The Little Childhood Friend in a Female-Dominated World (ChatGPT Translated)

43. Say "family".

Discussing marriage

Li Shi is pregnant with Ji Ruan's first child. Hearing the news of their joy, and with the end of the year approaching, many people came to the mansion carrying gifts.

Ji Ruan is a military man, and most of the visitors are sons of military officials. So when Li Shi heard the servant say that Wan Shi came to visit, she couldn't help but be surprised.

Wan Shi is the son of the Left Prime Minister. Even when sending gifts, he usually wouldn't come in person, as the relationship between the two families is not that close on the surface. Moreover, most of the time he comes to lodge complaints.

Looking at the delivered invitation, Li Shi frowned and asked someone to inform Ji Shi.

When Ji Shi heard that Wan Shi had come, he felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and subconsciously thought that Lu Feng had bullied Xu Yu again. But when he heard that Wan Shi was visiting Li Shi, he was also taken aback.

Regardless, Li Shi lives in the Lu Mansion, and as the lord of the Lu Mansion, if Wan Shi comes, he will still greet him.

Wan Shi did come to greet him, but after a few sentences, he shifted the topic to Li Shi and jokingly said he would go see her and share in the joy.

Ji Shi smiled without revealing anything and affectionately held Wan Shi's hand, saying without allowing refusal, "Since that's the case, why don't I accompany you?"

In fact, Wan Shi had something to discuss with Li Shi, and deep down, he didn't really want Ji Shi to come along.

This matter needs to be traced back a few days.

Recently, Wan Shi felt that Xu Yu had been sulking in her room after finishing her studies and didn't know what she was up to. Although she claimed to be studying, it didn't seem like it, and he couldn't get a clear answer from her.

He had doubts in his heart, so he asked the servant who attended to Xu Yu, and only then did he find out that she had been hiding in her room carving wooden sculptures.

Wan Shi furrowed his brow, inexplicably reminded of the Left Prime Minister. When he was in a relationship with his wife, she would always make small trinkets for him by hand.

With this association, Wan Shi felt that he might have guessed Xu Yu's thoughts. It seemed that his daughter had someone she liked.

Calculating carefully, Xu Yu is already fourteen this year, and in a couple of years, she will be of marriageable age. Although achieving academic success is the most important thing, it wouldn't be bad to have a capable wife to take care of her at home. After all, that's how he and his wife were back then.

Wan Shi remembered that Xu Yu and Lu Feng had always been close, and their relationship with her little cousin, Xu Mu, seemed good. Could it be that she was giving the wooden sculpture to him?

As for the choice of son-in-law, Wan Shi had actually thought about it carefully. Among the young gentlemen in the capital who were not yet married, there were only two who came to mind immediately.

One is the peaceful and joyful Xu Mu, the Minister of Punishments, who is full of talent.

When choosing a husband, one should choose a virtuous one. Wan Shi thinks that An Qingle is too clever, while Xu Mu is gentle and pleasing to the eye.

Wan Shi pondered over this matter and, after her wife returned in the evening, she shared her thoughts with her, saying, "Let's arrange this marriage for Xiaoyu first, and then get married in two years."

Xu Xiang always carefully listened to what Wan Shi said, and most of the time, he went along with his wishes. However, regarding Xu Mu. . .

Xu Xiang pondered for a moment and said, "Xu Mu and Xiaofeng are not blood-related cousins."