Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 306: Girls Can't Be Kept

Fang Ce came back from the academy and just changed into his casual clothes when he saw his wife sitting on a chair in the backyard flipping through the account book. She was getting old and it was difficult for her to read the words in the book.

"I told you to give the account book to Yuan'er, but you refused to listen and got yourself into trouble!" Fang Ce sat down on a chair beside him with a smile, picked up the teapot on the coffee table and poured himself a cup.

"I am still the head of this family. If I don't take care of the accounts, who will? What's the point of handing it over to Yuan'er? If this gets out, how will I put my face?
Humph! In the final analysis, isn't it you, an old man, who caused all the trouble?"

Fang Ce curled his lips and said, "What does it have to do with me?"

"You sent the eldest and second son to other places, right? Especially the eldest and his wife, they didn't even leave me a grandchild, they took them all away. His wife should have taken my place at home to manage the household accounts and become the head wife, but what happened? She ran away. Wasn't it all decided by you, the father?

Isn't it said that you scholars are the most disciplined? Why is it different when it comes to you, Old Fang?"

Fang Ce was not angry when he heard this, and said: "It is better for grandson to stay with his parents. Otherwise, if we really let him take care of him, it will be difficult to shape his character. Otherwise, if the child is naughty, will you beat him or me?

Besides, the eldest and the second child are still young, and it is not appropriate for the couple to separate. Don’t we still have Yuan’er with us? If you really miss the eldest and the second child, you can write a letter and ask them to come back and live with you for half a year.”

Normally, if Fang Ce reasoned with his wife like this, he would be able to calm her temper quickly. But this time it was of no use at all. Instead, it made his wife frown, as if she had more worries on her mind.

Noticing his wife's abnormal behavior, Fang Ce asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"Do you know what your precious daughter has been busy with lately?"

"Yuan'er? Haven't you been busy with the academy's work of providing relief to refugees recently? Now many students studying engineering have participated in the restoration and construction of the capital city. I remember Yuan'er is also running back and forth, right?
What? Did Yuan'er make you angry again? "

"Provoke me? Humph, Fang Ce, your daughter is busy with more than just these things. She is also busy running to the kitchen at home. The cook in the kitchen is already sweating profusely and is almost drained of her energy. It is said that your good daughter has almost learned the dishes that she is good at."

Fang Ce was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why did Yuan'er learn to cook? Didn't she dislike the smell of smoke before? At most, she learned some porridge-making skills from you. Didn't you ask her?"

"What are you asking? Do you know why I started to work hard to learn cooking?"

"why?"

"In order to make delicious food for you, an old man, I, a daughter of a wealthy family, started to learn cooking skills in the kitchen. Have you forgotten that you have only been drinking the porridge I cooked until now?"

Fang Ce chuckled and recalled the past when he and his wife met and got to know each other.

But Fang Ce's smile didn't last long, because he suddenly realized that this was not the main point his wife wanted to express, but was using this incident to insinuate her daughter!
"You mean Yuan'er went into the kitchen with the same plan as you did back then?!"

"What else? She has been carrying a can of porridge out of the house early in the morning since last month. And it's different every day!
If Aunt Zhang hadn't run into her twice and told me, I wouldn't have known. She was very good at keeping the servants at home, especially those in the kitchen, quiet. None of them leaked her secrets."

"Who is it?" Fang Ce was no longer calm and frowned.

"you guess."

"Tell me! Who is it?"

"Humph! Are you anxious now? You've been beating around the bush and still can't get around it. It's none other than Yang Qian, the Chief of the Patrol Division, who you think has great character and potential."

Fang Ce had a hint of anger in his heart, but for some reason it disappeared after he heard the word "Yang Qian". It was probably that Fang Ce also felt that it was reasonable for his daughter to like such a man. Moreover, he had proposed marriage before, but was prepared to decline due to Yang Qian's identity as a monk. But because of the catastrophe in Jizhou Prefecture, it was delayed. This was really just as his wife said, after going around in circles, there was still no way around it.

"How did they get in touch?"

"I don't know about that. You'll have to ask Yuan'er herself."

The bad news is that as a cultivator, Yang Qian's lifespan will indeed be an unavoidable huge problem for Fang Yuan, who has no talent for cultivation, and it is also an unstable factor.

The good news is that since Yang Qian has been sending porridge for such a long time, he must have accepted Fang Yuan's kindness. At least it doesn't seem like Fang Yuan is the only one who is interested in him. The two of them are interested in each other.

"What are you going to do?" Fang Ce had no idea. When it came to educating his daughter, he believed that "girls should avoid their fathers when they grow up" and rarely interfered.

"What else can we do? Try to find out what Yuan'er thinks first. We've told her so much before, but it seems like she didn't listen to anything. If that doesn't make sense, then you should go find out what Yang Qian thinks. We can't keep our Yuan'er hanging like this, can we?"

Fang Ce nodded in agreement, but suddenly he thought of something and frowned again.

"what happened to you?"

This time it was Fang Ce's turn to be asked. After thinking for a while, he frowned and said, "I suddenly remembered the news from the Imperial City recently, saying that Yang Qian would not stay in Jizhou City for long.

He has offended several aristocratic families in the imperial city and has been framed by others. He does not choose a side and no one helps him. The situation is very bad. He may be demoted to a border town."

"Border Town?! That's not necessary, is it? A woman like me knows all about Yang Qian's contributions. The imperial court will not turn a blind eye and fool a man of great merit, right?"

"Hmph, when has the court ever been clean? But it's a little strange that His Majesty didn't take action this time. But I heard that the matter has been settled, and Yang Qian will go to a certain border town to take up a post. Most likely, he will be the chief constable of a prefecture.

Yuan'er will suffer when the time comes."

Hearing this, Fang Ce's wife became angry again. She slammed the account book in her hand shut, and then said angrily: "No, I have to go and persuade Yuan'er again. Yang Qian is a strange guy. He can bear it, but the women who follow him may not be able to bear it!"

As they chatted here, they heard the servant come to inform the young lady that she had returned, so they went to the front yard together to prepare dinner for the family.

When she saw Fang Yuan, the little girl's face was full of smiles.

"Yuan'er, what are you so happy about?"

"Nothing, I'm just happy when I see mom and dad!" Fang Yuan answered with a smile as she helped serve food to her parents.

Unexpectedly, Fang's mother's next question exposed Fang Yuan's secret.

"I guess Yang Qian told you he was coming back?"

"Yes? What are you talking about, mom?" Fang Yuan spoke quickly and tried to talk back awkwardly, but it was in vain.

I’m afraid Fang Yuan’s meal will be carefully scrutinized.

(End of this chapter)