Wishing You Eternal Happiness

Only Pei Youan and Mrs. Hu were left in the hall.

The old lady laughed and said, "How can my granddaughter He De, who can be favored by the eldest son, is there any reason for the old man? It's just that the old man has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not?"

Pei Youan respectfully said: "The old grandmother has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"The old man understands what the eldest son means. I think that I will have to mess around for a while. The old man does not understand these things in the court. Your eldest son must be a big matter, and the old man will not ask much. The old man is more capable. I understand the inconvenience of the eldest son now. I just don’t tell the eldest son that although Afu’s previous marriage did not happen, it is just these days. Before you come, the family is preparing to give her another kiss. It’s in our local state capital. , A family who is also an official, gave his son a picture of my granddaughter. Some time ago, someone came to ask for the news. The old man was thinking about replying, but he didn't want to be so coincidental. The eldest son came today..."

The old lady stopped for a while.

Pei Youan's eyes moved slightly, but did not speak, just waiting for the old lady to continue speaking.

"That family, naturally, can't compete with the family of the Guogong Mansion, but in our place, it is also one of the best in the family. Several people in the family are officials..."

The old lady sighed.

"This kind of thing shouldn't be told to outsiders by the old man, but the eldest son was originally related to my Zhen family. I came today, let alone an outsider, so I am not afraid of the eldest son's jokes, so I just said it straight. The eldest son should also know about the situation of the family. It is not easy to do business. There is no pillar in the family, and the grandson needs to be tempered. After the old man thinks about it, he feels that this marriage can be done. For my granddaughter, it is indeed a pile. Good marriage. Secondly, the other party sincerely marries my granddaughter. If we really get married, it would have been a good thing to my Zhen family. Unexpectedly, the eldest son is here, and I can’t help but to speak like this. I just refused. It’s just the eldest son. Can you give me another quasi-trust child? Afu is not too old, but it is just right to get married. The girl’s family said that the parents are at a good age, so they will look at them for the rest of their lives. Years. As long as we have a number in our hearts, then nothing is a problem. Even if it is three or five years, we can wait for the appointment of Mrs. Pei in the future with peace of mind. Do you think the eldest son?"

Mrs. Hu has been shrewd all her life, and naturally she has to be clear about her granddaughter's marriage. The previous marriage to the Guogong Mansion failed, and now I can only retreat, but Pei Youan's sudden visit today caused the old lady to smell a different taste.

The emperor and the prince are going to fight now, naturally to fight for the throne of the Golden Temple. But why does Pei Youan say that he has no time to get married now? Since he personally came to the door, the solemnity of his marriage can be seen.

The old lady also knew the scenery of the former son of the Guogong Mansion in his early years. Associating the two events, he faintly guessed that he should also be involved in the middle.

This is easier.

First agree privately, the news is not leaked. In the future, if he can rise up with the help of the cloud, the dragon will fly, and once again be able to keep pace with the sky, the Zhen family will naturally be happy to see good things. If something fails, it will not implicate yourself.

This is like a deal. If it succeeds, it will be profitable. If it fails, the loss of the Zhen family, which is the delay of the marriage of granddaughter Jiafu, is not worth mentioning compared with the benefits that the entire Zhen family can get.

How could an old lady turn away such a deal? Besides, the old lady is also very satisfied with Pei Youan.

She saw it, Pei Youan himself should also have concerns in this regard, so he didn't immediately arrange for a formal marriage proposal.

Now I am willing to consider the Zhen family and granddaughter so considerately. Such a man is worthy of trust.

All that is needed now is that he gives another reassurance.

After the old lady finished speaking, she looked at Pei Youan with a smile on her face.

Pei Youan is such a clever person. Before the old woman had finished her words, he had already noticed what the old woman meant, smiled slightly, and said, "Youan thanked the old grandmother. Please rest assured, the old grandmother. If An Ruobao is not guaranteed, she will tell her early and ask her grandmother to choose another good match for her cousin. If she is lucky enough to marry her cousin, the Zhen family will be like my own."

He took out a small black pouch that he kept close to him, opened it, took out a jade pendant inside, and offered it with both hands, respectfully saying: "It's nothing to say, this is a relic given to me when my father is dead. I have been collecting it for many years. I will leave it today as a token of my visit, and ask my grandmother to collect it on my behalf."

The old lady placed it in her palm, and saw that the jade pendant was engraved with vines, with a blue pattern in the middle, which was warm and smooth. She looked at the top-grade jade and put it away carefully, and said with a smile: "The eldest son has a heart. Collect it properly for you."

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Meng's arms hugged his daughter, and he whispered a few words to comfort him, and then he remembered: "The eldest son means that he seems to be inconvenient now. We want us to keep you first and wait for him to officially propose marriage in the future. I was just talking about this. , Your grandmother pays me, and I don’t know what she is going to say. If it gets unfavorable, mother will go back and have a look."

Jiafu grabbed her sleeves and shook her head, "Mother, grandma refused, she didn't have to go over and say anything."

Meng looked at his daughter suspiciously: "Don't you want to marry him again?"

Gaffer whispered: "I don't deserve him."

Meng stunned, and immediately understood, suppressed the sadness, put his arms around his daughter's shoulders again, and comforted him softly: "Afu, your eldest cousin saved you, and he knows what happened to you in his heart, and he even went to the house to ask for a kiss. , That's nothing to care about. Such a man, where do you go to find a second one? Don't get into the horns, mother go and see first."

She got up, and then heard her son's voice coming in from outside the door: "Mother, the eldest son is leaving. Grandma asked me to call you over."

Meng's was surprised and immediately opened the door: "I just came here, and I haven't finished drinking a cup of tea. Why should I leave in a blink of an eye?"

Zhen Yaoting scratched his head: "I don't know either."

Meng clan hurried out and came back in a short while. He opened the door, closed the door, beaming with joy, and said in a low voice: "Good thing! Your grandmother should have the eldest son! He said that he would wait for him to come and beg him in the future. He also urged me that this matter should not be spread outside, except for you, no one else should be allowed to know!"

Mrs. Meng was extremely satisfied with Pei Youan, but he wanted to keep his daughter first, and wait for him to officially propose marriage later. This was a bit unusual. I was worried that the old lady would have to spend a lot of words. I didn’t expect that things would go so smoothly. When I came down, I was overwhelmed with joy. I came back in a hurry, and personally relayed the news to Jiafu, so that she could reassure her, and said: "I kept the eldest son again and again, but he said that there is still something to do, so I have to leave. Now. Mother go to send him off first. You can rest assured, don’t think about it anymore!"

Mrs. Meng went hurriedly again, leaving Jiafu alone in confusion. After walking around the house a few times, she finally made up her mind and hurried to the front hall and stopped outside the door.

Pei Youan turned her back to her. Grandmother was being lifted from her position by her mother. She smiled and said to him: "Since the eldest son has important things, he won’t be forced to stay. Good news for the eldest son."

Pei Youan resigned to the old lady. The old lady wanted to take him out in person. Pei Youan resigned, and Jiafu stepped in and said: "Grandma, mother, I want to say a few words with my big cousin."

In the hall, apart from the old lady, the Meng family, there were Zhen Yaoting, Zhang Da, and some servant wives, and everyone was surprised at what she said.

The surroundings fell silent.

Pei Youan turned his head and glanced at Jiafu behind him, and the two of them faced each other.

From the time he was greeted by the door, his face has always been smiling, and this is also the case at this moment.

But Gaffer clearly saw that the gaze he looked at himself was no longer the warmth he used to be.

He was smiling, but his gaze was rather cold and surprised when he looked at her. He didn't seem to expect her to appear suddenly like this.

In the eyes of Gaffer's income, his heart is like turning over the river.

During the days when I lived in the small round building in Wuding Mansion, although the time was short, I was stupid in front of Pei Youan, but now I think about it, but it is so heartwarming.

His protection and tolerance for her made her degenerate in front of him, degenerating like a brave and unscrupulous child.

He also gave her an intuition that he would always tolerate her like this, no matter what she did.

It was precisely because of this intuition and the courage he gave her that she suddenly learned that she was going to be sent away that night, and had nothing to do, she did something like that.

His visit today proved her instinct again.

Sure enough, she succeeded, although some time passed in between.

She finally won and achieved her goal.

But she was so sad.

She did not expect that she won, but she was so sad.

Gaffer didn't look at anyone else, didn't avoid his gaze, looked directly at him, and whispered: "Big cousin, I have something to tell you. Very important."

Old lady Hu frowned slightly.

How could she not guess that during the days when the granddaughter was rescued by Pei Youan after her disappearance, something must have happened between the two of them, so that Pei Youan would never forget her, so that she went to the house to beg her today.

Regardless of whether the granddaughter would like it or not, the old lady recognized it and told her daughter-in-law. At this moment, the granddaughter must also know.

She suddenly came out like this, not to mention being rude, just seeing her like this, it seems that there has been a change.

The old lady glanced at her daughter-in-law.

Meng Shi hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Afu, what's the matter with you? Come with your mother first..."

Jiafu didn't move, still looking at Pei Youan.

Pei Youan turned his head and said to the old lady: "If the old grandmother can trust me, can you let me listen to my cousin first?"

The old lady paused, and smiled: "That's natural. You say so here. It's just that Afu has been indulged by us. If you say something wrong, you can bear it."

Pei Youan smiled: "The cousin is gentle and courteous, Shujia Zhenhui, the old grandmother is worried. Youan thanked the old grandmother for her convenience."

Old lady Hu stared at her granddaughter, led the daughter-in-law out, and everyone followed out, and finally ran out.

As soon as the people around went away, in the huge living room, only Jiafu and Pei Youan were left, and they fell silent immediately.

Gaffer didn’t know that he would come today, and was not prepared to meet the guests. She only wore a set of home-made shirts and skirts, with a plain shirt on top, and a fine-pleated long skirt made of gauze and silk. A circle of begonia was embroidered on the hem of the skirt as a presser foot. At this moment, standing on the threshold, a gust of wind blew from the window sill nearby and swept the pleated skirt. She was pale and slender, just like a leg. The lotus flower that fluctuates with the water pattern is really pity for me.

She took a step, walked slowly towards him under his indifferent gaze, and finally stopped beside an interstitial a few steps away from him, was silent for a moment, and said: "Big cousin, just now I listened to me Mother said the purpose of your coming. I am very grateful, but let's just leave it, I will go and talk to my grandmother myself. Here, you don't have to worry about this matter."

Pei Youan frowned slightly, but did not speak, and two eyes fell on her face.

Gaffer lowered her eyes.

"This was originally my calculation. At that time, I was too scared, so I just wanted to rely on you, not caring about anything, let alone thinking about your eldest cousin. These days, after I go home, slowly After thinking it through, there is nothing terrible. I regret it a lot. Anyway, it's all my fault. Big cousin, you haven't done anything. If you marry me like this, there is really no sense..."

The man opposite never said a word, letting her murmur and murmur. Gaffer only felt that the atmosphere between the two of them became more stagnant, and he couldn't help but feel short of breath. He raised his eyes again, but saw that his eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his two eyes looked more gloomy than before. Big cousin, I didn't lie to you this time. What I said just now is true...you believe me..."

Her voice sank quietly.

"Is that what you want to tell me?"

After a while, she heard him ask.

Gaffer gave a hum.

Pei Youan nodded, and said slowly: "I ask you, if the world's son seeks you again, what are your intentions?"

Gaffer was silent for a moment, and said in a relaxed tone: "The sky is inexhaustible. Let's take a step and take a step at that time. Besides, those are my own conjectures. Last time it was impossible, he might have already left me behind. In the back of my head, I won't find anything about me again..."

She didn't want to continue this topic, turned her face away, and stared out the window.

"...In short, I regret what I did before. I didn't care about it myself. I said that at the time, just to rely on you. I have changed my mind now and don't want to rely on you anymore...Big cousin You didn’t do anything, let alone worry about..."

Pei Youan followed her gaze and looked out the window, and saw that she was staring at a bunch of bananas there, frowning, and said: "What should I do, I have to count it. That's it! With your grandmother, I have already agreed with her. If I am lucky enough to come back in the future, I will just marry you as I promised. I have something else to do, and I will leave first."

After he finished speaking, he walked over to Gaffer's side and crossed the threshold.

Gaffer turned her head and watched his figure gradually disappear at the end of the corridor in the courtyard. Without looking back, her nose was sour, and her tears fell again.