Chapter 193 The eldest son should never, ever set his sights on Awu!
The letter was written by Old Lady Liu's eldest son.
The first half of the chapter was spent on asking about the health of Old Lady Liu, and a few sentences about Ah Wu's recent situation. The last few sentences, however, tactfully mentioned that Ah Wu was not young anymore, and that a young and promising official he knew was the youngest son of a certain family. Three years ago, his wife died, leaving behind only a baby in swaddling clothes. If Ah Wu could marry into the family, as the youngest daughter-in-law, she would not have to deal with household affairs; and after Ah Wu married into the family, the three-year-old child could be raised by Ah Wu. Ah Wu had a legitimate son left by his previous wife, so if he did not want to have children, he would not have to suffer the pain of childbirth in the future.
Old Lady Liu was so angry that she tore up the letter immediately.
What the hell!
Do you really think he is too old to be noticed? He is just using the excuse of worrying about Awu's life-long affairs to cover up his sinister intentions!
This is because he is about to retire and return to his hometown, so he is in a hurry to ask A Wu for help!
Pooh!
What Qinghe Cui family? That wicked man actually wants to let his Ah Wu be his concubine!
What is a concubine? When she becomes a concubine, she must perform the rites of a concubine in front of the tablet of the original wife!
The more Old Lady Liu thought about it, the angrier she became!
Boss, you are bullying Ah Wu because his parents are no longer around!
Old Mrs. Liu felt a little distressed again. If Awu's father was still alive, he would have gone straight to the main house and had a fight with his eldest brother.
Old Lady Liu was immersed in grief, but a little hand gently patted his back and called out worriedly, "Grandfather?"
Old Lady Liu came back to her senses.
Ah Wu stood in front of him with a worried look on his face. "Grandfather, are you feeling unwell somewhere? Can I pour you a cup of hot tea?"
Old Mrs. Liu's sadness was dispelled by her granddaughter's words. She nodded and said hello.
Ah Wu brought over a cup of hot tea and handed it to Old Lady Liu personally.
Old Lady Liu also gave Ah Wu some face and took several sips before putting down the teacup.
Ah Wu simply sat in the chair next to Old Lady Liu, with a worried look on her face: "Grandfather, if you feel uncomfortable anywhere, remember to tell Ah Wu."
Old Mrs. Liu looked at her granddaughter with loving eyes and said "OK" again.
Ah Wu originally wanted to ask Old Lady Liu about the bribery, but she forgot about it after being interrupted by the letter.
After returning to the room, Ah Wu sat and played with the two things that Old Lady Liu had bought for her from Yu's store. It took her a long time to remember what they were.
"Ah! I forgot to ask Grandfather."
Ah Wu slapped his head, a little depressed, "Moliu, why didn't you remind me..."
Moliu thought, considering the atmosphere in which the old lady was so angry that she tore up all the letters from the capital, how could a mere servant like her dare to ask anything?
But Ah Wu was naturally good-natured. She said to herself, "It's nothing. I'll ask Si Yang later."
She lay down on the bed and hummed a song carefree.
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After Moliu left, Old Lady Liu and Master Mao sat in the flower hall for quite a while.
Master Mao had been with Old Lady Liu for so many years, and they had a special bond. He took the initiative to ask, "Is that a letter from the master in the capital?"
Old Lady Liu snorted coldly: "That evil creature, I'm not even dead yet, and you're already targeting Ah Wu!"
He simply told her about the letter in which his eldest son mentioned that he wanted to marry Ah Wu to the youngest son of the Cui family in Qinghe.
Master Mao sighed, and after a while he said, "...I heard that the Emperor has arrested a group of fraudsters in Beijing, and one of them is a classmate of Master who has known him for many years. I think Master feels that the officialdom is turbulent, and he is eager to seize the relationship with the aristocratic family to stabilize his position."
Old Lady Liu naturally knew this.
He looked a little gloomy. "The boss has been quite honest these years. Although he has done some small things, our emperor is not the kind of person who would leave others alone... In consideration of my years of serving the country and the people, as long as the boss doesn't take the initiative to commit suicide, at least he can be guaranteed to be rich."
But his eldest son was obviously greedy and wanted to go further.
Normally, if a son wants to make progress, parents should be happy.
But Old Lady Liu knew very well that her eldest son was mediocre in talent and learning, and if he took any further steps, he would not be able to make it - that would be fine, but her eldest son should never, ever set his sights on Ah Wu!
Old Lady Liu took a deep breath.
I began to think about what connections I could use in Beijing.
As long as he is alive, Ah Wu doesn't have to worry about others because he is protecting her.
But he is already old, if anything happens to him, he needs to think carefully about who has the connections to protect his Ah Wu...
Old Mrs. Liu racked her brains and thought about it all night.
When I woke up the next day, I felt a little top-heavy.
Mr. Mao was a little worried: "Old man, how about asking a doctor to come and see you?"
Old Lady Liu waved her hand and said, "It's okay. I know my own body well."
After thinking it over again and again, he decided that he should take a closer look at the Yu family.
He wanted Ah Wu to be a happy little girl.
Old Master Liu took Master Mao out.
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Xingxing woke up and was getting dressed when she heard Shuanghe, who was holding her outer coat, suddenly exclaim "Ah".
Shuang He's tone was full of surprise: "Why do I feel that Miss Xingxing's clothes have grown a little taller? The wrists of this outer dress are a little exposed. I'll go and loosen the excess space at the cuffs."
If Xingxing hadn't still been sitting in the quilt, she would have jumped for joy: "Xingxing is taller!"
The granddaughter was growing up fast, and Mrs. Wei was grinning from ear to ear.
Although some surplus was left when the outer garment was made, Mrs. Wei made the decision directly and went to the cloth shop to buy some more cloth.
Not only Xingxing, but all the women in the family made two more sets of clothes.
There are a few brothers who are growing up, and it’s time to buy some cloth to make some clothes.
Spring is almost here, and wearing new clothes will bring good luck!
After Xingxing got up and had breakfast with her brothers, Mrs. Wei asked Shuanghe to measure the brothers' sizes so that she could have a rough idea in mind and go to the cloth shop to buy cloth later.
The Yu family had a lively and noisy breakfast. Mrs. Wei helped out in the store for a while. It was almost noon and the store was not very busy. Mrs. Wei then took Xingxing's hand and took Shuanghe out to the cloth shop.
At present, Mrs. Wei is the head of the Yu family who controls the financial power. She is never stingy and always buys the cloth according to the amount of clothes for each person.
Even Shuanghe and Shuangyun were included, but in order to distinguish them, the patterns of their clothes were slightly simpler.
"...I bought this old piece of cloth from you, can you give me a discount?" Mrs. Wei bargained with the cloth shop owner enthusiastically. The cloth shop owner smiled bitterly and said, "Old sister, every time you come, I give you the lowest price."
"Maybe cheaper..."
The two men were bargaining for the price and didn't notice that a figure quietly went out of the door and gave a brief summary of what they saw in the store to Old Lady Liu, who was sitting in a carriage half a block away.