After sitting on the bed and thinking about it for half an hour, the Chen family decided to put the Xu family's family business aside. In order to prevent Xie from coming over to see the clues, she took ten copper coins and asked the half-grown children in the village to run their feet, and told Xie not to come again today, only saying that there was something at home. In the evening, she personally went to the gate of the academy to pick up Du Jinning and persuaded Xu Chengyuan to go back.

"Mother, what's going on?" Du Jinning followed Chen to his home and asked.

Chen told Yan Cen about today's marriage proposal.

Du Jinning was suddenly so angry that he scolded Yan Cen. Turning his head to see Chen's expression, he suddenly wondered: "What else is there besides this?" ”

remembered that Chen persuaded Xu Chengyuan to go back, and asked, "Did you tell Aunt Xu about the eldest sister's family?" ”

"Nope." Chen's eyes dodged, "This just happened, I'm afraid that your Aunt Xu will think too much, so I plan to delay it." ”

"It's when something like this happens, you should book the family affairs immediately, so as not to let Aunt Xu think too much. If you drag it out, maybe she will think that we want to think about the Yan family's family business. Du Jinning persuaded, "Besides, there is still more than a month, and Senior Brother Xu will go to the scientific examination." If he is admitted to Xiucai and comes to propose marriage, Aunt Xu will not look up to the eldest sister so highly. ”

"It's easy to put the icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow. Only when we give the eldest sister to him when their family is in the most difficult time, their mother and son will be grateful and better to the eldest sister. When the Yan family came to propose marriage, he hesitated, and only agreed to the family matter until Senior Brother Xu was admitted to Xiucai, if it were you, what would you think of our family? It has to be appropriate, and we have to attach the inflammatory trend. ”

Chan was silent. Her steps were heavy and her thoughts heavy.

"Mother, what are you hiding from me?" Seeing her like this, Du Jinning was anxious, and said fiercely, "If you don't tell me about the family affairs, from now on, I will never care about the family affairs anymore." ”

Seeing that Chen was still hesitating, she had tears in her eyes and said aggrievedly: "I have been working hard all day long to plan for this family, and you still have other plans behind my back, what do you think of me?" There are many things you don't understand, and if someone takes advantage of them, I will be the first to be killed. ”

Chen couldn't make up his mind whether to tell Du Jinning about Du Fangfei's plan, but when Du Jinning said this, the balance in his heart tilted.

She said: "Okay, don't cry, my mother will tell you." So he told Du Jinning about Du Fangfei's worries and plans.

Du Jinning has experienced a lifetime of life as an adult's soul, and there are few things that can make her feelings fluctuate and her heart is uneasy. But at this moment, a strong and undulating emotion surged in her heart, which made her unable to calm down for a long time. She didn't know if it was the remnants of the original emotion, or if it was her own inner feelings.

Crossing here, although she also regarded the Chen family and her three sisters as relatives and carried everything on her shoulders, she could not have an emotional dependence on the Chen family and them. She has experienced a lifetime, and she has already wrapped a heart in a thick hard shell in the world of human warmth and deceit.

But at this moment, she could feel that her hard shell was slowly softening and disappearing.

The eldest sister who is as weak as a silk flower, she can't change the status quo, she can't compete with the sinister of this male world, she can only protect her youngest sister by sacrificing her marriage. In the past, Meng Qiang changed the medicine to save her from the ghost gate, and now he wants to marry himself to Yan Cen in exchange for her future protection. She values her family more than her own life.

With a heart as hard as iron as Du Jinning, he couldn't help but want to cry.

"Mother, I'll go back and talk to my eldest sister." She said.

Chen opened his mouth to say something, but he still kept his mouth shut.

Her own heart is a mess, she doesn't know what to do, and how to persuade Du Jinning?

The mother and daughter went back to Du's house with their own thoughts.

After entering the door, Du Jinning went to the hall and called Du Fangfei, who was practicing embroidery: "Eldest sister, I wrote a script, you come and help me bind it." ”

Since moving to Zhuangzi, Du Jinning's words have been bound by Du Fangfei, and when she said this, Du Fangling and Du Fanghui were not suspicious.

However, Du Fangfei was restless for an afternoon, and when she heard Du Jinning call her, her heart was even more uneasy. But she still put down the work in her hand and followed Du Jinning to her room.

Chen followed.

Du Jinning entered the room and sat down, motioned to Chen, who was the last to enter the door, to close the door, and said to Du Fangfei: "Eldest sister, I already know what you think." ”

Du Fangfei was startled, raised her head and looked at her mother, full of blame.

Du Jinning didn't give her a chance to think about it, and continued: "I know you want to help me. But how can you help me, you know? ”

Du Fangfei turned his gaze in surprise.

"Whether you can help me or not depends not on my family background, but on my character." Du Jinning said again.

At this time, not only Du Fangfei didn't understand, but Chen was also stunned by Du Jinning, and couldn't help asking, "How do you say this?" ”

"Think about it, if the eldest sister marries someone who is not responsible, or who is wise to protect herself in trouble, or selfish, will they compete with the mountain chief for me?"

Du Fangfei hesitated for a moment and shook his head.

"The people of the great family enjoy the protection given to them by the great family, and in turn they have to serve the family and obey the orders of those in power in the family. They think most about how to defend their own interests. They would never be hostile to another clan's family for the sake of the wife of one clan, not even if they were to take them in, lest others think too much. Instead, they would ask their people to divorce their wives to make their stands. ”

Du Jinning raised his eyes and looked at Du Fangfei: "But Xu Chengyuan and their family won't." I know very well what their character is. When I am in trouble and want to ask them for help, they will definitely do everything they can to help me. I know Guan Shanchang's temperament very well, he is a righteous gentleman, and the thing you are worried about secretly killing yourself to save face will not happen. The most he could do was kick me out of the wall. ”

Speaking of this, she paused: "At that time, I have nothing and nowhere to go, do you say that Yan Cen will take me in, or Xu Chengyuan will take me in?" ”

"Xu Chengyuan." Du Fangfei said.

Du Jinning smiled: "Look, eldest sister, you actually understand it yourself." She smiled, "When I don't have value, a lot of people won't help me." Unless that person is upright and good, and is not afraid of the powerful. ”

When Chen heard this, he had already made up his mind. She looked at Du Fangfei and said, "Let's get engaged to Xu Chengyuan." ”

Du Fangfei nodded: "Okay." ”