Chen's Restaurant was relatively quiet and there were few diners in the morning. Su Wan dressed low-key and entered the restaurant with a veil covering her face.
But Yang Qingqing still recognized her at a glance, and she felt at peace after she came in. The matchmaker had been speaking for the man, but the man was too rude. The woman had already arrived, but he was late and the person hadn't arrived yet.
There happened to be an empty table on the table next to Yang Qingqing, so Su Wan sat down there, ordered a pot of tea and served some snacks.
After about a cup of tea, the man came late. His surname was Meng. His family opened a wonton shop in the snack street in the south of the city. It was an old shop. The family also owned real estate and had a stable source of income. Yesterday, I heard Yang Qingqing describe him in detail. Information.
I am twenty this year. I am a boy. I did not pass the scholar examination this year. I am still studying in the academy in the state capital. The state capital belongs to the city and there are more than one academies. Some are aristocratic, some are ordinary, and some are stuck in between. Those who cannot get up or down, Mr. Meng is stuck in the middle.
His appearance is not bad, but his face looks a bit like the kind of man with a lot of scheming. Just looking at him being late on purpose today, you can tell that he wants to show off his power before he has made up his mind, and wants to overpower the woman.
After he sat down, he introduced himself politely. The etiquette was standard. However, overnight, he had already looked at Yang Qingqing from the inside out. His eyes were too revealing, and after all, he seemed a bit frivolous. .
Yang Qingqing is also a fair and fair beauty. She is seventeen years old this year. She is fully grown, slim and graceful. Under the influence of the Su family, her uncle also sent her to school for several years under pressure. Her temperament is different after studying. , can be clearly seen.
The man's name is Meng Lin, and his name sounds like a name that a scholar would choose. It can be seen that he is quite satisfied with Yang Qingqing.
However, Cousin Qingqing's reaction was neither salty nor mild, so she was probably indifferent.
The matchmaker started to work hard again. In fact, she selected many houses for the Yang family to look at. In the end, she only selected a few houses, all of which had the same characteristics: scholars and only children.
My uncle believes that scholars are respectful and not vulgar. As an only child, there is no sister-in-law relationship to deal with. In daily life, there is no favoritism issue in the husband's family. Anyway, there is only one son and daughter-in-law. Although the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will inevitably have friction, this is what a woman must do. What needs to be overcome is learning how to get along. Unless the other person has no mother, there is no need to worry.
"Miss Yang, you and I have only had a rough understanding of the two families. I will tell you about my family in detail. My family's ancestral home has always been in Xiangzhou. My ancestors were all scholars. The girls in the family are all literate. You have also read books. I heard from the matchmaker that my family has two houses. Over the years, my family has done some small business and saved some small income, so that my life will not be difficult in the future. I heard that Miss Yang was originally from Qingyuan and just moved here this year. I moved to Xiangzhou and have a younger brother who has no real estate, but you and the Su family of Yuyantang are cousins, right?"
Yang Qingqing just nodded and said nothing. Meng Lin thought she was shy and smiled heartily.
However, there was something in the tone of his voice that no one could ignore, a feeling of being superior to you, which made Yang Qingqing very uncomfortable.
Moreover, Meng Lin emphasized at the beginning that his family had always been from the city and was a scholar. He even compared his family's property with that of the Yang family who had just arrived in Xiangzhou. Finally, he mentioned Yuyan Hall. Without this relationship, he probably would not like Yang Qingqing and would not agree to this blind date.
"I also heard that you are working in Yuyantang now. You don't know what you are doing?"
Yang Qingqing raised her head when she mentioned this, and she said proudly:
"My father is now the manager of the Yuyantang workshop. My cousin intends for me to become the shopkeeper of the Yuyantang shop in the future. I am currently in the learning stage. It has been less than a year since our family first came to Xiangzhou and we have not purchased any real estate, but we can't. How long will it take for it to happen?"
This is the confidence given by his mother's family. Wasn't he proud of his family's money before? A wonton shop’s income in ten years may not be as much as that of Yuyantang in one month.
If she were in charge, her monthly salary would definitely be high, and she would be a good job. If Yang Qingqing married into their family in the future, they would be on the same level as Yu Yan Tang.
But Yang Qingqing didn't have a good impression of Meng Lin. He was too self-righteous, but Meng Lin was very satisfied with her because she had good looks and a good background and could help him in the future.
In the subsequent conversation, Yang Qingqing's reaction was neither salty nor bland, which made Meng Lin a little panicked.
"I had a great chat with Miss Yang today. I feel that our temperaments match well. This is a sachet hand-embroidered by my mother. Don't dislike it, Miss."
This sachet is also very particular, especially when a man and a woman look at each other. When they meet for the first time, the man will prepare a sachet. If he likes the girl, he will give it to him. If he doesn't, he will not give it to him.
Now, Meng Lin's meaning was obvious.
Yang Qingqing smiled politely at him, and Meng Lin started to make an appointment for the next meeting. If the woman went, she would say hello to the matchmaker, and the matchmaker would convey it, which proved that the woman was satisfied with the marriage.
On the contrary, if you are not satisfied, you don’t have to see us again in the future.
Yang Qingqing was the latter. After Meng Lin left, Yang Qingqing sent away the matchmaker who was still chattering.
Su Wan then stood up and came to her side, took off her face towel and said with a smile:
"Cousin Qingqing, are you still satisfied?"
Yang Qingqing looked at her with a resentful look:
"Are you satisfied with me looking like this?"
"Tell me the reason why you are dissatisfied." Su Wan wanted to see what she thought.
"Meng Lin has a high self-esteem and always feels that he is superior to me. What I want is a husband-in-law with whom I respect each other, instead of always feeling that I am inferior to him and that my status is not worthy of him in our daily interactions. If I had not moved out Yuyantang, he probably despises me even more,
I don’t want to marry into their family in the future, and have him look at me with disdain every day, as if I have reached a higher level. I would rather marry at a lower level, at least to be supported. "
Yang Qingqing is not a love brain. She lives a fresh life and knows what she wants. Isn't this good?
"You are so assertive, and you asked me to check it for you. You can handle it yourself next time. Just talk to me when you come back, and I will analyze it for you then."
Yang Qingqing nodded. Her cousin was very busy and a person who did big things. She would definitely not be hindered by such things like her.
However, when you reach your age, you will have to gossip if you don't get married.
Later, Yang Qingqing asked the matchmaker to reject Meng Lin's appointment and return the sachet. The matchmaker was puzzled. Isn't Meng Lin's condition good enough?
But Yang Qingqing said that if you still try to reconcile even though you know it's inappropriate, there will only be one more resentful couple in the world.
Matchmakers have been doing this business for more than a day or two. Naturally, they know that it is not easy to find a match, so they hurry up and make an appointment with the next one.
