Chapter 166: Awkwardness at the dinner table
Duan's mother stopped Duan Qi, and waited until Qin Duo's figure disappeared before she spoke: "Son, is that the young lady of the Qin family?" ”
"Yes, mother, that is Miss Qin Duo, she is a good girl, capable and talented, and now she is in charge of the Qin family!" Duan Qi smiled and said to Duan's mother, "And she is still a very gentle girl, she treats people and things very well, and she is also very filial." ”
Looking at Duan's mother's appearance, Duan Qi naturally said the words of praise, Duan's mother swooped a few times, looked at her son, lowered her head, and was slightly unaccustomed to the trouble she had caused before, she didn't expect that the girl in front of her would be her future daughter-in-law, so yesterday, Fang was a little unscrupulous.
"Mother, don't worry, Miss Qin is a good girl, and she didn't take it to heart because she made some unintentional mistakes." Duan Qi had a gentle smile on his face, and then he said.
Duan's mother was still a little uneasy, but Duan Qi was smiling, and directly pulled Duan's mother upstairs half-pushing, and when she arrived at the door, Qin Duo and Duan Yun'er were talking happily, Duan's mother smiled embarrassedly, and then sat on the side.
"Madam, I don't know what you like to eat, so I still haven't ordered a meal, you can take a look, but what do you like to eat?" Qin Duo had a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, and then asked.
Seeing the gentle smile on Qin Duo's face, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then she nodded, holding the menu, she was illiterate, glanced at Duan Qi, Qin Duo, and Duan Yun'er, and then pushed the menu in front of Duan Yun'er.
"Yun'er, come and see what's delicious." Duan Yun'er looked at Qin Duo with some embarrassment, Qin Duo just smiled lightly and nodded, after seeing the smile on Qin Duo's face, Duan Yun'er nodded, opened the recipe, and began to order.
Duan Yun'er's personality is not bad, and the dishes she ordered are just enough for a few people to eat, Duan's mother looked Qin Duo up and down for a long time, "Girl, how old are you this year?" ”
"Sixteen." The corners of Qin Duo's mouth had a gentle smile, and then he said.
"How much dowry do you have? How much bride price is my son going to pay? Duan's mother continued to ask, Qin Duoleng paused for a moment and looked at Duan Qi, and Duan Qi's face was also embarrassed.
"Mother, Miss Qin has many stores by herself, and her daily income is much higher than mine." Duan Qi said to Duan's mother a little helplessly, and Duan's mother glanced at Qin Duo.
"Although I don't know anything, it's rare for this woman to go out to make money by herself, is her family short of her money and food? Or does the Qin family simply not recognize this girl? So that's what pushes it to you? Son, although our Duan family is not as rich as the Qin family, it is useless to push the unfavored girl to you. ”
Duan's mother said to Duan Qi solemnly, the corners of Duan Yun'er's mouth opened slightly, how could she not know that her mother still hid so many words, and Duan Qi's face turned black in an instant.
"Mother, what are you talking about? Who told you all this? Duan Qi frowned, looked at Duan's mother, and then asked, Duan's mother is an easy-going person, it is absolutely impossible for him to know so many messy things, and there is definitely someone to teach.
"Teach what?" Duan's mother looked cold, "The Zhou family said that if you want to find a girl, you must find someone who is useful for your future, not a mess." Duan's mother said to Duan Qi very seriously.
Qin Duo couldn't laugh or cry slightly, and Duan Qi's face was also helpless, "Mother, the Zhou family told you this because they wanted me to marry their daughter." The Zhou family is a teacher, and the family doesn't have much money, but if you marry your daughter to our Duan family, you will have money. Duan Qi said helplessly.
"But the Zhou family knows the people who are officials, and there are still official rations to receive!" Duan Mu said with a serious face, Duan Qi shook his head helplessly, and then held Duan Mu's hand.
"Mother, Miss Qin is no worse than the Zhou family, do you know? The prince's son is Miss Qin's business partner, and they do business together, and the richest person in Daqin is Miss Qin's friend, and they go out to play together. Duan Qi said to Duan's mother very patiently.
Duan's mother hesitated for a moment, looked at Qin Duo, and then at her son, "Really? ”
"It's true." Duan Qi said to Duan's mother with a smile, at this time, Xiao Er had already come up with a meal, in addition to what Duan Yun'er ordered, there were a few more dishes on it, Qin Duo had a gentle smile on his face, and then said.
"Madam, let's dine first, my aunt will be here tonight, please come over and talk together tomorrow, and talk about my marriage with Duan Gongzi by the way, do you think you are free tomorrow?" Qin Duo had a gentle smile on his face, and then he said.
"Where are we meeting tomorrow?" As soon as Duan's mother heard this, her eyes immediately lit up, Duan Yun'er pulled Duan's mother's sleeve, and then looked at Duan Qi.
"Thank you Miss Qin for your kind invitation, we will definitely be on time tomorrow." Duan Qi said to Qin Duo with a smile, Qin Duo nodded, Xiao Er brought a few dishes up, glanced at Duan Qi, Duan Qi smiled, took out a small piece of silver from his purse and gave it to Xiao'er, Xiao'er went down with a smile.
"Son, how can such a large piece of silver be given away so casually, this is enough for a year's expenses in the countryside." Duan Mu's eyes widened, and then she said.
"Mother, the more you go out, the more you can earn, if you are reluctant to make this piece of silver, how can you make a lot of money and come back?" Duan Qi said to Duan's mother with a smile, Duan's mother showed a thoughtful smile, Qin Duo looked at Duan's mother's appearance, shook her head slightly helplessly, and then looked at the things in front of her intently, she still had a lot of things to deal with, and now she didn't have much leisure to discuss such things.
"Let's eat." Duan Qi said with a smile, Duan Mu took the lead in moving the chopsticks, and at this time, Xiao Er came up again, holding a small cup on the plate and putting it in front of Qin Duo.
"Miss Qin, this is a gift from the boss, you have been overthinking recently and need to make up for it." After Xiao Er finished speaking, he went down directly, Qin Duo paused for a moment, opened the lid, and inside was a cup of milky white things, exuding a faint fragrance, Qin Duo couldn't help but think of the old man downstairs, and the corners of his mouth were hooked up with a faint smile.
"Sister Yun'er also tastes it." Qin Duo scooped half of it into Duan Yun'er's bowl with a spoon, and then said with a smile, Duan Mu's originally somewhat sunken face instantly improved, nodded with a smile, held her own bowl, and ate very happily.
"Miss Qin knows the boss of Yueyang Tower?" Duan Qi was a little surprised, the boss of Yueyang Tower has always been a very mysterious existence, out of the old man and a few juniors downstairs, all of them have never seen the boss of Yueyang Tower, what he didn't expect was that Qin Duo actually knew the boss here.
"I don't know, but I've done things twice for the old man downstairs." The corners of Qin Duo's mouth hooked up a gentle smile, and then said, Duan Qi suddenly thought of what the old man said when he went upstairs, and his back began to get wet, he was not a fool, some things were quickly thought through.
Glancing at Qin Duo, Qin Duo was eating happily with a small cup, and Duan Yun'er also had a smile on her face, obviously, this thing was very delicious.
"Miss Qin, forgive me for taking the liberty of taking the liberty of asking, what kind of hobbies do uncles and aunts have?" Duan Qi looked at Qin Duo and asked with a smile, Qin Duo hesitated, and then looked at Qin Sleeve and Yin Niang, Yin Niang smiled silently, but put some meat into Duan Yun'er's bowl, and Qin Sleeve put down his chopsticks before he spoke.
"The eldest lady doesn't have any special hobbies, but she likes beauty very much, and she attaches great importance to that face, and the second lady likes bright things, as for the few young masters and young ladies in the house, the eldest young master likes all kinds of lonely books, and has always been determined to be an official, and the other young masters and young ladies are all young and have just begun to enlighten."
The words of the pro-loss were very light, but Duan Qi wrote down everything, although he had studied these things, but at the dinner table, there was really nothing to say, so he had to find a topic to talk about.
"As for my young lady, Duan Gongzi, you have also been with each other for so long, my young lady has always been a gentle ......," Qin Sleeve said with a smile.
"Why do your maids also eat together?" Mrs. Duan raised her head, glanced at the two maids standing behind her, and asked.
Qin Sleeve's voice paused, Yin Niang's chopsticks also paused, the corners of Qin Duo's mouth twitched, and the three of them put down their chopsticks almost at the same time, and then looked at Duan Mu.
Duan's mother was taken aback by the formation of the three people, and looked at Duan Qi with blank eyes, Duan Qi's face was helpless, and then she shook her head.
"Mother, Miss Qin Sleeve and Yin Niang are the right-hand men of Miss Qin, they are both amazing people, and their ability to make money is first-class." Duan Qi said to Duan's mother with a smile.
Qin Duo looked at Duan's mother, and the corners of his mouth flashed helplessly, but he soon restrained his helplessness, and looked at Duan's mother with a smile, "Qin Sleeve and Yin Niang are my two sisters, they have always been by my side, and the two of them are very good at doing things, this time, Daddy also sent Qin Sleeve and Yin Niang to do a good job of right and right hands." Qin Duo said with a smile.
Qin Duo's words were simple, and Duan's mother naturally understood, heh, the two maids of the emotional family came to take the lead!
"That girl, I am minded, I am a country woman, I can't speak, but don't worry, I don't interfere in my son's marriage, I don't interfere ......" Duan's mother smiled and said to Qin Sleeve and Yin Niang, Qin Sleeve and Yin Niang both smiled and nodded, didn't say anything, just stood quietly beside the two of them.
"That's great, Mrs. Duan, I think we'll have dinner and say goodbye to the treasure temple not far away, let them talk together." Qin Sleeve smiled and said to Duan's mother, they all know about Duan's mother's belief in Buddhism, and it is precisely because of this that Qin Duofang set the place to eat in Yueyang Tower, although Yueyang Tower is a little deviated from Baling County, but not far away is the Buddhist temple, but it is suitable for people who like to worship Buddha.
"That's good, that's good."
Duan's mother smiled and nodded, she was busy nodding, worshiping the Buddha, this is something she likes very much.
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