After finishing his meal, Zheng Boyuan felt somewhat defeated and apologized to Xu Rao. Xu Rao smiled and said, "At your age, you have to eat like this. How can you grow up well if you don't eat? How can you develop the skills to protect your country if you don't grow up well? Nephew Zheng, don't you agree?"
After hearing Xu Rao's words, Zheng Boyuan felt that the distance between him and Xu Rao had suddenly shortened a lot.
The garrison at Yanmen Pass held Xu Rao in high esteem. As a civil official, he was able to defend the city alongside military generals, leading his entire family to stand guard on the city walls. When the Northern Di people launched a surprise attack, the Xu family truly fought alongside the people of Hexi and the garrison at Yanmen Pass, shedding blood and sacrificing their lives. Even the young master of the Xu family was born on the battlefield.
Zhang Zhaoci was a very straightforward person, always saying what she meant. Seeing Xu Rao constantly asking Zheng Boyuan about the defenses of Yanmen Pass, she became restless and repeatedly gave Xu Rao meaningful glances. Seeing that Xu Rao was still calmly talking about random things, she coughed twice and said, "Nephew Zheng, your aunt is asking you, are you currently engaged?"
After listening, Zheng Boyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Aunt Xu, I am a person who has not yet achieved fame or success. How can I be qualified to talk about marriage?"
Hearing this, Zhang Zhaoci felt slightly relieved. Xu Rao stroked the wisp of beard under his chin and said with a smile, "Nephew Zheng, I see that you have reached the age for marriage. Cultivate yourself, manage your family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. Since you have reached the age for marriage, you must start a family. Only by starting a family can you establish a career, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Boyuan knew that they were going to arrange a marriage for him. On the surface, Zheng Boyuan gave Xu Rao and Zhang Zhaoci a rare smile, but in his heart, he was pondering which family's daughter they were going to introduce to him.
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