The boat quickly arrived at the shore. Before Bai Yu'an got off the boat, A Tao hurriedly walked up to Bai Yu'an and said, "Young master just scared me to death. I could see well at first sight when I stood in front of the shore, but in the blink of an eye I couldn't see you anymore." ”
Bai Yu'an smiled and led A Tao up the stone staircase. When he got up, he looked at Li Yanyu who was following him: "Cousin, I'm going back to Shuyang. I'll come see you another day."
Li Yanyu looked at Bai Yu'an: "It's not too late now, I'll take you back."
Bai Yu'an said: "Don't you still take care of the restaurant and the boat? You don't have to send me off. I'll just go back."
Li Yanyu summoned a carriage: "Then you take my carriage back. I'll come back to you in a few days when I'm free."
Bai Yu'an nodded, got on the carriage, opened the curtain and said to Li Yanyu who was standing outside: "Don't forget what I told you."
"A Tao has been with me for more than ten years, and she is like my sister in my heart. You have to find a good husband for her, and I can prepare a dowry for her."
Li Yanyu couldn't help laughing: "You gave the land and property that your uncle left to you to a girl. Aren't you afraid that your uncle will chase you and beat you?"
Bai Yu'an raised his eyebrows: "That's not your concern. Since it's in my name, it belongs to me. You can do whatever I want with it."
Li Yanyu shook his head: "That's not the case."
"When the time comes, uncle calling you a bastard will be considered a minor offence."
Bai Yu'an snorted coldly: "You worry about me, why don't you worry about yourself too? You're already twenty and you haven't gotten engaged yet, and your fourth uncle doesn't push you?"
"Isn't it true that no girl likes you?"
Li Yanyu met Bai Yu'an's gaze and smiled softly: "Well, Yu'an can help me find a girl. I don't want to ask for a girl who is too good-looking, just someone similar to Yu'an."
"I am willing to pay any amount of money as a betrothal gift."
Bai Yu'an rolled her eyes at Li Yanyu: "That's not true, but you can give me some money first, and I will go to the capital to find it for you?"
Li Yanyu casually took off the brocade bag from his belt and threw it towards Bai Yu'an: "This is the deposit. If Yu'an really finds it for me, you will be indispensable."
Bai Yu'an held the heavy bag of silver and smiled at Li Yanyu: "We agreed, if you don't find it, you are not allowed to take the silver back."
Li Yanyu raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean by this? Could Yu An be cheating me out of money?"
Bai Yu'an reached out and patted Li Yanyu on the shoulder: "There are many beautiful girls in the capital. My cousin believes in me."
"My cousin is a talented person and has a rich family. Wouldn't it be a blessing to marry him? Wait for news from me when I return to Beijing."
Li Yanyu stared at Bai Yu'an with burning eyes, and then looked at Bai Yu'an's fingers on his shoulders. The white sleeves swept across his front, and the cold fragrance hit his nose. He chuckled: "Then I'll just wait."
Bai Yu calmly collected the money, said goodbye to Li Yanyu, and then brushed down the curtain.
Li Yanyu looked at the carriage that was slowly moving forward, the smile on his face fell, and he stood there for a long time before turning around.
Bai Yu'an in the carriage weighed the brocade bag in his hand, then opened it and took a look. It was really quite a lot.
A Tao looked at the bag in Bai Yuan's hand and said with a low smile: "Young master always cheats on your money."
Bai Yuan smiled: "He is not short of money, but I am."
"I don't dare to ask my family for it."
A Tao looked at Bai Yu'an's face again, and tugged at Bai Yu'an's sleeves with his fingers: "Young Master really intends to marry me off?"
Bai Yu'an put away the money bag and patted A Tao's hand to comfort her: "You will get married eventually."
"I also told my mother about this last night and asked her to prepare some dowry for you. You don't have to worry. Although the dowry is not as good as that of my sister, it will not be looked down upon in ordinary people's homes."
A Tao still held Bai Yu'an's sleeve tightly and refused to let go: "I'm not worried about this. I'm afraid that the young master won't be able to handle it alone in the future."
Bai Yu'an sighed: "Don't worry about the rest. In short, there won't be too bad results."
Bai Yu'an didn't want to talk to A Tao anymore. She looked at A Tao and whispered: "On the shore just now, where did the boat go, you couldn't see my figure clearly?"
A Tao thought for a while: "Almost a little past the middle of the lake, the young master's appearance will not be clearly visible."
Bai Yu'an asked: "Then how did you know it was me."
A Tao laughed: "I am familiar with the young master. As soon as the figure stood up and the temperament came out, I knew it was the young master."
Bai Yu'an moved and asked again: "Then when did you not recognize me?"
A Tao thought for a while and said: "Actually, I am very familiar with the young master. I can recognize him even if I just glance at him from a distance."
"If I really can't identify him, he probably went to a remote and dark place. His clothes are a little unclear, and his face is naturally not visible."
Bai Yu'an nodded, opened the curtain and looked outside.
After returning home, Bai Yu'an only had two days of leisure. She spent the whole day reading in the yard and admiring flowers. When she was free, she spent time with her mother, and at night she played a game of chess with her father.
I didn’t go to see anyone outside, so I had a peaceful life.
That night, Bai Yu'an was sitting on the porch drinking tea. Watching the camellias and rhododendrons blooming in the corner, he asked A Tao to get paper and pen from the table. He planned to draw a painting on the spur of the moment, but the drawing paper hadn't been spread out yet. The housekeeper came over and said, "Fourth Young Master, your niece is here."
That cousin's niece was not Wei Hanjin. Bai Yu'an had a headache when he heard it, and sighed: "Just go and say that I have something urgent and I can't go see you."
The housekeeper hurriedly said to Bai Yu'an: "You must go, the master and his wife are here and waiting for you."
"Your cousin and second aunt are sitting in the front hall right now. You'd better go there."
Everyone from my second aunt's family came.
Bai Yu'an thought for a moment, thinking that he had to go, so he got up, straightened his robe, and took A Tao to the small hall.
As soon as she went to the front hall, Bai Yu'an looked around, first met with her father, and then asked her aunt and cousin one by one. Finally, her eyes fell on Wei Hanjin, who was looking at her, and smiled: "Hanjin."
Wei Hanjin's face turned red to his neck, and he called out again, "Cousin."
Cousin Li Ruchu looked at Bai Yu'an and smiled and said, "Yu'an, I heard from Hanjin that you liked the sachet she gave you. When you got home, you took the flower bag and embroidered it."
Li Ruchu was more than ten years older than Bai Yu'an, and he took great care of her when she was a child, so he smiled and said, "Hanjin's hands are skillful, and the embroidery patterns are really beautiful."
Bai Tongchun, the superior, looked at Bai Yu'an and his face darkened: "Where have you been? I've only been back for a few days, and I don't know how to spend more time with your mother."
Bai Yuan was busy apologizing, then went to find a chair and sat down and said, "My father has wronged me. I talk to my mother every day."
Li Shi smiled and said, "It's good for Silang to go out for a walk more often. It's boring to stay at home."
Bai Tongchun said nothing more, only said: "Hanjin doesn't know how to play chess yet, go and teach Hanjin how to play chess."
Bai Yu'an was stunned and quickly looked at Li for help.
Mrs. Li hurriedly said to Bai Tongchun: "It's too late for Silang to come back now. Playing chess at night will hurt your eyes. It's not too late to play chess another day."
Li Ruchu laughed: "Why is it so late? My Hanjin really wants to play chess with her cousin."
As she spoke, she pushed Wei Hanjin to stand up: "Go to your cousin quickly."
Bai Yu'an looked at Wei Hanjin coming over, his face stiffened, and he looked at his father: "Father, I still have something to say..."
Bai Tongchun glanced at Bai Yu'an and interrupted her directly: "If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
