Everyone Wants to Pamper the Lucky Daughter

Chapter 22: Get Married Or Not

Translator: Vicky_

“Mom, I don’t want to get married so soon!”

As Li Xiu’e was talking, the door of the main room was pushed open. Su Ziqin and Su Zixuan came back from school and happened to hear their mother talking from the outside.

Su Ziqin, also known as Qiaoqiao, was upset when her mother mentioned the marriage. She said, “I want to go to the imperial court college and become a female official.”

“You should get married, right?”

Li Xiu’e was not happy and said in a high voice, “You can go to the imperial court college after you get married. We should settle the engagement first, then you can get married after you become a female official. Is that okay?”

“It’s not that easy. A woman will be confined when she gets married. Is there such an easy-going family? Will they agree that I will only get married to their son after I become a female official?”

Su Ziqin sat down on the bed angrily and said to her mother, “If I can’t pass the exam for female officials, can they wait for me for such a long time?”

“Get married if you can’t pass the exam.”

Li Xiu’e was upset. “Get married and leave us alone. I don’t want to be annoyed by you.”

“I will not get married!”

Su Ziqin did not want to stay in the remote village. She wanted to go to the prosperous capital. “If I couldn’t pass the exam, I would go to a school to be a teacher. I am going to teach people and live alone.”

“You want to piss me off, kid?”

Li Xiu’e was a simple woman from a farmer’s family. She was conservative and could not accept unconventional words.

“Well, Xiu’e, don’t be so angry. She is not a baby girl anymore. It is normal that she has her own thoughts about her future.”

Su Hu watched her wife and daughter arguing and rubbed his eyebrows wearily.

“Mom, please calm down. What my sister said is reasonable.”

Su Qingluo glanced at Su Zixuan and saw that he did not seem to care about the fight much. Obviously, he had no intention of getting involved in the women’s fight.

Su Qingluo smiled bitterly and said something with a cute voiceto be the peacemaker.

“Think about it. The boys in our village and the villages around are all dark boys like black catfish. I don’t think they are good enough for my sister.

“My sister is beautiful and intelligent. Even the schoolmaster praises that she has a promising future and can go to the capital to become a female official.

“We cannot let my sister stay in this remote village. Only the literati and scholars in the capital can match my beautiful sister.”

“Haha!”

When Li Xiu’e heard her words, black catfish, she burst into laughter. She poked Su Qingluo’s forehead and said, “You are so glib-tongued.”

“Mom, I just think that you will also live a better life in the future that way.”

Su Qingluo touched her forehead and unconsciously lay down. “It will be great to be a mom of a female official. Or do you really want to be the mother-in-law of a black catfish?”

“Haha!”

At that moment, even Su Hu and Su Zixuan couldn’t help laughing after hearing what Su Qingluo just said.

“Not gonna happen!”

Su Ziqin felt upset when she heard the words, mother-in-law. She then said in a low voice, “Stop talking about that.”

“Sis, I’m trying to help you here. Look, our mom is smiling now.” Su Qingluo pretended to be innocent.

“All right. Let’s go have dinner.”

Seeing that they were not arguing anymore, Su Hu changed the topic. “The children must be tired and hungry after school. Let’s have dinner now and then, they can go back to rest.”

“Okay. I’ll go and bring the rice for you guys.”

Li Xiu’e was interrupted by Su Qingluo and stopped being angry anymore. Li Xiu’e got out of bed and went to the kitchen.

“Mom, let me help you.”

Su Zixuan made a face at Su Qingluo and followed his mother to the kitchen.

“Thank you, Yuyu.”

Su Ziqin watched her mother get out of the room. Then, she leaned forward and patted her sister’s head gently.

“Sis, we are a family. You don’t have to thank me for that.”

Su Qingluo smiled happily at Su Ziqin. Her cute face in the light of the candle looked fairer and prettier.