While Xiahou Meng was introducing An Cheng, Xiao Yun and Xiahou Jing were already sizing him up.
An Cheng was tall and handsome. Xiao Yun and the others were satisfied with him in terms of both his physique and appearance. The only two things they were dissatisfied with were his family background and the fact that he was just a carpenter.
Xiahou Jing opened his mouth and asked, "An Cheng, are you an apprentice in a carpenter's shop?"
"right!"
An Cheng responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Xiahou Jing was about to ask another question.
Xiao Yun said, "You should stop learning carpentry. After you get engaged to my Meng'er, you will come with us to the capital to study and take the imperial examinations. If you pass the provincial examination and become a Juren, with the help of your father-in-law, you will surely be able to obtain an official position."
I thought An Cheng would agree.
Who would have thought?
An Cheng said, "Aunt Xiao, thank you for your kindness, but I have no intention of taking the imperial examinations. If I had such an intention, I would have continued my studies long ago."
Xiao Yun got angry.
She glared at An Cheng and said, "How can you be so ungrateful? What's so great about being a carpenter! You're not even a carpenter now, how are you going to support my daughter?"
"mother!"
Xiahou Meng wanted to tell her to stop talking.
How could Xiao Yun stop? She continued talking.
“There are quite a few men in the capital who want to marry my daughter, many of whom are young masters from prominent families. If she hadn’t chosen you, we wouldn’t be here.”
An Wanwan couldn't stand it anymore and said, "What you say is true, but everyone has their own ambitions. You can't impose your ideas on my older brother. Besides, there are 360 professions, and every profession can produce an expert. Even if my older brother doesn't take the imperial examination, it doesn't mean he will be bad in the future."
Before Xiao Yun could say anything...
An Wanwan continued her story.
"You said my elder brother passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, and with Xiahou Meng's help, he can get an official position. What if he didn't pass? Even if he did, he only got the position through his father-in-law. Do you think people wouldn't criticize him?"
Xiahou Meng wholeheartedly agreed with An Wanwan's words: "That's right, Mother, please don't say those things! If you keep saying that, and An Cheng and I can't be together, I'll become a nun!"
"you…"
"You're really trying to drive me crazy!"
Xiao Yun was at a loss as to what to do about Xiahou Meng.
Bai Mengmeng chimed in, "Ayun, I think An Wanwan makes a lot of sense. Since your Meng'er has also decided on An Cheng, then let's leave it at that."
It's also because she doesn't have a daughter; if she did, she would definitely choose one from among An Cheng and his brothers.
Anyway, she thinks they're pretty good no matter how she looks at them now.
"I don't care anymore..."
Xiao Yun turned and sat to one side, refusing to look at Xiahou Meng and the others.
"If you won't take care of it, then I will."
Xiahou Jing chatted with An Dafu and the others.
Seeing that it was getting late, and having agreed on the engagement date, Nangong Ying took Bai Mengmeng and the others to stay at Fuyun Tower.
Xiahou dreamed of going home with An Wanwan and the others, but her mother, Xiao Yun, stopped her.
I let it go before.
They're all here now, and she still goes to stay at An Wanwan's house? What kind of behavior is that?
I'm home.
An Miaomiao couldn't fall asleep, so she went to An Wanwan's room to chat with her.
"Wanwan, what should I do? Should I really get engaged to Nangong Ying now? I'm so afraid that one of us might suddenly change our minds later!"
An Wanwan laughed: "The fact that you can say that shows you care about Nangong Ying. He likes you so much, and you care about him too, how could you possibly get to that point?"
That's what they say, but who knows what the future holds?
An Miaomiao had too many uncertainties in her heart.
"Wanwan, do you think Nangong Ying might have eaten too much meat and, if she suddenly encounters me, this cabbage, she might want to try something different?"
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