Chapter 1032: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (21)
Chapter 1032: The Man Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse (21)
Ning Yasi saw Xue Yuan's actions and felt somewhat depressed.
It's a good thing that a daughter will never have trouble finding a husband, but whether the marriage will be successful is still uncertain. How come this kid from the Xue family is like this? There shouldn't be something wrong with him, right?
Xue Yao was such a shrewd man that he almost immediately noticed Ning Yasi's change of mood.
After coughing lightly, he found his son Xue Yuan was watching, so he kicked him. When his son turned around, Xue Yao signaled him with his eyes to be quiet.
Xue Yuan seemed to realize at this time that he had lost his composure and quickly lowered his head to cover it up.
"Xiaoyuan?" Tao Fangfei called out, "Can I call you Xiaoyuan?"
When Xue Yuan heard the name "Xiao Yuan", he almost instantly looked up at the other person: "Auntie, it's okay, you can call me whatever you want!"
Compared to Ning Yasi's reluctance, Tao Fangfei thought Xue Yuan was a good person.
Her daughter Ning Yun is only thirteen years old. Although she looks cute, she is just a child after all.
Xue Yuan was two years younger than Ning Yun! Even if he had become aware, it would only be halfway. But from the look in this child's eyes, he was full of admiration for his daughter.
"Since you call me aunt, can I ask you a few questions?" Tao Fangfei asked with a smile.
"Sure, aunt, just ask." Xue Yuan immediately sat up straight, fearing that if he answered the question incorrectly, it would affect the marriage.
Seeing how seriously the other party took her, Tao Fangfei became more and more fond of Xue Yuan.
Back then, when my daughter was good friends with Xiao Jianlu from the Xiao family, that brat was very arrogant and always ignored her.
This is good. Although it looks a bit silly, at least it is not too arrogant.
Tao Fangfei secretly gave Xue Yuan points in her heart while asking about what happened when the two of them were strolling outside just now.
Listening to Xue Yuan talking about how they shared delicious food and went shopping together, Tao Fangfei could see joy and novelty on Xue Yuan's face, but no impatience.
"Aunt, we met a beggar on the street. He asked Sister Ning for money." Since they were not alone, the address changed from "Sese" to "Sister Ning". Xue Yuan's face was full of disgust for the "beggar". "In the end, he almost robbed me!"
"Isn't that beggar dressed like a scholar, and his surname is Xiao!" Ning Xiu almost instantly guessed that the so-called beggar was actually Xiao Jianlu. After all, under normal circumstances, Ning Yun would give a beggar one or two copper coins when he met him.
The only one who would ask for money so confidently is Xiao Jianlu.
"It seems so!" Xue Yuan didn't pay attention to Xiao Jianlu, so he couldn't remember clearly.
"Ignore him. He's not a beggar. He's our former neighbor." Ning Xiu curled his lips and said with disdain, "Maybe he didn't eat enough today and is starving."
Ning Yasi was very upset when he saw Xue Yuan chatting with his wife and son, so he said, "Master Xue, our family still needs to consider the marriage of these two children. After all, they are still young.
This is a life-long event, and it should never be decided rashly, so you see..."
"Brother Ning's idea is right." Xue Yao nodded, "But time is tight. Not many people know about the talent show yet. Once the news spreads, I'm afraid many families will rush to arrange marriages.
I remember something like this happened during the reign of the previous emperor. Because the news of the beauty pageant leaked out, many unmarried girls were engaged, but there was no one to choose from. The previous emperor got very angry.
The result was that the emperor was furious and corpses were scattered all over the place.
The higher-ups directly set a date, and any woman who got engaged after that date had to participate in the selection again.
Ning Yasi was not a rural craftsman, his ancestors were also prominent, so he also knew about this matter.
So after pondering for a moment, he said, "How about this? I'll give you an answer tomorrow. We need to discuss it with our family members."
Xue Yao readily agreed: "Of course, we'll take our leave now and wait for your good news tomorrow."
Afterwards, the Xue family and their son left the Ning family.
Because there was no confirmation about the marriage, Xue Yuan couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
Xue Yao, on the other hand, felt that the matter was basically settled, and Ning Yasi's statement of needing to think about it was only to maintain some reserve.
"Don't worry, go back and have a good sleep. They should agree tomorrow." Xue Yao said seriously, "They are pressed for time. Although the Ning family has been in Yanzhou for some time, they are still outsiders in the eyes of many people. Otherwise, they wouldn't have interacted with the Xiao family for so many years even though they knew the Xiao family was always taking advantage of them."
As a fellow craftsman, although they made different things, Xue Yao knew a little about the relationship between the Ning and Xiao families.
"If you really can't sleep today, you can sort out your belongings!" Xue Yao reminded him, "I will be responsible for the betrothal gift, but you have been working for several years.
I've been paid since you attacked me, so you should buy her a gift to express your sincerity!"
Later, when night fell, in the Ning family courtyard, Ning's father and mother were whispering about their daughter's marriage.
Ning Yun lay in bed, tossing and turning because of this matter, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
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