The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 470: Even Became a Father (4)_1

Chapter 470: Chapter 470: Even Became a Father (4)_1

Fang Fu frowned, "Qinqin’s marriage arrangement has already been settled by father, and Young Master Shen also..."

Lady Ruan chided him with a smile, "Qinqin’s situation is of course delicate, and Young Master Shen is so affectionate, naturally, I wish the best for Qinqin! It was just that a few days ago, someone inquired about Pei Yuan, and seeing that the two are of similar age, I discussed it with you."

Fang Fu nodded, thought for a while, and also felt that it was not an easy subject to broach, "Fang Fang is also of a similar age, she’s even a few months older than Pei Yuan. If we bypass Fang Fang and propose for Pei Yuan, if it’s agreed then it’s fine, but if it doesn’t work out..."

"That’s why I’m consulting with you!" Lady Ruan said with a laugh. If they bypassed Fang Fang without consulting and sought Pei Yuan’s hand in marriage, it would certainly make the elder brother and sister-in-law uncomfortable, and it wouldn’t be good to create a rift.

Normally, Fang Fu didn’t meddle much in these affairs, so he said he would ask his parents; if father didn’t object, then it was indeed possible to propose.

Could Lady Yu be unaware that Lady Ruan had a nephew from her maternal family who was quite good in all aspects!? They had met two years earlier, but for these two years, ever since the marriage discussions for Fang Fang began, he had not visited Fang Family Village anymore during the festivals. She certainly understood. Watching Lady Ruan and Grandma Fang whispering, all that talk about Chen Jie, Chen Jie, and when she came over, they stopped talking. Lady Yu actually felt a bit uncomfortable. Even if she was anxious about her daughter’s marriage arrangement, she wasn’t so narrow-minded as to be unable to bear such talk.

Grandma Fang hadn’t seen Ruan Chenjie for two years. She went to ask Old Scholar Fang if this marriage proposal was possible and to call the young man over for a good look.

Old Scholar Fang had been pondering over Pei Qin’s marriage arrangement. If she didn’t marry, the younger brothers and sisters couldn’t bypass her. Pei Wendong was still young, and Pei Qian could also wait a few more years, but Pei Yuan would turn fifteen after the new year, and that couldn’t be delayed. It so happened that he wanted to inquire about Shen Songming’s situation and took the opportunity during the market day to ask Pei Qin.

Pei Qin had just sent away a matchmaker.

"Is it for Pei Yuan’s marriage proposal?" Old Scholar Fang was taken aback and asked.

Pei Qin affirmed and let him in, "Pei Yuan will turn fifteen after the new year; it’s time to start talking about her marriage." Seeing Old Scholar Fang’s expression, she quickly defended herself, "Don’t blame me! I have a clear understanding of my own affairs!"

Old Scholar Fang entered the room somewhat helplessly and inquired about the suitors for Pei Yuan’s marriage.

"The conditions were all quite similar; I had someone go inquire. If all sides are satisfactory, we’ll arrange a meeting, but if not, then we’ll dismiss it!" Pei Qin was very serious about this matter. After all, with marriage arranged blindly, one must be careful in choosing.

Old Scholar Fang nodded and inquired if she had any particularly satisfactory suitors, and mentioned the nephew from Lady Ruan’s maternal family, "The Ruan family’s circumstances are not especially good, but they have a commendable family reputation. It’s just that I haven’t seen the person in a long time, and I don’t know the current situation."

"As long as the person is good and the family is good, and Pei Yuan can get along with him, I have no objections," Pei Qin declared open-mindedly.

Lu Hai, on the side, pursed his lips, thinking to himself, you have no objections, yet there have been three matchmakers, and the situations they described were not bad, yet you’re still picking and choosing!

Old Scholar Fang then inquired about the suitors for Pei Yuan, and after hearing Pei Qin’s indifferent introduction of the situations of three families, he decided that the Ruan family should not propose. The conditions offered by the families who came to propose were similar, and Pei Qin had not agreed to meet any of them. The only advantage was the slight kinship, and if an agreement were not reached, Pei Qin might end up with a reputation for being picky.

When he went back and relayed this, Lady Ruan sensed that there wasn’t much hope, but since Old Scholar Fang hadn’t obstructed the idea, she decided to give it a try and sent word to her maternal family.

The Ruan family then sent a matchmaker to propose, and even brought Ruan Chenjie along to Taiping Town, telling Pei Qin she could meet him at any time.

Pei Qin gave them face by meeting him, but after just one look, she made it clear she wasn’t interested. Lady Ruan might refer to his gentleness as tender, but as a man, being soft and tender was rather effeminate.