Wang said, "Thank you, but who are you? I don't think we've met before."
The woman then introduced herself: "I'm a matchmaker in town. Everyone calls me the matchmaker. I came here today specifically to help Tongsheng find a partner!"
Wang was a little confused and said, "I didn't ask you to be my matchmaker? Did you make a mistake?"
"That's right, that's right! Someone in town has taken a liking to your grandson, Tongsheng, and asked me to tell him about it."
Wang said, "I'm so sorry, matchmaker. My son Wenwu is still young, it's too early to talk about this now!"
The matchmaker said, "Your grandson will be twelve next year, right? He's not too young anymore. Besides, the family I'm talking about is not bad. They're in business, so they have some money. They only have one daughter, so it's a good opportunity to cultivate their relationship. When she's old enough, they can get married, and you'll have a great-grandson!"
The three sisters-in-law in the room also heard the voice and hurried to Wang's side. They also heard what the matchmaker said.
After hearing this, Zhang immediately said, "Auntie, thank you for your kindness, but my son Wenwu is still young and focused on his studies. It would be bad if his studies were delayed because of this matter. Please go back and talk to that family and thank them for taking a liking to my son Wenwu. This is a little gift from me. Thank you for your help!" After that, she took out two taels of silver from her waist and stuffed it into the matchmaker's hand.
The matchmaker clenched the silver in her hand, feeling a little embarrassed. She also knew that the girl's family was attracted by Xu Wenwu's status as a top-ranked student, and also knew that he had a bright future, so they wanted to arrange the marriage in advance.
This is indeed a case of the girl's family marrying up. Although the girl's family only has this one daughter and has some financial resources, it is still far behind the Xu family.
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