"My uncle is far away in Chang'an, and due to the war in Dijon, the news of carriages and horses is too slow. Maybe he doesn't know what happened to the Shen family," Song Che said: "Last year, my father-in-law adopted a daughter and married it to the prefect of Suzhou——"
"It's true!" Liu Chen's eyes were bright with surprise, but the next moment they turned gloomy: "That can only be good for your family business, brother-in-law. Suzhou is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, so even if we want to have this relationship, there is nothing we can do."
"Can you let me finish what I'm saying?" Song Che continued: "This Suzhou magistrate has outstanding talents. Now he has been promoted to the prime minister of the dynasty, one person is inferior to ten thousand people. Let me ask, uncle, cousin, this level How is the relationship compared to Jingzhao Mansion?"
"It's true!" The Liu family father and son exclaimed in unison.
"It's absolutely true." In fact, with Song Che's current network of connections, it would only take one letter to send Liu Chen into an official position. However, this idiot is so incompetent that even if he is allowed to become an official, he will definitely be a confused official who takes free money.
"That's great, dad! It turns out we have a relative who is a prime minister. Now we can straighten our backs in Chang'an!" The father and son were so excited that they almost cried while hugging each other.
Song Che sighed and advised: "Uncle, cousin, please don't be too happy first. This relative who is the prime minister has an upright temper. If he knows that you are using his name to make profits, he will never think twice. I will spare you due to family ties." Liu's father patted his chest and promised, "My dear nephew, please be at ease. We businessmen know how to measure ourselves best. For an official as big as the Prime Minister, just his name is enough." Song Che asked, "Then Can Xiang'er and Shi Erlang's marriage be postponed?"
"This..." Father Liu was in a dilemma. Song Che frowned,
"What? Uncle still wants to marry the Shi family?"
"No, no," Liu's father said hurriedly: "Your sister-in-law... has accepted the betrothal gift and the marriage has been decided. If the Shi family does not agree to break off the engagement, according to Daliang regulations, not only will they have to pay double the betrothal gift, but they will also have to suffer Sixty sticks, how can a weak woman like Xiang'er endure such a punishment?"
"How much did you receive as betrothal gift?" Song Che asked. The Liu family father and son looked at each other in embarrassment, Liu's father slowly said: "Thirty thousand taels..." Thirty thousand taels!
If the woman doesn't ask for such a colorful gift, the man will never give it. Are you really selling your daughter?
People like the Shen family are really the same. Second uncle Shen Tong originally spent thirty thousand taels to marry his daughter-in-law, but was blackmailed.
My sister-in-law Shen'e is now asking for 30,000 taels to marry off her daughter, and she wants all of it returned. My uncle Shen Fang is a fool, and my cousin Liu Chen is a fool.
"Alas..." Father Liu sighed: "If Dijon hadn't invaded the Central Plains last year and cut off the canal logistics, our family wouldn't be short of money, and the betrothal gift wouldn't be so large."
"Uncle, don't blame yourself. I'll help you with the break-off of the engagement. There shouldn't be any accidents. And even if there is an accident, I expected it and I can handle it easily." Song Che was full of confidence.
……night. boudoir. Shen E stood guard at the locked door and tried her best to persuade him.
"Xian'er, no matter what, you should finish your meal. Don't let mother worry about it." The food and tea that were delivered became cold one after another.
How could she open the door if she was so willful?
"Did Xiang'er break anything?" Song Che walked over with a food box and asked.
"Nephew, you're here. She just smashed it for a while, but now there is no movement. She doesn't answer any questions. Is this child confused?" Shen E was so anxious that she knocked on the door a few more times. ,
"Xiang'er, mother doesn't force you to get married anymore, please open the door quickly!" Did you break something? Then there shouldn't be any big problem.
"She is probably still angry with my sister-in-law. Why don't you go down and rest first? I will find a way to make her eat well." Song Che advised.
Shen E sighed and had no choice but to leave. Song Che knocked on the door and asked softly: "You haven't eaten cake yet, have you?" There was silence for a while, and then he heard a crying voice: "What, what is cake?" Che smiled and said: "It's the most delicious dessert in the world. My brother-in-law, I can make it. Your sister and the others will feel uncomfortable if they don't eat it for a day."
"real?"
"More real than pearls."
"Then, has my mother left?"
"I've driven him away a long time ago."
"Going far?"
"There is no trace of him."
"Huh..." The door opened a crack, her big tearful eyes rolled twice to make sure there was no one else, and then she pulled Song Che in.
The house is really messy. Song Che simply cleared a chair, lit a candle, took out the cake from the food box, cut a piece and handed it to Liu Xiang'er: "Try it."
"Brother-in-law, you...you won't add sweat medicine to it, knock me out, and then do something evil to me, right?"
"..." Song Che twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled dryly: "If you hadn't said this, I really wouldn't have dared to think you were Liu Xiang'er." She chuckled, scooped a piece of cake into her mouth with a spoon, and tasted it. In a moment, the haze in my eyes disappeared, and it was so delicious that I almost trembled.
"Xian'er, as long as you promise me that you will no longer go on a hunger strike or be angry with your parents, I will personally help you go to Shi's house to cancel your engagement tomorrow."
"Really?" Liu Xiang'er's eyes widened, and then she said in despair: "I don't know how much dowry she received from me. If she openly regrets the marriage, the historians will not only not agree, but will definitely get into trouble."
"Then why do you think I competed with Shi and Di for a shop today?" Song Che said with a smile. Liu Xiang'er thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Is this for me to break off the engagement?" Song Che nodded.
"Yes, we are at fault for openly regretting our marriage, and we deserve compensation. Boss Lu's prosperous shop will serve as an apology. If the historian is generous enough, he should not make things difficult for us."
"What if they are not generous?" Liu Xiang'er was worried. Song Che smiled and said, "I can scare them to death with just a snap of my fingers." Liu Xiang'er was silent for a moment, threw the spoon, and threw herself into Song Che's arms: "Brother-in-law, you are so kind!" Okay, that's the word.
Song Che deserves it. Sometimes he really felt that he could do anything, from leading thousands of troops to protect his family and country, to caring for his wife and raising children, and coaxing little girls to eat.
Be worthy of your country, your family, and your brothers. Far more than good, simply damn good.
"Brother-in-law, do you still remember the promise we made when we parted last time in Luoyang?" Liu Xiang'er suddenly raised his head with affection.
Song Che raised his eyebrows and made a haha: "Really?" Liu Xiang'er said very seriously: "I said I wanted to marry you when I grow up, and you still agreed to my promise." After all, we still have to get around to this topic. Come up.
It was obvious that after the accidental collision that night, the girl had a different feeling for him, but this was ultimately unethical.
At least not in the eyes of a modern man like him. This kind of taboo should be broken without interruption, otherwise it will be disturbed.
"Xian'er, I only have a brother-sister relationship with you. You will meet a better man in the future——"
"I don't want it!" Liu Xiang'er hugged Song Che tightly,
"Except for my brother-in-law, I don't want to marry any man! Those days in Suzhou were the happiest time in my life. I flew kites with Coco and Fu'er, played mahjong and soaked in hot springs with my sister and brother-in-law. , that’s the life a person should live, instead of being locked up at home every day and forcing me to marry this or that!”
"Xiang'er, don't be like this..." Song Che pushed the girl in his arms, but she hugged her tighter and tighter, from sobbing, to sobbing, to howling.
What should we do?
