The Ma family's sweet soup shop is two streets away from Liu Wanyun and her friends' shop. It is called Ma's Sweet Water and is a semi-open street-facing shop. Passers-by can see the diners inside and the busy shop owners at a glance.
When he came out of the Shen Mansion and went to his own shop, he did not pass by Ma Ji Sweet Water Shop.
However, the gossip story between the daughter of the chief clerk and the young clerk made Liu Wanyun and the other two unable to wait for Madam Ma to tell them. They wanted to know the whole story as soon as possible, so they deliberately let the carriage take a detour.
It was early in the morning and there was not many people in the Tianshui Shop. Madam Ma was tidying up the tables and chairs. When she saw the carriage of the Shen Mansion from afar, her eyes immediately lit up.
"His father, it's the carriage from the Shen Mansion. Hurry up and prepare a few bowls of red bean paste..."
Living up to the expectations of Liu Wanyun and others, Mrs. Ma stopped in front of the carriage.
"Is that the Shen family's eldest young master's wife in the car?"
When Liu Wanyun heard the voice, she opened the curtain and said in feigned surprise, "Aunt?"
Madam Ma pointed to her own shop and said enthusiastically, "Niece, this is my aunt's sweet soup shop. Come down and have a bowl of red bean paste? It's my aunt's treat~"
Liu Wanyun hesitated and did not agree immediately.
Madam Ma leaned against the car window and said, "Give my aunt a favor and invite the two young ladies along. The red bean paste my aunt makes is the best in Puning City!"
Zhang Xinyue poked her head out and asked, "Do you have rice wine poached eggs?"
Madam Ma nodded quickly, "Yes, yes! This is the Third Young Master's wife, right? We have the most varieties of Ma's sweet water in the city..."
After some reluctance, the three young ladies of the Shen family sat down at Ma's Sweet Water Shop. Uncle Ma was busy at the stove and did not come forward. He prepared a few bowls of food, brought them up, and then went to the back quietly.
Liu Wanyun tasted the red bean paste and thought it tasted pretty good. She smiled at her aunt who had been waiting beside her and watching eagerly, "Aunt, your cooking skills are really good!"
Mrs. Ma was smiling, and she looked completely different from the last time she came to Wenlan Book House.
"If Wanyun likes to eat it, I will send someone to deliver it to your house every day."
Liu Wanyun didn't respond, but asked out of curiosity, "My aunt seems very happy today, but what's the happy news at home? Did my cousin get another promotion?"
Madam Ma smiled so hard that the corners of her mouth almost stretched to her ears. "Hahahaha, happy news, it's indeed happy news. It's not your cousin's promotion, but it's almost the same. Your cousin is getting married soon!"
"Really? Congratulations, auntie! My cousin's marriage is finally settled, and you can enjoy your life!"
Compliments came out without hesitation, and Liu Wanyun was also smiling, asking more questions.
"I wonder which family my future cousin-in-law is from?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Ma's expression began to become a little proud, "Oh, my future daughter-in-law, she is a lady from a noble family..."
As he spoke, he came closer to Liu Wanyun and lowered his voice, "It's the daughter of the Du family. You know that Madam Du from last time, right? It's her daughter."
"This is a good match, but how did she and my cousin end up together?"
Liu Wanyun wanted to ask how she could see her cousin. After all, the two families had different family backgrounds. Judging from her previous contact with Mrs. Du, the Du family should look down on the Ma family. After all, in ancient times, it was very rare for a daughter to marry down. Even if she didn't marry up, she had to marry someone of equal status.
The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she held them back. However, Mrs. Ma naturally understood the subtext from her expression, and her words became sarcastic.
"Wanyun, now that she's the eldest young master's wife, no longer looks down on my poor relative, but your cousin is a man of great talent, so he naturally has a keen eye for talent. If you, my cousin, don't help him find a match, I'll have my cousin help him find one."
Liu Wanyun suddenly remembered what Madam Shen had told her before, that the daughter of Ma's eldest sister-in-law married Du Zhubu as a concubine and gave birth to a son for him. Now, she didn't know what means she had used to get her cousin involved with the young lady of her family.
This relationship is really messy.
The daughter of my cousin and cousin-in-law?
When we meet in the future, what should I do? Should I call him brother-in-law or father-in-law?
"Oh, it's not that I don't want to help my cousin, it's just that I don't have the ability..."
Liu Wanyun made some excuses and didn't care about her tone.
"Congratulations, auntie, congratulations, cousin. Have you decided on a wedding date? When is it? I'll definitely come over early for a drink!"
When talking about the specific matters, Madam Ma's voice dropped again. "Well, the exact date hasn't been set yet, but it will be soon, maybe in the next two or three months. My in-laws said that her family is of special status, so they asked me not to publicize it and to keep a low profile. They also said that the wedding should not be a big deal."
Liu, Guan and Zhang looked at each other. This marriage was such a big thing, but they didn't want too many people to know about it. It seemed that there was something fishy about this marriage.
Seeing their expressions, Madam Ma seemed to be in disbelief, so she added, "Don't worry, when the date is set, I will definitely inform you, and I will definitely let the whole city know that Scholar Ma is going to marry the daughter of the chief clerk..."
At this time, a guest arrived and listened to half of the conversation. Curious, he came up and asked, "Who is going to marry Master Du's daughter? This is a big event in Puning City. Madam Du has very high standards. She wanted her daughter to marry into the Shen family before... What a pity..."
As the man was talking, he suddenly noticed that Liu Wanyun and the other two were well-dressed. He then looked again and saw a carriage parked not far from the shop with the Shen family logo on it. He quickly stopped talking.
Madam Ma also stopped talking and stepped forward to greet them, "Oh, Madam Wu, you're here early today. Let me introduce you. This is my niece from my mother's family. She is now the wife of the eldest son of the Shen family..."
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