noffsinger Chapter 196 Celebration
Chapter 196 Celebration
Tang Yichen frowned: "I have no intention of getting married."
"I can wait." Su Caixia said aggrievedly, "Brother Yichen, no matter how many years it takes, I am willing to wait for you."
"Sorry, I have no interest in you." Tang Yichen said calmly, "You should find a good family to marry!"
"Brother Chen, although you are a scholar now, our Caixia is not bad either! She is an embroiderer and earns two taels of silver a month. Is there any girl in this village who is better than her?" Tang said dissatisfiedly, "From the scholar exam, can you guarantee that you can pass the Juren exam next year? If you don't pass the Juren exam, do you still have to support your studies? My daughter said she is willing to support you."
"I don't need outsiders to provide for me."
"If you don't need outsiders to support you, then let your sister do it? Everyone knows that your family relies on Qin Huiyin." Tang's patience ran out and she said impatiently.
Qin Huiyin was called out. She opened the window, stuck her head out, and said angrily, "This seems to be our family's business, right? Aunt Tang, aren't you meddling a little too much?"
"Why are you, kid, butting in when adults are talking?" Mrs. Tang scolded.
"My daughter is the head of the family. Without her approval, Brother Chen can't even get married." Li Taohua said lazily beside her, "If you don't let her speak, then there's no point in discussing it. You and your daughter can leave now."
"Aunt Taohua, don't be angry. My mother was just too anxious." After Su Caixia finished speaking, she said to Qin Huiyin, "Sister Huiyin, if I marry your brother, you will have an extra sister-in-law to take care of you, and I can also make beautiful clothes for you often."
"I have money, I can buy it." Qin Huiyin said, "If my brother doesn't agree, no one else's advice will work."
Tang Luwu nodded: "Yes, you say bad things about Yinyin and still want to get married to her? You're dreaming."
"Brother Yichen, your family is my family. You're studying abroad, and I can help you take care of them. I get two taels of silver a month, and once I learn more advanced embroidery techniques, I can increase my salary a little more. We won't split up, and I'll give you all my money..."
Mrs. Tang's face was as black as if it was covered with soot from the bottom of a pot.
"Okay, you are shameless, I still want it." Tang pulled Su Caixia away.
Su Caixia was still reluctant to leave. She looked in the direction of Tang Yichen, her eyes full of resentment.
After the mother and daughter left, Li Taohua said, "Actually, Su Caixia is a pretty girl in the village. She's pretty, skilled, and very good at dealing with people. But you'll be able to meet people from the outside world in the future. There are more good girls out there, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to choose."
"Aunt Li, don't worry, I really have no interest in love. I'm still young and there's no need to rush into thinking about my lifelong affairs." Tang Yichen blushed.
Qin Huiyin stared at him, "Brother is blushing."
Tang Yichen glared at her unhappily.
Tang took Su Caixia back home. As soon as she entered the house, Su's father came over and asked anxiously, "What did the Tang family say?"
"What else can I say? He is a scholar and he doesn't look down on your daughter." Tang said sarcastically.
"My daughter gets two taels of silver every month, and their family still looks down on her? What's wrong with being a scholar? Do they really think they are officials?" Su's father said sarcastically.
"Tang Yichen is a good student, and he really has the potential to become an official. If it weren't for his good academic performance, I wouldn't want my daughter to marry him and suffer injustice for a poor scholar like him!"
"But Dad, Mom, I really like Brother Yichen." Su Caixia took Tang's hand and shook it gently. "Besides him, I don't like other men."
"Isn't the son of the manager of your embroidery workshop very kind to you?" Tang said, "He has a big house in town and hired maids and servants. If you marry him, your life will be so much better."
"I don't like him." Su Caixia curled her lips, "Please help me think of a way to marry Brother Yichen."
"Tang Yichen is a nerd and young. He has no interest in women. Not to mention you, even if a fairy came down to earth, he probably wouldn't look down on you. However, he is quite good to his family. Don't even think about Li Taohua. That old witch is not easy to deal with. You should stay away from her. Tang Yichen has a younger sister, Tang Luwu. That girl is not as complicated as Qin Huiyin. You should be more friendly to her and get along well with her."
"Mom, do you want me to wait a little longer?"
"As long as he's not married or engaged, you have a chance. You're still young, so there's no need to rush into marriage. Build up a good relationship with Tang Luwu first. Maybe in a year or two, he'll come to you and propose marriage."
"Yes, don't be impatient, wait a little longer." said Su's father.
"Although there's no rush, you still need to show off. You have good cooking skills. Since he passed the imperial examination and his family is planning to hold a banquet, you should show off your skills and let their family know about your abilities."
Tang Yichen's success in the imperial examination was a cause of pride for the entire village. On the day of the banquet, not only the village head but also the local officials of the town came.
Fortunately, the Tang family is not short of money now. Not to mention four or five tables of unexpected guests, even if there are suddenly forty or fifty more tables, they can arrange them immediately.
When the villagers saw that these people who they usually had to please were now speaking politely to Tang Yichen, they truly understood for the first time the difference between having been educated and not having been educated.
"The Tang family has become prosperous," said the woman next to him. "We don't usually see these people, but now they've taken the initiative to come to the Tang family to make friends with Tang Yichen. Tsk tsk, that woman Li Taohua is just so lucky."
"That woman from the Tang family even came to the Tang family to propose marriage, but was rejected by Li Taohua. Hahahaha..."
"She thought her daughter was a fairy and all the men in the village had to flatter her, but some people turned their backs on her."
Su Caixia was beautiful and had the skills of an embroiderer. Young men of marriageable age were obsessed with her, and the women in the village also wanted to marry her to improve their families' lives. However, Tang rejected them one after another and scolded every family. No one who proposed marriage to her family did not hold a grudge. Now that she had tasted the bitterness of being rejected, these women immediately felt relieved and began to look at Li Taohua with favor.
Mrs. Tang walked in with Su Caixia and smiled at Li Taohua, "Your family is very happy today, and my family doesn't have anything special to show off. This girl's craftsmanship is pretty good, so if you don't mind, you can accept her."
Li Taohua looked at the handkerchief handed to her by Tang and took it with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness. Please come in."
"This handkerchief is different from others." Seeing Li Taohua casually peeling it off, Mrs. Tang deliberately reminded her, "Unfold it and take a look."
Li Taohua unfolded the handkerchief and saw patterns on both sides, knowing it was double-sided embroidery. However, the stitching was crude. Even with this level of craftsmanship, she could earn a monthly salary of two taels of silver. It was easy to make money in this small town.
"The handkerchief is nice. She has such skill at such a young age. It seems that she has put in a lot of effort." Li Taohua rarely poured cold water on her.
Tang puffed out her chest and walked over proudly.
The corners of Li Taohua's mouth twitched, and she rolled her eyes when no one was seeing.