Gu Shichu and Ming Xun ate until their stomachs felt full before leaving. Ming Xun still wanted to ask her to go somewhere else next time.
"You are indeed a well-known playboy. You are indispensable wherever there is delicious food." Gu Shichu said with emotion.
Ming Xun was very proud: "Of course! When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, no one in the capital can compare to me."
"Haha, do you think this is something to be proud of?" Gu Shichu raised his eyebrows and asked, "If others knew about it, they would definitely think you are worthless."
"What do others know? Isn't life just about eating and drinking? I have already had wealth and wealth since I was born. I don't need to work hard on my own like other people. If I don't let myself enjoy it more happily, then what? Aren’t you living up to my family’s financial status? What fun is there in life?” Mingxun said confidently.
Gu Shichu gave him a thumbs up and said: "You are right, if some people strive for progress, then some people must be allowed to be content with the status quo, as long as they do not do anything harmful to nature."
She was not trying to flatter Ming Xun, but she really thought so. After all, if there was no external force to force her, she would most likely choose to be a salted fish and just eat, drink and have fun, so Ming Xun chose to be a dandy. She understands perfectly.
Mingxun's eyes lit up when he heard her words, and he felt that he had found a confidant in life: "You still understand me. Even my father and mother don't understand my ideals and insist on forcing me to make progress. Fortunately, I am smart and stupid. It makes them give up.”
"Then you have to be lucky to have a pair of parents who love you. If they valued the family honor and interests of the Qiyang Marquis Mansion more than you, you wouldn't be able to live such a happy life. But now you have successfully become a useless person. Being a carefree dandy means that your parents have allowed you not to seek advancement." Gu Shi Chuyun said lightly.
"What?" Ming Xun was thoughtful after hearing this, and his expression suddenly became complicated. All kinds of feelings flooded into his heart, and his heart felt soft and sour. Did it turn out that his parents were reluctant to force themselves, so they gave up on cultivating themselves?
"Okay, don't sigh. Your roasted mutton will get cold later and the taste will deteriorate. Go back home quickly." Gu Shichu said to Mingxun, and then jumped on his own without looking back. carriage.
When I first returned home in ancient times and passed the courtyard where Mrs. An Guogong was in the east, I suddenly heard a loud noise.
"Mom! I don't want to marry those despicable men! How can those men be worthy of me? Mom, don't force me..." A sharp young female voice shouted.
Gu Shichu immediately recognized it as Gu Shi Yao's voice. She immediately slowed down and pricked up her ears.
"Yao'er, it's not that my mother doesn't want to find a match for you, but... something like that happened to you at the Qiyang Marquis Mansion last time. Those families with sons who are of the same status as us, heard that my mother wanted to mention your marriage. , they either ignore him or reject him without hesitation, and even ridicule and humiliate your mother. They think you are dissolute and have lost your virginity. Anyone who dares to marry you is bringing shame on himself..." Mrs. Zhou said to Gu Shiyao with an extremely ugly face.
Gu Shichu's face suddenly turned pale. She naturally knew that her reputation would be ruined after she was caught cheating with others in the Qiyang Marquis Mansion last time, so she never went out again or inquired about her reputation outside, thinking that this way she would not be faced with an unexpected incident. She slandered him, but she didn't expect that the husband her mother brought over today for her to choose would make her realize what a "wasteful dog" was.
Even if she has no intention of marrying other young men from aristocratic families, it doesn't mean that she is willing to see men of the same age who have tried to please her in every possible way give up on her. Do they look down on her anymore? ! When Gu Shiyao realized this, she was both angry and frightened, especially when she saw that on the list of husband candidates shown to her by Zhou, the one with the highest status was actually only a fifth-grade military general, while the ones with lower statuses even included The son of a wealthy businessman!
How could Gu Shiyao, who had always considered herself a proud woman of heaven, endure this? It was one thing for her to look down on others, but if others looked down upon her, she couldn't bear it. But she couldn't do anything about what Zhou said.
Seeing that her daughter looked so shocked, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but sigh: "If you don't marry these people, then you can only marry the man who was with you that day, but that man was killed by the Marquis of Qiyang that day. The prince gave him a beating and then sent him to the government. In order to give you closure, your father gave him... to that, so you can't marry him."
"Mom! I didn't want to marry that person at all!" When Gu Shiyao thought of the man that day, she felt sick and said to Zhou.
"You won't marry either here or that. Who else do you want to marry? You don't know that your father wants to send you back to your hometown. I tried my best to plead with him to let you stay in the capital, but the people in the clan think you If you corrupt the family tradition, you should be put to death to protect your reputation. If your father didn't still have some feelings for you, you would be dead now! But those clan elders haven't given up yet and are still watching you. The only way now is to let him go You get married earlier... As long as you get married, those old men have no right to care about you, so don't be willful, my mother is doing this for your own good..." Mrs. Zhou choked up as she spoke.
After the scandal broke out in Gu Shiyao, she endured a lot of pressure. She not only had to bear the ridicule and humiliation from those outside, but also had to do her best to protect her daughter in the face of persecution from the family. She felt that she was almost exhausted, but Her daughter still didn't understand her so much, so she couldn't help but feel wronged.
Gu Shiyao saw Mrs. Zhou's eyes were red, and she immediately didn't dare to make any more noise. She hugged Mrs. Zhou quickly, her nose was sore, and she said, "Mom, I knew you were the only one who was the best to me..."
"As long as you know, don't let me worry so much!" Ms. Zhou cursed bitterly.
Gu Shichu, who heard the conversation between mother and daughter outside, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. Mrs. Zhou was indeed an excellent mother. She devoted all her energy to her children. Even if Gu Shiyao did something embarrassing, she would He tried every means possible to protect his daughter, was reluctant to let her suffer any rumors from the outside, and racked his brains to find a husband for her who would not mind her past and would marry her.
Gu Shiyao was deeply touched by her mother's love and care for her. She didn't want to tell her that she already had someone she loved, but when she saw that her mother was worried about her marriage, she could no longer hide it.
So she whispered to Mrs. Zhou: "Mom, I don't want to marry any of these people you're looking for..." Seeing that Mr. Zhou was about to glare at her and scold her again, she quickly added, "I'm not angry, I'm telling the truth. , I have a better candidate!"
