Young Master Dou seems a bit silly, but he’s inherently a businessman. Everything he does revolves around profit, and he won’t spend ti on anything that doesn’t benefit him.
To spend so much effort and silver to connect with Master Ouyang, he must have had the idea to seek Master Ouyang’s help in planning his marriage early on.
Gu Jinli: "Although Young Master Dou is profit-driven, he has more loyalty and true personality. Master Ouyang likes such young n, so if he’s willing to associate with Young Master Dou, it ans he’s willing to help him."
Qin San Lang nodded upon hearing: "Xiao Yu is right, and Mrs. Dou ng’s two sons are sons of an imperial rchant. Mrs. Dou ng is a concubine daughter of an official. Even if favored, she couldn’t arrange a marriage with high-class connections for her sons, at best they would marry a greedy little capital official."
There’s really no need to worry about Dou Ke.
"Second Sister, Brother San Lang, walk slowly." Brother Cheng, holding a green polo, ca chasing after them and squeezed between them: "We’re almost ho."
Keep a bit in check, you’re not married yet.
Ah, you’re really worrying, this younger brother always has to worry.
Gu Jinli laughed: "Okay, I’ll go back with you."
She then withdrew her hand held by Qin San Lang and instead held Brother Cheng’s hand, running back ho.
The house was already bustling, with mbers from several families gathered, ready to worship the ancestors before eating.
Erqing, Xiao Ji, Sister Li, Feng Lian, and Da Tuan, Xiao Tuan either went ho or to the pharmaceutical workshop; tonight, Nanny Tao would bring everyone from the workshop to have a reunion dinner.
"San Lang is back, finally back, among the kids from several families, you’re the busiest." Third Grandma was delighted to see Qin San Lang, handing him a bowl of fish and lamb soup: "You must be hungry, have a bowl of soup to pad your stomach, your Brother Luo Wu made it, it tastes good."
Qin San Lang always respected Third Grandpa and Third Grandma, so he took the bowl and drank: "Thank you, Third Grandma, Brother Luo Wu’s fish and lamb soup is very tasty."
Third Grandma then said: "You’re praising him too much, after all, it’s the first ti he’s formally cooked for several families. Just in case it didn’t turn out well, really your cooking is more tasty."
Gu Jinli laughed upon hearing: "Third Grandma, lower your voice, if Brother Luo Wu hears it, all your praises from earlier will be in vain."
Third Grandma didn’t have any grandchildren, so she adored the kids from several families, praised them profusely upon them doing anything good. Hearing this, she quickly made a gesture to hush: "Right, right, don’t let Brother Wu hear it, that boy is thin-skinned, and he’ll feel bad if he hears it."
"Old woman, what are you dawdling about? Quickly bring the kids to worship the heavens and ancestors, it’s ti to start dinner." Third Grandpa shouted at Third Grandma.
Third Grandma, upon hearing this, imdiately beckoned Qin San Lang and Gu Jinli to the incense table behind the guest hall door, proceeding with everyone to worship the heavens.
The Qin family, Tian family, Luo family, and Qi family only joined in worshiping the heavens and the fellow villagers who died along the escape road before retreating. The Gu Family alone worshiped the Gu Family ancestors.
"Alright, alright, God and the ancestors have finished dining, let’s hurry up to the reunion dinner." Third Grandma called everyone.
Upon hearing this, everyone divided into two groups, the n eating the reunion dinner in the guest hall and the won following Third Grandma to the flower hall.
Mrs. Chen rolled up her sleeves, walking ahead exuberantly: "Tonight there are quite a few good dishes, including ham and chicken stew, such a precious dish, not eating several bowls would be unjust to Xiao Yu’s ham."
With a slap sound, Third Grandma hit her and said: "Eat several bowls? Do you think ham is like sweet potatoes, allowing you to eat bowl after bowl? Dashan’s wife and Damu’s wife have portioned it, each gets just one bowl, no more."
Ham is expensive, dreaming of scarfing it all down?
Mrs. Chen, feeling dissatisfied, ran even faster, thinking of picking the largest bowl with the most ham to eat.
Seeing this, Third Grandma was furious, saying to Gu Jinli: "Xiao Yu, ask Nanny Tao to discipline Mrs. Chen soday, she’s too embarrassing, doesn’t act like a senior. If Sister Xu from the Xu family enters and sees such an aunt, she would surely mock her secretly."
Gu Jinli: "Third Grandma, Aunt Da Gui’s temper won’t change, only she can pretend. Sister Xu need not worry for the first few years after entering."
In a few years, who knows, because Mrs. Chen can’t pretend for so long.
Third Grandma sighed: "Fine, let her be. After being ridiculed by the juniors, she’ll know to change."
"Elder Grandmother, can we start eating?" Mrs. Chen had her eye on a bowl of ham stewed with chicken soup, standing before the bowl asking Old Mrs. Yan at the main seat.
"Eat, eat." Old Mrs. Yan was the oldest among the female elders of several families; once she moved her chopsticks, everyone sat down to eat.
The reunion dinner was enjoyed wonderfully, Luo Huiniang loved the ham stewed chicken dish, after finishing her bowl, she glanced at Gu Jinli’s bowl.
It hasn’t been touched, doesn’t Xiao Yu like it?
Gu Jinli laughed, giving her bowl to Luo Huiniang: "Sister Hui Niang, eat up. I still have ham in my room, if you want, you can slice so and eat anyti."
Luo Huiniang, upon hearing this, brightened up, glancing joyously, took Gu Jinli’s bowl of ham stewed chicken to eat.
Gu Jinxiu, seeing her enjoynt, scooped two pieces of ham from her own bowl to her.
Luo Huiniang was even happier: "Thank you, Sister-in-law!"
Gu Jinxiu laughed: "Thank what, hurry up and eat."
Recently, Aunt Luo has been matchmaking for Hui Niang, which made Hui Niang quite unhappy, having been gloomy for so ti; today’s festival lifted her spirits.
Gu Jinli and Luo Huiniang have a close relationship, and naturally, Gu Jinli knew that Luo Huiniang had been unhappy lately, feeling pressured by Ms. Chu, she even ca to sleep with her and called out "Brother Qin Er!" during dreams at night.
Gu Jinli was terrified, not expecting that after all these years, Hui Niang still thought of Qin Er Lang... well, every year on the anniversary of Qin Er Lang’s death, Hui Niang went to his empty grave to pay respects.
Hui Niang didn’t slowly forget Qin Er Lang due to his death, rather; her feelings grew stronger instead.
Oh dear!
Gu Jinli couldn’t believe how devoted Hui Niang was to Qin Er Lang, unable to forget him after all these years.
Gu Jinli was very conflicted, wondering whether she should tell Luo Huiniang about Qin Er Lang faking his death. If she didn’t, would Hui Niang bla her later? But if she did, considering Hui Niang’s determination regarding Qin Er Lang, she might wait for him her whole life.
Gu Jinli cursed in her heart, feeling the food no longer tasty, what to do, tell or not?
"Sister Xiao Yu, why aren’t you eating? Are you troubled?" Tian Xiaohua, seeing her idol not eating, hurriedly said.
Gu Jinli, upon hearing, laughed: "No, just thinking there’s no river here, so we can’t release the lantern tonight."
Tian Xiaohua said: "There’s a big river pond in the middle of the village, just too many boys, so it’s not suitable for us to go release lanterns. Let’s hang lanterns and grapefruit lamps under the eaves as usual, the Moon Palace Lady can see them."
Gu Jinli nodded in agreent, put aside concerns over Luo Huiniang and Qin Er Lang, focusing on enjoying her al.
After the al, Old Mrs. Yan ntioned the marriages of Gu Qingliang and Gu Qingtian brothers: "Brother Xing is already engaged. They’re both of age, and I’ve reached an age where thinking about it less, I want to arrange marriages for the brothers given fewer people to consider in families these recent years."
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