Meanwhile, Old Master Qi also knew that Lao Hei had come to propose marriage to Han Dongyu's mother.

The Qi family was a prominent family in the area, and with Lao Hei being so flamboyant, it would be difficult for Old Master Qi not to know about them.

Grandpa Qi had someone call Grandma Han over. "The second son is coming back."

Grandma Han was delighted to hear this. "Brother, you've gone to plead with General An again."

"No." Old Master Qi told Old Madam Han about Old Hei's marriage proposal.

After hearing this, Old Mrs. Han immediately said, "How could the Yun family do such a thing? Dong'er's surname is Han. Even if they wanted to propose marriage, they should have come here. How could they go to the Ning family?"

Old Master Qi knew his sister would say that. "You want the Yun family to expose what you've done?"

"..."

Grandpa Qi looked at Grandma Han and said, "First you were ungrateful, and then you abandoned your own flesh and blood."

"...We...we didn't mean to."

Grandpa Qi glared at Grandma Han. "Do you all think everyone else is a fool?"

"We...we..."

"Alright, that's enough."

Old Master Qi had someone summon Han the eldest.

After Han Laoda arrived, Old Master Qi told him about Lao Hei's marriage proposal. "What do you plan to do?"

"I'll listen to my uncle."

“You speak first. Now that your father is gone, you are the head of the family. Don’t let your mother and brother do whatever they want.”

Han Laoda thought for a moment. "How about we bring Dong'er's mother back?"

"In what capacity?"

"...Should I go and apologize to Dong'er?"

"With things so chaotic outside, do you know how she got to the border? If she didn't suffer much, she might forgive you. But if she suffered a lot, do you think she'd forgive you?"

"..."

Grandpa Qi looked at Grandma Han and Han the eldest and said, "From the moment you let the second son throw the two siblings away, you should have realized that no matter how successful they become in the future, it has nothing to do with you."

"Of course, if you insist on saying her surname is Han, that she is from your family, and that the Yun family should come to propose marriage to you, then I won't stop you. You can decide for yourselves."

Grandma Han looked at Han the eldest. Han the eldest hesitated for a long time. "Uncle, do you mean to give Dong'er and Jun'er to the Ning family?"

Grandpa Qi nodded. "This is the only way to save face for you right now."

Grandma Han didn't want to give it to them. "They both grew up eating rice from the Han family."

"Then you can expect to be the subject of everyone's gossip. Do you think that if the world knew that the Yun family went directly to the Ning family to propose marriage, they would suspect there was more to the story? Or would they think that the Yun family had abandoned you now that the Ning family had risen to prominence?"

"..."

"Everyone in the world knows what kind of family the Yun family is." Old Master Qi said to Old Madam Han and Han the eldest, "You have no chance of winning against the Yun family, especially since you were in the wrong first. Don't say it wasn't intentional. You know in your hearts whether it was or not, and others know in their hearts too. Alright, that's all I have to say."

Han the eldest regretted it terribly. He should have known better than to let his second brother do as he pleased. "Mother, Uncle is right. The only way to save face now is to tell outsiders that we gave Dong'er and Jun'er to their mother a long time ago. Otherwise, everyone will say it's our fault."

Seeing that both her eldest brother and eldest son said so, Old Mrs. Han had no choice but to accept it.

After Ning Dafu finished pledging his loyalty to General An, he was just about to ask Lao Hei why he had come to propose marriage to their family in such a grand manner when Old Master Qi and Boss Han arrived.

Ning Dafu was already annoyed, and seeing them only made him more annoyed. "What are you doing here?"

Boss Han quickly said, "Please don't misunderstand, we don't mean anything by it, we've come to ask you for help."

"Beg me? Beg me for what? Beg me to let the Yun family come to your house to propose marriage?" If they dare to say it, he will immediately spread the word about the good deed they have done.

"No, no. We want to tell outsiders that we gave Dong'er and Jun'er to you a long time ago. Dong'er and Jun'er have been living in the Han family because the Han family has a clan school."

"..." Ning Dafu hadn't expected that Old Master Qi and Boss Han had come to him wanting him to cover up their lie. "You...you don't want the Yun family to come to your house to propose marriage?"

I wanted to, but the Yun family said they wanted to propose marriage to us. "We didn't take good care of Dong'er, we have no face to let the Yun family propose marriage to us."

"I know, you can go back now. I have things to do. As for what you just said, I need to ask my father and sister."

Grandpa Qi and Boss Han said some nice things to Ning Dafu before leaving.

After they left, Ning Dafu prepared to go find Lao Hei.

With so many men brought by Lao Hei, the soldiers at the city gate certainly wouldn't dare let them in.

As Ning Dafu walked out, he said, "You all know the Yun family looks down on you, right? Let alone the Yun family, even ordinary people... they..."

As he was talking, Ning Dafu suddenly froze.

Before General An had even returned to his office, Ning Dafu arrived. "General, do you think the Yun family's grand entrance to propose marriage is an attempt to mislead the other factions into believing you've joined forces with them?"

"...You mean, the Yun family wants to force things into a fait accompli?"

Ning Dafu nodded. "Even if you tell others now that you haven't allied with the Yun family, they might not believe you. General, if you don't want to ally with the Yun family, I'll go and drive them away right now, and tell them I don't recognize him as my nephew-in-law."

General An: "..." This isn't a marriage proposal; this is forcing him to make a decision.

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