The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official Chapter 283

Chapter 283 Anxiety at the Door

After the Su family discussed it, they began to prepare to return to Beijing to hold the engagement ceremony.

While the Su family was busy, Shangguanyu also returned to his private school. What he didn't expect was that Mrs. Zhong, who came back with the Su family, would come to him every day to practice calligraphy.

This made him confused. After living in the farmhouse for a while, he learned that Mrs. Zhong was the niece of General Ning and the eldest daughter of the Zhong family, the Minister of Rites.

It stands to reason that a young lady from a family like this should stay in the boudoir and should not be exposed to the public. However, after seeing young ladies like Su Ruojin and Ning Ning traveling and doing things like men, Shangguanyu is not pedantic at all, and happily takes the young lady into consideration. The wife arranged to enter a private school, but the young lady refused to do so, so she had to stay in his teaching room and sit at his table to practice calligraphy.

The little lady's behavior not only confused Shangguanyu, but also confused the maids who were following her. Could it be that the little lady was not pestering Mrs. Su Er, and that her real purpose was for Mr. Shangguan?

 Realizing that something was wrong, the stewardess sent a servant back to the capital to report the situation after the eldest lady entered Weizhou Private School again.

Miss Zhong goes to the private school happily and comes back happily every day.

Su Ruojin couldn't bear to look at it, but she still had to say what she needed to say: "I'm going back to the capital. Aunt Pang, please pack up and we'll go back to the capital together tomorrow."

　　The words were spoken to Mammy, but this time the little lady seemed to be no longer autistic, and immediately shook her head at Su Ruojin, "I...I won't go back."

 “You're not clinging to me anymore?”

The little lady lowered her head when Su Ruojin asked her, and she habitually picked her hands.

 The simpler the people, the more persistent they are about the things they believe in, because they cannot think about whether the thing itself is good or bad, or whether it will cause trouble to others, as long as they achieve their goals.

Of course Su Ruojin knew, but she had to ask. It was her responsibility to live in her home.

“Mommy, let's do it together tomorrow morning…”

Before Su Ruojin finished speaking, the little lady screamed and ran outside as if she was stimulated.

 “Hui Niang…Hui Niang…”

 Grandma Pang hurriedly caught up.

The eldest girl, Qiao Qiao, bowed and said, "Mrs. Su, I'm sorry. I'll go after my wife first."

Subsequently, two guards followed.

The maids and women staying at the Su family looked at each other in confusion. For a moment, they were at a loss. They knew that the mistress of the house wanted Huiniang to marry into the Su family and become their daughter-in-law, because the Su family was a good family.

After school, Shangguanyu returned to the small yard he bought. In addition to Qiu Shan, there was also a woman in the house, Mrs. Lu, who cooked and took care of the housework. When he arrived at home, dinner had been cooked and he waited for the master to come back and bring it to the living room. .

There was also a dog and a cat in the courtyard. When the two little guys saw their owner coming back, they all clung to his legs to please him. Shangguanyu would give them the remaining bones or half a steamed bun from lunch. .

 The two little guys continued wagging their tails and had a great time eating.

Ms. Lu smiled and said, "Sir, the weather is getting cold. Come and eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold."

 She brought warm water for the master to wash up.

Shangguanyu reached out and took the towel basin, put it on the washstand, washed himself in a hurry, and sat down at the table.

The small Eight Immortals table contains tonight's dinner, a small bowl of rice, a plate of mapo tofu, a plate of fried shredded pork with chili, a plate of fried beans, and a cup of winter melon, fungus, pork ribs soup.

Three dishes and one soup, including meat and vegetables, soup and water.

“It's so rich.” Shangguanyu said, “From now on, we'll keep it simple. One soup and one dish will be enough.”

Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "That's not possible. Madam Su, you are weak. Every meal must have meat and vegetables, soup and water, otherwise you will suffer when you get old."

Shangguanyu smiled and shook his head. Wandering in a foreign land and being cared about by others, this is also a kind of happiness!

 He took the chopsticks and prepared to eat.

 Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the small courtyard.

Qiu Shan, who was also preparing to eat, shouted dissatisfied: "Who is it?" It was already dinner in the evening, so he went to open the door angrily.

As soon as the door opened, he was rushed to the side by a force. Just as he was about to reach out and push the person out, he realized that it was Mrs. Zhong.

"Hey...hey...what are you doing here at this late hour? How did you know that the young master lives here?"

Shangguanyu likes to be quiet. Although he is gentle and approachable, the children in the private school like him, and he also likes children, but it is rare to bring children home.

Unexpectedly, a young lady from a wealthy family rushed in and quickly caught up with him.

Shangguanyu didn't expect Mrs. Zhong to find his home. He was wondering how the young lady found his home. Behind him, a servant in the private school helplessly said, "Young lady must know, she is very vicious, so..."

 Seeing Mr. Shangguan's face darken, the servant turned around and hurried away.

When Zhong Wanhui saw Shangguanyu, her whole body suddenly became quiet, as if the person who was running hysterically and making noise just now was not the same person.

She didn't say anything when she saw Shangguanyu, she lowered her head and dug her hands, her eyes drifting to the fragrant food from time to time.

Shangguanyu was clearly angry when someone broke the tranquility, but he knew that this little lady was different from ordinary people. Her intelligence was only that of a six- or seven-year-old child, and she was not a real little lady at all.

When Nanny Pang saw Mr. Shangguan standing by the hall with a sullen face, refusing to greet her Huiniang, she suddenly felt relieved. Her little wife went on a hunger strike in order to stick to Mrs. Su Er, and she almost died. It's all gone. Now it seems that Mrs. Niansu is not the second lady here. She clearly likes this Mr. Shangguan!

 Like Mr. Shangguan?

When she realized what she was thinking, Granny Pang was so frightened that her little master with low intelligence knew how to like men?

 The evening wind blows and the autumn air is cool.

When Su Ruojin found the Shangguanyu courtyard, the oil lamp was already lit.

Afraid that the dinner would be blown cold by the wind, both the courtyard door and the living room door were closed.

When Qiu Shan opened the door of the living room, Shangguanyu and Zhong Wanhui were sitting at the Eight Immortals table having dinner, facing each other.

 Quiet and gentle.

 Like a family.

Zhong Wanhui panicked when she saw Su Ruojin. She immediately dropped her chopsticks and stood next to Shangguanyu, using his body as a cover to block herself.

This action is so familiar! Isn't this what she has been doing to avoid Zhong Ning's family?

Suddenly, Su Ruojin understood that she was Zhong Wanhui's tool, and her ultimate goal was to stand by Shangguanyu's side.

Shangguanyu shook his head helplessly, "Ah Jin..." He didn't know what to say.

Su Ruojin didn't know what to say, so she sighed, "Sir Shangguan, I'm going back to the capital tomorrow to prepare her..."

 “I won't go back.”

　　The answer was crisp and clear, not at all like a young lady with low intelligence and a tendency to be autistic.

Su Ruojin breathed out again.

To be honest, Shangguanyu is really similar to her father Su Yanli in many aspects. Their appearance, personality, behavior, and romantic temperament of being indifferent and clear-minded. Standing here, he looks like a poetic otaku.

　　is the ideal type of most women. Even if she has low intelligence, she can still find the man she likes through instinct.

 But after all the vicissitudes of life, does Shangguanyu still have the ability to love?

 She doesn't know.

Su Ruojin spread his hands and said, "Master Shangguan, don't worry. When we return to the capital, I will ask the Zhong family to pick you up."

"I won't go back, and I won't go back even if I die." The young lady suddenly went crazy and pushed her nanny Pang out, even the eldest girl Qiao Qiao and the two guards were not spared.

It was so hysterical that the neighbors came out with their lights to see what was going on. Su Ruojin waved her hand, "It's okay...it's okay...I'm not familiar with your husband's dog, and it bit me when it saw me."

The neighbor laughed and said, "Mr.'s dog is a vicious dog." After that, he didn't look at the joke about the county magistrate's daughter.

Such a good county magistrate, it's too late for them to admire him, and they must be reluctant to laugh at him.

There was a commotion for a while, and it wasn't until Shangguanyu came to coax her that Zhong Wanhui slowly calmed down, and the half-eaten dinner was taken away.

“Master Shangguan, look...”

Shangguanyu waved his hand tiredly, "You go back first."

 The two looked at each other.

Su Ruojin understood that he was waiting for him to go to Beijing to call the young lady's family and ask them to take the young lady back.

 “Then please.”

 After successful matchmaking, choose an auspicious time to give the woman a betrothal gift, which is called an engagement. There is a big post about appointment nowadays, which contains the marriage certificate and gift list. When getting engaged, the man first gives half of the gift list, and then pays the remaining half on the wedding day.

On the day of appointment, both parties will have a banquet with relatives and friends, but there is no need to give gifts, just to send a blessing to the newlyweds.

On the second day, Cheng Yingzhen and others returned to Beijing first, leaving only Cheng Yanli to work at the county government office.

 After a day and a half of trekking, the Su family returned to their new home in the capital.

 “I've been back to the capital several times this year.”

 The brother-in-law got married in March, Zhao Lan held the wedding ceremony in June, and now the engagement ceremony is in September.

　　It's been quite a few times.

 Engagement is not marriage, and the Su family doesn't have much to prepare now.

Su Ruojin will not get married until four years later, so she has already written out her dowry list, but she is not in a hurry to get it all. She has plenty of time, so she can prepare it slowly.

Su Yanli didn't have many relatives, friends or colleagues, so there weren't many banquets at the Su family's side, but Cheng Yingzhen was still nervous.

"It would be nice if Mrs. Yang was here. Let her help, and I might not be so nervous."

Su Ruojin was quite confused when she heard this, as if it was yesterday that she became neighbors with Mrs. Yang, Mr. Xue and others, but in the blink of an eye, things have changed.

Su Ruojin sighed, "I wonder how Aunt Yang and Siniang are doing?"

　In order to avoid "Yang Jingzi", Mrs. Yang and her family have become anonymous. I don't know if we will meet again in this life.

“Mother—” Su Ruojin hugged her mother, “It's like Mrs. Fan is here to help.”

Mrs. Fan is now the wife of a minister. Cheng Yingzhen is really frightened, but her daughter comforts her and she can only be strong.

On the second day, my brother-in-law Su Yanzu was the first to come to the door, "Sister-in-law, Ah Jin, please let me handle the matter for my colleagues and friends."

 “Thank you very much, uncle.” Cheng Yingzhen thanked him.

 The second person who came to the door was Mr. Xue.

“Mrs. Su, Ah Jin, please leave all the affairs of the old neighbors to me.”

Seeing Mr. Xue, Su Ruojin was very kind and said, "Thank you very much, Uncle Xue."

 “Ajin, please don't be polite to me.”

Due to his good relationship with the Su family, Xue Changcheng took advantage of Su Yanli and was occasionally taken care of by Lord Fan once or twice. Don't look at these one or two times. Because of this, he is now a doctor in the Ministry of Industry (the fifth grade). It can be said that Ji Shen has reached the ranks of senior officials in the capital.

“Uncle Xue, please move.”

“Thanks to Ajin, my family moved near this alley, just across the street.”

Su Ruojin gave a thumbs up and said, "Uncle Xue is awesome."

Xue Changcheng smiled proudly, "I can't help it, who told me to get the glory of the little lucky star!"

When he lived in an alley, Su Yanli said that his daughter was a little lucky star. When he heard this, he was also proud of it. The fact is that because of the little lady, Xue Changcheng not only did well in public affairs, but also had a sense of presence in front of Zhao Lan, so After the new emperor ascended the throne, he finally seized the opportunity to be promoted to the Ministry of Industry, and he finally became a doctor in the Ministry of Industry - the fifth rank.

This is a full four levels higher than Su Yanli's seventh-grade junior county official.

But he knew that Su Yanli was not only Fu Ma Ye's brother, but also a son-in-law of a small county prince. As long as he wanted to, as long as he had enough political achievements, he would rise to prominence sooner or later, so his relationship with the Su family would only get better and better.

There is a saying - Blessed people don't have to be busy, but unlucky people are heartbroken.

Su Yanli and his wife seemed to be born to enjoy happiness.

It was clear that their daughter was engaged and Su Yanli was still busy with his duties. Cheng Yingzhen was originally in a panic and had no idea what to do. Mrs. Fan arrived and brought her second daughter-in-law with her. After three days of step-by-step instruction, she smoothed things over.

 With the process in place, Cheng Yingzhen is not busy. Her good son-in-law provides the manpower to do everything for her.

Then the mistress of the house, Cheng Yingzhen, sat there and listened to the stewardess coming over to report something. She said it was a complaint, but in fact she was telling the mistress in disguise that the ingredients for the banquet, the cook, the servants, the drinks...etc. were all taken care of. .

 Cheng Yingzhen: Is it that simple?

Su Ruojin smiled and hugged her mother, "Mom, it's easy to do things if you have money."

 Cheng Yingzhen glared at her daughter, "Does Mrs. Fan have enough money to invite her?"

"There is no way. Who is Fan Shangshu's admiration for? If he didn't have many sons, he would probably be able to recognize an adopted son."

 “You're a kid who talks nonsense.”

 “Hehe.” Su Ruojin smiled playfully, “Mom, don't be anxious now.”

 “Hey!”

 What are you anxious about? You need money and connections, and even the lady of the minister is willing to teach you. She really doesn't need to worry anymore.

After thinking about it, I felt something was wrong, "How can we repay Mrs. Fan's favor in the future?"

"We'll be together for a long time in the future. There will always be time to pay it back." Su Ruojin didn't take it seriously.

  Cheng Yingzhen was enlightened by her daughter and thought about it, "That's right."

After Su Ruojin finished chatting with her mother, she left the main courtyard and was about to return to her own yard. Mao Ya stood still and pointed at Su Yanli's study.

 “Brother-in-law is looking for me?”

“Consort Su will go back in the afternoon.”

Su Ruojin raised her eyebrows and ran over quickly.

Zhao Lan heard the sound of footsteps, put down the book, stood up, and opened his arms.

The little lady jumped into his arms like a swallow, "Brother Jin, why are you here?"

Zhao Lan hugged the young lady. It had not been long, but she seemed to have not seen her for years. She missed her very much, "Ajin, how are you? Do you feel any discomfort?"

 “No, it's very good.”

Chapter end