Chapter 114 - Scholar Wong Goes On A Blind Date (1/2)

Chapter 114: Scholar Wong Goes On A Blind Date

Translator: Fan Translation Studio

Xiao Baozhu did not take a single word to heart. Her brain was full of the stories of the novels she read such as a prince falling for a maid and a young lady falling for a poor scholar. Since these stories can be written they must be true to some extent, so there was still hope so Scholar Wong and herself.

Li Hongmei saw her daughter being silent, so she thought Baozhu had been persuaded. She then patted Baozhu’s shoulder, calming her down. “Baozhu, listen to Ma, when Mr. Wong comes next time, don’t tag along anymore. Mr. Wong is no fool. When you tag along with him too often he will know what you are up to and may be afraid of you.”

Xiao Baozhu lay down, pulling the duvet up and covering her head.

…

When Scholar Wong arrived home, just as he was walking to the front hall he saw his pa sitting there, obviously waiting for him.

“Pa, I’m home!” Scholar Wong greeted his pa and then said, “It’s late already. I’ll be off to my room then. Pa, have an early sleep too.”

However, Lord Wong said, “Wait a minute. I have something to tell you!”

Scholar Wong felt his scalp go numb all of a sudden.

Ever since he resigned from the private school in the village, each time he saw his pa he would pressure him to get married.

He was thinking maybe he should go back to the village to teach for a while again, or maybe go to the Orchid and Bamboo School to be a teacher, which would be great.

However when Scholar Wong was about to speak up he suddenly saw some gray hair growing on the side of Lord Wong’s head.

In his memory his father was always young and healthy, and no matter how many times Scholar Wong had infuriated him, he could always pick up a wooden plank and hit him. He was even stronger than a village redneck.

However, he had seen his father’s the gray hair, so suddenly he realized that, before he had even noticed, his father’s pace had become slow and he almost looked a bit senile.

He was thinking of trying his best to resist but at this moment he suddenly became feeble, so he walked to sit beside Lord Wong obediently.

“Pa, what can I do for you?” asked Scholar Wong calmly.

Lord Wong saw that his son stopped protesting recklessly and started feeling a bit surprised.

He then quickly took this opportunity and explained the matter for today. “There is a borough chief called Qin from Dalun Village whose daughter has just reached sixteen. Her name is Qin Qingqing and is known for her beauty throughout the whole village. The most important thing is that Mr. Qin also has a son who has attained the highest degree of the imperial exam years ago and now has been working in the provincial capital as an official. As their family situation is superb they are very picky. They value intellectual men very much, so he would only consider a man who is at least a scholar to be his son-in-law. Son, if we can tie the knot with them our family will have another relative who can support us in the future.”

Scholar Wong felt both mentally and physically worn-out. At the moment his mind was in a mess.

Remembering that when he was eating with Ye Xiaoxian tonight he had only put forward the idea of making friends with her yet she had already lost her composure, so she would never leave the Xiaos and stay with him.

Scholar Wong had lived for twenty years and it was the first and only time that he had fancied a girl. As he could not marry someone he loved, what difference would it be for him to just marry a random girl.

“Son, what are you hesitating about? It’s such a good opportunity. If you miss this one you’ll really regret it in the future. With our family background, we’re not like those coa.r.s.e village men who get married just to have sons. We also have to consider our family. We need our in-laws to be helpful to us and only in this way will our family get better and better…”

Lord Wong was still patiently guiding his son to agree with him. He was thinking of persuading his son anyhow.

But Scholar Wong did not wait for him to finish and nodded. “Pa, it’s all up to you. If there’s something you need me to do, just let me know.”