Qiu Shuang took a sip of tea and swallowed the chestnut pastry in her mouth.

Through Qiu Shuang's tireless efforts, her relationship with Chen Xiang progressed further, and they decided to get married.

Neither of them had any family, and they wanted to ask Ye Yunniang and Jiang Mingzhe to be their wedding officiants.

"Okay," Ye Yunniang readily agreed, "Your wedding dress needs to be embroidered."

When it came to wedding dresses, Qiushuang scratched her head.

Her hands handled knives and swords with remarkable dexterity and efficiency.

But holding a needle is really awkward.

After all ten of her fingers were swollen from being pricked, Qiu Shuang decided to let it go and go buy her wedding dress.

Qiu Shuang learned that there was a Qianjin Pavilion in the capital that specialized in making wedding dresses.

There were all sorts of wedding dresses inside; Qiu Shuang went to pick one out during her last day off.

I'm overwhelmed by the choices.

Qiu Shuang looks good in every piece of clothing, yet feels that none of them quite quite match her.

"Madam, what should I do?" Qiu Shuang was worried. She really didn't know what kind of wedding dress to choose.

"Tomorrow, let's go to Qianjin Pavilion." Ye Yunniang thought she had nothing to do tomorrow, so she decided to help Qiushuang choose some things.

"Madam is so kind." Qiu Shuang leaned on Ye Yunniang's shoulder and said coquettishly.

Hongling, who was watching Ye Yunniang and her servants chatting from a short distance away, thought to herself how kind Ye Yunniang was to her servants.

After eating three plates of pastries and drinking two pots of tea, Ye Yunniang's legs were numb from sitting so long.

The door opened, and Zhong Zhaoli stormed out, leaving behind a remark.

"Tong Mo, I will never like you again."

Tong Mo inside the room did not respond.

Zhong Zhaoli ignored Ye Yunniang and strode away.

Ye Yunniang helped Qiu Shuang stand up and went into the house.

Tong Mo sat dejectedly in the room.

"Have you figured out who you like?"

Tong Mo looked at Ye Yunniang in surprise, "You figured it out a long time ago."

When Zhong Zhaoli first talked about her relationship with Tong Mo, Ye Yunniang felt something was wrong.

In Jiangcheng, Ye Yunniang witnessed how Tong Mo dealt with the girls who liked him.

A clean and decisive refusal; if the girl doesn't back down, contact her parents.

If parents are stubborn and refuse to listen, resort to intimidation.

His methods were both strange and ruthless, and the girls were quickly frightened away, no longer daring to like Tong Mo.

Some people couldn't even bear to hear the words "Tong Mo".

Despite Tong Mo's verbal expressions of dislike and rejection in the face of Zhong Zhaoli's affections, he made no actual move.

Instead, he allowed Zhong Zhaoli to get close to his family.

Later, Ye Yunniang asked Tong Mo about how he and Zhong Zhaoli recognized and fell in love.

Although Tong Mo spoke through gritted teeth, Ye Yunniang could sense that he still cared for Zhong Zhaoli.

However, Tong Mo himself does not admit it.

On the day of the full moon celebration, Ye Yunniang chatted with Tong Tiemei and talked about Tong Mo's childhood.

Based on her understanding, Ye Yunniang made a bold conjecture.

Tong Mo's true love is Zhong Zhaoli.

Tong Mo's affection for herself was a kind of affection that stemmed from her family's imagination.

Tong Mo witnessed the unhappiness of her parents' marriage and the breakdown of their family. She also saw that after her parents separated, they each married and lived happily ever after.

He had a vague idea in his mind that he himself didn't even know.

When choosing a wife, one should marry someone with a good personality and gentleness towards children.

Don't be a girl with a bad temper and a particularly strong personality like yourself; you won't be happy that way.

When Tong Mo met Zhong Zhaoli, he was clearly attracted to her, but subconsciously denied that he liked her.

Seeing Ye Yunniang's gentleness and composure in handling the child, Tong Mo subconsciously told himself that he should like this kind of woman. This was the foundation for a stable marriage.

Why didn't you tell me sooner?

"You've forgotten all the trouble your affection has caused me," Ye Yunniang complained to Tong Mo.

Tong Mo recalled everything he had done for Ye Yunniang.

"sorry."

"You've saved me many times, so let's call it even." Ye Yunniang waved her hand, indicating that they were even.

"Once you know who you like, go and win Miss Zhong back."

“But,” Tong Mo hesitated.

“Tong Mo, remember what I said. You are not your father, and Miss Zhong is not your mother. You must believe in yourself and be able to be a good husband and a good father.” Ye Yunniang comforted Tong Mo, urging him not to back down.

Is it really possible?

“I believe Tong Mo can do it,” Ye Yunniang replied confidently.

"Thank you." Tong Mo said sincerely and went to chase after Zhong Zhaoli.

Watching Tong Mo walk away, Ye Yunniang sighed, finally able to have some peace and quiet.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the gates of the Imperial College opened, and Li Pan walked out.

Li Pan strode towards Ye Yunniang, who was standing in a prominent position.

"Mom, I got accepted."

"I knew it, my son is amazing." Ye Yunniang happily hugged Li Pan, overjoyed for him.

Holding Ye Yunniang, Li Pan felt a little shy but couldn't bear to push her away.

I haven't felt my mother's embrace in so long.

Ye Yunniang hugged Li Pan for a while, then pulled her into the carriage, saying, "Let's go home."

As soon as the carriage reached the alley entrance, firecrackers started popping and crackling at the door.

Li Pan curiously lifted the carriage curtain.

Ang Lee and Li Ping stood at the entrance, holding a banner.

The banner read, "Congratulations to my brother on being admitted to the Imperial College."

Cai Shuyi stood in front of the banner, dressed in a lion dance costume, jumping around.

Li Pan awkwardly lowered the carriage curtain.

"Mother, when did you prepare this?"

"An'an and the others started preparing when the carriage left this morning," Ye Yunniang said, lifting the curtain and getting off the carriage.

Fearing that her younger brother and aunt would be upset, Li Pan got out of the car with a straight face.

Cai Shuyi immediately jumped in front of Li Pan.

"Panpan, did you get accepted?"

“You definitely passed the exam. Didn’t you see the red ribbon hanging on Mother’s carriage?” An’an pointed to the red ribbon tied to the lanterns hanging in the carriage.

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