law hadn't given up yet, but she didn't want to discourage her, so she told her everything, "I think she's quite nice. She's good-looking and rich. I just don't know why someone like her would live alone in Dongping County."
Hearing this, Gu's mother finally smiled. "It doesn't matter whether a woman's head is good-looking or not. The most important thing is that she can take care of the house and take care of her husband, so that he has no worries."
Mother Gu didn't say a word. She thought Miss Cui's appearance was not very solemn, and her eyes were particularly eye-catching. The same was true of her dog, whose eyes were particularly creepy.
Mrs. Gu echoed, "Mom is right. We women live for men and children."
But women can't not live either.
After living together for so many years, Mrs. Gu knows best what to say to make her mother-in-law happy. She can make her smile with just a few words.
Mother Gu said: "This girl seems to have a bad temper and spends money lavishly, but it doesn't matter. I will teach her after she gets married."
Mrs. Gu: "That's right. With you here, I don't know how many detours I have avoided."
Mrs. Gu looked up at the sky. She realized that she had achieved her purpose for coming here today, so she didn't want to sit here and continue listening to her mother-in-law plotting for her brother-in-law. She said, "Mom, it's time for the eldest and the children to come back for dinner. I'll go home first and let the two children come to see you in the evening."
When she heard that her son and grandson wanted to eat, Gu's mother would not keep them any longer and repeatedly told them to go back quickly.
Waiting for Gu Erlang to return home, Gu's mother took him to her side and carefully instructed him: "Mother and your sister-in-law went to the Cui family today to see that Cui is indeed a good candidate. If you really like her, then you should pay more attention to her."
As for how to care, Mother Gu did not say it explicitly, but the son she raised knew it well and was not stupid.
Gu Erlang is indeed not a stupid person. It should be said that anyone who can still let his family support his studies at this time is really stupid. He also went to inquire about some news about Miss Cui today.
What he learned also made him very happy. Miss Cui had just arrived in Dongping County more than a month ago. She was only accompanied by a maid. She had lived in Dongping County for a long time and no one else had come to visit her.
Gu Erlang decided to take the initiative. He was confident that he could win the young lady's heart.
Cui's House
Cui Qingyi hadn't gone out for a few days, and she didn't know that someone was looking forward to meeting her again every day.
Konjac looked at Wangcai and complained to Cui Qingyi, "Miss, I only knew that this person was a snob, but I didn't expect that this dog could also be a snob. It's really a waste of my kindness to it."
Konjac found it fun to watch Cui Qingyi train Wangcai to shake hands, so she wanted to try it too. However, she found that the dog only knew how to get food and drink from her and just gave her a perfunctory response.
Cui Qingyi was amused. She waved Wangcai over and patted his head, saying, "Don't bully your sister Konjac. She's our breadwinner."
Wangcai squinted his eyes and enjoyed being patted on the head. When he heard Cui Qingyi's words, he immediately wagged his tail flatteringly at Konjac.
This dog-legged behavior amused Konjac so much that he was no longer angry with it.
"Forget it. Since you're sensible, I'll buy you some meat and bones after I sell my handkerchief."
Konjac was quite ambitious, waiting to finish his boast but feeling guilty: "Girl, do you really think anyone will buy my handkerchief?"
That day, Cui Qingyi looked at the cat official on the cloak that was so vivid that it seemed as if it was about to walk out of the clothes, and casually said: "Our konjac craftsmanship is really first-class. If we sell this craftsmanship at an embroidery workshop, it can support our family of three."
Thinking of her casual words, Konjac took them to heart. He asked Cui Qingyi to draw many new patterns, and embroidered the handkerchiefs himself, preparing to send them to the embroidery workshop in the city to sell.
But when it was time to go out, Konjac became a little unconfident. She hesitated and didn't dare to take that step.
Cui Qingyi understood Konjac's feelings very well. She offered no words of comfort. She simply put on the cloak embroidered with the cat official and said to Konjac, "How will you know if it works if you don't try? Miss, I'll go with you. There must be an embroidery workshop that recognizes the goods."
Seeing that the girl was going to accompany her, Konjac's eyes sparkled. She was no longer afraid with the girl accompanying her.
Gu Erlang was very discouraged. He wanted to take the initiative to approach Miss Cui, but even though he had all kinds of ways, she never went out, so he had no idea where to start.
These days, he even stayed in the bookstore despite the owner of Moxiangzhai's cold stare, just to see if he could run into her, but he didn't see her for several days.
Gu Erlang stared at the tightly closed wooden door, thinking that he might have to find another way.
Just when he was at a loss, the door opened before him, and then a figure he had been thinking about day and night walked out.
She was wearing a lotus-colored cloak, which brightened up the dim alley.
Without having time to think too much, Gu Erlang wanted to take this opportunity to say something to Cui Qingyi.
He was confident that he had left a deep impression on Miss Cui in the bookstore.
Cui Qingyi and Konjac never expected that someone would rush towards them as soon as they walked out of the door. Konjac was about to stand in front of Cui Qingyi when he saw a black shadow quickly rushing out from the door. It seemed that it jumped on the spot, and the figure rushing towards them fell on its back to the ground.
Gu Erlang fell quite hard and lay on the ground dizzy and dazed for a long time before he came to his senses. He didn't understand why he fell to the ground.
When he struggled to turn his head, he saw a sturdy black dog staring at him with bared teeth. It looked so ferocious that it seemed to be considering where to start.
Gu Erlang was afraid of both dogs and chickens. Now that the thing he was afraid of was staring down at him, he subconsciously wanted to scream, but was scared back by the other party's low roar.
Looking at this sudden scene happening in front of them, not only Gu Erlang didn't react, but even Cui Qingyi and Konjac didn't react.
When Cui Qingyi came back to her senses and saw that the person lying on the ground was Gu Erlang who bumped into her in the bookstore that day, she understood. She reached out and called Wangcai back, patting its head as a reward: "Good Wangcai."
Although Wangcai obediently returned to Cui Qingyi, his whole body was tense and he was always on guard against the people on the ground.
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