Chapter 258 Rejection of the Marriage
Lu Zhaozhao got up and left.
My heart is empty.
She had already guessed that she was the one her cousin told Gu Jingzhe to marry.
Now Aunt Tong refuses.
Is she bad?
Lu Zhaozhao was unwilling to give in. Instead of looking for Liu Yanhong, she slipped into the corner and eavesdropped.
Han was quite surprised that Tong Huaqiong refused so simply.
No, you haven’t heard that you should reject anyone I tell him.
The county magistrate’s wife is a matchmaker for your son. No matter what, the girl can’t be a bad match.
Mrs. Han cursed in her heart for a while, and then looked for compensation for Tong Huaqiong.
What does this mean? It means that Tong Huaqiong is not a clinging person.
Ordinary women would have rushed to agree after hearing the official wife proposing marriage to their son, regardless of the girl's condition.
Mr. Han did not give up and said: "I heard that your boy has a talent for studying, and it will be a matter of time for him to get fame. As the saying goes, you must first get married and then build a career. When he gets married, he has a person who knows both coldness and warmth. When someone is with you, you will be more motivated to obtain fame.”
Tong Huaqiong smiled and said, “Although I say that, it’s true. We also need to consider whether the girl is willing to take the exam. Why should the girl stay with him knowingly if he can pass the exam? It would be unfair to imitate Xue Pinggui and become Wang Baochuan.”
Han: "."
No, if you want to refuse, just say so. Is there anyone who would bury his son like this?
Tong Huaqiong sighed and began to confide in Mr. Han: "This is really not my excuse. I have a daughter. If someone tells me now that I want Taohua to marry a scholar without fame, she If you ask me if I am willing to take on all the burdens of the family in order to achieve academic success, I will definitely refuse. Even if that person really gets the top spot in the exam, my daughter will have to endure all the hardships. That's not necessarily the case. It all depends on the scholar's conscience. What if the scholar dislikes my daughter or is considered to be divorced by a more powerful family? What should I do if my daughter ends up in this situation? Everything depends on the man's conscience. I am not willing to put my daughter's happiness on the man's illusory conscience."
This was the situation of Lu Zhaozhao in his previous life.
Lu Zhaozhao hid at the foot of the wall and listened to Tong Huaqiong’s reason for rejection, but he didn’t quite understand.
She felt that Tong Huaqiong was applying the story in the play to reality.
Tong Huaqiong continued: "I don't want my daughter to bet on her future as a scholar, so why would I want to let someone else's daughter marry Jingzhe who has no fame yet. Since you bring up this topic, there must be a girl of the right age who wants to give me home Jingzhe introduced. Based on your knowledge, that girl must be beautiful and virtuous, and she is definitely more than suitable for my family, Jingzhe. That’s why I can’t agree rashly.”
Han doesn’t have a daughter, but she understands Tong Huaqiong very well. idea.
After her son was admitted as a scholar, someone came to marry him. She was afraid that her son would be addicted to Wenrou Township and refused several marriages, but she also had the intention of thinking about the other girl.
It was not until Liu County Magistrate passed the election that the marriage was decided.
Tong Huaqiong thought well.
Gu Jingzhe has just been born, so it is not appropriate to get engaged so early.
But Han really doesn’t want to give up. She thinks Gu Jingzhe is a very good young man and Tong Huaqiong is a very good mother-in-law.
When a girl's family gets married, it not only depends on the man's conscience, but also spends more time with the mother-in-law. In many cases, the mother-in-law is the key to a smooth life.
If Lu Zhaozhao married into the Gu family and lived with a mother-in-law like Tong Huaqiong, his life would definitely be more comfortable than living in other wealthy families.
Han said: "When I saw Jingzhe, I thought of a girl from my relative's family. I thought that the two of them were of similar age and similar temperament, so they would be a good match. I did have the idea of matching them. Since you haven't done it now, When Jingzhe plans to get married, I'll just mention it to you. But when will your Jingzhe plan to get married? Don't think about other girls. Ask me first. "
"Although you think about that girl and say that Jingzhe has no fame, you are afraid of suffering. But if that girl and Jingzhe are meant for each other, wouldn't they miss it in vain?"
Tong Huaqiong also. Thinking this way, he said: "Okay, when it's time for my Jingzhe family to talk about marriage, I will definitely ask my sister to give me a hand." Tong Huaqiong didn't say anything.
There is still a chance, and Han is slightly relieved.
Many girls like Lu Zhaozhao are already engaged. The reason why Lu Zhaozhao did not say anything about the engagement is that Mr. Lu wanted to keep her for a few more years and train her to become a wife of a noble family, and he wanted to hire her to the capital in the future; The marriage had to go through Lu Zhaoyang's personal intervention. Lu Zhaoyang didn't want his sister to get married so early.
Ms. Han doesn’t think Mr. Lu’s idea is a good one, as the family is so easy to marry into.
In the future, Lu Zhaozhao would not marry a promising young man from a poor family like Gu Jingzhe, who had no roots in the capital.
However, Mr. Lu did not say that Lu Zhaozhao must marry a member of the aristocratic family, he just had such a plan. Sometimes hope is one thing, reality is another. As long as Tong Huaqiong is interested, Han is willing to persuade Mr. Lu.
"Well, Sister Han, I have one more thing to say, that is, if the girl's family has good friends, we will not bring up this topic in the future." Tong Huaqiong added.
She was afraid that Lu Zhaozhao would find a more suitable marriage. If she waited for Gu Jingzhe, she would be blind.
"That's for sure." Han nodded, she naturally understood the truth.
Han and Tong Huaqiong reached a tacit understanding, and they changed the topic to talk about something else.
Tong Huaqiong brought out the mooncakes she baked for Han's "afternoon tea".
“You are so ingenious, you can even make mooncakes.”
Out of curiosity, Han tried the moon cakes filled with ham and egg yolk fillings.
It is indeed different and delicious.
However, Han still prefers to eat five kernels.
In her heart, only five-nut mooncakes are mooncakes.
When Tong Huaqiong saw Mr. Han praising the delicious ham and egg yolk, he tasted it briefly and then put it down. He picked up the five-nut cake and took a bite and smiled. She knew that Mr. Han still liked traditional mooncakes.
I believe that many people in this era are like Han, especially in their traditional attitude towards what to eat during festivals.
Like Ma Hua Teng, the rice dumplings must be sweet, and the mooncakes must also be made with five kernels and bean paste.
Therefore, while Tong Huaqiong is innovating pastries, she will not abandon traditional pastries.
When the sun's shadow was setting in the west, Mr. Han stood up and said goodbye and went back.
Out of politeness, Tong Huaqiong kept one.
Liu Yanhong took this request to stay seriously and was unwilling to leave.
"Grandma, let's stay one more night and leave tomorrow." Liu Yanhong rolled in Han's arms and acted coquettishly.
He really didn’t want to go back.
When he thought about getting up early to study after going back, he wanted to stay in Qinghe Bay.
The Han family loves her only grandson very much. Her grandson made such a pitiful request, how could she refuse?
What's more, Mrs. Han herself has upgraded Tong Huaqiong to a best friend-like existence. In addition, she likes the climate and scenery of the countryside, so she agreed to spend one night at Tong Huaqiong's house before leaving.
Staying one more night at Tong Huaqiong's house not only made Liu Yanhong happy, but Lu Zhaozhao was also happy.