Chapter 550: Today is not a good day
"Don't tell anyone what you just saw!"
After returning to the Zhou Mansion, Daohua couldn't help but give Zhou Jingwan some instructions.
Zhou Jingwan nodded: "Don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter."
The two first went to the main courtyard to meet Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Li.
Because tomorrow is Zhou Chengye's wedding day, some families that are on good terms with the Zhou family have arrived early. The ladies and girls from each family gather together, making it very lively.
After greeting the ladies and chatting about family matters, Daohua was thinking about what she had just seen on the street. She said something to Zhou Jingwan and took the time to leave.
Not long after returning to Zhou Jingwan's yard, Wang Maner came back.
"How is it? Did you find out?" Daohua asked a little anxiously.
Wang Man'er nodded and said, "I followed the carriage all the way to the gate of Wangyue Academy. I asked the gatekeeper and found out that the girl was the daughter of Master Lu from the academy."
Daohua frowned. "Master Lu?" He hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly, "I remember the teacher who taught Big Brother policy essays was surnamed Lu, right?"
Wang Maner nodded. "It seems so. I remember that once when the master was testing the old man, he praised Master Lu, who was teaching him, for his novel ideas."
Rice flowers fell silent.
Wang Man'er asked, "Miss, do you want to tell the lady about this?"
Daohua shook her head decisively: "No, since Big Brother didn't say anything, let's just pretend we don't know. Maybe nothing happened at all, and we're just overthinking it."
At the same time, in the No. 1 restaurant in Xingzhou City.
Seeing Yan Wenxiu pouring wine into his mouth, Zhou Chengye felt a headache. He reached out and forcibly snatched the wine jug from him: "Don't drink anymore. If you go back reeking of alcohol, how are you going to explain to your aunt?"
Yan Wenxiu leaned his head back dejectedly and said nothing.
Zhou Chengye sighed, "If you really like Miss Lu, you should go and tell your uncle and aunt clearly. Given how much they love you, they might agree."
Yan Wenxiu shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I'm different from you. You can choose the girl you like without caring about family background, but I can't."
"My family comes from a farming background. My father worked hard in the officialdom alone to achieve our current status. If I want the Yan family to move forward, I must marry a wife who can bring benefits to the Yan family."
Hearing this, Zhou Chengye fell silent. He could understand Yan Wenxiu's feelings very well because he was also the eldest son in the family, and as the eldest son he needed to take responsibility for the prosperity of the family.
"How about taking Miss Lu as your concubine?"
Yan Wenxiu shook his head: "Let's not talk about whether Master Lu agrees or not. Even if he agrees, I can't bear to let Lu Ran suffer like this." After saying this, he was silent for a while.
"My eldest sister once said that once you marry a wife, you have to be responsible for her. I can't enjoy the benefits brought by the Yue family while at the same time wronging their daughter. That would be too shameless."
Zhou Chengye disagreed: "Why is it so? It's natural for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Even if it's not Miss Lu, you will have other concubines in the future."
Yan Wenxiu remained silent. After a while, he picked up the wine pot and poured himself another glass of wine. He drank it in one gulp and then placed the glass heavily on the table. "Lü Ran deserves better. She will be married in a formal way in the future, take care of the household, and raise children. I need to shoulder my responsibilities."
Seeing him like this, Zhou Chengye didn't want to say anything else.
Yan Wenxiu stood up and said, "Let's go back. You're going to be a groom tomorrow, so you have to go back and prepare well."
Zhou Mansion.
After lunch, seeing that Mrs. Zhou was busy, Mrs. Li took Yan Yihan and Yan Yishuang back to the guest house to rest.
Because Zhou Jingwan was busy, Daohua came to Mrs. Li.
"mother!"
Mrs. Li pulled her daughter to sit beside her and asked, "Why do you look so listless?"
Daohua leaned on Madam Li's shoulder and said, "I'm a little tired."
Madam Li smiled and said, "Since you are tired, just stay in the room and don't run around."
Then, Mrs. Li talked to Daohua about the ladies and ladies she met today, and then she mentioned Zhou Jingwan's trip to Beijing.
"This morning, before the guests arrived, Madam Zhou and I were chatting, saying that they came to Beijing this time to find a husband for Jingwan."
Daohua was shocked by this and looked at Madam Li anxiously: "Mother, what did you just say? What is Jingwan doing in the capital?"
Mrs. Li found her daughter's confused reaction amusing. "Look at you, what's so surprising about this? Jingwan is older than you and will soon be coming of age. Isn't it normal for your Aunt Zhou to start arranging marriages for her?"
As he spoke, a look of regret appeared on his face.
"In the blink of an eye, you girls are all old enough to get married."
Daohua reassured, "Mother, Jingwan clearly said she was only going to the capital to visit Master Zhou Er and his family. Could Madam Zhou be joking?"
Madam Li glanced at Daohua and said, "How can a mother joke about her daughter's marriage? Jingwan doesn't know because Madam Zhou didn't tell her." She paused and said, "I envy the Zhou family. They have connections in the capital and can choose a good one for Jingwan. We don't have that."
Daohua rubbed her throbbing temples and didn't hear what Madam Li was saying at all. She thought to herself that today was not a good day.
First, he caught the eldest brother having an affair with the girl from the teacher's family, and now he received such unexpected news.
Seeing that her daughter didn't look very good, Mrs. Li asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Daohua shook her head, was silent for a while, and looked at Mrs. Li with a hesitant look.
Mrs. Li was puzzled when she saw this: "Why did you come out from the west today? Why did you become so hesitant and unhappy?"
Daohua took a deep breath and asked tentatively, "Mom, do you think it's possible for our family to marry into the Zhou family?"
Mrs. Li immediately raised her eyes to look at Daohua, and when she thought of her youngest son's previous marriage proposal, her brows twitched. "Explain yourself clearly!"
Daohua: "Third brother, third brother seems to like Jingwan."
Hearing this, Mrs. Li suddenly felt a headache. She knew that the children got along well with each other, but one or two of them were secretly having an affair, which made her very annoyed.
If this kind of thing gets out, how will others view the Yan family?
Suddenly, Madam Li grabbed Daohua and said, "Yiyi, tell me honestly, you didn't learn from your two brothers, did you?"
Daohua's heart skipped a beat, and she looked away evasively, saying in a vague voice, "No."
Madam Li frowned and looked at Daohua with a serious face, "Yiyi, a woman's reputation is above all else. You can't do something as immoral as getting married in secret."
Daohua frowned: "Mom, what are you talking about? Of course I know."
Mrs. Li also knew that her daughter was a sensible person, so she breathed a sigh of relief, but she still said, "Don't blame me for being harsh. If a man gets married secretly, at most he'll be accused of being a playboy. But if a girl does it, it's a life-threatening matter."
Daohua felt a little depressed and kept her head down without saying a word.
Mrs. Li looked at the rice flowers and said nothing more, but she carefully recalled the men her daughter had come into contact with.
The largest number of people are the young prince, Dong Yuanxuan and Su Hongxin.
Fortunately, these three people no longer often visit their house. It seems that she will have to control her daughter more strictly in the future and not let her go out casually.
(End of this chapter)
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