Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 302: Gui Jijiu Teaches Sun

"You have persisted for so many years and have refused to look for a marriage partner. You thought that after Miss Hua was out of mourning and reached the age of 15, there would be a chance. You begged me to take you there today because you wanted to find a chance to find out what Miss Hua was thinking, right?

But after you go there, you find that someone has already got there before you. Someone else has gotten there before you, so you back off again, right? Because you also understand that you have no chance even before you fight for it, right? "

Gui Jingan lowered his head in embarrassment.

"You, just let it go. Not to mention that someone got there before you, someone is close to you. Even if you start at the same time, you can't beat them. The two of them are more clever than each other, you can't beat them."

After a pause, Gui Jijiu continued.

"You have always been very serious since you were little. You always do everything in a very methodical way, thinking things over and over again. You never make any mistakes. To put it nicely, you are reliable. To put it bluntly, you are dull and inflexible. Of course, this is also related to my upbringing of you.

I was born in a poor family, and have come to where I am today step by step, relying on my solid work and the ability to not and dare not make even a single mistake.

Because for a family like ours, there are no relatives or in-laws in the court who can help and support us. If we do something wrong, disaster will await us.

It won't lead to the extermination of the whole family, but once you are demoted and return home, it will be extremely difficult to get back on track. So, whether you are from a young age, I have taught you, your father or uncle, to be down-to-earth in work and be an honest person.

This is indeed fine in the court, after all, the current emperor is a wise ruler. But in the face of love, this way of doing things is very disadvantageous to you.

Unless the other person is interested in you, you can only win the beauty. In fact, Hua Yatou is not interested in you. Of course, I can't tell who she is interested in, at least I didn't see it today."

Gui Jijiu sighed deeply, picked up the teacup, took a sip, looked at his grandson who was still in a daze, and felt a little reluctant, but he still had to say something, otherwise his grandson would be trapped in it and unable to get out.

"It goes without saying that Hua Yatou is pretty, and she is also very smart." Gui Jijiu pointed to his head and continued, "Three years ago, when she first came to the printing house to discuss cooperation with me, I saw it.

A girl of only twelve years old, she already knew how to manipulate my mind. She tempted me with benefits, moved me with emotions, and at the same time, used the power of the Marquis' Mansion to remind me.

Although I would not take advantage of my power to bully others, I did agree to the conditions she proposed partly because of the Dingbei Marquis Mansion.

After three years of cooperation, I felt fortunate more than once that I agreed to her conditions and maintained this friendship. If I had really taken advantage of my power and refused to agree to her conditions the first time, she would definitely have found another printing house to cooperate with for the subsequent Tianzi grid and square grid ideas. Also, I would not have been able to get the rice grid and Tianzi grid business in several prefectures outside the capital in the past two years.

If I said that I gave her convenience before because of the Dingbei Marquis Mansion, I don’t know when I no longer dared to look down on her.

In the first half of this year, the three-year contract between Hua Yatou and me in Shangjing City ended. She did want to return the sales rights to me except for the official schools and aristocratic families in Shangjing City, but I did not take it back and renewed the contract according to the contract three years ago. Why do you think that? Is it because I think my family has too much money?

Of course not, because I don't want to break this friendship with her. Although I have helped her a lot, you can imagine that what I helped her with was all part of my legitimate work. But what she gave us was a change in the economic lifeline of our entire family.

In just three years, she allowed us to go from having just enough money to live on to not only buying a house, a shop, and a farm, but also opening a new paper mill.

Even your father's promotion was indirectly brought to us by her. Do you think I dare to look down on her? I have to rely on her now."

Gui Jijiu put down the teacup in his hand, sighed, and said, "Besides, the emperor gave Hua Yatou an official position this time. Do you know that Hua Yatou provided a lot of logistical supplies for the great victory in Mobei this time? The down vest and sleeping bag were all thought up by Hua Yatou.

Although this was done by Lord Pei, Hua Yatou must have also contributed. More importantly, some time ago, she also planted a new variety of corn that was not available in the Great Sheng Dynasty. You know, this is also a great achievement. Otherwise, do you think the emperor would casually give Hua Yatou a female official?

Also, some time ago, I received a message from the emperor's shadow guard, asking us in the Imperial College to train Hua Moyuan well.

Think about it, which student in the Imperial College has this kind of treatment? And this time when Hua Yatou moved to a new house, the emperor personally wrote the plaque for the house. How many officials have this honor?

So, this Hua girl is really a lucky star. If you can marry her, it will be a blessing for our ancestors. Unfortunately, you don't have the chance, but this doesn't mean you are bad, it just means you and Hua girl are not destined to be together.

So, just let it go. Prepare well for the next spring exam in the next two months. After the exam, ask your mother to find you a good match and get married soon. "Gui Jijiu sighed heavily.

"Grandfather, do I really have no hope at all? Didn't you say that you couldn't tell who Miss Hua was interested in?" Gui Jing'an said unwillingly.

"What do you think?" Gui Jijiu rubbed his forehead and said, "Not to mention that their two marquisates are of higher status than ours, just Yunhe and Rongjin, do you think you can snatch them?"

"This is not a fight. I can't beat them. They are the sons of military generals. My skills are indeed not as good as theirs, but I'm not bad in other aspects. Miss Hua may not like people who wield swords and guns." Gui Jing'an said unconvinced.

"You're right. You're not as skilled as them, and Hua Yatou may not like people who practice martial arts. But in terms of intelligence and strategy, do you think you're better than those two guys?"

Gui Jijiu asked, "Don't forget that in this autumn exam, your ranking is not as good as those two guys."

"I..." Gui Jing'an was a little speechless, paused, and then retorted, "This is also accidental. It doesn't mean that they are smarter and more strategic than me just because they rank ahead of me. Now we are talking about feelings. Didn't you say that doing things and feelings are two different things? Do they still want to use their strategies on Miss Hua?"