Chapter 564: Ambition
Because she was busy making perfume, Daohua's boredom was alleviated a little.
On March 20th, Sun came to Daohuaxuan with a beaming smile on her face. As soon as she entered the yard, she said to Daohua, "Yiyi, Second Aunt heard that you were making some kind of perfume?"
Daohua looked up at Sun and asked with a smile, "Second Aunt, why are you so happy today?"
Sun adjusted her hair bun and said with a smile, "Second Aunt is going out with your mother to visit someone today. She heard you had perfume, so she shamelessly came over to ask for it."
Daohua didn't respond, but asked in surprise: "Going out to visit, whose house are you going to? Why haven't I heard mother mention it? Are all the sisters in the family going?"
Sun shook her head and smiled, "No, this time, you won't bring any of us. Just your mother and I will go."
Daohua was even more surprised: "Why is this?"
Sun smiled and said, "This time I'm going to find a wife for your second brother. Are you willing to come with me?"
Daohua's face suddenly showed understanding: "So that's how it is. Then I should give this perfume to him." As she said that, she gestured to Guyu to bring over a bottle of freshly made perfume. After taking it, she handed it to Sun personally, "Second Aunt, you must find a good sister-in-law for my second brother."
Sun glanced at Daohua with a smile and said, "Do you need to say this?" As she spoke, she smelled the scent of the perfume and felt that it was even better than the one she had seen in the rouge shop. The smile on her face deepened.
"Yiyi, Second Aunt won't bother you anymore. I'll leave first."
After everyone left, Wang Man'er couldn't help but say, "I heard a few days ago that the Second Madam kept mentioning the Second Master's marriage to the Old Lady and Madam. Now it's finally happening as she wished. It's just hard for Madam. She finally had two days of rest, and now she has to get busy with the Second Master's marriage again."
Daohua frowned, she felt that her second brother's marriage might not be so smooth.
With her eldest brother's marriage as a comparison, her second aunt had to look for a suitable match. However, her second uncle was a commoner, so even for her father's sake, she couldn't find a good marriage.
Expecting too high a result will lead to no good result.
Sure enough, that day Sun went out with high hopes but returned disappointed.
Before dinner, everyone from the Yan family came to the old lady's room and noticed Sun's gloomy face.
Yan Zhigao knew that he was going to find a girlfriend for Wenjie today, so he asked.
Upon hearing this, Sun immediately said angrily, "A county clerk with no rank wants to marry my Wenjie. I wonder how they can be so arrogant."
Yan Zhigao frowned unhappily. "Although the clerk has no rank, he is still a subordinate official. Second sister-in-law, even if you disagree, you shouldn't speak of him like that."
Sun knew who was the eldest in the family. Although she was still very angry, she didn't say anything.
Yan Zhigao looked at Madam Li and said, "Didn't you say you were going to see Judge Xu at his house?"
Madam Li was also angry. First, she was angry that the wife of Judge Xu did not explain herself clearly. Second, she was angry that her second brother's wife had just walked out of someone else's house in disgrace. It was so rude and embarrassing.
"I went to see the daughter of Xu Tongpan at his home, but I didn't go to see the daughter of Xu's family. I went to see the daughter of Xu Tongpan's relative, the one who worked as a clerk in the county government office."
As he said this, he glanced at Sun indifferently.
"My second brother's wife looked down on me and stood up and left on the spot."
Sun knew her actions today were inappropriate, and hesitated, "Isn't that just because I was angry? Wenxiu married a girl from the Earl's Mansion. Even if our Wenjie is not very good, he can't just pick a girl from a pawnshop to get rid of."
Madam Li immediately frowned. "Second sister-in-law, what are you talking about? You were there when Madam Xu mentioned this at the gathering at Fan Tongzhi's house that day. I didn't know she wasn't talking about their daughter."
Yan Zhigao's face was not looking good either. He was very unhappy that his second brother and sister-in-law always compared Wenjie and Wenxiu. Wenxiu was his eldest son and was a juren himself. Wenjie was not even a scholar now. He did not think the two were comparable.
Daohua sat next to the old lady and glanced at the expressions of the four people from the second house. Mrs. Sun looked as if her son had been wronged. Yan Wenjie lowered his head and his expression could not be seen clearly. Yan Yihan and Yan Yile also looked very unhappy.
Old Madam Yan glared at Sun: "If you can't speak, then don't speak. It's like someone owes you something. If you are capable, go and find a wife for Wenjie yourself."
This Sun is always smart in small matters but confused in big matters. She has offended the eldest daughter-in-law. Does she still want to find a good marriage for Wenjie?
Seeing Madam Li's face darken, Sun regretted her words and immediately said with an apologetic smile, "Mother, sister-in-law, I was wrong. Please don't argue with me. I am just standing up for Wenjie."
Then he changed the subject, "It's not just for Wenjie, it's also for our Yan family. If the Xu family looks down on Wenjie, isn't that the same as looking down on our Yan family?"
Madam Li's expression brightened slightly. "It's true that Magistrate Xu's wife was dishonest. Even if she wanted to be a matchmaker for a girl from a clan family, she should have told us in advance. How could she have kept it secret like she did?"
Daohua interrupted, "Maybe the girl from that family is particularly outstanding?"
Sun snorted coldly, "How can she be outstanding? She looks frail, just like Aunt Lin." Sun quickly stopped talking. Seeing her eldest brother and his wife's faces turn ugly, she smiled wryly and said, "She doesn't look dignified at all. I'm marrying Wenjie a wife, not a concubine."
When Yan Zhigao heard Sun talking about Aunt Lin, he felt a little uncomfortable and coughed, "Since you don't agree, then look for someone else."
After saying that, he walked towards Old Lady Yan.
"Mom, let me help you eat."
As soon as the two of them left, the others got up and went to the cafeteria.
Daohua saw Madam Li rubbing her forehead with her hand and walked over to support her: "Mom, are you tired?"
Madam Li shook her head. "I'm not tired physically, but I'm exhausted mentally." Seeing no one else in the room, she sighed, "I haven't had to worry about your eldest and fourth brothers' marriages, but it's your nephew's marriage next door that's causing me so much trouble. What kind of trouble is this?"
Daohua: "Mother, I think you should relax." She lowered her voice and said, "If Second Aunt keeps comparing Second Brother to First Brother, then you'd better be prepared to take her to see other girls all the time."
Hearing this, Mrs. Li felt even more troubled. Her second brother's wife was capable of doing such a thing.
Seeing this, Daohua thought for a moment and said, "Mother, it's not your place to decide Second Brother's marriage. If the marriage suits Second Uncle and Second Aunt, then everyone will be happy. If it doesn't suit them, then you'll be doing a thankless job."
Madam Li sighed: "What can I do? Can I just ignore it?"
Daohua: "I will manage it, but I will manage it without taking it too seriously."
Mrs. Li looked puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Daohua: "The main problem with my second brother's marriage proposal is that my second aunt has too high expectations. She wants to marry a lady from a wealthy family, but the second wife doesn't have the status and position to support her, and my second brother hasn't shown any outstanding qualities."
"Everyone outside knows this, but Second Aunt thinks her son is excellent and can match any girl. In this case, the more you persuade her, the more rebellious she will become. She might even think you look down on Second Brother."
Madam Li sneered and said, "After leaving Xu's house today, I said a few words to your Second Aunt, and that's exactly what she meant."
Daohua: "So, there are some things you really can't interfere with. Mom, you have to make Second Aunt and the others face reality, and the best way to face reality is to be hit by reality a few more times."
"The gap between reality and ideals is too great. If we don't adjust our mindset and face ourselves squarely, we will most likely take a detour."
Madam Li looked at Daohua and said, "You mean, I should agree to whatever marriage your Second Aunt wants to see in the future without expressing any opinion? Once they've been rejected enough times, they won't be so ambitious?"
Daohua nodded: "That's the theory."
Mrs. Li pondered for a moment, "Let me think about it. Let's go and have dinner first."
(End of this chapter)
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