A wife picked up from the roadside

  Su's Mansion

  Su Bai was sitting at the desk with a solemn expression, staring intently at the letter on the table.

  This letter was just handed over to the governor of Nangong by his benefactor in Qindu. At this time, Su Bai's eyes were deep and unfathomable, and his face was gloomy and dark, with no sign of joy or anger.

  Just then, there was a knock at the door.

  "Third Master, the old lady wants you to go over there."

  "Uh-huh."

  The little servant who came to deliver the message had long since become accustomed to such things and, after hearing this brief and concise word, respectfully withdrew.

  While Su Bai in the room slowly stood up, in the room lightly pacing back and forth, just like this, there is a kind of majestic and steady atmosphere flowing from him.

  At the moment of knitting eyebrows, a green figure flashed in his mind, which was so elegant and refined, gentle and peaceful.

  He felt a faint thought in his heart and hurriedly shook his head slightly, turning to walk quickly towards his mother's courtyard.

  Upon arriving at his mother's courtyard, Su Bai saw his elderly mother, the old matriarch of the Su family, who was currently smiling and playing with her great-grandson in her arms.

  Su Bai saw this scene and didn't say a word, she just stood quietly on one side.

  The old lady knew he had arrived as soon as Su Bai's foot stepped in, but she pretended not to see him and continued to tease her grandson in her arms.

  After a while, the old lady finally let go of her little great-grandson and had Xiaoyuan take him out to play. At this time, the old lady turned around and said to Su Bai: "Old three, you see that your mother is now at an advanced age, and I'm afraid there aren't many good years left to live."

  As soon as he heard this familiar phrase, Su Bai felt his forehead thumping suddenly, his mouth pursed into a tight line, like the edge of a knife.

  The old lady pretended not to see, and continued scolding: "There are three unfilial acts, and having no descendants is the worst. Old Three, look at your elder brother's grandson who is about to get married, while you, as an uncle, are still single. What will others think if they see this?"

  Su Bai's forehead jumped slightly, but his voice was as calm and emotionless as ever, "Yuange is only one year old and can't even walk yet, how can he get married?"

  "You're already twenty-eight, almost thirty, and yet you're still single. Others get married and have kids at fourteen, look at you, twenty-eight and still alone. If you hurry up, you could even be holding your grandchild by now."

  Su Bai heard these words and felt like the veins on his forehead were about to burst out.

  But Su old lady saw him standing there without responding, and she continued to say: "You see that you haven't had anything to do recently, so why don't you go out with your mother and participate in some poetry appreciation meetings or tea parties?"

  Old Lady Su's mental abacus was clicking away at this moment, thinking that she should take her own youngest son out for a walk, hoping to find a daughter-in-law for the old son as soon as possible.

  Su Bai's expression on her face finally changed, with a hint of a tendency to go wild. He really couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if a nearly sixty-year-old old lady took a man who was about to come of age to a place where women often gathered.

  It's hard to imagine, people who don't know him would think he's accompanying his mother to meet her daughter-in-law.

  "This won't do."

  Su Bai spoke briefly and directly rejected Old Lady Su's proposal.

  Old Mrs. Su suddenly glared, but it was also useless. This son is not as refined and eloquent as the eldest son, nor is he as cunning and good at negotiating like the second son. This son is simply a stubborn and unyielding person who cannot be persuaded no matter what.

  From the time this son reached marriageable age until now, she has been worried for over a decade, but this son still has an attitude of not being in a hurry.

  "So now you've decided to be unfilial?"

  Old Lady Su suddenly got angry too, stood up and rushed to the front of Su Bai, her eyes wide open.

  Su Bai had just thought to respond as usual, uttering some perfunctory words of delay. But just as the words reached the tip of his tongue, a clear and serene face flashed through his mind. The words that were about to leave his mouth naturally changed in tone, "Mother, you don't have to worry about my lifelong major event, I've already found my wife."

  This is terrible. Su Bai's words about finding a wife are earth-shattering, and Old Lady Su was stunned for half a day.

  Finally, Ah Neng asked in a daze: "Which girl would think of such a thing?"

  After asking, she realized that she had misspoken. However, her face showed no signs of embarrassment, and instead, she smiled brightly and said: "Which girl is so lucky? Come, tell Mother all about it."

  When Su Bai heard his mother say which girl was so desperate, the first thing that came to mind was An Yan's eyes, which were as calm and serene as a lake.

  Can't you see? Those eyes that move people's hearts, how could they possibly be mistaken? This should be considered as having a discerning eye...

  Su Bai explained it to herself in her mind, then sat down on the soft couch with Old Lady Su.

  Old Mrs. Su immediately felt invigorated and waited for her youngest son to tell her about his daughter-in-law.

  "I don't know whose it is, I just picked it up from the road."

  Old Mrs. Su thought it would be a lingering love story, or at least a mutual dependence, but in the end, what she got was an adopted result.

  "Found it! Found it?"

  Old Mrs. Su followed in disbelief, feeling that her brain structure was completely inadequate at this time.

  "Uh-huh, yeah, I picked it up."

  Su Bai was thinking of getting away from his mother as soon as possible, without considering anything else. However, in the long years that followed, Su Bai regretted today's momentary impulsiveness...

  "Are you allowed to go out and find a daughter-in-law at this age?"

  Old Mrs. Su stared at her son fiercely, but unfortunately couldn't see anything unusual about him. In the end, she could only say: "Bring your wife back home and let me take a look."

  She thought to herself, this wooden son of hers, ask him three questions and he can't answer one. She hopes the daughter-in-law she finds is clever and resourceful, otherwise what will become of her grandson in the future?

  Upon hearing this, Su Bai's mouth seemed to relax slightly, "There's no rush for that, I'll bring her back to meet you all later."

  Isn't it urgent? Can this not be rushed? Old Lady Su was almost in tears, she had been worrying about his marriage since he was 16 years old, and now it's almost twelve years. This is really unbearable, yet they still won't let him see her. In her heart, Old Lady Su wanted to say, "Let me go with you to take a look."

  The meaning had not been expressed yet, but was scared away by Su Bai's following words.

  "Daughter, don't have any other ideas in your mind, otherwise your son will really be lonely for the rest of his life."

  The effect was immediate and obvious as soon as this was said.

  "Alright, mother won't go and see, won't go and see. Mother will just wait at home, waiting for you to bring your little wife back to show her."

  Old Mrs. Su thought that after waiting for twelve years, it wouldn't make a difference to wait a little longer. Otherwise, she would really scare the young girl to death, and that wouldn't be good.

  The son's marriage has been settled, and the old lady can temporarily put down the stone in her heart. She then thought of another thing.

  "Has your teacher sent you a letter?"

  "Yes, Master wants me to return to the station."

  Su Bai's eyebrows were calm and unwavering, but it seemed that the passion and enthusiasm of the past had dissipated from the scene.

  Old Mrs. Su's heart skipped a beat, her voice involuntarily rising, "I'm telling you, Old Three, you promised Mother that you wouldn't go to war again, and would stay home safely."

  "Uh, I'll respond later and politely decline, Mother doesn't need to worry about this."

  Su Bai finished speaking and stood up, "Mother, I still have something to attend to, I'll go first."

  Old Lady Su casually waved her hand, letting Su Bai go down. As soon as Su Bai left, Old Lady Su immediately got moving, having the maids find out her dowry list or gift list, all sorts of miscellaneous items. She thought to herself, when her son brings his wife home, what kind of meeting gift should she give?