Anle expected Anle's quiet attitude; her eldest sister had always been calm and composed, not someone who was overly ambitious.
Even though the other party was a young master from one of the thirteen prestigious families, he remained as steady as a mountain and as calm as still water.
So when Anle heard the meaning of "quiet" from Qiao Qiuniang, she just smiled and replied, "Since you don't like it, I'll take her back after the New Year."
Qiao Qiuniang paused, "After the New Year? It's still not too late to send it back now."
"Let's wait until after the New Year. They've come all this way, we can't just kick them out as soon as they walk in, can we? They're our uncle's family after all, it wouldn't be polite to do that."
Qiao Qiuniang's expression softened; what she said made sense.
"So when you went there, did you hear about your third brother gambling at your uncle's place?"
When Qiao Qiuniang asked her this, Anle was stunned for a moment, then realized that it must have been her grandfather who sent the message. After all, her third brother would never talk about such a thing, and she hadn't told him either, so it could only be her grandfather. Someone with her uncle's temper probably wouldn't say such a thing either.
"Hmm... Mother, don't worry, this matter has been resolved."
"Your uncle paid for this, right? We can't let your uncle pay us back for nothing."
"I've already given the money. It wasn't from my uncle, so don't worry. I just happened to be there at the time."
Qiao Qiuniang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but her expression tightened again the next second. "We can't let him go over there after the New Year. Your third brother is a troublemaker; he's always causing trouble over there. That's a lot of money; I heard that debt collectors have already come knocking on our door."
"Le Wa Zi, how much money did you pay back?"
Anle blinked. It seemed that her grandfather hadn't told the family about the money; he had only said that they owed money, but he hadn't dared to mention the specific amount.
Perhaps she was afraid of scaring her family.
Thinking of this, Anle grinned. "Mom, it wasn't much. We've paid it all off. After this lesson, I don't think Third Brother will dare to go into that gambling den again."
Qiao Qiuniang said with a stern face, "If he dares to come in again, I'll break his legs. After the New Year, I'll make him stay at home. If that doesn't work, I'll make him go to Jincheng to find a job."
"I think all the books I've been reading lately have gone to waste; I don't understand anything about human affairs."
Anle chuckled softly. Her mother seemed to have changed a bit, showing some of the demeanor of a matriarch.
Indeed, a different environment can change a person.
Even someone as soft-hearted as her mother could say such assertive things.
"Mother, don't worry. He didn't go there to do anything bad. The Su family just wanted to help us train Third Brother properly."
"I can tell that your third brother is a bit resentful. I doubt he'll do anything good in the Su family. He's just using all his energy to seduce young girls."
He wouldn't listen to me. You should talk to him and tell him to stay away from the Su family's daughter and not ruin her life.
He may not listen to what I say, but he will listen to what you say.
Anle narrowed her eyes. "Seduce the Su family's daughter?" Could it be that her third brother really intends to seduce the Su family's daughter into marrying him?
“When your fourth sister scolded him, he got angry.”
"Oh, is this teenage rebellion?" Anle raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Mom, don't worry about him. If he's interested in marrying that girl, let him do what he wants."
“The girl’s standards are too high; I can’t marry her. Marrying her would be a disservice to her.”
Anle raised an eyebrow. "That's not necessarily true."
At that time—
“Sweetie, I think this flower suits you perfectly. It’s just right to give it to you. It’s fresh, pure, and flawless.” An Yi smiled flirtatiously, holding a lily in his hand and placing it in Su Tian’er’s hair.
Su Tian'er immediately blushed, looking utterly adorable.
"Young Master Yi is just making fun of me."
Su Tian'er, although born into one of the thirteen prestigious families, is indeed pure and kind-hearted, untouched by worldly affairs, just like her appearance, a pure white flower.
She was willing to spend time with An Yi because she liked his personality—a free-spirited and cheerful nature.
So, after her mother told her about it at home, she happily came along.
"I didn't mean to make fun of Miss Tian'er. Someone as pure and beautiful as Miss Tian'er is the white moonlight in my heart. She can only be admired from afar and I dare not get close to her or desecrate her."
However, if I could win Miss Tian'er's favor, then I would be at peace, and my journey in this world would not have been in vain. He learned the term "white moonlight" from his younger sister, and he felt that it was very suitable for this purpose and should be able to make Miss Tian'er happy.
Su Tian'er blushed, her mind now focused on the matter her mother had entrusted to her, and she couldn't help but say, "In that case, you should go and talk to my mother and ask my family for my hand in marriage. As long as my mother and family agree, I will marry you."
An Yi was stunned. So sudden?
He was just expressing his feelings, but he didn't expect that the Su family girl would be so bold as to bring up such a thing.
"What? You don't want to?" Su Tian'er stared at An Yi, who had suddenly fallen silent, with her bright eyes.
An Yi scratched her head, remembering what her fourth sister had said, and blurted out, almost unconsciously, "You really want to marry me?"
Su Tian'er bit her lip. "It's my own intention, no doubt." Of course, her mother's intentions also played a part.
Originally, her own thoughts were not important to the Su family; what mattered was the benefits she could bring to the family.
Right now, the family needs her, and she finds this man agreeable and doesn't dislike him, so she naturally wants to marry him happily.
In her family, she can't just marry whomever she wants, so it's already good enough that she has feelings for this person.
She is satisfied with the current situation.
Hearing the implied meaning in Su Tian'er's words, An Yi pursed his lips, frowned, and said seriously.
"Besides your own feelings, what about the feelings of your Su family? Is that right or wrong?"
Faced with An Yi's sudden and aggressive questioning, Su Tian'er paused for a moment. "My family... is naturally happy as well." There was nothing to hide about this matter anyway.
But when An Yi asked her in such a serious tone, she suddenly felt a little guilty.
"So, aside from your family, Miss Tian'er, what do you think of me? If I weren't from the An family, if I didn't have a younger sister, and I was just living a comfortable life, what would Miss Tian'er do then?"
Su Tian'er was stumped by An Yi's question and was speechless for a moment.
How...how should she answer this?
If it weren't for this, the Su family certainly wouldn't have allowed her to marry.
This is quite obvious.
Did he ask this because he wanted to hear a different answer?
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