Ye Zhiwei glared at his son, "Your elder brother has found a suitable match."
"Who is it? Why haven’t I heard about it? Elder brother, aren’t you still choosing a match?"
"Second sister, after our second brother marries her, he can treat her like thin air and then dote on concubines just like father does."
Ye Zhengxiong was also quite angry. He felt if he couldn’t get through to his father, it was because his father’s heart was with the concubine, so he had to go find his mother.
Ye Zhengxiong, upon hearing his younger sister’s concern, began imagining what it would be like if he actually married such a shrewish wife. How could he have the sa carefree days as before, to go out and play whenever he wished, without being tightly controlled?
Father, aren’t you being too biased? You introduce the daughter of the Tang Family to my elder brother but not to . You make wait for so many years, only to end up with a little child bride, making the laughingstock of everyone."
He glared at the concubine standing at the door, "Ill-bred, vile woman."
Ye Zhengxiong understood that his elder brother’s choice for a partner had to et relatively high standards; otherwise, he wouldn’t still be unmarried at the age of eighteen or nineteen.
Once Ye Zhengxiong heard his father say this, he imdiately rebuffed with a rebellious heart.
Ye Zhiwei regretted letting slip this information, seeing his son’s disobedient deanor which gave him another headache. Living in a wealthy family environnt had its advantages, but it was not free of worries; his son’s poor upbringing also troubled him.
Ye Zhengxiong was quite surprised. "The Tang Family, even a concubine daughter from such a family must be skilled in Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting, and her dowry won’t be small either. Why would she choose our village?
I’ve already treated you very well by betrothing you to a young girl who is currently learning to read, as well as Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting."
Ye Zhengxiong nodded as he listened to his mother’s words. Mrs. Lai was notoriously fierce, yet she was overpowered by the always gentle Mrs. Li. It seed that the quietest dogs are the most vicious.
People accustod to freedom and play fear nothing more than running out of money and being under soone’s thumb. If both of these fears were to materialize, it would indeed cost him dearly.
The concubine held her handkerchief, not daring to talk back, yet she tearfully put on an act of coquettishness as she stepped into the room towards Ye Zhiwei:
He wanted to listen to what his mother and sisters were saying, as his sister’s comnt made him suspect that his mother was also involved in the matchmaking for him.
Ye Zhiwei was already angry, and as he watched his son’s retreating figure, he muttered, "Hmph, pay no attention to that unfilial son..."
"I don’t care, I do not agree with being betrothed as a child bride. If you want to marry, marry!"
"Old Master..."
He arrived at his mother’s courtyard just in ti to see his two younger sisters discussing with their mother in the living room.
"Yes, that’s right. My son is so outstanding. The daughter of the Hongji family was so thin and unattractive as a child. It’s only now that she’s grown a little better, but who knows if she might revert to her old ways.
Ye Zhengxiong, furious, stord out the door. His sudden appearance at the doorway caught the concubine standing there off guard just as he opened the door.
Listening to his mother speak in this way, Ye Zhengxiong felt sowhat reassured, and his resolve to not marry remained unshaken.
This was also because his parents wanted to arrange a better marriage for the heir, their elder son, which is why after much deliberation a match had still not been set.
"Mother, that Matchmaker Zhang is so useless, she got beaten up just for going to propose a marriage. Let’s get our betrothal gifts back and hire another matchmaker."
When Ye Zhengxiong heard his elder sister say this and heard his younger sister add, "If our second brother marries this lowly woman, it would be too kind to her. Making her a concubine, that would serve her right!"
Ye Zhengxiong, upon hearing this, finally understood why there was a sudden proposal to an eleven-year-old girl: won can be truly vicious at heart!
"The Tang Family, they have a concubine daughter who is interested in coming to Bushen Village to select a husband."
The candidates they considered were all daughters of wealthy families, but despite being eighteen or nineteen years old, his elder brother hadn’t been betrothed yet. He had plenty of maids and won around him, but these were only kept privately at ho.
"That girl is also a branch mber of the Tang Family, and rely a concubine daughter. Your elder brother marrying her would enable her to help manage our family business.
"Mother, if their mother is so formidable, could Daya be just as tough? If we bully her, might she end up bullying us back."
It wasn’t that their family looked down on others, but rather that others didn’t look favorably on theirs.
"Mother, if we let that lowly woman into our house without getting back at her for insulting us, I won’t be satisfied."
To think they dared to send our matchmaker away beaten up. That Mrs. Li seems tougher than she appears on the surface; no wonder she managed to seize control from Mrs. Lai, the housekeeper."
The mother and sisters were plotting while the father had beco an accomplice, using him as bait. Shaking with rage and clenching his teeth, he stord into the living room.
Ye Zhengxiong paused the mont he heard his elder sister say this and stopped walking into the living room. The maid who wanted to go in to report to them was stopped by him.
"How dare she? Hmph... if she dares to bully my daughters and tries to climb over my head, let’s see if she has the ability!"
"You heartless..." As the mother heard the daughter’s words and felt so displeasure, she saw her second son rush in and stopped mid-sentence.
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