Tang Fan didn't tell Tang Yu the inside story either, he just assumed that this incident had never happened. If the He family had self-awareness, they would naturally not come to disturb them after they had closed the door.
It's a pity that he was wrong. Not long after he returned to the capital, He Lin came to the door again.
This time, there is also Mr. He who came to the door together.
Tang Fan didn't even ask Tang Yu to come out, so he received them by himself.
Several people took their seats separately, and Tang Fan smiled and said, "I heard that He Sanjin was titled, and I haven't congratulated my uncle yet. It's really enviable that one has two scholars."
The speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional, and He Lin's face was a little unsightly at the moment.
But now that Tang Yu and He Cheng are long away from the He family, Tang Fan doesn't need to care about his mood.
Mr. He smiled and said: "The two of them together are not as beautiful as your golden palace. If you think you are young and weak, you have won the jinshi. Now you are a fourth-rank officer. If you want to come to Tang Brother Quanxia, you should be happy. ."
Tang Fan shook his head: "Uncle is too famous, how can the fourth grade be called a high-ranking officer? Others don't listen to it, I'm still embarrassed, not to mention gossip, doesn't my uncle live in Xianghe County, this time he suddenly went to Beijing, What is it for?"
He didn't know anything about the accident that the He family wanted to move the family to the capital, and he didn't mention it.
Mr. He didn't hide it, he briefly talked about the influence of the Wei family's follow-up turmoil and He Xuan's upcoming appointment in the punishment department, and finally sighed: "Runqing, the He family is sorry for you and the second daughter-in-law. A good person married and entered the house, but they have landed in such fields as today. This time the old man came to the house, and he didn't have the face to ask for anything else. He just wanted to let the second child and the second daughter-in-law meet. No matter what, they are husband and wife after all. Going down will not benefit either of them. After all, the He and Tang families are relatives by marriage, and they cannot live together in the capital, but they do not communicate with each other. Do you think this is the truth?"
The old man is still relatively good at talking, and Tang Fan also noticed that his posture was obviously lower than when he was in the He family last time. It is estimated that He Xuan will go back and talk about the things he inquired about in the official circles.
The He family came this time, naturally, to repair the relationship, not to revenge.
Tang Fan has no opinion on Mr. He himself, but he doesn't look down on He Lin at all.
Now look at Tang Yu now that she has set up her own business, the rouge shop was run by her, and she even put up the "Tang's" brand. I don't know how Tang Yu manages it. , are willing to "Tang" to buy rouge. In order to target different customer groups, Tang Yu seems to be planning to open another semicolon, one for Xiaojiabiyu, rouge gouache that ordinary people can afford, and the other for high-end business.
Seeing the capable sister, and thinking about her experience over the years, Tang Fan can only say that she was really buried when she married He Lin.
Tang Fan smiled when he heard the words, and asked slowly: "The old man is right, but it's not me who has the final say on this matter, it depends on my sister's intentions. Also, with all due respect, He San is now a jinshi. , when is my brother-in-law going to lift?"
He Lin's face turned red, and he stood up abruptly: "You're deceiving people too much!"
Tang Fan raised his eyebrows: "How can I deceive people too much? Am I wrong? Brother-in-law, you are not too young, so it doesn't matter if you don't pass the imperial examinations, do you have to rely on the He family for the rest of your life? You don't have a plan for yourself? Say It's a bad sentence, Mr. He can't take care of you for the rest of your life. What will you do in the future? Do you live with your brother, or let your brother help you? Even if you are embarrassed, my Tang family daughter can't take this shame. Teach us that it is okay to be poor, but not short-minded. Brother-in-law can also take back her sister, so please answer my questions first."
If you play tricks with Master Tang, the opponent will basically have no chance of winning, but most of the time, Master Tang treats people with kindness. Even if Wang Zhi runs and ridicules, he doesn't care about it. If he didn't meet He Lin, he wouldn't speak speak evil.
He Lin was trembling with anger.
Before he came to Tang's house, he had already prepared enough psychologically, but he still felt a strong sense of humiliation when Tang Fan said it out of the phone.
"If she doesn't love her back, the He family has no shortage of her! Even if it's He Cheng, you can take it away, I don't care!" He Lin blurted out in anger.
Tang Fan seemed to be waiting for his words. He didn't get angry when he heard this, but nodded: "If my brother-in-law really thinks this way, I have a solution. It's better to adopt Qilang to the Tang family and change his surname to Tang, then brother-in-law can also be with my sister. Heli, in this way, the two are irrelevant, and my sister and Qilang will no longer get in your way."
With a snap, it was Mr. He who slapped He Lin.
He Lin covered his face with an expression of disbelief.
Mr. He said calmly to Tang Fan: "The dog has no status, please forgive my nephew."
Tang Fan sighed: "Uncle, I have no intention of embarrassing you, it's just that you see my brother-in-law like this, do I dare to let my sister and nephew go with him? If he thinks I'm deceiving people too much, he will turn his anger to On my sister and nephew, didn't I just harm them?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a childish voice came from the door: "I am willing to change my surname to Tang!"
Everyone looked around and saw that He Cheng was standing at the door at some point, his face tensed, and he didn't know how long he had been eavesdropping outside.
"Qilang!" Before Mr. He and the others could react, Tang Fan said with a solemn expression, "Don't listen to injustice, you are not a gentleman!"
Uncle's reprimand was really not a deterrent at all, and the last ending alone could only make He Cheng stick out his tongue secretly.
Appearing from the left and right, Tang Fan didn't want him to step back, so he said, "Come and meet your grandfather and father."
They were obviously the two closest people to He Cheng, but now they were made like guests.
He Cheng obediently walked into the house, and bowed to Father He and He Lin in an orderly manner: "The grandson has seen his grandfather, and the child has seen his father."
Mr. He lovingly beckoned him to come over, and touched his head again: "Qilang has grown tall, do you want to go home? Grandfather will take you home."
He Cheng said, "Everything is up to my uncle, and my grandson doesn't dare to specialize in it."
Hear what it says!
Mr. He was a little stunned. When he was in the He family, He Cheng was a taciturn child in his impression. When would he be able to say such a thing, he even appeared out of nowhere!
After saying this, He Cheng walked to Tang Fan's side, leaned against him, and looked at his grandfather and father.
Although there were no words, even He Lin could see the attachment and intimacy to Tang Fan.
This scene made him feel a little dazzling, and he simply turned his head away.
But Mr. He still remembered what He Cheng said just now: "Qilang, you said just now that you want to change your surname?"
He Cheng nodded: "Yes, if the He family doesn't want me, I am willing to change my surname to Tang, I want to be the Tang family."
After all, little children can't hold back their worries, and no matter how precocious they are, they will lose their gong in just a few words.
After hearing this, He Lin only felt that He Cheng must have been bewitched by the Tang family to say such words.
Even the old man He frowned and said, "Runqing, what Qilang said, did he mean it himself?"
The implication is that you didn't instigate it
Tang Fan also frowned. He was just angry with He Lin just now. He never mentioned the matter of changing his surname to He Lin.
Before Tang Fan could speak, He Cheng hurriedly said, "Didn't my father want my mother and me, he just said so clearly!"
Mr. He was slightly embarrassed: "Qilang, you misunderstood, your father didn't mean that."
He Cheng stared at him with his black eyes: "What does that mean?"
Mr. He: "That's his angry words..."
He Cheng said: "But doesn't my father hate my mother and me very much? Not only did he want to kill me, he also said earlier that he would drive us out of the He family, and we would die on our own."
Don't think that anything can be said in front of the children just because they are young. In fact, He Cheng remembers everything in his heart, but he only read it and didn't say it before. After he came to the capital, he got along with A-Dong every day and was influenced by it. , instead of training, his physique has also improved a lot, and he is no longer the shy child who used to be shy in words.
Only the He family still looked at him with the old eyes.
Mr. He shook his head: "Even if your father is no longer, he is still your father. Grandfather will not let you suffer."
He Cheng said: "As a child, filial piety to your father is filial piety, and filial piety to your mother is also filial piety. My mother gave birth to me in ten months of pregnancy, and it was more difficult than my father. My father can marry again, but I am the only mother. It's a woman who suffers, so I naturally have to take care of my mother more. I also ask my grandfather and father to be kind, and let me and my mother live the same way!"
After that, he knelt down with a plop and pleaded bitterly to Mr. He and He Lin.
The two of the He family stared at He Cheng in astonishment and burst into tears.
In their hearts, if it wasn't for the instigation of someone, the always shy and weak He Jiaqilang, how could he say such sophistry
Before Mr. He could react, Tang Fan pulled He Cheng up and reprimanded, "One is your grandfather and the other is your biological father, how could they harm you! Where did the child learn to speak nonsense, not happy Apologize to your grandfather and them!"
With tears in his eyes, He Cheng bit his lower lip stubbornly and did not speak.
Mr. He's mouth was full of bitterness. He never expected that Qilang's impression of his father had become so bad.
It is true that in this world, fathers guide sons, husbands guide wives, and children should be filial and obedient to their parents, and should not be disobedient, but the specific situation should be analyzed in detail.
As now, with Tang Fan's steady progress, the strength and weakness of the Tang He family have quietly changed.
If the He family is a family that does not eat human fireworks, of course, they can not buy Tang Fan's account, but the problem is that Mr. He has two sons in office now, and his children and grandchildren may also enter the office in the future. May be like a loner with no friends.
"Forget it, this time I came abruptly, nephew, don't take offense, the second daughter-in-law and Qilang, thanks to nephew's care, the He family is very grateful, this time I asked someone to bring some things over, and asked my nephew to take care of it on your behalf. Down."
Mr. He knew that this time he was self-defeating.
Today's Tang Fan is not something that the He family can afford to offend.
He wanted He Lin to find Tang Yu's mother and son back, originally to repair the relationship, not to force them back, but to make the two families feud.
Tang Fan eased his tone: "Uncle's words are serious. You don't have to take it seriously."
He picked up the tea cup, and Mr. He understood, immediately got up to say goodbye, and left with his son.
After leaving the door of Tang's house, Mr. He couldn't help but glance at the house next door.
I heard that there is the newly-appointed Ding'anbo, and Jin Yiwei was the mansion of the Sui family by the Zhenfusi Zhenfu. Because the Sui and Tang families were very close, they even bought a house together and lived next to each other, becoming a Tongjia. good.
Such a good in-law, how could it be so messed up? If Tang Yu was married to the third child, wouldn't everyone be happy now
Thinking of this, and looking at the ugly-looking second son again, Mr. He felt exhausted for a while, thanks to his lack of heart disease, otherwise he would have collapsed while holding his heart.
"Gan Yu, you should go back to your hometown tomorrow to concentrate on your studies. When the He family moves to the capital, you don't have to follow him." Mr. He suddenly said.
"Father, what do you mean!" He Lin looked at his father in disbelief.
Mr. He didn't answer, he got into the carriage and said to the old family who followed, "Let's go."
The old family hesitantly looked at He Lin who was still in shock: "The second master..."
Mr. He: "He has no hands or feet, won't he walk back by himself?!"
Seeing that the old man was angry, the old family did not dare to refute any more, and quickly let the driver drive the carriage away.
He Lin walked on the streets of the capital in despair. He didn't understand why he became like this today, his wife and children refused to go home, and now even his father left him.
When I go back to my hometown to study, the hometown of the He family is not in the town of Xianghe County, but in the countryside of Xianghe County. There is an old house of the He family. On weekdays, I only go back to my hometown to worship ancestors during New Years and festivals. The conditions are naturally far better. On the county seat.
Could it be that just because I couldn't pass the exam, I was reduced to the point where everyone could be deceived!
He Lin thought sadly and indignantly, wandering like a wandering ghost, unable to catch his eyes with all the prosperity.
"Unfilial, unfilial! There is actually a son who beats Lao Tzu, are you trying to disobey! Lao Tzu is going to the government to sue you!"
There was a clamor in front of him, and He Lin couldn't help but look up.
Then I saw a middle-aged man described as embarrassed running out barefoot, chasing a young man with a stick behind him.
When passers-by saw this, they surrounded him, and when they heard that it was his son who beat Lao Tzu, they were filled with righteous indignation. After listening to the words of Lao Tzu, some even took the initiative to call for soldiers to patrol the city.
He Lin didn't have the heart to watch this lively scene, but the scene in front of him reminded him of his own situation. He stepped forward uncontrollably and listened to passers-by accusing the son of his fault.
The young man with the stick didn't get angry when he heard the accusations from everyone. He just sneered and pointed at the middle-aged man who was chased and beaten by him: "You know what kind of virtue he is! This man hangs around in casinos all day long. I don't even make money to support my family. I only rely on my mother to work to support the family and raise me as an adult. Now that I am prosperous, he reverses the old man's music and asks me to be filial to him. I don't want to beat my mother by the way. I beat him so that my mother won't be bullied. What's wrong! Even if I go to the government, I'm not afraid. Could it be that watching my father beat my mother is filial piety, and I protect my mother Isn't that filial piety?!"
He Lin's heart trembled, listening to the young man's words in his ears, and then looking at the middle-aged man, this scene seemed familiar.
The passers-by heard what he said, and saw the middle-aged man's eyes twinkling, and they knew that what he said was true. Everyone looked at the middle-aged man's expression strangely. Those who wanted to see the road injustice immediately turned the fire and blamed him. .
The middle-aged man couldn't help but refute a few words with passers-by, and was almost not overwhelmed by the spittle of everyone, so he had to quickly escape.
This was just a small episode, and with the departure of the two parties, the crowd soon dispersed.
But He Lin's feet were as heavy as a thousand catties, and he couldn't move at all.
Thinking of Tang Yu's resolute face when he left the He family, thinking of Tang Fan's indifference when he turned his face away, and thinking of his own son's determination to change his surname in front of him, the stormy waves in his heart seemed to follow the scene just now. And completely set off, for a long time can not be calm.
Is he wrong
No, he's right!
It was his bad luck that he didn't pass the imperial examination, and it wasn't his fault. Those people just climbed high and stepped low, and even He Cheng was brought into a snobby eye by Tang Fan, and he didn't even recognize his father. It was He Cheng's filial piety.
But if he was not wrong, why did even his own father abandon him
Why did everyone say he was wrong and abandon him
He Lin's face was full of confusion.
Just when he was wandering the streets, there was another conversation at the Tang family.
"Maomao, you don't have to ask someone to act like this. He has long been obsessed, and he is deeply immersed in it. No matter how many people try to wake him up, he will not wake up." Tang Yu sighed.
She thought that she was completely disappointed with He Lin, otherwise, she wouldn't even show her face and not see the He family at all.
Tang Fan smiled: "I'm not for He Er, but for Qilang. He's a good boy, so he can't really change his surname. Don't look at his firm words now, but I still hope that his father will love him. He Second, if you can come to repentance, it will naturally be the best, if you can't, it will prevent Qilang from leaving regrets."
Tang Yu obviously didn't want to talk more about this matter, she was concerned about another matter now.
"Maomao, you're not a Maotou boy anymore. You should get married a long time ago. You see He San is about the same age as you, but he already has a son and a daughter. Don't you have any ideas? Or, you already have it in your heart. people?"
Tang Fan was stunned for a moment. For some reason, when he heard this sentence, Sui Zhou's figure flashed past his eyes vaguely.
He shook his head, as if to shake off his hallucinations: "Sister, where have you been thinking? I'm running around every now and then. Where can I find my sweetheart?"
Tang Yu: "Didn't that girl Du who came back with you last time?"
Tang Fan: "That's Lu Yan's wife!"
Tang Yu was very worried: "But I heard that you have been alone with each other. Did she like Lu Yan and not you, so you..."
Is there a lonely man and a widow eating sand in Haizi, Weining? At that time, everyone was disgraced and covered in blood, so it's amazing that they can have feelings for each other!
Tang Fan was a little speechless: "Sister, where did you hear this, don't ruin the reputation of the family, Miss Du is now the wife of the Lu family, don't cause their husband and wife to break up!"
Tang Yu was annoyed: "Do you think I'm not sensible? I heard from Guangchuan in private. How can his character be spread around? Then tell my sister, is there any such thing?"
Sui Guangchuan, what exactly did you tell my sister!
Tang Fan paused word by word: "Really, no, yes!"
Tang Yu was dubious: "If not, which girl do you like?"
Tang Fan was annoyed: "Your brother is such a talented person that no one looks down on him!"
Tang Yu was amused and giggled: "My younger brother is indeed a talented person, but if you waste any more time, no one will really want it."
She suddenly snorted: "Is it possible that you like the sister of the Guangchuan family? I heard that she has reached the age of marriage now!"
Tang Fan: "..."
He had previously thought that Suizhou liked A-Dong, and now it was his sister's turn to think that she liked Suizhou's sister. Does this count as retribution
Tang Fan sighed: "No, sister, don't worry about it, I have a sense of balance in this matter."
Tang Yu frowned: "Do you have any concerns, can't even my sister say it?"
She began to worry that her brother was widowed and did not dare to speak out.
At Tang Fan's age, not getting married is indeed a bit strange.
But it's nothing. In the officialdom, everyone grabs the handle. Usually, they attack their opponents from the content of filial piety, having fun during filial piety, and so on. Not getting married is nothing at all.
In the south of the Yangtze River, there are also such celebrities who claim to be romantic. They do not have a right wife, but they have many beautiful concubines. This is not a new thing.
It's just that Master Tang doesn't even have a concubine, so if others want to attack him for any weaknesses in his private life, they may only find "hobby of food, few mistakes in official business" and so on.
Tang Fan was a bit ironic when he saw what she was thinking.
He had a flash of inspiration: "Guangchuan will marry me if you marry me!"
Tang Yu frowned: "What does this have to do with him?"
Tang Fan said earnestly: "Sister, what do you think, Guangchuan is two years older than me, and we are still unmarried. Although we are not brothers, we have long been in love with each other. Have the heart to marry his own wife, but see him alone? You also know that he has a mediocre relationship with his family. I am afraid that he is not satisfied with the person his parents helped him choose, and he is wasted so far. If you have a good candidate, I might as well help Guangchuan to see each other first, and when he becomes a relative, I will be relieved."
Tang Yu hesitated and said, "But he is Ding Anbo, who was appointed by the sage, and the grand-nephew of the empress dowager. Someone should be the master. Where can I come to see him?"
Tang Fan said with a smile: "My good sister, don't you understand, the empress dowager and her majesty help him see, they must be noble ladies, with a temperament like Guangchuan, how can they be harmonious with the arrogant ladies. Ming?"
Tang Yu nodded: "That's true, thanks to you thinking about him all the time, okay, then you can ask him when you have time to see what kind of woman he likes, and I can help him look at him."
Tang Fan blinked: "You better ask him yourself, I can't even ask why. Sister, you are here, so you definitely know what to ask. You are his sister anyway, so you don't need to avoid suspicion."
Tang Yu rolled his eyes at him: "I really don't know what you're thinking!"
That's what it should be.
Master Tang quietly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he finally threw the hot potato out.
In any case, Tang Fan always had the feeling that he had pitted Suizhou.
That night, as usual, Tang Yu and the others ate at Tang's house, and he went back to eat next door.
Looking at the several dishes on the dining table, all of which he liked, Master Tang felt even more guilty. After eating a meal, he couldn't help but look at Suizhou several times.
Suizhou is not dead, how can he not feel it
He put down the tableware and chopsticks calmly: "Is something wrong?"
Tang Fan smiled dryly: "No."
Sui Zhou narrowed his eyes.
After being watched by the other party for a moment, Tang Fan surrendered: "Sister wants me to marry, I said I'm not in a hurry, let her see for you first."
Suizhou: "Oh."
He was so calm, but Tang Fan became uneasy: "You, what kind of woman do you like, I can help you tell my sister."
Suizhou: "Do you remember what I said last time?"
Tang Fan coughed lightly: "Remember, but in my heart, you are just like my brother. What you said, I think... I may not be able to accept it."
Suizhou nodded: "I see, I will get married soon."
Tang Fan didn't expect him to be so straightforward, he didn't even bother, hesitate, anger, grieve, he stayed for a while before he reacted: "Then I'll ask my sister to help you..."
Suizhou interrupted him: "No need, in fact, the family already has a crush on me."
ah
Tang Fan was dumbfounded again: "Who is it?"
Suizhou: "Qiao's cousin."
Tang Fan: "Didn't your uncle already set a house for her?"
Suizhou: "No, she adored me wholeheartedly, my uncle couldn't beat her, and finally agreed."
Tang Fan: "..."
For the first time, he felt that his brain was not enough, his mouth opened and closed, and finally he could only say one sentence: "Then when are you going to get married?"
Sui Zhou smiled, the coldness in his eyes faded, and he showed a little tenderness: "Next year, after all, it will take more time to prepare, and my uncle is reluctant to let her get married in a hurry."