Chapter 48

The Kiss That Sealed the Deal (2)

When the family was having dinner together in the evening, Gu Tingshu recounted the story of how Zhao Xian was the one he was originally engaged to.

“…Father and mother, the thing is, Zhao Xian is the person I was engaged to.”

Seeing the shocked expressions of everyone, Zhao Xian couldn’t help but cough. “Sorry for the abruptness back then. There wasn’t time to explain.” In reality, it was just Zhao Xian’s fault for not saying anything.

Gu Xian smiled and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief, “It’s okay, it’s okay. So that’s how it is. I feel relieved now. From now on, I’ll rely on you, Zhao Xian. If Tingshu ever does anything wrong, you must bear it.” After all, her son was raised by her, so she naturally knew about the other’s unpredictable temperament. Despite usually being well-behaved, if he were to get angry, it would be explosive.

“Yes, Mother, I’ll make sure to bring him back to see you often in the future,” Zhao Xian said calmly.

“Good, that’s good,” Gu Xian nodded, finally understanding why she had been so scared when her son got married. Thinking back, when they had first proposed, those people had looked fierce and had directly said the Prime Minister wanted to marry her son. Then, before they could react, he was married off a few days later. Now thinking about it, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She hadn’t broken her promise to anyone either.

At the large round table, there were more than a dozen people sitting, all of whom were direct relatives of the Gu family.

Listening to Zhao Xian and her younger sister talking without ever acknowledging her, Gu Hong couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. But a person who could become a county magistrate naturally had many faces.

That smiling face was very friendly, anyone who didn’t know might have thought that Zhao Xian was her son-in-law.

“Yes, families should get out and about more. Whenever you have time, come back and play with your sisters. It’s a pity that I’m just a county magistrate. If only I could go to the capital, our family would be even closer in the future.”

“Yes, Xian’er, right? We’re all family, so in the future, you should help your aunt more, as well as your sisters,” the old lady sitting on the side smiled and spoke, carrying an air of self-importance.

“Oh…” Gu Tingshu looked embarrassingly at Zhao Xian for a moment, then turned to his aunt, “Auntie, you may not know that my wife is very busy all the time, so she rarely has time to come back.”

As soon as he finished speaking, his two cousins immediately said excitedly, “No problem! When we’re free, we can come to the Prime Minister’s Mansion to find you guys!”

“⊙⊙!” Gu Tingshu wanted to say that I can’t afford to offend you two, so don’t harm my wife.

These two cousins, who usually act high and mighty, have no real talent or learning, and often cause trouble.

The imperial capital is not a county. One careless move could offend a lot of people. He really can’t afford to offend this family. If they really causes trouble for his wife, he will be the one in trouble.

Just as he was thinking, he heard the man speak again, “Second sister, Gu Tingmo is getting older. When do you plan to arrange a marriage for her? My sister has a son who is about the same age as Gu Tingmo. When can we arrange a meeting? If they hit it off, it would be a perfect match.” The person who spoke at this time was County Magistrate Gu’s servant.

As soon as she finished speaking, the main wife of the Gu family, Liu Rushi, spoke up, “What’s so good about your sister’s son? His temper is too bad. I think Gu Tingmo is more compatible with my brother’s son.”

“Yes, I think so too. Let’s just settle it like this, shall we?” The old lady spoke directly, ready to take care of Gu Tingshu’s sister’s marriage.

Zhao Xian frowned. This family really treats Gu Tingshu’s family as a springboard.

Gu Xian’s expression wasn’t good either. Her eldest sister always seems to want to take advantage, and now Gu Hong is focusing her attention on Gu Xian’s own daughter.

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