Chapter 262 Gu Bei Wants to Marry a Consort
When Miss Dong heard what Shopkeeper Dong said, she pretended to be shy and pulled Shopkeeper Dong's sleeve, saying delicately:
"Dad, what are you talking about?"
Gu Bei really took Manager Dong's words to heart. He looked at Miss Dong again, thought for a while, and then said.
"Okay, Uncle Dong, I'll give you an answer the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Then he looked at Dong Wan who was standing next to Manager Dong and said as if to make a promise.
"I will definitely come."
After saying that, Gu Bei left. After Gu Bei was far away and could no longer hear their conversation, Manager Dong asked Dong Wan.
"Have you really thought it through? It's not too late to regret now."
Dong Wan nodded and said to his father.
"I have no better choice than him. If our plan goes well, maybe I can become the mother of a scholar in the future. Then our family's winery can be expanded."
Manager Dong was persuaded by Dong Wan, nodded, and followed her.
When the Dong family father and daughter left Gu Bei, they said something at the door. Gu Bei's frequent glances at Miss Dong were noticed by someone.
At this time, Li Wanqing had just finished teasing her daughter, a baby who was only one month old. She smelled of milk and looked like a soft white dumpling coated in red paint.
Li Wanqing really can't love her child enough no matter how much she looks at him. She thinks her child is perfect in every way.
"Ma'am, guess what I saw?"
Li Wanqing then put away the waving drum in her hand, looked at the noisy Orange with some helplessness, and said.
"You're already grown up, why are you still so impulsive? I've told you so many times that you should be more steady in your daily life. Didn't you go get some wine? Where's the wine?"
After hearing Li Wanqing's question, Juzi clapped his hands and stomped his feet in annoyance.
"Oh, ma'am, it's all my fault. I was so busy watching the fun that I forgot about the important things."
Li Wanqing shook her head helplessly. She wasn't a mean person to begin with. Orange's mistake wasn't a serious one, so Li Wanqing didn't punish her. She just said...
"You better remember this next time, or I'll punish you by not allowing you to have snacks for a week."
After hearing what Li Wanqing said, Orange became a little depressed, but soon he cheered up again and continued to ask excitedly.
"Madam, good madam, guess what I just saw."
Li Wanqing felt helpless, thinking that she really had the mind of a child, but she still guessed as she wished.
"Let me guess. I just asked you to go to the winery to get some wine, but you didn't get any and came back to ask me to guess. If it was an ordinary person, they wouldn't make you so surprised. It must be someone related to our family.
It's related to our family and the winery. Let me guess, did you see Gu Yan's second brother Gu Bei?"
After hearing Li Wanqing's guess, Ju Zi widened her eyes in surprise and said in disbelief:
"Madam, you are truly amazing. You can even guess this."
Li Wanqing smiled and didn't reply to Juzi's question. However, when Juzi saw Gu Bei at the entrance of the winery, she was also a little curious and asked.
"What is Gu Bei doing at the entrance of the winery? He's just a waiter in the restaurant. What connection does he have with the winery?"
Now Li Wanqing had asked the point, and Juzi wanted to talk about this matter. As soon as she opened her mouth, she started talking like a machine gun.
"The owner of this winery is surnamed Dong. He recently had a widowed daughter come back to her parents' home. It seems that Gu Bei had lunch at their house. Really, I saw that the look in Gu Bei's eyes when he looked at that young lady Dong was not innocent."
Li Wanqing frowned when she heard this. She subconsciously thought that Gu Bei was trying to harass the Dong family father and daughter, because he had a crush on the beautiful and widowed girl.
Seeing that Li Wanqing didn't respond, Juzi thought for a moment and continued.
"I'm afraid he has bad intentions. It doesn't matter if he is reported to the government, but our young master is still waiting for the imperial examination."
Li Wanqing was also worried about this matter. In this era, there are always various frustrations. If her son wants to take the imperial examination, the relatives around him must also have a clean background.
At that time, the government officials will not care whether you have a close relationship with your clansmen or not. They will only look at the registered household registration. Moreover, it is not so easy to break off a relationship in this era. If a son wants to become an official, he must have a good reputation in the village.
"Okay, I understand. You can go down first. I'll ask Aunt Qiu for the half-liang reward later. You've made this trip, but I'll go back later and buy some wine."
"Hey," Orange responded crisply, bowed and went down.
When Gu Yan came back, Li Wanqing told him about this. Gu Yan frowned and cursed.
"Gu Bei, this bastard, I think he just had lustful thoughts. He doesn't even consider how old he is now, yet he's still imitating other young men and flirting with other girls."
Li Wanqing was too lazy to care about the Gu family's affairs and just talked about it with Gu Yan.
"I don't care what he does. If the girl is willing to marry him, it's fine. But if she is forced by Gu Bei, we must intervene. After all, our son is still preparing for the imperial examination."
Gu Yan nodded and said.
"I know. I'll go find him tomorrow to find out what's going on. But I don't think it's very likely that he'll do something stupid. After all, I heard their Zhiwen has good grades, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens next year."
Li Wanqing nodded and continued.
"It's always better to be safe than sorry. It's always better to be careful."
On the other side, Gu Bei, having eaten and drunk his fill, was walking down the path towards home. All along the way, he was thinking about how to tell Li Yingdi about this matter. In his heart, even if Li Yingdi had a thousand faults, she had given him a promising child like Zhiwen.
Gu Bei had originally decided on his way home to calm down and talk things over with Li Yingdi. But as soon as he opened the door, he saw that this lazy woman Li Yingdi hadn't washed the clothes that morning and the house was a mess, and he was furious.
Gu Bei glanced around the house and didn't see Li Yingdi anywhere, so he shouted at the top of his voice:
"Li Yingdi, Li Yingdi, where are you? Come out here! I'm so unlucky to marry a lazy woman like you."
Of course, Li Yingdi was not in the mood to do these chores. She had just had a fight with Gu Bei early in the morning and gave the money to her family.
When Gu Bei came back, Li Yingdi was lying in the room feeling melancholy. She heard Gu Bei shouting outside, but when she heard Gu Bei calling her, Li Yingdi went out.
Gu Bei had just seen Dong Xiaoniang, who was dressed more elegantly at Dong's house. When he returned home, he saw Li Yingdi, who looked like a shrew. The sense of disparity was self-evident.
Immediately, all the words he had prepared in his mind were thrown out of Gu Bei's mind.
Gu Bei spoke directly to Li Yingdi.
"I want to marry a concubine."
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