The day for the announcement of the results came soon, and everything went very smoothly. The Chu family had one civil and two military exam candidates at the same time. The whole mansion was filled with an atmosphere of joy, and the marriage between Chu Xiu and Chu Run was finally brought up.
The matchmaker had almost crossed the threshold when she entered the Chu family to propose marriage. However, with the Caobang matter in front of her, the old lady was obviously much more cautious this time.
The head of Huating County did not want to lose the right to control Chu Xiu's marriage, so he had been trying to persuade Chu Xiu to accompany her back to Beijing so that he could marry Chu Xiu a well-matched wife there. However, Chu Xiu, who had always obeyed her words, this time
This time, he rarely listened to her advice and insisted on staying in Liuzhou until next spring, saying that it would be better to visit Liuzhou first. The head of Huating County had no choice but to let him go.
Fortunately, there are not many ladies of the right age in Liuzhou, and there are not many who can match Chu Xiu and Chu Run. In addition, with Weng Xiaohuan Zhuyu in front of them, it is difficult to find in-laws in Liuzhou who are more generous than Caobang.
For a while, the old lady really couldn't decide which family's daughter was suitable.
Just like this, the Spring Festival was approaching in a blink of an eye. Seeing that the two of them were preparing to go to Beijing to take the exam after the Spring Festival, and the marriage had not yet been settled, the old lady couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
On this day, while Chu Yan and Chu Shun came to greet her at the same time, she took the initiative to ask: "Chun Wei will be here soon. Regarding the marriage between A Xiu and A Run, do you two have any plans in your heart to become fathers?"
The two looked at each other. After what happened in Caobang, Chu Shun was obviously a lot more tactful. He quickly said: "Arun is so much younger than Axiu. It's the elder brother who is worried when he is in a hurry. I have nothing to worry about."
Seeing that he had preemptively thrown the problem to him, Chu Yan frowned and said displeased: "We sons of the Chu family, do we still need to worry about not being able to marry a woman? I have nothing to worry about."
"Having said that, you two have to put some thought into it." The old lady said angrily: "We can't really wait until spring is over before making a decision. By then, A Ling will become the number one civil and military scholar, which will inevitably affect their market situation."
The old lady didn't say the rest, but both Chu Yan and Chu Shun knew it well.
Once A Ling becomes the number one scholar in civil and military affairs, many people will rather be A Ling's concubines than marry Chu Xiu and Chu Run. They have to hurry up and get things done quickly.
"But it's useless for us to worry about this." Chu Yan muttered: "Isn't it because we haven't found the right one yet? I don't know about Arun. Anyway, Axiu always said he didn't like it every time he came back."
"Oh?" The old lady frowned, "Then what exactly is he looking for?"
Chu Yan scratched his head and said, "I don't know either."
But he knew what the head of Huating County wanted to find for Chu Xiu. The most important thing was that he had a good family background, but Chu Xiu's own opinion didn't seem to matter.
The old lady frowned, said nothing, and turned to look at Chu Shun, "What about Arun? What does Arun want?"
Chu Shun said without thinking: "It's similar to Weng Xiaohuan."
The old lady's cheeks darkened, "Is it you who wants to find this, or Arun?"
"Is there any difference?" Chu Shun shrugged, "Arun passed the exam at such a young age, so he can't find someone too bad."
He said it so matter-of-factly, as if he had forgotten that he was the one who looked down on Caobang's marriage the most at first, but now he always uses Caobang as a benchmark for comparison. Hearing this, the old lady's face darkened again and again.
Chu Yan sneered at the side, "If you can really find someone for Arun who is as good as Weng Xiaohuan, let alone mother, even I, the eldest brother, will give you a thumbs up."
These words were accusing him of wishful thinking. Chu Shun snorted coldly and said displeasedly: "I don't have the ability to let my son marry a child bride. Who in Liuzhou doesn't praise you for your high integrity as a father-in-law?"
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"You?!" Chu Yan was poked in a painful spot and almost jumped in anger.
Seeing this situation, the old lady interrupted them impatiently, "Okay, okay, look at you two, there are almost half a hundred people, and you are still bickering like children." She sighed, quite melancholy.
He said: "There are only a few wealthy scholar families in Liuzhou who can match our Chu family. Is it possible that we really have to go to other provinces to find them?"
When it came to other provinces, Chu Yan naturally thought of the capital city mentioned by Huating County Lord before. If he could facilitate this, maybe the other party would look up to him and stop the cold war with him.
"Why don't we go to the capital to see each other?" Chu Yan suggested in a low voice.
The old lady glanced at him and said amusedly: "Do you think I don't want to go? Isn't it because your son refuses to go on his own?"
Chu Yan was speechless and shrank his neck.
Chu Shun on the side was silent. He wanted to take his son to the capital to see him, but he had no connections.
People just can't compare. The more they compare, the more they feel inferior to others, so Chu Run's marriage becomes even more important.
The two of them discussed it all morning in the old lady's room, and finally came to nothing, but the old lady's words gave them a wake-up call. They could not let the matter drag on like this. The longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for their son, so they decided to follow the old lady's instructions.
After coming out of their room, they went to find their wives, hoping to put the marriage of their two children on the agenda as soon as possible.
Let's not mention Xue Jinxiu for the moment. The Huating County Lord has not seen Chu Yan for a long time. If he hadn't sent someone to tell him that he wanted to discuss Chu Xiu's marriage, the Huating County Lord might still not have met him.
Before entering the door, Chu Yan carefully arranged his clothes and made sure that he was neatly packed before happily entering the door.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw that the owner of Huating County was not the only one in the house. Shi Chunfen was also sitting next to her. His face fell instantly, "Why are you here?"
Shi Chun Equinox's face was full of embarrassment, and he wished he could apply oil on the soles of his feet right away.
She didn't know why it happened to be such a coincidence every time. As soon as Chu Yan came to see the head of Huating County, she happened to be sitting in the house.
Before Chu Yan came in, she wanted to get up and retreat, but was stopped by the head of Huating County. Now that Chu Yan bumped into her, she couldn't argue.
"Why can't she be here?" Without waiting for Vernal Equinox's reply, the head of Huating County said coldly, "She is Aling's wife. It is only natural that she comes to pay my respects to my mother-in-law. Is it possible that I need your permission?"
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Chu Yan was speechless and could only sneer and say: "Don't dare, don't dare."
Seeing that her father-in-law, who had always been serious, had such a playful smile in front of the Huating County Lord, Shi Chunfen could not sit still, fearing that Chu Yan would hate her even more when he turned around.
In order not to completely offend Chu Yan, Shi Chunfen stood up again and said, "Why don't you just resign first?"