When Fang Xuanling saw her daughter lowering her head and not daring to look at him, she already knew the answer. It seemed that her daughter had already made a secret promise.
"Ying'er, don't be nervous, sit down and let's chat." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.
Fang Keying's palms were beaded with sweat. She sat on a chair aside, feeling nervous and shy, not knowing what to do.
"Ying'er, what do you think of Zhang San?" Fang Xuanling asked.
"Father, I...I have only met Mr. Zhang a few times." Fang Keying replied with a red face.
"I've met him a few times, how do you feel about him?" Fang Xuanling chuckled.
"I...Father!" Fang Keying looked shy, feeling very embarrassed when Fang Xuanling revealed her thoughts.
"Okay, your mother should have told you about this. I just want to hear what you mean. But if you want to be with that Zhang San, I'm afraid it's not that easy." Fang Xuanling said.
"Father, why?" Fang Keying asked subconsciously, feeling that it was inappropriate to ask, but the water thrown out by the words was difficult to change.
"Zhang San is just a county boy after all. The daughter of my Fang family is not something anyone can marry if they want to." Fang Xuanling replied.
"But, don't you often exaggerate that the young master is brilliant in literature, has great ambitions, and has an unlimited future?" Fang Keying first learned about Zhang San from Fang Xuanling.
"Yes, but right now he is just a county boy, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" Fang Xuanling sighed.
"I believe Mr. Zhang will definitely succeed." Fang Keying said with confidence.
"Haha, it's true that women are not allowed to stay in college!" Fang Xuanling joked.
"Father, if you are like this, your daughter will ignore you." Fang Keying pouted her little mouth and said coquettishly.
"Okay, let's talk about this later." Fang Xuanling's favorite daughter is this little girl, and she usually spoils her. Fang Keying is also sensible, kind-hearted, and not arrogant due to favor.
Fang Keying chatted with her father for a while and then left the study. The moment she walked out of the door, Fang Keying breathed a sigh of relief.
However, I also knew my father's background, and I was very happy in my heart. However, when I thought about it, I didn't seem to know whether Zhang San's feelings for me were what I thought, and I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Xiaoyan didn't look very happy when she saw her young lady coming back. She thought that the master had scolded the young lady, so she asked in a low voice: "Miss, did the master know about your affairs and tell you something?"
"No." Fang Keying said two words and walked into the house, sitting on a chair in a daze.
Xiaoyan didn't dare to ask any more questions, stuck out her tongue and stood quietly aside.
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"Third brother, where have you gone? Why didn't you ask me to come with you?" As soon as Zhang San returned to his house, his little sister ran out and asked.
"Didn't you go out early in the morning?" Zhang San said angrily.
"Huh, third brother, do you have a girl you like outside and don't want to talk to me anymore?" the younger sister asked with a sad face.
"If you don't want anyone, I can't want you!" Zhang San pinched the little girl's face and said.
"It hurts! Third brother will bully me." The younger sister stepped on Zhang San and ran away.
"Little sister is no longer Third Brother's little cotton-padded jacket." Zhang San wailed at the little sister's running back.
"The school should be built as soon as possible. Then all these naughty children and little girls can be sent to the school to avoid having to worry about it at home all day long." Zhang San thought to himself.
"Should I write a letter to Keying to test it out?" Zhang San returned to the study and leaned on the chair and thought.
"You still need to ask clearly. If she doesn't mean that to you, you should try your best to pursue her!" Zhang San said to himself in his heart.
So, Zhang San took out his writing brush and prepared to write something. When the time came, he asked Fang Yiai to send it to him to test it out.
"How should I write a love letter?" Zhang San bit the tip of his pen, not thinking about how to write it for a long time. It would be understandable, not so straightforward, and have a certain literary talent.
After thinking for a long time, Zhang San decided to use the most popular one at the moment and write a love poem.
"Yes, let's write this. It doesn't matter if it's straightforward. Love should be spoken out loud."
"I live at the head of the Yangtze River, and you live at the end of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day without seeing you, and drink the water of the Yangtze River together. When will this water stop, and when will this hatred end. I only hope that your heart will be like mine, and I will live up to my love for you."
Zhang San wrote it carefully and planned to ask Fang Yiai to help him give this poem to Fang Keying tomorrow. If she is not interested in him, she will think of a way.
"Gods and Buddhas, please protect me. This is my first time writing a love letter to chase a girl. Don't let anything go wrong!" Zhang San prayed to himself in his heart.
Early the next morning, Zhang San had dinner with his younger sister Xiaoyu at home, and then asked Zhang Fu to drive to Fang Xuanling's house. Fang Xuanling would probably not be there by this time, so it was convenient for him to do things.
"Mr. Zhang, please sit down for a while. I'll call my son to come out." Housekeeper Fang welcomed Zhang San to the living room and sat down, then went to call Fang Yiai.
"Mistress, what are you doing here this time? Do you miss my girl?" Fang Yiai walked in and said.
"Damn, how did you know?" Zhang San cursed.
"You really asked me to make it right. I thought you came here to find me?" Fang Yiai replied.
"What should I do with you? You are not a beauty." Zhang San said angrily.
"Tsk, tsk, have you forgotten who I am? Be careful if I say bad things about you to my sister." Fang Yiai threatened.
"Uncle, I was wrong. I will treat you to a drink later." Zhang San immediately gave up.
"That's pretty much it. Tell me, what do you want me to do for you this time?" Fang Yiai asked.
"It's like this. I still don't know what Keying means to me, so I wrote a letter and asked you to give it to your sister for me." Zhang San said sheepishly.
"It's a small thing, but I think my sister should like you." Fang Yiai took the letter from Zhang San and wanted to open it.
"You can't read. If you peek at someone else's letter, be careful of getting the eye of a needle." Zhang San quickly stopped Fang Yiai.
"Okay, I won't watch. Okay, look how mysterious you are." Fang Yiai said angrily.
"Are you okay today? I heard that a beauty from the Western Regions came to Pingkangfang. Do you want to go and see her together?" Fang Yiai approached Zhang San and said mysteriously.
"Damn it, I was pursuing your girl and you took me to a brothel. What did you think?" Zhang San said angrily.
"Tch, it's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, you don't necessarily have to stay overnight to find a girl when you go there." Fang Yiai said disapprovingly.
Times are different, and people's thoughts are also different, but it is impossible for Zhang San to go. He just went and experienced it last time. Are you really not afraid of getting sick in that kind of place?
Zhang San felt a chill in his heart, and he would never go to that place again.
After the matter was settled, Zhang San was afraid of seeing Fang Xuanling, so he said goodbye to Fang Yiai early and asked Fang Yiai to inform him as soon as possible if there was any news.