Chapter 788: Overestimating Yourself

"My two uncles are so kind to me, young lady. I've never seen or even heard of such a large coral stone bonsai before." Lixia carefully sorted out the things sent by the Li family.

Guyu recorded everything one by one, smiling without looking up, "What have we seen before I followed the girl? As for this pair of red coral bonsai, their size is secondary. The main thing is their auspicious meaning. They are perfect for placing in the new house. They are both festive and beautiful."

Daohua sat by the window, listening to the two people whispering while threading the needle quickly. Her wedding dress was already ready, and she was now making Xiao Yeyang's wedding dress.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a red rose flew in from the window and landed on the embroidery.

Daohua looked up at the swaying flowers outside the window, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. After a moment of hesitation, she looked at Guyu and Lixia and asked, "Have you packed everything?"

Guyu smiled and replied, "Everything has been registered."

Daohua: "Now that it's registered, let's send it to the warehouse."

Guyu and Lixia nodded, called a few maids, and left the room with their things.

As soon as they left, Xiao Yeyang jumped in from the window.

Daohua looked at him coquettishly: "You are getting more and more adept at climbing walls and windows now."

Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "I'd like to come in through the main entrance, but I'm afraid you wouldn't like it." Then he sat down next to Daohua and asked with a smile, "Why did you call me here? Did you miss me?"

Daohua glared at him and said, "Who told you to sit down? Stand up quickly so I can measure you again so the clothes don't fit you."

Xiao Yeyang said "Oh", stood up from his seat, raised his arms, and looked at Daohua: "You measure it."

"Wait!"

Daohua found a tape measure and started measuring Xiao Yeyang's size.

Xiao Yeyang smiled as he looked at Daohua who was working diligently: "The wedding dress is ready. I'll come over to try it on again."

Daohua: "I'll have someone deliver the clothes to you directly, so you don't have to make a special trip."

Xiao Yeyang: "What if the wedding dress is not suitable? I'd better come over."

Daohua looked up at him and said, "If it doesn't fit, just wear it."

Xiao Yeyang glared: "How can we accept this?"

Daohua ignored him. After measuring the size, she took a pen and wrote it down carefully. After writing it down, she looked at Xiao Yeyang and said, "Okay, you can go now."

Xiao Yeyang was speechless: "You really just throw it away after use!" After saying that, he sat down on the chair and poured himself a cup of tea, sipping it slowly.

When Daohua saw this, she didn't chase him away. She sat back in front of the embroidery frame and continued embroidering the wedding dress.

Xiao Yeyang drank tea while watching the rice flowers. After a while, he said, "The Japanese pirates in the south have been causing quite a stir this year. The north is relatively stable now. My uncle may want to expand the navy next year."

Daohua looked up at Xiao Yeyang: "So?"

Xiao Yeyang: "Expansion will definitely require manpower. I think your fourth brother can give it a try."

Daohua looked surprised: "Fourth brother? Why not third brother?"

Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Wen Tao is careful and steady in his work, so he is more suitable to stay in Jinling Guard for development; while Wen Kai is more passionate and energetic. The navy is expanding and developing, so it is suitable for him to venture in."

Daohua: "What did Fourth Brother say himself?"

Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "That guy has always wanted to be a general, so naturally he wants to give it a try." Seeing Daohua frown, he added, "Uncle Emperor just mentioned this matter, and it will take until next year to implement it. It's enough for you to know about it. There's no need to think too much about it now."

Daohua nodded, but based on her understanding of her fourth brother, she knew that if there was a chance, he would definitely go.

Time slipped away day by day, and in the blink of an eye it was mid-October.

"What? My uncle wants to ask Yile to marry my third cousin?"

Daohua stared at Mrs. Li in disbelief.

Mrs. Li glared at her daughter and said, "Why are you yelling so loudly?" Although she was very surprised when her eldest brother told her this.

"No, why would my uncle suddenly have this idea?" Daohua looked puzzled.

Madam Li sighed: "It was your third cousin who chose him."

Rice Flower let out an "ah".

Madam Li: "It was during this period that we all lived under the same roof. Yile loved to play and was the most active one at your grandmother's place. As time went by, your third cousin secretly fell in love with her."

Daohua shook her head and shrugged, saying, "Then my third cousin might be heartbroken."

Madam Li looked at her daughter and asked, "You also think Yile won't agree?"

Daohua: "Mom, you know Yile's personality. She's just like Second Aunt. Think about the kind of families Second Aunt chose for Second Brother."

"Yile has always been arrogant since she was young. Now that there are clearly better options, why would she be interested in her third cousin?"

Mrs. Li looked unhappy. "Is your third cousin so bad?" She snorted. "If she hadn't relied on us, what good choices would she have had?"

After a moment of silence, Madam Li continued, "Actually, I'm not optimistic about Yile. Yile doesn't have the sensible and measured feelings of Yihuan. Your third cousin has a gentle personality, while Yile is proud and arrogant. He can't control her."

Daohua nodded in agreement.

Madam Li hesitated for a moment and said, "However, since your uncle has spoken, I still need to ask the second wife's opinion."

That afternoon, Mrs. Li called Zhu Qiyun to the main courtyard.

Zhu Qiyun asked with a smile, "Aunt, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Madam Li smiled and said, "Nothing, I just wanted to talk to you." Then she gestured for Zhu Qiyun to drink some tea. She also took a sip from the teacup, and then tentatively asked, "Yihuan's marriage is settled. What do you and Wenjie think about Yile?"

Zhu Qiyun quickly put down her teacup and said, "Before we left, my father-in-law and mother-in-law specifically told me that after arriving in Beijing, I should obey my uncle and aunt in everything."

Mrs. Li smiled and asked, "What do you think of Chen Zhi?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyun's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The aunt would not mention her nephew from her natal family for no reason. Does she want to marry Yile into her natal family?

Seeing Zhu Qiyun, who had no joy on her face but instead looked embarrassed, Mrs. Li's smile faded a little. No matter what, the Li family was her mother's family, and she couldn't feel comfortable seeing her mother's family being despised.

Zhu Qiyun noticed that she had not managed her expression well, and quickly made amends by saying a lot of good things about Li Chenzhi.

Madam Li smiled faintly and said, "Chen Zhi is not as good as you say. Okay, let's not talk about him anymore. Let's talk about Yi Le. Go back and ask her for me what kind of family she wants to find. After you find out, give me a reply."

Zhu Qiyun smiled stiffly and nodded.

"I told you that my aunt is kind on the outside but cold on the inside, but you insisted otherwise. Do you believe me now? She's really audacious in wanting to marry me off to her nephew from her merchant family!"

Yan Yile yelled in the room angrily.

"Shut up!"

Yan Wenjie looked at Yan Yile with an unpleasant expression.

Yan Yile was full of dissatisfaction: "You are still mean to me? Are you my real brother? Don't you see that others are bullying your sister?"

Zhu Qiyun couldn't bear to listen any longer: "Fourth sister, what you said is too serious."

Yan Yile snorted coldly: "It didn't happen to you, so of course you can talk without any pain in your back."

"Fourth sister!" Yan Yihan stood up and pulled Yan Yile, looking at her warningly: "Don't talk to your sister-in-law like that."

Yan Yile snorted and turned his head to the side.

Seeing Yan Yihan looking at her apologetically, Zhu Qiyun shook her head and continued to look at Yan Yile: "Fourth sister, you are old enough, it is normal for you to look at other people. Auntie just mentioned it today and came to test our attitude. She didn't say that she must marry you into the Li family. There is really no need for you to be so angry."

Yan Yile became even more angry: "Why shouldn't I be angry? Her daughter married into the royal palace, and the concubine's daughter was also said to be from a good family. Even my second sister was selected as a juren. Why does she become a businessman when it comes to me? This is not humiliating me, what is this?"

Yan Wenjie frowned and looked at Yan Yile: "Fourth sister, what kind of family do you want to marry into? What kind of family do you think you can marry into?"

Yan Yile paused, then said confidently, "We have the same upbringing as our elder sister. We can do everything that our elder sister can do. She was able to marry into the royal palace, so even though we are shorter than her, it should be possible for us to marry into an ordinary official family."

Yan Wenjie was so angry that he laughed. "Big sister, you have father and brother to rely on, what do you have? My father is still farming in my hometown, and I'm just a scholar now. You can stand in the capital now, all thanks to the kindness of my uncle and aunt. I really want to ask you, what are you proud of?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Yile's eyes turned red with anger and she turned around and ran out.

When Yan Yihan saw this, she quickly chased after him.

Zhu Qiyun looked worried and wanted to chase out to see what was happening, but was stopped by Yan Wenjie.

"What you just said was a bit too much!"

Yan Wenjie looked dejected. "If you don't get to the point, you won't be able to wake up Fourth Sister. The Li family is a merchant family, but they are wealthy and powerful. With such a family background, the daughter of the eldest wife may look down on her, but we, the second wife, are not qualified."

"But look at Fourth Sister's reaction just now. She became extremely angry as soon as you mentioned it, as if she had been deeply humiliated."

"Why is she so angry?"

Yan Wenjie shook his head: "She thinks too highly of herself. If you don't let her put herself in her proper place, she will suffer greatly in the future."

Zhu Qiyun also sighed. She really couldn't like Yan Yile, her sister-in-law who was confused and had no self-awareness.

Mrs. Li naturally could not hide the movements of the second house from her. After hearing Yan Yile's reaction, she could not help but sneer, feeling that all her efforts over the years had been wasted. She turned around and looked for Li Xingchang.

"Brother, I won't beat around the bush with you. Yile is not a suitable candidate for a wife. Tell Chenzhi to take his heart back."

Li Xingchang raised his eyebrows. Since he dared to ask his sister, he must have some confidence. The Li family has developed well in recent years and has accumulated a lot of wealth and connections. In Zhongzhou, it can be regarded as a respectable family.

He and his second brother had agreed that their generation would continue to do business, but their grandchildren would start to pursue a career in politics.

Therefore, the wives of several of his sons all came from scholarly families.

I originally thought that the daughter of the second branch of the Yan family grew up with the first branch, so her knowledge and character should be good, but I didn't expect that she was so arrogant.

It doesn't matter if it doesn't work out. Li Xingchang wasn't too disappointed: "Okay, I'll talk to him."

Madam Li smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. There are many good girls in the capital. I will help Chen Zhi look after them."

(End of this chapter)