Chapter 883 What’s the problem?

Of course, because of the blood relationship, it would not be a pity if the Kang family robbed this marriage.

That is to say, the Kang family got there first, otherwise the Wang family really agreed to Ru Lan's marriage.

In order to avoid having any disabilities or mentally retarded nephews or nieces in the future.

Sheng Changbai still has to find a way to stop it, which will inevitably make the Wang family feel that the Sheng family has become ungrateful before it has even risen.

In the past twenty years, the Wang family had helped the Sheng family a lot. Now that the Sheng family has just begun to prosper, they look down on the Wang family and are unwilling to marry the Wang family.

The reason why Sheng Changbai did not marry a daughter of the Wang family was because he wanted to marry Hai Chaoyun. The Hai family had a much better reputation than the Wang family. The Wang family could somewhat understand that this was for the sake of Sheng Changbai's career.

What if Ru Lan also refuses to get married with the Wang family, and then gets into a marriage that is inferior to her cousin from the Wang family in every aspect?

It is inevitable that a lot of rifts will arise between the Sheng and Wang families.

Although the Wang family does not have much political resources now, it can no longer help Sheng Hong achieve a medium-to-high official position.

Sheng Hong has been dancing with long sleeves for so many years. At this point, he has made many friends and relatives, and gained some wings.

The Sheng family no longer has any reliance on the Wang family, so it seems that the two families have broken up and it won't be a big problem.

But this is not how families deal with each other.

The two clans formed a marriage relationship so that they could work together, help each other, and help each other.

Now the Wang family is gradually declining, and the Sheng family is gradually rising.

The Wang family has taken care of the Sheng family a lot in the past, and the Sheng family owes the Wang family a lot of favors. Now is the time for the Sheng family to take care of them and repay the Wang family.

If the Sheng family had a quarrel with the Wang family and broke up, it would seem that the Sheng family would have nothing to lose.

There is no need to repay, help, or take care of the Wang family, which saves a lot of trouble in a short period of time.

But if you do this, the Sheng family's family reputation will be directly destroyed.

The family has lost its credibility. There is no family in the political arena that is willing to play with the Sheng family.

Although politics is about interests, people who play politics are also human beings.

As a human being, we should also pay attention to the sophistication of the world.

Not to mention anything else, the Sheng family's official career was largely ruined by their poor moral conduct.

Furthermore, if the Sheng family really doesn't care about the Wang family and has a reputation of being ungrateful, no family will be willing to marry the Sheng family.

The marriage between Sheng Changbai and the Hai family has come to this stage. It is hard to say whether it will become an affair.

But there are three orchids and two changs under Sheng Changbai, so it is difficult to say that marriage is certain.

"Over the years, has mother considered other candidates for Ru Lan's marriage?" Sheng Changbai continued to ask.

"Originally, I also thought about the Kang family, but even if we don't mention how ruined the Kang family is now, how messy your uncle Kang's back house is. It's impossible for your aunt Kang to rob Ru Lan and the Wang family of their marriage. Let Ru Lan marry her."

Wang Ruofu probably considered the Kang family when the Kang family was still powerful and Rulan was still young.

Now speaking, in terms of family background, assets, appearance, character, talent and learning, Wang Ruofu does not like the Kang family in all aspects.

Wang Ruofu's social circle is limited and his thinking is very traditional. He wants to avoid being disliked by his in-laws because of Ru Lan's arrogant and brainless character.

After getting married, you can have a relatively comfortable living environment.

Naturally, I went to my relatives' home first, hoping that for the sake of my relatives, my husband's family would be gentler and more tolerant to Ru Lan.

The first thing I consider is my brother and sister.

"Since mother doesn't have a suitable candidate, she might as well consider young candidates. In a few days, father will organize a cultural gathering and invite some young candidates to the house. Mother might as well go over and take a look and see if she can Pick someone you like."

When a man chooses a wife, he basically has to weigh family background, status, beauty, virtue, knowledge, etc.

Ru Lan occupies the identity of a legitimate daughter, which can only be regarded as her family background.

Although both his father and brother are officials in the court, Sheng Hong is currently in the fifth rank, Sheng Changbai is in the seventh rank, and Ru Lan's status is not that high in Bianjing.

In terms of beauty, Rulan looks like the most common one among the four orchids.

In terms of virtue, being innocent and kind is not a virtue in choosing a wife. Ru Lan has nothing to do with being gentle and virtuous, so it can be said that she has no virtue in being a wife.

In terms of knowledge, Ru Lan is only limited to reading. She has not read a book properly for so many years. It can be said that she has no knowledge.

Compared with Mo Lan, who looks good, has excellent knowledge, and pretends to be a good person, she is about the same level in choosing a husband.

You might as well just pick a potential stock from a poor family and that would be the end of it.

Rulan had the basis to choose a husband from a well-matched official family, but Rulan herself was not outstanding, and she was not outstanding in everything.

It's unrealistic to choose someone who is outstanding in character, appearance, and talent.

"That won't work. I've heard that when your father chose a husband for Mo Lan, he only invited poor men from poor families. How can that be okay? Ru Lan has been living in a wealthy family since she was a child. Is she the kind of person who can live in poverty when she grows up? She can't! Besides, how can my daughter, Wang Ruofu, be confused with her daughter, Lin Jiaoshuang?"

Wang Ruofu was very excited. The main reason was that his daughter could not marry into the same class as Lin Zhishuang's daughter.

A poor family is a poor family, not a poor family. As long as it is not a wealthy family with many generations of officials, the rest are all poor families.

Not all poor families are homesteaders who can barely afford to read.

There are some wealthy businessmen and landowners whose ancestors have never been officials, or whose ancestors were officials, but the inheritance has been cut off, and their family fortunes have fallen into decline.

These people also come from poor families, but their families are also quite wealthy.

"Mom, hasn't the Wenhui meeting been completely decided yet? If mother is willing to take a look, we can naturally invite more candidates from well-off families, or even the children of officials, to come over. What kind of candidates does mother like? Just invite all kinds of people to come over."

It’s quite a hassle to hold a cultural gathering or an event at home.

It would be too wasteful to only give Mo Lan a blind date, so why not give Ru Lan a look as well.

"Then go and discuss with your father."

Although Wang Ruofu usually talks hard, he also knows in his heart that Ru Lan is far less good than Hua Lan.

An outstanding person like Hua Lan only married into a down-and-out count's house.

Naturally, Ru Lan couldn't get anywhere if she married high, and the one she was suitable for was only of this level, so she accepted the offer anyway.

…

After Sheng Changbai and Sheng Hong mentioned it, Sheng Hong remembered that besides Mo Lan, he had other daughters.

They are all his daughters. Although he has some preferences, Sheng Hong just ignored Ru Lan and did not mean to completely ignore Ru Lan's marriage.

The old lady has the ability to arrange a suitable marriage, but Wang Ruofu obviously does not have this ability.

The father and son each invited more people over.

Some of the eunuchs' children who were fairly talented and well-off were selected to bring them over to give Wang Ruofu face.

But this kind of people have a good background, are not short of money, are truly talented and have good academic skills, and are confident that they have passed the imperial examination.

Nor would he rashly arrange a marriage for himself before becoming a Jinshi.

Sheng Hong is not the only one who is smart. Everyone knows that after becoming a Jinshi, you can find a better marriage.

The biggest significance of inviting these people over is to save Wang Ruofu's face.

The real potential stocks to choose for Lianglan should be chosen from those who are from poor families.

The venue for the cultural gathering was chosen in the back garden of the Sheng family. There was a pond in the garden, and many lotus flowers were planted in the pond.

Inviting some literati to come over to enjoy flowers, eat wine, write poems and compositions is certainly an elegant thing.

Since the publication of Zhou Dunyi's poem on the love of the lotus, which endowed the lotus with noble qualities, the lotus has been loved and sought after by many literati.

The Sheng family used the pond full of blooming lotus as an excuse to invite some literati to come to their home to enjoy the flowers, which was considered appropriate.

After all, literati should be more reserved. We cannot say that the literary party held by the Sheng family was a love-seeing party for the daughters of the family.

Even when asked, they would say that this cultural gathering was held to help Sheng Laosan become famous.

After all, Sheng Hong is a Fei Pao officer and an elder, so he can just stay in the backyard and wait for someone to come over.

Although Sheng Changbai is also an official, his official position is not high, and he is of the same age as these officials.

Many of these people are older than Sheng Changbai.

So Sheng Changbai accompanied Sheng Changfeng and waited at the door to greet the guests.

After sending another group of people in, Sheng Changbai returned to the door and heard someone calling him.

"Ze Cheng!"

If the name is given, of course it refers to an acquaintance with a good relationship. For those who are not acquainted, those who are called Sheng Changbai are usually Tan Hua Lang or those with official positions.

"Gu Er, when did you return to Bianjing?"

Listening to the voice, Sheng Changbai knew it was Gu Tingye.

Even when calling out names, Gu Tingye's shouting was more unrestrained and bold than ordinary literati.

Even after studying in the academy for several years, Gu Tingye was still a martial artist at heart and a martial artist by habit.

"Just two days after I came back, I heard that your family held a cultural gathering, so I came over to participate."

Gu Tingye said familiarly. As for the relationship between the two of them, Gu Tingye wanted to come to attend, so there was really no need for an invitation.
To be continued...