Cheng Zhao's marriage can be said to be the biggest event for the Cheng family at present.
He is nineteen years old this year. Many nineteen-year-old boys in the village have long been married and have two children, but he is still alone.
"I was planning to wait until Zhao'er was admitted as a scholar before proposing a marriage." Old man Cheng said, "As soon as the good news came back yesterday, there were people who came to match match. There is no rush in this matter. Let's take our time to see each other."
"The two girls that matchmaker Wang mentioned are not good enough." Sister-in-law Cheng put down her chopsticks, "One is the daughter of the king and a businessman, so she is not worthy of our Zhao'er. The other one is said to be the distant relative of the county magistrate. My niece, the county magistrate has an official status, but his niece’s biological father is just a common man, so I don’t look down on him.”
Although Patriarch Cheng was dissatisfied with the tone of Mrs. Cheng's words, he agreed with the meaning and nodded lightly.
Cheng Wanwan lowered his head and took a bite of the food. According to this meaning, the Cheng family wanted to find Zhaoer a serious official lady.
A scholar wants to marry an official lady, so he doesn't know how much he is worth.
Cheng Zhao had been silent all along, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head and look in the direction of the two elders of the Cheng family: "Grandma, Grandma, I have a heartfelt request."
A smile spread on Mrs. Cheng's face: "Zhao'er, if you have anything to say, just say it. Why are the whole family so polite?"
"Since ancient times, marriage has been dictated by the parents and the matchmaker, so my idea may be a bit treasonous." Cheng Zhao stood up, lowered his head slightly, and said with determination in his voice, "I hope that my grandpa, grandma, and parents will I can leave my marriage to my second aunt."
"What did you say?" Sister-in-law Cheng stood up suddenly, "You are my son, and I am your mother. Of course, I will arrange your marriage!"
Brother Cheng slapped his hand on the dining table: "Don't think that because you are admitted as a scholar, you can ignore your parents. Even if you are a high-ranking official, we are still your father and mother, and we have the final say in your marriage!" "
He was so angry that his nose was smoking.
At first, he disagreed with his son going to live in Dahe Village. After living there for half a year, no one even knew his last name.
Why should the son whom the Cheng family had worked so hard to cultivate have to obey Cheng Wanwan's arrangements? He is just a seventh-grade child. How could he want to take advantage of his son? What a dream!
"Boss, boss and wife, you two sit down!" Mrs. Cheng said in a calm voice, "The yard is full of guests. You are shameless, but I still want shame!"
Sister-in-law Cheng was unconvinced and muttered: "Second sister-in-law has gone too far. She even wants to interfere in my son's marriage. She is a married daughter and still cares about her mother's family's affairs. What on earth does she want to do? Isn't she so great as a child? …”
"mother!"
Cheng Zhao spoke sharply, startling Mrs. Cheng.
He has always had a gentle temper and would hold back his anger no matter how angry he was. But now, his face was ashen.
"If it weren't for my second aunt, I would be nothing now. I wouldn't be able to become a scholar, let alone bring glory to the Cheng family. The Cheng family raised me, and I will repay the kindness. The second aunt guided me. Likewise, I will repay the second aunt. To be disrespectful to my second aunt is to slap me in the face and make me shameless." Cheng Zhao spoke slowly, word by word, "It's not that the second aunt wants to interfere with my marriage, it's me. Please ask my second aunt to choose a marriage for me."
He suddenly lifted up his robe and knelt on the loess soil, "I beg your second aunt to take care of Zhaoer's marriage. Whether she is a peasant girl or a merchant girl, as long as it is arranged by your second aunt, Zhaoer will be overjoyed."
Cheng Wanwan sighed slightly.
Zhaoer knew she would agree, but still knelt on the ground. This was to show the Cheng family.
If the Cheng family tried to sabotage what he had worked so hard for, they would be working against him. Even the clay figurines were earthy, let alone a living person.
"you you you!"
Sister-in-law Cheng was really angry to death, and her lungs and tubes were hurting.
"What Zhao'er means is also what I mean." Mrs. Cheng said coldly, "As a mother-in-law, you know the most powerful person, except for the king in the town. Zhao'er's marriage is left to you. Can you How can we find a good girl for Zhao'er? It's his second aunt, who has been personally conferred by the Holy Master as a seventh-grade child. With such an identity, he can easily enter the circle of officials."
Cheng Wanwan laughed at this: "The old lady seems to be saying that if I don't find an official lady for Zhao'er, then it will be my fault?"
Mrs. Cheng did mean this in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it.
After all, at this stage, the second daughter is indeed the most promising person in the old Cheng family. If the second daughter comes to propose marriage to Zhaoer, she will definitely be able to arrange a good marriage.
"Then I don't dare to get involved in this matter." Cheng Wanwan shook his head, "If it's done well, the Cheng family will just take it for granted. If it's done wrong, I'll have to be poked in the back by you for the rest of my life."
Mrs. Cheng thought for a while and then said: "As long as the girl has good conduct, our Cheng family will accept it."
She could see that the second daughter really loved Zhaoer. As long as she was sincere, she would not deliberately find Zhaoer a bad marriage.
Sister-in-law Cheng was a little anxious and wanted to speak, but Mrs. Cheng glared at her and had to shut up angrily.
Cheng Wanwan's eyes slowly wandered around: "Then today's guests will bear witness to me. Zhao'er's marriage is entrusted to me. If the girl is not an official lady or a powerful family, the Cheng family is not allowed to cause trouble to me. Is that so?”
Mrs. Cheng gritted her teeth and made the final decision: "Okay, that's it."
Cheng Zhao breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you grandma, thank you second aunt."
Only then did he get up from the ground.
Patriarch Cheng immediately picked up a glass of wine: "Thank you Sui Ruren for being willing to worry about Zhao'er's marriage. On behalf of the entire Cheng family, I would like to thank Sui Ruren."
Cheng Wanwan looked very calm and took a sip of wine.
Although the power of Zhaoer's marriage is now in her hands, she hopes that Zhaoer can meet the girl he likes by himself. If he can't, she will have to come forward to arrange it.
After this matter was settled, the excitement at the dinner table finally returned.
The old scholar in Chengjia Village also got drunk. He had been teaching in Chengjia Village for so many years. This was the first time he really taught a scholar. He drank three glasses of wine in a row. After he was drunk, Cheng Zhao helped him back home to rest. .
As soon as Cheng Zhao left, several people suddenly walked into the yard.
The people sitting at the table at the entrance of the courtyard recognized him immediately.
"Hey, my sister-in-law is back."
"Yuanyuan hasn't been back to Cheng's house for a while. Come on in and sit down."
"Yuanyuan, this man next to you must be your man. I haven't seen him in at least ten years. It's a rare occasion."
"..."
Cheng Wanwan raised her eyes and saw three people at the door of the yard, a middle-aged woman, a man, and a child about the same age as Si Dan.
Her eyes stayed on the woman, and at this moment, memories of the original owner came flooding back.
The original owner has always been very protective of her natal family, but in fact, her natal family is not good to the original owner, except for the woman in front of her, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, her biological sister, whose maiden name is Cheng Yuanyuan, and Cheng Yuanyuan treats the original Cheng Wanwan very well. She really digs her heart out, just like her own mother, giving up all the good things to her sister.
The original person also relies on and likes this sister.
Affected by the memory of the original owner, Cheng Wanwan had no resistance at all to her biological sister.
She stood up and said, "Sister, sit here."
