When Yu Yao said this, everyone except for Old Master Lu, who had already anticipated it, was stunned.

Yu Honglan objected impatiently, "No, how can we cancel it? This engagement involves both our families. If you don't want it, then let someone else have it."

Yu Yao had previously said she wanted to annul the engagement, and they all assumed it was just an excuse that she didn't want to marry in place of another woman.

I never expected her to actually break off the engagement!

Has Yu Yao gone mad? With the Yu family's status, being able to marry into the Lu family is a blessing earned through eight lifetimes of good deeds.

She should marry Lu Yunqi, such a young and promising intellectual.

She actually pushed away good fortune; she's so ungrateful.

Han Fenglan echoed this sentiment.

“We can’t back out. For so many years, everyone has known that our two families have a marriage agreement. If we break off the engagement, it won’t be good for Yu Yao’s reputation. It would be better to say that we’ve already arranged for Hong Lan to marry her. That way, we can smooth things over.”

Yu Yao is such an ingrate; how could she not want such a good in-law family?

You can give it to Honglan if you don't want it.

She's definitely not someone you can raise ungrateful for; all that effort was for nothing.

Su Ya and Mu Hehe remained silent, their suspicious gazes falling on Yu Yao.

Nowadays, many rural girls want to marry a city man but can't find a way. Families like the Lu family, with their status and wealth, are highly sought-after even by city men.

Would Yu Yao really let such a good opportunity slip by?

Or is this some kind of strategic retreat?

Ignoring what others thought, Yu Yao took out the jade pendant and marriage contract from the biscuit box and handed them to Old Master Lu.

"Have you thought it through?" Old Master Lu asked.

Yu Yao nodded, her gaze resolute.

Old Master Lu sighed and accepted the marriage contract and jade pendant.

"Grandpa Lu originally planned to hold a grand and lavish wedding for you when you married Yunqi, so as not to make you feel wronged. But he never expected that something like this would happen, and that the boy is so disappointing."

Lu Huiyun felt guilty: "Our Lu family is not fortunate enough. It is Grandpa Lu who has wronged you by not choosing a good person for you."

Lu Huiyun felt terrible. He had never misjudged anyone in his life, but in the end, he had stumbled because of his own grandson.

He wronged Yu Yatou, causing her to be criticized and disliked by others.

Yu Yao was very grateful. Seeing the tears in Old Master Lu's eyes, she comforted him:

"Grandpa Lu, this is not your fault. Regardless of whether we are engaged or not, you are always my family in my heart."

Grandpa Lu treated her like his own granddaughter, always protecting and taking care of her, and Yu Yao knew all of this.

Han Fenglan and Yu Honglan tried to stop him, but Old Master Lu glanced at them indifferently and said, "Yu is the person involved in this matter. Whatever decision she makes, I will support her. It's no use if others object. Defu, what do you say?"

The old man had been to the battlefield and killed Japanese soldiers; he was alright when he was smiling. But when he suddenly became serious, his imposing aura instantly rose.

Yu Defu swallowed hard. "Grandpa is right. I'll listen to Grandpa. I have no objection to Yu Yao wanting to break off the engagement."

He really didn't intend to object.

He had just realized that Lu Yunqi and Mu Hehe liked each other, and there shouldn't be any problem with them getting married.

Yu Yao's annulment of her engagement allowed her to marry the factory director's son, who then secured the position of workshop foreman.

As for Honglan, we can just find her a new husband's family that's willing to give a dowry.

No matter which choice he makes, he won't lose anything.

When Han Fenglan and Yu Honglan heard him and Old Master Yu say this, they knew that the annulment of the engagement was a foregone conclusion.

Yu Defu dared not offend Old Master Lu, and neither did they.

As for the others, Su Ya was naturally happy as long as her son didn't have to marry a country girl.

"It's not right for Yunqi to be the right one. Yuyao's choice is good too. In the future, she'll definitely meet someone better and more suitable. Dad, don't you think?"

She said that, but in her heart she was laughing at Yu Yao for being foolish.

Her son, Yunqi, is cultured and capable; he's a perfect match, one you couldn't find even with a lantern.

Given Yu Yao's circumstances, her son is probably the ceiling of potential partners she can reach after exhausting all the good fortune she has accumulated over several lifetimes.

Wanting to find a better partner than Yunqi? Dream on! You're so stupid you don't even realize it.

Mu Hehe, on the contrary, was somewhat taken aback.

Surprisingly, she wasn't particularly happy that Yu Yao broke off the engagement.

It's like you've treasured something for a long time, and you proudly show it off, but the other person doesn't care and doesn't even bother to snatch it.

It's going too smoothly. Yu Yao loves Lu Yunqi so much, shouldn't she be crying and begging Lu Yunqi to fulfill the marriage agreement? Shouldn't she be kneeling and begging her not to be with Lu Yunqi?

In Mu Hehe's mind, Yu Yao should be hiding in a dark corner, like a rat in a sewer, watching with envious, jealous and hateful eyes as she marries into the Lu family in style.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Hu Lingyu returned, leading Tianya in her arms.

Lu Ze followed behind them, carrying a small basket woven from wild grass, filled with freshly picked mulberries.

Hu Lingyu looked at her husband with her eyes, asking how things were going.

When Grandpa Lu handed her the jade pendant and the marriage contract, Hu Lingyu understood his meaning.

Based on her understanding of Yu Yatou, this choice was entirely expected.

She opened the yellowed marriage contract, looked at it, and was about to fold it up and burn it when she suddenly paused.

He reopened the marriage contract and examined it carefully.

The engagement only states that the Lu family and Yu Yao are engaged, but does not specify who the engagement partner is.

Does this mean that all unmarried members of the Lu family are included in this category?

Can the youngest son also be included?

Hu Lingyu was in a hurry to confirm with Grandpa Lu, while Tianya was already sitting in Yu Yao's lap, distributing mulberries.

"This one is so purple it's almost black, it must be sweet, give it to Sister Yu. This one is still green, sour, give it to Uncle."

As expected of her own niece, Yu Yao suppressed a smile and glanced at Lu Ze.

Lu Ze rubbed Tianya's head and sighed helplessly.

This is my own niece, I can't hit her.

As for Yu Defu, he had already been trying to build a relationship between the Yu family and Mu Hehe, since she was his biological daughter and the one who might marry into the Lu family.

However, Mu Hehe was absent-minded, her eyes glancing in Yu Yao's direction from time to time.

Yu Yao was about to wipe the mulberry juice off Tian Ya's lips when Lu Ze, standing next to them, handed her a handkerchief.

The two chatted and laughed, getting along very harmoniously.

Mu Hehe frowned, completely bewildered.

Why would Lu Ze, such a cold and aloof person, treat Yu Yao differently?

Two adults and one child standing together, you'd think they were a family of three.

When this idea came to her, Mu Hehe herself was startled.

That's ridiculous. She must have gotten heatstroke while weeding and lost her mind.

How could someone like Lu Ze, who can even date the daughters of brigade commanders and division commanders, possibly be interested in Yu Yao?

If you look closely, Lu Ze was only handing things over because of Tianya; his expression remained indifferent and unenthusiastic.

He's just well-mannered and polite.

Even so, this scene lingered in Mu Hehe's mind and she couldn't shake it off.

Similarly, this scene was also witnessed by Grandpa Lu and Hu Lingyu.

Lu Huiyun pondered the possibility of what the old woman had said.

Looking at it this way, my youngest son and Yu Yao seem to be a good match.