CHAPTER 346: CHAPTER 343 MAJOR EVENT

Chen Yongsheng treated his brother’s daughter like his own, but unexpectedly, he was easily fooled by that kid.

Chen Yongsheng sat on the kang, talking carefully to Xie Shao Yuan: "Didn’t I just invite a wolf into the house? I’ve called Miao Zigui into the room several times to talk... At that time, he was definitely harboring ill intentions. Yu’yu needs to be spoken for in marriage, but... to have unsavory intentions right under my nose."

Chen Yongsheng pondered for a while before looking at Xie Shao Yuan: "Brother-in-law, if this happened to you, would you be angry? Shouldn’t you beat that kid a few times?"

Before Xie Shao Yuan could speak, Old Mrs. Chen said, "Did you hit him?"

Chen Yongsheng straightened his back: "I did. Just as Hei Dan came in with a stick to play, I snatched it and hit him several times solidly."

Chen Yongsheng turned to Xie Shao Yuan again: "If it were brother-in-law, he’d hit him harder. Wouldn’t he choke him by the neck?" Back then, he saw with his own eyes how his brother-in-law was beaten.

Xie Shao Yuan frowned; he didn’t hit, let alone choke by the neck.

Chen Yongsheng continued: "Miss Chen hasn’t been spoken for yet, and Yu’yu is younger than her. Marrying the child off so early, if she faces grievances in the future, I’d be letting my brother’s family down."

Xie Shao Yuan felt that tonight, Chen Yongsheng came just to jab at him.

Chen Yongsheng, however, didn’t notice Xie Shao Yuan’s expression: "Brother-in-law, don’t you think my eyesight is bad? How did I not see this?"

Xie Shao Yuan answered quickly this time: "It is bad." Song Xian goes back and forth in Chen Family Village every day, but Chen Yongsheng still couldn’t tell?

Even now, Chen Yongsheng thinks no one is interested in Liangchen.

Not finding comfort, Chen Yongsheng complained with tipsy bravado: "Miss Chen hasn’t been spoken for yet, brother-in-law, you don’t understand my feelings. Miao Zigui seems good, but who knows if he will treat Yu’yu well in the future? If I let him easily take her away, what if he doesn’t care?"

"Yu’yu is naturally gentle. Only after being with Liangchen did she improve a bit. If she suffers at her husband’s house, she might not dare to speak up. I’m not her biological father, she..."

Now it was Old Mrs. Chen’s turn to want to scold Chen Yongsheng. She glared: "Just because she’s not yours, you won’t stand up for her? Yu’yu isn’t that foolish. If she truly suffers, she’ll come back to her family for help."

Chen Yongsheng realized his mistake and immediately calmed down after being rebuked by Old Mrs. Chen: "I just got back from Dai State, didn’t even leave me time to catch my breath and such a big thing happened."

Xie Shao Yuan said, "It’s good it wasn’t revealed to you on the battlefield."

Chen Yongsheng couldn’t help but say at this point: "Brother-in-law, how can you be so ruthless? Luckily, the Miao Family hadn’t prepared the gifts yet and planned to come propose tomorrow, leaving me some time to think."

Xie Shao Yuan sighed deeply, the words of the drunken Chen Yongsheng becoming more bothersome each time.

Seeing Chen Yongsheng in this state, Xie Liangchen and Chen Zigeng went to the east room to avoid embarrassment when the village chief sobered up.

However, Chen Zigeng ran back and forth twice. He listened carefully and reported everything that was said inside to Xie Liangchen.

"Sister, why is Second Uncle so troublesome? He insists on asking Brother-in-law to help look into Miao Zigui. How to look? Anyone in Chen Family Village knows Brother Miao," Chen Zigeng said. "If it were me, I’d just ask Sister Yu’yu if she’s willing, but on one condition, she can’t move out of the village. Whoever it is must come live in Chen Family Village."

Xie Liangchen couldn’t help but laugh.

Chen Zigeng pulled Xie Liangchen’s sleeve: "Sister, am I right? Chen Family Village is big enough to build a few houses anywhere, which would relieve Second Uncle’s worries about Sister Yu’yu being wronged."

Xie Liangchen thought carefully, and it seemed Miao Zigui’s parents were gone long ago, with the closest person being his aunt Nanny Miao, but what the Miao Family plans, nobody knows, nobody can make decisions for them.

Xie Liangchen looked at her brother beside her: "These matters are for Second Uncle to handle!" Judging from Second Uncle’s reaction today, he would certainly carefully plan for Yu’yu.

Just as the brother and sister were talking, they heard Miao Zigui’s voice from the courtyard: "Granny Chen, Uncle Xie, I’m here to check on Second Uncle."

Xie Shao Yuan lifted the curtain and instructed Miao Zigui to enter: "He’s had too much to drink, help him back home!"

Miao Zigui responded and entered, bending down to help Chen Yongsheng put on his shoes. Chen Yongsheng resisted, while Xie Shao Yuan watched from the side until Miao Zigui treated Chen Yongsheng like a treasure and "carried" him away.

The two walked together, already well-acquainted. Although Chen Yongsheng was momentarily bewildered, Miao Zigui still smiled and spoke to him, the two were already quite close.

As Xie Liangchen and Chen Zigeng remained in the east room, Old Mrs. Chen turned to Xie Shao Yuan: "Did you make a move?"

Xie Shao Yuan sighed: "No, seeing him just come back from battle covered in injuries, I didn’t know where to start."

Xie Shao Yuan assisted Old Mrs. Chen onto the kang.

Indeed.

Xie Shao Yuan’s answer confirmed Old Mrs. Chen’s guess. Even though she was prepared, Old Mrs. Chen couldn’t help but remain silent for a while: "No wonder nobody noticed. That child always presents a righteous front, keeping people at a distance. If it weren’t for Old Mrs. Song’s several attempts to probe, I wouldn’t have thought about it."

Old Mrs. Chen looked at Xie Shao Yuan again: "Confirmed?"

Xie Shao Yuan nodded: "Song Xian spoke directly to me, and when he was in Dai State, he nearly lost his life protecting Liangchen. It seems his thoughts weren’t recent."

Who would blame her family’s daughter for being beautiful?

Old Mrs. Chen said: "That child truly hides his thoughts deeply. You can’t tell. His grandmother even calls him a ’wooden post,’ only knowing books and battles."

Old Mrs. Chen herself had a misconception, feeling that Song Xian was like a clay deity in a temple, unmoved by whoever worshipped before him.

Old Mrs. Chen said: "I misjudged him too."

Old Mrs. Chen paused and said: "Is Liangchen willing?" Judging from the son-in-law’s appearance, the granddaughter is likely willing; otherwise, the son-in-law would have refused long ago.

Xie Shao Yuan nodded.

Old Mrs. Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Her granddaughter, after all, had good judgment. Song Xian was a man of talent, having managed Zhenzhou and Zhaozhou well, now winning a great victory and reclaiming the Eight States.

Every time Song Xian came to the village, half the boys in the village would surround him, hoping General Song would teach them archery. Hei Dan and the others dreamed of defending the border in the army.

Even Chen Yongsheng, when talking about the Song Family Army previously, praised them endlessly.

Thinking of these things, Old Mrs. Chen felt much calmer.

"Song Xian has had a tough life," Old Mrs. Chen said, "Joining the army at fifteen, everything he has today is due to his own ability. I heard when he was a teenager, he was ambushed by the Liao people and nearly died at sea."

Xie Shao Yuan said: "It was that time, we saved Song Xian at sea."

Old Mrs. Chen hadn’t expected: "There was that incident too?"