After Cui Fei's tongue twister, not only Lao Buyu who didn't go out with them, but also the other young men who went to Shuxiang Temple with him were confused.
Chen Cui happened to come over to bring them some snacks. After hearing what was going on, she smiled and asked, "Did you meet Miss Sun at Shuxiang Temple?"
With just this one sentence, everyone understood what was going on.
They had never thought that such a coincidence would happen, and they had never even read any romance books, so they didn't understand the situation at first.
But Chen Cui knew that this world was a book, and as the saying goes, there is no coincidence in the world, so anything is possible, so she guessed it.
Cui Fei blushed, smiled and nodded. Now that he had a backbone, he told everyone what had happened.
So it was no wonder that Cui Fei didn't recognize Miss Sun. Firstly, it was because the two of them had never met formally before - Grandpa Cui brought him to the Sun family as a guest so that he could show his face to Miss Sun behind the screen. He obediently looked at her with his eyes and nose, and didn't look around randomly. Secondly, of course, it was because he had imagined Miss Sun to be quiet and gentle, not what she saw today.
But what makes people happy is that Cui Fei didn't think there was anything wrong with Miss Sun's behavior, otherwise she wouldn't be so happy.
After hearing what happened today, Chen Cui secretly felt that a girl with a slightly stronger personality would be a good match for Cui Fei, who was more gentle in nature. Nowadays, when a man marries a wife, he certainly doesn't want her to be stronger than himself in any aspect, but Cui Fei is not that kind of person, and the personalities of the two people just happen to complement each other.
And from Cui Fei's description today, although Miss Sun always laughed at him for being stupid, her girlish behavior showed that she must still like him very much.
This was considered a rare marriage in a wealthy family in that era, with both parties being well-matched and in love.
Before the Chinese New Year, the Cui and Sun families formally arranged a meeting.
This kind of meeting is usually an "encounter" in a garden or a temple. The two people had actually met by chance in the temple before, so this time it was arranged in the garden.
The date was still set in the twelfth lunar month. At that time, Cui Fei was still in Cuiwei and did not go home for the New Year. Cui Wuniang sent someone to deliver a letter, stating the time and place, and asked him to go there directly from the academy - after all, it was just a "chance encounter" between them as a young boy and a girl, and the adults from both families would not show up.
Cui Fei was dumbfounded holding the letter, and had no idea how he was going to get there alone.
He was in a dilemma, and his worries were written all over his face, so Mu Erpang and the others naturally asked him about it.
Cui Fei explained the situation. Chen Cui and Lao Buyu couldn't help laughing. Only Mu Erpang asked in confusion, "Isn't the garden close to our academy? It's only a quarter of an hour's walk. Besides, haven't Brother Fei and Miss Sun met each other? They are about to get engaged, and they are not strangers. What's there to be embarrassed about, Brother Fei?"
Shen Cui covered his mouth helplessly, "Please stop talking. We are going to get married, so your brother A Fei is in trouble."
Cui Fei admitted that he did not behave well in front of his fiancée last time. Wouldn't it make him even more uneasy if he was asked to meet her alone this time?
"How about we let someone from our academy accompany you?" Shen Cui asked tentatively, "If the elders don't show up, then peers should be able to do it?"
Cui Fei nodded, "My sister also said that Miss Sun asked her sisters to go to the garden together."
Shen Cui nodded, and the next question was who to send to accompany Cui Fei. It is definitely not possible for everyone to go. A group of six would be too big a scene.
Wei Shu and Wei Xi were ruled out first. The two brothers were both good-looking when they were young, and now they are both handsome and look like they were carved from the same mold. Although Cui Fei and Miss Sun are already in love with each other and don't have to worry about the embarrassing situation of being noticed by the other party while accompanying the girl on a blind date, Cui Fei is the protagonist after all and he can't let others steal his limelight.
Chen Aoshuang is no exception. After he leaves the academy, his five senses will gradually weaken. If he goes to an unfamiliar garden, he will be the one who needs to be taken care of.
The three of them also knew their own situations, so they did not ask to go with them.
So only Mei Ruochu and Mu Erpang were left.
Mei Ruochu has a decent temperament, but he is only good-looking. Accompanying him to a blind date doesn't mean he will be asked to write poetry or articles, so there is no need to worry that he will compare himself too much to Cui Fei.
Moreover, he was the calmest and most methodical person in the academy. With him around, he was like a half-elder, and Cui Fei felt half at ease.
Mu Erpang is even more convenient, as he still looks childish and looks like a teenager.
After the agreement was reached, the three of them went out on the agreed day.
Cui Fei dressed up carefully. When he was in the academy or the prefectural school, his classmates were rich and poor. He didn't want to be too special, and he usually wore a scholar's robe made of fine cotton.
Today he changed into the royal blue plain Huhang jacket that Cui Wuniang had made for him. With his weight reduced to 85kg, he looked only slightly taller and stronger than an average person.
Mu Erpang and Mei Ruochu naturally dressed normally and were willing to serve as his foils.
The snow has stopped in the past few days, and traveling is no longer so difficult. Therefore, although there is nothing unusual in the garden, there are still many people visiting.
Cui Fei went to the agreed big tree to wait for others, and soon he saw Miss Sun coming with her two sisters.
Cui Fei had been preparing himself mentally for a long time. He didn't come here alone, so he had someone by his side to give him courage. He thought he had adjusted his mindset.
But the moment he saw Miss Sun, he was still a little dazed and could only bow to her blankly.
Miss Sun bowed slightly in return.
Now that they had met by chance, they could now tour the garden alone.
"Now you finally know who I am? If you don't tell me, you can't go shopping with me?" Miss Sun still smiled when she saw him, and then said, "But last time when I went back, the maid told my mother about it. My mother also scolded me, saying that you didn't recognize me, which means you were very well-behaved when you came to my house last time and didn't look around. It was me who shouldn't have recognized you and didn't point it out, but just laughed at you in front of others. In the end, it was the maid who couldn't stand it and reminded you that I bullied you too much. It was indeed my fault. I will apologize to you."
As she spoke, she bowed to Cui Fei. Cui Fei said "no need" and subconsciously reached out to stop her from apologizing.
After he stretched out his hand, Cui Fei realized that it was unreasonable, so he quickly stopped his hand and said hurriedly: "No, I am not smart to begin with, how can I blame you?"
"I heard that you passed the imperial examination when you were only fifteen or sixteen. How can you call that unintelligent?"
Cui Fei nodded. "That depends on who you compare yourself with. Compared with my classmates in the academy I'm in now, my talent is really average."
"You are too modest. Although I don't have many brothers of the same generation, there are still a few who are studying. They are in their teens and have not passed the imperial examinations yet."
Cui Fei continued: "Really, all of our classmates in the academy are outstanding..."
As the second-in-command of Cuiwei's publicity, he really talks endlessly about Cuiwei.
Unconsciously, he had been talking for nearly half a quarter of an hour. When he realized what was going on, he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. "I shouldn't have kept talking about this. Are you bored?"
Miss Sun said no, "In the past, I never left my house. The number of times I went out in a year could be counted on ten fingers. I rarely met people from outside the world or heard about outside things. What you said is new to me, but I don't feel bored at all."
"Then you can go out more often as you wish in the future."
"Really?" Miss Sun's eyes became brighter, "Can I come out more in the future?"
Cui Fei smiled and nodded, "I will still be in the academy from now on. How boring it would be for you to be alone at home? You can come out with my sister more often."
Miss Sun laughed even more happily.
With her character, appearance and family background, she will naturally have no trouble finding a husband.
As early as when she was just over twelve years old, countless matchmakers had come to her door.
But her family loved her so much that they wanted to keep her a little longer.
By the past two years, she had formed her own ideas and didn't like ordinary families.
Until the Cui family sent a matchmaker. Although the Cui family was not one of the richest merchant families in the city, they were very famous for one thing, and that was Cui Wuniang, a woman who succeeded to the throne as the head of the family.
When Cui Wuniang became the head of the family, some people would think that the men in the Cui family must be incompetent, which is why this happened.
But Miss Sun didn't think so. She felt that Cui Wuniang herself must be exceptionally outstanding, and the Cui family must have an open-minded family tradition.
Before getting along with Cui Fei himself, Miss Sun always valued this more.
But now, Miss Sun's thoughts seem to have changed a little, and she seems to have other things that she values more.
"Last time you saw me tripping someone, didn't you think I was too stubborn? My family members often say that my personality would not please my husband's family, and they asked me to be more restrained in the future. My mother asked me to revise the letter I wrote to you again and again, and the tone doesn't sound like myself anymore." Miss Sun was still smiling, but if you looked closely, you would find a hint of nervousness and uneasiness in her eyes.
Cui Fei said no, of course, but he was not good at sweet talk, so he said seriously: "You are good, it's good like this, there is no need to change or restrain anything."
The smile on her face became truly bright, and she turned her head and asked, "We keep saying later, when is later?"
Cui Fei continued: "Of course we will get married..."
At this point, he suddenly stopped talking, realizing that Miss Sun was "bullying" him again, and his face flushed like a ripe thin-skinned persimmon.
The garden was not big, and Cui Fei accompanied Miss Sun for less than half an hour before they had finished walking around it.
After all, the two of them had not yet been married, so it was inconvenient for them to stay together any longer, and so they separated and went to find their own companions.
After returning, the Cui and Sun families began to go through the process of three letters and six ceremonies, and finally set the wedding date in the summer of that year.
The Sun family originally wanted to keep Miss Sun for a while, preferably two years later when she turned eighteen before getting married.
However, the provincial examination would be held in a year and a half, and the Cui family naturally hoped to complete the marriage as soon as possible so that Cui Fei could concentrate on studying for the next year.
The two sides disagreed on this, but it was Miss Sun who persuaded the elders in the family, saying, "Marriage is a big deal, isn't the imperial examination a big deal? He can take the exam with peace of mind, which is good for me and our family. And Sister Wu Niang also said that I can come back to my parents' home often after I get married."
Finally, the elders of the Sun family agreed to set the wedding date.
This was another thing that refreshed Cui Fei's cognition. Miss Sun was not only lively and likable, but also very opinionated.
He made up his mind that he would treat her well in the future, work harder in his studies, and would definitely live up to her expectations.
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