Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 118 Unexpectedly Became a Matchmaking Game
Aunt Zhou has been having a lot of headaches lately. After making inquiries, she found that either the people in the family were well-off, but their personalities were not flattering, or they came from humble backgrounds and were timid and submissive.

This one is pretty good!

Although the young girl wasn't as pretty as her aunt, she was still a delicate and charming girl, efficient in her work, and poised and graceful in her demeanor.

I heard that she also learned a craft from her aunt, and her temperament is very similar to her aunt's, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Aunt Zhou looked up at her mentally challenged son again, and saw his silly appearance.

Aunt Zhou thought it over and over and thought it was pretty good, but she was a little regretful. Gunniang was a bit young, and she probably wouldn't let her get married so early. Although her son had taken a liking to her, the girl wasn't willing.

No matter what, we have to fight for our silly son. It's not easy to find someone who makes him want to settle down.

As Aunt Zhou thought about it, her gaze toward Xin Ting became increasingly kind.

Xinting noticed the gaze and was quite puzzled. She looked up and searched for a while before seeing Aunt Zhou. She then politely asked, "Auntie, would you like some sweet soup too?"

Oh my, what a polite child! Aunt Zhou was increasingly pleased with him.

Then, with a smile, she handed over the bowl, saying, "Alright, thank you for your trouble, Miss Xinting."

Xinting smiled and said, "Auntie, you're too kind."

Zhou Yuanjia was puzzled. His mother had never liked sweets, so why was she like this now? He looked up at his mother.

Then I saw her subtle look in her eyes, and my face turned red instantly.

At this moment, Aunt Zhou couldn't care less about her silly son. During the mealtime, she kept a close eye on Xin Ting without making a sound.

During her mealtime, Xinting not only ate herself but also took care of Yunmo, who was sitting next to her. She was very thoughtful and clearly loved the child. She was truly admirable.

Aunt Zhou liked it more and more as she looked at it. Before the banquet was over, she asked Madam He, "I didn't ask you before, who is Xinting?"

“Xinting and Xun’er are cousins, both my daughter-in-law’s nephews and nieces.” Although the two children are not her own, once they came to the Gu family, Madam He treated them as her own, giving them everything her own children had.

Whenever Mrs. He talks about her child, she becomes happy and energetic. "This girl is very skillful and quick-witted. Her aunt teaches her to cook and make desserts, and she learns very quickly."

Madam He looked up at Yun Sheng, her mouth full of food, and sighed, saying, "My Yun Sheng has grown up. If she could be half as good as Xin Ting, I would wake up laughing in the middle of the night."

Thinking of Yun Sheng's personality, Madam He began to worry. He's not a child anymore, and all he does all day is eat. Sigh!

Aunt Zhou exclaimed in surprise, "She learned a skill from her aunt? That's incredible! I heard that your daughter-in-law's skill is a family tradition?"

Madam He said with a smile, "What family tradition? My Mengniang doesn't care about that. It's just some cooking skills. As long as the people in my restaurant and the apprentices in Jinxiuxuan are willing to learn and put their heart into it, my Mengniang will teach them well and never hide anything from them."

Aunt Zhou was also from the West District, so she had naturally heard of Xu Qingmeng's reputation on West Street. The Zhou family had also tried all the food at Gu Family Restaurant, especially the pastries at Jinxiuxuan. Even though she didn't particularly like sweets, she loved the pastries from Jinxiuxuan.

In addition, Shen's General Store also sells Gu's homemade chili oil, garlic chili sauce, and mushroom meat sauce, which are also readily available.

The taste was truly wonderful, especially the pastries from the shop—they were so novel! Even she, who doesn't like sweets, was amazed. Aunt Zhou, like everyone else on West Street, remarked that the Gu family had indeed married a good daughter-in-law; she didn't think about anything else.

Aunt Zhou thought that the idea of ​​marrying such a capable wife was just wishful thinking.

Looking around, among all the families in the West District, how many are as capable as Xu Qingmeng? Now that they know how capable Xinting is, and is even learning a trade from her aunt, she will probably be sought after by many families in the future.

Aunt Zhou glanced at her son and suddenly became worried. Her son's academic achievements couldn't compare to those of her uncle, Gu Yunyi.
Although the head of her household is an accountant, and the family is not short of money, over the years, only the head of the household has earned money while the three of them have to spend it, so they don't have much wealth. In the future, she will definitely not be able to earn as much as the Gu family.

Then look at her own son, so silly! He doesn't even dare to look at other girls, and keeps discussing academic matters with Gu Yunyi. Sigh!
It seems that the young lady might not actually be interested in her son.

Ugh!
When Zhou Yuanjia looked up, he saw his mother sighing at him. He asked, puzzled, "Mother, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Sigh! This guy has no tact. He likes someone but doesn't know how to be attentive; he's just busy discussing academic matters.

This is awful!
Aunt Zhou was extremely depressed during the meal, but she didn't show it on the surface. She did her best to maintain appearances and chatted with Mrs. He very warmly.

After everyone finished their meal, they discussed with Xun-ge'er the time to visit the Zhou family each day, as well as the gifts and money for the three festivals and six occasions. Only then did the meal come to an end.

Mrs. He and Aunt Zhou got along very well, and the two even made a promise to go shopping together in the future. Their relationship was as good as that of sisters.

Xu Qingmeng also thought it was very good; Madam Zhou was a cheerful person.

After the Zhou and Gu families parted ways, Madam He glanced up and subtly looked at Xinting, who was playing with Yun Sheng and Yun Mo.

Then, she smiled and looked at Gu Yunyi: "I heard that Zhou Yuanjia is not married yet?"

Gu Yunyi didn't think much of it at the moment: "Brother Zhou is still two years away from coming of age. In recent years, you have been focused on the imperial examinations and studying. I suppose you have been delayed."

After saying that, he looked up and glanced at Xu Qingmeng.

To be honest, if he hadn't been bedridden with illness back then, and if Mrs. He hadn't listened to the fortune teller and pulled this stunt, he probably wouldn't have gotten married so early if he had been healthy.

Looking back now, I'm actually quite grateful to that mastermind behind it all; by sheer coincidence, Xu Qingmeng ended up by his side.

"This should have been going on for several years already, and it's only just ended this year," Mrs. He said with a hint of disdain after hearing this.

Xu Qingmeng couldn't help but chuckle to herself. Did Madam He really think that everyone could be like Gu Yunyi and pass the test so easily?

Let alone ten years of hard study, many people study for most of their lives, but in the end, they only reach the level of Xiucai (a lower-level scholar), and some even remain as Tongsheng (a lower-level scholar) their entire lives.

Moreover, Zhou Yuanjia is only eighteen years old and has only participated in two sessions at most.

Gu Yunyi explained it to Madam He in the same way.

After hearing this, Mrs. He also felt that her expectations might have been a bit too high.

(End of this chapter)