That night.
Meng Qianqian rested in the south wing arranged for her by her second aunt Ji.
When Meng Lang was about to climb in through the window, Meng Qianqian quietly drank a sip of warm water: "The door is not locked."
Meng Lang pushed open the window, took a step with his long legs, and stepped in.
He glanced at Meng Qianqian with a smile: "Look at your attitude, are you waiting for me?"
Meng Qianqian left home at the age of twelve, and it has been six or seven years since then. No matter how good their relationship was, it has become distant. Moreover, their relationship was not close from the beginning.
At this moment, his familiar tone made Meng Qianqian look at him sideways.
However, Meng Qianqian did not show it on her face and just drank the water quietly.
"Drinking so much water in the middle of the night, aren't you afraid of having to go to the toilet?"
Meng Lang asked with a smile.
Meng Qianqian said: "I'll just throw you into the toilet and then I won't have to look for you anymore."
Meng Lang pushed himself back with one hand, sat on the table, grabbed a fruit from the fruit bowl, put it in his mouth and took a big bite.
"Sh ...
He was so angry that his teeth almost dropped. He threw the peach back into the fruit plate with disgust and said, "I say, Second Aunt really dislikes you, and the servants are so careless in their work!"
Meng Qianqian ignored him.
Meng Lang wanted to find something sweet, but after searching for a long time, he found either sour peaches, sour plums, or sour apricots.
He stuck out his tongue repeatedly and felt terrible.
Meng Qianqian said: "If you have something to say, just say it."
Meng Lang was so jealous that he almost forgot about his business.
He put away his inappropriate expression, folded his arms, and said seriously: "One hundred taels, I'll sell you some useful information."
Meng Qianqian looked at him: "One thousand taels."
Meng Lang opened his eyes wide: "So generous? You are not just making it up, are you?"
Meng Qianqian said calmly: "Didn't you just make it up first?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Meng Lang's eyes, but it was quickly covered by a reasonable reaction.
He smiled and said, "She has really changed a lot. The chubby girl who ate and drank all day long, never went to private school, and could not read a single word, has now really changed a lot!"
"Forget it. Considering your husband's sincerity, I'll give you the news for free."
He jumped off the ground, walked in front of Meng Qianqian, looked at her without blinking, and said with a smile, "Be prepared, the old man is going to break up the couple."
"I don't know if the old man is good at breaking up couples, but it's true that you're going to get a good beating tonight."
After Meng Qianqian finished speaking, she turned her hand back and a rolling pin fell into her hand. She turned it in her palm and held it firmly.
Immediately her expression changed and she swung a stick towards Meng Lang.
This move came without any warning, and anyone else would have been hit by her long ago.
Surprisingly, Meng Lang leaped and avoided the attack.
He dodged in a somewhat dishevelled manner, with his hair disheveled, and retreated behind the door, breathing heavily.
"Avoided."
Meng Qianqian narrowed her eyes.
It seems that she is not the only one with secrets in this family.
Meng Lang straightened his messy hair and said, "I saw your rolling pin a while ago."
Make up for it.
Meng Qianqian saw through it but didn't say anything.
Meng Lang said: "Don't regret not buying my news."
Meng Qianqian picked up the rolling pin again.
Meng Lang instinctively jumped three feet high and jumped out the door.
Meng Qianqian simply turned the rolling pin around.
"If you don't leave, I'll be rude to you."
"Just go, don't regret it!"
Regret?
As a person who has lived two lifetimes, what kind of storms and waves has she not seen?
Will she be afraid?
If she makes a sound, write her name upside down!
"Qianqian."
Early the next morning, Meng Qianqian was awakened by her third aunt's cheerful voice.
"Aunt San, so early?"
She yawned.
Yan said excitedly: "Hurry up, Madam Zhou is here!"
"Mrs. Zhou is here?"
Meng Qianqian was surprised.
Yan said, "Here he comes."
"Which Mrs. Zhou?"
Meng Qianqian wondered if it could be Zhou Nanyan’s mother, General Zhou’s wife?
Yan smiled and said, "It could be any other Madam Zhou, the one who opened a theater in Youzhou and acted as a matchmaker all day long!"
Meng Qianqian blinked: "Speaking of matchmaking? Is there anyone in our family who wants to propose marriage?"
Yan looked around, sat down beside the bed, and held Meng Qianqian's hand: "It's you!"
"I?"
Meng Qianqian pointed at herself and said, "I'm married!"
Yan thought about it seriously and said, "Yes, you are married."
The maid drew aside the curtain.
Ji calmly walked into the room and said, "The old man doesn't agree with this marriage and plans to have someone find you another match."
Meng Qianqian choked.
Is this what Meng Lang meant by breaking up a couple late last night?
Yan took Meng Qianqian's hand and said, "Let's go and take a look."
Ji said sternly, "She just woke up, at least wait for her to wash and change her clothes."
Yan came back to her senses and said awkwardly, "Yes, yes, I almost forgot."
Meng Qianqian said to Ji: "Second Aunt, you go and entertain the guests first. I have Third Aunt here to accompany me."
Ji nodded: "Okay, I'll leave Lan'er here, you can find Lan'er if you have anything."
Yan grumbled, "Second sister-in-law, you act as if I can't take care of Qianqian."
Ji said sternly, "Wipe the snack off your mouth first."
Yan hurried to wipe her mouth.
I secretly ate some osmanthus cake this morning, damn, I was caught again!
Yan suffered from spleen deficiency and bloating, and the doctor told her to avoid certain foods, but she always sneaked in to eat and was always caught by Ji.
Ji left the house.
After Meng Qianqian finished washing up, she dressed up with the help of Lan'er and went to the flower hall with Yan.
A screen had already been drawn in the flower hall.
Meng Qianqian entered from the side door and sat behind the screen with Yan.
Ji was in the hall, having a very pleasant conversation with Madam Zhou.
Not long after, Meng Qianqian felt that there was someone beside her. She turned around and saw that it was Meng Lang who was eating a peach.
Meng Lang sat next to her uninvited.
When Yan saw him, she slapped him on the head through Meng Qianqian and said in a low voice, "You skipped class again!"
Meng Lang was hit hard, rubbed his head which was not painful at all and said, "Isn't it that my sister is back, and as a younger brother, I can't wait to see her?"
Meng Qianqian chuckled, "Are you sure you want to see me and not trick me?"
Meng Lang smiled playfully: "You are really wronging me. The old man is determined to drive away my brother-in-law who is neither good-looking nor useful. I have spent a lot of effort to come up with such a solution that has the best of both worlds."
Meng Qianqian said: "The best of both worlds is to let me get married again?"
Meng Lang said: "Don't be in a hurry."
Meng Qianqian looked at Mrs. Zhou outside the screen.
Madam Zhou smiled and said, "Our Meng family is also a big family in Youzhou. I have a suggestion. Instead of choosing one by one and getting overwhelmed, why not have a match with a ball?"
Ji was stunned: "Throwing a ball to find a husband?"
Madam Zhou said, "Yes! The daughter of Mr. Zhong threw a ball to find a husband, and she got a man who was a scholar!"
Meng Lang smiled at Meng Qianqian and said, "My brother-in-law, who is neither good-looking nor useful, should be able to grab the embroidered ball you threw, right?"