Chapter 153 Ruan Qingqing was humiliated
Chapter 153 Ruan Qingqing was humiliated
Mr. Ruan sighed softly, "That's it! You should all hand over your work properly in the next few days, and we will all set off as soon as possible."
"Dad, why don't you set a date so that we can have a better idea of what to prepare for." Ruan Wangang looked at Old Man Ruan cautiously.
"Give everyone three days to prepare! Three days later, we will set out together at 6:15 am on the fourth day, and try to make it in time for the fifth brother's wedding." Old Master Ruan made the final decision.
Ruan Qingqing felt helpless when she heard this arrangement. Her hybridization experiments were at a critical moment, and if there was a delay, she would have to start all over again.
"Daya, I know that what you are doing is very important, but it is your fifth uncle's wedding, and as a family we have to go. Shiping has already joined the army, and Shian is too young, and your mother has to stay at home to take care of Sanya and Shikang. At least two people from your other uncles' families will go, but only I will go from our family, and I am afraid that your grandparents will feel uncomfortable."
This is how Ruan Wantie comforted Ruan Qingqing.
"Besides, it won't be a big problem if your hybrid wheat is developed later. But if we plant a thorn in the hearts of your grandparents and fifth uncle, I'm afraid we won't be able to pull it out in this lifetime. We are secular people, and it is inevitable that we will be entangled in these worldly affairs and cannot get rid of them, unless we can live in seclusion. There is nothing we can do about it."
Ruan Qingqing's fists tightened and loosened, and then tightened and loosened again. Finally, she sighed, "Dad, I know."
She felt very frustrated and wanted to realize her ambitions, but there were always things that held her back. Even though she had previously led everyone to increase grain production, she ultimately could not escape the fate of being schemed against by those in power.
Even the war that Yunqing Kingdom is about to face may be related to her.
These realizations left her feeling powerless.
Forget it, she'll just take a break!
After packing up his things, he explained everything to Liu Yi and others in detail. Then, three days later, he followed Mr. Ruan and others to the capital.
Because winter was approaching, and they were worried that heavy snow would delay their trip, they hurried along the way. The journey that was supposed to take two months ended up taking them only one and a half months.
When Ruan Wanxi heard from his servants that his relatives from his hometown had come, he was a little bit unconvinced at first. It was not until the servants swore that they were absolutely right that he hurriedly asked for leave from his boss. After everyone left the Hanlin Academy, he remembered to inform his nephew Ruan Shixing.
The uncle and nephew rushed to Ruan Wanxi's newly bought house as fast as the wind.
"Mom and Dad, eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law, third brother, fourth brother, how come you are here so soon?" Seeing Grandpa Ruan and his group sitting at the gatehouse waiting, Ruan Wanxi excitedly trotted over to them.
"Aren't you worried that you won't be able to make it to your wedding?" Old Master Ruan looked at his most promising youngest son and couldn't help but smile.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you!"
After everyone greeted each other, Ruan Wanxi let everyone into the house.
"Mom and Dad, brothers and sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces, let's go inside the house and talk."
Mr. Ruan and his companions walked and looked around. When they finished looking around the yard, Mr. Ruan couldn't help but ask, "Old Fifth, I heard that every inch of land in the capital is worth a lot of money. Your two-story house must have cost a lot of money? Do you have enough money in your pocket?"
"Money is secondary. Here, sometimes even money doesn't necessarily get things done. Even this house was bought by Minister Qian through his connections." Ruan Wanxi didn't intend to hide it from the two elders. "As for the money, Xing Ge lent me his salary and the money he earned. Together with my own salary for the past six months and some money borrowed from colleagues, I was able to make up the difference."
Mr. Ruan fell silent after listening to this.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry about the money. I asked you to come here mainly to help me support the party. Now that you have arrived early, why don't you help me prepare for the wedding? I have already found out the procedures and so on."
"I don't think your mother can do it. She must be very tired after the long journey and I'm afraid she can't handle it. Besides, we are old and our brains are not as quick as you young people. It is better to leave the arrangements of the wedding to your eldest and second sisters-in-law!" Old Master Ruan directly pushed the matter to the two sisters-in-law, Liu and Zhang.
Liu and Zhang looked at each other and agreed reluctantly. The mother-in-law was old and could not handle many things. In addition, she was in a hurry this time, so she was in a bad mood.
"Thank you, two sisters-in-law." Ruan Wanxi immediately thanked Liu and Zhang.
"We don't have to be like this as a family."
After everyone settled down, they took a day off and then got busy. The six ceremonies had only reached the Naji stage, and there were still many things that had not been prepared at home, so the adults were particularly busy.
Ruan Qingqing and the others were bored and wandering around the street. Unexpectedly, they ran into Yuan Pingzhang at the entrance of the restaurant. Yuan Pingzhang immediately asked Ruan Qingqing to visit his home.
Ruan Hongying, who was more aggressive, helped her refuse on the spot. Are you kidding? My sister is a grown-up girl now. How can she just visit a man from another family? Is her reputation still worth it?
Ruan Qingqing didn't really like those social events. She felt relieved when Ruan Hongying helped her fend them off.
But the relief didn't last long.
Yuan Pingzhang knew that she had come to the capital, and so did Fu Yuanhao and the other five people. Suddenly, there was an endless stream of people visiting Ruan Wanxi's house.
Not only did Fu Yuanhao and the other six people go to visit, but their relatives and friends who were curious about Ruan Qingqing also went to visit. As long as they were men from other places, Ruan Qingqing ignored them all, and they were all received by Ruan Wanxi and Ruan Shixing, uncle and nephew. This allowed them to enter the circle of nobles in the capital.
At the same time, rumors about Ruan Qingqing were also spreading in the streets and alleys of the capital.
On the day of the betrothal, Liu and Zhang were supposed to go to the bride's house to propose marriage. However, Zhang suddenly felt unwell, and it was unlucky for Liu to go alone, and it was not good for female relatives not to go. After much deliberation, everyone decided to let Ruan Qingqing go instead of Zhang.
"The betrothal ceremony requires the presence of a female relative who is blessed with good fortune. Speaking of good fortune, who has more and more blessings than Qingqing in our family? It will be right for her to go!"
Mr. Ruan made the final decision, and Ruan Wanxi was very satisfied with it.
"Qingqing, Uncle Wu is sorry to trouble you to come here!"
"I don't care. As long as you say yes, I'll go with you."
Ruan Qingqing looked indifferent.
However, when Minister Qian's family saw Ruan Qingqing in the betrothal gift delivery team, their faces immediately fell.
When Qian Qianyou's second wife, Qian Feng, saw this, she laughed so hard that she shook with laughter.
"He is just a country bumpkin after all. He can't even figure out what a happy family is, and yet he lets a grown-up girl make up the numbers! It's really hilarious. I don't think that slut has anything to be proud of marrying into a family like this!"
When counting the betrothal gifts, she even said sarcastically, "After all, she is from the countryside. What good betrothal gifts can she bring? We have to send more than a dozen dowries to keep up appearances. Tsk tsk tsk ..."
Ruan Qingqing couldn't bear to listen any longer, "Since you don't like it, please return it intact as a dowry on the wedding day."
Liu gave Ruan Qingqing a hand.
"They were the ones who went too far first!" Ruan Qingqing didn't want to endure this.
"It's just some scrap copper and iron, who cares about it!" Qian Feng covered her lips with a sweat towel and said disdainfully, "And you, a little girl, actually pretended to be a happy person, how shameless! Oh, I forgot, you are a family of peasants, I guess no one knows that the betrothal gift must be a pair of happy people, right? Your family is really vulgar!"
When Qian Fengshi was mocking Ruan Qingqing, several people dressed as servants immediately slipped out of the door.
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