nashuaworldcup Chapter 369 It feels like a lifetime ago
Chapter 369 It feels like a lifetime ago
Because of this, the reputation of Kyoto restaurants is getting better day by day.
Qi Ning'an's reputation is getting better day by day.
Nowadays, some large and small banquets in Kyoto Prefecture will send invitations to Kyoto restaurants to invite Qi Ningan.
Originally, Qi Ning'an should have received the invitation to cook, but now he received the invitation to attend the banquet.
She asked her father and brother, and they both said that as long as she was happy, it was okay for her to go or not.
Today is Qi Ning'an's first time to attend a banquet, for a simple reason: the person who sent the invitation was Li Qing.
She has now been promised to someone, and the two families are still looking for a suitable auspicious day. If it is suitable, she may get married next year.
Because of this, she has fewer and fewer opportunities to go out.
After getting engaged to someone, one has to embroider the wedding quilt and handkerchief by oneself, learn some wedding etiquette, and even learn all the knowledge about managing the household that one has not learned in the past ten years.
Li Qing is now very busy. Every time she asks someone to buy food at a restaurant in Kyoto, she will just send a letter complaining that life nowadays is too isolated. But if there is any way to do it, there is nothing she can do.
Because of this, even after Qi Ning'an became the legitimate daughter of Marquis An Yong, she was unable to come out and meet Qi Ning'an in person.
Marquis An Yong asked his daughter for her opinion, but he was reluctant to hold a big banquet. In addition, after An Le's incident, almost everyone in Kyoto Prefecture knew about it, so there was no need to say anything.
So Li Qing had no excuse to come out.
Li Qing's father is a person who doesn't like to make connections. If conditions permit, it's good to keep in touch with him. If conditions don't permit, then it's better not to keep in touch with him.
Qi Ning'an asked Jin Xi and Jin Bao to do her hair neatly, changed into a dress that was not so bright, brought some food to Li Qing, and got on the carriage.
An Yonghou watched his daughter go away with a smile on his face. It was said that his daughter and Miss Li had a good relationship because of some previous cases, so there was nothing to worry about.
Until the entrance of the Shangshu Mansion, Qi Ning'an's mind was full of recollections of the plots in those novels about house fighting and palace fighting. This was her first time attending such a gathering, and it would be a lie to say that she wasn't nervous, but she wasn't as nervous as Granny Liu visiting the Grand View Garden.
After getting off the carriage, Jin Xi helped Qi Ning'an get off the carriage, and Jin Bao helped her tidy up her dress for a while.
There was another young lady who got off the car with them. She glanced at Qi Ning'an, and seeing that she was a stranger, she didn't say anything, but just bowed slightly.
These young ladies and gentlemen are all very smart people. They have learned a lot from what they see and hear. When they meet strangers, they don't know the other party's background, so they dare not go up to provoke them. They just greet them silently and go inside to find their familiar friends.
In addition, although these young masters and young ladies also consider family background when dating, they are just young boys and girls after all, so it is not that dramatic.
Qi Ning'an entered the Shangshu Mansion. Except for the occasional delivery of food, this was her first time stepping into the door of the Shangshu Mansion.
These rich people are really good at it. The scenery of each house is different, but you can't say there is anything unusual. Every family has its own likes and preferences, and they also incorporate some popular styles of the dynasty.
For example, there will probably be a corridor, and there will be an artificial lake in front of the corridor.
Everyone likes the pleasure of enjoying lotus flowers and feeding fish at home.
"An An! You're here!"
Qi Ning'an heard a loud voice from far away, and when he looked, he knew it was none other than Li Qing.
Li Qing jumped up high and quickly jumped to Qi Ning'an's side, "An'an! I miss you so much. I sew this and embroider that at home every day..."
Soon, Li Qing began to complain incessantly about what she had seen and heard during this period, and how miserable her life was every day.
Qi Ning'an listened to her with a smile. This girl adapted very quickly and called her An An directly. She almost didn't react just now.
Qi Ning'an waited until she had finished complaining before he asked, "Who are you going to marry? What kind of person is he? Have you seen him?"
In ancient times, women’s marriages were different from those of modern times. Many women could not see each other until the moment they lifted their veils.
But some families are afraid that the other party may be ugly or have bad character, so they will bring the person home to meet him early, and the woman who marries on behalf of the other party can secretly take a look at him behind the screen.
Li Qing really stopped making a fuss, with two blushes on her cheeks. "An An, why are you saying this? He...he...his family has been studying for generations, and they are a very good family of scholars. There have been many officials, but they don't seem to be very good at business. The family seems to be much more honest. My father said that he just passed the exam last year, and he was in the top three. I won't suffer any loss if I marry him."
Qi Ning'an listened to her chattering, saying that the young man had good character, that he was humble and polite to others, and that although the young man was only a minor official of the sixth rank now, people have worked their way up step by step. He just passed the exam last year and was promoted to the sixth rank this year, so he must be ambitious and so on.
When Qi Ning'an heard her say that, he felt dazed.
She is obviously just a child, but now she has to think so much, thinking about how to run a big family and how to support her husband and raise children.
It’s a bit sad to think that a kid who used to love playing and making trouble now has to control his temper.
Qi Ning'an didn't know whether it was emotion or something, but he suddenly felt that his father was really too good to him. He didn't ask him to do these things, but instead always indulged him.
I will definitely reward the old man with a big pot of coconut chicken when I get back.
"What about An An? An An was free originally, is she still free now?"
It was not until they reached the end of the corridor that Li Qing asked Qi Ningan with starry eyes.
Qi Ning'an nodded, and felt that the little girl in front of him had suddenly grown up a lot.
"My father said that everything depends on my will."
Li Qing nodded, "Fortunately, everything depends on your heart. From the first time I saw you, I felt that you were different from us. I can't explain why you are different. But I hope you will always be free and can always follow your heart."
As she spoke, she seemed to feel a little embarrassed about what she had just said, and pointed over there, "Today, all the guests invited are my close friends, and they are all people I like to get along with. My mother said that this is the last time I will organize such a large banquet before I get married, so An An must eat and drink well."
Seeing that Li Qing was about to leave, Jin Xi hurriedly handed over the food box, "Miss Li, our young lady made this especially for you at this time."
Li Qing took the food box with a smile, and returned to her cheerful and lively self. "It looks delicious. I was wondering why I could always smell the smell of the restaurant along the way. It turns out that they prepared food for me."