There is Room For the Poor Daughter

Yan House.

"Mother, what's wrong with you calling me back in such a hurry?"

As soon as he came back, Daohua came to the main courtyard to see Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li motioned to Pingtong to bring Dong's post to Daohua.

Daohua took the post and looked at it: "Uncle Dong wants to have a birthday?"

Mrs. Li said: "This year is the last year of Dong Buzheng's official position in Zhongzhou. With the Yongjia Houfu in the capital to help him manage, he will definitely return to Beijing next year, so I want to take this opportunity to make more peace. Central state officials, let's get together."

Daohua nodded. Yuanyao and her often mentioned in their correspondence that since this year, their family has had a lot more parties than in previous years. It is estimated that they want to maintain more relationships with each family before leaving.

After all, in the officialdom, there are many ways to connect with people. The Dong family is definitely not willing to leave Zhongzhou, so they cut off the connections here.

Daohua asked, "Are Yihuan and the others going this time?"

Mrs. Li nodded: "All go." The four girls in the family are getting older one after another, and it's time to look at each other. Thinking of this, she smiled and beckoned her daughter to sit beside her.

After Daohua sat down, Mrs. Li took her hand and said, "Next year, you will be due to get married, so there are some things you should consider. Tell mother what kind of husband you want to find, and mother can help you watch. "

Daohua didn't expect Mrs. Li to say this suddenly, she smiled embarrassingly, just as she was about to go, Mrs. Li interrupted her: "Don't say you don't want to, and don't say you don't know. This is your lifelong event, you If you don’t tell your mother what you think, how will your mother find it for you? If your mother finds it for you according to her own thoughts, would you like it?”

Daohua quickly shook his head.

Mrs. Li smiled and continued: "Men should be married and women should be married. This is a matter of natural ethics. Besides, you are telling your mother, not an outsider, what is there to be ashamed of?"

Daohua lowered her head and twisted her handkerchief. After a while, she said, "Mother, my daughter hasn't thought about it yet. Wait for me to think about it, and then tell you, okay?"

Mrs. Li glared at Daohua: "Every time I tell you about this, you talk about it. Before you were young, my mother didn't force you, but now that you are old, you can't let you be The temperament is coming. If you don’t say anything, the mother will find it for you according to her own ideas.”

Seeing Mrs. Li's serious face, Daohua knew that she couldn't get away this time. After pondering for a while, she got up and said, "That's fine, I'll just talk about what kind of man I like."

"First, keep yourself clean and don't mess with flowers. My husband, besides me, can't have an affair with any other woman, whether it's a concubine or a maid in the room."

"Second, you must be responsible and take responsibility. When you encounter something, you have the ability to deal with it and take responsibility."

"Third, know how to be tolerant and understanding of me, and can't force me to do things I don't like, let alone trap me in the back house."

"Fourth, if you can make money, even if you don't rely on your family, you can support yourself and have your own business to do."

"Fifth, take care of your own small family, don't let your parents say anything, and don't let your parents interfere in the affairs of the small family at will. When family members embarrass your daughter-in-law, you know how to stand by your daughter-in-law unconditionally."

"Sixth, the character and appearance should be good, not too boring, not too glib, and occasionally romantic and petite."

Daohua said a great pain in one breath.

Mrs. Li, Pingtong and Ping Xiao on the side were dumbfounded.

If nothing else, the first item is almost impossible to achieve in a large family.

Daohua looked back and saw Mrs. Li staring at her blankly, and smiled shyly: "Mother, my daughter has thought so much for the time being, you can choose according to these first, and I will think of other things in the future. I'll tell you again."

Mrs. Li swallowed her saliva. She really did not expect her daughter to have such high requirements for her future husband-in-law. She asked with some difficulty: "Do you have any other requirements?"

Daohua nodded and said with a look of course: "Of course, men are afraid of going into the wrong profession, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. Marriage is related to the happiness of a daughter's life, and you can't be sloppy, so you must choose carefully."

Mrs. Li coughed a few times: ". If you really want to find it as you said, you may not be able to marry."

Daohua looked at Mrs. Li with confidence: "Daughter believes in mother, and mother can help her find such a husband."

Mrs. Li twitched the corners of her mouth stiffly, thinking that her daughter was deliberately creating problems for her, in order not to get married so early.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Li waved at Daohua with a headache, indicating that she can leave.

When Daohua saw it, she immediately went out with a smile.

On September 20, Mrs. Li took the four Daohua sisters by boat to the provincial capital.

When she came to the provincial government this time, Mrs. Li stayed with the four of Daohua at the Li family's house. The next morning, she went to Dong's house to attend the birthday banquet.

There were too many guests, and Mrs. Dong could not leave. It was Mrs. Li who was picked up by Dong Yuanyao.

"Grandma, Mrs. Li and Yiyi are here."

Dong Yuanyao brought Daohua and his party to Mrs. Dong's yard.

"Greetings to the old lady."

Mrs. Li smiled and stepped forward to salute, and Mrs. Dong hurriedly called people up.

Later, when it was Daohua's turn to salute, Daohua obviously felt that Mrs. Dong's attitude towards her was not as warm as before, and she didn't know if it was her illusion. She felt that when Mrs. Dong smiled at her, she smiled. Somewhat reluctantly.

Not long after, Dong Yuanyao went out to pick up the guests. When the female family members were sitting and chatting together, Mrs. Dong saw that Mrs. Dong was only joking with other girls and ignored herself. Daohua was sure that Mrs. Dong had alienated her.

This made her a little puzzled, but when she saw Mrs. Dong next and saw that Mrs. Dong treated her as always, she also forgot about it.

After lunch, Dong Yuanyao took Daohua and Yan Yihuan to the garden to digest food, and met Dong Yuanxuan on the way.

Dong Yuanyao looked surprised: "Brother, why are you here?"

Daohua and Yan Yihuan were shocked when they saw Dong Yuanxuan who had lost a lot of weight.

Daohua asked with concern: "Brother Dong, what's wrong with you? Why are you so thin, are you sick?"

Seeing the concern on Daohua's face, Dong Yuanxuan's heart began to ache again. He lowered his eyes to cover the unspeakable feelings in his eyes. After a moment of silence, he forced a slight smile: "I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Sister Yan." , picked up Mo Ju next to him, "I have a guest who wants to admire Mo Ju, and I came to get it."

After saying that, he left quickly.

When they were far away, Daohua pulled Dong Yuanyao and asked, "What's wrong with Brother Dong?"

Dong Yuanyao said in a low voice, "My brother is not satisfied with the marriage that the family told him. I have been arguing with my grandmother and the others for the past few months. ."

Daohua looked surprised: "Big Brother Dong is engaged? Which girl is that?"

Dong Yuanyao: "The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhaode family."

Daohua: "Being from Hou's mansion, it's right in line with your family."

Dong Yuanyao sighed: "What about the right match, the key is that my brother doesn't like it."

Daohua has some sympathy for Dong Yuanxuan. She can't make up her own marriage matters, which is quite aggrieved, but this is someone else's family matter.

Dong Yuanyao: "Yiyi, when are you going back?"

Daohua: "In two days, my third cousin is seeing each other, and my aunt wants my mother to help."

Hearing this, Dong Yuanyao showed a smile on her face: "Then I'll find you tomorrow to play."

Daohua smiled and nodded: "Okay."