The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 581 Marrying Someone Out of Spite (1)_1

Chapter 581: Chapter 581 Marrying Someone Out of Spite (1)_1

"You’ve already picked out a suitor so quickly?" Pei Qin was surprised, Old Fang’s efficiency was getting faster and faster.

Fang Liuming hung his head low, "A young miss from the Graduate Chang’s part of the Chang family."

The Changs mostly operated in the shadow of Landlord Chang’s house or engaged in petty business, but in Yuanyang County, the Changs were also a large clan with a vast population. Some of them pursued scholarly studies and took the imperial examinations, and Graduate Chang was one of those families. Looking after the family estate and having taken the examinations to gain scholarly recognition, it was after Graduate Chang, at over forty, had failed the exams once again that he put aside the thought of reattempting and took to educating the Chang family’s children in their literary and examination pursuits.

Although there were indeed many children in the Chang family, and they hardly needed to pay for their education, as it was sponsored by Landlord Chang, they hadn’t produced many scholars, and to this day only one had passed the provincial examinations, and he was already over thirty. Therefore, Graduate Chang paid special honors to young and promising scholars.

At a young age, Fang Liuming had already been chosen as a successful candidate in the spring examinations, and his scholarship was indeed very impressive, exactly the kind of youthful talent he favored. And this youth had not yet married, nor was he betrothed, which made him a perfect match for his own marriageable daughter! The Fang family boasting three Scholars, a family on the rise through scholastic endeavor, if the two families were to become related by marriage, it would indeed be a most splendid affair. When the matchmaker spoke of potential matches, Graduate Chang had inquired and then expressed interest.

Although Graduate Chang’s family had exhausted quite a bit of silver on the examinations, their estate was still substantial, much better off than the Fang family’s. Just the title of Graduate that he possessed was enough to plot a course for government service. His daughter was also raised in poetry, etiquette, and traditional learning from a young age. Old Scholar Fang, Grandma Fang, and Lady Yu were all very satisfied with this marriage proposal. Fang Li wanted to seek out someone even better, but he couldn’t find the words to object. Indeed, this marriage was the best available at the moment.

As the days grew colder, Old Scholar Fang took the opportunity to send cotton-padded clothes to Fang Fu and Fang Liuming at the county school and conveyed to Fang Liuming the matter of the marriage arrangement with Graduate Chang’s family.

Upon hearing it was a young miss from the house of a Graduate from the Changs, Pei Qin thought the conditions should be quite favorable, "I also think this marriage arrangement isn’t bad, so why don’t you agree?"

"...I have someone I like! I don’t want to marry a stranger. I want to marry like Cousin did, with someone I love and stay with them for a lifetime!" Fang Liuming said after a moment of silence, speaking frankly.

Pei Qin’s mouth twitched, and he couldn’t help but look up at the sky. Which of his eyes saw that she married that coy man because she liked him!?

However, once he said this, Mo Heng was very supportive, "If you like a girl, just be clear with your family, and go propose to her yourself! As long as the families are of similar social standing, and the girl is decent, your grandfather should agree."

Fang Liuming’s eyes brightened at Mo Heng’s words, but then dimmed again, "Even if... my family agrees, they over there also..."

"So, you’re saying this is unrequited love where neither side agrees, then why bother yourself?" Pei Qin said, shooting Mo Heng a sideways glance.

A bucket of cold water was poured over Fang Liuming, chilling him to the core, and it was she who poured it.

Mo Heng had just observed Fang Liuming’s eyes wandering, as though searching for someone, his gaze subtly shifted, "Does that girl’s family not know of your feelings?"

Fang Liuming nodded.

Seeing his demeanor, Pei Qin, who considered him a disciple of sorts, said, "Why don’t you try discussing it with your family first, see how it goes? If it doesn’t work out, then talk about it later!"

As they spoke, Pei Yuan and Pei Qian came in, "Why has Cousin Liuming suddenly come over! Where’s Jiujiu?"

Fang Liuming clenched his fists.

"Full from eating and sleeping now!" That little one also had just so many things to do.

Hearing Jiujiu was sleeping, Pei Qian sat down somewhat disinterestedly and grabbed a handful of melon seeds to crack open.