Chapter 715 Father-in-Law Meets Son-in-Law
Listening to her master's question, Zhang Yiren raised her eyebrows, "I didn't like it before, but now, I can give it a try.
"Oh? You seem to like Xiaowu's mother very much?"
It's strange that Xiaowu's mother, who she had only met twice, let her put down her guard and run a small business in partnership with others.
Dean Zhang looked at his wife's expression and raised his hand to stroke his beard. Although his wife looked gentle, she didn't like to make too close friends with others.
In the past few years of settling in Qing County, except for the close contact with Madam Liu, there is really no such thing as a handkerchief friend or a confidant.
Although he and Brother Bai have a good relationship, the two met in the academy and their families have never met. He did mention that Brother Bai Bring your wife here, so she can get familiar with everyone, and she can take care of you when she goes out in the future.
Unfortunately, the man just said that my wife is timid and doesn't like to wander around the banquets of various families, so he refused.
Otherwise, alas...
Looking at the carriage disappearing around the corner, Zhang Yiren raised her chin slightly, and held the hand of the old woman back to the yard.
Looking at the proud look of his wife, Dean Zhang was even more confused, and turned to look at his daughter,
What's going on?
"You see, I'm useless. I sent you an ice bowl this morning, and we came back together. "Zhang Yishan spread her hands and followed him into the yard.
Back in the room, Dean Zhang changed into home clothes, leaned on the bed, flipped through a book, and occasionally looked at the lady who was taking off her pearl hairpins in front of the dressing table.
This man knows how to tease people!
Zhang Yiren took off her hair accessories, loosened her bun, took off her outer clothes, leaving only her soft cotton clothes, and then went to bed.
"You're tired all day, why don't you sleep yet?"
Dean Zhang turned a page of the book, "Don't keep me in suspense, tell me?"
"Humph, I knew you were curious."
Zhang Yiren leaned against a cushion and spoke softly.
"Today, I was surprised to receive a letter from Wenyou. Until Yunxi came, women can't talk about children every three sentences. I was worried about my daughter's marriage, so I told Yunxi a few words. Guess what she said?"
"Of course it touched your heart, otherwise how could I win your favor? "
Dean Zhang curled his lips,
"Brother Yunhui is not an ordinary person, and his wife is naturally not ordinary either."
"I knew that the master would talk about you men. Only men can talk elegantly. We women only talk and chat based on our appearance. If we are of the same temperament, we can talk a few words regardless of our status."
Zhang Yiren snorted lightly,
"Yunxi has a free and easy personality and is not bound by status. When we talked, she was neither humble nor arrogant from beginning to end, and her demeanor was confident. Just this state of mind is worth making friends with."
It was rare to hear his wife speak so highly of someone, which was beyond his expectation. Dean Zhang put down the book and looked at her sideways,
"Sister Shan's marriage, are you loosening up, madam? "
Zhang Yiren pursed her lips and looked up at her master.
"I told Yunxi that we only have one daughter and we just want her to live a peaceful life. As long as the man is good to our daughter, I am willing to support him with the power of the family. What do you think Yunxi said?"
"I would like to hear the details."
"She said that our ancestors said that you should raise your head to marry a girl and lower your head to marry a wife. This saying has been passed down to this day, and there must be a reason. We are willing to lower our heads to find a son for Yishan, so we need to be cautious."
Zhang Yiren said, thinking of Bai Yunxi's disapproving expression, and chuckled.
"I can clearly feel that she is reminding me not to let my daughter marry easily? It's too risky."
Hearing the tone of his wife, Dean Zhang was also surprised.
"From what my wife said, are you considering Xiaowu? "
"Let's see, just from Yunxi's advice today, we can see that she has a noble character and no desire to climb up. With her words and deeds, her children will be no bad either."
Zhang Yiren stroked the hair hanging down from her shoulders with her hands, and the corners of her lips curved.
Today's words really made her feel much more at ease.
She is also a person who has been through the tiger's den, and her mind is also clear. People's hearts are not the same as before, people want to go up, and people who climb up have never stopped. How can she tolerate others using her daughter as a stepping stone?
"We only have this one daughter, so naturally I hope she will have no worries for the rest of her life. At this age, I have already understood that some things cannot be forced. Some people need the test of time. They look good now, but what about the future? There is still a long way to go. "
Dean Zhang stroked his beard and nodded in agreement,
"My wife has a good opinion and it makes sense. The saints said that once a teacher, a father for life, it is my responsibility as a teacher to take care of Xiaowu. During these days when he is by my side, you can test him. Even if they cannot become father-in-law and son-in-law, there is still the relationship between master and apprentice. It is also my responsibility to take care of Sister Shan in the future. "
In short, he thinks Xiaowu is still very good, but the wife is too picky and is always worried that her daughter can't find a good man.
He understands that caring makes her confused.
"Since the wife appreciates the Bai family so much, Xiaowu will not be bad under her words and deeds. He can be different from other poor students. Maybe, as the wife said, Xiaowu has an amazing mother. "
In addition to serving as the dean of the college, he also serves as a teacher, and the most contact is with poor students.
The students are all excellent, with broad minds and ambitions, and have the mission and determination to bring glory to the family.
If you look at it from a man's perspective, they are all good children, ambitious and willing to serve the country, but the hopes of the whole family or even the clan are on them, and they are inevitably worried about their responsibilities.
If you look at it from the perspective of an old father, the shortcomings of these students are also obvious.
They have no love for their children, only family and ambition.
For such a person, even if he marries a beautiful wife, it is just icing on the cake for them, a blessing in life, not indispensable.
It is because of knowing this that he has never thought of marrying his daughter down.
Since meeting Xiaowu, the child has clear eyes, upright body, and good quality. The daughter is innocent and pure. As soon as she became a senior sister, her sense of responsibility rose. She would always get close to Xiaowu and try every means to solve people's problems.
Of course, it also caused a lot of trouble for Xiaowu.
But from beginning to end, Xiaowu was calm, not angry, and did not drive people away.
Although the girl was unaware of it, he saw it all. Xiaowu had given way to the girl invisibly. Unfortunately, the girl was stubborn and always very enthusiastic in helping others. If he hadn't asked the teacher in the public quarters to stop her, his silly daughter would have wanted to take care of everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation.
In his life, he had more than one disciple, Xiaowu, and he had never seen his daughter take such a big interest in other people.
Because Xiaowu and his daughter always seemed to be chasing each other, Master Liu saw them several times. When he played chess with him, he said that it was a good thing for them to be happy enemies.