In the end, they both left hastily, each carrying their own unresolved feelings.

As soon as Yang returned to the mansion, she couldn't wait to go find Anle and explained everything to her in detail.

Anle blinked, lifted her head from the desk, and asked only one question.

"Cousin Zhishu, what was his reaction?"

"Him? What kind of reaction can you expect from him? He's just a blockhead, a simpleton, a complete idiot who can't see the light of day," Yang said indignantly, disappointed in him.

Anle tapped her temple with her fingertips and thought for a moment, "Actually, I think there's something wrong with the second blind date you arranged for me, Aunt."

If you arrange for people to eat, drink, and have fun in Jincheng, they will naturally learn about your family's financial situation and will know that you have enough money to buy a house and land.

If this were a girl from an ordinary farming family, she would definitely be eager to come to their door. Look at this cousin Zhishu, he's good-looking, has a gentle temperament, and his family is wealthy.

If it were any girl, she'd probably have an 80% chance of succeeding, right?

Yang looked annoyed and slapped her thigh, "I thought that girl was a proud and aloof person who thought she was something special just because she had some painting skills. Who would have thought she would actually fall for my stupid son?"

But now that you mention it, I think it's true. No matter how proud a girl is, she still comes from a farming family. If she meets someone with such good qualities as my son, she'll definitely be willing to marry him.

What do you think we should do now, Lele? Is there any way to change that girl's mind?

I was the one who started this whole thing, so it doesn't make sense for me to be the one to say it couldn't be done in the end.

And that Miss Yan, she's already found someone else. I saw the two of them chatting and laughing intimately, completely absorbed in each other."

Upon hearing Yang mention Yan Qingxue, Anle lowered her eyes slightly and muttered to herself, "Yan Qingxue has been so busy lately, she's like a spinning top. How could she have time to talk about love with men?"

She felt it was highly unlikely that she had suddenly started dating another man.

If the two of them are having dinner together, they are most likely friends, or perhaps someone introduced by Yan Qingxue's parents.

In this world, Yan Qingxue's age is already considered marriageable age, and her family can't just stand by and watch her remain unmarried and become an old maid.

If such a joke were to happen in a grand place like the City Lord's Mansion, where would they put their face?

Moreover, don't wealthy families usually need to arrange marriages between their children to solidify relationships? This is very likely the reason.

Furthermore, she had met Yan Qingxue's mother, who was quite assertive and seemed rather shrewd. With a mother like that by her side, would Yan Qingxue have any trouble finding a man for her life?

Maybe her mother picked her out.

In her view, this is very likely the case.

If Yan Qingxue hadn't met him herself, but instead her mother had introduced them, it probably wouldn't have worked out.

Yan Qingxue is different from her mother, but they have one thing in common: they are both women with their own opinions. Such women usually have a bottom line and principle: they will not tolerate others interfering in their affairs.

If Yan Qingxue doesn't approve of something as important as marriage, no matter how good her mother's choice is or how lively the arrangements are, it's probably useless.

"Aunt, I'll go and ask Yan about her first, to see what's going on, and whether she's a friend or something else."

Don't rush, let me find out the details before we discuss a solution.

Aunt, your most important task is to find a way to properly handle the matter between that girl and Cousin Zhishu, and try to prevent them from having any further entanglements in the future.

No, it should be said that the goal is to find a way to make my cousin, Zhishu, feel resistant towards that girl.

"That's the problem. I think my silly son has a crush on that girl. How can I break up their relationship? They're mutually attracted and have hit it off. This is the hardest thing to do."

The two of them had reached the point where they were going to exchange tokens of their love.

That girl also gave him a portrait today.

"Then why don't you, Aunt, go and probe first, ask Cousin Zhishu what he thinks, ask him how he feels about that girl? If you're talking about settling things up now, see how he reacts."

“If he just goes along with it and takes the plunge, then this matter will be settled as soon as it’s brought up?” Madam Yang hesitated, afraid that if she brought it up, it would really be settled.

"And as for that Miss Yan, I noticed she's lost interest in my son; she completely ignored him today."

"Cooling-off period, it's okay. As long as we create a little opportunity for the two of them to get to know each other, their feelings will warm up again." After all, Yan Qingxue really liked her cousin Zhishu at the beginning and had a good impression of him. As long as that good impression hasn't disappeared, that's fine.

Yan Qingxue didn't seem like the kind of person who was promiscuous and casual.

If he had only intended to play around with her knowledgeable cousin from the beginning, then of course there would have been no chance. But it's different; she can tell.

When the misunderstanding occurred, Yan Qingxue tried her best to explain to her cousin Zhishu, but he wouldn't listen. He stubbornly stuck to his own ideas and judged Yan Qingxue's character based on a misinterpretation.

She believed that as he spent more time with Yan Qingxue, he would gradually come to understand what kind of person Yan Qingxue really was.

She has always been quite good at judging people. In her opinion, Yan Qingxue is a relatively upright and frank person who hates evil, lives a positive and optimistic life, and has a free and unrestrained personality.

Moreover, she is a woman with her own ideas, unique insights, and thoughts that are not bound by the constraints of this era.

The longer she spent with Yan Qingxue, the more she felt that this woman had her own unique charm, unlike the typical woman she encountered.

She really liked Yan Qingxue.

She believed that if her cousin Zhishu spent more time with her, he would definitely discover Yan Qingxue's special qualities, unlike other women who were like chewing wax when they were around her.

Yang was skeptical.

"Le Wa Zi, you didn't see the man eating with Miss Yan. If your cousin were to be compared to her, he would be completely outshone."

Any woman with eyes that aren't blind would definitely choose that man; she would never choose my son.

Anle smiled slightly.

"Aunt, matters of the heart are unpredictable. They're different from other things. It's not like a business transaction where you can just weigh things up and find the answer."

This might be true for an ordinary woman, but for Yan Qingxue, she felt it wouldn't be.