Chapter 29 - Big Brother, Are You Getting Married? (1/2)

After the discussion with the elders, Ling Zhang returned to his courtyard. He was giving a kid a piggy back ride.

Ling Maomao held onto Ling Zhang’s neck and began rubbing his cheek against Ling Zhang’s hair. He said in Ling Zhang’s ear, “Big brother, I brought back gifts for you. I’ve already asked the steward to bring them to your room. You must check them later.”

“Okay. I like all the gifts you give me.” Ling Zhang reached behind his back and held Ling Maomao’s b.u.t.t firmly.

Ling Maomao’s little b.u.t.tocks were soft and felt good.

Ling Maomao smiled happily, then he lowered his voice and said, “Most of my gifts are for you. I gave you more gifts than I gave to my father. But you have to promise me that you won’t tell him.”

Ling Zhang’s eyes revealed a smile. Then he turned his head slightly and nudged Ling Maomao. “Oh, you bad boy. Your dad would be so sad if he ever finds out.”

“Hmph. Yeah, right. As if he’d be sad because I didn’t get him enough gifts. He’d even blame me for buying things indiscriminately. He always complained about the gifts I bought for him. I will never buy him gifts again!” Ling Maomao complained.

Ling Zhang felt a bit helpless. He knew that his uncle was just worried about spoiling Maomao too much. His uncle had always been playing a strict father. No matter how much his uncle loved Maomao, he would never express it. Therefore, Ling Zhang couldn’t pull the rug from under his uncle’s feet. “Your father is just worried that you’ll end up as a spendthrift,” Ling Zhang said to Ling Maomao.

“Oh, come on, big brother. I won’t turn into a spendthrift. My mother only gives me a fixed allowance. She won’t let me buy anything else once I spent more than that amount,” Ling Maomao said.

“How much did she give you?” Ling Zhang asked curiously.

“Ten taels,” Ling Maomao said.

That was a lot of money. Ling Maomao was just a kid. Ten taels was already a huge sum of money for him.

“By the way, are you getting married soon?” Ling Maomao asked suddenly.

Ling Zhang was taken aback by that question. “Getting married? Who told you that?”

“I overheard my mother, grandfather and (maternal) grandfather talking about this. My mother said now that you’re an adult, it’s time for you to consider marriage. She also said that you and our cousin are a good match for each other.”

“Maomao, how did you hear this?” Ling Zhang interrupted Ling Maomao’s words.

This concerned a woman’s reputation. He believed that his grandfather and his aunt wouldn’t talk about it easily, not when the matter hadn’t been finalized.