Chapter two hundred and ninety third son-in-law comes to the door
Fan Zhubo has been very annoyed these days. Everything comes from his uneasy daughter. He originally thought that his daughter would soon become an adult and was about to ask someone to make a match, but he didn't expect that she would meet a boy named Chang in private, and went out to meet the other party many times, which was simply a disgraceful family style!
However, after getting angry, Fan Zhubo slowly calmed down. He still loved this eldest daughter very much. He couldn't do it even if he beat and scolded his daughter.
And now everything has happened, and it is useless for Fan Zhubo to beat and scold his daughter, so the best way is to meet the boy named Chang first. If the other party has a good family background and character, it might as well decide the marriage.
So today, Fan Zhubo took a leave to stay at home, just waiting for the other party to visit and explain the matter clearly. However, when he thought that the cabbage he had finally raised would be robbed by an outside pig, he felt distressed.
At this moment, Miss Fan brought the tea to her father with her own hands, and then whispered: "Father, Mr. Chang is a very good man. She is knowledgeable and considerate, and respects her daughter very much. She has never done anything wrong, so her daughter has long made up her mind to marry him in the future, and hope that her father will fulfill her!"
At the end of the conversation, Miss Fan also saluted her father solemnly, and her gentle voice was unquestionable and determined. She now expressed her attitude, just to let her father not make things too difficult for Mr. Chang when she saw him.
"Hmph! Do you know who he is? He entrusted his life so easily?" Chief Fan snorted coldly with dissatisfaction.
"Of course I know who Mr. Chang is!" Miss Fan said stubbornly at this time.
"Okay! Then tell me where the family surnamed Chang lives, what is the family background of his parents, and whether he has fame or honor?" The bookkeeper Fan asked a series of questions.
"This..." Miss Fan was also stunned when she heard this, because when she was with Mr. Chang, the other party seemed to rarely mention her family background, and the two were talking about some interests and hobbies.
"Look! You don't know anything. I even doubt whether he was deliberately concealing it. Such a person might be a liar!" Chief Fan said angrily again. As far as he knew, his daughter had met the Chang's surname. If the other party really wanted to marry his daughter, he would definitely tell the truth about his family background. But now his daughter knows nothing, which made Chief Fan even more suspicious of the other party's motives.
"Impossible, Mr. Chang is definitely not a liar!" Miss Fan said with great affirmation.
"You are still too young and don't know that the people outside are sinister. Those liars like to stare at women like you the most!" But Chief Fan said heartbrokenly, as if he had really decided that Mr. Chang was a liar.
After hearing what my father said, Miss Fan didn't know what to say for a moment, and in the end she could only cry silently.
Mr. Fan felt a little distressed when he saw his daughter's appearance. Although he was a daughter, because he was the eldest daughter, he loved her very much. Of course, he also hoped that her daughter would have a good home, but he was afraid that her daughter would be deceived by outsiders.
But at this moment, suddenly, the servant came in to report: "Master, there is a young master Chang and a young master Li outside the mansion to visit!"
"Mr. Chang is here, I know he is not a liar!" Miss Fan immediately burst into tears and said happily when she heard this.
"That may not be. The liars are so smart now. You retreat first. I'll meet this so-called Young Master Chang for a while!" Chief Fan glared at his daughter, then waved his hand.
Miss Fan also knew that she was inconvenient to meet the male guest. Although she and Mr. Chang had met many times, she still had to avoid it at home, so she stepped to the back hall and waited for news from the front hall uneasily.
Li Jie and Zhu Yunyu came as promised and prepared a lot of gifts. However, when he arrived in front of the Fan family, Zhu Yunyu still showed a nervous look. After all, the son-in-law came to the door for the first time, and it was definitely fake to say that he was not nervous. He even wanted to turn around and run away now.
Fortunately, Li Jie was still with him, which made Zhu Yunyu give up the idea of escaping. After the two handed the gift to the servants of the Fan family, they followed the servants to the living room of the Fan family.
When Li Jie and the others entered the living room, they saw a serious middle-aged man sitting in the room, with a long rectangular face, three long beards under the jaw, straight facial features, and serious expressions, which made Zhu Yunyu feel guilty.
"My younger generation Chang Yun, Li Xun, pay homage to Chief Fan!" Zhu Yunxi and Li Jie immediately saluted to Chief Fan. They also saw that Chief Fan did not know them, so they felt relieved. Li Jie did not use his name, but borrowed the name of the stinky brother in the family.
"No need to be polite, please sit down and serve tea!" Chief Fan saw that Li Jie and Zhu Yunxi were both handsome and handsome, and their words and deeds were not like ordinary people, which finally dispelled his prejudice. After all, these two people did not look like liars.
Li Jie pulled Zhu Yunxie down, and then bowed again: "Master Fan, here is Chang Yun's brother-in-law. On the Lantern Festival, I went out with my wife and brother-in-law and met Miss Fan and others. As a result, the two young people fell in love at first sight, so what happened next. I hope Master Fan will not blame him!"
"It turns out that Mr. Li is Mr. Chang's brother-in-law, so I wonder where Mr. Chang's parents are?" Mr. Fan suddenly frowned when he heard this, because in his opinion, if Mr. Chang really wants to propose marriage, he must at least inform his parents. His parents will visit the house. What is a brother-in-law now?
"That... Master Fan didn't know that my mother died early and my father was busy, so he could only ask my brother-in-law to accompany me!" At this time, Zhu Yunxiu also plucked up the courage to speak. After all, he was the party involved, so he could not always pretend to be mute.
"Your father is busy? Are you so busy with your children's lifelong affairs?" Mr. Fan was even more angry when he heard this. He had already had a good impression of these two young people. It would be fine if Mr. Chang's mother was not alive, but as a father, he didn't even show up for his son's lifelong affairs, which was unreasonable.
"I... this..." Zhu Yunxiu didn't know how to answer at this time, so he looked at Li Jie next to him with help.
Li Jie was not anxious and immediately bowed again: "Prince Fan calmed down. It was not that my father-in-law refused to come forward, but that the situation at home was special, so it was a bit inconvenient for him to come forward. But don't worry, I can help my brother-in-law make a decision. As long as you agree to the marriage between my brother-in-law and Ling Ai, I will ask the elders in the family to prepare for the engagement when I go back!"
Li Jie didn't dare to tell the truth. After all, if Chief Fan knew that they hadn't told the elders at home, they would definitely be even more angry and might drive them out on the spot.
"You..." Mr. Fan was even more annoyed when he saw that Li Jie did not explain clearly. However, when he thought of his daughter's pitiful appearance just now, he felt soft. In the end, he suppressed the anger in his heart, and calmed down and asked again, "Okay, then I'll ask you, where are you from, where do you live, and what do you do at home?"
"Our ancestors were all from Huaixi. We moved to the capital to settle down from our grandfather's generation and served the imperial court for many years." Li Jie immediately replied, his words were true, and of course some important news was concealed by him.
When he heard that Li Jie and both were from official families and were from Huaixi, Fan Zhubu's face looked much better. After all, the nobles in Huaixi were the largest force in the court. Even though he was attacked several times by His Majesty, the people of Huaixi still controlled more than half of the important positions in the court. Fan Zhubu was from Jiangnan and was not successful in the officialdom. In addition to his straight personality and offending some people, it was also related to his background.
"It turns out that you are all the children of officials. I don't know any position in the court? Maybe I know you." Chief Fan asked again, but as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly looked at Li Jie carefully and asked again, "Mr. Li, I think you look familiar. Have we seen him before?"
"Ah? There shouldn't be this. I didn't know Chief Fan before!" Li Jie was shocked when he heard this and immediately denied it.
Chapter completed!