Unexpectedly, Ye Caiping remained unmoved: "If others don't inform us, it proves they don't want to take her in!"
Aunt Rong's face stiffened. What did she mean by not wanting to accept it? Hadn't they not seen anyone?
Aunt Rong didn't want to bring up the matter of not communicating properly, so she said awkwardly, "That's why... we came to find you today."
“Your Jin’er and Huan’er have been transformed since they entered the Shen family. I also want Hongying to broaden her horizons so that she can handle whatever happens in the future with maturity. I hope you can help Hongying and let her enter the Shen family too! As a mother, you should be able to understand my feelings.”
As a mother who wholeheartedly hopes for the best for her daughter, who wouldn't deeply empathize with her?
But Ye Caiping showed no empathy: "I'm really sorry, I can't help you with this. Mr. Shen doesn't run a girls' school. His tutors were hired to teach Miss Shen. Miss Shen lacks playmates, so she had Jin'er and the other maids go to class with her."
Aunt Rong's face stiffened slightly.
In her mind, Ye Caiping was a kind-hearted person.
The workshop's wages are significantly higher than those outside.
Ye Caiping even gave a portion of her furniture workshop shares to her brother, second uncle, and village head.
In addition, they even paid for the bridge repairs.
What else could this be but a pushover?
He thought that Ye Caiping would agree as soon as he made the request, since it was not a big deal and the other party did not need to pay anything; it was just a matter of asking.
To everyone's surprise, Ye Caiping refused.
Aunt Rong forced a smile and said, "No... Caiping, it's just a small matter. Even if we don't set up a girls' school, I didn't ask you to send a group of girls there. Just my Hongying. One more or one less won't make a difference."
"I heard that Jin Hua has stopped going to class, so now we're missing one person."
Ye Caiping said, "So, after Jinhua left, Miss Shen didn't ask me to find another girl, did she? Besides, Miss Shen is fourteen years old and will soon be out of school."
"Now, Jin'er and Huan'er just casually paint and play the zither for fun."
As she spoke, Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow: "By the way, how old is Hongying?"
Aunt Rong's face turned pale: "It's seventeen."
Ye Caiping looked unwell.
In this era, seventeen-year-old girls are all married. Of course, it's not that she thinks seventeen-year-olds have to get married and can't study.
But it was clear that Aunt Rong and Ye Hongying weren't there to study.
Not to mention they had offended Shen Manman.
Why should she make Manman feel wronged and unhappy for the sake of these two people?
Seeing that Ye Caiping refused repeatedly, Ye Hongying anxiously tugged at Aunt Rong's sleeve.
Aunt Rong said anxiously, "It's precisely because I'm seventeen...and haven't found a good family yet, that's why I want to learn more..."
Their family used to be the richest in the village.
She and her husband, Ye Rong, were both well-informed and earned a lot of money. Together, they could earn five or six taels of silver a month. She was the female manager of a jewelry shop in the county, and he was the accountant.
Therefore, they also have high aspirations.
The couple raised Ye Hongying from a young age, grooming her to be a wealthy young lady, hoping that one day she could rise to prominence and marry into a wealthy family as a young mistress.
Unfortunately, he went on one blind date after another.
The people they liked didn't like Ye Hongying.
The wealthy men who were interested in Ye Hongying were either old masters in their seventies or eighties, or mentally challenged or disabled.
They knew Ye Hongying was neither good enough for high-end jobs nor good enough for low-end ones, but they were unwilling to accept it.
She kept looking until she was seventeen, when she was already considered an old maid and still couldn't get married.
At this time, Ye Hongying and Aunt Rong saw Shen Zhiyan on the day Ye Caiping received her imperial decree!
This Mr. Shen not only owns a large mansion in town, but also has an elder brother who is a minister.
That was the highest branch they had ever encountered!
Moreover, Shen Zhiyan is quite handsome; although he is over thirty, he looks like a young man in his twenties.
Ye Hongying no longer minded that Shen Zhiyan was a full twelve years older than her and had a daughter.
Older men are easier to win over.
Imagine a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, surrounded by him with adoration every day. What normal man wouldn't be moved?
Therefore, Aunt Rong insisted on sending Ye Hongying to the Shen family!
Ye Hongying said urgently, "Aunt Ping... I... I just want to learn more, please help me! Like Jin Hua, she was able to open her own embroidery shop in just a few months."
Ye Caiping was too lazy to waste words with them: "I know exactly what you're thinking, so I won't help you. Go back!"
She's not stupid; how could she let a woman like that get close to her man?
The mother and daughter's expressions changed slightly.
Aunt Rong looked puzzled: "What idea? Caiping, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow: "Alright, since that's the case, I'll lay it all out on the table. Sister-in-law, you've always wanted Hongying to marry into a wealthy family and become a young mistress, so... you've taken a fancy to Mr. Shen?"
Aunt Rong's expression changed
Ye Hongying was both embarrassed and anxious: "Aunt Ping, what nonsense are you talking about? I, I didn't have such thoughts! I just want to learn more."
"Everyone praises Aunt Ping for being kind, generous and magnanimous. Who would have thought that you would be so petty and narrow-minded?"
"Now that you're rich, you look down on us. In your heart, only your own daughter deserves to go to school at the Shen family's school and deserves to get better and better. We should just rot in the ground!"
Ye Caiping almost laughed in anger when she heard her words.
At this moment, Guixiang suddenly walked in: "Madam Ye, Mr. Shen has arrived."
Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow: "You've come at the right time, please invite him in."
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