Xu Genshu walked in dejectedly. His family members spoke to him listlessly, and after exchanging greetings, he sat down in a corner.
"Didn't Genshu go to see that girl from the Huang family? Why does he look like this?" Ma Hong muttered to her mother-in-law.
"I'll have Man'er go and ask what happened." Old Mrs. Xu knew that there were some things her son might not be willing to say if she asked him directly, but if she asked a child, Xu Genshu might be willing to reveal a few things.
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Entrusted with an important task, Fu Man'er moved a small stool and sat down next to Xu Genshu. She scratched her ear in frustration, realizing that her grandmother had talked too much and she had forgotten what she was supposed to ask.
"Why isn't Man'er playing with her brothers?" Xu Genshu knew that his niece should be learning martial arts with Xu Yi and the others at Grandpa Hu's house at this time.
She wanted to go, but Grandma Xu pulled her back. "Uncle, did you go to see Sister Si'an?"
She doesn't have many thoughts in her little head; she usually just asks whatever comes to mind.
Xu Genshu nodded, gave a wry smile, but did not say anything more.
Fu Man'er looked up at Old Lady Xu, who kept giving her meaningful glances, urging her to continue asking.
Okay, let's continue. "So when are you going to marry Sister Si'an?"
Good heavens, she came out with such a fierce statement right away! Old Mrs. Xu wanted to rush over and cover Fu Man'er's mouth. This wasn't how she was taught at the beginning.
Xu Genshu blushed at her blunt question, "You're just a kid, what do you know about marriage?"
Fu Man'er pouted and said, "Of course I know. Marrying Sister Si'an would make me just like my father and mother." Her understanding was the simplest and most straightforward.
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"You know quite a lot." Xu Genshu relaxed immediately, staring blankly at the full moon in the night sky, which was as bright and clear as ever.
"When are you going to get married?" Fu Man'er persisted in asking.
This question made Xu Genshu fall into deep thought. After a long while, he finally spoke in a muffled voice, "I want to marry her, but I don't want to get married."
He was so engrossed in his emotions that he didn't notice the people standing here and there in the yard, doing random things with their hands and their ears perked up in their direction.
"Why?" Fu Man'er was determined to get to the bottom of it.
Xu Genshu was also confused. The meeting today was originally a misunderstanding. He was afraid that Huang Si'an would misunderstand, so he hurriedly went to explain. He didn't expect that he couldn't even see Huang Si'an. Huang Si'an even said that the two of them should not meet again in the future.
"Ah, I know!" Fu Man'er suddenly remembered something and sat up straight. "It must be because of what Matchmaker Yao said that Sister Si'an took to heart."
She immediately noticed that Huang Si'an's expression was off; he seemed to be forcing a smile.
Xu Genshu was taken aback. "No way, Si'an wouldn't let these things hold her back." In his memory, Huang Si'an was a brave woman who wouldn't hide her true thoughts just because of a few words from others.
"But at that moment, Sister Si'an's face suddenly turned so white, so very white." Fu Man'er tried to imitate Huang Si'an's expression at that time.
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After Fu Man'er said that, Xu Genshu also became serious. After thinking it over, it seemed that this was the only reason.
"No, I have to go and explain things to Si'an." With that, Xu Genshu got up and was about to leave.
Old Mrs. Xu, who had been eavesdropping nearby, quickly called out to him, "Genshu, come and lend your mother a hand."
Xu Genshu turned around and saw that Grandma Xu was folding up the quilts. He was anxiously thinking of asking others for help, but everyone went into the house at the same time.
He didn't dare tell his family about this, so he had no choice but to go over and help Grandma Xu hold up the bamboo pole until she carried the quilt inside.
Fu Man'er sneaked over to Xu Genshu's side and asked curiously, "Uncle, Grandma said I can't call Si'an 'sister' anymore, because that would make us different generations. Uncle, what should I call her then?"
Perhaps it was the alluring moonlight tonight, but Xu Genshu felt that his niece's eyes were full of cunning, but now was not the time to think about that.
"What did you say? Grandma knows..." Before she could finish speaking, Old Mrs. Xu came out.
"What do you know?" Old Mrs. Xu asked with a deliberately stern face, making Xu Genshu's heart pound with anxiety. He wanted to ask, "Mother, what exactly do you know?"
He didn't dare ask that question yet, his probing gaze falling on Fu Man'er, who playfully stuck out her tongue at him.
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"Second Aunt, I want to eat watermelon!" Fu Man'er shouted as she ran, and soon her satisfied and contented voice could be heard.
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Genshu finally spoke, "Mother..."
But before he could finish speaking, Grandma Xu interrupted him, "It's getting dark. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
At first, he thought he was told to ask whatever he wanted tomorrow, but after a while he realized that this meant he shouldn't go to see Huang Si'an that night.
That's right. I was just flustered and confused. Going to see someone so late at night, no matter what the reason, it's not good if someone sees me.
Especially considering the reputation of a girl, Xu Genshu, realizing what was happening, wanted to talk to Old Madam Xu about something, but then he thought, wait a minute, how did Mother know about this?
For some reason, he felt that his family had found out all his little secrets.
In the following days, Xu Genshu frequently visited Huang Si'an. Not only him, but Fu Man'er also went there. Under Xu Genshu's instructions, Fu Man'er stopped calling her "sister."
Now she calls everyone "Auntie" and refuses to call Huang Si'an "Sister" no matter how much he asks her.
Besides Fu Man'er, Huang Si'an also occasionally runs into the Xu family. It's not that she hasn't encountered them before, but now the Xu family is so enthusiastic towards her that she feels flattered.
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"Si'an, has that matchmaker Yao stopped bothering you?" Just then, while washing clothes by the river, she ran into Old Lady Xu.
"It's been several days since she last came." Huang Si'an shook her head. Without Matchmaker Yao, she finally had a lot of peace and quiet.
Someone who overheard their conversation chimed in, "That matchmaker Yao fell a couple of days ago and cut her lip, so she can't speak anymore."
"Hahaha." Old Mrs. Xu couldn't help but laugh, saying, "How could you fall so carelessly? Your lip is all cut." Her gloating was all too obvious.
"Who knows if it was a matchmaker who harmed people, and God couldn't stand it anymore and punished them?" some people said.
Regardless of the reason, the result was still very gratifying. Huang Si'an quickly wrung out the clothes and put them in the basin. "Auntie, I'll go back now. You can continue with your work."
Grandma Xu smiled and nodded, "Alright, you can go back now. Man'er said she's going to come find you later. If you find it troublesome, just tell her to come home."
Huang Si'an smiled gently, "How could I be annoyed? I like her very much." She genuinely liked that little girl, and every time Fu Man'er came, she would play with her for a long time.
After taking only two steps, an auntie exclaimed, "This Huang family girl is quite beautiful and literate. I thought she would be useless, but look how well she does housework and farm work now."
"It's such a pity, it's a childless family, otherwise I would have suggested I find a match for my nephew," another aunt chimed in.
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Grandma Xu glanced at her and said, "So what if the family line is broken? It's even more impressive that a young woman can manage this family so well."
She just couldn't understand it. People don't choose to have no descendants. Who wants to have no descendants? Life is already hard enough, and they have to keep being told by these people that their descendants are going to die.
"If Sister-in-law Xu thinks she's so great, then take her back to your family as your daughter-in-law." The aunt retorted, in her opinion, the Xu family would look down on someone like her who had no descendants.
"Hmph, what do you know? A girl as good as Si'an should be betrothed with proper betrothal gifts and formal marriage proposals." Old Mrs. Xu was still arguing with someone about this topic.
Neither of them noticed that Huang Si'an had stopped not far away. She felt a lump in her throat. Since her parents passed away, apart from Xu Genshu, Old Mrs. Xu was the first person to speak up for her.
Fearing she might lose her composure, Huang Si'an quickly left, not hearing what Old Mrs. Xu said behind her, "Our Xu family doesn't care about those things. As long as the person is good and the two people are willing, that's all that matters."
People thought she was joking, but only Old Mrs. Xu knew that good things were about to happen in their Xu family.
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