Zhou Shaojin looked at the scene in front of him and thought of his past life.
At that time, she was very similar to Cheng Ji, and was also so foolish and had no vigilance towards Wu Baozhang...
She stepped forward and pulled Cheng Ji, whispering, "I have something to tell you."
Cheng Ji immediately left Wu Baozhang and asked curiously, "What's the matter?"
Zhou Shaojin said, "They are half-sisters fighting each other. Last time, they almost got me involved. Don't say I didn't warn you. Be careful and don't let others sell you out and then pay you back!"
Cheng Ji hates to hear people say she is stupid.
She immediately became concerned and said, "Don't think I don't know that she is trying to curry favor with me. I just don't take her seriously. A prefect's daughter has come to the Cheng family to make trouble. She really doesn't know how capable she is!"
Zhou Shaojin knew that he had planted a thorn in Cheng Ji's heart. No matter how good Wu Baozhang treated Cheng Ji in the future, Cheng Ji would keep her distance from Wu Baozhang in order to avoid being laughed at by her.
She then said nothing more and followed Cheng Ji to entertain the elders.
Cheng Ji acted like a sister and immediately became happy. When Wu Baozhang approached her to talk to her again, he was cold and indifferent.
Wu Baozhang frowned secretly.
After the birthday celebrations in the outer courtyard were over, the birthday banquet began.
The banquet for the wife of Duke Liang and others was held in the open hall behind Siyi Building, while the banquet for others was held in the side rooms of Siyi Building.
Just like in her previous life, Cheng Ji was impetuous in nature. Although she represented the Cheng family, she was unable to handle things on her own. She had to let the steady and calm Zhou Chujin take her to entertain the young ladies who came to visit. Zhou Shaojin was arranged to sit at the same table with Cheng Lu's mother Dong, while Pan Qing was placed at the table in the open hall.
Cheng Ji's face suddenly looked a little ugly, but she was also a person who didn't know what was important. She suppressed her unhappiness and entertained those young ladies with Zhou Chujin, among whom was Wu Baozhang.
In addition to Dong, Zhou Shaojin's table also included Cheng Ju's mother Yang and several distant relatives of the Cheng family. As soon as Yang sat down, she started talking to Dong. Zhou Shaojin thought of how he and Dong had sat side by side in his previous life, so he immediately sat diagonally opposite Dong without making a sound.
Yang's voice came through intermittently: "... She was slapped in the face. I was so scared that I quickly retreated... I wanted to look for you, but you weren't here, so I came alone... I almost missed the birthday celebration for the old ancestor... I only heard them quarreling before, but I didn't expect them to fight this time. If the old man and the old lady were here, it would be fine, at least there would be someone in charge. Who can she talk to now? She can only pretend that nothing happened..."
Zhou Shaojin's heart began to beat wildly as he listened.
Could it be that Mr. Wen had taken action against Mrs. Wen
She thought about Mrs. Wen's appearance just now and sighed with regret.
Dong was not willing to sit and chat with the gossiping Yang, but she was still a step too late and was caught by Yang. After finally listening to her patiently, she looked up and saw that Zhou Shaojin was no longer beside her, but was sitting diagonally opposite her.
She couldn't help but frown.
When the banquet was halfway through, Dong suddenly stood up and said to Zhou Shaojin, "I feel a little unwell. Please accompany me for a while."
There are many things that women cannot tell others. Who knows what this "discomfort" refers to
Everyone's eyes fell on Dong and Zhou Shaojin.
This is another unexpected event that has never happened in the previous life.
Zhou Shaojin was determined not to repeat the same mistake, and he stood up with a smile as still as a mountain.
Mrs. Dong waited for her to come and support her - Zhou Shaojin had always been very respectful to her, and she was happy to show her extraordinary intimacy with Zhou Shaojin in front of everyone.
But Zhou Shaojin stood there for a long time without moving.
She glanced at Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin still stood there with a smile, as if saying, "I'll do whatever you want."
Mrs. Dong remembered her son's words, "The Second Miss is a little different from before." She frowned, stood up and left the table.
Zhou Shaojin followed closely behind and heard people talking behind him: "Is this the second cousin from the fourth room? She is so pretty! Judging from her appearance, she has a good personality too. It's a pity that her biological mother passed away."
This has always been a major flaw in her marriage.
No matter in the past life or this life.
But will she get married in this life
Who to marry
She thought of Lin Shisheng, and then an idea suddenly came to her.
If Aunt Mu had married Lin Shisheng before the incident at home, they could have been husband and wife for life. And even if the Mu family was still unlucky in the end, Lin Shisheng would have been in a position to rescue Aunt Mu's three unmarried sisters!
She suddenly felt refreshed.
He wanted to send someone to inquire about the situation of the Lin and Mu families.
But who should we send
After all the talk, it ended up being a situation where no one was using it.
For the first time, Zhou Shaojin had the idea of having a good talk with his sister.
She wanted to get her dowry in advance and to have a few servants whom she could order around.
But would her elder sister misunderstand that she was competing with her elder sister for the dowry just because she saw that her elder sister had a huge dowry
Zhou Shaojin had a headache and was thinking about these things absentmindedly. He almost bumped into Dong, who was walking in front of him but suddenly stopped.
"Aunt Bai," she asked Dong, "what happened?" But her eyes quickly swept around.
They were standing on the corridor between the wing rooms and the open hall of Siyi Building. To the south were the wing rooms, to the north were the open hall, to the northeast were the purgatory, and to the southwest was the Peony Terrace.
Zhou Shaojin asked: "Where are you going?"
Mrs. Dong did not answer. She looked at her deeply and said meaningfully, "Shaojin, your aunt was widowed at a young age and has only your cousin Lu as her only son. She has always treated you as her own daughter. Tell me the truth, did anyone say anything about you? Why don't you visit your aunt these days?"
Do you visit her often
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Even if she wanted to marry Cheng Lu wholeheartedly in her previous life, she would not do such a thing to lower her status. Moreover, her greatest wish in this life is to never meet Cheng Lu again, even if she only sees him from afar...
It is obvious that Dong is lobbying for Cheng Lu!
I was young and ignorant. As a housewife in charge of the household and the wife in charge of the cooking, didn't she understand the principles of marriage, which is an important matter and requires the approval of parents and matchmaker
In the final analysis, it was nothing more than taking advantage of her young age and the lack of mother's guidance, and luring her and Cheng Lu into having a secret relationship!
Since she no longer had the same expectations for Cheng Lu as she had in her previous life, she no longer had the intention of covering her ears and stealing the bell. At this moment, Dong's thoughts and Cheng Lu's viciousness were all exposed to the sun, with every detail revealed.
She pretended to be confused and said with a smile, "What are you talking about, aunt? Why don't I understand? In addition to studying with Aunt Shen every day, I also have to learn needlework from Madam Cen for half a day every two days, and learn the zither from Mr. Liu for two hours every five days. These days, I have been copying scriptures for Madam Guo, and I have even put aside Madam Cen and Mr. Liu. How can I have time to visit you?"
How could Mrs. Dong not know what she was doing? Her face turned red when she heard this, but for the sake of her son's future, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Silly girl, you don't understand what your aunt means." As she spoke, she tried to hold Zhou Shaojin's hand, but Zhou Shaojin, who had been wary of her, saw through her and pretended to fix her hair and avoided her. Mrs. Dong's hand fell in the air, and her smile looked a little awkward, but she still gritted her teeth and continued, "Among these girls, I like you the most. Not only is you good-natured and filial, but you are also obedient and sensible. You are about the same age as our brother Lu, and you grew up together as childhood sweethearts. I wanted to talk to Mrs. Guan about it after your sister got married, but I didn't expect that the Liao family would have to observe mourning, so it's not easy to bring up this matter. I heard that your stepmother has never given birth to a boy or a girl. Doesn't she go back to her hometown to worship her ancestors? After all, your father is a man, and he is not as careful as a woman. You should remind your father. Then I can invite your stepmother to our house to sit and talk about personal matters."
Although it was against etiquette, anyone who heard it would think that Dong was proposing to her. But if one considers it carefully, there was no mention of marriage with the Zhou family.
What a good calculation!
Zhou Shaojin was so angry that his hands and feet were shaking. He managed to keep his composure and said, "My sister has always been in charge of family affairs. I don't know much about these things. How about I ask my sister for you?"
That damn girl Zhou Chujin is a dagger hidden in her own heart. If she knew, she would definitely think of ways to slap herself in the face!
Mrs. Dong said hurriedly, "No, no. If you ask your sister seriously on my behalf about such a small matter, your sister might think that your aunt is a talkative person!" After saying this, she realized that her tone of voice was too hasty and she seemed a little timid. She couldn't help but feel regretful and annoyed, and said stiffly, "Just ask for me!"
Zhou Shaojin sneered in his heart and said, "Okay! I think it's better to ask my grandmother than my sister about this kind of thing. My father writes back a letter every half a month. My grandmother knows the situation on my father's side best." After saying that, he turned and walked towards the open hall.
Dong was so frightened that she quickly grabbed Zhou Shaojin.
"With so many distinguished guests today, how can we talk about these trivial matters?" She had never expected things to turn out like this. She felt that Zhou Shaojin was trying to undermine her, but she also felt that Zhou Shaojin should not be so smart. "Since your grandmother knows your father's side of things best, I will go and ask your grandmother in person after the old ancestor's birthday."
Zhou Shaojin just wanted to scare her so that she would not bother him again. Telling such things to her grandmother at this time would be a loss of face for Dong, but she couldn't!
She stopped and said with a smile, "Well, when Aunt Bai is free, we can go ask Grandma in person."
"That's right, that's right." Dong nodded repeatedly, with a layer of cold sweat on her back.
Zhou Shaojin asked, "Aunt Bai, what's wrong with you? Where are you going?"
What else can she say
Dong took the opportunity to go down the stairs and said, "I'm going to the bathroom." Although her voice was still a little tough, it was much softer than before.
I used to be too easy to talk to!
Zhou Shaojin thought that she could no longer allow herself to be manipulated by others like before.
"I won't go to the bathroom." Zhou Shaojin said, "I'll just wait for you here!"
Dong was stunned, looking at Zhou Shaojin's calm face, thinking of what Zhou Shaojin had just said, she vaguely felt that it might be difficult to treat Zhou Shaojin the same way as before!
What should I do about my son’s marriage
Although the Cheng family is prominent, there are many promising sons among them. How could his son have a chance
A son-in-law is half a son. A father-in-law is different. Moreover, there is also a capable brother-in-law... Such a family is not easy to find with their family background!
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