After the Xu family members who were staying at home were invited to settle in the guest house, the atmosphere in Songnian Hall immediately became tense. After feeling the burning gazes from all directions, Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but sweating on his forehead, and said warily: "What, what are you doing? ?!”
"Dear girl, Dad told me that one's nature cannot be changed easily. The reason why there was no news about the Xu family boy's flirting with women in the past two years is simply because his grandfather was not constrained by his consideration for being nominated for the Gold List. It's just him!" Sheng Lanci looked sad and spoke earnestly, "But does his grandfather have any intentions? Is it possible to detain him for the rest of his life?!"
"When the restraints are gone, Mr. Xu returns to his old ways. What should I do if I ask for help?!"
"What's more, the Xu family was very attentive in those two years, but whether the person who sent the things or the message of greetings came from Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xiahou - did Xu Baomo never ask anyone to bring them? Just give me a few words!" Ms. Feng frowned, heartbroken, "It can be seen that his actions just now were not forced by his grandparents at all, and they were not sincere at all, dear girl!"
"How can I soften my heart just because he kowtowed a few times, said a few hypocritical words, and fainted in public?!"
Both the couple were very anxious at that time, and they kept talking about things from the east. Sheng Weiqiao couldn't get in the conversation at all, "What's more, I just heard what Mr. Xu said! In the past two years, Mr. Xu was particularly concerned about that kid. Come on, let’s talk about it. You’re not even allowed to plant flowers or grass! Are you your direct descendant? No matter how flawless the Xu family is, you won’t be able to say that you hate your biological grandfather so much!”
"Then let me tell you, who does he hate except me, the obedient girl?!"
"Just now he kowtowed and apologized happily, but he was thinking about how he would tease me after he coaxed me through the door!"
Feng's tears were filled with tears, as if Sheng Weiqiao had been abused by Xu Baomo, and she said with grief, "Then we get married, and the confinement period is a couple's life, no matter how much Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xiahou like their good girl. I, after all, cannot take the place of the boy from the Xu family and spend the confinement period with me! Until then, be good to me... What should I do?!"
She cried so hard that if Sheng Lanci hadn't supported her, she would have fallen to the ground. She was so miserable and desolate, "I am the only daughter for my mother. If you don't ask me to be rich and powerful, just ask me to be safe and live a good life." Damn it, even if it’s for his mother..."
"I didn't say that I would definitely marry Qiaoer to the boy from the Xu family!!!" Sheng Weiqiao was in a daze. Mr. Sheng, who was at the head, could no longer hold back his dark face and said angrily, "Even if I agree with that marriage, then... The boys from the Xu family rushed to the audition right away, so why don’t they have enough time to hold a wedding?! What do we, the couple, mean to say goodbye to each other?! Huh?!”
"..." Only then did Sheng Weiqiao feel relieved. Her parents were so excited, partly because they were worried that Xu Baomo would rekindle her old love, and partly because they were afraid that Mrs. Sheng would approve of it and did it deliberately for him to see!
"Dad, if you are bitten by a snake once, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years!" After all, Mrs. Feng is not a daughter-in-law. After Baoyuan Gong revealed his thoughts, he immediately blushed with embarrassment and did not dare to ask for help at any time. She looked like she had fainted, and silently moved behind her husband, standing still with her eyes and nose in mind.
But Sheng Lanci, as the biological son who was doted on by the old man, was much thicker-skinned. He didn't hesitate at all. He apologized and said with a smile, "Haier and Yinlu are just good girls, and He'er is just like that." How can I not look at a little sister like my eyes? In the past two years, every time I think about how my good girl was deceived by that boy, I break out in a cold sweat! At that time, my good girl seemed to be at fault and the boy was moved by pity. Why aren't we in a hurry?"
"Did we stop eating because of choking?" Old Mrs. Sheng said disapprovingly, "That boy did something unethical the year before last. I hope that old boy, Xu, can see what he is doing, and I will never associate with that family again! However, please tell me that boy was born with a natural talent. If you are a bad person, you will never be able to change it in your lifetime, and that’s not necessarily the case!”
He raised his leg to stop Sheng Lanci from blurting out something, and said with emotion, "If nothing else, let's just look at his performance in the past two years. It's okay!"
"Is it because Uncle Xu Shi is in charge!" Sheng Lanci said anxiously, "Is it because he is willing to cultivate himself!"
"At that age, he has the talent and ambition to study and earn fame, but he has no power and ambition to spend his time living in a drunken life. He is not a monk, so he can cultivate his body and cultivate his nature!" Mrs. Sheng sneered, "The so-called jade is not good enough. If nothing works, where in this world can there be so many good children who are born and don’t need to worry about them? Being gentle, courteous and thrifty are probably cultivated by tutors. Since Lao Xu takes care of him, he listens, so please let us Qiao Er Ke do it and take care of that kid for the rest of his life. What’s not allowed?”
Feng couldn't hold himself back and said, "Dad! Can Mr. Xu be the direct grandfather of that boy!"
It is natural for a grandfather to take care of his grandson. Even if the old Marquis hangs his grandson up and whips him when he has nothing to do, even if something happens, the most they can say is that he is unkind and harsh on his grandson. There is nothing else to say.
But Sheng Weiqiao not only hung Xu Baomo up and beat him up, but also had a quarrel with him. The news spread, and many gossips had to say that she was fierce, jealous, and not a virtuous person!
"I don't know how that old boy, Lao Xu, takes care of the children?!" But Mrs. Sheng sneered, "He himself can't read a few baskets of Chinese characters, so what's the point? It's just that a filial son comes out of a stick. One thing - that one leg can control Xu Baomo, which shows that even if that kid is a bit irresponsible by nature, he can still be trained."
He glanced sideways at Sheng Weiqiao, then said with a kind expression, "If our good girl agrees to Xu Baomo, we will whip him three times a day after we get married. I guarantee that when that boy sees me, he will be better behaved than a mouse when he sees a cat." !”
"If the mouse doesn't run away quickly when it sees the cat, it will definitely kill the mouse. What's so good about it?" Ms. Feng almost wanted to vomit blood, but she didn't care that her words were likely to choke her father-in-law, and said angrily. , "Besides, even though that boy from the Xu family has bad conduct, he still refuses to be civil or military! How can our sweet little girl let him cross his legs?! Don't try to move his legs when the time comes and give that boy a reason. Instead, Come here, let’s move our legs!”
"With a family like ours, won't it be possible for Qiao Er to get married alone when he comes out of the cabinet?!" Mrs. Sheng was dissatisfied. If those words were not what Sheng Lanci said, the old man would have kicked him out, but the wrong daughter-in-law will not do it after all. I asked for someone to be gentle, so I frowned and said, "Give the child more dowry to some strong nurses, and ask the nurses to beat her?"
He added, "Besides, that kid looks like a weakling. Even if he had ten courages, he might not dare to have sex with the good girl. We also don't think about how his biological father, Xu Zijing, would not be controlled by his biological mother." My feet are always begging to be beaten. I am a noble prince, but I can only spend five copper coins in my legs every month. I don’t even dare to buy two more skewers of candied haws when I accompany my daughter on the street! Is there any truth to this? Father must have his son, us! Why don’t we scare ourselves, think too badly of the Xu family’s boy, and think too useless of our good girl!”
-Ning Weihou Xu Zijing's affair with ruthless cats was originally a secret that the Xu family never told the public. The reason why Mrs. Sheng knew about it was because Mr. Xu gave up his worries about the marriage and voluntarily betrayed his son.
Like the father, like the son is the saying that Mr. Xu instilled in Mr. Sheng: "Brother, I think, his son has become a marquis, and he has been taken out of a small family." His daughter-in-law takes care of her obediently. His daughter-in-law kneels down when asked, gets out when asked, and does whatever she is told!"
"I'm paying all the New Year rewards for my salary and salary. For more than ten years, I haven't saved even one tael of money for my private life!"
"As for his two granddaughters, starting from the age of ten, if they spend twelve months of their money in advance, they will cry and act coquettishly in front of their daughter-in-law, and they will have to ask for another sum!"
"Excuse me, every time he asked his mother, his son said everything was fine. He never said a word about his wife, and he begged his wife to wash her feet every morning!!!"
"I beg you, there are a few old men in Chang'an who have been with him for many years and are taking care of him. They saw that Buling had spread the word privately, and he didn't even know about those things!"
The old Marquis said, "As for the boy Bao Mo, although he was not good before, after a few more beatings, wouldn't he become better behaved? It can be seen that he and his biological father are the same thing, and he will be honest after being beaten for nothing - old brother If you are worried that no one will watch Bao Mo after he leaves in the future, you can just let Qiao Er learn from his wife after he has passed the door! Anyway, it is natural for a daughter-in-law to learn from her mother-in-law!"
Mr. Xu had already talked about everything, except that he would sell his only grandson to the Sheng family as a slave and live or die. Now I asked if Mr. Sheng was moved or moved - think about it carefully, if his family Will the future relationship between the granddaughter and Xu Baomo be like that of Ning Weihou and his wife in the Ming Dynasty, where there seems to be nothing wrong with them
Kneel down when you are asked, get out when you are asked, do whatever you are told;
Just throwing away a few cents of money is worth more than ten years of private money!
He never says anything bad about his wife, and he washes her feet every morning!
-As for her son Sheng Lanci, whom she has always been proud of, even though Nanfeng County is famous for loving his wives, his daughter-in-law, Feng Shi, did not behave like that!
The heart-thumping old man would try his best to suggest giving Xu Baomo a chance: "What if that boy really doesn't have the talent and beauty of his own father, and we, Qiaoer, missed it, wouldn't we make a fuss?"
Sheng Lanci and his wife looked at each other in shock after hearing this, and then hesitated for a while: "Is that... true?"
"That old boy, Lao Xu, I don't know?!" The old man slapped his thigh and said to Sheng Lanci, "He dares to hide things from me, but he has no guts to lie to me! Besides, Chang'an is far away from our Nanfeng County Although it is a bit far away, our family does not have people who can travel far away! Before, we could send people to Cangwu County to find out the details of the Xu family boy. Now, if we send people to Chang'an, won't they be sure? "
Having said that, he turned to Sheng Suihe, who had always had a calm expression, and said kindly, "It just so happens that we, He'er, are planning to go to Chang'an after the confinement period! Didn't Lao Xu say that? That guy Xu Baomo also plans to take part in the Mingke test - he sees Old Xu will most likely offer to set off with He'er!"
"In this way, He'er can observe whether he is suitable for marrying Qiao'er on the way. After arriving in Chang'an, even though our house there is already being cleaned up. But Xu Zijing and his wife, due to their emotions and reasons, can leave He'er alone. Are you going to live there? Then you must ask He'er to be a guest at Ningwei Hou Mansion!"
"When the time comes, He'er and I will just say a few words and agree to come eastward. When we enter the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, can't we get closer to the water and first to the moon and observe them personally?"
The old man stroked his long beard, glanced at Sheng Lanci and his wife who were silent, and said cheerfully, "If we don't believe in me, we should believe in He'er, right? That child has always doted on his sister, and I'm afraid that he will be with Qiao'er throughout his life. Do you care about big things?"
"Dad, that's right!" Sheng Lanci and his wife wanted to repay Sheng Suihe's kindness, so they did not hesitate to confuse their bloodlines and ask him to be their son.
Now the old man proposed to let Sheng Suihe test the credibility of Mr. Xu's words personally. After a short while of thinking, the couple felt that the son had asked to go to Chang'an anyway. If he went to Chang'an, he would probably be invited to live in Ningwei Hou Mansion. Since it's just a matter of convenience, and they don't have a suitable son-in-law candidate now, there is really no need to reject him early.
After all, if Xu Baomo really has the ability to kneel down when asked, get out when asked, and do whatever he is told; if he just throws away a few cents of silver, he will lose more than ten years of private money; I would give my daughter-in-law foot-washing water... It would be a shame to miss such a virtue!