Xie Yankai ignored her, got up and went straight to the study. Xie Yun sighed, went back to the room and asked the maid to go out from the corner door and give Huai'an a message.

Huai'an was rolling up his sleeves, leaning on the carriage and waiting, waiting for the maid Yuqin beside Xie Yun.

"Shen Gongzi, our young lady asked you not to come again." Yuqin looked around at no one, lowered her voice and said, "Directly engage our master in the Guozijian." ”

Huai'an thought for a moment: "Did she say 'get' your master?" ”

Yuqin recalled: "Yes. ”

Huai'an breathed a sigh of relief: "I know." ”

……

Huai'an returned home, his father and mother were as usual, but he really didn't care about his daughter-in-law, he knew that his father and mother wanted to take the opportunity to teach him to be a man, so he had to wait and rely on it, and actively find a way to get his future father-in-law by himself.

The drizzling rain fell all night, and it refused to stop until the end of the day. Today's routine meeting said that the road was slippery on a rainy day, so Xie Yankai went out two quarters of an hour early and got into the carriage.

The coachman did not move for a long time, and after a while, the curtain of the car was lifted again, and with the autumn wind and rain poured in, there was a big living person. In the dim skylight, I saw that it was Shen Huai'an, a stinky boy.

A trace of astonishment flashed in Xie Yan's eyes, and then he said with a straight face: "What are you doing here?" ”

"Rub your car to school." Huai An said with a smile.

"Get out of the car."

Huai'an didn't go down, but the coachman suddenly urged the carriage and slowly walked in the direction of the alley.

Xie Yankai sneered: "How much silver did you stuff for the coachman?" ”

"Two-two." Huai'an said honestly.

Xie Yankai gasped: "Do you know how much he earns every month?" ”

Huai'an continued to smile: "Uncle Xie, it's not important. ”

Xie Yankai suddenly shouted: "Stop!" ”

The coachman quickly tightened the reins, and the carriage stopped at the entrance of the street.

"This car is rented to you." Xie Yankai didn't say a word, lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.

"Hey! Uncle Xie, slow down! It was pitch black, and Huai'an hurriedly touched an umbrella and jumped out of the carriage after him.

"Don't follow me." Xie Yankai walked down the dark and damp streets, followed by a long follower.

Huai'an trotted up and opened his umbrella to protect Xie Yan from the rain: "Am I not afraid that you will get caught in the rain?" ”

Xie Yankai snorted coldly.

"Uncle Xie......"

"Don't call me Uncle Xie." Xie Yan said.

"Oh," Huai'an climbed along the pole, "father-in-law." ”

Xie Yankai suddenly got goosebumps, glared at him and reprimanded, "Don't shout nonsense." ”

"Tarzan."

"Neither can Tarzan!"

"Daddy~" Huai'an was dry.

Xie Yankai stumbled flat and almost fell.

Chapter 176

"Look, the road is slippery on a rainy day, so let Huai'an help you walk." Huai'an Road.

Xie Yankai brushed his hand away: "Shen Huai'an, what do you want to do?" ”

Huai'an caught a glimpse of the wonton shop on the side of the street opened, the storefront was narrow, there were two square tables in front of the door, a few benches, and a mowing shed was propped up to protect them from the wind and rain.

"Dad, let's sit down and eat a bowl of ravioli, you can give me time for a meal, listen to my explanation."

"Don't scream!" Xie Yankai said coldly: "If I were really your father, I would have broken your leg a long time ago!" ”

Huai'an smiled facelessly: "Do you think my father doesn't fight?" But it doesn't matter, I have more calves. ”

Xie Yankai: ......

Huai'an pulled Xie Bobo into the wonton shop, the boss diligently turned down the two benches, and Huai'an and Xie Yankai squeezed one to sit. The shopkeeper's eyes slipped and glanced straight at Xie Yankai's official uniform, it seemed that it was the first time he had seen such a big official.

Huai'an ordered two bowls of wontons and two pies, and Huai'an took out a dozen pennies from his purse and handed it to the shopkeeper, asking him to mix a refreshing little cold dish again.

"Okay!" The boss answered.

Huai'an turned his head and found that Xie Yankai was examining himself. He looked down at his muslin shirt: "What's wrong?" ”

Xie Yankai said: "I just stuffed the coachman with two taels of silver, and I would actually come to this kind of place to eat." ”

Huai'an smiled: "The province should save the flowers." ”

"Sit down over there." Xie Yankai said disgustedly.

Huai'an walked around to the nearest stool and sat down.

"Uncle Xie, listen to me." Huai'an said: "The last time I met Sister Yun was six or seven years old, after ten years, you have been out for seven years, I really can't remember." ”

"Later, my sister opened a private school in Dongjiao Hutong, only one street away from my bookstore, and we met again, I only thought she was very familiar at the time, and I didn't expect her to be the little sister who was round and rumbling back then."

Xie Yankai glared at him again, daring to say that his daughter was round and rumbling.

"Children, round and cute, I was also round and rumbling back then." Huai An said with a smile: "If I had half of the good memories of you and my father, there would be no misunderstanding, but you have watched me grow up since I was a child, and you know that I am very forgetful, and my sister is younger than me back then, so I can't remember it." ”

"When we met again, we were called by an alias, and she thought I was the son of a merchant family, and I thought she was the daughter of Mr. Private School. Some of what we heard, thought, and felt were very much in agreement, and after coming and going, some long-lasting thoughts arose, and I was anxious to ask my parents to propose marriage to Mr. Private School, which was exactly what you met that day. Who would have thought that the flood would wash away the Dragon King Temple, and a good marriage was messed up by me like this. ”

The shopkeeper served wontons and cold dishes, and Xie Yan didn't say a word, and ate the wontons spoonful by spoonful.

Huai'an's nervous palms were sweaty, but it was rude to watch others eat, so he had to eat a few bites with him, and he couldn't get stuck in his throat.

Xie Yankai put down the bowl, and Huai'an also put down the bowl.

"You are young, you know what kind of marriage." He said.

"I understand." Huai'an replied positively: "It is two people who have enough money, have common ideals, and admire each other very much, and they will long for each other to be their only partner in life." ”

Xie Yankai almost choked, what a mess......

Huai'an observed his words and looks, and saw that Xie Yankai was not angry, so he boldly said: "Uncle Xie, I am here to ask your old man for forgiveness, as for the marriage, it should be ordered by his parents...... Lord, it's just that Sister Yun and I are in love with each other, and the hearts of our juniors, please be considerate of one or two as appropriate. ”

Xie Yankai snorted lightly: "Flim tongue." ”

Huai'an smiled: "You also watched me grow up, I just have a little noise on my lips, and you know how pure my heart is." ”

"I don't know." Xie Yankai didn't give face at all.

Huai'an was not in a hurry or annoyed, and still smiled: "Yes, if someone wants to marry my daughter, even if he swears to be good to my daughter for the rest of his life, I will definitely not believe it. ”

Xie Yan wanted to laugh angrily: "It's all good for you to say everything." ”

Huai'an hurriedly picked up vegetables for Uncle Xie: "You're not angry, are you?" ”

Xie Yankai didn't answer, slowly ate the wontons in the bowl until only the soup base remained, and then began to drink the soup. Huai'an's little heart was repeatedly □□ slowly and logically, and then he knew the difference between the champion and Tanhua, the father would only beat people when he was angry, and psychological pressure could make people break the defense.

Finally, Xie Yan opened his mouth: "My daughter is very different. ”

Huai'an looked up.

She has been studying with her three older brothers since she was five years old, and when she was twelve years old, she can say that she wants to write poems and poems, and even Bagu Shiwen writes better than her brothers, and people around her often joke that she will be a female champion in the future. Who thought that she took it seriously, packed up her bookbox, and planned to sign up for the county examination with her third brother, but was ridiculed by her third brother, only to know that women could not participate in the imperial examination. She cried that day, her eyes were swollen into walnuts, her mother and I looked distressed, in those years often took her in and out of the public gate, and rarely restricted her from going out, coupled with the civilization of the people in Jiangnan, she developed today's character. ”

Huai'an sighed secretly, he understood why Xie Yun wanted more girls from ordinary families to study.

Famous ladies have the opportunity to read and write, and most of them serve marriage, and only by letting more women study and work can it be possible to find a new way out.

I heard Xie Yankai sigh again: "Do you know that the opportunity for you to squander is something that many people are born with that cannot be touched. You said that you signed a contract with her, but you didn't know that Yun'er has loved reading since she was a child, and she loves books like her life, what virtues have you had since you were a child, don't you need to say it? ”

The original intention of saying this sentence was to motivate Huai'an, guide him to make a guarantee, correct his attitude, and ask for fame to marry, and he could also go down the slope and acquiesce to his parents to propose marriage again.

Who knew that Huai'an assured him sincerely: "I know, Uncle Xie, Sister Yun likes to read, so I will arrange a big study room for her, stuffed with all kinds of books." If she doesn't bother her, I can also accompany her under the lamp and add fragrance to my red sleeves......"

"Poof-" Xie Yan opened a mouthful of wonton soup and squirted, choking and coughing.

Huai An hurriedly took out a handkerchief, patted his future father-in-law on his chest and back, and wiped the soup on his official uniform: "Don't get excited, don't get excited, say something slowly." ”

Xie Yankai has nothing to say, this kid is not a problem of not being on the road, he is completely driving the clouds.

He finally relieved his breath, brushed Huai'an's hand away, and reprimanded: "You still have red sleeves and incense, you just wait for her to earn a life for you to come back." ”

Only then did Huai An realize that he would be wrong, and hurriedly said: "Of course I have to study hard." ”

Xie Yankai snorted coldly: "Remember your words." ”

Huai'an nodded hurriedly.

Xie Yankai said again: "Where did you just go?" ”

"Red sleeves add fragrance." Huai'an Road.

Xie Yankai wanted to smoke him.

"Sister Yun is a little different." Huai'an hurriedly changed his words.

Xie Yankai nodded, and continued: "When she was four years old, she resisted foot binding, and she refused to learn needlework. ”

"Uncle, I don't have foot binding, and I won't be popular." Huai'an said: "It's not to raise the bar with you, but if these are good things, why don't men do it?" ”

Xie Yankai wanted to say the ugly words in front, but when he heard Huai'an say this, he was a little surprised.

So he shook his head and said, "When you say this, why don't you eat minced meat." Are you willing to bind your feet as a folk woman? It's just that in recent years, the folk foot-binding trend has flourished, and it is even related to marriage. ”

"But my sister didn't bind her feet, and she found a good match, and my sister didn't bind her feet, and our daughter won't be in the future, if a man minds this, it's either a stupid person who is like a crowd, or a whore who harbors evil intentions, such a man is better than nothing. You must know that even the ladies in the palace have to put their feet when they enter the palace, which shows how ridiculous this is, not only ridiculous but also cruel. ”

Huai'an's analysis was the head, and finally gave a solution: "When you or my father become the first assistant of the cabinet, I will issue a decree to call the people to abolish foot binding!" ”

Xie Yankai was speechless, this kid is a little ambitious, but not much.

"Why can't you aspire to study hard and become your own first assistant in the future?"

"People are self-aware." Huai'an smiled: "My fathers are so powerful, I really don't need to embarrass myself." ”