"Then just tell him to forget it," said Zheng. "This is impossible."

  "But living alone like this isn't a solution either." Although Zheng Pengju was extremely dissatisfied with Ye Jiaming, he couldn't bear to see the Zheng family struggling and helpless. "Otherwise, I can arrange for someone to introduce you to a good match?"

  Ye Chou's heart skipped a beat as she looked at Zheng Peng and said, "Uncle, my grandmother has spoken to my mother about arranging a marriage for me."

  "Zhuo'er!" Zheng Shi growled in a low voice, glaring at her.

  "Oh?" Zheng Pengju was very interested and asked Ye Zhuo, "What kind of family is it?"

  "He is about the same age as my mother, and has a slightly higher social status, with quite a bit of money. He is also willing to marry my mother. He only has one son, and there are no concubines in his household. However, he still lives with his elderly father and stepmother, as well as an older brother and younger half-brother - the whole family hasn't separated yet."

  Zheng still wanted to speak out and stop them, but when she saw that Ye Zhuo didn't say who it was, and instead introduced the situation in this way, then she knew that Ye Zhuo was trying to test her brother and sister-in-law, so she closed her mouth and didn't make another sound.

  Zheng Peng raised his eyebrows: "That's not good. Your mother will have to serve the old man and stand on ceremony in front of her mother-in-law. And that mother-in-law is not a relative, she will definitely favor her own daughter-in-law. At that time, you will be bullied."

  "But he's a high-ranking official, and Mother became an official's wife after marrying him," Ye Zhuo added.

  Zheng Pengju said firmly, "It's not going to work for the second official's wife either. You're having a comfortable life now, but you'd have to serve a big family with many conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Let's ask around some more, it's best if we find a family with fewer people."

  Zheng heard Zheng Peng say this, and his facial expression softened a lot.

  Liu opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end didn't say anything and closed it again.

  Ye Zhuo smiled and said to Zheng Pengju: "Uncle, have lunch here at noon, I'll ask Zhao Auntie to buy some dishes."

  "Okay, then let's eat here." Zheng Peng had originally still had things to do at home. Today he was just taking some time out to come and take a look. Seeing Ye Zhuo actively inviting him to dinner, he hastily agreed, with a very happy expression on his face.

  Ye Zhuo got up and went out, took out the money to let Zhao Shu buy noodles, and also asked her to bring a message to Ye Jia Da Fang, saying that she and Guan Shi were both here for lunch. Only then did he return to Zheng Shi's living room and tell Guan Shi about Zheng Peng Ju's attitude and inviting them to stay for dinner.

  Mr. Guan sighed and said, "Your uncle is still a decent person, not one of those who would sell out his sister for fame. But your aunt is a selfish woman. Now that things have been said this way, this marriage is even more unlikely to happen."

  "That's not necessarily true. Grandma, why don't you take my mother to visit those widowed aunts of yours tomorrow?" Ye Zhuo blinked her eyes.

  "Guang's eyes lit up: 'This is a good idea.'"

  Due to the easing of relations, the atmosphere at lunchtime was still harmonious. Mrs. Liu saw that the days of the Ye family's main house were getting better and better, while Zheng bought such a good house and even bought servants, living a better life than the Zheng family. Her heart was filled with jealousy. She also thought about how much money Zheng had hidden, but when she encountered difficulties at the Zheng family, she didn't make a sound. It made Zheng Pengju have to borrow money everywhere, now he still owes 150 taels of silver debt, her heart was not comfortable.

  Anyway, Ye Jia and Zheng Shi have started their lives together, which is an undisputed fact. It would be unwise to quarrel with them at this time. Liu Shi put aside her thoughts and was extremely affectionate towards Guan Shi and Zheng Shi. After dinner, she accompanied Ye Zhuo and Zheng Shi to look at the layout of the new house with Zheng Peng. She also brought up Ye Zhuo's marriage with Guan Shi: "Zhuo is almost sixteen years old, it's time to start arranging his marriage, I wonder if Aunt has any plans?"

  Ms. Guan shook her head: "I've seen a few people, and there are also those who are loyal and honest. However, as you know, my daughter Zhu'er is not only beautiful but also well-educated and capable, with good manners and intelligence. Many men can't compare to her. I don't think much of ordinary people. But which parents would be willing to let their smart and capable son marry into our family? So after careful consideration, none of them are suitable. Fortunately, Zhu'er is still young, so we can take our time."

  Liu's eyes rolled around and she sighed intentionally, "This matter is really difficult, it can't be done in the east or west. Zhu'er's vision must also be high, and as he gets older, it will be even harder to handle. If he encounters someone he likes but the other party's parents don't allow him to marry into their family, it will be even more complicated."

  "That's alright. If there really is someone good, it would be fine to marry off Zhu'er too. We can't let our own old age ruin the child's future, can we? As long as she lives well, that's better than anything!"

  Liu seemed to let out a sigh of relief and praised, "The old master and mistress are both kind-hearted people. It's also a blessing for Zhu'er to be adopted into your family."

  "With her around, we are truly blessed. Our family's affairs, Auntie also knows about them, if not for her, how would we be living such a good life now?" Guan Shi said with a smile in her eyes.

  Liu's mouth was shut tight, and at this moment, she had endless regrets in her heart. She should not have been greedy for that little dowry money back then, advising Zheng to become a concubine of Old Man Niu, which made Zheng angry and leave; she regretted even more that last time when she went to the Ye's house to apologize, she couldn't hold back her temper and offended this old lady from the Ye family. Otherwise, some words would not be unspeakable now.

  When Zheng Pengju followed Zhengshi and Ye Zuo over, Liu Shi enthusiastically pulled Ye Zuo's hand and said: "Zuò er ah, in the past, it was Auntie's mistake. Considering your uncle's position, don't treat me like an ordinary person. Fang Shi often mentions you at home, otherwise, come with Auntie to stay at Zheng's house for two days and play well with your two cousins? Girls should play with girls of the same age."

  Ye Zhuo pulled his hand back, smiled and said: "No. Fang Zixi is so busy, every time I go to her house she's doing embroidery work at Miss Mei's house, I don't dare disturb her. And I'm also busy, the Jade Carving Competition is approaching, I plan to participate in the competition, usually I need to practice more."

  "Are you going to participate in the competition too?" Liu's eyes widened.

  Liu's expression displeased Guan: "That is, my family's Zhuo'er carved jade carving, but it's better than ordinary jade carvers. Of course, I have to participate in the competition. If she can be favored by Nie Da Shi, that would be her good fortune."

  Liu smiled and said, "I'm not saying that Zhu'er can't do it. It's just that as a girl, she should find a good husband to spend her life with. Making money is best left to men. Taking care of the family and teaching children is what we women are supposed to do."

  Ye Zhuo felt a pang of annoyance at these words, and turned to Guan Shi, saying: "Grandmother, we've been here for so long too. If there's nothing else, let's head back first."

  Guan's family hesitated for a moment, looked at Zheng's family and thought that since they had to give Yang Jianxu an answer soon, she would take Zheng's family to her widowed sister-in-law's place today to advise Zheng's family well. At this time, they were just waiting for the departure of the couple, Zheng Pengju. But if she left now, it wouldn't be good to come again today, and a whole day would be wasted.

  Liu still had some insight and saw Ye Zhuo's expression, knowing that she didn't like what he said. Guan seemed to have something else to discuss with Zheng, so he hastily accompanied her smile and said: "You two sit slowly, we'll leave first, Zhuo'er can come over another day to chat."

  Zheng saw her brother and sister-in-law were about to leave, politely detained them for a couple of sentences, then sent them out.

  Guan stood at the door, waiting for Zheng to turn around, then pulled her and said: "You can't stay in the house all day, your eyes will be blind. Come with me to visit some relatives, let's go to Wu's house and sit for a while." After finishing speaking, she also winked at Zheng, then turned back to Ye Zhuo and said: "We're going out to visit some people, you don't need to come, just go home and look at the jade material Yang sent. I'll ask Zhao Shu to send you back."

  Zheng thought that Guan was going to discuss Ye Zhuo's marriage with her, so she happily agreed. Ye Zhuo secretly smiled to herself.

  Guan returned at dusk, sighing to Ye Zhuo: "You persuade your mother, she doesn't listen at all. As for Yang's place, we have to wait for your mother to give the green light before going to talk to him. Otherwise, he will think that your mother is unwilling, and this matter will be ruined."

  "Okay."

  The next day, she went to Qingyun Lane and came back to tell Guan Shi: "You go and reply to Yang Gong, my mother has agreed."

  "Guanniang was shocked: 'How did you tell your mother? I've said all the good things, Wu sister also persuaded her for a long time, but she wouldn't listen.'"

  "I only said one sentence, saying that if she felt that Mr. Yang was not suitable and liked the current days, then it would be better to divorce and come back to live such a life again, neither of them would be delayed. She thought for half a moment and agreed."

  Guan looked at Ye Zhuo, and didn't speak for a long time.

  This marriage has not yet been made, and it's already talking about separation. Is there such a thing in the world that advises people to get married like this? But Ye Zhuo said so, and Zheng Shi actually listened to it and even agreed to the marriage. These two women are really...

  However, Zheng agreed, and that was a big joy. Guan's family hurriedly sat in Wei Daxiang's car and went to the workshop, reported the good news to Ye Yuqi, and prepared to go with Yang Jianxiu to respond, and also brought those words said by Ye Zhuo. Probably waiting for Yang Jianxiu to get off work, the old couple didn't return home until evening.

  As soon as they entered the house, Guan said to Ye Zhuo: "We went to Wanjia Alley and asked Yang Daren about those things. Yang Daren said that he would not take a concubine in the future and would not return to the old mansion to live, but only returned during the New Year's festival. I told him that your mother had agreed to this marriage. He was very happy after hearing it and immediately went with us to Qingyun Alley, where he talked privately with your mother in the courtyard for a long time. When they entered the house, I saw that your mother had a smile on her face, presumably extremely satisfied."

  "That's great." Ye Zhuo was also very happy. As a daughter, she hoped that Zheng would be happy.

  Although the year-end is approaching, Yang Jianxiu still entrusted a matchmaker to settle the marriage. The news spread through the matchmaker's mouth, and the whole town was in an uproar.

  (Thanks to Wenwen Xinxin, Yiying and 120159 for their pink votes!)

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