Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 241 Liu’s plan

"This brat really makes me proud." Mrs. Liu clapped her hands and laughed after hearing this.

Ms. Liu always felt that if her son studied, girls from ordinary families would not be worthy of her son.

She had fallen in love with Minglan from the beginning, and even joked that she would ask Li An to find a way to marry her back.

But what she said was more of a joke.

Although she didn't want to admit it, she knew in her heart that her family couldn't reach the level of the Sheng family.

Unexpectedly, Li An gave her such a big surprise this time.

Seeing his wife's joy, Li Nan couldn't help but said: "It's always the parents who make the final decision on this important matter of marriage. How can I make it myself?"

When he said this, he didn't really blame Li An for not informing him in advance, but he just thought it was inappropriate.

Forget about being happy privately, Shi Lin is still there, and Mrs. Liu is still here to praise her son for making mistakes, which is a bit not good.

Li Nan opened his mouth, but didn't know how to refute.

At first, Mrs. Liu liked Minglan very much when she saw Minglan knowing the book and being polite.

Therefore, I was very dissatisfied with what my husband said.

"Yes, yes, you talk, I'll go cook." Mrs. Liu said to Shi Lin and his son, and took her daughter-in-law to cook.

The Li family is what it is today, thanks to Li An. Her future sister-in-law is from a much higher background than she is, and it will be difficult for her to get along with her after they get married, which will make her life difficult.

Now that she has lived in Yangzhou City for so many years, Mrs. Liu has heard and seen many things about the ladies from the official families.

"Mom, I..."

This comparison makes Minglan look even better.

Although Ms. Liu was very happy, she still noticed something was wrong with her daughter-in-law's face.

Zhang Qing just arrived and only greeted Shi Lin and his son. He didn't know what happened. Seeing Mrs. Liu smiling from ear to ear and walking out of the hall, he couldn't help but ask: "Mom, why are you so happy?"

Mrs. Zhang was a little embarrassed. She heard that her brother-in-law had arranged a marriage to a girl from an official family, or was an official in the capital. She was indeed worried that Minglan would be difficult to get along with.

Zhang's expression changed. She guessed it after a moment's thought and comforted her: "I have met the sixth girl from the Sheng family. She is a very nice person and not difficult to get along with."

Mrs. Liu was so happy that she couldn't wait to share it with others. Where could she hide it?

Li Ping was worried that his parents' quarrel would embarrass Shi Lin and his son, so he happened to see his wife coming in and quickly smoothed things over: "Mom, it's getting late. You and my wife go cook quickly, and we'll entertain Uncle Shi and Zhu Zhu."

Although she is the eldest daughter-in-law, the relationship between the sisters-in-law depends on the family background, husband and parents-in-law.

Although Mrs. Liu is just an ordinary woman, she has grown a lot in Yangzhou over the years by interacting with the women of many merchant families.

"Brother-in-law has found a good match," Zhang Qing said with a smile.

But her smile was a little forced.

"Okay." Ms. Liu interrupted her with a wave of her hand and said, "Mom is someone who has been through this before, so she understands."

"What are you talking about? Didn't you hear what the Shi family brothers said? It was an emergency and there was no time to inform us. Don't they say that once a teacher is a lifelong father, Master Liu and his wife are no different from A Niu's parents. Liu It is reasonable and reasonable for Madam to come forward to help him." Mrs. Liu glared.

When my daughter-in-law asked about it, she immediately told her the story.

When she first married into the Li family, wasn't she worried that her mother-in-law would make things difficult for her and her sisters-in-law would be difficult to get along with?

Not to mention Zhang Qing, every woman actually worries about this before getting married.

"Let's not talk about the girl from the Sheng family who is easy to get along with. Even if she is not easy to get along with, it doesn't matter. If A Niu can be named an official in the future, he will not go to Yangzhou. There is nothing to worry about." Mrs. Liu comforted her.

In fact, Mrs. Liu had already planned to separate the family for the two brothers when Li An got married.

The reason for this idea was inspired by the brothers Li Dong and Li Nan.

There was no separation at first, and the two families were fighting over trivial matters.

On the contrary, the families were separated, and Li Nan secretly helped over there from time to time, and the relationship between the two brothers became much better. In fact, the relationship between brothers Li Dong and Li Nan was not bad at all, but they were married. The unhappiness between the two sisters-in-law naturally had to be whispered in their husbands' ears.

As time passed, the two brothers had some complaints about each other because of their respective wives, and the estrangement came.

After the separation, the eldest aunt complained a lot at first, and Li Dong was also very angry with his younger brother.

However, Li Nan often helped her secretly, which made Li Dong feel ashamed and scolded his wife frequently.

Now a few years later, when they returned to Lijia Village, Li Dong and his wife greeted them with smiles.

She felt that if the families were not separated, brothers Li Ping and Li An would also have conflicts over this in the future.

After the separation, the brothers helped each other, which made their relationship even better.

But these were all her thoughts, and she had no intention of speaking them out.

Zhang Qing also felt that he was overthinking when he heard this. Li An had a good Yue family. Even if he failed the exam, he would not be able to return to Yangzhou with the help of the Yue family.

She was worried that Minglan would be difficult to get along with, but it seemed that there was no need.

Mrs. Liu saw that her daughter-in-law looked normal, so she didn't say much. They went to the kitchen, prepared a large table of sumptuous meals, and entertained Shi Lin and his son.

Li Nan and his son drank with Shi Lin. In the end, both of them were drunk, and Shi Lin only turned slightly red.

After dinner, Mr. Liu allowed Shi Lin and his son to stay at home temporarily, but Shi Lin and his son refused.

In the end, they had no choice but to have someone hitch a carriage to take them back, and they agreed to go back to Lijiacun together tomorrow.

Watching the carriage leave, Mrs. Zhang helped Li Nan go inside and said to Zhang Qing: "You help Tieniu back to the room to rest. These people are not good at drinking, but they still like to drink."

"Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of the officials." Zhang Qing said.

"Tieniu is able to marry you, it is truly a blessing that he has cultivated for eight lifetimes."

Mrs. Zhang praised her daughter-in-law and helped the drunk Li Nan back to the room.

……

Li Nan didn't know how long he slept before he woke up. He rubbed his somewhat groggy head and sat up.

Seeing Mr. Liu sitting in front of the dressing table in a daze, he asked doubtfully: "What are you thinking about?"

Ms. Liu came back to her senses and rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you can't drink it, just drink less."

"Hehe, it's not like I haven't seen Brother Shi for a long time. I must keep him company." Li Nan said with a smile.

As soon as Li Nan opened his mouth, his mouth smelled of alcohol. Liu frowned in disgust, poured him a bowl of warm water, handed it over, and said, "You woke up just in time. There is something I want to discuss with you."

Li Nan drank a bowl of water and felt that it was not enough. He was about to ask his wife to pour more water. He was stunned when he heard this and said, "What's the total?"

"What do you mean by the total?" Ms. Liu rolled her eyes at him and said, "A Niu and the girl from the Sheng family have decided to get married. How can we, the parents, not show up? The Sheng family is from a scholarly family, so we can't tell. They also say we don’t know etiquette,” Liu said.

"What do you mean, let's go there?" Li Nan hesitated and said, "If we need to go there, Aniu should be able to tell us."

"What does Aniu know? What I mean is that we will go there after the new year and ask Mrs. Liu if we need to come forward. If we don't need to come forward now, we should go see our son." Mrs. Liu said.

Li Nan thought for a while and said, "That's okay. Anyway, Tie Niu manages the business very well at home. It'll be fine if we leave for a while."

"Then it's decided that after the Chinese New Year, when the Shi family brothers and sons go back, we will go with them. I have to prepare well and prepare a meeting gift for the Sheng family girl." Mrs. Liu said with a smile.

……

Li An doesn't know that his parents plan to come over after the new year, and he is busy now.

After returning from Sanqing Temple, he learned that Mrs. Zhang had brought many things with him not long after he left home and had been waiting for him.

Mrs. Zhang saw Li An coming back and scolded him.

(End of this chapter)