Xiao Mufan suddenly felt that his head was swollen, and his temples on both sides were jumping in pain. What he was afraid of was that the old lady would come to this hand, but he was afraid of something. He said to the old lady with a smiling face: "Mom, what do you say that my cousin is also your niece, although my parents are gone, isn't there still you?" No matter what, you have to marry a good family in a beautiful way, and be a wife of the main house. If you just casually follow me as a child, wouldn't it be too wronged for her? ”

As soon as Mrs. Xiao heard this, her face immediately became stiff: "Don't go around those fancy intestines with me, I don't like to hear what you mean." Then tell me, why not? What's wrong with Xinru's child? You're here to talk about it. As he spoke, he glanced at Hui Niang.

Hui Niang is a person with a lot of clear eyes, she has eased up in her heart at this time, how can she not understand what the old lady means?

As soon as the old lady called Liu Xinru just now, her heart flickered and she was confused. The old lady likes Liu Xinru and has long wanted her to marry into the Xiao family as her daughter-in-law, but she gave up because Xiao Mufan resolutely disagreed. At this juncture, I called Xinru to come over, I don't have to guess, I must be forcing my son to agree to this marriage, the old lady is asking Xiao Mufan to marry Liu Xinru as the main wife of the Xiao family. An indescribable grievance suddenly surged into Hui Niang's heart, she stood there in a daze, and heard the old lady say in a trance that Xiao Mufan should take Liu Xinru into the room, and this sentence floated into her ears, like a spring thunder, which made her suddenly sober up. It seems that Mrs. Xiao also understands that it is impossible for her son to agree to marry Liu Xinru as the wife of the main house, so she retreats to the second, but this result is great news for Hui Niang. The old lady asked Xiao Mufan to take Liu Xinru into the house, and she was just an aunt's wife, at most she was on par with her, and Liu Xinru was born a soft person, and this family must still be her mother.

Looking at Xiao Mufan's one hundred and eighty unwilling expressions, Hui Niang's heart was full of ups and downs. She knew that the old man didn't want to marry Liu Xinru. Why? She didn't know, but it wasn't because she was a mother. Since entering Xiao's house, she has long been clear about the master's temperament, habits, and hobbies, but what does the master think in his heart? She never knew anything about it. After so many years, she has become accustomed to the master's indifference to her, after all, the master has never married the wife of the main house again, and the wife of the head of this family has always been her mother, what else does she have to complain about?

Looking at the old lady's posture today, she must not stop until she reaches her goal, and there is a chance that she will not be able to escape this matter.

Seeing the old lady glancing at her, she immediately smiled and took Liu Xinru's hand and said, "That dare to be kind, Sister Xinru is literate and dexterated, and she can help the old man share a lot of worries!" In the future, I will have a companion to talk to, and this is a great joy that fell from the sky. Sir, you can say yes! In this way, you also have someone to take care of, Sister Xinru also has something to rely on, and you follow the old lady's wishes, isn't it the best of all three. ”

Xiao Mufan sat there expressionlessly, silent.

When Mrs. Xiao saw it, she knew that her son's twisting strength had come up again. She glanced at Hui Niang, who understood, quietly stood up, and pulled Liu Xinru out of the room.

In one of the rooms of Nuoda, only their mother and son were left.

Mrs. Xiao glanced at her son's frowning frowns, sighed and said, "Mom knows that you have a high heart, and you can't look down on a girl like Xinru from a small family, Mom doesn't want to embarrass you, she just wants her to be a side house for you, so that she can take care of you for Mom." With her and Hui Niang taking care of you and this family, I just closed my eyes immediately, and I was relieved. You are busy outside every day, and when you get home, you don't even have a person to relieve your boredom, and your mother feels distressed! Hui Niang has to take care of two children, and she has to be busy with the chores of a large family, and there are always times when she is not well taken care of, with Xinru's help, she can also relax and relax. Xinru, this child has read, has a docile temperament, and has a good heart, with her with you, I will be at ease. ”

Xiao Mufan felt panicked in his heart. He didn't dare to refute his mother's words, he also understood his mother's intentions, in his mother's opinion, as long as a woman has a good heart, can run a house, and serve her husband well, but the mother does not understand her son's heart. Xiao Mufan doesn't hate Liu Xinru, on the contrary, he is also very sympathetic and pitiful to her experience, and can even be said to pity her. Because she is always so timid and frightened, for fear of saying the wrong word or doing the wrong thing, he is always very kind to her, for fear of causing her unnecessary nervousness. But he didn't particularly like her either. Unlike Hui Niang, Liu Xinru is always soft-spoken, low-browed, well-behaved and obedient, she never seems to have an idea of her own, no matter what others say, she obeys unconditionally, just like she was born to be a puffed bag. Because of this, the old lady was particularly partial to her, although she was specially invited to accompany and serve the old lady, but no one in the Xiao family regarded her as a person, and her food, clothing, and housing were the same as her own family, but she was still so careful that she didn't dare to say a word. Such a woman is definitely not the type that Xiao Mufan likes, and he never wants to marry a woman who doesn't even dare to look up at him as his wife. He felt that that would be tantamount to roasting the two of them together on the fire, which was even more uncomfortable than his current life.

He knew that his mother had this heart for a long time, so whenever the old lady intended to bring up this topic, he deliberately avoided it. But today, the old lady was determined to make her words clear, and Xiao Mufan really couldn't avoid it. He wanted to reject his mother, who had already arranged for him a Hui Niang, and he could no longer be at the mercy of his mother on the matter of marriage, but looking at his mother's weak but expectant eyes, he couldn't open his mouth anyway.

Old Mrs. Xiao closed her eyes in disappointment, she could see from her son's still frowning brow that her son would not obey her will, her nerves that had been tense because of hope relaxed, and her spirit suddenly became aggrieved, and she sank into the pillow, gasping hard.

Xiao Mufan's heart softened, and his mother's illness made him heartbroken. As a son, he couldn't relieve his mother's physical pain, which had already made him feel guilty, so how could he bear to let the sick old man be sad and disappointed?

He closed his eyes in pain and decided to compromise. He accepted his fate, since he couldn't save his mother's life, let her old man go happily and contentedly!

Xiao Mufan got up and sat down next to his mother's sickbed, gently rubbed his hand on his mother's chest, and said lightly: "Don't worry, how can my son not understand your old man's heart, it's all up to you." ”

Old Lady Xiao tried hard to open her eyes, and a satisfied smile appeared on her tired face.