The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 520 Peach Blossom Luck (7)_1

Chapter 520: Chapter 520 Peach Blossom Luck (7)_1

"I’m embroidering some items and making a little dress to give to my niece when she turns one month old. This time, I’ll buy something else to give," replied Li Bao Lian.

Fang Liuming then gave a slight bow to Li Baoxiang, "Since you have things to do, and I have other matters to attend to as well, let’s get together another day." With that, he was ready to leave.

Li Bao Lian bit her lip, puzzled by his reaction.

Li Baoxiang hastily stopped him, and seeing that he really wasn’t interested, he let Grandma Li accompany Li Bao Lian to do the shopping. "I don’t understand those trinkets for girls, you two go and buy whatever you like! Liuming and I have other business!"

"It was thoughtless of me! You go on with your work, please," Grandma Li quickly said.

Fang Liuming gave a parting gesture and left with Li Baoxiang.

After strolling through a bunch of stationery shops, Li Baoxiang took Fang Liuming to a restaurant, treating him to a meal as a gesture of his desire to have Fang Liuming as his brother-in-law.

It was then that Fang Liuming realized why Li Baoxiang insisted on taking him out, meeting with Grandma Li and her daughter—it was all because he had no interest in anyone else, and he gently declined.

Li Baoxiang was no matchmaker. Upon hearing the refusal, he frowned slightly and asked with a smile, "Could it be that you already have someone in mind?"

"Indeed," answered Fang Liuming, not concealing the truth.

Li Baoxiang was taken aback by his candidness and was unsure what to say next. "Then... why have the marriage arrangements not been set? You’re not getting any younger."

"I’ll wait until after the harvest next year," Fang Liuming said with a smile.

Li Baoxiang nodded, feeling somewhat embarrassed inside. Before, when asked, Fang Liuming had said that his family had not started discussing marriage arrangements for him.

When Grandma Li heard he had someone in mind, she frowned immediately. "Could that be an excuse? Previously, the Fang family was holding onto him, waiting to see if Pei Qin didn’t have another prospect and if she didn’t, they would leave him for her. But now, Pei Qin is married, and Pei Yuan is engaged as well, so who could he possibly be interested in?"

"I’ll inquire further about this later," Li Baoxiang said upon hearing this.

"Even if he truly fancied Pei Qin, now that she’s married and settled, he would need to marry as well! I’ll go and ask Pei Qin what the Fang family has said," Grandma Li mused.

"That would be for the best," Li Baoxiang agreed.

Sun Xiujin sneered as she listened to their conversation. They brought Li Bao Lian to visit her sister-in-law and niece, supposedly on a courtesy call, but it turned out they were considering a match. Miao’s brought her some food and whispered a few words. She heard that her family was considering betrothing her niece, Sun Tingyu, to Fang Liuming.

Miao’s was infuriated when she learned of this. They were already preparing to discuss a marriage proposal, and yet, Grandma Li had boldly brought her daughter over for a direct evaluation. They claimed their family was well-mannered, but bringing a daughter over for a match like this, was that considered good manners?

Carrying two boxes of pastries, Grandma Li left with Li Bao Lian and headed to Liu’er Alley to visit, claiming it was to show their gratitude to Pei Qin for Sun Xiujin having enjoyed her food.

"The eldest sister is not in the front courtyard, please take a seat for a while," Pei Yuan said as she served tea and asked Pei Qian to call Pei Qin from the backyard.

Pei Qian’s eyes lingered on Li Bao Lian, sizing her up—tall and slender, dressed in a light red embroidered coat with oversized sleeves, her hair adorned with velvet flowers and a Silver Hairpin, her oval face powdered and her eyebrows carefully drawn. Neat and tidy in her attire, Pei Qian couldn’t help but mutter to herself, "She couldn’t be here for some purpose, could she?"

Pei Qin was teaching Mo Heng how to structure English sentences. She found it easier to recognize individual words when forming spoken sentences, "Translate the text into vernacular Chinese first, and then I’ll render it into English. It’s easier to learn when comparing the three languages side-by-side."

"Alright," Mo Heng nodded in agreement.

Zhang Gengshan reported from outside that the third lady had arrived.

Pei Qin put down her pen and came out.

Knowing that Mo Heng disliked visitors in his study, Pei Qian stopped at the door. "Sun Xiujin’s mother-in-law has come bringing two parcels of pastries, claiming she’s here to express gratitude for the care given to Sun Xiujin. But she also brought her daughter named Bao Lian, and I have no idea what they’re up to," she said.

Pei Qin called into the room, then followed Pei Qian out.

Grandma Li and Li Bao Lian were sitting and chatting with Pei Yuan.

After exchanging a few pleasantries upon her arrival, Pei Qin took a seat again.

Li Bao Lian then mentioned she needed to use the facilities and took Pei Qian along with her.

As Grandma Li began to inquire in a roundabout way about Fang Liuming, she expressed a hope that Pei Qin could help speak on their behalf.

Helping with matchmaking? Pei Qin’s lips twitched slightly as she flatly said, "I’m not very clear about my cousin’s marital plans—my grandfather and the others seem to have had their arrangements long ago." Fang Liuming seemed to be quite lucky with romantic prospects!

Seeing that Pei Qin was not very enthusiastic and did not offer to help, Grandma Li’s smile faded slightly. It was not befitting for them, the prospective bride’s family, to go asking outright. Thinking of Fang Liuming’s situation and considering her daughter was getting quite old, if they couldn’t secure a good match this year, it might be even harder the next. Biting her lip, her smile deepened as she earnestly requested Pei Qin to make an inquiry on their behalf.

"Alright! I’ll ask around first, and if there’s any news, I’ll contact you!" Pei Qin agreed to run the errand.

Grandma Li quickly voiced her thanks.

After seeing the mother and daughter off, Pei Qian sarcastically remarked, "So, they’re here for matchmaking too. The two families are related, yet they both set their sights on cousin Liuming. Really now!"

Pei Qin gave her a glare, "Do you want to copy the rules for women?"

Pei Qian immediately stopped laughing, discontented, "I was just saying..." Seeing Pei Qin’s glare intensify, she pursed her lips and hastily made her exit, "I’m off to the noodle place!" What she had said was the truth; the likes of Sun Tingyu aiming for the Fang family was just not acceptable! And that Li Bao Lian, with her get-up, she didn’t seem all that commendable.

She’d spread the word and let them vie with each other!

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