Chapter 76 Li'er is a good child
Shi Jianli turned her head to look at her and lowered her voice: "Nothing, I just agreed to his proposal."
Lan Xing said with a straightforward smile: "Miss, if the corners of your mouth don't curl up, we will believe that it's nothing."
Shi Jianli snorted at her, "You are the one who gives me the least respect."
Holding the moon in his mouth, he suppressed his laughter.
Qiao Ruoying put knee pads on Ming Zhou and Xiu in the yard. The knee pads were worn out a lot due to his daily training.
"aunt."
Qiao Ruoying looked up at her, then lowered her head and said, "Please sit down. Would you like some cold drinks? Let them bring them."
"No, I just drank sour plum soup." Shi Jianli sat beside her, holding her hand, looking at her, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
After not hearing her speak for a long time, Qiao Ruoying looked up at her again. Seeing that she looked a little embarrassed, she asked with a smile: "What's wrong? What do you want to ask your aunt? You are too embarrassed to say it."
Shi Jianli pursed her lips, and the tips of her ears turned red. "Aunt, I... like my eldest cousin."
In front of Ming Yuelin, she could admit without batting an eyelid that she liked Ming Zhaohuan, but in front of her aunt, she was still somewhat shy like a girl.
Qiao Ruoying dropped the needle basket, stopped smiling, and held her face in her hands. "My dear Li'er, are you really interested in Zhao Huan?"
Seeing her aunt's serious look, Shi Jianli blinked. She grabbed her sleeves, feeling a little nervous. "Well, can't I?"
Qiao Ruoying frowned. She had felt this was a possibility as early as when Li'er gave the cuff to Zhao Huan, but they both said frankly that it was a thank-you gift, and Li'er agreed to go and see her, so she temporarily dispelled this doubt.
Her sister-in-law had almost finished picking out the photos and hadn't even thought about Li'er, which made things difficult.
"Not really. Leave it there. Is that what he meant?"
"Yes, he asked to marry me. He also said that he had told the Duchess about it and she had no objection."
"So, now all that's missing is my consent?" Qiao Ruoying relaxed her brows and pinched her niece's slightly red and smooth cheeks.
"yes."
Qiao Ruoying smiled and stroked her head. "I thought it would be difficult to deal with my sister-in-law, but I didn't expect that all it would take is a nod from me. How much easier it is."
"Aunt, I broke my promise. I originally said I didn't want to marry into a wealthy family."
"I thought it was something else. Isn't marriage all about your wishes?" Qiao Ruoying put her arm around her shoulders and said lovingly, "You don't want to marry into a wealthy family because you're worried your mother-in-law won't be easy to get along with, or your husband won't be easy to talk to. Your aunt has watched your eldest cousin grow up, and I'm confident in his character. If your sister-in-law accepts someone, it will be easier to talk to her."
"Plus, if you marry Zhao Huan, you won't have to be separated from your aunt in the future. How wonderful."
Qiao Ruoying had initially set her sights on Ming Zhouqing, but Ming Zhouqing and Ming Zhouhe were so close that even if Ming Zhouhe said she was his younger sister, he would still consider her his younger sister, so she had no such thoughts at all. Furthermore, when she was considering choosing a husband for her niece, she said she didn't want to marry up, so Qiao Ruoying gave up the idea.
"It's the old lady's place. I don't know if there is any explanation."
"My cousin told me not to worry, he will solve it." Shi Jianli replied.
Qiao Ruoying nodded. Her nephew was much more steady and composed than her husband was back then.
"Li'er, why don't you tell your aunt how you and your eldest cousin got to the point of discussing marriage?" She asked jokingly, looking at her niece who looked uncomfortable.
"He is good-looking and a nice person. The day before I was going to meet him, he asked me to consider him." Shi Jianli replied vaguely.
"So, was the armband you gave him really a thank you gift?"
She said embarrassedly: "Aunt, please don't ask."
"Okay, okay." Qiao Ruoying was delighted.
In the past, when people looked for her, she just made do with her life, as long as she was good-looking, it was enough. But now it’s different.
How can living a mediocre life be the same as living happily?
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When Mingzhao returned to Fushou Hall, the old lady was strolling in the courtyard with Nanny Li supporting her. Seeing Mingzhao, she smiled happily and asked, "Why are you here again, Grandma?"
"I want to talk to Grandmother." Mingzhao took the old lady's arm and said to Li Ma, "Madam, you take a rest. I'll help Grandmother."
"Okay." Nanny Li responded and went to the side to do her own thing.
"Grandma, do you want to go out for a walk?"
"Okay, I'm really tired from sitting for so long, so I thought I'd take a walk." The old lady was delighted when she saw her grandchildren. "You're going to court tomorrow, right?"
"Yes, today is the last day of vacation."
After walking around and returning to the yard, Mingzhao finally got to the point: "Grandma, do you want a granddaughter-in-law?"
"Which old man doesn't want a granddaughter-in-law? I see, you said you wanted to talk to me, but you were not really asking this. Tell me, which girl do you like?" The old lady's voice was kind and meaningful.
"I can't hide it from Grandma. It's Cousin Li."
The old lady sighed inwardly and asked, "What did your mother say?"
"Mother agrees."
The old lady patted the back of his hand and said, "That's good. Li'er is a good child."
In her early years, she did not agree with the marriage of her second son and second daughter-in-law because she felt that the gap in their family backgrounds was too big. Her second daughter-in-law had a narrow vision and did not understand the rules very well, and the children she raised would be timid and lack tolerance.
But raising children is not just the mother's responsibility; the father and other elders are also important. What's more, the second daughter-in-law is smart and clever, so she accepted it later. Instead, she felt that it was the second son's inability to speak that caused many misunderstandings between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
The third grandson was also brought up very well by the second daughter-in-law, no less than the two grandsons born to the eldest daughter-in-law. He has the best temperament and upbringing, and there is no problem for him to support the second branch of the family.
The little girl Li'er is good in everything. She has an outstanding temperament, broad vision and knowledge. What she says and does makes people feel soothed. She has nothing to be dissatisfied with, not to mention that her eldest grandson likes her.
As people live longer, the old lady feels more and more that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Unless something is too outrageous, she should not interfere too much, as it will hurt feelings.
The old lady felt upset whenever she thought of her third granddaughter.
When she threw the person to the farm, she also sent a nanny to follow her and explained the truth to her in detail, but the person just thought that the nanny was trying to sow discord and believed what she wanted to believe.
She has her own ideas.
So, she simply gave up since she couldn't get the child back. She had other granddaughters, and she didn't want to take care of them anymore. She would cry in the future.
Thinking about it, the old lady waved her hand and said, "No need to help me. After accompanying me on such a long journey, I won't keep you for dinner. You must have other things to do."
"Okay, grandma, please watch out for the road." Mingzhao nodded with a smile.
After passing his grandmother's side, Mingzhao took Tianfeng and Tianyu to Minghuayuan.
It was dinner time now, the afterglow was scattered and the sunset was scorching.
Entering the courtyard, Yuan Yuhe was arranging flowers. Noticing that he looked unusual today, she asked, "Did something good happen? You look so happy."
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