The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

"This is too unfair, young lady. What decent people can there be in the Wan family? By the way, young lady, who in the Wan family are you marrying?"

Hong Jiutong couldn't hold back his tears, "It won't matter who I marry."

The maid said quietly, "She will probably marry Wan Lianxing. We have seen him in the mountains. He is good-looking. It would not be a loss for the young lady to marry him. After all, every woman in Bianjing wants to marry Wan Lianxing."

Hong Jiutong said: "Even if he has a good appearance, it can't cover up his vicious heart. I don't care if others like him, but I don't want to marry him, and I don't want to marry into the Wan family. I get angry when I see his face."

Jingjing said, "It's pretty nice."

"You damn girl, are you crazy? Have you forgotten how he bullied my father?"

"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten. Jingjing dare not forget. That Wan Lianxing is really annoying and unworthy of my young lady." Jingjing saw that Hong Jiutong had stopped crying and comforted her, "But young lady, don't be too stubborn. When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. If you want the Hong family to gain power, you still have to serve the people of the Wan family well."

Hong Jiutong said, "How could I not know this? How dare I act rashly? Don't you know who Wan Lianxing is? I grew up listening to rumors about him. I used to think that the rumors were not necessarily true, but now I see that the rumors are true. He is arrogant, domineering, and cunning. He is really disgusting."

"Miss, no matter what, this marriage is settled with the Wan family. Please stop crying. If your eyes turn red from crying, the master and the mistress will be worried if they see you."

Hong Jiutong also knew that Jingjing was right. She was just afraid that her parents would worry that she didn't want to get married. So no matter how aggrieved she felt, she dared not show it in front of her parents. Only when there was no one around would she look at herself in the mirror and feel sorry for herself, crying about her miserable fate.

That night, the Hong family passed on the message, and Ge Dongqing happily found Wan Lianxing, "Brother, it's done."

Wan Lianxing didn't even raise an eyelid. "Hmph, even the Hong family wouldn't dare to object. Every man in my Wan family is a handsome man. What can they complain about? Hong Zhekai is so ungrateful that he even went home to discuss with his own daughter. He is the head of the family, but he can't even be the head of his own daughter. He doesn't know how precious my little grandson is. If I didn't want to use him, would his daughter have been able to get close to my little grandson? It's lucky for Hong Zhekai to be able to get married to my Wan family."

"Yes, yes, what you said is absolutely right, brother."

"Dong Qing, why are you so excited? This isn't an engagement for you."

Ge Dongqing chuckled, "I am happy for my elder brother. Hong Zhekai is willing to submit to my elder brother, and Cheng Youning has a new wife. Isn't this a good thing that kills two birds with one stone?"

"Hahaha, from my point of view it's a good thing, but my nephew's wife doesn't think so. She ignored me for the whole day. It seems she hasn't gotten used to it yet. She dislikes Hong Jiutong because he's older than her."

Ge Dongqing said, "I will go and persuade my nephew's wife later. There is nothing to be afraid of because she is older. Older wives know how to love their husbands. With Cheng Youning's mischievous behavior, marrying two older wives will only benefit him."

Wan Lianxing said, "Brother, you are really good at convincing people. I was wondering if I did the right thing. Now that you have said this, I feel less guilty."

"Don't worry, big brother. I will go talk to my nephew's wife in person tomorrow and she will definitely calm down."

Wan Lianxing said, "Then I'll have to count on my good eloquence."

"Little things, little things."

Ge Dongqing took every matter of Wan Lianxing to heart and went to see Shang Xi the next day. It was a rare day that Shang Xi did not go to the temple. He stayed at home and wrote and drew on white paper.

"Uncle Ge, how come you have the leisure to come here?"

Ge Dongqing said: "Uncle came to see you, are you still angry?"

Shang Xi didn't respond to her. Is it so easy to calm down? She put the pen aside and said, "Uncle Ge, I'll go make you some tea. Cheng Feng, you stay with Uncle Ge and talk."

As soon as Shang Xi left, Ge Dongqing asked Cheng Feng, "Your wife must hate me and your uncle to death."

Cheng Feng smiled and said, "That's about right. I was so angry that I kept talking in my sleep at night, and every sentence I said was about you two old people not doing anything serious."

Ge Dongqing said: "Nephew, you are the same. You can't even coax your wife over such a small matter."

Cheng Feng said, "Uncle Ge, it's not even three months old yet, and you've already arranged three marriages for my son Cheng Youning. One is Chen Zi'e, the daughter of Chen Gongxiang, the county magistrate of Mochun County, who is only nine years old. One is the daughter of Sha Guanghan, the commander of Sha, who has not been found in her mother's womb yet. The other is Hong Jiutong, the daughter of Mr. Hong Zhekai, who is only fourteen years old. You know my son Cheng Youning, right? He's only five years old, but he's a little older. In fact, he just said goodbye to open-crotch pants less than two years ago. If you continue to arrange this for my son, I'm afraid my son will have no peace in the future."

"Look at what you said. I think Cheng Youning is in good health. He can handle it by marrying a few wives."

"Uncle Ge, you are so frivolous that you even make fun of your nephew. Cheng Youning is in good health, but you can't have a lot of wives. One good wife is enough. A bad wife will cause unrest among the whole family. If there is no one that my son likes among so many, he will have a lot of headaches when he grows up."

Ge Dongqing said: "If you don't like anyone, just marry again. It's not like your Wan family can't afford to support them, so what's the harm in having a few more wives?"

"I can afford to raise him, but I don't know if Cheng Youning will blame me in the future. My son is not an obedient person."

The two were talking and laughing when Shang Xi came in with tea. Ge Dongqing smiled and said, "Shang Xi, you are so virtuous. There are so many servants in this family, and you still go to make tea yourself."

Shang Xi poured a cup for Ge Dongqing first, "Uncle Ge is here, otherwise I can't make tea myself."

Ge Dongqing said: "This is the first time I drink the tea you brewed. People say you are smart and clever, so I guess you are also good at brewing tea."

"Uncle Ge, you are flattering me too much. My hands are good for writing and drawing, but if I do anything else, I am just a cripple."

Ge Dongqing didn't believe it, and took a sip with a smile, "This tea?"

Cheng Feng also took a sip, "This is Chaizhou's tea, Uncle Ge, are you not used to it?"

Ge Dongqing put down his teacup and said, "It seems that Shang Xi really hates me."

Shang Xi sat down. Just as she picked up the tea, she heard Ge Dongqing say this before she even put it to her lips. "Why did Uncle Ge say this? I am angry at Uncle Ge and my younger uncle. I am angry that you two colluded to propose marriage to Cheng Youning. But I don't hate Uncle Ge. Cheng Feng and I both like to listen to Uncle Ge talk. What he says is humorous and interesting. No wonder Uncle Ge and my younger uncle hit it off right away. You two are really soulmates that are hard to come by in a century."