Shang Ping sat on the seat and watched Lin You lead the children of the Lin family to send the guests away one by one, and his stupid son and stupid nephew were still helping to direct the subordinates to clean up their things.

He lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, got up and walked towards Lin You.

"Uncle Shi," Lin You saluted him respectfully and said with a smile: "The carriage is ready, I'll send you out." ”

Shang Ping showed a smile on his face and said, "I still want to visit your aunt, is she in Wenyuan?" ”

Lin You was stunned for a moment and said: "My aunt was still there at noon, but I don't know if I am not there at this time, why don't Uncle Shi wait for a while, I will let the next person go to the South Park to have a look." ”

Lin Qingwan was naturally still there, she and Lin Yubin had just sent the female guests away, and they were about to pack up their things and go back at this time, as for the things in Wenyuan, they were naturally handed over to their nephews and nieces and daughters-in-law to do.

The little girl came over to pass the word, Lin Qingwan thought for a while and said, "Yubin, let's go meet your second uncle." ”

Lin Yubin's eyes widened in surprise, "Second uncle is back?" ”

"Yes," Lin Qingwan said with a slight pick at the corner of his mouth: "You don't remember what he looks like, the imperial court has opened the seal of the sixteenth, and I estimate that he will leave in the next two days, so you just take this opportunity to go and visit." ”

The last time Lin Yubin saw his second uncle was in the first year after her mother's death, when he went back to Suzhou for the New Year, but he never came back for a few years afterward.

Lin Yubin sighed, "When the second uncle comes back, my grandmother must be very happy." ”

Lin Qingwan smiled silently, and led Lin Yubin to the gate.

For example, officials who are officials in Beijing have family leave, but their families are in other places, and their parents or wives and children are not around, they have family leave every year.

The same is true for local officials.

The length of family leave is determined according to the distance between the place of employment and his hometown, and Shang Ping naturally has family leave.

But he hasn't taken a single vacation for so many years, Lin Qingwan doesn't believe that such a person will take advantage of the annual leave to return to his hometown because he misses his family.

Probably something, right?

All his worries dissipated instantly when he saw the group of people waiting at the gate, Lin Qingwan showed a faint smile on his face, and at first glance he saw Shang Ping standing beside Lin You.

Shang Mingjie really doesn't look like his father, Lin Qingwan stepped forward with a smile, turned his head to Lin Yubin and said, "Yubin, I haven't seen your second uncle yet." ”

Lin Yubin hurriedly stepped forward and curtsied, and Shang Ping hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "Don't be polite." ”

He looked at Lin Yubin with emotion and said, "I don't see you this year, my niece has grown into a big girl, and she is becoming more and more like your mother." ”

Lin Yubin lowered her head a little sentimentally, and Lin Qingwan smiled: "Yes, I also think that Yubin is becoming more and more like a sister-in-law, especially this head melon seed, more and more intelligent, if the sister-in-law can see it, I don't know how happy I am." ”

Shang Ping looked at Lin Qingwan at this time, and arched his hand and said, "The lower official will meet Lord Lin." ”

Lin Qingwan stood without moving, accepted his salute impartially, and said with a smile: "Lord Shang is very polite, you are Yubin's uncle, why do you have to see him like this." ”

Shang Ping looked at Lin Yubin and sighed, "It's a pity that I'm far away in the capital and can't take care of my niece, so I feel a lot of guilt." ”

Lin Qingwan had a faint smile on her face, she didn't like this kind of false greetings very much, so she didn't want to say more after a few polite words.

The atmosphere was a little embarrassed for a while, Shang Ping asked Lin Yubin two more words without realizing it, and then left with his nephew and son.

Xiao Fang's family had already gone back with the three Shang Danlan sisters, and at this time, they were surrounding Mrs. Shang and chattering about what they were doing today.

Shang Danzhu hugged the old lady's arm and said coquettishly: "Grandmother, we have to play tomorrow." ”

Mrs. Shang said with a smile: "Go, go, you can go if you want, anyway, in the first month, after fifteen, you will go to school, and you are not allowed to think about playing at that time." ”

"Grandmother, don't worry, we'll just play for these two days."

Seeing that they were so excited, Mrs. Shang couldn't help asking, "Wenyuan is really so fun?" ”

"It's fun, grandmother will find out when she goes and sees." Shang Danzhu's eyes lit up and said, "Grandmother, come with us to see, when the time comes, you and Aunt Lin will sit in the Xuan and drink hot tea, and we will play in the garden." ”

Mrs. Shang smiled and said, "The weather is too cold, I don't want to move, you can just go by yourself, and I'll go and see when the weather is warmer." ”

Shang Danzhu was still entangled, so Shang Ping led Shang Mingyuan's brother in, she trembled, and hurriedly got up and stood aside.

Shang Ping had something to say to the old lady Shang, and said to a few children: "It's not early, let's go back to wash and rest." ”

Mrs. Shang got up and looked at Shang Ping, and her face stopped talking.

Shang Ping smiled at her and said, "Madame, go back first, I'll talk to my mother." ”

Mrs. Shang Er had a soothing expression on her face and responded with a smile.

The people in the house retreated completely, leaving only the mother and son, Shang Ping sat on his mother's lap, picked up the mallet and gently beat her legs, "Mother, I saw Lord Lin today, what kind of person do you think she is?" ”

Old Madam Shang smiled: "A smart and capable person, what's the matter, don't you think Brother Xiao Qi?" ”

Shang Ping lowered his eyes, covered the emotions in his eyes and smiled: "Yes, if she is a man, maybe she will be the second brother-in-law." ”

Old Madam Shang also nodded with satisfaction, "Before, I was worried that Yubin would be wronged in the Lin family, but now I am not worried. With her protection, no one in the Lin family can bully Yubin. ”

Shang Ping paused and asked, "Yubin is not young, is he, but he is married?" ”

Old Madam Shang frowned slightly, looked down at her son, and said half-loudly: "What do you think of Mingjie?" ”

Shang Ping was startled, but said quietly on his face: "Didn't my brother-in-law not agree to this family affair at that time?" We can't always be strong. ”

"It's not that I didn't agree," Mrs. Shang said, "Didn't you still involve the Lin family's family property at that time?" I see that your brother-in-law is also very happy in his heart, otherwise he would have refused directly. ”

Mrs. Shang still thinks that it is best for her granddaughter to marry into the family, even if Lin Qingwan has a good relationship with the Lin clan now, but she is a woman in the end, when she gets old in the future, or something happens, who else will support Yubin on the Lin family's side?

Marrying into someone else's family will suffer some grievances, but marrying into the Shang family is different, Mingjie and her childhood sweethearts, the two children have a good relationship, and there will be a lot less tribulation in the future.

And the second child is her own uncle, in the Shang family, who dares to give her a look?

At this time, Mrs. Shang subconsciously ignored Mrs. Shang, and in her heart, Mrs. Shang was really not worth mentioning.

But Shang Ping himself is not very willing.

He took a test of his son's homework last night, and found that the foundation was quite solid, but his writing and thinking were smart, coupled with his understanding of writing exhortations before, Shang Ping firmly believed that he would have a great future.

That being the case, how could he let his son marry Lin Yubin?

She doesn't have a father and brother to help her, what else is there besides the title of a county lord?

I can't help my son at all, so Shang Ping thought about it and smiled: "Mother, it's too early to say this, I don't think Lord Lin wants Yubin to marry early, I'm afraid that he will stay for a few more years." ”

Old Madam Shang frowned and said: "Yubin will be married next month, Mingjie is not young, now make a marriage first, and when the dowry is ready, the year or two will pass." Sixteen or seventeen years old is a good time to get married. ”

Shang Ping said with a smile: "But mother, when my son was in the capital, he found someone to tell Mingjie's fortune, saying that he should not marry early, and even marry too early, otherwise he will restrain the woman, if the Lin family is not in a hurry, he can go on board for two years." ”

Old Madam Shang lowered her head and looked at her son quietly for a while, then closed her eyes and said, "You are Mingjie's father, now that you have made up your mind, what else can I say?" ”

Shang Ping hurriedly said: "What did my mother say, Mingjie was brought up by you, and his marriage is naturally decided by you, I am just worried that marrying the two children at this time will hinder Yubin, after all, she has always been weak, if something happens to Mingjie, how can I bear it as an uncle?" ”

Old Madam Shang sighed, "I know, then let's wait for another two years and then discuss." ”

Shang Ping breathed a sigh of relief, two years, Lin Yubin was seventeen, and he didn't believe that the Lin family would be in a hurry to marry her.

What girl would stay until seventeen and not be married?

As for his son, in the family, men who married late abounded, and he was not in a hurry.

Just let my son try to test his fame, if he passes the test, then the range of family affairs can be even greater.

Mrs. Shang closed her eyes, as if she was asleep, so Shang Ping slowly got up and covered her with a blanket, so she asked the girl to come in and wait, and she quietly retreated.

Old Madam Shang waited for his footsteps to disappear, then opened her eyes and looked at the door, stunned in her heart.

"Old lady?" Nan Chun said softly: "I'll help you go to bed and rest." ”

Mrs. Shang lowered her eyes and said "um", holding the girl's hand to the bed, but she couldn't sleep when she was lying on the bed.

She can more or less guess her son's thoughts, but other things are okay, the marriage of the two children is the meaning of both parties when the daughter is alive, and she can more or less see the love between the two children.

How can you repent at this time?

And if you don't marry Mingjie, what should Yubin do if she goes to her in-law's house and is bullied?

Not to marry Shang Mingjie, Lin Yubin has a lot of choices, at this time Lin Qingwan flipped through the booklet handed in by Lin You, which not only has a small portrait of the man, but also the other party's family background and some personality hobbies.

"These are all rough, and my nephew doesn't dare to conclude that they are correct, my aunt will look at them first, and then I will ask someone to inquire one by one when I go back."

Lin Qingwan waved her hand, "Don't worry, there are so many people, how much manpower and material resources do you have to inquire one by one?" You should interact with people with a normal heart, and pay more attention to the character of the other party, and there is no rush in this matter. ”

"But my cousin isn't next month's birthday......"

Lin Qingwan smiled, "It's just a matter of time, it's not seventy or eighty, what's the hurry?" ”

Lin You wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and in the eyes of your aunt, is it urgent for a girl to marry in her seventies or eighties?

"Letting you draw this is just for me to have a number in my heart," Lin Qingwan clapped her hands with the booklet and said with satisfaction: "It seems that there are still a lot of young talents of the right age in the world." ”

Lin You sweated more on his forehead, "Auntie, can you pass this booklet out." ”

Lin Qingwan gave him a blank look, "Am I such an unreliable person?" Okay, you go down first, there will be a cultural meeting tomorrow. By the way, today you can't take the limelight, but tomorrow you have to work harder, don't expect you to take the lead, at least you can say a few more words. ”

Lin You bowed his head and respectfully replied "yes", and then retreated to rest.