As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Yuan's mother and Xu Miaomiao were both stunned on the spot for a moment, unable to move. They were so shocked that they couldn't say anything. Xu Miaomiao even fixed her eyes on Gu Yuan's mother and tilted her head towards her, as if asking, what's going on, Xiaobao and Erbao just went to participate in a lotus picking competition, and they picked up their child engagement like this.
Seeing the two of you were shocked, the woman also touched her head a little embarrassedly, smiled slightly, patted the little girl next to her and said: "This is my little girl, Tang Tang, she said that she met a young man named Xiao Bao when she was picking lotus pods last time, and she was very happy, so I brought her here. I wonder if that young man is from your family?"
The woman's pupils were clear, and there was no sign of any unusual thoughts. Gu Yuanniang and Xu Miaomiao looked at each other in silence.
Only then did Xu Miaomiao realize that there was a cute little girl next to her. The girl was wearing a pink dress and had big, charming eyes. Thinking of this, Xu Miaomiao sighed secretly. How come children nowadays are so pretty? Thinking about how dark she was when she was a child, she almost felt inferior.
"Mrs. Xu?"
Seeing that Xu Miaomiao hadn't spoken for a long time, the woman simply continued, "Although I haven't met Madam Xu's little treasure, but I've seen that Madam Xu and Gu Yuanniang are very eloquent. I'm sure your little son must be gentle and elegant. If my child can marry into your scholarly family, I'll naturally be very happy."
"Mrs. Tang really thinks highly of us."
Xu Miaomiao reacted and spoke immediately. Looking at the elegant woman in front of her, she must be from a well-off family. Besides, the little girl was also very charming. She didn't realize that Madam Tang wanted to get married. Besides, would she be so confident in marrying her daughter to a child she had never even met? Xu Miaomiao still had some doubts in her heart.
Seeing Xu Miaomiao was stunned again, Gu Yuanniang hurriedly tried to smooth things over and said, "Mrs. Tang, you don't know that although we are a family of scholars, we care most about our children's opinions. In our opinion, Miss Tang is naturally a lovely and charming girl, but even though we are Xiaobao's parents, we cannot make this decision for him."
"Oh?" The woman looked at the two people in front of her with some doubt. After a moment of silence, she spoke: "But since ancient times, hasn't it always been the parents' words and the matchmaker's name? Why don't you, a family of scholars, be taboo about these things?"
Gu Yuan's mother was speechless after hearing this and looked at Xu Miaomiao for help.
Xu Miaomiao then coughed softly and said, "That's true, but our family is different from before. We value the physical and mental freedom of our children the most. If we let him marry someone who seems well-behaved in our eyes but he doesn't like, wouldn't that ruin his life? We can't do such a thing."
As soon as the voice fell, the woman opposite did not see that she was a little dissatisfied. She looked at the child next to her, then looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "If Madam Xu and Gu Yuanniang don't like our Tang Tang, just tell me directly. Why tell me such a lie? Although my family is also in business, I prefer people to be straightforward rather than those who beat around the bush."
The woman calmly took a sip of the teacup in front of her.
Although it was a scolding, Xu Miaomiao could not hate the Madam Tang in front of her. It was just as she said. Since Madam Tang could say it directly, she must be straightforward. Seeing that she still didn't believe it, Xu Miaomiao looked at the two of them and said immediately: "Since Madam Tang doesn't believe me, why don't you call Xiaobao out and ask him if he is willing. If he agrees to get engaged, then I will definitely not say anything. If he does anything to let Madam Tang down in the future, I will definitely kick him out of this door. How do you think?"
As soon as Xu Miaomiao finished speaking, there was no sound from the other side. Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao waved her hand, and soon Xiaobao was brought to the front hall. At this time, Xiaobao was still walking absent-mindedly, as if something was bothering him. When he saw Xu Miaomiao, he saluted politely and didn't care about the people next to him at all.
"Xiaobao!"
Tang Tang came over immediately when she saw Xiao Bao, and directly grabbed his sleeve, looking at him blinking. Her straight gaze made Xiao Bao blush instantly. Suddenly, he remembered what this little girl had done to him in the pool. His face turned red, and he stammered, not knowing what to say for a long time.
"Xiaobao, today this Lady Tang and Lady Tang came here to ask you if you have any intention of getting married."
Seeing her son so shy, Xu Miaomiao immediately started to explain. Thinking about it, her son was already ten years old this year. She usually told him a lot about these things. Besides, in this era, men should get married at the age of sixteen. Xu Miaomiao asked directly.
When Xiaobao heard this, his cheeks turned even redder. The little girl next to him looked at him straight with eyes full of expectation.
"Xiao, Xiaobao, please follow your mother's instructions."
After hesitating for a long time, Xiaobao finally said this, but Xu Miaomiao was a little unhappy when she heard this. She looked at him and said, "Xiaobao, you have to live your life from now on. You must make your own decisions. No matter what decision you make today, your mother will support you. But if you really like someone, you must be responsible for her for the rest of your life."
Xiao Bao was startled and didn't speak for a long time. He looked at the little girl in front of him for a long time, and then he took a step forward as if he had mustered up the courage: "Tang Tang, thank you for liking me, but we have only met once and don't know each other well enough. I'm afraid it would be too hasty and unfair to you to get married like this. Besides, you are still young and may not understand this matter well enough. It may be inconvenient if you get married."
Xu Miaomiao was stunned by Xiaobao's words. She didn't expect that Xiaobao, who usually didn't talk, had such clear thoughts after he started talking. He could explain things clearly without hurting Tang Tang and expressed his feelings. He had a very high EQ.
Xu Miaomiao sighed secretly in her heart.
"Will you still play with me in the future?" Tang Tang suddenly asked this question, leaving everyone stunned.
After all, he is still a child. I guess he wants to get married because he wants to have a playmate.
Xiaobao nodded carefully: "Of course."
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