Chapter 93 A dead horse in front of a living horse doctor
Chapter 93: Treating a dead horse in front of a living horse
In the following days, Lin Zhixiu learned through Nanny Song’s son that her uncle was much depressed...
I have no energy to do anything, and I can’t eat or sleep!
As for that!!
Lin Zhixiu felt helpless. It was inconvenient for her to go out, so she wrote several letters to him. An Ning's reply was also disappointing, which made Lin Zhixiu so bored that she didn't know what to say to him.
There was really no other way, so someone sent a letter to Mrs. Liu, asking Mrs. Liu to take her to Ren's house and talk about it.
Although Mrs. Liu was embarrassed, she still contacted Mrs. Ren and said she wanted to visit her home.
On that day, Lin Zhixiu was going out with Liu again.
Old Mrs. Lin was very dissatisfied. She hadn't even taken this girl out a few times when she returned to Beijing. She hadn't even been to her aunt's house. Why was she running around?
I specifically asked what I wanted to do.
Lin Zhixiu didn't hide it, saying that Mrs. Liu wanted to take her to the Ren family.
Of course the Ren family knows about it! It’s also common with Mrs. Ren. They are a respectable family!
So I said a few awkward words and didn't stop him.
After Lin Zhixiu left, the third wife Huang came.
She heard the news from Aunt Li and knew that Lin Zhixiu had gone out again.
I chatted a few words with the old lady and said, "Mrs. Liu took her to Ren's house. Are you going to start talking about the marriage?"
The old lady was stunned, "No?! It's still early for the third girl..." Oh, you are not young anymore, it's time to talk about the marriage.
The old lady thought for a while and said, "You can't talk to the Ren family, right?"
Huang said, "There is a fourth son in the Ren family. I heard that he is very talented. He is only seventeen years old. It seems that he has not yet been engaged."
The old lady shook her head and said, "There will no longer be an outsider who makes the decision without authorization and looks after other people's girls. Do you think that my grandmother does not exist? Furthermore, there is a girl in the Liu family who is about the same age as Xiu Yatou.
Come to think of it, I haven't even gotten engaged yet. How can I not leave something to others if I am good enough?"
When Huang thought about it, this was true.
————Lin Zhixiu and Mrs. Liu arrived at the Ren family. Several girls of the Ren family had grown up, and the older ones had reached the age of engagement.
Women are different from men.
Like the Lin family, Lin Zhixiu's eldest cousin is already married and has a child, but his sixth uncle Lin Zhen is not engaged yet, so others don't think it's strange.
But in the Ren family, the niece below is getting engaged soon, and there is an aunt in the family who is over the marriageable age, which is very strange.
Mrs. Ren knew that the An family wanted to work harder, so she didn't alert anyone else, and only asked her daughter-in-law to bring Mrs. Liu in. The other sisters-in-law and nieces in the family were not there.
Several people met Li and chatted for a while. Lin Zhixiu found an opportunity and said to Miss Ren, "If there are any novel flowers at home, Xiu'er would like to see them."
Miss Ren thought she might have something to say to herself, "Okay, I just added a pot of camellia in my yard. One of them is half-opened this morning. Miss Lin will go and have a look."
The two people left the house and walked on the path. The girl behind them followed them several steps away.
Lin Zhixiu laughed softly and said, "You really like camellia."
Miss Ren asked "What?!"
"My uncle said... He said that Miss Ren might like camellias. Coincidentally, my uncle also likes camellias. I saw a few pots at the flower market a few days ago, which are very beautiful. But my uncle said that he is busy on weekdays and may not have time to take care of them. So,
It would be a sin to raise a beautiful thing to death. My uncle also said that if he were not afraid of being rude, he would bring several pots to Ren's house."
Miss Ren was a little embarrassed, "Miss Lin..."
Lin Zhixiu said, "Miss Ren, this is just a private conversation between the two of us. I would never say it in front of others. I just want to talk to you today. You see, Sister Jing wanted to come, but I was rejected."
I decisively refused."
She looked proud.
Miss Ren rarely comes into contact with such a lively woman like her, so she smiled and said, "You and Jing'er are really happy enemies."
Lin Zhixiu laughed and said, "Haha, she is angry at home... The two of us have been fighting each other since we were little. But we haven't seen each other for a few days, and we still think about it!"
"The friendship in childhood is always the deepest." Ren Baihui's voice suddenly became darker.
The two of them arrived at her yard. It was not big, but very quiet. The small yard was full of flowers and plants, and the bamboo curtains were half rolled up.
She asked the girl to pour tea, and the two of them sat on the porch.
Lin Zhixiu said, "Miss Ren, I came from the south and have not been taught the rules of aristocratic families in the capital, so I speak more straightforwardly. What I just said may have been a little rude to you, so please don't mind."
Ren Baihui looked at the beautiful Lin Zhixiu in front of her. She had a delicate voice, but she spoke it with a sense of dictatorship and toughness. Miss Ren shook her head, "Miss Lin is a person of temperament. She has her own ideas about whatever she wants to do. In fact, she has her own ideas.
, I’m very envious.”
Lin Zhixiu said, "I don't know what Ms. Ren has been through before, and I don't know if Aunt Liu's family has told you about my uncle's situation. My uncle had a really hard time when he was young. My grandfather had no sons, only me.
The mother is an only daughter. The uncle is adopted."
"Ah?! My family doesn't know this," Ren Baihui said.
Lin Zhixiu smiled, "My uncle adopted him just like my biological uncle, so Aunt Liu didn't pay much attention to it. In the early years, my grandfather wanted to find someone to rely on for my mother, so she thought about giving her a brother. At that time,
I just want to succeed this uncle. I feel that although he is young, he is good-looking, smart and simple. But his parents are careless and want benefits... It doesn't matter at all. After all, the son they gave birth to is going to go with someone else.
But these parents had an idea all at once, and their thoughts were too complicated. My uncle was young at the time and thought that his parents were going to sell him, and he was very scared. My grandfather was worried that he would suffer too much, so he gave up the idea. Later, my grandfather passed away, and so did my parents.
Already."
When Lin Zhixiu thought about that time... her expression also became a little sad.
Miss Ren patted her hand gently.
Lin Zhixiu: "After my parents passed away, I came up with the idea again to adopt my uncle as my maternal grandfather."
"This, this is actually your idea?" Ren Baihui was very surprised.
"Well. Miss Ren, my uncle is a very good man. Even though life is not easy, he never changes his character. At that time, while supporting himself, he was still literate and learned skills. Later, he adopted me into my family and suddenly became rich. Later.
There were a large group of people serving him, and he was allowed to use the money as he pleased. However, he did not acquire any bad habits. Instead, he humbly learned from the masters. He only slept for three hours every day, and spent the rest of the time studying and doing what he could.
So, when Prince Qing went to the south for business, he immediately took a fancy to him and kept him with him. My uncle did a lot of practical things for Prince Qing."
Miss Ren nodded. Although the man that day had no charm and was sweating nervously, he was shy, not timid.
Lin Zhixiu said, "Although his background is not comparable to that of the princes from the capital's family, he has never gone to school seriously, he cannot write splendid articles, he cannot play the piano and write poems, and he has no friends of noble birth. However, he can rely on his perseverance and
He works hard, makes a good life for himself, and can take care of my niece. I think his character is no worse than those of the children of aristocratic families."
Miss Ren still lowered her head and said nothing.
Lin Zhixiu said, "My mother left me property, and when my uncle came to adopt me, I gave half of it to him. But my uncle didn't want it. He said that he was satisfied if he had enough food, clothing, and a master to teach him.
Haha, but I found a son for my grandfather, how can I let him call me father and mother for nothing and get nothing? Although my uncle later took it, he always said that when I get married in the future, he will be my pawn.
Dowry. With the money he earns, he can support himself well. This is my uncle!"
When Lin Zhixiu said this, he was also very excited.
"So Miss Ren, although my uncle does not have the family background and demeanor of a descendant of an aristocratic family, he is a man who can be trusted for life. Whoever marries him will be very happy. The property my grandfather gave him and what he has earned in the past two years
, enough to support him and his wife for a lifetime of good food and clothing. Moreover, he said that if he marries someone, he will definitely treat her well for the rest of his life, and he will never have any second thoughts. Miss Ren, she will never have second thoughts! For you, she is the best
It's important, right?! Otherwise, how could such an outstanding girl like you endure so many years of humiliation and suffering?"
After listening to this, Miss Ren closed her eyes and shed tears.
Lin Zhixiu looked at it and said helplessly, "I'm sorry, Xiu'er mentioned your sadness."
Miss Ren wiped her eyes and whispered, "Miss Lin, it's not that I don't look down on your uncle. It's just that... I've known each other since we were young, and our families moved around from time to time. We also studied piano with the same teacher.
.Getting engaged is a natural thing. In addition to having similar family backgrounds, it is also a matter of liking..."
Lin Zhixiu asked, "If that's the case, why did he marry someone else?"
Miss Ren said unwillingly, "It's not what he wants...he can't help it!"