Ren Yaoying couldn't believe that her father wanted her to marry such a man, who was not only from a poor family but also a bastard.
In fact, to be fair, although Meng Shilin looked ordinary and dressed simply, he had a calm and scholarly air, and was very polite and humble in his dealings with others. In terms of talent alone, Meng Shilin was quite famous among the young talents in the academy. If he were an ordinary person, he would not have caught the eye of Master Ren.
So Ren Yaoying actually misunderstood her father. Although Master Ren didn't like his daughter, he still tried his best to find her a marriage that he thought was very good. You know, if Meng Shilin wasn't born out of wedlock, Master Ren would probably have married Ren Yaoqi to him.
It’s a pity that Ren Yaoying didn’t understand her father. In her opinion, it was a huge insult for her that the Ren family married her to such a man. She might as well marry into the He family.
When Meng Shilin saw Ren Yaoying, he was also stunned for a moment, then bowed politely to greet her.
In fact, Master Ren had once called Meng Shilin over to ask him a few questions. Meng Shilin was a smart man and quickly realized from Master Ren's questions that his master might be trying to arrange a marriage for him. Meng Shilin knew his master had good intentions, so he answered all his questions respectfully. Sure enough, the next day he heard that his master had sent someone to his clan.
Meng Shilin's father and stepmother were both gone, so his aunt had no say in his marriage. That was why Ren Shimin went to his clan after finding out what he was thinking. However, Meng Shilin still didn't know which marriage Mr. Ren had suggested.
Mr. Ren called him over today, and Meng Shilin knew that Mr. Ren might want to propose marriage to him.
Meng Shilin didn't think much about it when he first met Ren Yaoying, but when he accidentally saw Ren Yaoying's scrutinizing and examining eyes, as well as the deep disappointment and unwillingness in her eyes, Meng Shilin, who was smart and perceptive, immediately realized something.
Could it be that this was the girl Mr. Ren wanted to tell him about? But this girl seemed to look down on her? Meng Shilin smiled bitterly and shook his head.
When Meng Shilin was quite far away from Ren Yaoying, he asked the doorman who had led him to see Mr. Ren, "Who was that lady who just walked by?"
When the doorman saw the young lady bowing, he called her Miss Nine. Meng Shilin only knew that the eldest and second young ladies of the Ren family were already married, and he didn't know which family Miss Nine was from.
The doorman thought for a moment before smiling and saying, "This is our master's daughter."
Meng Shilin then remembered. In addition to his two legitimate daughters, Mr. Ren also had a concubine daughter, Ren Yihong's biological sister. However, this concubine daughter had always lived in the old house in Baihe Town, so he had never seen her. However, the people of the Ren family called the two legitimate daughters "Eldest Miss" and "Second Miss", but called this concubine daughter "Ninth Miss", which was a bit strange.
Thinking of Miss Ren Jiu, who had just looked at him with disgust and disdain, and then thinking of the eldest and second daughters of this mansion whom he had accidentally met before, Meng Shilin shook his head. No wonder people prefer marrying legitimate daughters instead of illegitimate daughters. There is a reason for this.
So Ren Yaoying looked down on Meng Shilin. And Meng Shilin, a scholar who valued inner qualities, might not necessarily look down on Ren Yaoying.
However, after meeting Ren Shimin, when Ren Shimin said straight out that he wanted to marry his concubine's daughter to Meng Shilin, although Meng Shilin was a little hesitant, out of respect for his teacher, he did not immediately refuse the teacher who had been so kind to him.
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