The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 221 Promise yourself

"Chang'an, ask someone to find out about the Zhang family's situation, come back and pick out a suitable gift, and go to thank them tomorrow."

After Chen Cui arrived home, she tidied up her appearance a little and then gave instructions to Chang'an.

"Yes, mother, I will go and see if the veterinarian has arrived to see what is wrong with the horse."

Chang'an had completely come to his senses by now, regained his usual composure, and responded to the matter calmly.

Chen Cui thought of the conversation that had not been continued in the carriage today: "What do you think of Miss Gu? If you think she is a good match, I will let someone inform your Aunt Zhang and ask someone to go to her house to propose marriage."

Chang'an's expression suddenly turned cold: "Mom, let's talk about this in two days. I have to go and get busy first."

Chen Cui felt that the child was really changeable. When she asked him in the carriage, her son seemed to have agreed. But less than an hour later, his attitude suddenly changed.

When everyone else in the family came back in the evening, they knew that Chen Cui and her friends had almost had an accident in their carriage today, and they were all very concerned. However, Chang Ping asked Chang An, "Have you found out the cause?"

He was not overthinking it, but he was wondering why the horse suddenly ran away for no reason. He wondered if there was something wrong.

Changan smiled bitterly, "We found out. The reason why the horse behaved abnormally was because it ate a kind of weed, which caused abdominal cramps, so it ran wildly. The veterinarian gave it medicine and it was fine after excreting it. This kind of weed grows in the carriage parking area outside the temple."

Changping found it a little unbelievable. Was it such a coincidence?

Changan nodded: "I checked carefully, it's just a coincidence, there is no other reason."

Changping nodded. As long as no one was doing something intentional, it would be fine. Although he was not an important figure, he was in the officialdom and had seen a lot of intrigues and deceptions. He had to guard against such things.

Qin Ruozhi had a face full of fear: "Mother said that they are safe today thanks to Miss Zhang who saved the day. I will go to her house in person tomorrow to thank her."

Chang An looked at his mother's face and saw that she did not object. He could only helplessly say, "Sister-in-law, I'll go tomorrow. After all, I'm the person involved. It would show my sincerity if I go in person."

Qin Ruozhi was a little confused. Miss Zhang was a girl, so shouldn't she, a woman, go? How could her second brother, a man, go to meet her?

But just as she was about to speak, her mother-in-law next to her gently pulled her sleeve.

She was a smart person. As soon as she saw her mother-in-law's reaction, she knew what was going on. She changed her words in time and said with a smile, "That's right. You should go in person to save my life. Then let my second brother go tomorrow!"

After everyone had left, Qin Ruozhi sent Chen Cui back to her room: "Mom, why didn't you let me go!"

Chen Cui showed a mysterious smile on her face: "This Chang'an, he said he wanted to thank you, but he really wanted to see the beauty. You should give him this opportunity!"

She didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but when she saw Chang'an was eager to snatch the Zhang family's job from her sister-in-law, and thought about his inconsistent reactions to the blind date results, all things considered, there was nothing to understand. This guy must be interested in Miss Zhang!

Qin Ruozhi also understood. She covered her mouth and chuckled. This brother-in-law is really something. He went to meet the Gu family, but he fell in love with the girl from the Zhang family. Was this just a coincidence?

Chen Cui didn't know how Chang'an responded after he arrived at Zhang's house. She only knew that after this boy came back, he had a smile on his face from time to time, and looked very amorous.

Seeing this, Chen Cui tried to test him with words: "Oh, you look like you must have fallen in love with Miss Gu. I will reply to them right now and let them settle your affairs so that you can marry her as soon as possible!"

Changan's smile suddenly froze on his face.

He paused, then said to Chen Cui solemnly: "Mother, I have no interest in Miss Gu, you should reply as soon as possible, don't delay her!"

"You are not interested in Miss Gu, then who are you interested in?" Chen Cui asked deliberately.

"I, I...I have feelings for Miss Zhang!" Chang'an gritted his teeth and spoke out his true feelings.

"Who? Which Miss Zhang are you talking about?" Chen Cui teased her son.

"It was Zhang Hongjuan who saved us that day, Miss Zhang!"

Since he had already started, the rest of the conversation wasn't that difficult, so Chang An simply said the name of his sweetheart.

"Oh, it seems that my thanks to you that day were not in vain. I even know the girl's name!" Chen Cui joked.

Chang'an's face immediately turned red, and he lowered his head and whispered, "My son likes Miss Zhang. Please help me arrange a marriage for her."

"Marriage should be based on mutual consent. You like Miss Zhang, but do you know that she likes you?"

"Of course. Miss Zhang is open-minded and generous, and she is skilled in martial arts, but she doesn't like men who are also good at wielding spears and sticks. Instead, she prefers gentle and polite scholars like me. I dare say that Miss Zhang still has a good impression of me."

Haha, he is quite confident. Chen Cui couldn't help but secretly complain about her second son in her heart.

"But marriage is a union between two families. Miss Zhang's marriage may not count if she says so herself. Her parents must agree. Although the Zhang family is not of prominent origin, their status is higher than ours. Her parents may not agree. You should be mentally prepared for this."

Chang'an nodded. He was the one who personally asked someone to inquire about the Zhang family's affairs. How could he not know this?

But he had to give it a try. Since he had Miss Zhang in his heart, there was no room for anyone else. He had to fight for his own happiness. This was taught to him by his eldest brother.

He and his third brother had just received the news that their eldest brother was getting married, and after learning that their eldest sister-in-law's father was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, they both suspected that their eldest brother had arranged his marriage for the sake of his official career, exchanging marriage for future prospects.

But after arriving in Beijing and seeing how his elder brother and sister-in-law got along, he found that it was not what he had imagined at all.

Anyone with eyes can see that the eldest brother's consideration and care for the eldest sister-in-law are genuine, and that the eldest brother married the eldest sister-in-law out of his own will, not to curry favor with his wife's family.

The eldest brother told him about his own mental journey. He lamented that life is not just about pursuing a future, and taught him not to give up his life's happiness for temporary benefits.

A wife means harmony. A wife is someone who will grow old with you and accompany you for the rest of your life. If possible, try to find a marriage partner who is intimate with you and cares about you, rather than just settling for someone else.

Chang'an didn't quite understand what this meant at first. He didn't have much idea about the future and felt that marriage seemed very important, but also not very important.

But after meeting Miss Zhang last time, he seemed to understand what his elder brother said.

He had someone he wanted to spend his life with.