Chapter 480 Fence-Sitter

Chu Hua said with a smile, "If my sister looks like her father, it would be a disaster. It would be hard for her to get married."

Everyone laughed.

Mrs. Chu San smiled and said, "You can't say that. The second aunt of the Xie family looks like the Duke. She found a good young man."

Chu Hua's second aunt was darker and had slightly tough features, but she was generous and sociable. She also married into the Annan Marquis's Mansion and was loved by her parents-in-law and husband.

Chu Hua teased Xiao Yu'er in her arms and said, "Your Xiao Yu'er is more beautiful. When she grows up, she will become the most beautiful woman in the capital."

Mrs. Chu San was happy, as if someone praised her daughter. She smiled and said, "That's not right. Xiao Yu'er's father and mother are both handsome. I hope they will give me another daughter to raise."

Everyone laughed for a while, and Li came with the women of the second house. Chu Zhen had been engaged at the end of last year. The young man was Liu Si, the son of the Qinjin Bo family, who worked in the Wucheng Bingmasi.

Li was not satisfied with this marriage, thinking that the Qinjin Marquis's family was not prominent in the capital, and Liu Sigongzi was not a prince, but an eighth-rank official of the Wucheng Bingma Division, and was not worthy of the legitimate daughter of Yong'an Marquis's family.

But Mrs. Chu San was more satisfied, thinking that the young man was smart and capable, and his family background was also decent, and his life would be better in the future. Moreover, the Liu family liked Chu Zhen because she was trained by Mrs. Chu San. They thought that she must have a good relationship with Mrs. Chu San, and their children would have a better future with Mrs. Chu San and her husband to rely on. If it were not for this, with the unsuccessful Mr. Chu Er and the bad reputation of Li in the capital, they would not have liked Chu Zhen at all.

So Mrs. Chu San discussed with the old marquis and the second master and directly decided on this marriage. Li was so angry that she cried for a few days, but she didn't mess it up.

Chu Zhen is now more honest and polite than before, but she is still very afraid of Mrs. Chu San.

Seeing Chu Zhen like this, Chen Afu thought of Chen Yuqing again. Chen Yuqing's parents and herself are a hundred times better than Chu Zhen's parents and herself, but because of Old Lady Zhao and Chen Yuhui, she has not found a satisfactory in-laws until now.

Chen Afu whispered to Chu Hua, "Sister, how is the matter I asked you to do before?"

Chu Hua's in-laws have a cousin of the right age who has not yet been engaged, that is, Xie Feng, the fifth master of Xie. Although Xie Feng was born in a family of military generals, he likes to read. He is eighteen years old this year. He passed the examination for a scholar two years ago and will take the examination for a juren this autumn.

The Xie family has not yet split up. Xie Wuye is the eldest son of Xie Sanye, who is a second-rank military officer. Apart from the brand of the Xie family's Huguogong Mansion, Chen Yuqing would not be considered to be marrying up if she married Xie Feng. Although Chen Shiying is a fourth-rank prefect, he is a civil servant, and his power and status are no less than that of a second-rank military officer. Besides, his future is bright, and once the Xie family splits up, the third branch will just be a branch of the Huguogong Mansion.

Chen Afu likes the Xie family mainly because of their good family tradition. According to Chu Hua, Fifth Master Xie is diligent and not pedantic.

If it were the past, Chen Afu would not dare to dream of it. But now that his family is doing well, Chen Shiying of the Chu family will also rise with the tide.

Chu Hua has had contact with Chen Yuqing several times, and after listening to some of Chen Afu's stories, he still likes the girl very much.

She whispered, "I mentioned it to my grandmother a few days ago, and my grandmother still likes her more. She said that Madam Chen is virtuous and polite, and has a good reputation. If she follows Madam Chen, she will definitely be a good one. But the third uncle and the third aunt are still a little hesitant, saying that the Chen family has a bad reputation..."

Chen Afu was very disappointed, and the Chen family's reputation had been ruined by those two women.

Not long after, the old marquis and the men of the Chu family came, even the Marquis Chu came.

The Marquis Chu was very happy to see Chu Hua coming. Seeing that his daughter pouted and didn't want to pay attention to him, he waved to Heng Ge'er and said, "Heng'er, come to grandpa."

Although Chu Hua later learned some of the inside story and knew that many things were not his father's fault. But thinking of his mother's suffering, he was not willing to pay attention to him. However, he still told Heng Ge'er privately to get closer to his grandfather.

Heng Ge'er ran over happily and climbed onto the lap of Lord Chu and sat down.

Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er were not happy when they saw that their grandfather was occupied by their cousin. They staggered and ran over, shouting, "Grandpa, our grandpa." Then, the two of them pulled Heng Ge'er down hard.

Heng Ge'er was unhappy, grabbed his grandfather's clothes with both hands and kicked his two little cousins. The two little brothers didn't suffer any loss, and started beating their cousin again. While beating, they shouted, "Beat you, beat you, rob grandpa." His mouth opened wide, and another string of silver threads flowed down.

Lord Chu, who had been unwelcome for many years, saw that he was so popular that his beard on his chin trembled with laughter. He tried to persuade them to stop fighting, "Don't fight, don't fight, he is your cousin."

Chen Afu stood up and pulled the two brothers back, saying angrily, "Cousin is a guest, you can't fight."

The two brothers still shouted unconvinced, "Fight, fight, fight him."

The old marquis laughed, "Okay, okay, brothers fight together, and fathers and sons fight together."

During the meal, Li finally found a chance to talk to Chen Afu. She laughed loudly, "Xuan'er's wife, when you went to the palace, two guests came to the house who wanted to see you, saying that they came to pick up Yan'er to play at home."

Mrs. Chu San said with a gloomy face, "That family is not welcome in our house, and they are not guests."

Chen Afu understood that the only family who wanted to see her and could come to pick up Yan'er was Yan'er's in-laws - the Ma family. She had also thought about what to do if the Ma family came to pick up Yan'er.

She didn't want Yan'er to get close to the Ma family from the bottom of her heart. It wasn't that she was selfish and wanted to dominate the little girl, but she also hated the Ma family's coldness and ruthlessness. At the beginning, they hated Ma as an abandoned child, and let Rong Zhao torture Yan'er. Now that the second prince and Rong Zhao have lost their power, they want to get close to Yan'er, how can it be so easy.

She looked at the ignorant little girl and thought to herself that it would be better to explain the little girl's life experience to her. The little girl has grown up and is in the capital, so there will always be some words that reach her ears.

Chen Afu was very distressed. After coming to the capital, these children have to face so many unhappy and unavoidable things.

Seeing Li looking at herself with playful eyes, and then looking at the little girl Chu with pity, Chen Afu was angry. He said, "Oh, that family is here, I know."

She didn't say that the little girl should go, nor did she say that the little girl shouldn't go.

Li was a little disappointed and lowered her head to eat again.

After the meal, Lord Chu hugged and kissed each of his grandsons. He looked at Xiao Yu'er a few more times and touched her little face. Then he said to Chen Afu, "If someone comes to pick up Yan'er, don't let Yan'er go with her." He snorted again, "That family didn't care about the life and death of Yan'er and her mother at the beginning, and now they want to cling to them. I hate this kind of fence-sitter the most..." He was a little angry at the end.