Chapter 205 Mid-Autumn Festival
Shen Jinyu also agreed. Yan'er was a young master from a rich family. How could he marry a peasant girl? If others knew about it, both the Xie and Shen families would be ridiculed.
Su Yuyan often came to the mansion to look for her daughter. She had also seen her at the banquet. She was gentle, dignified and talented. Only such a woman was worthy of Yan'er.
She also hoped to find a wife for Yan'er who would be helpful to him.
She said, "Then I'll write him a letter and tell him I've found someone for him."
Xie Zhenhuai shook his head: "No need, just tell him not to worry. It's your mother, Old Madam Shen's birthday in more than a month. It's not a big birthday, so they won't go back to Beijing to hold a big one. Then we'll go to Anping County, and you can tell him that you'll be back to celebrate the old lady's birthday in a while, and then we'll come to propose marriage in person."
"good."
Xie Zhenghuai added: "By the way, your elder brother was promoted to the position of Shangshu today. You should prepare some gifts and go to congratulate him."
"Really?" Shen Jinyu's face lit up: "I'll go prepare the gifts now and go back to the Shen Mansion later."
Xie Zhenghuai flicked his sleeves and walked out.
The nanny said, "Madam, Master Yan is smart and wise, and he is not a fool. He likes that girl, and I think that girl has her own advantages. I think you can ask the master first to see what the situation is."
Shen Jinyu said: "No matter how good she is, she can't jump from a peasant girl to an official's daughter. I won't agree to this marriage."
The nanny had no choice but to shut up. Marriage is a serious matter and it is up to the parents and the matchmaker to decide. If the master and mistress don't agree, Young Master Yan's marriage will not be possible.
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is here in a blink of an eye.
Xie Yan and Shen Yu went to pick up the old couple Shen first.
In the carriage, Xie Yan said, "Grandpa and grandma, I have decided to propose to Wanyue."
Shen Yu was shocked: What did she miss? She got it so quickly?
Old Man Shen and his wife looked at each other, and Old Lady Shen smiled and said, "Girl Yue is worthy, but this is your marriage after all, so you have to report it to your parents no matter what."
"I know. I have already written to them and asked my mother to send someone to deliver the engagement letter. If there was no engagement letter, I would not have waited until now to propose marriage."
"I'm afraid your parents won't agree. You have to be mentally prepared. I'll write a letter to your mother later to persuade her."
"Thank you, Grandma."
When they arrived at Li's house, Zhao Suying greeted them warmly and was much more at ease than before.
Mr. Shen set up the chess pieces and waited for Li Youshan to return with the holiday gift before they could start playing chess.
Li Wanyue and a few children were making lanterns. When they saw them coming, they stood up and greeted them.
Old Mrs. Shen held Li Wanyue's hand. The more she looked at her, the better she thought this girl was. She was a good match for her grandson.
Then Mrs. Shen and Zhao Suying went to the kitchen to see the dishes being prepared.
Shen Yu, Li Dachuan and Li Erhu play Landlord.
Xie Yan helped make lanterns.
He said, "My marriage proposal is with my mother. I have already written to her and asked her to send someone to deliver it. I am afraid it will take some time before I can propose marriage."
"Oh, I'm not in a hurry."
Xie Yan approached her and whispered, "Why aren't you in a hurry? I'm such a talented and beautiful person, you don't want to get engaged as soon as possible, aren't you afraid that others will miss me?"
"You're talking as if you won't be missed after you get married. What if someone likes you and would rather be a concubine than marry you?"
"Then I can only apologize, my heart is too small, it can only accommodate you."
Li Wanyue pursed her lips and smiled.
Shen Yu, who was listening nearby, almost threw a bomb at a small six.
Is this still his brother?
He picked up the teacup and took a big gulp.
Li Wanyue asked, "Is there any news from Building 3?"
"He's working in the suburbs of Beijing. Don't worry, someone will take good care of him."
Li Wanyue nodded.
At lunch, Old Lady Shen looked at the little girls sitting obediently and asked, "Xiao An and Xiao Kang are studying. Are Xiao Lan and the others learning anything?"
"They used to study and learn piano at home with Yueyue. Now they go to the village to study, and Yueyue teaches them piano when they return home."
"Want to learn embroidery?"
"I want to learn. Do you know an embroiderer? Can I invite someone to come to my house to teach me?"
Old Lady Shen said, "Isn't there someone who can teach me right in front of me? My embroiderers are not that good, but they are definitely better than the average embroiderers. I can also do Suzhou embroidery."
As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief and showed it to everyone: "Look, this is the handkerchief I embroidered."
The plum blossoms above the handkerchief came alive, and Xiaolan and the others' eyes lit up. They also wanted to learn how to do it.
Zhao Suying smiled and said, "The old lady's embroidery is really good, but it's not very convenient to run back and forth to the town."
"I can live here and teach for free, as long as you provide food and lodging."
When Old Man Shen heard this, he immediately said, "I can do that too. I can teach them Go and also give them some advice on their studies."
Shen Yu raised his hand. What could he teach? Eating, drinking and having fun?
Before he could think about it, Xie Yan pulled his arm down.
"You have nothing to teach."
Shen Yu glared at him, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
Li Youshan asked: "Will this be too much trouble for you?"
"It's no trouble, it's no trouble. We are bored in town, it's very quiet. We can find something to do to kill time."
Li Wanyue remembered what Xie Yan said, that the old couple liked to be lively.
But seeing how excited they were, Xiaolan and the others really wanted to learn, so she said, "In that case, thank you very much, old man and old lady. I'll have someone clean up the guest room later, and you can move in anytime."
"OK."
Xie Yan and Shen Yu looked at each other. What should they do if their grandmother always worries about other people's families?
After nightfall, when the moon was bright in the sky, candles were lit in the yard. A piece of paper with a riddle written on it was hung under the lantern. If the riddle was answered correctly, two cents would be rewarded.
Several children were happily guessing riddles.
Others sat together eating moon cakes, drinking tea and admiring the moon.
Old Lady Shen took Li Wanyue to sit in the pavilion in the backyard and said, "Yueyue, A Yan has told us that he wants to propose to you. The old man and I are very happy. Finally, there will be someone to accompany him in the future."
As Old Lady Shen spoke, there was some sadness in her eyes.
She went on, "You don't know, this child is very bitter, blaming me and the old man for spoiling his mother. When his mother was still married, she loved his father Xie Zhenghuai, but it was a pity that Xie Zhenghuai married someone else in the end.
She was so sad that she didn't step out of the yard for a long time. I thought she was young and had only known this for a short time. She would be fine when she grew up.
Two years later, Xie Zhenghuai's wife died of illness, leaving behind only his eldest son who was less than a year old. Xie Zhenghuai was a romantic man, and it is conceivable how much of a blow it was to him that his beloved left him when they were most affectionate. He would always have that first wife in his heart.
So, a year later, when the old lady of the Xie family was arranging a marriage for Xie Zhenghuai, those who had a certain family background did not want to marry into his family.
Families with high social status would not let their daughters marry down to become someone's second wife and raise children; and the Xie family looked down on those with low social status. At that time, the Xie family was far inferior to my Shen family.
But my silly daughter was determined to get married. The old man and I disagreed, so she went on a hunger strike. In the end, we had no choice but to agree to let her get married.
After marrying into the Xie family, she treated the eldest son of Xie Zhenghuai and his first wife with all her heart. It was understandable when they didn't have any children, but after A-Yan was born, she had to take care of A-Yan and could only devote half of her energy to the eldest son.
But the eldest young master is in poor health. He is either sick today or in pain tomorrow. In short, whenever he is unhappy or uncomfortable, Xie Zhenghuai will blame my silly daughter.
In order to reassure Xie Zhenghuai, she had to put her eldest son first in everything. She felt that Ayan was still young and would not rely on her too much, so it would be fine if he had a wet nurse to take care of him. "
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