Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Sheng Hong stayed in the Sheng family ancestral hall until the doorman came to report: "My lord, the master of the Kang family is here to visit."

Sheng Hong inserted the incense in his hand into the stove impatiently: "When will he ever stop?" His action was too rough, and the incense stick broke directly in his hand, and fell on his robe with sparks and a wisp of white smoke.

Sheng Hong hurriedly brushed off the incense ash, but a hole was still burned.

"Bad luck!" He gave up the broken incense stick, lit a new one, and said to the concierge, "Just tell him I'm not here and ask him to come back another day."

The concierge said, "Mr. Kang also brought many gifts, saying he came to apologize, and also said... he would not leave until he saw you."

Sheng Hong struggled for a long time with his eyes closed before he stood up and said, "Please ask them to go to the front hall. I'll change my clothes and come over."

……

In the front hall, Sheng Hong and Kang Haifeng greeted each other. Kang Haifeng said with some shame, "I heard that my wife caused trouble for my brother-in-law in Sheng Mansion yesterday, so I specially prepared a small gift to apologize to my brother-in-law."

Sheng Hong smiled wryly and said, "Brother-in-law, there is no need to be polite. I was angry yesterday and spoke harshly to my aunt. Please don't take it as an offense, brother-in-law."

Kang Haifeng: "Brother-in-law is still the best! You know, my wife is really spoiled by Yue's family. Not to mention you, I can't control her myself. She makes trouble all the time. Alas, I just hope to marry a sensible daughter-in-law to persuade her and stop her from making trouble like this."

Sheng Hong laughed dryly: "With her temper, which girl can you expect to persuade her?"

Kang Haifeng looked at the sky worriedly: "Then I can only let my son marry a more virtuous wife, so that he won't repeat my mistakes."

How could Sheng Hong respond to this? He could only wish him success.

The two were speechless for a moment.

A cool breeze blew by, and the half-open window frame creaked, making the silence in the room exceptionally noisy.

Kang Haifeng: "Actually, I came here today to discuss something with my brother-in-law."

Sheng Hong had a guess in his mind: "What's going on?"

Kang Haifeng: "Jin'er came home yesterday and begged me for a long time, saying that he... said he wanted to marry Molan."

Sheng Hong thought that it was just as he expected, and said with a smile: "I thank you for your kindness on behalf of Moer. It's too late. I have already chosen a child from my hometown in Youyang for Moer. I wrote a letter to my mother in Youyang last night, asking her to prepare for Moer's marriage. The child injured his foot when he was young and could not take the imperial examination, but he still studied hard and had great literary talent. His elder brother passed the imperial examination last autumn, and several colleagues have read his essays and said that he will definitely be able to enter the palace examination. With two outstanding sons from the same family, I think this must be a good family. I feel relieved to marry Moer to them. My nephew and Moer are not destined to be together, and they missed each other after all." There was no regret in his tone.

Kang Haifeng: "This... hasn't the ceremony been held yet? If he just verbally agrees and then says he regrets it, no one will say anything. After all, that guy and Molan haven't met, right?"

Sheng Hong: "How can that be? Scholars always keep their promises. How can I go back on my word? If I tell anyone about this, people will stab me in the back."

Kang: "Brother-in-law, what you said is right. I know it is inappropriate to ask you to do this. But my son really likes Molan, and I also think that you have taught Molan very well...Brother-in-law, why don't you reconsider it and make our two families closer?"

Sheng Hong: "The truth is that the marriage certificate has already been signed, and the gift exchange is just a formality." This was nonsense. He thought Kang Haifeng would not dare to ask him to show him the marriage certificate.

As expected, Kang Haifeng drooped his entire body, and sighed with great regret: "It's so fast?"

Sheng Hong smiled even more broadly: "Nephew Kang is a handsome man, he will always find a good match."

……

At night, Changbai returned home exhausted, thinking that everyone in the family had gone to bed, but Sheng Hong was waiting for him in the main hall.

"Father, why haven't you rested yet?"

"I'm waiting for you."

"Whatever the father instructs, the son must obey."

"Good boy. I don't have any instructions. I just want to discuss something with you to see what you think."

"Father, please speak."

"Today your uncle from the Kang family came to propose marriage on behalf of his son. He said he wanted to marry Molan."

"!!!" Changbai was speechless for a moment and could only express his shock with silence.

"As for me, I rejected him during the day. But now I think about it and I am a little hesitant. The way Mo'er and my nephew were pulling each other yesterday was seen by everyone in the mansion. Although I strictly prohibited the spread of the news, how could I really stop the gossip? If the two of them get engaged, then this matter can be truly over, and the reputation of the women of the Sheng family can be completely preserved. Think about it, although your aunt Kang is a big trouble, her son Kang Jin is still okay. He knows that Mo'er has difficulty walking and does not despise him, and is determined to marry him. Although your uncle Kang is not very useful, he has not made any big mistakes. And if Mo'er marries into the Kang family, at least in the capital, we can see her often, and we can support her if anything happens... Thinking about it this way, this marriage is not completely impossible..."

Changbai bowed deeply and said firmly: "This is absolutely not allowed!!!"

Sheng Hong: “Why?”

Changbai: "Although cousin Kang is a good person, Aunt Kang is really terrible. If Molan marries her, she will have to live under Aunt Kang's control. Do you think she can treat Molan well?"

Sheng Hong: "I've thought about this. If they get married, I'll buy Molan a house outside and let the young couple live there on their own."

Changbai shook his head: "My cousin is the only legitimate son of the Kang family. His parents are still alive, but he moved out with his wife. How embarrassing would it be to say this to others? This is secondary. More importantly, once we become in-laws with the Kang family, the two families will be tied together! Before, the Kang family and my father were just brothers-in-law. There are some things that my father can consider whether to help and how much to help. After the work is done, the Wang family will also be grateful to us. If you become in-laws with the Kang family, then from now on you will never be able to get rid of Aunt Kang. We will have to help her with everything she does. If she does a good job, she won't even say thank you. If she doesn't do a good job, she will bring trouble to herself!"

Sheng Hong was struck by lightning: "Oh, I am confused! This is this! If we get married, I will never be able to get rid of it."

Changbai: "I heard from my mother yesterday that she and my aunt were against Molan marrying into the Kang family, but today Uncle Kang came to our house to propose marriage... Why do you think this is?"

Sheng Hong stared at Chang Bai, his pupils gradually shrinking: "Because he figured out the key point!"

Changbai nodded silently and said no more.

This marriage is of great benefit to the Kang family. Once it is concluded, Aunt Kang will have completely tied the Sheng family down. As long as she waves Molan around and threatens the Sheng family with the reputation of their daughter, the Sheng family will have to listen to her in everything from now on.

Fortunately, the incident happened suddenly yesterday, and Wang Ruoyu didn't have time to think about it carefully. She scolded the Sheng family first, and then was kicked out by Sheng Hong in public, losing all her face. Her little rationality was completely destroyed by anger, and she refused to agree to the marriage with Molan.

But Kang Haifeng was different. First, he was not scolded in person. Second, he did not care about Wang Ruoyu's face. Third, he still needed the Sheng family's help and did not want to offend all the Sheng family members for Wang Ruoyu. He found the value of the marriage between the two families from Kang Jin's crying, so he rushed to the next day to propose a match. If the Sheng family agreed to the marriage, everything would be fine. Even if they did not agree, the fault of Wang Ruoyu's making a scene at the Sheng family the day before could be resolved by this rejection - you rejected my face once, and I rejected your face once, and the two offset each other, and the matter was over.