"What?!"
"ah?"
Liu Fang paused, her hand, which was about to pick up a cup of tea, and looked at her two children with amusement.
Xu Yi stood up abruptly, as if he had heard something extraordinary.
As for Fu Man'er, she was probably too frightened; her mouth remained open for a long time, and she looked completely bewildered.
"Mother, how can this be? Man'er is still so young." After her initial shock, Xu Yi realized her lapse in composure and sat down again.
"Yes, that's what Mother thinks, so when Madam Cao brought this up with me, I didn't agree."
Liu Fang looked at her daughter beside her. In the blink of an eye, the little girl had grown up so much and had reached the age to get married.
If Yu Miaoyi hadn't brought it up herself, she secretly wanted Fu Man'er to stay at home for a few more years.
She always felt that Man'er was too naive and was afraid that she would be bullied after she got married, but if the family was the Cao family, then it was not impossible to consider it.
Fu Man'er blinked once, as if she had realized something, "Mother, do you want me to marry Brother Zixuan?"
Liu Fang didn't explain it very clearly, but that's what Fu Man'er understood.
Liu Fang quickly waved her hand, "This matter hasn't been decided yet. Your pretty aunt mentioned it to me the other day, and I'm just asking you about it."
Fu Man'er and Cao Zixuan can be said to be childhood sweethearts who grew up together, and Cao Zixuan also takes good care of her.
Yu Miaoyi also said that Cao Zixuan came to Dashi Village many times in order to find Fu Man'er, and the two children grew up almost under the noses of each other's adults.
To be honest, they know each other very well, and Yu Miaoyi has always liked Fu Man'er. If she really marries Cao Zixuan, she won't have to worry about the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship.
"Cao Zixuan is in poor health and seems unreliable. He's fair-skinned and looks like a pretty boy. How could he be worthy of Man'er?"
Xu Yi, with a dark face, berated Cao Zixuan, and Liu Fang gently tapped his head.
"You silly child, Zixuan is not as bad as you make him out to be."
"During the years you were in the army, they still took good care of Man'er, didn't they, Man'er?"
"Yes, Brother Zixuan is quite nice." Fu Man'er nodded in response.
After the mother and daughter finished speaking, Xu Yi's face darkened even more. "A young master from a wealthy family like him might have three wives and four concubines in the future. Man'er absolutely cannot suffer such grievances."
He recalled the day Cao Zixuan shouted that he wanted to marry Lu Sheng. Although everyone thought it was a joke, it made Xu Yi even more dissatisfied with him.
“Mother isn’t worried about that.” The Xu family and the Cao family have been in contact for some time now. Although they are a wealthy family, their ancestral precepts require one husband and one wife.
“Although our family has risen in status, we are still far behind the Cao family. Mother thinks that our Xu family is trying to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Cao family.”
The Cao family's escort agency spanned the entire country and had been passed down for generations. Sometimes, even the imperial family would hire their agency to escort goods.
Families like this should live in grand courtyards in the capital. If it weren't for the need to recuperate Cao Zixuan when he was young, they wouldn't have run into the Xu family.
One day, Fu Man'er will also see the filth in this grand mansion, and she is worried that her daughter will not be able to bear it.
Xu Yi, however, seemed to have grasped the key point, "Mother, you are right. The Cao family is indeed not suitable for Man'er. Besides, Man'er is still young. You should refuse Madam Cao's request."
Liu Fang glanced at him; his eagerness made it seem as if Madam Cao had taken a liking to him.
"Madam Cao was just joking with me casually. How could I refuse? I'm afraid she'd think I was joking, and I'd lose face."
If Yu Miaoyi truly meant it, she would have spoken to her about it properly; that day was probably just a test.
"In short, Man'er is still young, and it's a bit too early to talk about these things." Xu Yi straightened his neck and said the same thing.
Liu Fang was almost amused by his words. "No matter what, Man'er will grow up eventually, and I can't bear to part with her. If we really meet someone suitable, we can arrange a marriage for Man'er and then she can get married later."
“Then let’s wait until Man’er grows up. She doesn’t understand anything yet, so you can’t make decisions for her directly,” Xu Yi argued.
"I'm asking Man'er's opinion, aren't I? Besides, if you think Zixuan isn't good enough, then you should help Man'er make an opinion. After all, you're her older brother, so you should be able to help your younger sister make an opinion, right?"
“They are all unworthy of Man’er. Why should I bother to screen them? I should just keep them out of the gate.” Xu Yi’s mind flashed through the faces of the men.
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"It's no use saying all this; the main thing is whether Man'er likes it or not."
"Right, Man'er, do you like your brother Zixuan?"
"Man'er?"
The two looked toward where Fu Man'er was sitting and found that the seat was empty.
"Huh, where did she go?" The two of them were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't even notice when Fu Man'er disappeared.
"I'll go take a look." Xu Yi felt extremely uncomfortable, and as soon as he stepped out, he ran into Fu Man'er's personal maid.
Where is Miss?
Shuangxi replied, "Miss went to find the young master of the Cao family."
"What?!" Xu Yi said through gritted teeth.
Shuangxi shrank back and secretly glanced up. Oh dear, the young master's face was so dark, he looked like he was about to eat someone alive.
And, just now when the young master clenched his fist, she seemed to hear the sound of his knuckles cracking.
That's terrifying! Who on earth provoked the young master?
Just as Shuangxi was trembling, Liu Fang came out and said one sentence.
"Could it be that Man'er really likes him, which is why she went to find Zixuan?"
"Impossible!" Xu Yi's words seemed to be spat out from between his teeth.
After saying that, he rushed out like a gust of wind. "Hey, Yi'er, where are you going?"
Seeing her son's furious expression, Liu Fang was afraid that he would rush to the Cao family and beat them up, since such things had happened before.
But things are different now than when we were kids. Whether the marriage between these two people goes through or not, we can't ruin the friendship between the two families.
"Shuangxi, go find Miss Lu Sheng quickly and ask her to go to the Cao residence to check on things. Make sure nothing goes wrong."
Her old arms and legs couldn't keep up with the pace of these young people. Lu Sheng was the most calm and sensible among these children. With her around, nothing should go wrong.
"Yes, this servant will go right away." Shuangxi was so anxious that she ran to Lu Sheng's house without even performing the proper etiquette.
The young master's appearance was truly terrifying; she was scared.
To her surprise, she saw Fu Man'er shortly after she stepped out the door.
"Miss, didn't you go to find Young Master Cao? Why are you still here?"
"I'll go find him right now." Fu Man'er originally wanted to go by herself, but then she thought it was inappropriate, so she turned back and called Lu Sheng along.
Shuangxi now truly understood what it meant to be on the verge of tears. With a mournful face, she said, "Young Master went to the Cao family to look for you."
"Huh?" Fu Man'er was stunned again. "Why is he looking for me? How did he know I went to the Cao family?"
She secretly slipped out of the house when the two of them weren't paying attention.
"It was me." Shuangxi pointed to herself with self-reproach. She had been so frightened by the young master that she had completely forgotten the instructions her mistress had given her before leaving.
Never tell your family that you went to the Cao family's house; just make up some other place to cover it up.
Fu Man'er didn't blame her; she just accepted it.
"It's alright, you should go back now. We'll go to the Cao family now." If my brother doesn't see me at the Cao family, he might come back.
Shuangxi returned to the Xu residence with a guilty conscience, while Fuman'er pulled Lusheng into the carriage.
So far, Lu Sheng still doesn't understand what's going on. All she knows is that Fu Man'er rushed to her house and told her something big.
"Man'er, what happened?" Lu Sheng had asked once before, but Fu Man'er didn't say.
"Sigh." Fu Man'er rested her chin on her hands and sighed. Her little face was all scrunched up like a bun. She was so worried.
"It's a big deal, a very, very big deal," Fu Man'er said weakly.
This made Lu Sheng even more confused. What important matter could have made them rush to the Cao residence so quickly?
No matter how much she pressed her for details, Fu Man'er would only look at her with a hesitant expression and say something.
"You'll see when you get there."
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