"I've told my mother about my marriage to Wang Yan, and she didn't object at the time!"
Zhou Jun still didn't understand. His mother was quite strict with him, but since he got a little older and stayed by Zhou Yuan's side, his mother rarely interfered with him.
"I still suggest you look into it! Maybe your mother wants to find you a different kind of wife?"
Zhou Jun frowned again: "Impossible. My mother should know that I'm quite stubborn when it comes to relationships. Besides, Wang Yan and I have already... how could I not take responsibility for her?"
Zhou Jie wasn't very knowledgeable about relationships either: "Just keep it to yourself! But a girl wouldn't just leave for no reason. You should check on your mother! Maybe she's just acting indifferent in front of you, but actually she doesn't want Wang Yan to marry you!"
“Wang Yan is also a girl with strong opinions. You’ve known her for a while now, Zhou Jun, I believe you should know that!”
Zhou Jun nodded; she would go back and check.
"Women are such a hassle. Why don't you just ask me directly if you have something to say?"
Zhou Jie rolled her eyes at her. She had been hesitating about whether to tell him that Wang Yan was pregnant, but now she thought better of it.
This fool, I don't know if he doesn't care or is pretending not to know, he really doesn't understand his mother at all!
When Zhou Jun returned home, he still couldn't understand why Wang Yan was throwing a tantrum. He went straight home, which was unusual for him at this time of day. Before he even reached his mother's room, he heard the maid's voice coming from inside.
"Our lady is truly amazing!"
"Isn't that right? What is that Wang Yan? She's just from a small place, yet she dares to climb into our young master's bed!"
"How do you know she slept with the young master?" another maid asked, puzzled.
"Do I even need to know that? If she hadn't gotten into our young master's bed, why would he have wanted to marry her?"
One of the girls, Xue, said excitedly, "Luckily, our mistress is smart enough to get rid of that little slut!"
Zhou Jun was taken aback. At first, when the young lady told her, he didn't quite believe it, but now, after hearing what the maids said, he was no longer sure.
Even the maid in his mother's room knew it was his mother who did it. Could it be that Wang Yan really was...?
Just as Zhou Jun was about to go inside, a maid said again, "But our mistress is really clever. I was there that day. The mistress only said a few words, and that little slut stopped talking. The mistress even gave her a hundred taels of silver and told her to go far away and never come back. Do you know what that woman did?"
When everyone heard that it was one hundred taels of silver, their eyes widened.
You should know that even as maids, they couldn't earn more than a hundred taels of silver a year.
The woman received a hundred taels of silver simply for leaving the young master; it was like a windfall.
"She took the money and left?"
"That country bumpkin from a small town, she's never seen anything like the world. She left as soon as she got a hundred taels of silver! Luckily she knew what was good for her, otherwise the madam would have plenty of ways to deal with her!"
Zhou Jun's face darkened when he heard this.
He didn't know why Wang Yan accepted the hundred taels, but he understood that Wang Yan was definitely not someone who lacked a hundred taels.
Let alone a hundred taels, even a thousand or ten thousand taels might not be enough to get Wang Yan to do anything.
But this time she accepted it. Did Wang Yan think that she had already bought off the relationship between the two of them with this hundred taels?
Zhou Jun suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
He strode in, and the maids who had just been talking hurriedly bowed when they saw him enter. Zhou Jun didn't even glance at them and walked straight into the room.
"Young Master...Madam, Young Master is back!"
Aunt Li was taking a nap when she heard her son come home, and she jumped out of bed with a start.
When she went out, she saw Zhou Jun sitting in a chair, his face cold and sullen, and his whole body exuding a low aura.
"son……"
Her voice trembled slightly. Could it be that her son's sudden return at this time was because of Wang Yan?
"One hundred taels of silver? Mother is really generous."
Aunt Li's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, while the maids standing at the door lowered their heads in fear and dared not utter a word.
They were just chatting casually and didn't expect the young master to come over suddenly.
"Son, have you misunderstood something? What do you mean by one hundred taels of silver?"
Aunt Li firmly denied it. Zhou Jun raised his head, his eyes red: "Mother, didn't I tell you that I had made up my mind about Wang Yan and that I would marry her? Why did you drive her away!"
Aunt Li's expression changed; she hadn't expected it to be because of Wang Yan.
"Was it Wang Yan who told you?" Aunt Li thought to herself with resentment. Sure enough, she was someone from a small town. Instead of getting rid of the money, she went to her son to complain!
But didn't they say she left a while ago? Has she come back today? What a cunning woman! If she had known this would happen, she should have used a different method!
Aunt Li felt a pang of regret. Zhou Jun looked at his mother, his eyes reddening even more: "She's gone!"
Aunt Li hesitated for a moment, then said, "Son, I feel that you and Wang Yan are not a good match. Don't worry, Mom will find you someone more suitable!"
Zhou Jun's lips curled into a mocking smile: "More suitable for me? Then I'd like to know, in Mother's heart, what kind of woman is more suitable for me?"
Aunt Li hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "This, this..."
She couldn't really say anything about it.
“Your uncle’s daughter, Xiaoyun, is quite nice. She’s pretty, and we know her well. You two used to play together a lot when you were little. I think she’s a good girl.”
"Son, it's okay if you don't like it, Mother has made other preparations!"
Seeing Zhou Jun's face darken even more, Aunt Li quickly smiled and said:
"Your mother has already found someone to help you find a match, so don't worry. The person I found is definitely prettier than that Wang Yan, and her family background is also better."
"Is that so?" Zhou Jun's lips curled into a mocking smile. "However, Mother, I don't think my maternal grandparents' family background is very good. How about I talk to Father and ask him to divorce you and find someone from a better family?"
"What... what are you saying, you unfilial son?" Aunt Li was so angry that her hands and feet trembled. She never expected that her son, who always listened to her and had a good temper, would say such disrespectful things.
What do you mean by divorcing her and finding another family for his father would be better? If it weren't for her, where would Zhou Jun, this rebellious son, be?
“Lately, I feel like you’ve been too idle, Mom. Several of my uncles and cousins are working for me, but they’re not doing a very good job! From today onwards, they will…”
Before Zhou Jun could finish speaking, Aunt Li grabbed her hand: "No, Zhou Jun! They are your own uncle and cousin, you can't treat them like this!"
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