inspire-indiana Chapter 190 Who decides Li Mingxia's marriage?
Chapter 190 Who decides Li Mingxia's marriage?
Mr. Li's eyes moved between Xue Li, Li Zhengde and Song Li, and suddenly he remembered something.
"Then you guys are all in the intermediate class, so you should know each other?"
Li Zhengxue nodded. After all, he was still afraid of Song Li, so he dared not not stand up and greet him.
"Yes, Grandpa, this is Mr. Song. He and I are good friends on weekdays. I think he came here today for me."
Li Zhengxue glanced at Song Li, then turned and spoke to Grandpa Li and the other elders of the Li family.
Everyone smiled, as if Li Zhengxue's words made sense to them. How could Li Zhengde be compared with Li Zhengxue? How could Song Li, who looked like a rich man, be familiar with Li Zhengde? He must have come here for Li Zhengxue!
"Otherwise, we have to say that he is our student brother."
"Of course not, I have great potential!"
"The most promising thing in our Li family is the Zhengxue. In the future, some of them will definitely become high-ranking officials!"
"Do I need you to tell me that? Just look at the people Zhengxue knows now. They are all sons of wealthy families. They are amazing!"
Li Zhengxue enjoyed the words of the crowd. Their eyes made him feel comfortable all over, as if he had brought Xue Li back. After seeing the gifts he brought back and what Xue Li was wearing, these people became obviously more respectful and looked at him, which made him feel ecstatic.
Because Xue Li wanted to achieve his own goal, he cooperated with everything Li Zhengxue said and did, which made Li Zhengxue, and even Li Dalang and Hua Shi, feel very proud.
Li Dalang was now sitting on the kang, looking at Li Sanlang's family with obvious disdain and scrutiny in his eyes.
His son really made him proud today. He had already imagined that from now on, no one would be able to shake his position in the Li family.
The little money in the third brother's family is nothing! If his son becomes an official in the future, he will have everything he wants. There are many people who give money to their family! Let alone other things, just look at the pile of things his son brought back today, which is worth dozens of taels of silver? The rice he was talking about, the one called jade, is one tael of silver per catty! Have these poor people ever seen rice worth one tael of silver per catty in their lives? Isn't it all thanks to their son?
The more Li Zhengxue thought about it, the more proud he felt, and the more he felt that his contribution to the Li family was greater than anyone else's!
"Who said I came here for you?" Song Li frowned, glanced at Li Zhengxue, and spoke in a cold voice with obvious alienation.
"Didn't you hear what your uncle said just now? I came here with Brother Zhengde. My original intention today was to visit Brother Zhengde's house. I don't know why everyone suddenly came here. I had no choice but to come along. How did it become that I came here for you? As for what you said about having a close relationship, it's even more ridiculous." Song Li frowned and looked at Li Zhengxue, as if he was looking at something dirty, with an indescribable disgust in his eyes.
"If it weren't for Brother Zhengde, I wouldn't have said a word to you. What you said is really too ridiculous!"
Song Li's words made the room quiet instantly, even the breathing sounds could be heard clearly.
Li Zhengxue naturally knew that he and Song Li did not have a good relationship and they hardly had any contact on weekdays, but today everything went too smoothly and he became a little carried away.
He even naively thought that no matter whether Song Li was willing or not, or how dissatisfied he was, this was his home and Song Li would have to give him some face. But he forgot that this was Song Li, how could he care about a mere Li Zhengxue, let alone his face.
"Brother Song Li likes to joke around usually. Come and sit down. We need to have a few drinks later. This is my first time here, and everything is new to me. Brother Song Li, what about you?" Xue Li stepped forward to act as a peacemaker. While speaking, his eyes fell on Li Mingxia intentionally or unintentionally, and his tone became deliberately reserved, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
Song Li looked at him strangely, and finally considered Li Zhengde's family, nodded, and gave him this way out.
Xue Li breathed a sigh of relief. If Song Li didn't give him face, he couldn't do anything. After all, his family was not as well off as Song Li's. What could he do to him? Fortunately, Song Li didn't continue to rage, otherwise it would be difficult to end today.
I just don’t know how much Li Mingxia saw in my performance just now, and whether he thinks I am a good person.
"Mingxia, come here, come here, come over here. It's been a long time since I last saw you." Old Master Li's eyes fell on Li Mingxia and waved his hand, motioning Li Mingxia to come over.
"Look at what you are saying. I am a little busy, but didn't I come to bring you rice three days ago? Grandpa, have you forgotten?" Li Mingxia's tone was filled with a girl's anger, just like a favored granddaughter acting coquettishly with her grandfather. People couldn't see anything unusual, but Li Zhengde and Song Li's eyes fell on Li Mingxia, and they both tasted the sarcasm in her tone.
Mr. Li did not feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he continued speaking along with what Li Mingxia said.
"It's like this when you get older. I miss you even if I don't see you for just one day, let alone three days. I know you are busy, so please come and visit me more often when you have time. I will be content." The way Grandpa Li sighed, anyone who didn't know would think that he cared about his granddaughter Li Mingxia very much. Let alone others, just take Li Sanlang, who was so moved by Grandpa Li's words that his eyes were filled with tears. He had already imagined so many good things about Grandpa Li in his mind.
"Old Third, other fathers don't care about you, but I have to check the marriage of my granddaughter. Don't think of marrying my granddaughter casually. I have to make the decision. I nodded, Old Third, do you listen?" After sighing for a while, Mr. Li held Li Mingxia's hand, looked up at Li Sanlang and Zhang and said.
To ordinary people, this behavior seemed to be that Grandpa Li loved his granddaughter and was afraid that her granddaughter would marry someone unfairly in the future. However, Li Mingxia suddenly felt alarm bells going off in her heart!
What dynasty is this? This is ancient times! To a certain extent, her marriage is a matter of words between Zhang and Li Sanlang. Parents’ orders and matchmaker’s words are no joke!
Mr. Li’s words didn’t sound like much, but if I really agreed to them, what would I do if some trouble really arose because of this in the future?
"Everyone is here today, please bear witness to me. Third brother, you promised your father that from now on, Mingxia's marriage will be decided by your father. Is that right or not?"