The daughter of a wealthy family who can be handed over by a matchmaker is definitely not the daughter of a wealthy family. The legitimate daughter of a wealthy family has no worries about getting married and will not be picked over by others. Even if there is one, she is still a concubine.
But Qiao Lan felt that it was better to choose someone with a lower background.
We have already boarded Mr. Helan's boat, so there is no need to hook ourselves on other people's boats and act like an octopus.
So they selected some older women, about seventeen years old, who were not well-off and well-off, and selected seven or eight.
Although the status of the Nujun Mansion is higher, it seems inappropriate to hold a banquet and invite the girls all at once. Duan Mingchen might not even be able to tell who is who after just one glance.
Qiao Lan planned to watch it family by family and slowly get to know each other.
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April is a good time for outings and outings. Under Qiao Lan's order, Duan Mingchen made several suitable clothes and went to the temple with Wang to burn incense.
They had already informed the matchmaker that the family would also take their girls there to offer incense. When they met on the road, they would let the two of them take a look.
Qiao Lan is waiting for the good news at home!
In the afternoon, when she heard that Mrs. Wang was back, Qiao Lan hurriedly called Mrs. Wang into the yard and asked how the blind date went.
Have you met the girl from that family? Is Duan Mingchen satisfied?
Wang smiled regretfully: "Mom, I didn't see that girl today!"
Qiao Lan: "Why didn't you see me?"
"I heard that the girl rubbed a lot of fragrant lotion on her body today, which attracted bees and stung her face. So I asked the servants of the house to come over and apologize."
I didn’t even see anyone!
Qiao Lan felt a little regretful.
I was stung by a bee on the face and I don’t know when it will heal, so I’ll try another one.
A few days later, Mr. Shang took Duan Mingchen out to burn incense.
After returning, Mrs. Shang was not very interested: "Mom, a few snakes crawled out of the temple out of nowhere. They were very scary! All the pilgrims in the temple ran away, and the girl also ran away..."
Qiao Lan cared about Mr. Shang and felt confused.
Why did something happen again? Did Duan Mingchen and the Bodhisattva in the temple not deal with it?
For the third time, Qiao Lan planned to take Duan Mingchen out on her own. She found a place for an outing in the suburbs, held the place in person, and let the younger members of the family hang out.
Qiao Lan chose a beautiful mountain forest outside the city, where many people would go to play. There were no temples around, not many flowers, the terrain was flat and open, and there were no snakes.
Of course, this time's blind date will also go.
Qiao Lan watched the children get off the carriage one by one, sat alone in the carriage, and opened the system map.
Then I saw a little man named Duan Mingchen standing under the tree on the map, motionless.
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Qiao Lan found the girl on today's blind date on the map, a girl named Xu. Because she didn't know her maiden name, the map marked her name as Miss Xu.
Miss Xu was accompanied by a maid and a mother-in-law, and the three of them were walking slowly.
Qiao Lan watched the little person representing Miss Xu walk straight past Duan Mingchen, but Duan Mingchen still stood there, as if he didn't even look back!
Qiao Lan hated whether she was here for a blind date or for loading wood! She wished she could stuff the two villains together.
After watching Miss Xu walk to the pavilion, Qiao Lan called the maid next to her and whispered a few words, then got off the carriage.
Go straight to the pavilion where Miss Xu is!
When several people approached the pavilion, Grandma Xiang entered the pavilion first, gave a small gift to the master and servants in the pavilion, and then said, "Sorry to bother you, miss. My old lady is exhausted after traveling here and wants to find a place to rest. I wonder if I can follow her."
Girls, are we sitting in the same pavilion?"
Miss Xu nodded and agreed directly.
Seeing this, Qiao Lan quickly glanced at Yinque beside him and asked Yinque to call Duan Mingchen over.
Then he pretended to be exhausted and was helped into the pavilion by the maid beside him.
As soon as she entered the pavilion, Qiao Lan was looking at Miss Xu in the pavilion.
A pretty little girl!
Qiao Lan smiled at Miss Xu and exchanged simple greetings with her as a stranger.
"Sorry to bother you girl!"
"The old lady is serious."
Duan Mingchen hurried over under Yinque's guidance. He didn't notice the people in the pavilion at first, so he directly shouted: "Mom, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
When Miss Xu heard the man's voice, she turned her head slightly to avoid it. The woman next to her also hurriedly stepped forward to block Duan Mingchen's sight.
Qiao Lan:......
Qiao Lan cleared her throat: "I'm fine, Chen'er! Mom is just tired from walking, please rest here for a while!"
Duan Mingchen also noticed that there were other women in the pavilion at this time, but did not enter the pavilion. He nodded, "Okay, mother, I will go aside and wait for you. If you need something, call me!"
After Duan Mingchen said this, he left without even staying by the pavilion.
Qiao Lan could no longer complain.
She raised her head and looked at Miss Xu in front of her. She didn't know whether it was because she realized that Duan Mingchen was the person she was seeing today, or because she just saw a strange man. Her cheeks were red and she lowered her head and said nothing.
Qiao Lan sighed in her heart. She couldn't help but blush at an old woman like her!
Even if you blush for Duan Mingchen, it won’t do! The two of them didn’t see each other just now!
There is nothing wrong with Miss Xu's appearance, but her manners are not very generous.
When he entered the pavilion, he didn't say a word to himself at all, just looking away and blushing.
Qiao Lan thought to herself, this youngest son's marriage is really rough!
Qiao Lan opened the map again and found that Duan Mingchen returned directly to the tree where he was just now and continued to work hard to stand, like a dedicated security guard.
Just when Qiao Lan was about to sigh again, she noticed another villain approaching!
This little man’s name is Sang Weixiang!
Is this fate?
Qiao Lan looked at the little man who finally got close, and secretly cheered for Duan Mingchen! This is Yue Lao delivering steel bars, don't cut it yourself!
Sang Weixiang inquired about the news that the old lady of the Duan family was going out with her young son today. She dressed up for a while, but then after thinking about it, she wiped off the powder on her face, took off the hairpin on her head, and drew a
The light makeup came over slowly.
She noticed Duan Mingchen's back from a distance. When she got closer, she cleared her throat and called Jiaorou: "Master Duan? Is that you?"
Duan Mingchen turned his head when he heard this.
Looking at the woman behind him, he asked politely: "Is the girl calling me?"
Sang Weixiang smiled softly and saluted: "Aren't you Duan Mingchen, Mr. Duan?"
Duan Mingchen nodded, "I am indeed Duan Mingchen! I wonder what the girl wants from me?"
Sang Weixiang bit her back teeth hard as she listened to these words! The girl is long, the girl is short! Don’t you know how to call her by her name?
Have you seen this girl too much these days? You can’t remember her name, so you call her by the same name!
Sang Weixiang was furious in her heart, but she still had a sweet smile on her face: "I looked at the familiar figure under the tree from a distance, so I came over to see if it was Young Master Duan. I wanted to say thank you to Young Master Duan in person."
In the civilized Beijing, it was common for young men and women to go out to meet each other, so Sang Weixiang's move was not considered abrupt.
When Duan Mingchen heard this, he was silent for a moment and said, "Are you Miss Sang?"