Chapter 749: Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared
Xiao Yeyang, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai were taken to Old Master Zhou's house. After Daohua greeted the old master, she followed Zhou Jingwan to her yard.
Yan Wenkai saw that his third brother exchanged a few words with Old Master Zhou and then sat there without saying anything, and he felt a little anxious for him.
Third brother likes sister Zhou, shouldn’t he behave well now? Why is he acting so stupid?
Yan Wenkai sighed. As his third brother's younger brother, he had to worry about his brother's lifelong affairs. He heard from his mother that Shiyu would go to Beijing with the Su family to get married next month.
After all, the third brother is his elder brother, so it would be inappropriate for him to get married before him.
Thinking of this, Yan Wenkai automatically put on the role of the head of the family and enthusiastically asked about Mr. Zhou's preparations for taking office and the Zhou family's future plans.
Old Master Zhou smiled and said, "Your second uncle has a time limit on his appointment and will be leaving Beijing in a few days. As for us..." He paused and glanced at Yan Wentao, with some anticipation still lingering in his heart.
Since my granddaughter has broken off the engagement, it will definitely be difficult for her to get married again in the future.
If Wentao is still interested in marrying her, it will be the best choice for both his granddaughter and the Zhou family.
But the Zhou family had rejected the marriage proposal so bluntly at the beginning. Now that they want to get married again, they really don’t have the face to take the initiative to propose it.
Old Master Zhou noticed the nervousness in Yan Wentao's eyes and said with a smile, "After your second uncle takes up his post, our family will prepare to return to Zhongzhou."
Upon hearing this, Yan Wentao's heart suddenly tightened.
Yan Wenkai quickly asked, "Why do you have to go back to Zhongzhou? Isn't it better to stay in the capital?"
Old Master Zhou sighed, "Although the capital is nice, it's not suitable for the Zhou family to stay here."
Afterwards, Yan Wentao didn't pay attention to what the people in the room said. At this moment, he didn't care whether the Zhou family would think he was taking advantage of the situation. He was thinking about going home to ask Madam Li to propose marriage to the Zhou family.
On the other side, Zhou Jingwan and Daohua were talking excitedly, sharing their experiences in the past two years since they were apart.
"By the way, Yiyi, is Yuanyao okay now?"
Daohua looked at Zhou Jingwan in surprise.
Zhou Jingwan smiled complacently: "I don't know you yet. If Yuan Yao gets into trouble, you will definitely not sit idly by. The fact that the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion didn't catch her is definitely due to your help."
Daohua smiled silently: "She is doing well now."
Hearing this, Zhou Jingwan didn't ask any more questions: "That's good." Then she sighed, "Old people always say that things in the world are unpredictable. I didn't think so before, but now I have a deep understanding of it. Who could have imagined that my family and the Dong family would fall so quickly."
Daohua looked at Zhou Jingwan with a smile: "You still think about this?"
Zhou Jingwan glanced at Daohua and said, "Please don't underestimate me. I've seen a lot of monsters since I came to the capital, and I've made some progress."
Seeing the self-deprecating look on Zhou Jingwan's face, Daohua smiled and said, "Yes, we have all grown up."
Daohua and his group had lunch at Zhou's house, sat for a while, and then left.
The carriage left the street where the Zhou Mansion was located. Daohua lifted the curtain and looked at Yan Wentao who was riding outside. "Third brother, what did you say to Jingwan when you called her aside before dinner?"
Yan Wentao's face showed a trace of unnaturalness: "Nothing."
Daohua looked unconvinced.
At this time, Xiao Yeyang drove his horse to the front of the carriage and said with a smile: "What else can I say? Let's go to Miss Zhou and ask for a reassurance."
Yan Wenkai looked puzzled: "What reassurance?"
Xiao Yeyang rolled his eyes at Yan Wenkai and ignored him. This guy was the luckiest among them. His marriage with Miss Su had almost no setbacks.
Daohua looked at her third brother's uncomfortable expression and seemed to understand something.
Xiao Yeyang lowered his voice and said to Daohua, "Your third brother wants to marry Miss Zhou. What do you think?"
Daohua was silent for a while: "As long as it is Third Brother's choice and Jingwan agrees, I will bless them."
Xiao Yeyang: ".With Wentao's current status, he actually has better choices."
Daohua smiled and said, "No matter how good the choice is, if the two people are not suitable, it is still the White Tower."
Xiao Yeyang asked in return: "Is Miss Zhou suitable for Wentao?"
Daohua glanced at Yan Wentao, who was riding ahead on horseback. "Third brother has always kept everything to himself since he was little. After becoming a Jinling Guard, he has become even more taciturn."
"The ladies of the capital are full of twists and turns. They might interpret other people's words into multiple meanings. Plus, they might come from a good family, and they are inherently arrogant and disdain to explain anything. Tell me, if such a person lived with Third Brother, what do you think would happen?"
"Jingwan is straightforward and says whatever she wants. When you're with her, you don't have to worry too much and it's easy to get along with her. She's just right for the scheming Third Brother."
Yan Wentao, who was walking in front, was actually quietly listening to the conversation between Daohua and Xiao Yeyang.
At first, Yan Wentao thought Daohua really understood him and Jingwan, but when he heard that he was scheming, he became unhappy.
Isn't he just quiet? Why is he so sinister?
When they were almost at Yan's house, Xiao Yeyang lifted the curtain and said to Daohua, "I won't be entering the house later."
Daohua: "Are you busy?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "The Western Liao delegation should be arriving in Beijing next month. I have to go and see to some things."
Daohua: "Then go ahead and get busy. Make sure you get some rest. Don't stay up all night again. Your body won't be able to handle it."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of myself for you."
Daohua: "Then don't send me off."
Xiao Yeyang looked at Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai and nodded: "I'll find time to come see you again."
Yan Mansion.
As soon as Yan Wentao came back, he was ready to go directly to the main courtyard to find Mrs. Li, but after taking a few steps, he turned around and went to his parents' courtyard.
When Yan Zhiyuan and Wu heard that their eldest son wanted to marry a girl from the Zhou family, they did not have any special reaction. They knew that they were not knowledgeable enough to plan for their eldest son on such a big matter, so they just took Yan Wentao to the main courtyard to hear the opinions of Yan Zhigao and Madam Li.
Looking at their nephew kneeling on the ground, Yan Zhigao and Madam Li were both silent.
Madam Li thought for a moment and asked, "When the Zhou family rejected your marriage proposal, did you feel any resentment at all?"
Yan Wentao shook his head: "Aunt, it was true that I was not worthy of Jingwan at the beginning. Who doesn't want their daughter to marry well? I don't blame the Zhou family for what they did."
Hearing this, Mrs. Li stopped talking.
Yan Zhigao looked at his nephew and said, "You have to think carefully. Given the Zhou family's current situation, you may not be able to provide any assistance to them in the future. Instead, you will have to support them. This is a heavy burden."
Yan Wentao nodded affirmatively, "Uncle, I know." He was silent for a moment, "There is an unwritten rule in the Jinling Guards, that is, if you want to climb higher, your wife's family background cannot be too high."
As far as he knew, the wives of all the previous Jinling Guard commanders did not come from good backgrounds.
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhigao fell silent.
My nephew is now able to stand on his own two feet. He can only give suggestions on some things but can no longer make decisions for him.
Besides, although the Zhou family has lost power, it is still a noble family and can make up for the shortcomings of the Yan family in some aspects. The nephew has to support the third branch. Given the personalities of the third brother and sister, marrying him a girl from a high-class family may not be conducive to the harmony of the third branch.
If he were to marry someone with a similar family background, or someone with a lower status than the Yan family, it would be better to marry into the Zhou family, a family he knew well and had a long-standing friendship with.
Yan Zhigao looked at Madam Li and said, "Since the child has been decided, you should find a time to go to the Zhou family and finalize the matter."
Madam Li nodded and said, "Okay, I'll talk to my mother and then go to the Zhou family to propose marriage."
Yan Wentao felt relieved when he saw that all the elders in his family agreed.
Daohua was right. Opportunities come to those who are prepared. If he had not worked hard for the past two years, even if the Zhou family was in trouble, he might not have been able to catch Jingwan.
Thank God for giving him this chance to start over!
(End of this chapter)
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