When the banquet was over in the evening, Mrs. Wu and Ms. Yang were still lingering on leaving. Mrs. Wu knew what they meant, so after finishing her business at hand, she calculated the money for the gifts given by everyone.
"They're all here. I asked Zhong Wen to record the list carefully. You can go back and read it yourself."
Yang said, "Why do you only have this money? I see there are many gift boxes in that room."
Xiao Wu said, "Those congratulatory gifts sent by the Wei family, the Liu family and the Renji Hall are for Zhong Qian. Naturally, they cannot be given to you. If you think there is something wrong with the list, just point it out."
Xiao Wu expected that there would be such a problem, so she asked Chen Zhongwen to record it very carefully. He clearly remembered who gave the gift to whom and what was given.
How could Ms. Yang not know that those things were not for Chen Zhongda? They didn't know those people at all, but she thought about the banquet they were having together today, so she should share some of it anyway.
"That's so much." Mrs. Wu was a little unhappy, "They are cousins, so what's wrong with sharing some? They didn't say it was just for Zhong Qian."
Lin Yuxi suddenly appeared and smiled, "Grandma is right. She didn't say anything, but she gave me a gift note. It said He Zhongqian passed the examination. Is there any problem?"
Wu looked at her and saw that she didn't show any thoughts, so she snorted, "After all, she comes from a small family, she has never seen the world, and she has only guarded such a few things in her life. I am not surprised.
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After finally sending them away, Xiao Wu said, "Today is quite satisfactory, nothing went wrong, and the old man is quite happy."
Lin Hexi said, "Today has been really hard for my aunt and my family. We have avoided leisure and just focused on the excitement."
Xiao Wu smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. It's worth it if everyone is happy."
Lin Yuxi had already seen the gifts, and kept only what the Chen family needed, and only took some back.
Chen Hongkang said, "Zhong Qian, Joy, what is yours is yours."
Chen Zhongqian said hurriedly, "Uncle, what I left behind are some medicinal herbs that can be used to strengthen the body. Grandpa can use them. We are too young to use these, so you are welcome."
The family of four went back very late, and Mrs. Wu and her two daughters-in-law had to clean up for a while before they were done.
Mrs. Chen said, "I think Zhong Qian and He Xie's life will get better and better in the future. Both of these couples are sensible and support each other. I don't know how my grandfather and his family will regret it in the future."
Xiao Wu said with a smile, "Don't worry, your second grandfather is a very respectable person. Even if he regrets it, no one will see it. You can't see it."
"That's true."
Over there, Mrs. Wu and others returned home, where the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law counted the gift money. Although they were not satisfied and did not get anything else, it was good to have the gift money.
"To have two taels of silver, the person who came today is quite generous."
Yang said proudly, "Didn't my mother say that this is an advantage for them? Will they still be able to establish a relationship with Zhongda when he becomes an official? Of course we must seize the opportunity."
Wu nodded, "That's right, they are smart."
Chen Zhongda felt very uncomfortable when he heard these words in the courtyard. He went into the room and said, "Grandma, mother, these are people's good intentions. They must be remembered. In the future, they will have to return them when they hold weddings at home."
Wu said, "Of course, we still don't understand etiquette? Don't worry."
In fact, what she was thinking was that she had to give something away, but there was no stipulation on how much she had to give away. She would just decide when the time came. Anyway, she definitely couldn't suffer a loss.
Chen Zhongda added, "Also, the Third Grandpa's family helped with the money and effort to organize the banquet, but we got the gift money back ourselves. This is really wrong. We should clearly calculate the money spent."
Wu immediately said, "This is not possible. Today is not for you alone. There is also your eldest brother. Why didn't they forget the money? They still accepted so many gifts."
"Sister-in-law has been delivering things these days, and their share has been given to them a long time ago."
Wu was dissatisfied, "That's her own business. That's not what I said before. If she wants to collect money from us, I won't agree to it before."
Chen Zhongda knew that he wouldn't listen, so he didn't want to waste his words. He also had some money in his hand, so he would go to his house to calculate the money sometime.
He turned around and wanted to leave, but Wu said, "Zhongda, now that you have passed the exam, should we talk about your marriage? Didn't you ask about it before? Let me tell you carefully now.
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Ms. Yang was extremely happy, "Come and listen, the one we've shown you is the second young lady of the Wang family in this town, she's very good."
Chen Zhongda glanced at her and said, "But the Wang family manages timber?"
Mrs. Yang thought he was interested, so she hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, that's the Wang family. Their second daughter is eighteen years old. I heard it's a sign."
"I don't know if it's a sign or not. It's just that the second young lady of the Wang family is unruly and willful, and some of the maids around her have even had their hands and feet broken. The young master of the Wang family is a classmate in the academy, and I've heard a little about her."
Yang was shocked when she heard this, but she felt that it was too exaggerated, "They are definitely not born from the same mother, so it is natural to slander and slander. Moreover, even if the second young lady is a bit more arrogant, she will not be able to do it after getting married."
Is that good?"
"How can Mom guarantee that she will be fine after we get married? Or does Mom just care about whether I can marry a rich girl and doesn't care about my life or death at all? What if I also have my hands and feet broken by her?"
Yang said, "How is it possible that your husband can still be controlled by a girl? If she dares to hit you, just hit her."
Chen Zhongda smiled and said, "If I beat her, she will go back to her parents' house to cause trouble. How will a family like ours be able to deal with a wealthy family like the Wang family?"
This time Yang was speechless, but she still felt that Miss Wang Er couldn't be like that.
"You don't need to say it. I don't agree to this marriage. Even if you tie me up with a rope, I won't agree. If you push me hard, I will leave home so that you can't find me."
After saying that, he left. Yang was very anxious, "Mom, what should I do now?"
Mrs. Wu said, "You really are not clear-headed. What's wrong with the Wang family? So what if Miss Wang's temper is arrogant? When the time comes, she won't be at our mercy when she enters the house."
Chen Mingyi listened in the room for a while, and then came out. Wu quickly asked, "What do you think we should do?"
"What he said makes sense." Chen Mingyi said, "If the rumors are true, I'm afraid that the young lady will be in a lot of trouble if she comes in. It's easy to invite gods but hard to send them away. It's better to wait and see first."
Mrs. Wu said, "I'm just afraid that the second young lady will get married."
Chen Mingyi scolded, "What are you afraid of? Zhongda has already been elected. How many of them can be found in the town? He will be even more extraordinary after the examination next year. There is no telling what kind of marriage he will have."
Wu and Yang thought it made sense and were not so anxious.