The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 965 - 817, Unfavorable_2

Chapter 965: Chapter 817, Unfavorable_2

"Otherwise, why would you still be just a Scholar to this day, not even equal to your third brother who grew up in our hometown?"

Yan Zhigao laughed in exasperation, unable to believe what he was hearing as he looked at Yan Yile, "Yile, do you really think this way? Do you think that all of what happened today is our fault?"

Zhu Qiyun discerned the deep disappointment in Yan Zhigao’s eyes and hurriedly spoke to remedy the situation, "Uncle, don’t be angry. Yile is just like this—reckless when anxious. Her words are not from the heart."

Madam Li scoffed, tired and numb from always hearing the second branch of the family make excuses for Yan Yile. She had already grown lazy in correcting them.

Yan Wenjie also quickly spoke, "Uncle, my aunt, please don’t take Yile’s words to heart. It’s all my fault. I failed to look after my younger sister properly."

Yan Zhigao, with a pained expression, closed his eyes. After a while, he reopened them, the clarity back in his gaze, "Wenjie, tell your uncle the truth, do you also believe that what happened today is the fault of the main branch?"

Yan Wenjie shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, no, Uncle, I’ve never thought that way. My parents moved back to the hometown because of my father’s mistake, and if I am still a Scholar, it’s due to my own ineptitude. Everything has nothing to do with the main branch; on the contrary, Uncle and Aunt have helped us a lot."

Zhu Qiyun took over the conversation, "Uncle, please believe us, my husband and I are truly grateful to you and Aunt. Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to marry into the Yan Family."

Yan Zhigao’s expression eased somewhat, and then he looked emotionlessly at Yan Yile.

Yan Yile lowered her head, realizing after her impulsive outburst that her words had been too harsh.

Yan Zhigao said, "Yile, if your uncle told you that the Feng Family doesn’t think highly of you and has no intention of marrying you, what would you do?"

Yan Yile froze, her eyes wavering, and after a long while, she said, "Feng Second Brother said he will definitely marry me."

Hearing this, Madam Li was speechless, "Yile, are you sure your Feng Second Brother can decide his own marriage?"

Yan Yile suddenly fell silent.

Madam Li, tired of the needless talk, directly asked, "What exactly is the relationship between you and Young Master Feng now? Haven’t you... done anything reckless?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyun and Yan Wenjie looked anxiously towards Yan Yile.

Yan Yile, under everyone’s gaze, stammered in embarrassment, "Nothing, absolutely nothing. Yesterday, when I went to my sister’s house to enjoy the flowers, I met Feng Second Brother by chance because I was lost near the rockery."

Madam Li, relieved by the answer, said, "That’s good. There’s still room to maneuver."

Yan Yile, puzzled, "What room to maneuver? People already saw me with Feng Second Brother. What else can we do besides him marrying me, and me marrying him?"

Madam Li huffed, "Do you think the Feng Family would agree to this marriage? It’s been so long since you came back from the Earl Residence; if the Feng Family were really interested in you, they would have visited long ago. Where are they now?"

Yan Yile paused, "Feng Second Brother said he would persuade his family."

Madam Li didn’t know what to say, "How could you, having studied and understood propriety with the other girls of the household, still be so naively ignorant?"

"I’m asking you, if the Feng Family doesn’t come seeking a marriage alliance, what will you do?"

Yan Yile remained silent, head down.

Madam Li, having watched her grow up, spoke earnestly after a moment of thought, "Yile, your uncle and I planned to find a lower-rank official for you to marry, hoping to secure you a better future."

"Yes, the households of high status may seem prestigious from the outside, but such families always have large numbers of people, and where there are many people, there are many disputes. Without a strong backing or solid capabilities, one cannot establish oneself."

"The Feng Family is an aristocratic family from a fourth-rank official lineage. A family like that certainly has high standards for a daughter-in-law, not just family background but also character and scholarship."

"Tell me, what do you have to offer?"

"If you are to marry into the Feng Family, that would be marrying up. A woman in her in-laws’ house, even those matched by social status have to endure grievances, let alone those marrying up."

Madam Li really poured out her heart with these words, and even Zhu Qiyun and Yan Wenjie felt she genuinely wanted the best for Yan Yile.