Chapter 223: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 223: Discussing Marriage Matters in the Boudoir, Banquet with Hidden Calculations (7)
Mo Yan also took a sip of pear juice, and her mouth was instantly filled with the sweet taste of pear and the fragrant aroma of honey.
Liu Tinglan was still not satisfied and poured herself another cup with the white porcelain teapot. "It's so delicious! Yan Yan, you really know how to enjoy life."
Mo Yan smiled and pushed the plate of pastries toward her. "These are the pastries I made myself. Have a taste."
The pastries were simple fruit cakes made with flour, eggs, peaches, lychee juice, and honey. Since there was no milk, it lacked a milky fragrance, but it was not overly sweet or greasy, full of fruity aroma, and everyone in the family loved it.
The peaches were crushed, so the original appearance couldn't be seen, and Mo Yan only said they were made with wild fruits from the mountains.
"Wow, Yan Yan, these pastries are so delicious! How can there be such a virtuous girl in this world, who can manage both the hall and the kitchen, and make such delicious pastries? Whoever marries you in the future will be so fortunate," Liu Tinglan exclaimed with relish, even saying such immodest words that would have been deemed improper in ancient times.
Mo Yan was speechless at this comment. "If Aunt Liu hears this, you won't be allowed out again."
Unexpectedly, at the mention of this, Liu Tinglan sighed deeply, and a few traces of worry appeared on her face. "Don't mention it. If it weren't for celebrating the housewarming of your family today, my mother wouldn't have let me out!"
Mo Yan was taken aback. "What's wrong? Didn't you used to come out often?"
Liu Tinglan shook her head, looking quite depressed. "My mother recently had people show me to potential suitors and doesn't allow me to go out again to avoid gossip. Last time when you came to my house, my mother was there, so I couldn't tell you."
"You're only fifteen. Why is Auntie so anxious?" Mo Yan was puzzled. Liu Tinglan was an only child, and theoretically, the Liu family wouldn't want her to go out so early.
Liu Tinglan pursed her lips. "My mother wants to find me a suitor, so she wants to find one sooner. She doesn't consider that our family isn't wealthy enough to attract many suitors. Even if there are, they are likely to be useless men who just want to freeload. I don't want such a useless husband."
"This..." Mo Yan furrowed her brow, unsure how to console her friend. Madam Liu genuinely cared for her daughter, otherwise she wouldn't be looking for a suitor for her, fearing her daughter might suffer if she married into another family. But as Liu Tinglan said, there might not be many capable men willing to marry into the Liu family, so she might end up with a useless husband.
If Liu Tinglan followed her parents' arrangements and married a suitor, but looked down on her husband with contempt, over time, the couple would definitely face numerous conflicts. They might not even be able to show each other mutual respect, let alone happiness!
Although there were exceptions to everything, the exceptions in this case were too rare.
Seeing her friend looking so troubled, Liu Tinglan felt a warmth in her heart and teased, "Stop worrying about me and think more about yourself. By next year, when you're also fifteen, Uncle Mo will worry about your lifelong affairs."
Mo Yan's heart trembled! Yes, she was fourteen this year, and even if her father kept her until eighteen, she only had less than four years left.
In her previous life, because of her strange constitution, she was afraid she wouldn't live past twenty-five and might die at any time, so she didn't dare to like anyone or accept anyone's pursuit. Now that she didn't have this worry, she suddenly realized that she didn't have any expectations for marriage in this ancient era where polygamy was legalized.
The two sisters each had their own thoughts and sighed together in silence.
"Big sister, big sister, Zhen'er brought two people here."
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