Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 218
Cheng Yan spoke seriously, one after another, carefully analyzed, and his persuasive power is not weak.

Gu Yunqiao is lively by nature, but she was forced to be trapped in a cage called everyone's lady since she was a child. She learns and acts day after day, but she can't learn and act well, often because of carelessness. It revealed her sharp edges and corners that had not been completely smoothed, and provoked the discipline and reprimand of her parents and elders.

She often envies her sister-in-law Xu Shuhua, who has the spirit of poetry and calligraphy inside, and shows the style of everyone outside. Every move is dignified and elegant. It can be said that she is the best model and example of a lady.

On the other hand, she herself is neither good at poetry nor fond of writing, let alone dignified and elegant.No matter how well she disguises herself in front of others, she will always understand that she, Gu Yunqiao, is far from the words "every lady".

But this is the requirement for women in this era. If she does not meet or get close to this requirement, it will be difficult for her to gain a foothold in the future.Not to mention that she was born in the Gu family in Songjiang, so she can barely be regarded as a noble girl, not to mention for herself, even for the family, she has to work hard to live up to this requirement.

As a result, she fell into unspeakable contradictions and self-depletion.On the one hand, it's her nature, she hates restraint, she can't stand discipline, and she can't wait to smash these rules and regulations; on the other hand, it's the pressure from the outside world, parents and elders, family society, all of which require her to be obedient and obedient, to be a "great lady".

She can neither completely break free from the rules and do as she pleases; nor can she obey the discipline and go against her heart. In the end, she can only consume it day after day, exhausting her physically and mentally.

However, today Cheng Yan provided her with a new way of thinking, allowing her to bypass these two contradictions and achieve self-consistency.

The most commendable thing about Cheng Yan is that he didn't arbitrarily judge that Gu Yunqiao's behavior was not in line with a lady, or flattered her perfunctorily, telling lies that he couldn't even believe.Instead, starting from the conception and interpretation of the word "every lady", from a very inclusive perspective, Gu Yunqiao was accepted and affirmed her.

Gu Yunqiao's heart trembled when he heard it, and he was speechless for a moment.After a while, she exhaled lightly, looked into his eyes and asked, "Master Cheng really thinks so?"

Cheng Yan gave a very positive answer: "I really think so."

As early as the day when the rural examination ended, Cheng Yan had noticed Gu Yunqiao's liveliness and frankness deep in her heart, but she seemed ashamed to show it to others, and she hid it well and did not reveal it easily, which made him very regretful.

Lively and cheerful women may not meet the requirements of society, but the warmth they radiate unconsciously, like a little sun, brings bright colors to some people in the dark world.

At least, Cheng Yan is like this.

Looking at Gu Yunqiao's bright and bright eyes, Cheng Yan smiled gently and said, "So, Miss Gu, don't worry about what happened just now, you've done a good job. I thought Miss Gu couldn't handle it in time, and I might It's a disadvantage, I didn't expect that I was superficial and narrow-minded, and I underestimated Miss Gu."

Gu Yunqiao was startled, and then smiled: "Young master Cheng is serious, I was just lucky. If those rascals insist on pestering me, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to get away today. Maybe the reason why they believed me that my brother is coming is because It was because I saw Mr. Cheng that I was willing to leave, so I would like to thank Mr. Cheng for your help."

Cheng Yanqian nodded modestly: "You don't need to thank Miss Gu."

Turning the topic off, Gu Yunqiao noticed that Cheng Yan was alone, and asked, "Did Mr. Cheng come to see the Lantern Festival alone today?"

Cheng Yan nodded: "Yes, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the festival of reunion. I let the old servants at home go back to celebrate the festival with their relatives. It's just that the house is so deserted that I can't stay here, so I go out to visit the lantern festival."

"Since that's the case, why don't Mr. Cheng go to the Lantern Festival with us?" Gu Yunqiao raised his head, staring at him with sparkling eyes, "I'm walking ahead, my brother, sister-in-law and the others are still behind, and they should be there soon." will come."

Cheng Yan was dazed by her bright eyes for a moment, then he quickly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's wait here."

"Hmm...it was alright just now, but there are so many people now, I'm afraid they won't be able to find us at a glance."

With that said, Gu Yunqiao looked around, trying to find the most obvious location.Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she pointed to a row of lanterns across the street and said, "Why don't we go there, there are so many and bright lanterns, brother and the others can definitely see us at a glance."

Cheng Yan had no objection, so he walked across the street with her.

Gu Yunqiao said that she was waiting for Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua, but she was actually attracted by the rows of colorful lanterns. As soon as she came here, she couldn't wait to look at this and that. She couldn't wait to buy all the lanterns and take them home. .

After struggling hard, Gu Yunqiao finally chose a Jade Rabbit Lantern, so she asked the man next to him who looked like a boss: "Boss, how much is this lantern? I want it."

The man smiled and said, "Miss, we don't sell these lanterns for money. And I'm not the boss, but the shopkeeper of the Baweixuan behind."

Gu Yunqiao asked suspiciously: "You don't sell them for money? Then what are you doing with these lanterns?"

The shopkeeper patiently explained: "This is the tradition of our Baweixuan. Every Mid-Autumn Festival and Lantern Festival, we will put up a few rows of lanterns for guessing lantern riddles at the entrance of the store, and use the dishes of the restaurant as the prize for guessing the lantern riddles. On the one hand, it is to celebrate the festival, and on the other hand, it is also to attract guests.”

Then, the shopkeeper introduced Gu Yunqiao one by one: "Look, there are four rows of lanterns, and each row of lanterns corresponds to different dish rewards. The higher the position, the better the rewards. The bottom row Lantern, the reward for guessing correctly is a plate of vegetarian dishes, which can only be honored when guests come to our restaurant to order, which is equivalent to adding a side dish to the table."

"The reward for the second row of lanterns from bottom to top is an ordinary meat dish, mostly roasted chicken and stewed meat. The third row of lanterns rewards any one of the eight signature dishes. The reason why our Baweixuan We chose this name because our eight signature dishes, which have been well-known in the capital, all have unique flavors that have been passed down for many years, and you can’t eat them anywhere else.”

"The top row of lanterns has the least number and the most difficult lantern riddles. The reward for guessing correctly is a free banquet provided by our Baweixuan. The dishes on the table are full of meat and vegetables, covering all our eight dishes. The signature dish is definitely worth trying.”

After finishing speaking, the shopkeeper looked proud and confident, and felt that these rewards would definitely make the little girl in front of him feel excited.

However, Gu Yunqiao listened to it for a long time, but she didn't care about the food or not. From the beginning to the end, there was only one focus: "So, if I guess the lantern riddle correctly, this rabbit lantern... can I take it?"

(End of this chapter)