Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

When Xue Qingguo heard his mother say that she was going to arrange a marriage for him, he was furious and didn't even pay attention to whose family the girl was from.

"Didn't I say that the engagement required my consent?"

Mrs. Liao said, "This is what your father meant. Even your grandmother can't resist your father's decision. You just have to obey him."

"What's wrong with my dad? My dad was the one who arranged Fourth Uncle's marriage, but what happened in the end? He still hasn't learned his lesson!"

Mrs. Liao asked with a sullen face, "Why don't you ask who ordered it?"

"I don't care whose family it is. If you get engaged without asking me first, that's not okay! I'll run away from the marriage then!"

Mrs. Liao was not afraid of what her son said at all. Her son was just acting arrogantly in front of his mother. When he saw his father, he was like a mouse seeing a cat.

Mrs. Liao said slowly, "Hurry up and change your clothes. Get dressed and look presentable. I'm taking you to the Nie family. Your future father-in-law wants to meet you. Let me tell you, if your father-in-law doesn't like you, you won't be able to get married."

Xue Qingguo stiffened his neck and said, "It's better if he doesn't like me. Why would I want to be his son-in-law?"

He was stunned immediately after saying that, and then asked, "Whose family? The Nie family, which Nie family?"

Mrs. Liao was really worried when she saw her son's silly look. What if Mr. Nie really looked down on him?

"I told you from the beginning that she's Mr. Nie's daughter. She's the mentor of the cousin of the He family kid you're friends with."

She couldn't say that she was the niece of the Empress Dowager's cousin's wife, lest her son think that the engagement was based on power.

Although it was originally like this, at my son's age, he usually speaks as if the powerful and wealthy are dirt and acts like they are worth two and a half million.

Xue Qingguo blinked. He Shanqiao's cousin's master? Mr. Nie? The Empress Dowager's family?

This is not important. What is important is that he heard that the eldest daughter of the Nie family is as beautiful as a fairy and can even enter the palace to become a queen. Why did she tell him about it?

He actually asked He Shanqiao if he had ever seen a girl from the Nie family. Shanqiao said no, and he was not a playboy who would specifically pay attention to other people's female relatives.

Xue Qingguo also went to ask his second uncle's cousin, who had attended the Nie family banquet that day. The cousin said that she had never seen such a beautiful woman and warned him not to have any ideas.

The young man admired Ai. Xue Qingguo did not think of getting the girl from the Nie family, but he was fantasizing that he would like the wife he would marry in the future to be as beautiful as her.

In his dreams at night, he would lift up the red veil and see his beautiful new bride looking at him shyly.

Now his mother said that the girl he was betrothed to was from the Nie family?

Mrs. Liao looked at her son in a daze and said, "Why don't you go change your clothes?"

Xue Qingguo came to his senses immediately and ran to his yard, dumping all the clothes in the box onto the bed.

Which one should I wear?

Shanqiao said that Mr. Nie dressed simply, so why were his clothes all silk and satin?

He quickly poured out the other box of clothes he often wore, which contained the ordinary clothes he wore in the academy.

But isn’t this a bit impolite?

Never mind, just dress like this for now.

The maid outside was urging him, saying that the lady was waiting for him.

Xue Qingguo washed his face again, combed his hair in front of the mirror, and then went to see his mother.

Mrs. Liao frowned when she saw her son dressed so simply, "Why are you dressed like this?"

Xue Qingguo said: "I heard from Shanqiao that Mr. Nie likes simple and unpretentious people."

Mrs. Liao smiled, knowing that her son would not object. Which young man doesn't like beautiful women?

Xue Qingguo was very nervous along the way and once asked He Shanqiao, "Everyone says that your cousin's master is very knowledgeable. What do you think?"

He Shanqiao said that learning is good, but he didn't say anything else when he asked.

Xue Qingguo regretted at this moment, why didn't he study hard?

He didn't even pass the exam to become a scholar. What if his father-in-law doesn't like him?

No, he must make sure that he could do it in the future, study hard, and come to the Nie family every day to study with his father-in-law.

It would be even better if I could see my fiancée every day.

Ripples, ripples!

Seeing her son's silly grin, Mrs. Liao poked him on the forehead and said, "When we get to the Nie family later, be serious. Stop being so playful and don't embarrass your father."

Xue Qingguo quickly said seriously, "Don't worry, mother. I will behave myself and let you have your grandson soon."

Mrs. Liao knocked her son on the head. "You used to say you didn't want to get married, but now you're talking about wanting me to have a grandson. Isn't that shameful? I'm telling you, if Mr. Nie doesn't like you, even your father can't say anything."

Xue Qingguo became nervous again.

When they arrived at the Nie family's house, Mrs. Liao went to the back house, and a male servant led Xue Qingguo to the living room.

Xue Qingguo was terrified, as if he was going to see his father when he came back.

After entering, he bowed without raising his head.

"Meet Mr. Nie."

The Nie Chengping brothers saw a young man coming in. They were so stupid that they didn't dare to look up and salute. If they didn't know that he was General Xue's son, they would have thought he was an ordinary student.

"Is your father General Xue?"

"Yes, I am my father's youngest legitimate son, the fourth in line. My name is Xue Qingguo, which means "Guo" (country) for defending the country. I don't have a courtesy name yet, so I'd like to ask Mr. Nie to give me one."

Nie Cheng'an looked at Xue Qingguo with a smile, showing great courage.

Nie Chengping said, "I heard that General Xue's son is as brave as General Xue. Why are you studying in the academy?"

Xue Qingguo puffed out his chest and said, "A father is a hero, and a son is a hero too. Whether on the battlefield or elsewhere, this kid will never bring shame to his father! I was born prematurely and was weak, so I didn't learn martial arts. But I'm not weak now. I'm in good health. If you don't believe me, you can ask my classmate He. I can even run with him on my back."

Once He Shanqiao fell ill and he was the one who carried him out, but he didn't run with him on his back, as he was so tired that he was out of breath.

Nie Chengping nodded. He had asked Shanluo about this, and Shanluo had also mentioned this matter. He said that General Xue’s youngest son had never said in the academy that he was a member of the Xue family. Apart from being a poor student, he was a very enthusiastic person.

"I've never met your father, but I heard that you look a bit like your fourth uncle."

Xue Qingguo was nervous. All women knew what his fourth uncle was like. Mr. Nie's eldest sister's junior sister was her former fourth aunt.

But his fourth uncle is no longer alive, and he is his biological uncle. How can he, as his nephew, say that he speaks badly?

But his fourth uncle was indeed a bit of a bad person. When he was young, his mother kept a close eye on him, fearing that he would learn bad habits from his uncle. She sent him to the academy to study and live there, precisely for this reason, to prevent him from being seduced by his fourth uncle at home.

"I'm a junior. It's not my place to comment on my fourth uncle, as he's already passed away. I started studying at the academy a long time ago, and I didn't see him very often. But he was very kind to me. Whenever he saw me, he'd give me the things he bought and even give me money to spend. I also regret that he passed away so early. Otherwise, if he had been taught by a teacher, I think he would have changed."

Nie Cheng'an looked at Xue Qingguo with great interest. This boy was not as stupid as he looked. No wonder Shanqiao could get along well with him.