The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 369: You Can Change It Now If You Don’t Want To (3)_1

Chapter 369: Chapter 369: You Can Change It Now If You Don’t Want To (3)_1

Seeing the food, Pei Qin’s mood instantly brightened like a sunny day. Steamed dishes mixed with garlic sauce and large slices of twice-cooked pork glistened with red oil, making her appetite surge.

Watching her eat with such a good mood, Pei Yuan and Pei Qian exchanged glances. With our elder sister like this, has she agreed or not? Such a good mood must mean she’s agreed, right? If she hadn’t agreed, she wouldn’t be in such a good mood... How could she be so indifferent about such a major life decision? And to treat Shen Songming’s proposal with such indifference?!

After finishing her meal, Pei Qin gave the Little Radishes some math problems to solve. She skipped calligraphy practice and instead worked out all evening, sweating profusely. After bathing and feeling refreshed, she went to sleep.

Meanwhile, Shen Songming had a restless night, sitting up angry when he thought of Pei Qin not seriously considering his proposal. His butt still hurt from the beating she gave him, and he spent most of the night dwelling on it, even his dreams were filled with resentment!

The next day when he opened his eyes, even before washing up, he began to ponder how he could make Pei Qin agree to marry him.

Shuang Xi really felt like crying. Young Master Shen had said he previously didn’t dare to pursue Ms. Pei. Now that he had set his sights on her, he was entirely focused on winning Ms. Pei over to take her home as his wife. The master and madam would surely not agree! Young Master Shen had a bright future, and Ms. Pei was not bad either, but they were not destined by the heavens to be together!

Shen Songming called for a simple breakfast, ate quickly, and then had Shuang Xi drive the carriage; he was going to find Old Scholar Fang!

Fang Li, seeing him arrive at Fang Family Village, was surprised and delighted, quickly calling out loudly, "Young Master Shen has come!? What wind blew you to our home? Come in quickly to the house!"

"I’m here to find Old Scholar Fang," Shen Songming said, frowning.

Seeing that Shen Songming was unfriendly towards him, Fang Li still responded with a smile and led him inside.

The villagers who saw him gathered to discuss, saying that this was the son of the Magistrate, a young master from an affluent and noble family; he even rode in a carriage when he went out, attended by coachmen and servants.

Old Scholar Fang saw him coming again and inwardly sighed with a bitter smile.

Fang Li called for Lady Yu, "Hurry and serve tea! Prepare the midday meal!"

Grandma Fang looked at Shen Songming with suspicion, guessing why he had come and feeling somewhat worried.

Lady Yu answered and quickly brought the tea, then went with Lady Ruan to prepare the midday meal. They had plenty of chicken and duck eggs, and vegetables too, but there was no meat or fish; this meal would have to somehow be made presentable.

Fang Fang stood at the entrance of the hall, sizing up Shen Songming, thinking he looked handsome and dignified. However, she had only seen him once or twice before, and he had never spoken to her.

Fang Liuyang also stared at him, but he was more interested in the items he carried; was that box filled with pastries! He whispered to Fang Fang.

Fang Fang’s gaze immediately fixed on the pastry box.

Shen Songming had brought gifts because he came to discuss his proposal with Old Scholar Fang: a jar of wine, a pack of tea leaves, a few boxes of pastries, and a roast chicken.

Old Scholar Fang had already guessed the purpose of his visit. Though daring enough to approach, he still couldn’t manage to show Shen Songming a pleasant expression, "Young Master Shen, if you have something to say, just send a message."

"Yes! Yes! To have Young Master Shen come all this way himself!" Fang Li laughed as he responded and asked Shen Songming when he had arrived and how long he planned to stay.

"I might need to stay for quite a few days!" Shen Songming felt Old Scholar Fang’s mild hostility and annoyance and mumbled to himself. Last time, they had spoken amicably, but now that he’d come to discuss the marriage proposal, the old man was showing him such a face.

"Although Taiping Town is not as bustling as Jinan Prefecture, it’s still comfortable to live in, and the weather is neither cold nor hot right now, just perfect for getting out and about!" Fang Li chuckled, then inquired curiously, "Young Master Shen, you said you’re going to stay for a while, are you planning to... start some sort of business here?"