"Xinghua, Chun'er, are you here?"
Xinghua took two steps forward generously.
"Well, Brother Huaiyu, these are the herbs my father needs today. Please help me pack them!"
Huaiyu took the prescription directly and threw it to Lele.
"Lele, quickly help the two girls pack."
Lele stuck out his nose at him and muttered to himself,
"Every time you see Miss Xinghua, your eyes widen."
Huaiyu ignored his mumbling and said to Xinghua:
"Xinghua, there's a flower market in the city tomorrow. Let's go shopping together. Are you free?"
Xinghua bit her lip and nodded while pulling the handkerchief in her hand.
"Okay, I'll tell my dad tomorrow. I just don't know if he'll let me out."
Watching what the two of them were talking about, Chun'er rested one hand on her chin, watching Lele packing the herbs, and said boredly:
"Xiao Lele, did you hear that? There's a flower market tomorrow, shall we go too?"
"I don't like flowers, but my mother does. I might as well buy a few pots for her."
"I didn't expect you to be so filial. Unlike me, I want to be filial but there's no one to be filial to."
"Why?"
Lele raised her head and looked at her in surprise.
Chun Er pouted and shook her head.
"My parents are long gone. I grew up in my aunt's house, that is, Sister Xinghua's house."
Hearing this, Lele suddenly felt a little sympathy for the girl in front of him.
At this time, Xiaoling and Liu Dechang walked in. As soon as they entered the door, Xiaoling couldn't wait to shout,
"Huaiyu, Lele, come here quickly, I have something good to tell you."
Huaiyu, who was chatting happily with Xinghua, glanced at Xiaoling and said to Xinghua:
"Wait a moment, let me see what my grandma wants me to do."
Xinghua smiled and nodded.
"Okay, go get busy!"
Huaiyu then came to Xiaoling,
"Grandma, what's the hurry?"
"Huaiyu, grandma has arranged a marriage for you. We will meet in three days. Be mentally prepared. Then, put up a notice at the door and close the shop for a day."
Hearing this, Lele blinked a few times and came over.
"Grandma, Huaiyu has something to do. I can take care of it here. Why do you want to close the door?"
"Silly child, grandma has also found a marriage for you. Let's meet in three days."
Xiaoling's voice was so loud that Xinghua, who was standing not far away, suddenly felt a little dizzy. She covered her head with one hand and shook her body. Chun'er hurried over.
"Sister Xinghua, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing the shout, Huaiyu also ran over quickly.
"Miss Xinghua, are you okay?"
Xinghua hurriedly shook her head.
"It's okay, I just feel a little dizzy."
"Why don't you sit here and rest for a while?"
"No need, Chun'er, is the medicine package ready? Pay the money and let's go back!"
Chun'er held the medicine bag in front of her.
"alright."
Xinghua didn't look at Huaiyu again, but walked towards the door with Chun'er.
Xiaoling was still immersed in the idea of finding wives for Huaiyu and Lele, and didn't notice at all that Huaiyu's face had become a little ugly at this time.
"Huaiyu, did you hear what grandma said to you?"
Huaiyu nodded somewhat disappointedly.
"Grandma, I understand. I still have a lot of work to do here. You and Grandpa should go back first. We can talk about this matter when we get home tonight."
Xiaoling thought for a while and nodded directly.
"That's fine. Let's go back first. You should go back early tonight."
After saying this, Xiaoling and Liu Dechang left the house.
Looking at their backs, Lele asked in confusion,
"Brother, do you like Sister Xinghua? Why don't you just tell grandma?"
Huaiyu hurriedly shook her head to deny it.
"No, Xinghua said her father wanted her to find someone in the government. I don't think I'll ever be able to meet her requirements in this lifetime."
"Hey, what's so good about being an official? It's better for us ordinary people to live happily."
"But Xinghua's father doesn't think so. He said that even if he doesn't want to find an official, he must find a scholar who has the opportunity to go to the capital to take the imperial examination and become the top scorer, and then serve in the capital in the future. Tell me, which of these requirements can I meet?"
"So you're planning to give up on Sister Xinghua?"
"That's not the case. I've made up my mind. Tomorrow when I go to the flower market, I'll tell her my feelings. If she agrees, I'll go to her house and give her the betrothal gift..."
"Her father is obviously a snob. He thinks he's the richest man in Tongyou City just because he runs a small clinic. If he knew the identities of our father and mother, he would be scared to death."
"Le Le, Mom told us a long time ago that we must never reveal our identities easily, otherwise it will easily cause unnecessary trouble. Besides, I like Xinghua because I want her to marry me willingly, not because of Dad and Mom's identities, nor because of our family's status. Do you understand?"
Lele twitched her nose at him and said faintly:
"Of course I don't understand, but I still hope that Sister Xinghua will agree to marry you tomorrow. That way, I'll have a sister-in-law, and Grandma won't have to worry about you and think about finding a matchmaker for you."
"Don't talk about me, grandma is still trying to find a match for you. I saw you and Chun'er were chatting happily, do you like her?"
"No, no."
Lele waved his hands in denial.
"I don't like her, but grandma is really a little anxious. At my age, it's so good to do business peacefully. Why should I get married and have children?"
"I used to think so too, your brother. But when I saw the apricot blossoms, my thoughts changed. Sometimes I think, how wonderful it would be if I could see apricot blossoms more often!"
At this point, he lowered his head in disappointment. Lele, perhaps seeing what he was thinking, patted his shoulder and comforted him:
"Don't worry, I saw Sister Xinghua look at you differently, she must like you too."
Having said that, Huaiyu still felt a little uneasy in his heart.
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