Chapter 198: Chapter 198

His father is really far-sighted!

Zhao Yuanlin attaches great importance to the marriage between his younger sister and Xiao Wanjin, and is actively promoting it. For this reason, during this period of time, he also took the initiative to ask Xiao Wanjin to go out to play and establish a good relationship in advance.

He felt that he had to learn from his father, thinking about how he gained his uncle's trust little by little, and how he devoured the good things in his uncle's hands little by little.

What his father can do, there is no reason why he can't do it himself.

But now, knowing that his aunt actually wanted to interfere, he was very upset.

Looking at their faces in the early years was enough for him to feel aggrieved. He didn't want to look at other people's faces in the future. He must live a life of master.

His aunt is quite scheming, but unfortunately, her daughter is stupid and a hindrance.

What surprised him even more was that Cousin Xi actually took the initiative to get close to him, and the meaning revealed in her words was obviously interested in him, and she didn't want to marry into the Xiao family.

This is really interesting!

For her overtures, he felt very shameless. He did not forget the expressions they gave him in the early years. Although he looked down on Yan Xixi, this did not prevent him from playing with her.

This was brought to her door on her own initiative. If she doesn't play, it's not for nothing. Besides, doesn't she mean the same thing?

As for the mistress of the Zhao family? Oh, dream! Don't even think about it.

But for the happiness of his sister, he naturally had to solve all potential hidden dangers, and his aunt's plan was doomed to fail.

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The next day, the Zhao family.

After breakfast, Zhao Yuanlin saw his sister beckoning the carriage to go out, so he asked a casual question.

"Lixiang, where are you going so early?"

Zhao Lixiang, who was suddenly stopped for questioning, her eyes flickered slightly, and she said timidly, "I have an appointment with cousin Xiang, and I will go to her house to play today."

Zhao Yuanlin frowned slightly, "You alone?"

Zhao Lixiang paused, and replied honestly; "Baozhu also wants to go, so I'll pick her up and go to the countryside with her now."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuanlin couldn't help but think a little bit more. Originally, his aunt was thinking about the Xiao family. At this time, the little cousin invited his younger sister to play in the countryside, and Xiao Baozhu was with him. No matter what he thought, he was a little worried.

He has a better impression of his little cousin than that of cousin Xi. Compared with the arrogant and rude cousin Xi, little cousin Xiangxiang is much cuter and pleasing to look at.

He didn't doubt anything about his little cousin's behavior. After all, she was only a thirteen-year-old girl, so how could she have too much thought? I'm afraid it's my aunt's handwriting behind it.

"I haven't been to the countryside for a long time, I will go with you."

If it's just a simple invitation, it's good, but if he has other thoughts, then he can go with him and watch in person.

The most important thing was that thinking that the mansion would be his soon, he couldn't help being excited, and wanted to take a good look at it himself.

Before going to the Yan's mansion, I was a door-to-door guest, and I would leave after a while, but now I go to the Yan's mansion, and the mood is completely different.

The place he is going now is his house, what can't he go?

Secondly, there is another reason. He thought of the matter about Yan Ze's fiancée that Cousin Xi had mentioned before.

Before his sister married into Xiao's family, he always had to deal with Yan Xixi first, and dealing with her all the time was not the most effective way.

I was afraid that his aunt was in a hurry and made some stupid moves, and it would be too late to regret it.

Therefore, he decided to take this opportunity to act first.

Anyway, the ones who suffer from such things are women, and even if people find out, the ones who suffer are women's reputations, and it doesn't affect him much.

After all, how can a man not be bothered and have three wives and four concubines? At that time, he will push it directly on Yan Xixi, and finally give her the status of a concubine.

As for whether my aunt will come to make trouble?

Heh, he wasn't worried about it at all.

Who can marry a woman who has lost her reputation? It's them who are in a hurry, not him.

They have no choice but to endure and accept their decision.

Zhao Lixiang didn't expect that her brother would also want to accompany her, and she couldn't help feeling a little guilty. After all, going to Mingshan Village this time wasn't just to play in the village.

But it's not easy for her to refute her brother, so she can only agree first, and then play it by ear.

"Okay, let's go then."

What the brothers and sisters of the Zhao family didn't expect was that when Xiao Wanjin learned that Xiao Baozhu was going to play in the countryside with Zhao Lixiang, and that he was going to Yan Ze's house, he immediately became interested.

The joy of schadenfreude!

He knew that Yan Ze's father had already mortgaged Yan's Cloth House in order to smoke opium. I'm afraid their family didn't know about it.

Moreover, some time ago, his father once drank too much, and announced some great achievements of his own to him, accidentally mentioned the Yan family, and let him hear some things intermittently.

'The good times of the Yan family are coming to an end. '

‘Hmph, the Yan family has also become my defeated opponent. '

‘In the future, the Yan family will completely disappear from Anju Town! '

'Thinking of the Yan family back then, how beautiful it was, it simply overwhelmed us small merchants. '

'I didn't expect that the Yan family would raise such a prodigal, hahaha~'

From these intermittent words, Xiao Wanjin came to a conclusion that the Yan family is going to become poor!

Thinking of this, he couldn't stop being happy.

Isn't Yan Ze very arrogant, he wants to see if he still dares to be arrogant when he finds out that his own father has lost all his family property?

He really couldn't wait to share this good news with Yan Ze.

So, knowing that his sister was going to Yan's house, he joined the team of going to the countryside without hesitation.

So, a group of five people drove towards Mingshan Village in a carriage.

In addition to the Xiao family and the Zhao family four brothers and sisters, there was also a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl named Chen Xing'er, who was a relative of the Xiao family's mistress, Mrs. Chen's natal family, and was sent by the family to be Xiao Baozhu's playmate.

It is said to be a companion, but in fact it is no different from a maid, Xiao Baozhu will follow her to take care of her wherever she goes.

And Xiao Baozhu, in order to highlight her superior status, would deliberately bring Chen Xing'er as a follower when she went out.

Recently, their family is relatively close to the Zhao family, and she also knows about the marriage between the two families, and also knows that the two parents intend to make the four of them pair up.

Originally, she didn't pay attention to it, but her mother did an analysis for her. After listening to it, she suddenly realized that what her mother said was very reasonable.

She knew that her reputation in Anju Town was not very good, and many sons of good families looked down on her, but she and her mother also looked down on those with poor conditions, they were all crooked.