Chapter 603: Family Mobilization
When Daohua heard that her father had talked to her second uncle, she immediately asked Wang Maner to inquire about the second wife's attitude.
After Wang Man'er came back, she said, "The Second Master isn't as opposed as before, but the Second Madam is still unwilling and the situation is still deadlocked."
Daohua took the purse hanging on the dressing table, pondered for a moment, and said to Wang Maner, "Go tell the second and third girls that I want to discuss the making of summer clothes with them at the waterside pavilion at 5:00 PM today."
Wang Maner was surprised: "Youshi?" It's already evening.
Daohua nodded affirmatively: "Yes, Youshi."
At the hour of You, there is a waterside pavilion with hanging flowers at the gate.
Yan Yile followed Yan Yihan here with a somewhat depressed look on her face: "Big sister, really, why are you here to discuss Xia Yi's matter with us?"
Yan Yihan: "Big sister has her reasons for doing this. It's not that far away, so stop complaining."
Yan Yile curled her lips and didn't say anything more. The sewing room they were managing now was handed over to them by their eldest sister. It was their eldest sister who asked their aunt to help them start learning how to manage things. They were also acceptable to be assigned tasks by her occasionally.
Not long after the two sat down, Daohua arrived.
Seeing that Wang Maner and Bishi were holding a lot of materials, Yan Yihan and Yan Yile came over.
Yan Yile looked through it and said with a smile, "This year's materials seem to be much better than in previous years."
Daohua chatted casually with the two of them about making summer clothes. Seeing that it was almost time for the private school teacher to finish school, and guessing that Yan Wenjie would pass by soon, she turned the topic to the purse in her hand.
"Big sister, your purse is so unique. When did you embroider it?" Yan Yi asked with a smile.
Daohua saw Wang Man'er, who had gone to investigate, come back and nodded to her, so she said loudly, "This was embroidered by Miss Zhu. I thought it was unique, so I asked her for it."
Yan Yihan glanced at the rice flowers, took the purse and examined it carefully, then said with a smile, "Miss Zhu's needlework is really good."
Daohua: "Isn't it? From childhood to adulthood, it's clear that Miss Zhu is a person of noble character and kindness."
Yan Yile couldn't help but say, "But she's been rejected by an engagement before."
Daohua brushed past a corner of a robe behind the hanging flower gate and immediately told her what she had seen in Taoyuan Town. Finally, she asked, "What do you think? Was Miss Zhu's engagement broken off, or did she break off someone else's engagement?"
"When we look at a person, we shouldn't just look at the surface, and we shouldn't get to know a person based on what others say."
"That day, Master Zhuang and his beloved both committed suicide for love, but Miss Zhu calmly came out to help. She didn't cry, make a scene, or even try to hang herself, nor did she embarrass the Zhuang family. It's clear that she's a very sensible person."
Outside the hanging flower gate, Yan Wenjie silently listened to Daohua praising Miss Zhu.
In fact, he didn't care much about whether Miss Zhu had broken off the engagement, but marriage was always decided by parents. Since his father and mother were against it, he couldn't say much.
Daohua didn't stop praising Zhu Qiyun until Yan Wenjie left.
After separating from Yan Yihuan, Wang Maner couldn't help but ask Daohua, "Miss, is this helpful?"
Daohua shook her head: "I don't know. This way, I can help my second brother understand Miss Zhu better. If Miss Zhu wins his heart, he can go to his second uncle and second aunt to tell her. It will be much easier than telling outsiders."
Wang Man'er: "From the master and his wife to you, my lady, everyone has been very concerned about the Second Master's marriage."
Daohua shrugged. "What can I do? With Second Aunt's eyesight, if she really marries Second Brother a spoiled young lady, and it causes unrest in the family, won't Mother still have to clean up the mess?"
Wang Man'er nodded in agreement. The old lady was in good health, so the division of the Yan family might have to wait. During this period, the second branch would have to live with the first branch. Their lives would be in chaos, and in the end, the ones who would be troubled would be the master and the mistress.
Over here, Yan Wenjie had just returned to his courtyard from the hanging flower gate when he saw Yan Wenxiu walking towards him at the gate. He quickly smiled and greeted him, "Brother, you didn't go out with Master Xiao today?"
Yan Wenxiu walked over to Yan Wenjie and followed him into his yard: "Not today."
Yan Wenjie looked at Yan Wenxiu in surprise. Ever since his elder brother started working for Master Xiao, he rarely saw him at home. He couldn't even remember how long ago it was that he came to his yard.
Yan Wenxiu noticed Yan Wenjie's confusion, but pretended not to know. He just smiled and said, "I was busy studying before, and now I have to work with Xiao Yeyang. I haven't been to your yard for a long time. Let's go to your study and sit down."
The two entered the study. Yan Wenxiu first visited Yan Wenjie's study and took the initiative to talk about topics that Yan Wenjie was interested in. After Yan Wenjie relaxed, he slowly led the topic to marriage.
"I know my family is trying to find a partner for you. As your eldest brother, I can't help you much, so I sent someone to collect some information about the families that Second Aunt has her eyes on recently. Take a look at it."
"Although our parents decide our marriage, it ultimately affects our entire lives, so we still need to understand what we need to know."
Looking at the thick letter in his hand, Yan Wenjie felt a little complicated. He didn't expect that his elder brother was looking for him because of his marriage.
Yan Wenxiu did not stay long and left after talking for a while. Before leaving, he jokingly mentioned the matter of Yan Wenkai proposing to Su Shiyu.
"The most troubled person in our family is Wen Kai. He chose his own marriage and asked for it himself. My parents also felt that our family's status was not comparable to the Su family's at first, but that guy promised not to take concubines for the rest of his life, and that's how he impressed the Su family."
Yan Wenjie understood Yan Wenxiu's hidden meaning. His elder brother was telling him that some things need to be fought for by himself. At the same time, he was also telling him that there are gains and losses.
After Yan Wenxiu left, Yan Wenjie carefully read the information he had collected. After comparing, he sighed in his heart that his mother's vision was really not very good. The girls she chose for him only cared about their appearance but not their inner qualities.
After sighing for a while, his eyes finally fell on the news about the fourth branch of the Zhu family. He was silent for a moment, then stood up and walked towards his parents' yard.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard Yile complaining, "I don't mean to criticize my elder sister, but look at what she did today. She called us over to the waterside pavilion, didn't say a word about Xia Yi, and instead praised Miss Zhu, who had broken off her engagement. I really don't know what she was thinking."
Hearing this, Yan Wenjie was stunned.
Could it be that the elder sister said those words specifically for him?
In his impression, the eldest sister was not very close to their second wife. Except for being a little nice to Yihuan, she was lukewarm to others. He didn't expect that she would take the initiative to care about his marriage.
What surprised him even more was that after dinner, his grandmother took the initiative to leave him alone.
Old Lady Yan took Yan Wenjie's hand and said, "Wenjie, tell me honestly, what kind of girl do you like? I've attended many banquets over the years and have met many girls. Tell me and I'll help you choose the right one."
Yan Wenjie smiled stiffly: "Grandma, I...I don't have any particular favorite girl."
Old Lady Yan suddenly slapped Yan Wenjie on the head and said, "You don't look stupid, kid. Wen Kai knows how to find a wife for himself, but you don't know how to pay attention to it?"
Yan Wenjie was speechless and could only flee in panic.
After returning to his yard, Yan Wenjie suddenly felt that being the focus of everyone's attention was not a good thing. Looking at the letter on the table, he couldn't help but think of Zhu Qiyun and what she said to him that night.
Although she had to choose me because she broke off the engagement, my elder sister was right. She broke off the engagement and he proposed to me. They just happened to meet at this point in time. Maybe this is their fate.
(End of this chapter)
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