Yang Haiyan naturally had no objection to this. In fact, even if Qin Shouye's engagement and marriage were a little bit smaller, she wouldn't care. After all, things are different now. However, there is one thing that she has to say in vain. "Grandma, I have something to tell you."
As soon as this was said, Grandma Qin and Qin Fang both looked at , because Qin Fang didn't know that had something to say, and judging from 's expression and tone, it was probably not a small matter.
Grandma Qin had the same idea as Qin Fang. After hearing what her granddaughter-in-law said, she said, "Yanyan, just say it directly."
Yang Haiyan naturally didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "Grandma, my eldest wife also needs to be divided."
Grandma Qin was stunned.
Yang Haiyan explained: "Although my husband is an official, he has many things that are beyond his control in the court. If something happens to my husband, the whole family will suffer. Similarly, some people will take the initiative to protect the business and the success in order to get close to my husband. They are also likely to affect my husband's future. So I think, for the sake of each other's safety, it is most appropriate to separate the family. Of course, separation is just a way to ensure safety, so as to avoid being implicated, but the brotherhood between my husband and his family will not be broken."
Grandma Qin had no objection to this matter. After all, she had separated from her son, so why would she care about her grandson
After hearing what Yang Haiyan said, Qin Fang thought about it and said, "Okay, after the harvest and the county exam in February of this year, when my father and mother come back, we will officially separate the family."
Yang Haiyan said: "When we go to discuss the marriage with the Xu family this time, we must also mention the matter of the separation, otherwise he won't know about it."
Grandma Qin: "Then let your Third Aunt bring the official matchmaker. Things like dividing the family must be discussed by the elders, not by the matchmaker."
Yang Haiyan: "Grandma is still thoughtful."
Coming out of Liuxin Courtyard, Yang Haiyan asked Qin Fang: "Husband, do you mind if I bring up the matter of dividing the family?"
Qin Fang said: "We have to separate sooner or later. As you said, if something happens to me one day in the future, he won't be implicated by me. Moreover, even if we separate, he is still my brother, and it won't affect the relationship between us."
Yang Haiyan smiled. This was what she liked most about Qin Fang, that he was a white man. And even if the matter with the Xu family turned out to be nothing, Yang Haiyan would still be worried. After all, there was no such a coincidence. But since there was nothing to find out, she could only let it go. If the other party had a purpose, it would be exposed one day. "My husband has to send someone to keep an eye on the Xu family."
Qin Fang said, "Don't worry, I will pay attention to this matter." After the incident with Aunt Fan's son-in-law, Qin Fang became more and more cautious. If the person behind him didn't frame him, it was possible that he would be sent to the border. So he was also very careful.
Xu Family
The Xu family was very lively today. After what happened to Xu Feng's sister Xu Lan, the villagers had been laughing at their family. This kind of joke was not malicious, but it was gossipy. However, this kind of mentality was often hurtful in ancient times.
The Xu family also knew that their family was not worthy of the Qin family. When the incident happened, it was really an accident. They did not expect such a thing to happen. Xu Lan was scared at the time and did not expect someone to break into the toilet. When she reacted, she screamed unconsciously. So, the neighbors came over and knew about it. Then, more and more people knew about it.
Actually, Xu Lan didn't suffer any loss, and the Xu family didn't think of asking Qin Shouye to take responsibility, and he couldn't bring himself to say that. However, he felt sad when he thought about his daughter's reputation being damaged. Later, Qin Shouye asked him to think about how to deal with the matter, and he didn't refuse, because he didn't know how to deal with it at the time.
But unexpectedly, within a few days, the matter spread throughout the village, and the rumors were even worse than the truth. Some people even said that Xu Lan and Qin Shouye were having an affair in the toilet.
The Xu family had no choice but to let Xu Feng go to the Qin family to see if the marriage between Xu Lan and Qin Shouye could be settled. After a year or two, when the limelight of this matter has passed, they can cancel the engagement at that time.
And today, the Qin family came to discuss the marriage.
Aunt Qin San came with Qin Shouye, riding in the carriage of the general's mansion. After entering Xu's house, she observed that the Xu family's yard was cleaned very cleanly, and Xu's father and mother looked like honest and simple people.
"Brother Shouye, you are here." Xu Feng came to receive the guest.
Qin Shouye said: "Brother Xu Feng, Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, this is my third aunt. My parents are not at home, and my grandparents are old, so my third aunt is here on behalf of my parents."
Father Xu hurriedly said, "It turns out to be Sanxiao. Please come in."
Xu's mother said, "Our home is simple, please don't mind."
Aunt Qin San said, "No, our Qin family also came from the countryside. Before Afang became an official, we were not as good as the Xu family. Seeing that sister-in-law has kept the house clean, I know that sister-in-law is a hardworking person."
Seeing that Aunt Qin San had a good attitude and no look of disdain on her face, Xu's mother breathed a sigh of relief: "You are too kind."
After entering the house, Xu's mother poured tea for Aunt Qin San: "Aunt Qin, please have some tea."
Aunt Qin San was not the kind of person who liked to put on airs. She was honest by nature, so she was straightforward when talking about things. After drinking tea, Aunt Qin San said, "Sister-in-law Xu, I came here today to invite your family of four to visit the general's mansion this morning, and to talk about Shouye and Miss Xu."
Father Xu naturally has brothers, but the Xu family has already split up, and Father Xu is the second oldest. When the Qin family discusses Qin Shouye's affairs, it is enough to just invite his family of four.
When Xu's mother heard this, she was a little worried, but for her daughter's sake, she naturally had to go to the general's mansion. "Don't worry, San'er, I will definitely be there this morning."
After discussing this matter, Aunt Qin left after a while. This time, she came to see the situation of the Xu family and also to see the Xu family girl.
After Aunt Qin left, the villagers who were peeking at the side came forward to ask.
"Xu family, is this your guest?"
"The Xu family, they came here in a carriage, what a magnificent family, what are they doing here?"
"From the Xu family, that young man over there is related to your family Xu Lan, right?"
"Xu's family, is he here to compensate you for your money?"
In fact, the villagers only knew that Xu Lan had an incident with a young man that day, but they didn't know that the young man was from the General's Mansion. Moreover, no one knew Aunt Qin San, so naturally they didn't know her identity.
The Xu family was pretty tight-lipped. Even though they knew the villagers had bad intentions, they didn't reveal Qin Shouye's identity. No matter how they asked, they just wouldn't say anything.
General’s Mansion, Liuxin Courtyard.
After returning home, Aunt Qin told Grandma Qin and Yang Haiyan about her visit to Xu's house. "I saw that the Xu family was very honest. They were not the kind of people who would make trouble. They were all well-behaved people, and their home was very clean." Before leaving, although Qin Shouye had called Xu Feng, Aunt Qin was used to farm work, and she knew from the first glance at the Xu family that the Xu family's cleanliness was not a temporary cleaning. After chatting with the Xu family for a while, she felt that the Xu family was a real family.
Grandma Qin was relieved when she heard this: "Then it's good. Let's wait for him to come back tomorrow and see. If it's really good, we'll discuss the engagement today. After the discussion, we'll invite a matchmaker to come."
Yang Haiyan listened to him and said, "There are no illustrations. The elders are all here, and this matter has nothing to do with it."
However, I used to feel that it was lonely with fewer people at home, but now that things are happening one after another, I feel that it is better to have fewer people at home. If there are too many people, all kinds of things will come up, making people think about this and that and get annoyed.
the next day
The Xu family had breakfast, took the village donkey cart to the county gate, and then walked here. They were embarrassed to take the village donkey cart to the general's mansion, worried that people would know that Qin Shouye was from the general's mansion and spread unpleasant words for no reason.
As soon as the Xu family arrived, Qin Shouye came out to pick them up. When Qin Shouye took them to Liuxinyuan and saw the kind old lady inside, he breathed a sigh of relief. He was nervous on the way here, and even more nervous after entering the general's mansion, fearing that the people in the general's mansion would look down on him, but when he saw the kind-hearted old lady, who was no different from the old lady next door, he felt a little relieved.
Qin Shouye introduced him: "This is my grandmother. Grandma, this is Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, Xu Feng, and Miss Xu Lan."
When the four saw Grandma Qin, they immediately knelt down and saluted.
"Have met you, old man."
In the past, only during the Chinese New Year would grandchildren bow to Grandma Qin like this. Now that she has become a seventh-rank lady, when she encounters people bowing to her like this, Grandma Qin has changed from being uncomfortable at first to being used to it now. She hurriedly said, "Hurry up, don't be so polite. Shouye, help the man up quickly."
Qin Shouye said, "Yes. Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, please take a seat."
The four people from the Xu family stood up and sat down beside them. The maid serving in the yard immediately brought them tea.
Seeing that he was a little reserved, Grandma Qin smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. Just treat this place as your own. You must have had a hard time on the journey. Have you had your meal?"
Xu's mother said, "Thank you for your kindness. I ate everything. It's not hard. I came here by donkey cart."
Grandma Qin said, "Originally, it was my job to come here for this matter, but my parents who are in charge of the business are not here, and I, an old woman, can't stand the hassle, so I had to ask you to come here." If the Qin family was just an ordinary family, then Yang Haiyan, the sister-in-law, could come here, but she is a lady of the second rank. The Xu family is an ordinary family, so they are not qualified to ask her to come here.
Xu's mother: "It's okay, it's okay. Speaking of this matter, it's also..." It's also bad luck for both families that such a thing happened.
At this time, a hearty voice was heard outside: "Grandma, I heard that a distinguished guest came to our house." The person who came was naturally Yang Haiyan.