In the lobby of the Cao family, Dong Ce and Cao An explained all the situation of the Dong family, but they hadn't seen the daughter of the Cao family come out, so they asked knowingly: "Uncle Cao, it's been almost half an hour, why haven't you seen Ling Qianjin come out yet?" Could it be ......"

After Dong Ce finished speaking, Cao An smiled and said, "Don't worry, nephew, I'll send someone to ask." ”

After that, Cao An glanced at a servant who was waiting in the hall, and the other party immediately ran into the inner door, and after a while, he returned to Cao An, knelt down and whispered a few words, and then Cao An smiled at Dong Ce: "Hehe, it is said that the little girl admires the virtuous nephew, no, when she heard the news of the virtuous nephew, she was happy and wanted to come out immediately, but she was not dignified enough, so she specially ordered someone to boil water and bathe, and only came to see you when she was dressed up, hehehe......"

"Holy! You can say that this is round! "Dong Ce has to admire this family, there are really all kinds of excuses, what are they trying to do?

It is necessary to know that no matter which dynasty it is, as long as it is in Greater China, there are more men and fewer women, even if a crazy woman wants to marry, it is not difficult, and the Cao family is still the gateway to Confucianism, and has a close relationship with the scholar family, how many people are eager to drill into his family, but what about them, it is just a verbal marriage, there is no evidence, but they keep their promises to the end, so that Dong Ce doesn't know what to say!

But Dong Ce also admires the Cao family very much, for no other reason, the two words "keep promises!" ”

But at the same time, he also looked down on the Cao family a little, or because of the two words "integrity!" ”

For Dong Ce, integrity is professional ethics, there is no way, if he wants to climb fast in his last life, he has to get to know people at the top, and why should those people look up to him and cooperate with him? Rely on integrity!

However, integrity never means loyalty! It can't be loyalty, if it's wrong, you don't know how to die!

"That's right!" Dong Ce suddenly thought of something, took out a small brocade box from his arms, put it on the desk, stretched out his hand and motioned to the servant of the Cao family who was serving him to hand over this thing to Cao An, the servant was also very interested, when he knelt beside Dong Ce, held the box with both hands, slowly got up and took two steps back, then turned around and walked to Cao An's side and knelt down, respectfully handing over the brocade box.

A series of actions made Dong Ce depressed, troublesome, too troublesome!

"My family is in the middle of the road, and I really can't get anything decent, this is what I carved in my spare time, I hope my uncle can like it."

"Oh! Let me see. Cao An suddenly became interested, picked up the brocade box and opened it, and found that there was a black and shiny square strip with the thickness of a finger, and a small hole was pierced at one end, which was tied with a red rope, and there were some jade beads on the rope that were embellished.

"It's ...... Seal? Cao An was stunned for a moment after seeing it, then picked it up and took a closer look, and couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Sure enough, but this word ......."

As he spoke, Cao An asked his subordinates to bring the ink, and the seal was dipped in the ink and printed on a silk handkerchief, and when he looked at it again, he couldn't help but say more differently: "Rulin Cao An? ”

"Exactly!" Dong Ce couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked at Cao An's actions.

The reason why Cao An didn't recognize it for a while, it is definitely not Dong Ce's carving, he has already mastered today's font from the book, but the handwriting he engraved is too different from the popular font in the world, and the popular calligraphy is as delicate and supple as a stream, all in one go, so many carved seals are taken from nature, strange shapes, but they are beautiful, and the font engraved by Dong Ce is square and square, with sharp edges and corners, which is absolutely unique for the world!

As for Dong Ce's carving skills, although he does not dare to call it a master, but it is definitely first-class, which is all due to his artistic talent, since the elementary school in his last life, he has fallen in love with gongbi painting, one has been studying so far, and using painting to integrate into carving, in order to make traditional trick props into works of art, in fact, he did it.

And seal carving is also his forte, in the previous life of friends, nine out of ten asked him to help carve the seal, which shows its popularity.

"Is there any meaning to this?" Cao An asked in surprise.

"This ......" Dong Ce was stunned, and then immediately said: "Of course, many people think that being a man is like a copper coin, smooth on the surface and firm in the heart, but it is absolutely impossible for Uncle Cao!" ”

"Oh! And that's interesting! Cao An was interested and said: "Then I don't know why it fell on me, so I can't do it?" ”

Dong Ce smiled slightly and said, "If you are a teacher, you can't be the same as you are, isn't that a mistake!" ”

Cao An was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then sighed and smiled: "The virtuous nephew is reasonable!" ”

Therefore, the little nephew thinks that Uncle Cao should not only be the same on the outside, but also a Confucian scholar who behaves correctly and sits upright! For this reason, the little nephew specially engraved this chapter to highlight the uncle's upright character as a teacher! "Anyway, I don't want money, Dong Ce came casually, but after saying this, he suddenly regretted it!

Sure enough, Cao An's eyes have changed when he looks at Dong Ce now, he seems to really treat him as a nephew or son-in-law before, but now, he is full of appreciation and excitement!

"Nephew, you know me so well!" Cao An couldn't help but get up and run to Dong Ce's side, picked up Dong Ce's hand and held it tightly, his expression was about to cry.

Dong Ce is also about to cry, how many times has Lao Tzu been rubbed with oil by your old man?

"But!" Dong Ce suddenly changed his words, glanced up and down at Cao An, and sighed: "I'm afraid the virtuous nephew guessed wrong!" ”

Cao An noticed that from the time he saw Dong Ce until now, he still looked disheveled, and he couldn't help blushing and said: "That's right, it's just that it's all because of the sudden visit of the virtuous nephew, and my uncle and I were too excited, so I lost my manners, no wonder, no wonder!" After speaking, Cao An let go of Dong Ce, said a little wait, and then turned around and ran away.

Dong Ce breathed a sigh of relief.

"Woo, Woo!" Suddenly, two rat-like calls came from outside the hall, and when Dong Ce heard the reputation, he couldn't help but get up and put on his shoes and walk out of the hall.

Liu Fu suddenly jumped out of the flower garden outside the hall, came to Dong Ce's side, glanced at the servant of the Cao family in the hall, and found that he didn't look at it, so he lowered his voice and said: "Young boy, I have seen all the little ones!" ”

"What do you see?" Dong Ce couldn't help but wonder, secretly thinking that this kid saw that Lao Tzu was rubbed with oil by Cao An?

"What else can there be, it's the Cao lady who bit your ear yesterday! She was dragged in from the backyard by the servants of the Cao family, and the little one still wanted to see the real thing, but she was invited to the kitchen by the servants of the Cao family to eat something, and the little one was to report to you by urine, that crazy...... Cao Niangzi is definitely the daughter of the Cao family! As Liu Fu spoke, his expression changed more than a dozen times.

"I already knew." Dong Ce smiled indifferently and said, "Don't worry, I will refuse this marriage if I say anything!" ”

Cao An put on an elegant white robe and a half-sleeved blue gauze robe, which was both graceful and wise, and it was comfortable to look at.

He was about to rush back to the living room, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but make a detour to a small attic, and just saw his wife walking down from the second floor, he hurriedly asked, "Luo Rong, how is she preparing?" ”

"After bathing, changing clothes, just wait for your hair to dry and dress up." Mrs. Cao said, and couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable: "What does Luo Rong think in her heart, don't you know that you are a father?" ”

"I took her hand in hand and taught her to grow up word by word, how could I not know! But mother, she has to let Luo Rong marry into the Dong family, if I don't agree, with her temper, I may do something! Cao An sighed lightly.

"Although the Dong family once saved my father and mother, and my Cao family owes them, we should pay it back, as long as you ask the virtuous king, give him a little work for the Dong family, and it will be fine!" Mrs. Cao frowned, and said: "The Dong family is defeated, once Luo Rong marries, with her current temperament, I can't even think about it that day, in case the Dong family takes Luo Rong off in anger, the relationship between the two families will be completely over!" ”

Cao An was also gloomy when he heard this, but suddenly thought of Dong Ce's calm and relaxed appearance, and couldn't help but say with some confidence: "I think Dong Ce's child is very good, and he is a person who can calm down." ”

"I think it's pretty good!" Mrs. Cao also nodded, and said: "People are a talent, and they are sensible, if someone else encounters him like this, nine times out of ten, he will either rely on the marriage contract to pull my Cao family into the water, or he will not have the face to come to my Cao family, and he not only came, but also persuaded us to agree to withdraw from the marriage, and his words and deeds have not lost the face of my Cao family, but unfortunately, these two children are afraid that they will not be eye-catching!" ”

"Alas, who says it's not, the Dong family is a trader, and our Cao family is a Confucian, Luo Rong, this kid is born like to dance and write, although in the past two years, he has been gambling and drinking, but his knowledge has not been pulled down, otherwise King Xian and the princess would not love her so much, which requires her to marry a businessman...... Cough! ”

It's not that Cao An looks down on businessmen, it's really that the character of businessmen is like that, what else is there in his eyes besides money?

And his daughter, I don't dare to say that she is the best in the world, but in terms of talent and learning, how many can there be compared in Gusu Mansion? What she likes and what she likes, parents naturally know, and Cao An also saw that her daughter must have had a trace of affection for the Ye family's son in the past, but she knew that there was no fate, and she broke off her mind early, otherwise with her character and demeanor more than two years ago, it would be a match made in heaven with the Ye family's son!

A pair of beautiful people were torn apart by the rules and regulations of the world like this! How can it not be deplored?

Cao An couldn't help but be stunned when he thought of this, this idea seemed to have come from Dong Ce!

"Looks like he's more open than the rest of us! It's a pity that his family is in the middle of the road, and Rong'er has no intention of treating him, all of this depends on whether his mother can also see it! ”

When Cao An returned to the hall first, he saw Dong Ce staring at a few calligraphy and paintings hanging in the hall, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and stepped forward a few steps forward and asked, "What's the matter, the virtuous nephew is also interested in calligraphy and painting?" ”

Dong Ce immediately nodded and said, "Of course, the longer this thing goes, the more valuable it is, especially the handiwork of famous artists!" ”

When Cao An heard this, the weight of this Dong Ce in his heart instantly dropped a lot.

Turning around and seeing Cao An's slightly disappointed expression, Dong Ce instantly understood what he was thinking, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, and said, "It's a pity that I can't see their value now, I wonder if my uncle can give me some advice?" ”

Cao An was even more depressed in her heart, thinking that your kid is too snobbish, can there be anything else in your eyes besides money?

Dong Ce said a few words, and almost wiped out Cao An's good impression of himself, no way, he had to do this, otherwise this guy might have to come to a worldly truth again.

Although Cao An was a little disappointed with Dong Ce, he still explained calligraphy and painting to Dong Ce, but only said the quality of Shen Yun, not mentioning the price.

The two chatted for about two quarters of an hour, and finally, in a woman's salty and non-salty greeting, Cao Luorong was dressed in a goose yellow dress, with her hair full of green silk combed into a butterfly-like bun, and her beautiful face was like a hibiscus out of water, clean and beautiful, which made people tremble.

Even Dong Ce had to admit that this girl was indeed very beautiful when she was dressed up, like a narcissus in a flower that had just bloomed, delicate and delicate.

Cao Luorong came with a low brow, walked in front of Dong Ce and Cao An, first saluted the latter, and then bowed to Dong Ce without raising his head, and said: "Dong Gongzi!" ”

Dong Ce also turned around and said, "Lady Cao is good." ”

Cao Luorong raised her head when she heard the voice, and the moment she looked at Dong Ce, her pupils shrank suddenly, and she quickly glanced at Dong Ce's right ear, and she couldn't help but be stunned again, but just in an instant, she recovered her demeanor and said with a faint smile: "Dong Gongzi is really as handsome and chic as Luo Rong imagined!" ”

"You're not bad either." Dong Ce's words made Cao An's father and daughter stunned, this way of praising seems to be a bit demeaningful!

Ignoring the stunned stunned father and daughter of the Cao family, Dong Ce returned to his seat, took off his shoes and knelt down, and said lightly: "I don't want to delay everyone's time, let's make things clear, my Dong family now owes no less than 200,000 yuan in foreign debts, and hundreds of shipwrights are missing, that is to say, hundreds of families are waiting for us to compensate, not to mention that I have no money to marry you, even if there is, I will not ask for a burden to go home to find guilt." ”