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Chapter 180 The Bitterness of the Wang Family
Shi'er rushed into Chunying's room, closed the door behind her back, grabbed her and asked, "Is the person my second sister is going to be engaged to, isn't that bad? Not only is he old, but he's also married to fill the house?!"

Chunying was stunned, and replied: "It's true that you are old, you look about forty years old, right? I heard that my wife died and there was a daughter, and now she is the guest." Seeing Shi'er's face was ugly, Then he added: "But other than that, it's not too bad. I met him once in a hurry, and he was very kind and well-looking. Just now I heard a little girl passing by and said that his daughter was well-dressed. Very rich, it seems that the family is quite rich."

Shi'er kept a straight face and said nothing, Chunying was a little puzzled: "Who did you listen to? They...won't they spread it now?!"

Shi'er snorted coldly, said everything he had just heard, and said, "I think Second Sister seems to have known about it long ago, but our family didn't hear anything about it! With her talent and appearance, and my uncle and grandpa Who can’t you marry?! Even if that person is an official, he is only from a family background. He is not as good as others, and he is still an old widower! Several of the people who proposed marriage to my second sister in the past were all well-off scholars. Uncle and grandpa didn’t respond at the time, thinking that his family is low, what is it now? The second sister gave up on herself?!” Suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: “Chun’er, just now Dong’er’s words mentioned that you should You marry another manager, what kind of person is that person?! Also an old guy?"

Chunying heard it a little funny: "The old guy doesn't count, he's in his thirties, he's fat, and he speaks in a weird way, which I find annoying." She frowned, "But that's not the point..."

Shi'er quickly interrupted her: "Good Chun'er, you must not agree! It's scary enough to marry an old man, but you're still a fat man! We're still young, so we don't want to be vain. Look at your sister's marriage. I know that your parents love their daughter, and they will definitely arrange a good marriage for you in the future!"

Chunying smiled, with a warm heart: "Don't worry, I refused at that time, no matter what my aunt said, I will not agree."

Shi'er heaved a sigh of relief, but felt worried again: "But what should my second sister do..."

After dinner, Miss Zhou accompanied Huo Yi and talked with Aunt Qing for a while, then took her leave and left. Before leaving, she said that she would bring some interesting gadgets she collected in Nanyang to Huo Yi for a few days before leaving. , the latter ordered Nanqi to prepare a generous gift for Miss Zhou to take home.Although Miss Zhou didn't say anything, there was some joy and excitement on her face.This meeting, both sides can be regarded as a happy guest and host.

When Nan Qi returned to the room, it was already one watch (19 to 21 o'clock in the evening). She was a little tired and wanted to have a good rest. Unexpectedly, when she entered the door, she saw Chunying and Shi'er sitting on the bed and doing needlework by the light , Hearing the sound and looking up, the latter immediately jumped out of bed and closed the door behind her.

Nan Qi had a bad premonition, and reluctantly twitched the corner of his mouth: "What is this for?"

Shi'er didn't answer, pulled her to sit down by the bed, and asked sternly, "Second sister, you agreed to this marriage? Are you willing to marry that old widower?! Why?! You didn't see how many good people there were in the past. Come on, how can you get married casually now?!"

Chunying also said: "Sister Nanqi, I know you are worried about your marriage being hindered. That steward Zhou is fine, but he is really far behind you in age, do you really not think about it anymore?" ?”

Nan Qi's face darkened: "What else can we consider? This is very good." After finishing speaking, he raised his eyes to look at Chun Ying: "I heard you refused? It's a great blessing to be the wife of a wealthy family outside, let alone an official family? You can't compare to me. I rely on my grandfather's face, and maybe I can climb another good family. You... You may not To meet such a marriage again."

Chunying was stunned for a moment, and her expression turned a bit ugly: "I don't know what a good man is, but I don't want to be married off in a daze! Then Guanshi Cai doesn't look like a good husband at first glance. Money, I will not live with such a person for the rest of my life. If you make up your mind, I will not persuade you, but you should not help others persuade me! What you want, others may not want!"

Nan Qi was embarrassed, but Shi'er was angry: "What is Second Sister saying?! You are willing to give up on yourself, but Chun'er will not! Those old and ugly men just have a few stinky money. My sister still treats them as treasures!"

Nan Qi couldn't hold back, with a bit of annoyance, he glared at Shi'er, gritted his teeth and said, "You will be willing to be me?! In the past, there were many families who were better than the Zhou family. I didn't agree. Now if you marry Manager Zhou just slapped himself, do you think I’m shameless? But what can I do?! If there is another way out, I won’t nod like that!”

Chunying's heart moved: "Are you worried that your wife will stop you from getting married? You are not young anymore, it is indeed troublesome, but you are decent in front of the lady now, right? Please tell the old lady to speak to the lady, or simply Let Aunt Qing go to ask the wife to mention it, and the wife can't stop it. After all, we are already owned by the young lady, and it would be rude for the wife to intervene, and it is difficult for the old lady to explain it."

Nan Qi smiled wryly: "Do you think I haven't thought about it? But the young lady has not yet left the cabinet. She will never mention this kind of girl's match with a man. Unless she becomes a young mistress, she can make decisions for us. Now even if she wants to say It was Aunt Qing who spoke for her. They were worried about their wife, and there were many things that would make her three points. They knew that my wife was not willing to let me marry, so how could they take the risk of helping me and offending my wife? But now I want to marry Huo The former steward of the family has become a lady who wants to point me out, and she must speak up."

Ten'er sneered and interjected: "Could it be that if we don't marry the manager of the Huo family, the lady will ignore our lives?! After serving her for several years, although we can't do our best, we do our best. It's too much for her to treat us like this. Is it chilling?!

Chunying also felt the same way, and realized once again that no matter how beautiful, talented or pitiful she is, a young lady is a young lady, and she would never consider issues from the standpoint of a girl.

Nan Qi moved his lips, lowered his head, and said with some embarrassment: "This matter... I don't blame her, since we are her girls, we will also... marry her in the future, isn't that the same? "She lowered her head even lower, "My family has long asked for grace in my marriage, and Aunt Qing also promised not to intervene, but Mrs. Pian refused repeatedly, so it was delayed until today. I was in the second The master's family heard that a steward Zhou was going to Beijing. He lost his wife in the early years and planned to marry a wife in Beijing. It happened that Jinxiu said to Aunt Qing that day that it was best to arrange for this steward to have someone on his own. I am a servant of the Huo family, and I will miss the old love and take good care of the young master. After thinking for a long time, I boldly begged my aunt to recommend me. As for Guanshi Cai, I heard about it a few days ago, so I decided to ask for help Damn, I was surprised when I saw him at the second gate."

After hearing this, Chunying felt a little better, but the lump was still there, so she didn't think about it, and asked directly: "Then why are you so anxious? Just drag it on. When Miss marries the third young master, can you do it?" Our lord, it's not too late for you to think about marriage. Since you can even agree to someone like Manager Zhou, are you afraid that you won't be able to marry a good man?"

Shi'er also echoed: "That's a good statement! Don't say anything else, just because the family has been begging for a marriage for three years and has not given up, the second sister is not afraid that she will not be able to get married!"

Nan Qi was silent for a long time, and then said lightly: "You think I'm only thinking about whether you can get married? You underestimate me too!"

Shi'er was stunned: "Second sister?"

"Madam has blocked my marriage several times, what do you think is the reason?" Nan Qi stared into his cousin's eyes and asked, Shi'er replied with some hesitation: "Is she deliberately embarrassing you? To get revenge on my uncle?" Nan Qi sneered: "Then you underestimate my wife too much!"

Shi'er and Chunying looked at each other, and hurriedly sat on the side to listen carefully, while Chunying immediately ran to the door and looked outside to make sure no one could hear, then closed the door and went back to the bed.

Nan Qidao: "My grandfather has been the manager of this mansion for decades. To put it bluntly, almost every manager has been taught and brought out by him, especially in the villages and shops everywhere. Even those who don't deal with him on weekdays should be given some kindness. In the past few years, grandpa has grown old and impatient to fight with others, so he has become quieter. If something big happens, I still have to rely on his old man! My wife is doing everything possible to ration me to her son who is with her house, isn’t she just planning to let her people take over Grandpa’s connections? Who told Grandpa to leave me as a granddaughter?! "

Chunying opened her mouth and sighed: "This is not a good thing, too capable, too famous, it will arouse people's suspicion." Shi'er nodded: "My father has already persuaded my uncle and grandpa, and while he is still strong, Retire early to enjoy the happiness, and those troubles will be gone!"

Nan Qi glanced over: "It's easy to think! Grandpa is indeed a taboo, but he can't retreat! He retreated, and his words lost weight. Our surname Wang has more than 100 people in our family. What should I do?! If you are the Marquis and his wife, you will really let him be raised at home with peace of mind? Forget about the Marquis, will the wife's temperament make Grandpa live a comfortable life? It sounds nice, how much money will you give each month? Sending two people to be at the mercy of grandpa, but they can't control everything, they are followed when they go out, and some of their descendants will be dismissed from their posts, demoted to the mountains, or beaten, killed and sold... Can he say a word? Ten Son, the burden on Grandpa's shoulders is heavy, don't think too easily!"

Shi'er was ashamed by what she said, and lowered his head.Nan Qi didn't look at her, and continued: "When there are many people in the family, there are more ideas. Is there any kind of person in our Wang family? Although your family is close to my family, but when my mother was scolded by the wife in public, your mother just Just stand on the sidelines and watch. Your family has never cared about the second young master's affairs, just stood by and watched. There is also Xiao Wu'er's family, although their surname is Wang, they help the young master and do not associate with our family. At least your family and his family are not like the third uncle, who caused troubles everywhere and caused a lot of trouble for grandpa, that's all. Let alone those who steal, rape and play tricks, and use grandpa's name to run amok. Grandpa is for you No less trouble, I know you are always ungrateful, but no matter what, it is always a family, Grandpa will not watch you being plotted against!"

Shi'er's head was even lower, Chunying was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed not so easy for Manager Wang to back down.Maybe with the old lady around, he can still live a stable life, but once the old lady is gone, he may be unlucky. Master liquidation.From the standpoint of Manager Wang, he naturally couldn't bear it.

She looked at Nanqi with some reluctance: "Then what can I do? This is simply a vicious circle! If you don't find a way to solve it, your family will still be unlucky in the future!" After a pause, she suddenly realized: "Don't you mean... ...Starting from scratch?!"

Nan Qi smiled: "It's hard for you to think of this. The Wang family is rooted here, and it's easy to be inseparable. But if I can marry a powerful family, my wife can't do too much. In the future, grandpa will retire. Well, the Wang family may lose their errands, but at least they won't be in danger of their lives. If it really doesn't work, I'll find a way to get everyone in the family out. With the protection of the Huo family and... Zhou Guanshi, it should be all right " She looked at her cousin: "I originally thought, since Guanshi Cai also wants a wife, and you are old, why don't you go together..."

Shi'er's complexion changed, and she stood up suddenly: "Second sister!" Her eyes were full of horror, and she looked at Chunying helplessly, Chunying frowned: "Does it have to be like this? Shi'er may not be able to do what you want Yes, and my wife didn't stop her from getting married! Don't forget, she wasn't serving the second young master before!"

"Second Young Master or Third Young Master, what's the difference?" Nan Qi said indifferently, "Ten'er is always surnamed Wang."

"She is about the same age as me, and when Miss Biao becomes the third mistress, the wife won't be able to intervene in her marriage." Chunying held Shi'er's hand, "Don't be afraid. You are not the granddaughter of Director Wang."

Shi'er's face turned pale, but she nodded calmly. She turned to Nan Qi and said, "Second Sister, our family doesn't get involved in those matters. My wife knows it in her heart. If you want to marry, then marry. Miss decides to match the servant, or find an ordinary person outside to endure hardship, and don't marry that fat man!"

A trace of sadness flashed across Nan Qi's eyebrows, but he regained his composure in an instant: "Then it's up to you, anyway... I'm enough!" She got up and walked to the corner, wiped her face with a wet towel, leaving Chunying and Shi'er and the two of them were in place.

Chunying looked at Shi'er, then thought about herself, suddenly feeling a little heavy.

(End of this chapter)