Chapter 600 He is my cousin, I must like him
Song Yuntang shook his head.
"Young Master Gu is young and promising. He passed the imperial examination last year and is now a scholar in the Hanlin Academy. With the road paved by Lord Gu in the Imperial Academy for more than ten years, Your Majesty will give him a good platform to realize his ambitions, whether for the sake of Lord Gu's diligence over the years or for the sake of General Ge who died on the battlefield."
"As for Jiu'er, I dare not say anything about other people's houses, but in our house, I will certainly not let her suffer any grievances."
Jinshu nodded with admiration on his face.
"Our son-in-law now holds an important position in the Hanlin Academy. I think the people in the Hanlin Academy will give him a good place, even if they don't care about the monks' feelings."
Song Yuntang smiled.
"That's right."
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On the fifth day after Xu Yongwang and Jiang left, Xu Qingye asked for a long vacation from the court, and together with Xu Wencheng, he led his family back to Lushan Village to accompany Hu for the last time.
She was also asked to take a look at her granddaughter-in-law who had just arrived, and her two little great-grandchildren before leaving.
On the seventh day of June, Hu died.
He passed away peacefully and his funeral was very grand.
Over the years, Xu Yuande and Hu have treated Nian'er well.
Hu's death made Nian'er so sad that she lost a lot of weight.
Song Yuntang didn't say much, just asked her to mourn.
Now that everyone has their own family, Nian'er doesn't want to take up the time of her cousins and their wives and uncle and aunt. When she's in a bad mood, she'll go sit on the hill.
Looking at the scenery and feeling the mountain breeze will help you feel a little more relaxed.
When her grandmother passed away, she met Xu Cui again.
Ever since Cheng Fu took a widow home and Xu Cui was reluctant to part with her, Xu Yuande and Hu no longer paid any attention to her.
She is not living well now.
Not only did she have to take care of the widow's children, but all the laundry and cooking work for the family also fell on her.
Because my parents don’t care about me now.
If she was not satisfied with something, Cheng Fu would either beat or scold her.
After Hu's funeral, Xu Cui found Nian'er and proposed to leave the Cheng family and live with her, but Nian'er did not respond.
Her biological parents were like nightmares to her.
She just wanted to get away.
Xu Cui regretted her decision and went back to Cheng's house wiping her tears.
Since Xu Changgen opened the Xinglin Medical Clinic in Anyang County, he has been there with Dahuang to help. He has been in contact with Nian'er for a long time, and they have become familiar with each other over time.
He, Xu Wencheng, and Xu Erniu are close friends, so he has always treated Nian'er as his sister.
Whenever I saw her going up the hill, I would bring some delicious food from home and at the beginning I would also pick some sour and soft fruits from the mountain for her.
"Try it. It's freshly picked from the mountain. It seems to taste good."
As soon as Nian'er took a bite, she forgot her worries immediately because of the sour taste.
Seeing this, Xu Changgen just laughed at her.
When Nian'er saw his gloating look, she cried out of grievance the first time, but fell into his trap a few more times afterwards. She felt angry and amused at the same time. After spitting out the sour fruit in her mouth, she couldn't help but punch him a few times with her fist.
"I'm so sad and you're still bullying me. You deserve it for not being able to get a sister-in-law at the age of twenty-one."
Xu Changgen glanced in her direction and smiled foolishly.
“It’s because I’m too busy.”
"Isn't my brother Wencheng busier than you? He's already married..."
Speaking of Xu Wencheng, Nian'er felt both happy and a little regretful.
There are some happiness that people like her are not worthy of pursuing.
Before this, she had let it go long ago.
Seeing her expression, Xu Changgen couldn't help but ask.
"Do you like him?"
Nian'er said frankly, "He is my cousin, of course I like him, just like Brother Qingye, Brother Liangping and Brother Chengji, but now they are all married, so I can't get close to them like before, so as to avoid misunderstandings from my sisters-in-law."
Xu Changgen kept looking at her while she spoke.
Seeing that she seemed to have only brotherly feelings for Xu Wencheng, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He plucked up his courage.
"Nian'er, you are eighteen now. You are unmarried and I am unmarried. We know each other well. If you don't mind, why don't you consider me?"
Nian'er looked in his direction with some surprise, then turned around as if she had heard a joke.
"I guess Brother Changgen has also heard about the villagers talking about how I was sold to Shili Village by the Cheng family a few years ago?"
She smiled self-deprecatingly.
"My sister-in-law asked me about my opinion on marriage before."
"It's just that after what happened, I have no intention of getting married in this life. Brother Changgen, please don't make such jokes in the future."
She said, standing up.
"I have something else to do, so I'll go back first."
Looking at her thin and flustered back, Xu Changgen felt a little distressed.
He naturally knew that Nian'er was sold to Master Lu from Shili Village by her biological parents. At that time, it was Wencheng's eldest brother, sister-in-law and two uncles who went to Shili Village to find her and brought her back.
After hearing about that incident, Nian'er was depressed for a while before she cheered up again.
He and Nian'er had been together day and night in Xinglin Medical Clinic for two or three years, and he had seen the little girl's understanding, ability, and kindness.
Being sold did not become an obstacle for him to like her.
I didn't mention it to her before because she was young and I was worried it would scare her.
Seeing that she had finally come of age and he himself was old enough to no longer withstand the urging of his family to get married, he finally mustered up the courage to talk to her about it.
But I didn't expect to get such an answer.
But he still felt unwilling.
After sitting quietly on the hill for a while, he went to Xu Yongwang's house.
Xu Wencheng was playing with his two little nephews in the yard. The grape vines that Song Yuntang had dug from the mountains had already climbed all over the racks. The house had been renovated by Xu Yongwang and Jiang, and it was now large and spacious. The two puppies that the villagers had given them as a thank you had grown up.
The two puppies seemed to understand human nature. From the moment they saw their masters, whom they had never met before, they began to wag their tails and lick them.
Yun Xiao, who was only one year and four months old and had just learned to walk, was licked by the dog. He was so frightened that he lost his balance and fell to the ground, crying loudly.
Afterwards, Xu Wen took him to play with the dog every day in order to train his courage.
Now I am brave enough to climb up when I see a dog. I will ride on the dog's back and pull its ears and shout, "Gee! Gee!"
They were pressed down so hard that they lay on the ground and couldn't get up.
Hao Ting, who was only three years older than Yun Xiao, was not much better. He chased the dog around in the yard all day long. It was a hot day and the dog was so tired that it stuck out its tongue and panted.
Later on, whenever the two children were at home, the dog would hide under the car and would not come out.
No matter how the two children called them, they drooped their ears to cover their cochleas and slept peacefully. They would not come out until the children had rested.
Song Yuntang was too lazy to pay attention to all this.
Being naughty is a child's nature. As long as they don't do anything against principles or harm others, she can turn a blind eye.
As for the two dogs, she couldn't take sides and could only let them fend for themselves.
However, Xu Yongwang and Jiang were so happy to see their two little grandsons playing mischievously that Xu Yongwang even bought a group of ducklings for the children.
Whenever Hao Ting went out, the little ducks would line up in a long queue and follow behind him, just like a high-ranking official on patrol.
The villagers were also very surprised to see this delicate and handsome little boy.
"Qingye's wife is really good at giving birth. Look at this child, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he will definitely be a promising person in the future."
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