Chapter 696
Mrs. Wu spoke half-truthfully as she described who attended the banquet that day. These were people in a circle that Hou Cunjin and the others could not normally get into.
But as a businessman, Hou Cunjin has more to consider, and he still has doubts, "Is Mr. Gu's cousin really as good as you say?"
If it is true as Yunniang said, then the Li family is obviously not good enough.
Compared with a crumbling family and a third-rank official at the peak of his career, even a fool would know which one to choose.
“If it wasn’t that good, do you think Lord Gu would keep someone with him? This would only damage his reputation.
Besides, I am Tian'er's biological aunt. How dare I bring those cats and dogs to her without knowing the truth?"
Mrs. Wu glared at her brother unceremoniously. It seemed as if the man in front of her had his eyes covered by something and still took the Li family seriously.
It's fine if you want to help the poor on your own, but there's no need to bring your own daughter along.
"If it's as you said, this is better than the kid from the Li family." As a businessman, Hou Cunjin saw more from it.
With such a relative in law, it will be much more useful for him to travel around in the future than having a business card with his brother-in-law.
Moreover, Madam Gu is an imperial merchant conferred by the emperor. If she is really involved, the Hou family's business will be much easier in the future.
He rubbed his fingers and finally made up his mind, "Yun Niang, how sure are you about this marriage?"
Madam Wu, "I just came out of the Gu Mansion. Madam Gu should want to investigate and consider it. This is an opportunity for our mansion. You must let me ask that good sister-in-law to control the people below and stop them from spraying dirty and smelly things."
Hou Cunjin, "Your sister-in-law is not that kind of person. You have misunderstood her too deeply.
Don't make trouble every time you come back."
After listening for so long, Mrs. Hou finally scolded, "If she was really that good, she would have treated Tian Er as if he didn't exist for so many years.
It was fine in previous years as long as you protected me, but now it’s time to enforce the rules at home.
For so many years, she never performed the rites of a concubine in front of her first wife's tablet, which made her forget that she was just a second wife.
Although our family is gradually declining, we still have to pick up some old rules. "
Old Madam Hou was also giving a warning. She used to only think about family harmony and prosperity, but now that she can make the family further, she can no longer be as wishy-washy as she used to be.
"There were always reasons in the past," Hou Cunjin said in a low voice, but he didn't sound confident.
During every festival, Li would always find various reasons to go to the ancestral hall. He had some vague guesses in his mind, but he thought they were all unimportant matters, so he just let her do what she wanted.
Old Madam Hou frowned and said, "I have already made it clear to you today. No matter what happens this year, even if she breaks her leg, you have to drag her over to me.
I don't believe you haven't heard any gossip over the years. Some people in the clan have been talking about it for a long time. Does she think that by evading this, she can deny that she is the second wife? "
Hou Cunjin quickly changed the subject, "Mom, let's not talk about this now.
Send someone out to find out what kind of character and family this cousin of Master Gu is like. If he is suitable, we can arrange the marriage."
"That's what a father would say." Old Madam Hou's expression improved a little. "You know a lot of people outside, and as a father, you should do something for your child. Remember to find out more. If there's anything wrong, we can have something to say."
After all, Mrs. Hou loved the child she had raised and was not in a hurry to arrange the marriage.
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Before they started to take action, Minghai and Xu Dawang had already deployed a large number of people.
Whether it was the Hou family's in-laws or his neighbors, there were people who were asking around.
When Gu Wenheng returned to the mansion, he saw the two of them talking in the side hall. When they saw him come in, they stood aside with their hands hanging down.
Gu Wenheng raised his hand to signal them to continue, then walked over to Jin Qianqian and sat down to listen together.
Both of them relayed the information they had gathered from below, and Jin Qianqian also got a general idea of what was going on.
When Hou Tianer was three years old, his wife fell ill and eventually died.
A year after her death, Hou Cunjin remarried the current Li.
At that time, Old Lady Hou felt sorry for Hou Tianer because he lost his mother at a young age, so she brought him to her side to raise him personally and did not let Li get involved at all.
Perhaps it was because of this reason that Li held a grudge against him and in the years that followed, he really turned a blind eye to anything.
Even Uncle Hou, under her influence, gradually began to neglect his own daughter.
The reason why Mrs. Wu was so anxious to help her find a husband this time was because Old Lady Hou accidentally heard a piece of news that someone was proposing marriage to Hou Li.
Hou Li's two sons and one daughter are still young, so they know who to marry without being asked.
This created a hole in the Hou family's sky. Old Mrs. Hou, who loved her granddaughter, could no longer sit still, so she immediately went to find her own daughter to find a solution.
Wu Houshi had always been kind to her eldest niece, and she even went so far as to block her own master's plan for a marriage for her concubine, which led to the subsequent incident.
As for the character of this Miss Hou, there is nothing wrong with it.
She spends most of her time following the old lady in eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, or following the embroiderer in doing needlework. She doesn't seem to have any hobbies on weekdays.
Jin Qianqian turned to look at Gu Wenheng, "It sounds like there's nothing wrong with this, but it sounds like living the life of an old man."
Gu Wenheng said to Xu Dawang, "Let someone check it out. Besides being filial to the old lady, does he have any good friends? How does he get along with other people?"
Jin Qianqian, "This is the situation now. Why don't we let them ask Gu Yi? We are not his biological parents for this lifelong event, so it's better to ask them first."
Gu Wenheng said, "This is what you should do. If you feel it is inappropriate, just refuse it directly. Don't be anxious now."
Jin Qianqian nodded in agreement, but she didn't know that while they were not in a hurry, the Hou family was.
Li was also talking to Hou Cunjin at this moment, "Master, I have already told my parents about this. How can I explain when you suddenly change your mind?"
"I have already made up my mind about this matter. You can push it to the Li family." Hou Cunjin could accommodate other matters, but when it came to the future of the family, he had to think more about it.
"Why did you go back on your word?" Li was anxious. "My sister-in-law from my mother's family is planning to find a matchmaker, and all the etiquette has been prepared..."
"Go back and explain it to them. Besides, we haven't agreed to this matter, and the matchmaker hasn't come to our house. This matter has not even started yet." Hou Cunjin patiently explained to her, "If Tian'er's marriage really goes through, it will also be a help to Da'er and the others in the future."
Li didn't care about it in her heart. They were not born from the same mother. Over the years, she had almost ignored Hou Tianer and was lucky enough that she didn't hold a grudge against him. There was no way she would help her own child.
(End of this chapter)
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