Chapter 304: old acquaintance

Chapter 304: old acquaintance

Chapter 304 Old acquaintance

Mrs. Fang knew that Mrs. Su was feeling awkward, and was afraid that she would look scornful.

At this moment, seeing Gu Huayu and others approaching, Mrs. Fang hurriedly pulled Mrs. Su forward to pay homage to Gu Huayu.

 Gu Huayu looked at Mrs. Fang, who was all smiles, and Mrs. Su, who was being pulled like a puppet by Mrs. Fang, and returned the favor with a smile.

Mrs. Fang exchanged a few words with Gu Huayu, then turned her attention to Mrs. Ping and Mrs. Wang, and asked, "Princess, who are these two?"

Gu Huayu introduced with a smile: "This is my grandmother, Mrs. Ping, and this is my aunt, Mrs. Wang."

Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Su are blessed to meet each other again.

Mrs. Ping stared at Mrs. Fang. When Mrs. Fang straightened up, she asked, "Qingfeng?"

Mrs. Fang was stunned for a moment, looked at Mrs. Ping carefully, and asked with a slight frown, "Who are you?"

After Mrs. Ping confirmed that Mrs. Fang was her old acquaintance, she said excitedly: "I am Yuanfeng of the Ping family in Yuquan Lane. Do you still remember?"

Mrs. Fang looked at Mrs. Ping intently, raised her right hand in the air, shook her index finger a few times, surprise showed in her eyes, "Yes, yes, you are Yuanfeng and Na Nizi.

Where have you been over the years? I went back to Yuquan Lane to find you and said that your family had moved. "

Mrs. Ping replied: "The year after Uncle Yuan's family moved away, my family also moved away from Yuquan Lane and moved to Caojiaying in the east of the city."

Mrs. Fang said: "No wonder!"

Gu Huayu looked at Mrs. Fang and then at her grandmother. When the two stopped, she asked, "Are we old acquaintances?"

Mrs. Ping took Mrs. Fang’s hand and happily said to Gu Huayu: “My family and Qingfeng’s grandmother’s family are door-to-door neighbors.

 When she was a child, she came to her grandmother’s house to play, and we often got together to play.

Her name is Qingfeng, and my name is Yuanfeng. Both of our names contain the character wind. When we were young, our family called us ‘little madmen’. "

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "It's really a fate. I haven't seen my mother-in-law and the old lady for decades, right?"

Mrs. Ping said: "I haven't seen him for more than fifty years. If it weren't for the mole on Qingfeng's eyebrows, I wouldn't dare to recognize him."

Mrs. Fang raised her head and touched the mole in the center of her right eyebrow, and said with a smile, "It's good that it's marked, so you won't be afraid of getting lost."

Gu Huayu said: "Grandma, let's stop standing outside and go inside to chat slowly. Mrs. Fang, please come to Mrs. Su's house."

"Okay, let's go into the house and chat slowly. Please come to Qingfeng's room, and please come to Mrs. Su's room."

Seeing that her mother-in-law and Mrs. Ping were old acquaintances, Mrs. Su's expression softened a lot. She smiled and replied: "Old madam, junior Su Huaiyun, you can always call me Huaiyun."

 “Good boy, then I will call you Huaiyun. This is my daughter-in-law Xiaolan. Let’s talk together.”

Mrs. Wang nodded slightly towards Mrs. Su and entered the house politely.

 Before coming, Mrs. Su was a little reluctant. Now that everyone is so polite and Mrs. Ping is an old acquaintance with her mother-in-law, she feels much better.

Gu Huayu let her into the living room and sat next to Mrs. Ping. While listening to Mrs. Ping and Mrs. Fang reminiscing about old times, she served them tea and water.

 The two old men would cry and laugh sometimes as they talked, making everyone feel sad and happy with them.

Mrs. Fang learned that Mrs. Ping's eye disease was cured by Gu Huayu. She looked at Gu Huayu in disbelief, "The princess is still knowledgeable about medicine?"

Gu Huayu smiled and said modestly: "I understand a little bit."

After hearing this, Mrs. Fang was full of praise, and finally said: "Well, Yuanfeng, I have something to ask of you."

Mrs. Ping asked: "What's the matter? Qingfeng, tell me!"

Mrs. Fang looked at Mrs. Ping, then at Gu Huayu, and said sheepishly: "My natal brother has been blind for several years. I wonder if the princess can help me see him?"

Mrs. Ping looked at Gu Huayu and asked, "Yanran, can you help me take a look?"

 Gu Huayu could see some earnestness on her grandmother's face, and responded with a smile: "Okay, I'll go take a look with Mrs. Fang later."

Mrs. Fang immediately bowed and thanked her.

Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Su sat together for more than an hour. Then she got up to visit Gu Chengjuan and said goodbye after leaving Gu Chengjuan's house.

Mrs. Ping left them to have lunch, but Mrs. Fang said they would wait for another day, as there was something else going on in the house today.

Mrs. Ping did not stay much longer and agreed to visit another day.

Gu Huayu took a box of elixirs and handed them to Mrs. Su, "Madam, what happened yesterday was because I was too impulsive and seriously injured Xuemei. Bring this elixir that helps bone growth to Xuemei. , let her take one in the morning and one in the evening.”

Mrs. Su took the elixir and bowed to express her thanks.

Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Su returned to the Wang Mansion, and the porter reported: "Old Madam, Madam, someone from the Huang Mansion has come over."

Mrs. Fang asked: "Who is coming from the Huang Mansion?"

The porter leaned forward and said, "Go back to the old lady. Here are Mrs. Zhang and the matchmaker from Huang Mansion. Grandma is accompanying the guests in the living room at the moment."

 Mrs. Zhang is the mother of Huang Xingye and the eldest daughter-in-law of Privy Huang. Grandma Xing is Mrs. Su's eldest daughter-in-law, from Wang Xueqing's family.

"Mother, Mrs. Zhang really brought a matchmaker to the door today." What Mrs. Su was worried about happened, and she felt indescribably uncomfortable.

Mrs. Fang didn’t feel very happy. She took a deep breath and said, “Go in first and see what she says.”

Mrs. Su nodded, "Yes!"

Mrs. Su responded, thinking about how to explain to the Huang family and see if the marriage could be saved.

Mrs. Fang thought about it, and her husband was right. As expected, the Huang family broke off the engagement. Fortunately, they did not marry Sister Mei.

 The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to the living room silently with their own thoughts.

 When Mrs. Zhang saw Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Su entering the room, she quickly stood up to greet them. "Hello, old madam, hello, Madam Su."

Mrs. Fang nodded with a smile.

Mrs. Su greeted with a smile: "I didn't expect Shuhan to come to the door. I just went out with my mother, so I'm rude."

Mrs. Zhang replied sheepishly: "Huaiyun, don't say that. It's because I didn't do a good job. I came to the door before I handed in the post."

 Mr.

At this moment, Mrs. Fang is not in the mood to eat.

Then he said: "No, I'm not hungry now. Have Shuhan and the others eaten? Set food for them."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said: "Old Madam, I don't want to trouble you. We came here after dinner."

Mrs. Fang smiled and said, "Okay, let's have tea."

Mrs. Zhang nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Madam." After saying that, Mrs. Zhang picked up the tea cup on the table and sipped the tea.

 Mrs. Zhang lowered her head to drink tea, thinking about how to speak.

My mother-in-law, Mrs. Shen, was extremely angry. She wanted to have a good marriage, but the old lady insisted that Wang Nizi had no brains and could not be her eldest grandson's daughter-in-law, and asked her to bring a matchmaker to her house to cancel the engagement.

Mrs. Fang put down the tea cup in her hand, looked at Mrs. Zhang and said, "Shuhan came here today. Is there something wrong?"

 After saying that, Mrs. Fang turned her attention to the matchmaker.

Mrs. Zhang smiled awkwardly, her mouth seemed to be stuck, and she couldn't open her mouth no matter how hard she opened it.

The matchmaker looked at Mrs. Zhang and saw that she couldn't speak. He smiled apologetically and said, "What, old lady, it's like this. Mrs. Zhang came to visit today because she wanted to talk to the old lady, Mrs. Su, about the eldest young master and Miss Xuemei. Marriage."

Mrs. Fang looked at Mrs. Zhang and said with a smile on her face: "Shuhan is very thoughtful about the marriage. The two children are not young anymore, so it's time to discuss their marriage. Let's try to arrange their marriage in the first half of next year." It’s all done.”

 Mrs. Zhang felt even more guilty after hearing what Mrs. Fang said. Her face turned red and she stammered: "What about that, Mrs. Mrs., that's it. My Mrs. Zhang asked a master to combine the horoscopes of Sister Mei and Xingye.

Master said that Sister Mei’s horoscope is different from our Xingye horoscope. Therefore, I brought a matchmaker to your door today to... come to cancel the engagement. "

  Mrs. Zhang stammered her words and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Mrs. Su looked at Mrs. Jianfang, then turned to Mrs. Zhang, wanting to ask her where she hired the master.

Mrs. Fang said before Mrs. Su spoke: "Well, I quite value this kid Xingye.

 Thinking about having such a good boy as our uncle, I feel happy that Sister Mei has such a reasonable mother-in-law like you.

I didn’t expect that these two children were almost destined to be destined, what a pity!

 The eight characters cannot be in the same place, it is destined by heaven. No one is stronger than heaven, and we have nothing to say. "

Mrs. Zhang didn’t expect Mrs. Fang to respond readily, and she couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

 Mrs. Zhang is extremely satisfied with her marriage to the Wang family.

 Mrs. Zhang's father, Zhang Wei, served in the Imperial College and had great admiration for Wang Shilang.

In Mrs. Zhang's view, although the Wang family is not an extremely wealthy family, it can be said to be a very ordinary family in a capital city where there are many nobles and nobles.

But the children of the Wang family are all very successful. The three Wang Zhuoquan brothers were all Jinshi.

Among the children of the younger generation, Wang Xueqing, the eldest child, Wang Xueheng, the second child, and Wang Xuefeng, the third child, are also Jinshi.

Wang Xuemei is favored by her brothers in the house. If her son marries Wang Xuemei, these brothers will be his son's help in the future.

What a wonderful marriage, but the old lady shouted to break off the engagement when she heard some rumors.

 Mrs. Zhang originally thought that if the Wang family did not agree to cancel the engagement, she would talk to the old lady. This marriage may be salvageable.

What Mrs. Zhang didn’t expect was that Mrs. Fang actually agreed directly.

While Mrs. Zhang was still stunned, Mrs. Fang continued: "Huaiyun, go and get the gift list that their family gave you before. While Shuhan is here, you can sort out the things according to the gift list, and let Shuhan take it with you later." Go back and save us a trip."

 After Mrs. Fang finished speaking, Mrs. Su had no choice but to do so even if she didn't want to.

He could only nod his head and said, "Okay, my wife will do it now."

Mrs. Su went out, and Mrs. Fang invited Mrs. Zhang to have tea. She and Mrs. Zhang talked about their affairs as usual.

 Soon, Mrs. Su came back with the gift list.

When Mrs. Fang saw Mrs. Su coming back, she said, "Huaiyun, take Shuhan to kiss something. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back and rest first."

Shuhan, I won’t send it to you. Although our families are not married, we have known each other for many years and can be considered family friends. I will come over to play more often when I have time in the future. "

 Mrs. Zhang was busy saying thank you.

Mrs. Fang returned to Qinyuan and first went to the east wing to see Wang Xuemei. She saw the maid standing outside the door and asked, "What's wrong?"

Maid Le bent her knees and replied: "Back to the old lady, the young lady has kicked out some of the slaves."

Mrs. Fang asked, "Has Sister Mei eaten?"

Le Shuang shook his head and said, "No, the young lady smashed the food and didn't allow the servants to clean it up."

Mrs. Fang said: "I understand, you guys are waiting outside the door."

The maid and her mother-in-law bowed their knees in response.

Mrs. Fang pushed the door open, walked through the outer room, and went straight to the inner room.

Su Xuemei heard the noise and said with a swollen voice: "I told you to get away."

Mrs. Fang stood at the door and saw the food on the floor in the house. She said, "Girl Mei, do you want the old lady to practice kung fu by spreading the rice on the floor?"

Wang Xuemei heard Mrs. Fang’s voice and opened her eyes to look over. She wanted to sit up, but when she moved she pulled the injured area, she frowned in pain.

Mrs. Fang saw her granddaughter grimacing in pain and said quickly, "Just lie down and don't move."

After saying that, Mrs. Fang turned to the door and shouted: "Someone come and clean the house."

Maids and women swarmed in.

Mrs. Fang scolded her with a stern face: "You lazy people, your house is so messy that you can't put your feet down and you don't know how to clean it up. All you do is laze outside. It's outrageous. This month's monthly payment has been deducted."

Wang Xuemei hurriedly explained: "Grandma, don't blame them. It was Mei'er who didn't let them clean up. Grandma shouldn't punish them."

"Punishment, you should be punished if you do something wrong." Mrs. Fang walked over and sat on the brocade stool beside the bed, saying with a straight face.

Wang Xuemei stretched out her hand to hold Mrs. Fang's hand and said coquettishly: "Grandma, Mei'er was wrong. I won't lose my temper next time. Grandma won't punish them, okay?"

Mrs. Fang held Wang Xuemei's hand and stretched out her other hand to help her smooth her hair. She said warmly: "They did something wrong and they deserve to be punished."

"But it was not their fault. It was Mei'er who tipped the bowl. It was clearly Mei'er's fault. If grandma wants to punish her, she should punish Mei'er."

Mrs. Fang said: "I haven't finished my words yet. Sister Mei has done something wrong and will be punished. Sister Mei's monthly payment will be deducted. Will Sister Mei accept her grandmother's punishment?"

Mrs. Fang’s words were very gentle, and she looked at Wang Xuemei with loving eyes.

Wang Xuemei looked at Mrs. Fang and was stunned for a moment. Did her grandmother punish her? In Wang Xuemei's impression, her grandmother never punished her.

Seeing that Wang Xuemei did not respond, Mrs. Ping continued to ask gently: "Sister Mei, will you accept the punishment from your grandmother?"

 “Meier was wrong, Meier will accept the punishment.”

 After saying that, Wang Xuemei shed tears. Obviously her grandmother didn't reprimand her, nor did she shout harshly at her. The eyes she looked at her were even gentler than ever before, but her tears couldn't help but roll out.

Mrs. Fang took out a handkerchief and wiped Wang Xuemei's tears. She said warmly, "Sister Mei, don't cry. We can change our mistakes, but they will be gone. We know we made a mistake, change it, and don't do it again in the future."

Mrs. Fang then asked: "Sister Mei, can you tell grandma why you don't eat? Is it because the food doesn't suit your taste? The maid didn't serve you well? Or is it because of something else?"

Wang Xuemei lowered her eyes and did not answer.

 (End of this chapter)