Chapter 266 Chatting on the Road
"Your aunt-in-law has chosen two families and told me that she wants to meet them, but your cousin doesn't want to!
It's not good for this child to be too opinionated. He doesn't really listen to advice from adults. Every time he says he wants to build a career first and then start a family, your aunt is really worried. She just sighs and laments whenever she talks to me about this."
In fact, Mrs. Xu herself was also feeling anxious, so Jiang Wan quickly tried to comfort her mother.
"Mom, don't think too much. My cousin is still so young, why rush him? His idea is actually quite good. Establishing a career first can support the family. Wouldn't it be better to marry someone of equal status later?
If I had the chance, I wouldn't want to get married so early! Besides, my cousin finally passed the imperial examination and wanted to achieve some achievements before considering other things. Isn't that normal?"
"Mother knows. I advised your aunt the same way back then. But it's still a matter of concern. How can I not be concerned about it?"
"I haven't seen you seriously thinking about that, old woman. Aren't you just thinking about your two precious daughters all day long? Why don't you worry about my eldest grandson's marriage first? You're busy all day long!"
The old lady who only cared about eating and not her grandson getting beaten couldn't help but whisper a few more words, but the mother and daughter next to her were so considerate that they pretended not to hear.
Jiang Han wanted to reply, but she didn't dare because her sister was sitting next to her. She could only rub her pretty head against her sister's shoulder to draw people's attention back.
"Sister, I recognize this time's third place winner. I even went to watch the horse racing on the Imperial Street with Sun Qingqing and the others that day!
I think that guy isn't as good-looking as our cousin Xu Hui. He doesn't smile much and has a cold expression, which is quite unpleasant. "
"Do you recognize him?"
Jiang Wan pinched his sister's soft little ears with his backhand, and Jiang Han smiled with enjoyment.
"If you see it, you'll recognize it. It's the time when we went to the temple to perform a ritual. Wasn't it raining on the way back and the road was blocked by people?
The guy who came down with an umbrella to talk to you, I saw him with the third brother in the carriage at that time, and then we saw him again when we were riding horses in the Imperial Street a while ago. It was him! "
Jiang Wan's eyes jumped, and he looked up at his mother for confirmation.
"Is it the eldest son of the Qin family?"
"Um."
Xu nodded nonchalantly. It was hard to tell whether her expression was good or bad, but her tone was quite calm.
"That's someone else's happy event and has nothing to do with us. Just talk about it in private. There's no need to take it to heart."
"I know."
The mother and daughter quickly changed the subject and returned to talking about what was happening in front of them.
"Mom, are you ready today?"
"Why aren't you ready?"
Knowing what her eldest daughter meant, Xu covered her lips with a handkerchief.
"Didn't we come all this way to beg our ancestor to bring us mothers here to burn incense? Your grandmother has always been kind and loves you young ones the most. You must be filial and obedient in the future and not be naughty, okay?"
The old lady who was named didn't quite understand why her daughter-in-law suddenly praised her again, but she still nodded proudly.
"Isn't it great? You can find an ancestor as good as me all over the capital with a lantern! You little girls are still not satisfied, and you are always sharp-tongued to me. I am the only one who spoils you. Try it with another ancestor!"
"Of course I know, grandma. If you didn't love us sisters so much, we wouldn't dare to make such a fuss in front of you, right?
Grandma, you're the pillar of our family, the lord of our Lingguo Mansion! How could you possibly be on the same level as little girls like me and the second child? Right?
"Having such a good ancestor like you in charge of our family proves that our Jiang family's family tradition is absolutely second to none! This will be a great plus for the third and fourth sons when they find wives in the future! After all, who wouldn't want such a kind ancestor like you?"
He perfectly inherited his mother's method of boasting. With a meal of sweet soup and pie, he made the old lady, who only cared about eating and not about the beating of her eldest grandson, smile from ear to ear.
"Really? If I'm nice to you guys, can I really help my eldest grandson find a good granddaughter-in-law for me?"
"That's for sure!
Otherwise, why do those particular families like to talk about family traditions? Didn't you always like to talk about how the old cat sleeps on the roof of the house, passed down from generation to generation? In fact, this is also about the inheritance of the upper and lower generations.
When those who want to marry into our family see us, they think, "Wow, old lady, you are so good to your grandchildren, so how can you not be good to your grandchildren's wives?"
It's possible that someone originally didn't like your eldest grandson, but turned around and happened to like you, a caring old lady. Then your eldest grandson's marriage would be secure!
Think about it, is this the truth?"
Jiang Wan was setting a trap implicitly in his words, but the old lady definitely couldn't hear it, so she jumped in without hesitation.
"Of course!"
Old Mrs. Wang, who had been fooled by her wicked granddaughter again, slapped her thigh with great confidence. Her tone was firm at this moment, as if she was taking an oath.
"How could I, a good ancestor who loves the younger generation, be bad to my grandson's wife?
No way!
Right, daughter-in-law?"
"Of course. Mother-in-law, you are the most kind and reasonable mother-in-law. You have been very considerate and attentive to me over the years. It is a blessing for me to have the honor of being your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in this life."
Listen, listen, this teacher is better than the student, he opens his mouth with a subtle flattery. Old Wang felt relieved after hearing this, as if she had just drunk two bowls of ice wine, and she didn't feel suffocated at all in the hot weather.
So when they arrived at their destination and got off the carriage, the old lady of the Duke Ling's Mansion, who was standing at the gate of Kaifu Temple, was still smiling, and the look in her eyes when she looked at the younger generations was so loving.
When outsiders take a look at her, they will think, wow, this is truly a rare and kind old lady!
Bao, the mistress of the Guo family, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her future in-laws, the old lady, was smiling today and didn't seem to be looking for trouble.
With a smile on his face, he greeted us warmly.
"I pay my respects to the old lady. Thank you for making such a special trip in this hot weather. It's really hard work!"
"Haha, I'm not tired, my life..."
The old lady, who habitually wanted to retort sarcastically, saw her eldest granddaughter's smiling face in time, and immediately bit back the word she had just uttered.
"Tomorrow will be even hotter than today. Even flies will be scorched to death soon, hehe."
Old Wang laughed dryly a few times, leaving Bao confused. What was the Jiang family's old lady talking about, with one foot in the sky and the other on the ground?
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