"Tan'er went to Lanxiang Garden?"
"Yes, I let her go early this morning. She also liked going there and she did learn a lot."
The person who answered the conversation was He Heng's wife Dong, a thin and pretty woman, thirty-four or five, similar to He Tan's forty-five, just like He Tan when he grew up.
"With the improved skills of female celebrities, it will be easier to find a husband in the future." He Heng smiled, quite satisfied with this decision. It not only allowed He Tan to learn something, but also fulfilled his promise to Zhuang Xun.
"What kind of husband is she looking for? She can only marry Mr. Zhuang!" Dong interrupted He Heng's thoughts.
"Mr. Zhuang is already married, and he likes his wife very much. I also want Tan'er to marry Mr. Zhuang, but the two of them, alas." He Heng reminded that he was very sorry about this matter.
"I originally thought that you were enlightened. You sent your daughter to study with Mrs. Wei in preparation for Tan'er to be a concubine in the future, but I didn't expect that you still relied on your will." Mrs. Dong sighed softly, with a trace of sadness on her face.
"You want Tan'er to be Mr. Zhuang's concubine?" He Heng said nervously.
"Can't you?" Dong glanced at him.
"Okay!" He Heng agreed without any thought.
"But Mr. Zhuang will definitely not agree. He treats Tan'er as his sister. Although Tan'er doesn't like him, he still treats Mr. Zhuang as his brother." He Heng smiled bitterly. He deliberately set up the match, and he also recognized Zhuang Xun's character. It's trustworthy, but the situation is that these two people just don't get along.
In Zhuang Xun's eyes, He Tan is just a yellow-haired girl, a mere junior high school student. In He Tan's eyes, Zhuang Xun is also a womanizer.
Although she was also very grateful to Zhuang Xun, and even said that if Zhuang Xun really asked her to marry, she would be willing to do so out of repayment of his kindness.
But if you like it, forget it.
"I'm so excited, I don't blame her. It's because I was too anxious to save you at that time. She has never seen an ugly man before. She was treated as a commodity, inquired about prices, and looked at with lustful eyes. She put this disgust into It's very normal for Mr. Zhuang. At that time, Mr. Zhuang was just looking for fun, and his eyes were a bit greedy. He promised to let me go but hesitated again and again, and showed reluctance to leave me." Mrs. Dong sighed, feeling a little helpless.
He Tan had told her and expressed her heartfelt disgust, and she had also tried to persuade He Tan to relieve his knot.
For example, these are just the desires of normal men. Mr. Zhuang is actually a gentleman. If it were others, they would have been eaten up and wiped clean. His innocence is no longer guaranteed. Mr. Zhuang is the benefactor of the family, and we should thank him.
The response I got was this: "I am also very grateful to Brother Xun. I also know what our family would have been like if Brother Xun had not been there. Maybe I have become a prostitute now, but when I mention Brother Xun, I think of those dirty men." His eyes, especially those of Brother Xun, are the dirtiest."
"He gave us money to let our mother and daughter go back, but his eyes stayed on you, mother, and he kept thinking about you. He didn't stop until my mother was embarrassed and annoyed. I just had a look at him, and I suddenly felt that Brother Xun was a hypocrite. , a lustful person, everything he did later was just a disguise, and he lost his good impression."
"He went to have fun. It's normal to look at people with lustful eyes. He spent money but let people leave. We can't blame him for being hesitant and reluctant to leave. We are very lucky to finally overcome his lust and release our mother and daughter safely. , after all, he is the only one who can do what he says.”
"So I have no objection to marrying Brother Xun. I have already said that I am very grateful to Brother Xun and am willing to serve him with my life, but it is absolutely impossible for me to like him. As soon as I see him and think of him, I will think of what he said to my mother that day. Your dirty behavior."
This was He Tan's initial answer to Mr. Dong. The little girl also knew that she had gone too far and her face turned red.
"Just marry him, just marry him...Marry him and you will know how good he is." Mrs. Dong could only comfort her like this.
Compared with the extreme He Tan, Ms. Dong can completely understand Zhuang Xun's performance. She is an adult and knows how difficult it was for Zhuang Xun to restrain himself at that time. The hungry tiger let go of the fat in front of him. At that time, he only got one sentence: Xiao The girl is too young, which is not good.
When he was talking about his gratitude later, he couldn't help but ask him why he didn't keep He Tan even though he disliked her for being so young.
This was a relatively bold statement. Thinking about it afterwards, I felt that I had lost my mind. This sentence was too much like a watery seduction. At this time, He Heng was still recovering from his illness.
It was also Zhuang Xun's answer that made her fully realize what a bottom-line person Zhuang Xun was, and she became Zhuang Tui.
"I had this thought at the time. I feel sorry for my sister-in-law. She is very charming and charming, and Xun really likes her. But Tan Mei'er is here, how could I tease my mother in front of the child? How much harm will this do to the child? !" Zhuang Xun smiled bitterly.
"Afraid of hurting children?" Dong couldn't believe her ears when she heard this sentence.
"Yes, even if Tan Mei'er is sent away, she knows that her mother's sexual intercourse with other men is a kind of harm to her. Especially knowing that she is still a virgin and is exposed to these nasty things for the first time, she will not even go as far as to offend her sister-in-law. Yes, of course Xun was struggling a lot at the time. He was really hesitant and even regretted it afterwards. He was not a true gentleman. But the next day, Xun made the same choice and had a clear conscience." Zhuang Xun exposed his shortcomings, Honest words are convincing.
Perhaps with a single thought, the world line will change to another world, and Zhuang Xun in this world has more kind thoughts.
Zhuang Xun never hides the fact that he is an ordinary person, because he is an ordinary person, greedy and lustful, and the only thing that distinguishes him from ordinary people is that he has self-awareness.
After listening to Zhuang Xun's words, Mrs. Dong firmly pushed Zhuang Xun from then on and believed that her daughter was his wife.
But as if he was aware of He Tan's attitude of avoiding him, or he really felt that He Tan was young, Zhuang Xun refused He Heng's repayment after recovering from the illness, which was to betroth his daughter to Zhuang Xun.
"Tan Mei is young, and I can't bear to break flowers. Besides, I don't want to repay my kindness, so don't say anything." This was the reason at the beginning.
After being rejected, He Tan became even more distant from Zhuang Xun. Although he said hello in normal times, it was only superficial. As a mother, she knew this very well.
But Zhuang Xun really treated He Tan as a sister and didn't care about He Tan's attitude. During his stay at Zhuang Xun's house, he often bought some food for her.
He Tan also softened and took the initiative to call Zhuang Xun: "Brother Xun. This is a good start. Seeing the interaction between the two."
So when the time came, He Heng proposed to let He Tan be Zhuang Xun's maid, but Zhuang Xun immediately refused, saying that he only regarded He Tan as his sister.
Later, he talked with He Tan and said that he likes mature and beautiful women, but doesn't like her who is small and exquisite and doesn't need her to repay her father's kindness.
He Tan also immediately said that what he likes is a man who is upright and upright like his father.
After that, the relationship between the two parties became stagnant, because Zhuang Xun's words that he liked mature women reminded He Tan of Dong, which aroused strong disgust. In addition, the two rejections also angered the girl.
He Heng also found a new job and a new residence, and the two no longer saw each other. Zhuang Xun occasionally bought some clothes from He Tan, but He Tan never wore them. He Tan would return gifts and make small things and eat. Zhuang Xun Fortunately, the relationship between the two seems to be quite promising to outsiders, at least that's what Huang Xi and Luo Yuecheng think.
In fact, as a mother, Mrs. Dong knew that her daughter hated Zhuang Xun, and there was no conflict between gratitude and dislike. She could gratefully do many things for Zhuang Xun, but she could not change her undisguised lust when she hated Zhuang Xun.
After that, there was a journey to the country. After waiting for the return of her husband, she did not wait for the arrival of Zhuang Xun. Instead, she waited for the arrival of Zhuang Xun's newly married wife. Her dream of being Zhuang Xun's mother was shattered.
Because he was afraid that Si Qinmi would be depressed in the new environment, He Heng asked He Tan to find Si Qinmi to learn from Nuhong.
At this time, Mrs. Dong's hope rekindled, especially when she heard that Zhuang Xun was about to have a third-rank official title, which strengthened her idea.
Even if she was married to Zhuang Xun as a concubine, her life would be more comfortable than being a wife in an ordinary family, but this idea was never expressed to He Heng.
It wasn't until she heard that the Chengyu Allied Forces defeated the Youguo army, which meant that Zhuang Xun's official title was stable, that she took the initiative to mention it today.
After all, being a concubine to a third-grade official is not a shameful thing, and He Heng can be persuaded.
I didn't expect He Heng to agree so readily. The reason given was also the most difficult point to solve at the moment. Zhuang Xun had no intention of He Tan, and He Tan hated Zhuang Xun.
For a moment, Dong was speechless and had no solution to the topic.
"Speaking of which, how could Mr. Zhuang marry a woman like Mrs. Wei?" Even though she had said it once, Mrs. Dong still couldn't understand. There was no doubt that Zhuang Xun was lustful. He admitted it without hesitation and behaved like that. He didn't feel lustful either. What's wrong? Frank said in front of He Tan that he likes mature and beautiful women. Now he married a woman with a bad appearance. It was very inconsistent with his usual behavior.
"I don't know. They were already married when we went there. They were very affectionate. Even if Mr. Zhuang stayed in Yindu, he had to send Mrs. Wei out first." He Heng did not investigate in detail why Zhuang Xun married. Si Qin Mi, but he could feel the harmonious harmony between the two of them.
"Tan'er also praised Mrs. Wei a lot, four virtues? If that's true, God didn't want her to be perfect and ruined her appearance." Ms. Dong said with regret.
When she heard that Si Qin Mi had become Zhuang Xun's wife, she first didn't believe it, and then she was worried about her daughter He Tan. Now she found a new way to save the country, which also expressed her regret for Si Qin Mi's current situation.
"Maybe, she doesn't hide anything, and she taught Tan'er a lot of real things. Tan'er is very grateful to her." He Heng couldn't comment, so the topic returned to his daughter.
"Well, today I took Tan'er to a cloth shop to learn about fabrics. She treated her like a sister just like Mr. Zhuang." He Heng said with emotion that some of the couple's actions were exactly the same. They really looked like a couple.
They looked like a pair of sisters when they were seen on the street. At any rate, although Si Qin Mi's face was disfigured, her age could be vaguely seen, otherwise it would be okay to be thought of as mother and daughter.
His current job is to protect Si Qin Mi when he goes out. Mrs. Jiang still takes good care of Si Qin Mi. Although the investment failed, she still let Si Qin Mi live in Lanxiang Garden and send people to protect her when she goes out. It takes too much time to do such a thing. It didn't cost much, and she knew how to deal with the world, so Zhuang Xun asked her to take care of his first wife, and gained a lot of merit from Zhuang Xun.
"Tan'er is indeed a little petite, but Mrs. Wei is indeed older than Tan'er." He Heng looked at his wife, and then thought about his daughter. Apart from similar faces, almost nothing was the same.
"How old is Mrs. Wei? She should be slightly older than Mr. Zhuang." Speaking of her age, Mr. Dong chuckled.
"That should be the case." He Heng shook his head, not understanding why his wife would say this.
"Tan'er is still young now, so she can wait. It's good to slowly grow up and mature. In this way, Mr. Zhuang may change his mind." Ms. Dong said after thinking, probably feeling like she would outlast you if she couldn't beat you.
"I wonder." He Heng thought about his daughter's development. Compared with women of the same age, he was more than a little bit behind.
"Madam, we can't always keep Tan'er waiting. She will be an old girl after she turns eighteen." He Heng said worriedly. He hoped that his daughter would marry Zhuang Xun. In addition to repaying his kindness, he also felt that Zhuang Xun was a good place to end up. She has both character and ability, and can protect her daughter throughout her life.
"So I'm going to test her voice tomorrow. I went out today and prepared some letters. I'll come to thank her for teaching Tan'er tomorrow. By the way, I'll see if Mrs. Wei, who was praised by Tan'er, has any good ways to deal with Tan'er. Heart knot." Ms. Dong considered and said that she was not the kind of stubborn parent. Although she was Zhuang Tui, she really felt that her daughter could live a happy life as Zhuang Xun's concubine.
"That's good, but women won't agree to taking concubines easily." He Heng also took concubines, but she ran away when he was in trouble. Only his wife stayed with him. At that time, taking concubines was extremely difficult, and finally He relented because he had no son.
"If a woman really possesses the four virtues praised by Mr. Zhuang, she would not refuse to take a concubine for her husband. Tan'er from my concubine's family is extremely pitiful, has a delicate body, is well-behaved and sensible, so she is suitable to be a beautiful concubine." Although it was not in line with Zhuang Xun's taste, it was in line with the public's appetite. He had already proposed it, and Mrs. Wei, who was a woman of virtue, would not refuse.
"Okay, let's have a look. If you really can't do it, don't force it. She has her own choice. As long as she's happy." He Heng still loved his daughter after all.
"You are happy for a moment, but you don't know the pain that will follow. I don't want her to be rich and powerful, but I want her to no longer suffer from poverty." Ms. Dong understood this deeply.
"Madam, I..." He Heng looked ashamed and his tone became weak.
"I'm not talking about you, don't take my place. I'm talking about my former close friend who went out to buy gifts today and heard that Mr. Zhuang slept in the boudoir of the second lady of the Li family at night." Interrupting He Heng's apology, Mrs. Dong Change the subject.
"Is it the matter between Mrs. Zhenguo and Mrs. Jiang again?" Ms. Dong was inclined not to believe it. After all, He Heng told her about the farce at the Wanshou Banquet.
"I'm afraid it's groundless, but there is no smoke without fire. I just don't know the specific situation." When He Heng heard this rumor, he immediately thought of the story of Zhuang Xun and Mrs. Zhenguo Gong.
The editor made it vivid, as if he saw it with his own eyes. In fact, he was with Zhuang Xun at several points in the story.
"I hope so. If it's true, it's hard to say whether a wealthy lady would be as easy to talk to as Mrs. Wei with four virtues."
(End of chapter)
