Nan Dongbei and Li Guiqin were both born in the countryside. Rather than saying that they were drinking tea, they might as well tell the truth.
Nan Xi and Yang Qian, her husband who was doing business, had learned all the flattery in the business world. Nan Xi wanted to curry favor with them, so when Jiujiu arrived, the four of them chatted happily.
Nan Dongbei and Li Guiqin both doted on their children, especially Nan Dongbei. He doted on Nan Xiang's beautiful daughter very much.
The Emperor bestowed him with gifts every few days. Most of them were given to him by the Emperor last time, and he had someone send them to Nan Xiang.
Nan Xiang was born beautiful. She had a small face the size of a palm, a pair of round almond-shaped eyes, a high nose bridge, rosy lips, and dimples that appeared when she pursed her lips. Coupled with Jiujiu's arrogant expression, she was clearly a noble lady from the capital.
Nan Xi's heart warmed. She looked at Jiujiu as if she was looking at a walking golden figure.
As for Yang Xian, he was dumbfounded.
Originally, when Nan Xi asked Yang Xian to marry Jiujiu, Yang Xian was very opposed.
Although Nan Dongbei was a marquis, he was born in the countryside. He even married Li Guiqin, who was also born in the countryside and had mediocre looks. How good could a child born from two mediocre looking bumpkins be?
But at this moment, Yang Xian's previous prejudice disappeared. He couldn't wait to get married right now so that he could get close to her.
Yang Xian's eyes were fixed on Jiujiu. Even when Jiujiu sat next to Li Guiqin, he couldn't bear to look away. He said eagerly, "This is Little Sister."
Feeling Yang Xian's gaze that couldn't wait to stick to her body, Jiujiu frowned. She said to Li Guiqin with an unhappy expression, "Mother, this gentleman is very rude."
Although the two of them were cousins, how could he stare at a girl so intently the first time he met her?
Jiujiu's sudden rude words made Yang Xian's face heat up, and he quickly lowered his head.
Seeing the displeasure on Jiujiu's face, Nan Xi hurriedly said, "Xiang 'er, this is your cousin, Yang Xian. He even hugged you when you were young."
Nan Xi's words were obviously trying to get close to Jiujiu. She wanted to explain Yang Xian's powerless action of staring at Jiujiu as Yang Xian had not seen Jiujiu for a long time, which was why he was so rude.
Hearing Nan Xi's words, Nan Dongbei and Nan Dongbei, who were upset because of Jiujiu, looked a little better.
Now, they had only met Yang Xian a few times at most. They had never carefully looked after him by his side. Naturally, they did not have a good impression of him.
If Yang Xian was directly branded as a lecher by Jiujiu, the two of them would rather Jiujiu be single for a lifetime than let Jiujiu marry a lecher.
Jiujiu saw that Nan Xi's words eased the discomfort in the hearts of Nan Dongbei and Nan Dongbei, and casually added fuel to the fire, "Aunt said that it was when we were young. Who still remembers what happened when we were young?"
When Jiujiu said this, the faces of Nan Dongbei and Nan Dongbei turned ugly.
That's right.
Nan Xiang's appearance when she was young was completely different from now.
When Nan Xiang was young, she looked very similar to the two of them. Although she combined the strengths of the two of them, the two of them were originally ugly. Even if they combined the strengths of the two of them, they still didn't look good.
It was only in the past few years that Nanxiang had slowly become more beautiful after it had opened up.
If they really met when they were young, then they should not know each other now.
Since they didn't know each other, it was really rude to stare at the girl as soon as they met.
Jiujiu's words exposed Nan Xi's sophistry just now. It made Nan Dongbei and Li Guiqin clearly realize that their nephew, who was very polite in front of them just now, did not seem to be as well-behaved as they thought.
Seeing that his son's true colors were about to be exposed, Nan Xi hurriedly said with a smile, "Xiang 'er is not young anymore. Has she been betrothed?"
Nan Dongbei's title of Marquis of Qianhu was hereditary. In Nan Dongbei's generation, Nan Xiang was the only child.
And at this age, Nan Xiang had not asked anyone to propose marriage for Jiujiu. It was obvious that Nan Xiang had the intention of marrying into her family.
If there was no previous incident with Yang Xian, Nan Xi's question could give people a kind of concern between relatives and friends. But after the incident where Yang Xian was very rude and stared at Jiujiu, if Nan Xi continued to ask like this, it would inevitably be a little suspicious.
Li Guiqin, who was very fond of Nan Xi, looked at Nan Xi with a little more eyes.
But Nan Dongbei and his wife were kind-hearted and never maliciously speculated about others.
Although she already felt that Nan Xi was not as good as she thought, Li Guiqin still did not want to speculate Nan Xi's thoughts with the worst intention. She just said with a smile, "Nan Xiang is the only child in my family. I want to marry into her family."
Hearing Li Guiqin say that Jiujiu wanted to marry into her family, Nan Xi's eyes instantly lit up. Without thinking, he was ready to push Yang Xian out.
But before he could say anything, Jiujiu glanced at him with a cold gaze. The words on the edge of his mouth stagnated.
She was obviously a teenage girl, but her momentum was even greater than the county magistrate he saw last time.
Thinking of Jiujiu's rude words about Yang Xian just now, Nan Xi swallowed back the words on the edge of his mouth.
This time, he and Yang Xian would stay here for a few more days.
He was not in a hurry.
Yang Xian had left a bad impression on Nan Xiang. If he continued to push Yang Xian out, even if Nan Xiang did not have any thoughts, it was hard to guarantee that Nan Dongbei and his wife would not have other thoughts. This matter could be discussed later.
Nan Xi said with a smile, "Since it's a marriage proposal, we must take a closer look, lest we find someone with ulterior motives."
Nan Dongbei and Li Guiqin naturally had the same idea, so they nodded.
Because Yang Xian had been staring at Jiujiu rudely just now, Jiujiu had been looking lazy and indifferent. Even if Nan Xi took the initiative to talk to Jiujiu, Jiujiu would answer a few words according to her mood. If she encountered a question she did not want to answer, she would just lower her head and play with her fingers, ignoring Nan Xi.
Nan Dongbei and Li Guiqin doted on their daughter.
Moreover, with Yang Xian's behavior just now, even if Nan Xi had no interest in Jiujiu, Nan Dongbei and Li Guiqin were parents, so it was inevitable that they would be more careful. Naturally, they would be more cautious than before.
Therefore, they also wanted to show Nan Xi the unusual side of Jiujiu.
If Nan Xi had the intention of letting Jiujiu be with Yang Xian, she would have to give up that idea as soon as possible.
Nan Xi was focused on the nest of riches. Not to mention that Jiujiu ignored her, even if Jiujiu rode on her head, she would laugh and praise Jiujiu for being obedient, sensible, and polite.
Therefore, although she was furious with Jiujiu's attitude, Nan Xi was still very gentle and did not look angry at Jiujiu's behavior at all. Instead, it made Nan Dongbei and Li Guiqin feel that Nan Xi was very well-mannered.
They wondered if they had misunderstood Nan Xi before. She actually did not mean that.
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