Chapter 004: Birthday Banquet
Before he arrived at the entrance of the town, he saw a person walking by, He Shaorong fixed his eyes and looked at it, wasn't that the second lady Tan Suqin? couldn't help but be stunned, and hurriedly jumped off the horse to greet him, and asked, "Suqin, are you back?" They didn't do anything to you, did they? ”
Tan Suqin glanced at him and said coldly: "Aren't I doing well?" With that, he walked straight over.
He Shaorong hurriedly followed. The two of them walked all the way back to Tan's house, He Shaorong asked the adjutant to go back with the people first, and he accompanied Tan Suqin into the door.
The Tan family was very surprised to see the second lady return safely, Old Man Tan and Tan Suyun hurriedly greeted him, and Old Man Tan asked Tan Suqin: "Suqin, weren't you robbed by bandits?" How did you come back again? What happened? ”
Tan Suqin hesitated in her heart, not knowing whether to tell the truth, after all, being a bandit is not a glorious thing, he wanted to save some face for Xiao Anzi in front of his family and hide it. But when she saw Mother Liu standing on the side, her heart suddenly softened, and she thought, "I should let her know the news of Xiao Anzi!" So he told the truth and said, "After I was robbed by the bandits to the mountain, I saw the leader of the bandits, and that person was Xiao Anzi, and he recognized me and sent me back politely!" ”
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Mother Liu asked in a trembling voice, "You said you saw Xiao Anzi?" Is he still alive? ”
Tan Suqin nodded and said, "Yes, Mother Liu, he is still alive, and he is living very well!" ”
Mother Liu couldn't help but burst into tears when she heard this, and muttered: "It's so good, it's so good!" ”
Old Man Tan couldn't help but snort coldly, and said, "If you are born a bandit, it is better to die!" ”
After hearing this, Mother Liu couldn't help but look ashamed, and said: "Yes, yes, this little sinner, what is it not good to do, but he ran away to be a bandit!" When I see him, I will teach him a hard lesson! Having said that, Mother Liu still couldn't help but be happy in her heart, she was a woman, she didn't have the kind of big view of right and wrong that Master Tan, she only knew that it was better to die than to live! Xiao Anzi is her only son and her only relative in this world, no matter what, she hopes that he can live well!
Mother Liu couldn't help but ask Tan Suqin again: "Second Miss, why didn't he come home with you?" ”
Tan Suqin replied: "He became a bandit, and he was afraid that you would blame him, so he didn't dare to come back!" Although these words were said to Liu's mother, Tan Suqin's eyes kept looking at her father on the side, the meaning of which is self-evident, the reason why Li Yongan didn't dare to come back was really afraid of the old man of the Tan family!
When Master Tan saw his daughter looking at him, he couldn't help but snort coldly again.
Tan Suqin said to Liu's mother again: "But you don't have to be in a hurry, he asked me about your situation, and I told him, and he was very relieved to hear it!" ”
Mother Liu was a little relieved when she heard this, but she was still very worried in her heart.
Master Tan waved his hand on the side, and said impatiently: "Okay, okay!" Don't talk about this useless thing, you guys hurry up and prepare, let's start the feast! ”
Mother Liu and the people hurriedly agreed, and went down to prepare to go.
Old Man Tan walked up to He Shaorong and thanked him and said, "Virtuous nephew, I'm bothering you this time!" ”
He Shaorong hurriedly bowed down and replied, "Uncle, you are polite, this is what the little nephew should do!" But the little nephew didn't know that today was his uncle's birthday, and he didn't even prepare a birthday gift. ”
Old Man Tan said: "I was afraid that I would delay your military affairs and didn't greet you, so how can I blame you?" As he spoke, he took his hand, sat down to the side, and talked to him cordially.
When the two sisters Tan Suyun and Tan Suqin saw each other, they also sat down to accompany each other. He Shaorong took the time to chat with Tan Suqin for a few words, but Tan Suqin was lukewarm to him, she answered a sentence when he said it, and she seemed very distant!
After a while, the banquet was ready, and it was served in the same way. Old Man Tan beckoned his two daughters and He Shaorong to join the table, and there were only four of them at this table. Old Man Tan treated his subordinates generously, although he couldn't let them sit together because of the etiquette, but he asked them to set up another table on the side and eat together.
Old Man Tan usually doesn't drink much, but today is his birthday, and he is very happy that his two daughters came back to pay him a birthday, and He Shaorong, the nephew, is here, so he drank two more glasses. He was so happy that he talked about the marriage of the second miss and He Shaorong again!
Tan and He's two families were originally world friends, and the young master of the He family, He Shaorong, fell in love with Tan Suqin since he first saw her, and soon after, he asked his father to come to Tan's mansion to propose marriage. This He Shaorong is a talent, young and promising, and Old Man Tan really admires him very much. But I didn't think that my daughter Tan Suqin didn't agree with this family business, although the marriage at the beginning of that year still paid attention to obeying the orders of her parents and the old feudal customs of matchmaking, but Tan Suqin was very disgusted with this arranged marriage because she had studied and been exposed to new ideas, so she resolutely disagreed with this family business! The father and daughter also had a big quarrel because of this, and the old man Tan felt very faceless in front of the He family, and was very annoyed, according to his temper, he planned to drive his daughter out of the house and deny her from now on! Tan Suqin couldn't help crying in a hurry, crying and talking about her mother, and said sadly: "Mother, why did your old man leave so early!" Leaving his daughters unloved, the father is ruthless to marry his daughter to a person he doesn't love, and he will suffer for a lifetime, you have a spirit in the sky, come and save your daughter! ”
When Mr. Tan heard this, he remembered his deceased wife, and he felt sad in his heart, so he couldn't help but soften his heart, so he didn't force his daughter anymore, and sent someone to reply to the He family that his daughter was still young and was studying, and she could stay for a few years. So the matter was put aside for the time being.
A few years have passed in a blink of an eye, Tan Suqin is about to graduate, He Shaorong has also been promoted from battalion commander to regiment commander, and he has been specially transferred to Anping Town.
At this time, Tan Suqin was still very reluctant, but it was not good to upset her father on her birthday, so she didn't say anything, but her face was already very ugly. He Shaorong was naturally very happy, although he knew that Tan Suqin didn't treat him very well, but he didn't care much, thinking that the future would be long, and when he became a parent, he would treat her better, and she would naturally change her mind!