20demayo Chapter 378 Late night talk
Chapter 378 Late night talk
Qi Ning'an blushed instantly, thinking that this skill she had in modern times was accidentally revealed because she was too relaxed.
Seeing his daughter sitting upright, An Yonghou couldn't help but complain, "Why do you bully your sister every day? Why are you laughing at her? Look, she doesn't even dare to sit in front of her own father so relaxed now."
Qi Ningliang saw that Qi Ningan sat up straight unconsciously, and said, "Brother was just joking with you, don't mind me."
After the three of them sat down, An Yonghou asked, "Since you heard everything at the door, do you have any ideas?"
Qi Ningliang: ... What ideas can I have? How dare I have any ideas?
Ever since the incident with Gu Qing Pei, he had expected that this day would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to come so early and so quickly.
"I...well, I'm actually not in a hurry." Qi Ningliang stammered. He really had never gotten the hang of this and had never really met anyone he really liked, so naturally he didn't know how to answer.
"You are not anxious, but I am. Do you have a lover? If so, bring him back. If there is any problem, we can solve it together. Don't attack him suddenly." An Yonghou was really scared. For the sake of Gu Qingpei, he had to flirt with him, the "old man".
"I don't have a lover, and I really don't know what all those love affairs are about." After saying this, Qi Ningliang really recalled the past.
Apart from the fact that when he was in school, he would compare with others how many girls liked him, he was indeed rather dull in this regard.
"But you can't stay single for your whole life. Although I'm not thinking about carrying on the family line, your sister doesn't seem to want to get married. What if you and I can't make money, get old, die, and can't move? What will happen to your sister?"
An Yonghou looked at Qi Ning'an, who was already a little dazed, and spoke earnestly.
He didn't want to force Qi Ning'an to do anything, thinking that she was still young and had not grown up with her parents. Whether she wanted to get married or not was a matter for the future.
Although an 18-year-old girl is indeed a little old, he has an older son at home.
"Don't worry about me, just follow your brother's preferences. You can't sacrifice yourself for me, right?"
Qi Ning'an was inexplicably awakened when he heard himself being mentioned.
There was no need to use herself to blackmail others morally. She had been very concerned about Qi Ning'an's return nearly a month ago.
I was afraid that something like turning against each other, fighting for the throne or favor would happen to her.
Qi Ningliang smiled, knowing what Qi Ningan was thinking, and said, "I definitely don't mean to rely on you. Sooner or later, you will have to marry and have children."
After saying that, he touched Qi Ning'an's head soothingly, and carefully recalled the young ladies of today. Although he had only seen them once or twice by chance, he had not completely forgotten them.
"That lady from the Bai family seems to look more dignified."
Without even thinking about it, Marquis An Yong immediately frowned. He had just discussed with his daughter that the young lady from the Bai family seemed to be too scheming.
"She is dignified, but what if she turns out to be deceitful? There are only three people in our family. Who will I fight with if I marry her?" An Yonghou drank tea without changing his expression.
Qi Ningliang thought for a moment and then said, "We are discussing this and that here. The young lady may not like me. I am so old, what if she doesn't want to marry me?"
An Yonghou thought about it and asked, "Then are you willing to get in touch with someone?"
Qi Ningliang thought about it seriously and said softly, "Why don't you ask Dad to help me find out. If there is someone worthy, I will naturally give it a try with him."
Marquis An Yong nodded and said he would go and inquire about his character tomorrow.
After discussing this matter, Qi Ning'an discussed the matter concerning Huguang Mansion with the two of them.
"It's not right to leave it there like this. We should really start work soon. I promised you before that after the house is repaired, I will send all the craftsmen here over there." An Yonghou thought for a while and said that this kind of house has a bad reputation, and it would not be good to leave it in hand without making any improvements.
What's more, for a family like theirs, even their every frown and smile will be analyzed with different meanings by different people. It's not good to keep it in mind all the time.
Especially in this era, people are very worried about things like witchcraft. If one is not careful and the emperor becomes suspicious of him, it will be a loss.
Qi Ning'an also considered these things. You know, if he was still single in this lakeside residence, many people would gossip about him, saying that he was weird or bold, but that would not involve other people.
But if I were the legitimate daughter of a marquis, I would have no say over this.
If at that time they blame it on some kind of witchcraft or sorcery, then even if you have ten mouths you won’t be able to explain yourself.
"I think it's better to put off the garden party I want to hold for a while. The most important thing is to build the temple first."
Qi Ning'an looked at An Yonghou seriously, and An Yonghou nodded in agreement, "You have just been conferred the title of county lord. Now that you are building a large-scale project, you should do some good deeds like this, otherwise it will easily give people a chance to criticize you."
Then he sighed again, looked at Qi Ning'an and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my daughter. I often wonder if I should have recognized you. After all, when you were single, your life was quite happy and comfortable. Daddy also believes that you can earn this little money by yourself. Really... sometimes I feel that I am the one who imprisoned you."
Qi Ning'an never knew that his father had such thoughts. He was stunned and opened his mouth to ask, "Father...what are you talking about?"
The corny words are on the tip of my tongue but I can't say them.
Qi Ning'an actually wanted to say that after coming to another world, it took her a long time to adapt to the life of wandering and helplessness. Originally, in modern times, she had her parents to provide for her.
In fact, both her parents passed away after she had grown stronger.
In the past, although I seemed to be clean-handed, I often felt like I needed a spiritual sustenance. So I started to raise some cats and dogs, thinking that if I died, the cats and dogs might not survive.
She didn't want to give herself to a strange man, nor did she want to stay in the palace and live a lonely life. In the end, she chose to rely on her own career.
This might be the reason why she was so kind to the maids and servants around her. On the one hand, she didn't want to be too harsh on those little girls, and on the other hand, she felt that this was a form of companionship to some extent, not much different from raising a kitten or a puppy.