Ever since Liu Zhiyan and Li Qingfeng had gotten promoted, a matchmaker had come to them every day, wanting to introduce them to the girls.After Li Qingling received them for a few days, he became extremely annoyed and spread the news. The two of them were not married that early, they would at least need to be trained before they could consider anything.
As soon as these words were spoken, the house finally became quiet.
Li Qingling also heaved a sigh of relief. He didn"t need to face those matchmaking wives everyday.
Zhong Furen, who visited her home every few days, laughed out loud when she saw Li Qingling"s expression, "Are you afraid now? In the future, there will be even more that you will be afraid of. " Thinking about Liu Zhiyan and Li Qingfeng, she was moved, "Your brother and your brother is already at the age of marriage, have you taken a fancy to any girls?"
Although her little brother and brother-in-law were not as handsome as Liu Zhimo, they were not bad and were all pretty.
Walking out, he was also the husband candidate that many ladies had in mind.
Glancing at Zhong Furen, Li Qingling smiled and asked her if she wanted to introduce the girls to them.
Right now, Yan Shi was sixteen years old, Xiao Feng was fifteen, and when they get their hands on each other in spring, they would be seventeen. By then, they would have to properly look at the girls.
If Zhong Furen had a good girl to introduce, she wouldn"t mind contacting her and see what kind of character the lady had.
Zhong Furen laughed: "Yes, there"s a candidate. My big brother"s eldest daughter is fourteen years old this year, her personality is not bad, if you are willing, I will whisper it to my sister-in-law." She felt that Li Qingling"s family had a good family background. If her niece married over, she wouldn"t suffer any grievances.
What was the most important thing for a woman? It was her husband"s single-mindedness. He didn"t have any of those messy concubines.
She was also willing to marry her niece to the Liu Family"s clean and tidy house.
Raising an eyebrow, Li Qingling asked Zhong Furen which one he fancied.
Which one of her two younger brothers did she pick?
"Xiao Feng..."
"Hmm?" Glancing at Zhong Furen in astonishment, Li Qingling asked suspiciously, "I had thought that you would take a fancy to the ink stone." still had some leeway. Generally speaking, most people would prefer a little more stable rock.
Zhong Furen gently shook her head and looked at Li Qingling, "My mother"s niece does not talk much, I think it would be better to be compatible with Xiao Feng, and complement each other." Although Liu Zhiyan looked solemn, she felt that his thoughts were too deep.
Another thing was that Li Qingfeng was the only one in the Li Family. If his niece were to marry Li Qingfeng, she would be able to make the decision after marrying him.
It was not as deep as the Liu Family.
With the temper of her niece, she wasn"t suited to be a n.o.ble family member. Otherwise, she wouldn"t even know how she died.
All in all, she had her eyes on Li Qingfeng.
"Xiao Feng and the others only considered marrying if they really wanted to, but you can tell your sister-in-law about it, and see if she"s willing to wait."
"Sure …"
Zhong Furen nodded very straightforwardly. After she left the County Lord"s Palace, she went straight to the An Residence to look for her sister-in-law.
She told her sister-in-law about it.
Madam An frowned and said that she had seen Li Qingfeng before.
Marry low and marry high...
She didn"t really want the reputation of the Li family to be so low.
She hoped her daughter would marry into a big family.
Zhong Furen knew what kind of character her own sister-in-law had. She pursed her lips and said, "Sister-in-law, to put it bluntly, Big Brother is only a fourth stage official. If he wants to rise in rank, it will be even more difficult. This sister-in-law is already so old, how could she not understand this logic? "Li Qingfeng became a High Scholar at only fifteen years of age, and then joined the Spring Festival next year, and after becoming a High Scholar, do you think that with the Master Teacher Mr. Luo coupled with the help of the Liu Family, his position will be lower?"
If it wasn"t for the sake of her own niece, would she have given her all to persuade her?
"The most important thing is that the Liu family has a good family background, and there"s no one messing around in the backyard." Pausing, "You also know that Ruo Er"s character is not suitable for a complicated family."
Madam An lowered her eyes. After a moment of silence, she replied, "She"ll consider it."
It was all for nothing that she had to dig out her heart to say so much.
Zhong Furen shook her sleeves and stood up. Then, sister-in-law, you think about it slowly, Li Qingfeng is not in a rush, he said that after he becomes a Scholar, we can think about the matter of marriage again. If it wasn"t for the fact that I was afraid that someone else would s.n.a.t.c.h away such a good Nephew, I wouldn"t need to go to the County Lord to talk big.
Not everyone was as blind as her sister-in-law. After Li Qingfeng became a High Scholar, who knows how many matchmakers came to his place, wanting to introduce him to girls?
There was a Master Teacher Mr. Luo, a brother-in-law with a powerful family background, and a Master Teacher"s sister. Who wouldn"t want to be involved in this marriage?
It seemed that she had to ask her big brother about this matter and have him worry so much that he definitely couldn"t let her sister-in-law control Ruo Er"s marriage. Otherwise, she really wouldn"t know what kind of family she would choose for Ruo Er.
"It"s her fortune that Ruo Er has an aunt that thinks so much for her sake."
"That still depends on whether they appreciate it or not!"
After Zhong Furen finished speaking, she didn"t want to persuade her anymore, so she stood up and prepared to go home.
Knowing that Zhong Furen was angry, Madam An hurriedly urged him to stay, telling him to stay and return after dinner.
Waving her hand, Zhong Furen said that there was no need, she went home to eat.
When the Master An returned at night and chatted with Madam An, he accidentally brought up Li Qingfeng and Liu Zhiyan"s relationship. His tone was filled with praise.
When Madam An heard this, she pretended to speak up unintentionally. "It"s rare for Master to praise someone so highly. Is that Li Qingfeng really so good?"
The Master An stroked his beard and said, "How many people can become High Scholars at such a young age? With his power, his position will definitely not be low in the future. " If he had the ability and a background, then how low could he go?
She just didn"t have any background and had to climb all her life to reach the fourth rank.
If he had a background...
Her heart thumping, Madam An hesitated for a while before telling the Master An what Zhong Furen had said.
Hearing that, Master An"s eyes lit up, "Little sister, you really said that?" Compared to Liu Zhiyan, he liked Li Qingfeng more, "How did you recover your younger sister?"
She had been husband and wife for decades. How could she not understand her wife"s personality?
Madam An lowered her head slightly, not daring to look at Master An. "I said that I would think about it." Afraid that the Master An would be angered, he added, "Of course we have to consider the big matter that concerns Ruo Er, and we shouldn"t rashly make such a decision, right?"
Hearing this, Master An"s eyes stared wide open as he cursed out loud in confusion.
He stood up and turned around a few times, then pointed at Lady Anne.
"You … Do you think that your only daughter wants to marry Li Qingfeng? "Who knows how many people have their eyes on him in the capital already. Not to mention his abilities, just his teacher, his brother-in-law and his sister alone are enough for people to want to climb up to him."
His wife really was … He had such a short vision, yet he still wanted to marry his daughter to a rich and powerful family?
It wasn"t as if he didn"t know his daughter"s personality. If he married into a rich and powerful family, he would soon be gnawed to the point where not even his bones would remain.
For her sake, she didn"t even care about her daughter"s happiness?
Disappointment...
He was too disappointed …
"Little sister, it wasn"t easy for you to find out what the county lord is trying to say, and the county lord is also willing to give our Ruo Er a chance, how can you …" Master An sighed heavily, "Tomorrow morning, go quickly and tell your sister, we, Ruo Er, are willing to wait for Li Qingfeng."
"Then... "And what if he doesn"t get into the Scholars?"
Taking a deep breath, Master An forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart and coldly said. He"s still young, so what"s the difference if he failed the examination once? Aren"t I allowed to take the examination in the future?
Hearing Master An"s words, Madam An was still a little unhappy in his heart. If Li Qingfeng was unable to pa.s.s the examination in his entire life, wouldn"t that only implicate his own daughter?
Seeing that Madam An did not say anything, Master An"s anger rose again, "Forget it, you don"t need to care about this matter anymore. I will personally go and tell my sister about it." "Ruo Er"s marriage is decided by me, you don"t need to meddle in it carelessly."
Madam An raised her head suddenly and said with a frown. She was Ruo Er"s mother, why couldn"t she make the decision?
"You decide? I let you make the decision, but not push Ruo Er into the pit of fire? "
"Master, you … How can you say that about me? Isn"t it also for Ruo Er"s sake? "
Seeing the crying Madam An, Master An helplessly sighed and walked out. As he walked, he said, "I don"t need her to care about this."
He wouldn"t allow his daughter to marry into those complicated families, big families or families. If he wanted his daughter to be happy for the rest of her life, she would have to marry into a family like Li Qingfeng"s.
When the Master An left, Madam An was so angry that he smashed several teacups and threw himself onto the bed, crying bitterly.
Li Qingfeng did not know that there were people who had gotten into an argument because of him. At the moment, he was immersed in doing the homework that Mr. Luo had given him.
Mr. Luo was even stricter towards them now. He would give them a lot of homework to do everyday without relaxing them even a little.
For next year"s spring, they would be happy.
In the blink of an eye, the New Year arrived.
The nearer to the New Year, the busier Li Qingling was. If not for Li Qingning"s help, she would have been busier.
After moving to the County Lord"s Mansion, Li Qingling brought them to learn how to be a butler.
Thus, when she was extremely busy, she would leave some trivial matters for them to deal with. She did not need to care about that.
"Mother, I"m back." Xiaoxiao ran in and laughed as she called out to Li Qingling.
Li Qingling raised his head and looked at Xiaoxiao, "You"re back? What did you buy? "
"Scram!" Xiaoxiao opened the box, took out a furnace and rolled on it before stuffing it into Li Qingling"s mouth, "The fresh food is delicious, right?"
Li Qingling smiled and patted her head, saying thank you.
"Ahh!" When the dumpling bun saw Xiaoxiao coming in, he started to drool and shout at her.
Xiaoxiao quickly ran over and took out the kerchief to help them wipe their saliva.