"Ms. Yuan, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you are finally here. Come on, Mingshan is waiting for you in the Coral Garden."
Ou Kui said, after Li Yuan and the others got off the carriage, he held Caiwei in one hand and Qingsha in the other, and walked towards the house with a smile on his face.
She is completely different now than when Li Yuan first met her.
Perhaps because her body and bones have completely improved, and people feel refreshed during happy events, she looks several years younger than last year.
Li Yuan followed her inside and picked up some nice words of congratulations.
By the time they arrived at Coral Garden, Ou Kui had already narrowed his eyes with a smile.
"Yuan Niang, Mingshan is inside. You can go in by yourself. I'm busy outside, so I won't accompany you in."
"Okay, Aunt Ou, walk slowly!"
Yes, because of Qingmei, Ou Kui now asks Li Yuan to call her Aunt Ou.
According to her, Qingmei has returned the deed of betrayal and is now in good standing.
In addition, she and Qingmei, although they have been master and servant for many years, are actually sisters.
Under such circumstances, Qingmei's niece is naturally hers, so she should call her aunt.
Li Yuan felt that Ou Kui was okay, and since her aunt had indeed been taken care of by her for many years, it was no problem to call her aunt, so she agreed.
Perhaps because of this relationship, the fact that Caiwei is Su Mingshan's apprentice, and Xie Yanzhi is about to be elected, Ou Kui is particularly enthusiastic today.
She didn't say anything about sending the person to the Coral Garden. It wasn't until Su Lan came out to pick him up that she left with peace of mind.
Perhaps it was her engagement today, so Su Mingshan rarely put on makeup and even wore a red dress.
When Li Yuan saw her in the past, she would either dress up as a girl, or dress up as a man, or even worse, wear dark clothes.
Not to mention the makeup on the face, either ugly or plain.
To be honest, this was the first time she had seen him dressed up like this.
You know, even during the Chinese New Year, she never lived like this.
When Caiwei saw her master's outfit, she still restrained herself. She just suppressed her impulse and looked at her master eagerly.
But Xiao Qingsha couldn't. She opened her mouth slightly and looked straight at Su Mingshan.
Then he let go of the little hand held by his mother, trotted up to Su Mingshan, stretched out his little hand and carefully touched the hair accessory on her head.
"Master, you are so beautiful, as beautiful as Shasha's mother!"
Su Mingshan stretched out her hand to pick her up and put her on her lap, and asked, "Did Master not look as good-looking as your mother before?"
Xiao Qingsha didn't know what euphemism was yet, but she nodded honestly when she heard this.
"Well, mother and sister are the most beautiful, Shasha is the second most beautiful, and Master is the third most beautiful."
Su Mingshan didn't care about her childlike words, but was amused and laughed.
"Yes, yes, our Shasha's mother and sister are the most beautiful. Come on, it's almost time for your master and the others to arrive outside. Let's go out and take a look."
With that said, she led Xiao Qingsha out.
Li Yuan didn't know what the form of engagement was between the merchants in Xinyang Mansion. When she heard this, she led Caiwei and followed closely.
"Sister Su, I heard that when getting engaged, the man comes to your door with gifts and the like, and then there is a banquet at home. During this period, we will find some free time so that the man and woman can be alone for a while. Are you planning to go out in person, or are you planning to go to Xinyang Mansion? Is this the custom?”
"Sister Li, special things should be handled specially. I am the only daughter of the Su family, and I also want to inherit everything in the Su family. I am not hiding, and I cannot show my face. In addition, Wei Xiting is not the third son of the Min family. , although this time it is the head of the Min family and Mrs. Min who arranged the engagement for the third son, everyone who knows knows what is going on, and there is no need to worry so much."
"Okay, so today is just a formality?"
"Yes, just bring the betrothal gift over and formulate the documents as agreed before. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and no one has that much free time. Naturally, we can do whatever is convenient."
Li Yuan originally thought that this engagement would be particularly troublesome and would take a long time.
As a result, only half an afternoon passed and everything was settled.
The people who made the decision for Wei Xiting were the head of the Min family and Mrs. Min, who were direct descendants of the Min family in Fucheng.
The Wei family didn't know if they knew about this, but no one came forward.
As for the Su family, Su Yuanshui didn't have many relatives and didn't have much contact with the clan, so not many people came to the door.
On the contrary, Ou Kui's brothers and sisters from her mother's side came.
Because the host's family members came to visit, Li Yuan did not stay in the Su Mansion for too long. After seeing that the situation was about the same, she returned home with her two daughters.
Before the carriage arrived at Xie's house, she saw her aunt and third aunt lingering outside the door from a distance.
Thinking that they might be here to induce pregnancy, Li Yuan's scalp suddenly went numb.
Mr. Ling and Mr. Ma heard the sound of the wheels coming, and as soon as they raised their heads, they saw Old Man Li driving the car.
"Yuanniang?"
Li Yuan, who couldn't tolerate her being a coward, immediately stuck her head out of the carriage helplessly.
"Auntie, third aunt, why are you here?"
Mrs. Ling didn't dare to say anything to induce labor. This was something she had discussed with Mrs. Ma on the way here.
Both sisters felt that now was not the right time to say this, and they had to find an opportunity to say it.
Otherwise, being too deliberate will offend Yuan Niang, and it will probably be difficult to explain it to her later!
"Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Shao'an is paying tribute to the courtyard again. Your uncle and third uncle asked us to come over and talk to you about going there to celebrate the festival together tomorrow. Also, everything is ready at home. You don't need to bring anything, just go with you Just come here, kids.”
Li Yuan decisively shook her head and refused: "Auntie, third aunt, let's forget about celebrating the festival together. This year is the first year that Brother Xie and I got married. Although he is not at home, I have to spend it at home. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, it was due to circumstances It’s special, so there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Ling and Ma were stunned when they heard this. To be honest, if Li Yuan hadn't mentioned it, they would have forgotten that there were such rules in Lijia'ao.
A newlywed mother, no matter what the reason, cannot go back to her parents' home to celebrate the New Year and the holidays in the first year.
But you can go back before the Chinese New Year and the holidays, and then go back to your in-laws' house before the holidays.
Now Li Yuan used this to block them, which made the two sisters speechless for a moment.
They wanted to spend the holidays together, but they couldn't bring their whole family to Xie's house.
After all, there is a daughter-in-law who is in confinement at home, and they cannot ignore her.
In the end, the two sisters could only carry the pastries that Li Yuan gave to the children back with helpless expressions.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival without Xie Yanzhi, Li Yuan, mother and daughter lived a very simple life.
In addition to the rewards given to Old Man Li and Li Tai, the mother and daughter only cooked more generous meals for themselves.
In the evening, a fruit plate and moon dumplings bought outside are placed in the courtyard, and that's it.
It seems that as soon as the festival is over, the rest of the time will become faster.
Xie Yanzhi Qiuwei's second and third games passed by in the blink of an eye.
After finishing the exam, he is different from those people outside who are waiting hard for the results.
He continued to immerse himself in reading, saying that he was preparing for the exam.
Not only him, but also Ying Lei.
