The sun gradually turned westward, and the white clouds in the sky became as if they were inlaid with golden silk, and they were full of colors.

An An entered the house and wiped his sweat, saying, "Sister, it's still cool at home, unlike the school where there is not even ice."

Qingshu smiled and said, "Ice cubes are not cheap either. You can't afford them in your private school. But there will be a few days to have a holiday, so you can just bear it."

"Sister, I'm fine."

If she had brought ice cubes to school before, she would have matured after He Lingwan's affairs.

Although He Lingwan refused to admit that she had said the words insulted Chen Fang, Mr. Zhou still fired her. After she left, another female husband told her that He Lingwan was jealous of her and deliberately ruined her reputation.

An An was both sad and angry. She was sad and treated He Lingwan as a friend but secretly hurt her. What she was angry was that her little thoughts actually hurt an innocent child. Such a person was not worthy of teaching and educating.

"Let's go, let's go for a meal."

Mrs. Gu greeted the two of them and sat down: "It's a pity that Jingen has returned to the academy, otherwise he will have an appetite when he eats."

Fu Jingen's appetite is amazing. You can eat three big bowls of rice by one person. When you eat with him, you will feel that the food is particularly delicious.

An An was surprised and asked, "Sister, why did my brother-in-law go back? Is there something wrong with the school?"

"He had a holiday yesterday and came back today because he had something to delay."

An An nodded.

After dinner, An An said to the two of them: "Grandma, sister, Xiaoling is here to find me today."

After hearing this, Mrs. Gu said, "I won't come to you to borrow money again, right? An An, don't lend her money again in the future. Otherwise, she will treat you as a wallet and come to you whenever she has something to do."

Qingshu said: "Grandma, Miss Shang, like An An, also found a private school and became a female teacher. In addition, she would also help the bookstore copy books. The money she earned not only subsidizes the household income, but also pays us five taels of silver every month."

Qingshu was very pleased to see Shang Xiaoling working so hard, because it showed that she did not help the wrong person.

An An also said, "Grandma, she either comes to borrow money or talk to me."

Qingshu asked, "Has you encountered any difficult things?"

Sighing, An An said, "Her brother and sister-in-law want to marry her to a wealthy businessman with a dead wife.

Speaking of this, An An said angrily: "Sister, that rich businessman is 32 years old and has three children. Why do you think her elder brother and sister-in-law are so cruel? This is obviously pushing her into the fire pit."

Mrs. Gu has seen too many things like this and has no feelings.

"Is the betrothal gift given by the other party high?"

An An said with a nod, "As long as the Shang family promises this marriage, the other party will give a betrothal gift of 3,000 taels. As long as her elder brother and sister-in-law are virtuous, there will be no dowry at that time. Sister, this is not a marriage to a girl, it is obviously going to sell her girl."

"My parents are still here, but his elder brother and sister-in-law can't make the decision."

An An smiled bitterly and said, "Her father was convinced by her elder brother and sister-in-law, but fortunately her mother didn't agree. But just her mother's temperament will give up sooner or later."

Qingshu said: "This is as expected by me. Shang Xiaoling is pretty good and graduated from Kyoto girls' school. How could her unscrupulous brother and sister-in-law let her go? She didn't move before. She didn't graduate even after a waiter. Now she is old and thinks about selling her for money."

An An sighed and said, "When she told me about this today, I felt that she was very sad."

Mrs. Gu also sympathized with the child, and she was in trouble when she met such a family. However, she shook her head and said, "It's useless to cry for you. Could it be that you can still stop the Shang family members?"

Qingshu said: "She should have found a way to deal with it?"

"Yes. Didn't the palace choose a female official some time ago? She signed up without telling her family, but now she has been selected and will enter the palace in a few days."

She had known about choosing a female official, but their sisters were not going to enter the palace to be female official, so they didn't pay attention to it.

Mrs. Gu sighed: "The palace is a place where people can eat, why are you so unhappy and you go to be a female official?"

Qingshu said: "If she doesn't become a female official, she will have to be forced to get married."

If she had been a female official, she would rather be at least pure and free. But being forced to marry an old man with three children was already half ruined in this life.

Mrs. Gu said: "You have to stay in the palace for at least ten years. You will become an old girl when you are twenty-five. At that time, even if you can get married and have children, it will be dangerous. But if you marry that wealthy businessman, you will still have hopes to have children in the future."

Qingshu knew very well about Mrs. Gu, and it was not surprising that she would say this. However, she did not want An An to be affected: "This is someone else's business, and no matter how much we say, it's useless."

Mrs. Gu nodded and said, "You are right. It's useless to be anxious and uncomfortable about other people's affairs."

Qingshu said, "Grandma, An An just asked me some questions. I want to go to the study to discuss with her."

"You guys go!"

When she arrived at the study, Qingshu and An An said, "Just listen to grandma's words. Don't be moved by her and run to persuade Shang Xiaoling."

An An said helplessly: "Sister, why do you think of me so much? That man is old and ugly, with children and two concubines at home, and his eldest son is only two years younger than Xiaoling. Besides, Xiaoling really married the old man, and her family will definitely find ways to ask her for money in the future. I want to persuade her to marry, but I advise Shang Xiaoling to jump into the fire pit."

Qingshu was very happy. It seemed that what happened last time really made her mature: "This time Shang Xiaoling has made a decision, so I won't say much. You have to ask for your opinions later. You can only analyze the pros and cons of various choices to her. As for what choices to make, she has to decide on herself, and you can't give her the advice."

"Same thing you need to have something you can't decide in the future, you can ask me or others, but the final decision must be yourself."

An An nodded and said, "Sister, I know."

Qingshu nodded with relief.

An An hesitated and asked, "Sister, according to the time, should my mother and Uncle Shen arrive in Pingzhou now?"

"It depends on how fast they are walking."

An An nodded and said in a low voice: "Sister, I want to go back to Pingzhou to visit my mother during the summer vacation."

Although I was very dissatisfied with Gu Xian, I felt so sad that I knew that she was sick and lying in bed without anyone taking care of her.

Qingshu smiled and said, "If you have any questions, you will go back if you want to go back. Tomorrow, you tell grandma about this, she knows she will definitely go back with you!"

"Sister, what about you?"

Qingshu shook his head and said, "I have a lot of things to do and can't get out of it."
Chapter completed!