Chapter 587: Child marriage?
The little girl's eyes suddenly turned red with grievance. When she saw the person in front of her was about to cry, Xiaobao was obviously at a loss. He had said before that he didn't like the girl in front of him, so why was she crying?
Seeing that the little girl was about to cry, Xiaobao was also anxious. Xu was at a loss and finally said, "Don't be sad, I don't dislike you. My family calls me Xiaobao, and you can call me that too."
After listening to Xiaobao's comfort, the little girl really felt better immediately. Her tears disappeared immediately and she revealed a smile. Looking at the little girl in front of him smiling so brightly, Xiaobao suddenly felt a little self-doubtful. Was he just deceived by this little girl?
With this doubt, Xiaobao hadn't spoken yet, but the little girl suddenly grabbed Xiaobao's hand and said, "I like you very much. Can you participate in the competition with me?"
Xiao Bao shook his head, but the little Gu Niang in front of him still thought that Xiao Bao didn't like her and was about to cry again. Xiao Bao immediately said: "No, I'm sick. Mother won't let me go into the water. She only allows me to pick some lotus flowers here and take them home."
After hearing this answer, the little girl was satisfied and held Xiaobao's hand tightly, "I see. Then I won't participate in the competition. I will stay here with you to pick lotus flowers. I know every lotus here very well. I can help you pick any one you like."
Feeling the heat coming from his hand, Xiaobao's cheeks turned red. It was the first time he held hands with a girl, and her hand was so soft.
The little girl didn't understand. Seeing Xiaobao's red cheeks, she quickly let go of her hand and said, "Is it too hot? Let me fan you."
As she spoke, the little girl raised her hands and started waving at Xiaobao.
The small palm didn't have much strength at all, but Xiaobao was made to blush by it.
Song Weiwei watched this scene with great interest. Seeing Xiaobao being teased with such a shocked look on his face, she really thought it was very cute.
Seeing that Song Weiwei and Xiaobao had not returned yet, Gu Yuan's mother could no longer sit still. She gave Erbao a few words of instruction and then headed towards Song Weiwei. When she saw Song Weiwei, she was staring at the three children in front of her with a silly smile on her face.
Gu Yuanniang frowned immediately, not knowing what Song Weiwei was doing. As soon as she approached, Song Weiwei immediately held Gu Yuanniang down, looked at her and said solemnly: "Our little treasure is so good-looking. I'm afraid that people who want to marry him will be so frustrated. I think it's better to find him a baby to marry you."
"Child marriage?"
Gu Yuanniang looked at Song Weiwei in confusion, but when she saw Xiaobao and the little girl together, she suddenly understood what Song Weiwei meant. She looked at her and continued, "What's this about child marriage? Go and help Xiaobao pick the lotus for me. You're thinking about this for such a young child. What will you do in the future? Besides, Xiaobao's marriage will naturally be decided by Miaomiao, so don't mess around with matchmaking here."
Listening to Gu Yuanniang's words, Song Weiwei lost interest and helped Xiaobao pick the lotus. When they were about to leave, the little girl beside him was still reluctant to hold Xiaobao's hand and refused to let go. Gu Yuanniang could only persuade her kindly: "Little girl, we are done today. If there is a chance in the future, can you play together again?"
The little girl's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Really? Will we have another chance to meet again in the future?"
"Of course."
Gu Yuan's mother nodded, and the little girl was finally not as sad as before. She stared in a daze in the direction where Xiaobao left. What Gu Yuan's mother said was of course true. Bai County was so small, and there were only a few well-known wealthy families. There would always be a chance for them to meet in the future.
Xiao Bao was naturally satisfied with picking his beloved lotus. He wanted to make dried flowers from the flowers and give them to Nan Zhi. Nan Zhi would definitely be very happy. While thinking about it, Xiao Bao suddenly thought of the little girl he met today. His ears turned red again. That little girl was too presumptuous and had no shame at all. However, apart from Er Bao and Nan Zhi, she was a good friend he had made with his own ability. Naturally, he was very happy.
After waiting for a while, I saw Erbao holding a beautiful lantern in his hand and walking towards the carriage happily: "You won."
Song Weiwei was a little surprised. She had been so busy watching Xiaobao and that little girl that she had forgotten about going to Aquinas for the competition. She hadn't expected them to be so good.
"Of course." Erbao said this with a little pride: "Godmother is the most powerful lotus picking master in Bai County. With her around, we will definitely win, unlike the stupid aunt."
Song Weiwei was just smiling happily, but when she heard what Erbao said, she immediately got angry and said, "Who are you calling the stupid aunt? I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"
The two of them were making a big fuss in the car, and finally Gu Yuan's mother couldn't stand it anymore and said something to stop the farce.
Erbao stuck out his tongue at Song Weiwei in dissatisfaction, then retracted his smiling face.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Erbao ran towards the main house without stopping. As expected, he saw Xu Miaomiao coaxing Xu Nianmiao in his arms. Erbao immediately took out the lotus lantern in his hand and looked at Xu Miaomiao with a little pride on his face: "Mother, you can give it to you."
"Wow, it's really beautiful."
Xu Miaomiao was a little shocked. This was true. Even in modern times, she had never seen such beautiful lotus flowers. At that time, she had been in the hospital and she had probably never seen many lanterns like this. It was of course a little novel when she saw it for the first time. While thanking Erbao, she looked at the lanterns with great joy.
"You guys did win the competition today, but our little treasure was almost engaged to someone else."
"What!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Miaomiao got nervous and immediately stood up, staring at Song Weiwei in disbelief. It's not that she was against child marriages, she just hoped that Xiaobao could choose the partner he wanted by himself, instead of being imprisoned like the people of this era. In her heart, she really didn't want to do that.
"Don't worry, Miaomiao, this won't happen."
Gu Yuanniang immediately spoke on the other side, and Xu Miaomiao then sighed.
"There was a little girl who liked Xiaobao and wanted to make friends with him. She might be too young to understand these things, so she said something a little too much. Don't take it to heart."
With Gu Yuanniang's answer, Xu Miaomiao also breathed a sigh of relief. Listening to Song Weiwei's words, she was really scared. It took her a long time to calm down.
She still hopes that her children can freely choose their own lives.
(End of this chapter)
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