In the living room, Liu Hao and Cai Yong sat on both sides of the table. There was a brazier beside them. Luoyang was still a little cold in March.
"Mingyu, your handwriting is so good. I wonder who your teacher is?”Cai Yong asked kindly. The more he looked at Liu Hao, the more he liked him.
"I didn't have a teacher. Be it martial arts or knowledge, I learned it all by myself.”Liu Hao took a sip of the awful tea and said respectfully.
In history, Cai Yong might have been a weak scholar, but the Cai Yong in front of him was a mid-stage grandmaster. Liu Hao's realm was higher than Cai Yong's, and it could be seen at a glance.
"Oh? Self-taught?" Cai Yong was slightly surprised. In his opinion, to be able to write such good calligraphy, he must have been taught by a famous teacher.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Father, who wrote this visiting card in the study?”At this moment, a crisp ring-like sound came from outside the house, followed by a delicate figure running in.
"Yan 'er, how many times have I told you? Girls should be more quiet. Don't be so rash usually. Otherwise, how will you get married in the future?”Although it was a reproach, there was a doting tone that could not be hidden.
Cai Yong's wife had passed away a long time ago, and he did not remarry. He only had this one daughter, so he doted on Cai Yan very much.
"Daddy, Yan 'er won't marry anyone in the future.”Cai Yan ran to Cai Yong's side and hugged his arm as she said coquettishly.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can a girl not marry?”Cai Yong said unhappily.
Liu Hao glanced at the little loli who ran in. It was indeed a little loli, about 12 or 13 years old. She had black and beautiful hair, big watery eyes, a beautiful nose, and a beautiful mouth. She was wearing a floral green dress.
"Is this the Qiangu Qi girl, Cai Yan? Even though she was still young, it could not hide her temperament.”Liu Hao thought to himself.
"Daddy, there's a guest here?" Only now did Cai Yan notice Liu Hao, who was opposite Cai Yong.
She had just gone to Cai Yong's study to read and accidentally saw Liu Hao's visiting card. She was attracted by the words on the card and hurriedly ran over.
"I'm Liu Mingyu."
"He's the owner of the card you saw.”Cai Yong introduced.
When Cai Yan heard this, her eyes turned slightly and sized up Liu Hao. She was very curious about Liu Hao. Liu Hao was only three or four years older than her, so she couldn't understand how he could write such good calligraphy.
She had been reading and writing under Cai Yong's guidance since she was young. Moreover, she was talented, and even Cai Yong could not compare to her. Now, she was much worse than Liu Hao.
"I've made a fool of myself in front of Mingyu. I've spoiled my daughter since she was young.”Cai Yong said with a smile.
"Children of this age are all lively and active. If we deliberately restrain them, it will restrict their nature and make them fall behind.”Liu Hao liked Cai Yan, this little loli, very much, so how could he care?
After Liu Hao finished speaking, Cai Yong didn't say anything. Cai Yan pouted and said,"You're only a few years older than me, and you still have the cheek to call others children.”
"Yan 'er, how can you be so rude?"
"Mister Bo Meng, it's fine. I'll apologize to sister Cai Yan right now.”Liu Hao said with a smile.
"Hmph, that's more like it. I forgive you.”Cai Yan said proudly.
Cai Yong looked at Liu Hao and Cai Yan and smiled.
At this moment, a servant walked in.""Master, Wei Zhongdao of the Wei family is here to visit you.”
Cai Yong frowned slightly and said,""Let him in."
When Liu Hao heard that Wei Zhongdao was here, his lips curled up slightly and a smile flashed across his face.
After a while, Wei Zhongdao came in, followed by a few servants carrying two big boxes.
"Greetings, Uncle Cai!" Wei Zhongdao bowed and said.
Cai Yong had a certain friendship with the Wei family. When Wei Zhongdao was young, Cai Yong had met him. Cai Yan and Wei Zhongdao had a verbal engagement.
"It's you!" Wei Zhongdao saw Liu Hao at this moment and exclaimed with anger in his eyes.
"Mingyu and Wei Dao know each other?" Cai Yong could naturally tell that there was something going on between Liu Hao and Wei Zhongdao, and it was something bad.
"On my way to Luoyang, I had some friction with him.”Liu Hao said indifferently.
Cai Yong saw that Liu Hao didn't say anything, so he didn't ask anymore.
Wei Zhongdao came today because he had other matters to attend to, so he temporarily suppressed his resentment towards Liu Hao.
"Why are you here this time?”Although he had already guessed it, he still asked.
"This nephew has come to propose marriage to Uncle Cai.”Wei Zhongdao bowed and said. At the same time, he signaled the servants to open the two boxes they had brought. There were some jewelry, gold, and some calligraphy and paintings.
When Cai Yong heard this, he looked at Liu Hao and Cai Yan, a trace of pity flashing in his eyes.
Although it was only a verbal engagement back then, Cai Yong's character would not easily break the contract.
The little loli was also very unhappy when she heard what Wei Zhongdao said.
Wei Zhongdao was now almost 25 years old, half the age of Cai Yan. He could be considered as an old cow eating young grass.
How could Liu Hao allow a woman like Cai Yan to be destroyed in Wei Zhongdao's hands? He said,"Junior came today to propose marriage to Mister Bo Mang.”
" You!" Wei Zhongdao was furious when he heard what Liu Hao said.
"What do you mean you? Are you allowed to propose marriage? I'm about the same age as Younger Sister Cai Yan, and you're more than ten years older than her. No matter what, Younger Sister Cai Yan and I are more suitable.”Liu Hao interrupted Wei Zhongdao.
Cai Yan's face flushed red from Liu Hao calling her 'Little Sister Cai Yan' repeatedly, and she lowered her face, not daring to look at Liu Hao.
"Our two families have long been engaged. How can you interfere?”Wei Zhongdao said angrily.
"That marriage agreement was only set verbally. There was no marriage contract nor any token exchanged, so it couldn't be taken seriously. Moreover, I saw that your footsteps were unsteady, and your body had long been hollowed out by wine and women. You don't have many years left to live. If you let little sister Cai Yan marry you, wouldn't that be harming little sister Cai Yan for the rest of her life?”
When Cai Yong heard this, he looked at Wei Zhongdao with an unpleasant expression. He felt that Liu Hao would not lie like this in front of him.
"Uncle Cai, don't listen to his nonsense.”Wei Zhongdao argued. Although he was addicted to wine and sex, he did not know his own body.
Cai Yong thought for a while and said,""How about this? Since you've come together to propose marriage, let's have a literary competition. Whoever wins in the end, this old man will marry my daughter to him.”
He did this mainly because he did not want to break the contract easily. If Wei Zhongdao lost the competition, he would have no face to talk about the engagement.
Moreover, he had confidence in Liu Hao. Although he had never seen Liu Hao's literary talent, he felt that with Liu Hao's calligraphy attainments, his literary talent would definitely not be too bad.
"I have no objections." Liu Hao naturally agreed.
"I have no objections either." Although Wei Zhongdao's martial arts skills were not very good, his literary talent was not bad. He was usually called the Great Scholar Wei.
"Alright then, let this old man be the judge. This old man promises with my reputation that I will not be biased.”Cai Yong said.
In this era, many people valued reputation more than their lives. Since Cai Yong said so, he naturally wouldn't be biased.
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