On the return trip, Madam Ru and Song Kangcheng went to the Xu family together.
Before they even had a chance to eat, Madam Ru pulled Liu Fang aside and told her about Xu Yi and Fu Man'er.
She has always treated Man'er like her own daughter, and recently she has been frantically trying to find a husband for Man'er.
After searching high and low, they never expected to find their way back to their own son.
“What’s the big deal?” Madam Ru said. “They’re not blood siblings.”
Yes, they are not biological siblings, but they have been calling each other brother and sister for so many years.
"Besides, aren't you reluctant to let Man'er get married? This is just right, Man'er can stay at home," Madam Ru continued.
Liu Fang had some reservations at first, but now that she heard it, it seemed to make sense.
"No matter how many husbands you choose for Man'er, it's no use. No matter how many families you choose, none are as good as your own, don't you think?" After Lady Ru finished speaking, Liu Fang nodded.
That's right. I was worried that the woman Xu Yi married wouldn't get along with his family, and I was also worried that Man'er would meet a bad family after she got married.
Now you don't need to marry outside the family or get married out of the family; it seems like a win-win situation.
After being enlightened by Madam Ru's words, Liu Fang suddenly felt that she understood everything.
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She looked at Madam Ru gratefully, "Madam is right, I misunderstood."
She was shocked when she first heard about it, then she thought it was absurd, but now that she thinks about it, it makes perfect sense.
Fu Man'er was still staring blankly at them. She thought Liu Fang would be very angry, but she didn't expect that the Lady would understand so quickly in just a few words.
"Why are you sitting so far away? Come to my side." Liu Fang waved to Fu Man'er, who was sitting a chair away. The little girl chuckled and scurried over to Liu Fang's side.
"Mother." The tone trailed off for a long time; he was being affectionate with Liu Fang.
"When did this happen? Why didn't you tell your mother?" Liu Fang wasn't blaming Fu Man'er, but she felt a little jealous that the matter had come from Madam Ru's mouth.
Man'er spends every day with her, and she didn't even notice this, let alone tell her. This made Liu Fang suspect that she had been too busy lately and hadn't paid enough attention to her child.
“I already told you.” Fu Man’er lifted her head off Liu Fang’s shoulder and thought for a moment. “It was that time you and your aunt came to me with a lot of portraits.”
Liu Fang recalled for a moment, and seemed to remember that there was such a thing.
That happened not long after Xu Yi and Fu Man'er confessed their feelings for each other. Liu Fang brought several portraits of promising young men to Fu Man'er.
They wanted to show her what kind of man she liked, but Fu Man'er avoided it like the plague. With Huang Si'an constantly persuading her, she finally only glanced at the portraits with little interest.
Finally, of course, she said she didn't like any of them. The dozens of portraits were something Liu Fang had gone to great lengths to find.
Hearing the girl say she didn't like anyone, she couldn't help but say, "You don't like this, you don't like that, do you perhaps like a celestial being?"
At that moment, Fu Man'er muttered to herself, "I don't like the fairy, I like my brother."
Liu Fang remembered those words clearly, because when she angrily took the portrait and left, she said to Fu Man'er, "You should just like your brother."
At that time, Liu Fang didn't think about her words in detail at all; she just thought it was the kind of affection between siblings and relatives.
She felt that the children in her family were unwilling to get married because of Xu Yi's influence; she believed that the older children had to be settled first before the younger ones would respond.
Fu Man'er could tell from Liu Fang's expression that she remembered. "Right? I clearly said that."
She was still feeling uneasy at that time, but unexpectedly, Liu Fang left without asking a single question.
"You," Liu Fang tapped her forehead, pretending to scold her, "you just didn't know to tell your mother more, were you planning to keep it from her forever?"
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In that case, she wouldn't need to worry about her two children's marriages.
Fu Man'er clung to Liu Fang's arm and said sweetly, "Of course I wouldn't hide it from Mother, you know now, don't you?"
Seeing how well-behaved Fu Man'er was, how could Liu Fang bear to scold her? She was her own daughter, and she couldn't bear to dote on her.
The mother and daughter were still chatting and laughing, while Madam Ru, who was sitting next to them, seemed to have been left out in the cold.
She looked at Liu Fang with envy; only when she was by Liu Fang's side could Fu Man'er act like a little child.
Looking back on the day, although Fu Man'er was by his side the whole time, there was always a faint sense of distance between them.
Fu Man'er wouldn't act coquettishly or speak softly like she does now, and she herself doesn't seem to know how to interact with Fu Man'er as naturally as Liu Fang does.
She only gave birth to one son in the Marquis's mansion. The Marquis's mansion was not like an ordinary family, especially since it was a boy.
Therefore, Consort Ru was much stricter with her son, so when faced with her gentle and submissive daughter, she didn't even know how to get along with her.
Fu Man'er leaned on Liu Fang's shoulder, her eyes meeting Madam Ru's. She didn't say anything, only smiled at her. For Madam Ru, this was already very satisfying.
After Song Kangcheng returned, he talked to her a lot. If she had seen Fu Man'er and Liu Fang being so close before, she would have felt terrible and would have been angry.
But now she's slowly come to terms with it. After all, the Xu family is the ones who have spent the most time with Man'er, and that's what they deserve.
Liu Fang was so focused on Xu Yi and Fu Man'er's matter that she almost neglected Madam Ru. When the two continued talking, she kept an eye on Madam Ru's expression.
They were relieved when they found that the other party hadn't changed much. Putting aside the fact that she was Man'er's biological mother, her status alone made the Xu family unable to be negligent.
The Song siblings stayed at the Xu residence for dinner, and the matter between Fu Man'er and Xu Yi became the topic of discussion throughout the meal.
The Xu family doesn't have a rule about not talking while eating. The family gets along well, chatting and laughing from time to time.
Both Song Kangcheng and his wife ate an extra half bowl of rice at this dinner. This was not only because the food at the Xu family's house was delicious, but more importantly because the relaxed atmosphere made it easy to have a big appetite.
After the meal, the Xu family saw them off at the door, with Madam Ru holding Man'er's hand and walking at the front.
"Man'er, do you truly love Xu Yi?" That evening, she observed him closely again. With Fu Man'er around, Xu Yi couldn't see anyone else.
Even for a simple dinner, Xu Yi could take perfect care of Fu Man'er. The two of them could understand each other's next move with just a glance or a gesture.
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Such a relationship is truly precious.
However, the concubine was still worried that the child might not be able to distinguish between romantic love and sibling love.
I was also afraid she wouldn't be able to tell the difference; she was just used to living with Xu Yi.
After all, Fu Man'er didn't seem to be someone who understood relationships between men and women very well.
Although Xu Yi is an extremely reliable and outstanding man, this matter concerns the woman's lifelong happiness, so the concubine must be extremely cautious.
"Yes, I like him," Fu Man'er answered without hesitation. "I want to marry my brother."
She wrote many storybooks, and also read many storybooks related to romantic relationships between men and women.
It wasn't until it happened to me that I realized not all emotions are earth-shattering or deeply moving.
Just like her own, their relationship was as calm as still water, without any ripples. The two of them had hardly ever argued since they were young.
The only time Fu Man'er was truly angry was when Xu Yi joined the army, but with Xu Yi's departure, Fu Man'er's anger had long since vanished, leaving only endless longing.
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Such a naturally developing relationship may seem ordinary, but ordinariness is also a form of happiness.
Lady Ru looked at Fu Man'er carefully for a while. When the little girl mentioned Xu Yi, her eyes sparkled, and her whole body was enveloped in a layer of happiness.
"In that case, why don't you get engaged to Xu Yi first?"
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