Chapter 1042 - 1044 Unwilling to Say Relatives_1
"You’re going to read again?"
Yang Chuxia grew somewhat worried. Such a young child, barely bigger than a fart, and already so engrossed in books—could he become a little bookworm in the future?
Lele didn’t care what she thought. He wanted to read, no matter what.
"Book, book..."
"All right, all right, your mother will get the book for you," Yang Chuxia said as she had Ming Liu bring over the Three Character Classic that Lele usually held and flipped through, as well as a copy of the Thousand Character Classic, placing them both on the soft couch.
Once Lele was seated on the soft couch, he scooped up the two books, hugging them to his chest as if they were his most cherished possessions, as though fearing someone might try to snatch them away.
"This child must really love learning, look at him, you won’t even need to keep an eye on him in the future."
A child who loved to learn was welcomed everywhere, and Ms. Wang felt a special tenderness for this quiet and well-behaved grandson.
"Ah, after your grandfather’s fifth seven-day period after death, you all should be going to Mianyang, right? Who knows when we’ll be able to meet again after that. I won’t be able to see Little Lele and Little Yangyang then," Ms. Wang sighed with emotion, finding it hard to part with them. Both children had grown up right under her watchful eye; suddenly not being able to see them would indeed take some getting used to.
"Mother, don’t just focus on Lele and Yangyang. Qingrui is already fifteen this year; it’s time to talk about his marriage. Boys his age in our village are already married. You should start looking for a suitable match for your elder brother, choose carefully. Actually, for your younger brother, it’s also time to start looking. Once we’ve settled on a good match, we could make an arrangement in private. Once my grandfather’s mourning period is over, it’d be just right to officially propose. After that, we could get married. Then you could look forward to having grandchildren sooner."
Ms. Wang hadn’t thought about Yang Qingrui’s marriage prospects until Ms. Liu Junior’s family came to discuss a child betrothal earlier that year. With two younger brothers at home, Qingrui being two years her junior and Qingtong four years, both, at fifteen and thirteen, were of age to have marriage talks.
At the mention of this, Ms. Wang sighed.
"Ah, I’m afraid it will be several years before I can hold a grandchild."
"What’s the matter? Could it be that your elder brother is reluctant?"
Speaking of this made Ms. Wang quite upset as she said gloomily, "Your elder brother, I don’t know if it’s a good thing or not, but he’s set on studying to achieve official ranks through examinations. Before the New Year, I thought Qingrui wasn’t young anymore and wanted to ask what kind of girl he liked. But as soon as I brought it up, he directly told me to wait for him to become a Recommended Man before discussing marriage. I thought, what if he never becomes a Recommended Man? Does that mean he’ll never marry?"
Ms. Wang felt that her hopes of holding a grandchild were exceedingly distant.
And when she thought of Qingtong, her mood worsened!
Ms. Wang’s mouth twitched as she said, "Neither of my sons gives me any peace of mind. I won’t mention your elder brother; becoming a Recommended Man is tough indeed, but still easier than becoming an Advanced Scholar. But your younger brother, now he’s the one who drives me insane. He’s not even a Cultivated Talent yet, and he’s dead set on not marrying unless he becomes an Advanced Scholar. What if he only achieves that at fifty? Where would I go to see grandchildren then?"
After hearing this, Yang Chuxia also felt her two younger brothers were being overly harsh.
Thinking of this, Ms. Wang said, "Anyway, I’m not thinking about it anymore. Your grandfather just passed away, and it wouldn’t be proper to arrange a marriage now, so we’ll wait another two years. Let’s see if he passes the exams to become a Recommended Man. If he does, I’ll be overjoyed. If not, I’ll figure out another way to get him to agree to marry."