Chapter 262 Heart to Heart

"Uncle Fang is an orphan, without a father and a mother, and has been very independent and sensible since he was young."

Qin Shu introduced him to the children while eating.

"Although Uncle Fang has no power behind him, his business is doing very well now."

The purpose of Qin Shu's words was to make the children have a better impression of Fang Qinghong.

Seeing that the expressions of several children were still a little indifferent, Qin Shu sighed silently in her heart.

The children still found it difficult to accept Fang Qinghong, and they could only improve their impression of Fang Qinghong by letting him treat them well in the future.

"Both of us are businessmen, and our identities are just right. Moreover, we will not have new brothers and sisters in the future, and the Qin family will only have seven children like you."

This is the first premise of Qin Shu's choice of husband, and the children were not surprised.

"So the wedding after the New Year? Actually, it will be arranged by our family. We will only invite some close people. The scene may not be particularly grand, but it will let everyone in Beijing know that the Qin family already has a male owner."

Fang Qinghong understood that Qin Shu said this just to ask for his opinion.

But his opinion is actually not that important, Qin Shu will still follow her own ideas.

Thinking of this in his heart, he nodded quickly.

"Everything is up to you to arrange, I have no opinion."

The thing that Qin Shu admired most about Fang Qinghong was that he was sensible enough. He intervened when he should, and did not interrupt when he should not.

The Qin family did not need another person to make the decision. Qin Shu only needed a tool who could shut outsiders up.

And Fang Qinghong was just the right person, and he was more compatible with her. He also knows how to be restrained, can read people's expressions, has a gentle personality, and is of decent character.

But Xiao Si felt a little indignant after hearing Fang Qinghong's answer.

He was already very dissatisfied with the husband chosen by his mother, and now seeing Fang Qinghong just relying on his mother, Xiao Si felt that he was very weak.

"You are just a gigolo."

Xiao Si spoke very impolitely. Although the brothers next to him did not agree, their expressions undoubtedly agreed with Xiao Si.

Qin Shu glared at Xiao Si.

"Is this what your mother taught you before? How can you be so rude! Why don't you apologize to Uncle Fang quickly?"

Xiao Si was very stubborn and didn't want to bow his head. Qin Shu didn't want to lose face for Fang Qinghong, so she turned around and apologized to him in a gentle voice.

"Xiao Si has been wild since he was young, but he is also a good kid. You should take care of him."

How could Fang Qinghong disagree? He nodded and said very considerately.

"It's normal for children to speak more directly. But I believe that after spending more time with them, we will be able to cultivate a good relationship."

Fang Qinghong looked very confident, while Xiao Si was annoyed. He wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Qin Qixuan.

For the rest of the time, no one said much. Only Fang Qinghong and Qin Shu chatted from time to time.

After the meal, Qin Shu went out to see Fang Qinghong off, and several people sat in silence in the front hall.

Qin Shu could see that the children didn't like Fang Qinghong very much, but she didn't want to explain anything now.

Qin Qixuan was afraid that Xiao Si would say something rude again and hurt his mother, so he asked the second son to take a few people out first.

Xiao Si was indeed a little impatient. He looked at Qin Qixuan and wanted to say something, but Qin Qixuan gave him a calm look.

Qin Qixuan whispered to Xiao Si.

"I want to talk to my mother alone. You go out and wait for my result."

After Qin Qixuan sent a few people away, he looked at Qin Shu with some concern.

"Mother, why are you so anxious to get married? You clearly said that you would bring Fang Qinghong back to the house tomorrow, but you brought him back tonight. If this goes on, I'm afraid that we will have to change the wedding from after the New Year to before the New Year."

Qin Qixuan asked jokingly.

Qin Shu shook her head.

"We still have to get married after the New Year. There are too many things to do before the New Year, and there is no time."

However, Qin Shu also knew that Qin Qixuan sent his brothers and sisters away, definitely not to talk to her about these things.

"Mother has also noticed that none of you like Fang Qinghong very much, and you only think about Helian Shi and Fu Yan."

Qin Qixuan nodded quickly.

"Since you know this, why do you still insist on choosing Fang Qinghong?"

Qin Shu's eyes are a little struggling.

"But getting married is not just mother's business, but also the business of the entire Qin family. If I choose to marry someone I like, it may harm our entire Qin family. Therefore, compared to the person I like, mother is more inclined to choose the right person."

Qin Qixuan felt that he was about to be confused by Qin Shu.

"But mother, why are General Helian and General Fu Yan not suitable? Why do you think Fang Qinghong is more suitable than them?"

Qin Shu was a little helpless after Qin Qixuan's repeated questioning, and she told all her concerns.

"General Helian and General Fu, both of them hold military power, and the Helian and Fu families are both aristocratic families. Even if they are not generals, they can still serve as officials in the court."

"Status is one of them. Our Qin family is a merchant, even if we are an imperial merchant, we are not as good as these aristocratic families. What's more, General Fu and General Helian are both capable young men from aristocratic families."

"If I choose one of them, it will definitely cause a big uproar. Moreover, the Qin family is too powerful now. Mother is a royal merchant, you are an official in the court, the second son is a general, and the fourth son accepted the court's amnesty and became a member of the Yulin Army. If our Qin family has another general as a husband, then, no matter how loyal the Qin family is, the emperor will be jealous of us."

Qin Shu was worried that Fu Yan or Helian Shi's marriage would make the emperor suspicious of the Qin family.

"You also saw the martial arts competition that day. Few of the people who sent invitations to the emperor were really worthy of his attention. This also shows a signal released by the emperor."

Qin Qixuan only then understood what Qin Shu was worried about.

This is certainly a very important consideration, but in Qin Qixuan's view, mother does not necessarily have to reject Helian Shi and Fu Yan for these reasons.

"But mother, I don't think there are anyone better than General Helian and General Fu Yan in Daliang, more suitable for the Qin Mansion, and more to your liking."

"In that case, mother, why don't you try to believe them?"

Qin Shu was a little confused.

"What do you mean by believing them?"

Qin Qixuan explained to her.

"Since they want to marry mother, then they must arrange everything."