Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11810

"Mother, what have I, Xiao Qiao, done to deserve this? Marrying Cousin Dazhi is already a great honor for me." Xiao Qiao's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke softly, "The way you all treat me now feels like a dream. During this trip to Changhuaizhou, my uncle and aunt were incredibly kind to me, especially my aunt. As the wife of a governor, she is such a kind and gentle elder to me, attending to every little detail. Sometimes I feel like I'm dreaming, and I can't believe I married into such a wonderful family..."

Yang Ruoqing felt both amused and gratified upon hearing this.

I wanted to laugh because I felt that what this child said was very simple, innocent, and even a little bit self-conscious!
I am gratified because this child is a sensible and grateful child.

Yang Ruoqing raised one hand and gently brushed away the osmanthus petals that had fallen on Xiao Qiao's hair.

"Silly child, in the eyes of outsiders, our Luo family and the Yang family are indeed high-ranking officials and powerful figures,"

"But among our own family members, we are all relatives who help and care for each other."

"As for how your eldest uncle and aunt treat you and Dazhi, it's because your eldest uncle is my own brother, and so is your youngest uncle. One of them was raised by me, and the other was raised by me. An elder sister is like a mother, so it's only right that they treat you and Dazhi well."

"As for your aunt-in-law... well, she's more like your maternal aunt. We're sisters who grew up together, you know?"

Xiao Qiao understood, of course; Da Zhi had told her about the relationships between the Luo and Yang families.

She knew it was good, but she didn't know it was this good!

"Mother! I must have struck too many wooden fish drums in my past life to be allowed to marry into your family in this life. It's my good fortune!"

"Silly child, it's fate. There are millions of people in this world, but we are the only ones who can become mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and enter the same door. This is fate. Fate has made us a family."

"A family doesn't concern itself with official titles, status, or wealth. A family is simply a family. We eat together, we drink together, and if disaster strikes..."

"We'll face any disaster together!" Xiao Qiao blurted out.

Yang Ruoqing felt gratified once again, "With those words from you, it's no wonder I've loved you so much..."

If any disaster strikes, your father and I will bear it; we will do everything we can to protect you...

Of course, we hope that day will never come. The only way to prevent that day from coming is to gain the strength to be self-reliant and self-protective. We cannot let the initiative fall into the hands of others.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law opened their hearts to each other under the osmanthus tree. Meanwhile, Peony came over to report: "Madam, young mistress, guests have arrived. It's Manager Wang and his son."

"Alright, let them have tea in the main room, I'll be right there."

Yang Ruoqing then said to Xiao Qiao, "I'll go take a look. You continue picking osmanthus flowers. Tonight, we'll make osmanthus wine and osmanthus dumplings."

"Okay, Mom, you go ahead and do your work. I'll pick a little more."

Front yard, main room.

When Yang Ruoqing arrived, she found that Luo the blacksmith was chatting with Manager Wang, while Manager Wang's son stood behind him.

On the octagonal table were gifts brought by the Wang family father and son.

On her way here, Yang Ruoqing learned from Shaoyao that no one else from the Yang family had come; it was only Manager Wang and his son who had come alone.

Yang Ruoqing roughly understood that Manager Wang and his son were not here to seek marriage with the Luo family, nor were they here as relatives of relatives.

Instead, it's the kind of thing where a small business owner selling green plants and flowers brings gifts to pay a visit to the big boss or owner...

"The boss is here!" Manager Wang had sharp eyes. He saw Yang Ruoqing as soon as she walked in from the back hall behind the main room, and immediately put down his teacup and stood up.

When his son, who was standing behind him, saw Yang Ruoqing, he subconsciously raised his head. But when he was met with Yang Ruoqing's imposing aura, the young man felt an indescribable sense of intimidation and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any longer. He simply followed his father out from behind the stool and, imitating his father, placed the backs of his hands together and bowed to Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing smiled slightly and gestured with her hand: "Manager Wang and your son, please sit down and have some tea!"

"it is good."

Shopkeeper Wang sat back down, while his son remained standing behind his chair.

Seeing that he was still standing and not sitting, Yang Ruoqing didn't say anything and let him be.

Here, the blacksmith Luo pointed to the gifts on the table and said, "These were brought over by Manager Wang."

Manager Wang said, "A little something is not enough to express my gratitude."

Yang Ruoqing glanced at the pile of gifts. Hmm... it cost a lot of money, and they were all things that children like to eat. They probably went to the county town to buy them with some thought.

"Manager Wang, you're too kind. You're just here to have fun. There's no need to go to such lengths," Yang Ruoqing said.

Shopkeeper Wang said, "Compared to the care the owner has given to my small business, it's just a little food for the children, really nothing to worry about."

Yang Ruoqing smiled and glanced at the peony.

Peony understood, came forward to accept the gift, and returned it to the backyard.

Luo the blacksmith also stood up and said to Manager Wang, "I'm going to the backyard to play with my grandsons. You two chat."

Manager Wang rose again and bowed slightly to see him off.

Once inside the main room, only Yang Ruoqing and Manager Wang and his son remained. Yang Ruoqing took a sip of tea and went straight to the point with Manager Wang: "It seems that something good is about to happen in Manager Wang's family. Are you going to have a wedding feast?"

Shopkeeper Wang nodded with a smile, glanced at his son standing behind him, whose face was already red, and continued to say to Yang Ruoqing, "We are deeply grateful to Shopkeeper Yang Yongjin of your family for thinking so highly of us and being willing to marry his eldest daughter to my son!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruoqing knew that the matter was settled.

Her gaze swept over Manager Wang's son. "Come here and let your aunt take a good look at you."

Upon hearing the term "aunt," Wang's son was still somewhat taken aback, but Wang himself was so excited that he almost stood up from his stool.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go over there!"

This silly child is incredibly lucky to be the niece-in-law of a general's wife and a first-rank imperial consort!
Governor Yang Da'an of Changhuai Prefecture is his own son's cousin!

Yang Ruoqing sized up the tall, thin young man in front of her. To be honest, he was no shorter than Li Wei. Although he wasn't as muscular as Li Wei, he looked to be in good spirits.

Moreover, in terms of looks, this young man is no less handsome than Li Wei, and in some ways even looks more handsome than Li Wei.

It's worth mentioning here that Yang Ruoqing never thought Li Wei was handsome from beginning to end. The ones who always thought Li Wei was handsome were Cao Bamei and Xiuxiu.

In Yang Ruoqing's eyes, Li Wei's head alone was unattractive, not to mention anything else. It was too big, a square head, somewhat like SpongeBob SquarePants from the cartoon.

If it weren't for his height, broad shoulders, and long legs, he really wouldn't be able to support that head.

Now, Yongxiao, who is just over two years old, is small and has short legs, but he inherited Li Wei's head, so the child looks very strange at first glance. That's the reason!