Liu Hong called Cuicui to the study and asked him personally.
Cuicui blushed and said shyly: "The fifth child of the Bai family is a very good person."
Liu Hong had this idea after just meeting him once, and Liu Hong was convinced that it could be done.
"Don't worry, since your parents have entrusted me with your marriage. I'm not that old-fashioned person. I insist on you marrying a rich family or working for an official. I still have to respect your ideas. As long as you like the person, If you have good character and there is no mess at home, I will tie you up." Liu Hong said.
Cuicui lowered her head and smiled.
Suddenly, she was worried. On the one hand, she was worried that her parents would not agree with her marrying a country boy with an uncertain future. On the other hand, she was worried that Bai Zhaomei and the Bai family did not like her.
"I'll let you know what your parents think of you. As for what the Bai family thinks of you, if a girl like you, a beautiful, virtuous and capable girl, likes the fifth son of the Bai family and he burns high incense, there is no reason to refuse." Liu Hong seemed to have no reason to refuse. He understood Cuicui's thoughts and comforted her.
Cuicui raised her head.
Did her uncle put too much of a filter on herself? She admitted that she was pretty and capable, but forget about being virtuous.
If the Bai family knew that she dared to stand at the door and scold the neighbor who spilled dirty water on her house, and also dared to smash the deli that cheated her scale, would they be too scared to accept what her uncle said?
Xu decided to put down his hands and no longer participate in Cuicui's affairs, leaving everything to Liu Hong.
Liu Hong originally wanted to finish this busy period and talk to his sister about Cuicui and the fifth child of the Bai family. Before he could come to his sister's door, her sister came to his door to visit his old mother and find out how Cuicui's marriage was going.
Mrs. Xu had a headache when she saw her eldest sister coming to the door, so she bit the bullet and said that Liu Hong had already chosen a family, and she would tell her sister in person when Liu Hong got home.
"How is Cuicui's marriage? Just now, my sister-in-law said that you personally selected the family, and also said that this family is the best? What kind of family is it?" When Liu Hong arrived at home in the evening, Liu Hong's sister Liu saw her brother and said just ask.
After all, Cuicui is a daughter's family. She heard her mother and uncle talking about her marriage and shyly ran to Xu's room.
Liu Hong said after Cuicui ran out: "To be honest with you, eldest sister, this family is really good. The family is prosperous, with five sons and one daughter, and all the sons are outstanding. Sister, you know the Yanmao seeds I promote, which is The eldest brother of his family trained him, the second brother is a scholar, the third brother's shop in Huaicheng has eclipsed even the Shen family's limelight recently, and the fourth brother is the top scholar. He has a bright future studying at Huaishui Academy. The most amazing thing is She is the only sister who was made the head of the village by the emperor..."
Mrs. Liu didn't know about the others, but she knew about the most prosperous shop in Huaicheng recently and the village head granted by the emperor.
The materials she was wearing were bought at Baiji. She also heard that the sister of Baiji's shop was lucky enough to be named the head of the village.
"Are you talking about the Baiji shop on Caixia Street? The one with the surname Bai from Yangfeng County?" Ms. Liu asked.
Liu Hong was not surprised, because Bai Sanzhuang's shop was so popular in Huaicheng, and it was not surprising that his sister knew about it.
"That's exactly the family." Liu Hong nodded, "I had a good relationship with this family when I was in Yangfeng County. This family has a good family tradition, they don't have so many rules for their daughter-in-law, and their life is very prosperous. What's more important is that This family has many sons and has no requirements for their daughter-in-law to carry on the family line."
"This family sounds really good. The most important thing is whoever gets their sister will be lucky..." Ms. Liu was quite excited.
Old Mrs. Liu who was listening on the side had a different opinion when she heard it was from the Lao Bai family.
The old lady in this family is not a bad person, and she is too harsh on others. She has learned before that even her own mother, a county magistrate, does not look down on her. Cuicui will probably suffer a loss if she marries her.
"You said you had been choosing Cuicui for so long, but why did you choose the Bai family? It must have been your daughter-in-law, right?" Old Mrs. Liu thought about her daughter-in-law taking Cuicui to Shenshu Village, and she felt sad in her heart. Because she was dissatisfied, the daughter-in-law must have wanted to let the daughter of the Bai family into the Liu family, so she sold Cuicui. She didn't want her precious grandson to be controlled by a village owner.
"Mom, the old Bai family is so prosperous, it would be a good time for Cuicui to marry into it." Liu Hong guessed that his mother remembered the old incident of fighting the old lady of the Bai family during the Lotus Festival. This is not to blame the Bai family. Besides, the Bai family has not taken this matter to heart for a long time. On the other hand, there was no bad blood between him and Mr. Xu, but their relationship got better and better.
"Mom, half of your son's success today is due to the blessings of the Lao Bai family. You can't be like Yangfeng County. You have a mandate, but you can't be as knowledgeable as those ignorant women and children." Liu Hong was afraid that my mother would trip her up, so he said this to suppress me.
Old Mrs. Liu snorted and sat sulking.
"You have been talking for a long time, which son of their family did Cuicui marry?" Ms. Liu asked.
"It's their fifth child..."
"Lao Wu? Why did I hear that he was Lao Si who studied at Huai Shui Academy? How did he become Lao Wu?" Mrs. Liu interrupted Liu Hong and said loudly, "After all, Lao Si is the number one scholar in Huai Shui Academy. Studying, I can barely match it. Last time I met Lao Wu of their family at the Lotus Festival, he was like a clay monkey, how could he be worthy of Cuicui? If Cuicui married Lao Wu, lived in the country, and had a mother-in-law on his head Can I live a good life with my great-grandmother?"
Liu Hong felt guilty after being told by his mother, and explained to his sister: "Originally, I thought the fourth child would be suitable, but I think..."
Old Mrs. Liu interrupted her son again and said: "You are just soft-hearted. It must have been instigated by your wife. She was jealous of Cuicui marrying the best one and was afraid that your eldest sister would suppress her in the future, so she pushed Lao Wu to the table. . I asked her why she was so kind and took Cuicui to Lao Bai’s house in Shenshu Village.”
Even though Liu Hong was filial to his mother, he felt a little dissatisfied when he heard that his mother wrongly blamed Mrs. Xu, and said: "Mom, you wrongly blamed your daughter-in-law this time. Your daughter-in-law really thinks about Cuicui."
"If she was thinking about it, why didn't she tell Cuicui to her natal family?" Mrs. Liu was very dissatisfied. The Xu family's natal family was also a wealthy family in Sichuan, and there were many young nephews in the family. Isn't that better than the sons of the Bai family?
Liu Hong laughed angrily at his mother's remarks, but Liu did not take sides this time and said, "Mom, my sister-in-law is not wrong this time. I will only be angry if she really tells Cuicui to her natal nephew. Where is that place in Shu? I don't want Cuicui to go to such a far place."
It is said that since Mrs. Xu married Liu Hong, she has not gone back several times in so many years and cannot fulfill her filial piety in front of her parents.
To be fair, my sister-in-law is living a good life away from her natal family, all thanks to her brother being a conscientious person and treating her as he always has after so many years of marriage.
If her brother is a very scumbag and treats her badly just because he is such a high-ranking official, she will not be able to quench her thirst even if she goes to her parents' house to bring in reinforcements.
She didn't want Cuicui to marry somewhere outside Huaicheng.
If something happens in the future, my mother-in-law’s family won’t be able to rush to support her.
"Tell me, what kind of young man is the fifth son of the Bai family?" Mrs. Liu asked Liu Hong, "Is he really a country boy like a mud monkey, as my mother said?"
