Luo Ran felt much more relaxed when he heard that his cousin was coming.
You may have to dig deeper when telling others about certain things, but for your cousin, no matter what you say, he always supports you without a doubt.
Shen Yuzhi stood in the yard, watching the stewards go out one by one, and then stepped in.
As soon as he came in, he smiled and said: "I didn't expect Ran'er to handle the general affairs with ease. I saw that the faces of the stewards were quite respectful."
Luo Ran hurriedly called Youqing to serve tea, and said a little embarrassedly: "Cousin, please stop teasing me. Uncle Wu is here and he can always suppress them to a certain extent. Compared with mother, he is still far behind."
Shen Yuzhi took the tea handed by Youqing's hands and said with a smile: "How old are you? Mrs. Luo has been in charge of the Yuan family since she was a child. She can't be more powerful. And my uncle loves you very much and is reluctant to make you tired."
Luo Ran nodded, thinking of the carefree life in Jiangnan for the past fifteen years. It was so beautiful that she would never forget it for several lifetimes.
Seeing that she was a little disappointed, Shen Yuzhi changed the subject and asked, "I just heard the stewards talking about buying a lot of food. What are you going to do?"
Putting away his thoughts, Luo Ran said: "I went to Fahua Temple to offer incense a few days ago. I heard from the monks in the temple that there might be a lot of rain this spring. I was afraid that there would not be enough food by then, so I ordered people to prepare more. I happened to need more I'm writing a letter to my aunt, and my cousin just happened to be here. Go back and tell your aunt, it's always good to be prepared."
Shen Yuzhi really had no doubts at all and nodded in agreement.
Luo Ran told him about the arrangements in his shop again, and Shen Yuzhi nodded and praised: "You are very thoughtful. I will tell my mother later that if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of the worst. By then it will be too late to suffer losses."
Seeing that Shen Yuzhi had listened to what he said, Luo Ran finally felt relieved, and then he remembered and asked, "Cousin, is there anything wrong with coming to see me today?"
Shen Yuzhi lowered his eyes and looked at the tea cup in his hand, but did not speak for a while.
In Luo Ran's eyes, his cousin has always been high-spirited and confident. When has he ever seen him so hesitant? He hurriedly stepped back and asked nervously: "Cousin, what kind of trouble did you encounter?"
Shen Yuzhi nodded.
It shouldn't be a small thing to make him so embarrassed, right?
Luo Ran's heart immediately rose and he couldn't help but lean forward: "But uncle's place..."
Shen Yuzhi shook his head: "No, don't worry, it has nothing to do with the Shen family, it's my own business."
"Your own business?"
Luo Ran asked, looking at his face.
Shen Yuzhi scolded himself in his mind and said slowly: "Your aunt is planning an engagement for me."
"ah?"
Luo Ran almost thought she heard wrong. She was so nervous just now and thought the Shen family was implicated in something because of the prince, but after a long time it was just a marriage?
Shen Yuzhi nodded and said, "Yes, your aunt said that if my marriage cannot be settled before Xi Qing gets married, she will find a random girl for me to marry."
Luo Ran looked at his cousin who looked so serious and a little sad. He knew he shouldn't laugh, but he couldn't hold it back and laughed so much that his stomach hurt.
Shen Yuzhi just sat there and looked at her dotingly. After she had laughed enough, he said with a grimace: "You kid, my cousin is going to die from worry, but you are so happy. It's really heartless."
No conscience, Luo Ran was stunned for a moment when he heard these three words, and somehow he remembered that person. He always said that he had no conscience.
Trying to get rid of the random thoughts in his head, Luo Ran suppressed a smile and said: "Cousin, I didn't mean it, but, but,"
"it's so funny?"
Shen Yuzhi answered.
"Um."
Looking at his cousin's expression, Luo Ran couldn't help but laugh again.
Finally, after laughing enough, he said: "Then my cousin came here today, do you want me to help you intercede with your aunt?"
Shen Yuzhi shook his head: "It's useless. This matter was decided unanimously by your grandmother and aunt. It's useless for anyone to say anything."
Luo Ran looked at him with some sympathy: "What should we do? My cousin doesn't really want to marry a random woman, right?"
She suddenly thought of Yue Wanhe. If there hadn't been that imperial edict, Sister Wan and her cousin would have been a good match.
Thinking of this, Luo Ran felt a lot more depressed, and suddenly asked: "Where's my cousin? Don't you really have a woman you like? Even one with a good impression?"
Since ancient times, marriages have relied on the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. How many people only see each other's appearance on the day of marriage.
Only those enlightened parents will ask their children for their opinions in advance, but this must also be based on the conditions of being well-matched and reciprocal of interests.
Facing Luo Ran's sincere eyes, Shen Yu looked away unconsciously and asked: "Where is my cousin, does he have someone he likes?"
Luo Ran didn't think too much, just thinking that his cousin wanted to find someone with whom he had a common topic to talk about his worries, so he thought without thinking: "My cousin knows my affairs best, how can I have the right to like others. Besides, I am content to have Qing Ning and Jing Xing in this life. When my mother gives birth and my younger brother or sister grows up, I will take Ning'er and Jing Xing to find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and bring them together. If you raise her up, you will have no regrets in this life.”
Of course, the Shen family and his father must also be reminded to avoid what happened in the previous life.
Shen Yuzhi nodded: "Me too. In this life, I just want to protect the Shen family. As for other things, it's really not important to me."
"How about that?"
Luo Ran was surprised and said: "Uncle, you are the only son, and the Shen family is still pointing you to spread the branches!"
Shen Yuzhi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You, why are you so pedantic at such a young age? The Shen family doesn't have a title or a fortune, so what if they have a wife or not?"
Luo Ran frowned. She had to find a way to change her cousin's mind.
Before she could think about it, she heard Shen Yuzhi continue: "What's more, you don't know my temper. If you marry any woman back home and the two of you are not familiar with each other, I won't be able to carry on the family line."
"Cousin! What are you talking about!"
Luo Ran blushed and glared at him angrily.
Shen Yuzhi also realized that he had said the wrong thing. He touched the tip of his nose and said, "So, why don't you ask your cousin to help me?"
"Help you? How?"
Luo Ran asked strangely.
Shen Yuzhi suppressed the throbbing in his heart and said in a calm tone: "Anyway, you don't plan to get married, and I don't know who to marry. Why don't you help me with your cousin? I will just say that I like my cousin when I go back. This way your grandmother My aunt and I must be happy and won’t find another girl for me."
Luo Ran opened his eyes wide in surprise: "How is this possible?"
Shen Yuzhi asked: "Why not?"
"Because, because,"
Because he was too surprised, Luo Ran was a little incoherent: "But, what if my aunt asks us to get married?"
Shen Yuzhi smiled: "Don't worry about that. When the time comes, I will tell you that my uncle is reluctant to let you marry so early and will keep you for two more years."
"What about two years from now?"
Luo Ran still disagreed.
Shen Yuzhi raised his eyebrows and said: "In two years, maybe I will have a woman I like? Maybe it won't take two years. I haven't been studying these years, and now I have just entered the officialdom, so I haven't spared the time to think about it. It's just a major event in my life. If my cousin can help me get through this period, I will naturally work hard in the future. I'm just embarrassing my cousin."
Seeing his guilty face, Luo Ran suddenly couldn't bear it. Her cousin had helped her so much, but she was still hesitant to help her with such a small favor.
But thinking about it carefully, she always felt that something was wrong. Looking at her cousin's expression carefully, she saw that she was being cautious.
