Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

After being busy for a while, Shi Ying finally had the opportunity to visit Molan and cultivate her relationship with her.

Sheng Hong learned his lesson from Wang Ruofu and put on a show in front of Lin Qinshuang, finally settling the marriage between Chang Feng and Miss Liu. Then he went to Miss Han's home and Miss Liu's home to ask matchmakers to propose marriage.

Lin Qinshuang had no dowry. The farm, shop and other things she had were all given to her by Sheng Hong. She gave most of them to Molan and the rest to Changfeng. She only kept some commemorative jewelry for herself. At the moment, she was so anxious about the betrothal for Changfeng's wife that she even fell ill.

Molan served Lin Qinshuang's bedside every day, so naturally she had no time to entertain Shi Ying. However, Shi Ying knew the plight of his future mother-in-law from the hint of Xi Que beside Rulan, so he took the initiative to help prepare the betrothal gifts for Changfeng's wife.

In the past two years, Lin Qinshuang has learned how to manage the business under Molan's secret encouragement, and even made a substantial profit every year. In accordance with Molan's advice, she kept half of the money on hand and used the other half to purchase properties.

Originally, she thought that the gap between herself and Wang Ruofu had narrowed to an imperceptible level, but she didn't expect that Wang Ruofu would surpass her with just a slight change in the betrothal gift for Changbai's wife. This made her very hurt and discouraged.

Sheng Hong felt sorry for Lin Qinshuang and lost several pounds as a result. However, he couldn't figure out the cause of Lin Qinshuang's illness. He only saw that Lin Qinshuang was sulking because she couldn't come up with a decent betrothal gift.

Molan had tried to persuade Lin Qinshuang several times before but failed to cheer her up. Even when Shi Ying, the son-in-law who seemed like a fairy from heaven, came to visit her and promised her, it didn't work. Molan had to use her trump card: "Mother, the old lady secretly introduced Minglan to He Hongwen from the He family of Baishitan. I heard that He Hongwen is already a scholar. Not only is he gentle and refined, but he has also learned rare medical skills. In the future, Minglan will definitely have a harmonious marriage and many children."

When Lin Qinshuang heard this, she couldn't help but let Molan help her sit up. Molan was really angry and amused at the same time, and she felt really helpless.

Lin Qinshuang knew the He family of Baishitan, and had vaguely heard of the great medical skills inherited from Old Lady He. She also knew that Sheng Hong had followed the He family's path when he was studying. Therefore, in her opinion, although the He family was not well-known in the capital, it was also a family of upright civil servants. She did not like such a family when choosing a son-in-law for Molan, but she also felt that it was a waste for the He family to be with Minglan.

After Lin Qinshuang took Molan's hand and drank a mouthful of honey water to moisten her throat, she couldn't help but snorted coldly: "You, you underestimate Minglan too much. Just because you said that the He family boy is a gentle and elegant person, I feel that Minglan must look down on him!"

Molan cooperated very well and said, "Why would you say that, mother?"

Lin Qinshuang snorted twice, and even Wang Ruofu was secretly saying that she was an immortal fairy. Time had been very kind to her. Even though she was almost forty, her face still had no wrinkles, her skin was still smooth and tender, and her eyes were still clear and bright. Time had only given her a mature temperament.

"Minglan, don't be fooled by her pretending to be cautious and noncompetitive in front of you and Rulan since she was a child. In fact, she is very scheming."

"Girls at home, Hualan has become the eldest lady of the Zhongqin Marquis's mansion. No matter how much hardship she has suffered over the years, the food, clothing, and people she interacts with on a daily basis are not what Minglan can interact with. You have already been engaged to Kagura, and Kagura has a promising future and is very infatuated with you, so your life will definitely be very smooth."

"The next is Rulan. I heard that Wang Ruofu intends to marry Rulan back to her parents' home. Wang's brother will treat Rulan well for Changbai's sake. Besides, Rulan herself has a likable personality, so she won't be bad in the future."

"But if Minglan really marries the He family, the situation will be a little different. Although the He family has some reputation as a clean family, it is definitely not comparable to the Shenle and Wang family, let alone the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion. Minglan was more than 10% inferior to you sisters from the beginning. Moreover, she was in love with the young master of the Duke of Qi's Mansion before, and she looked down on the He family's brother."

"Just wait and see, this marriage will definitely not be successful!"

In any case, at least Lin Qinshuang has regained her spirits, and Shi Ying is finally allowed to talk to Molan alone.

Shi Ying missed the days when he and Molan went to the woods to pick mushrooms after the rain, and also missed the days when Molan ordered him to do work in the fields. Although Molan was called Jiang Xinxin at that time, he called Jiang Xinxin "God" and never dared to imagine that he and Molan would become husband and wife.

When the two of them were alone at this moment, he couldn't help but act coquettishly to Molan and told her that the emperor in the palace was very upset about the issue of appointing a crown prince, which made the eunuchs and ministers of the previous dynasty who served him closely uneasy.

Shi Ying quietly stretched out her little finger to hook Molan's sleeve, regretting that she couldn't hold Molan's hand. She took advantage of the situation and quickly confirmed with Molan: "Someone from Liuzhou has come, Mo'er, can we set the date for our wedding?"

Molan had completely let go of her resistance to marriage, and was now able to face the question raised by Shi Ying very well. She turned her head and smiled, not looking at Shi Ying's expression, "Just go and discuss it with my father."

Even though Shi Ying had already prepared herself for not being truly accepted by Molan in the short term, when she heard Molan's nonchalant expression without any shyness, she still felt a little pain in her heart.

However, he had plenty of time and patience to wait for the day when Molan truly fell in love with him. Moreover, they were about to set a date for their wedding, and once the wedding was over, they would be able to live together forever according to the etiquette.

Of course Molan could feel Shi Ying's sincerity towards her and this marriage, and she could also feel the deep love that could not be concealed in his eyes.

But while Molan was slightly touched, she always felt that Shi Ying was inexplicable. Sometimes she even felt that Shi Ying was looking through her at another person.

This feeling is really inexplicable. Molan has secretly asked someone to contact Shi's family, wanting to know whether there is anyone like a childhood sweetheart around Shi Ying.

Of course, Molan did this not out of jealousy, she just didn't want to get herself into trouble. What happened to Old Lady Sheng was a testimony to the fact that her husband had a childhood sweetheart. She was not willing to waste her time and energy on such a palace struggle, so she intended to stop the loss in time.

However, if she were to ask Shi Ying in person, she felt that it would be impossible to get an answer, so she could only take this roundabout way to find out the situation.

Shi Ying could also see that Molan seemed to have some doubts about him. He had memories that Molan did not have. Besides, there were really no so-called gods and Buddhas in this world. This was what Molan had been taught since childhood. He could not rashly change Molan's inherent cognition.