The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Chapter 437 Engagement

As soon as Xu Shuangxue returned to the house, the old lady of the Xu family asked her to come over.

She went to Mrs. Xu's courtyard with the nanny who was serving the old lady. Xu Shuangxue bowed to the old lady sitting in front of the couch.

"Xue'er has met her grandmother."

Mrs. Xu smiled and waved: "Xue'er came here to meet your cousin Zhao. Grandma remembers that you often played together when you were young. Later, your cousin Zhao's family moved to Anyang. Since then, we haven't been here for many years. We’ve met.”

Only then did Xu Shuangxue notice the young man in brocade clothes sitting on a chair on one side.

She raised her eyes and looked at him: "Cousin Zhao is well."

Zhao Kang's gaze fell on Xu Shuangxue's face, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"I haven't seen you for so many years, but my cousin has actually grown into a grown-up girl."

Zhao Kang only had vague memories of this cousin when he was a child. At that time, he only remembered that this cousin was a bit dull and liked to be in a daze and read books. He also mocked her for being a nerd, which made her angry a lot.

Later, when I heard about her, it was said that she was ugly and that no one would dare to marry her.

Before meeting today, he was still timid, but now there are some problems in his family's business, and he needs to marry the Xu family to help the Zhao family tide over the difficulties. His father forced him to propose marriage. He originally thought that if this cousin was really hateful, The worst case scenario is marrying her back as a decoration. I will never touch her and just let her fend for herself in the back house.

I didn't expect that this cousin would be so beautiful. I thought that I had earned it.

When Zhao Kang was distracted, Xu Shuangxue glanced at Zhao Kang coldly.

She had a bad impression of Zhao Kang because of her childhood memories.

When her grandmother called her here, wasn't she trying to bring her and Zhao Kang together?

Thinking of this, Xu Shuangxue frowned tightly. If she was allowed to marry Zhao Kang, it would be better to let her die.

Mrs. Xu said at this time: "Your cousin now has business dealings with your eldest brother, and he will stay in our house temporarily in the near future. Your cousin Zhao is new here. Shuang'er will take more care of him in the future."

Xu Shuangxue lowered her eyes, hiding the impatience in her eyes.

"My granddaughter took note of it."

After sitting in Mrs. Xu's room for a while, Xu Shuangxue found an excuse and left.

After walking out of the courtyard, Xiaolian immediately came forward to greet her.

"Girl, I just heard that cousin Zhao came from Anyang and made a special trip to propose marriage to you, girl. What should I do?"

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

Xu Shuangxue was in a depressed mood, and soon after returning to the yard, she asked the maid in the yard to invite Xu Wannian to come over.

"Xiao Lian, please instruct the kitchen to prepare the young master's dinner."

"Yes!"

After Xiaolian stepped back, Xu Shuangxue looked at Xu Wannian.

"Brother, cousin Zhao from Anyang came to the house to propose marriage. Do you know about this?"

Xu Wannian took a sip of tea and nodded helplessly.

"I just heard about this when I came back. The Anyang Zhao family is the old lady's mother's family. In the past two years, the Zhao family has had some problems in their business, so they wanted to help them tide over the difficulties through marriage. The old lady certainly wouldn't Seeing the decline of the Zhao family, the marriage is already a certainty."

Xu Shuangxue's face turned pale: "Why me? There are many women of the right age in the Xu family's branch who can marry Zhao Kang. I don't want to marry him."

"You are the legitimate daughter of the Xu family, and also my biological sister. Marrying you is incomparable to those of the collateral children. The old lady has already talked to me. She wants you and Zhao Kang to get to know each other first, and then wait. The marriage will be decided in one month."

Xu Shuangxue's attitude was firm: "Brother, if I were asked to marry Zhao Kang, I would rather die. They are trying to force me to death."

She has no affection for her grandmother. In her impression, the old lady Xu is an extremely patriarchal person. Since her parents passed away, the old lady has focused all her thoughts on her third uncle.

If it weren't for the eldest brother's ability to take on the burden of Dafang's family at such a young age, the two brothers and sister would have lived an extremely miserable life in the Xu Mansion.

Now that the old lady wants to help her mother's family, why should she ruin her happiness? Zhao Kang has been a wicked person since she was a child. If she marries such a person, the rest of her life will be completely ruined.

Xu Wannian looked at Xu Shuangxue: "Xue'er is my only sister. If you don't want to marry Zhao Kang, my eldest brother will naturally find a way to help you cancel the marriage. Tell me the truth, do you like the eldest son of the Yan family?" Lang?"

"Yes, I like him. Yan Wen is the only person I want to marry. Brother, you must help me."

Xu fell into deep thought in his later years. Needless to say, the character of the leader of the Yan family should not be mentioned. Although the Yan family seems to be different from the Xu family, Jiang Ci is not an ordinary person. No matter what power is behind him, it is said that he will pursue an official career in the future. As an official, the Yan family will rise with the tide.

If Xueer can marry Yan Wen, she will be fulfilled in her life. Moreover, Zhao Kang is narrow-minded. It is said that he already has several wives in the house before they get married. How can such a person be worthy of his sister?

"Yan Wen is an upright man. If he also likes you, my eldest brother will not object."

Xu Shuangxue frowned when she mentioned this matter.

But now she couldn't figure out Yan Wen's thoughts. What exactly did he think of her?

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Yan Shu returned to Jiang Mansion, and as soon as he got off the carriage, he saw a tall figure standing at the gate.

"Why are you back so late?"

Yan Shu smiled and said: "I went to my mother-in-law's house during the day. We will go back to Banpo Village tomorrow. We must explain the things here. After leaving Liu's Mansion, I went to Rouge Shop to deliver goods. Unexpectedly, I met someone in the shop. Sister Xu, whom I haven’t seen for a long time. By the way, Sister Xu and I have made an appointment to go back to Banpo Village tomorrow. Are my third brother and Wen Yutang back?"

"The two of them are still staying in the academy tonight and will come over to meet us early tomorrow morning."

"Let them go. They are close to each other. We can get back in time tomorrow morning."

The two of them finally got the opportunity to study. They couldn't wait to go to bed earlier than the chickens and later than the dogs every day, and they raced against time to study.

"Let's go home."

Jiang Ci took Yan Shu's hand and returned to the house.

Arriving at the backyard, Jiang Ci ordered Nanny Zhao to prepare a meal.

After Yan Shu washed his hands and sat at the dining table, he looked around and felt that something was missing.

"Mother Zhao, where is Chun He?"

Aunt Zhao glanced at Jiang Ci, who was eating her meal elegantly and had no intention of explaining the matter.

"Reporting to Madam, Chunhe made a mistake. The young master has already sold her out. I will go to Yahang early tomorrow morning to select two hard-working women. I will train them carefully from now on."

Yan Shu looked at Jiang Ci, who raised his eyes and smiled tenderly at her.

"Concentrate on eating, don't worry too much about people who don't matter."

Yan Shu curled his lips: "That's absolutely true."

Chun He's abacus was going to hit her in the face today. She was asked to serve Jiang Ci just to see Jiang Ci's attitude after learning Chun He's thoughts.

Unexpectedly, the boss was so fast that he sold Chun He directly on the first day.

This is good. The rabbit won't eat the grass next to the nest. What she fears most is the disapproval of people around her.

It's hard to say what will happen to her and Jiang Ci in the future, but now that they are together, she can't tolerate the sand in her eyes.