Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Gu Man was about to cry. Lin Yu silently held her hand and helped her ask the question on her mind, âAuntie, didnât you say Shi Nian didnât like the woman he was arranged to marry when he was a babe? Isnât Shi Nian engaged to Yun Liu? Shi Nian had once publicly stated that he didnât like Yun Liu. Why is he suddenly married? How is that other woman, Yun Nan, involved in all this?â
Gu Man glanced at Lin Yu gratefully. Xu Yun took a sip of her warm tea, and her lips curled into a smile under the burning gazes of the four women. She couldnât hide her pride and happiness as she replied, âNo, no, no. You might not know this, but our Shi Nian was engaged to the Yun familyâs biological daughter, Yun Nan, since he was a baby. However, Yun Nan went missing when she was a child, and the Yun family later adopted Yun Liu with the thought of marrying Yun Liu to Shi Nian.â
âBut Shi Nian doesnât like Yun Liu, so we decided to drop the arranged marriage. Thank the heavens, Yun Nan later found her way back. Our entire family liked Yun Nan very much the moment we saw her. We were originally worried Shi Nianâthat blockheadâwouldnât be able to fall in love, but in the end, that silly boy fell in love with Yun Nan, and we can finally put our hearts at ease.â
Still reluctant to accept it, Han Yuan asked, âAre you and your family worried those two wouldnât last, so you didnât hold a wedding? Keeping their marriage under wraps like this, no one would know even if they broke up in the future, and it wonât affect their search for a new partner, right?â
Xu Yun almost choked on her tea. She coughed as she waved her hand and said, âNo way! Of course not! Itâs not that we donât want to hold a wedding; weâre just delaying it. Yun Nanâs recent movie was just released, and I heard it broke through three billion dollars at the box office. She didnât have time to hold a wedding previously, and now, sheâs so busy we barely see her. The kids are young and quite career-oriented. Although their Grandpa and I want to hold a wedding for them, we respect their wishes. The formalities arenât important as long as the two of them are doing well.â
âHow can this be?â Gu Man muttered. âHow could this have happened?â
Xu Yun looked at her strangely and understood Gu Manâs intentions. She hurriedly turned around, pretended she hadnât noticed, and said to Han Yuan, âShi Yun and I were getting anxious when we saw Xi Cheng and Lin Yu get engaged. We didnât know when our silly son would find himself a good girl like Lin Yu. I truly envied you for having such good fortune. Thankfully, our silly son now has someone to spend the rest of his life with.â
Han Yuan quickly suppressed her disappointment and smiled perfunctorily. âOh, donât say such ridiculous things. Shi Nian is such a good child; if I had a daughter, I would definitely offer her to you as a daughter-in-law! In fact, I
was just about to show you my goddaughter and see what you think about her, but youâve already gone and got your son a wife!â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Han Yuan still felt a little discontentedâmainly because she hadnât met Yun Nan and didnât know what kind of girl she was. She didnât think Yun Nan could be better than Gu Man and wanted Xu Yun to reconsider.
Xu Yun smiled and remarked, âI donât doubt your goddaughter is a fine young lady. However, I donât make the decisions on Shi Nianâs matters. Of our entire family, only Shi Ke and his wife might be able to pressure him.â
Shi Gao suddenly piped up, âShi Nian lets his sister-in-law interfere in his affairs?â
Xu Yun chuckled, âOur Xiang Yang treats Shi Nian as her own brother. She scolds and dotes on him when appropriate and has the demeanor of an elder sister-in-law, so Shi Yun and I donât have to worry about him anyway. Xiang Yang even specifically designed wedding rings for Shi Nian and Yun Nan. The two of them liked the rings very much.â
Shi Gao opened her mouth but never had the chance to interrupt her. Only then did Lin Yu realize that the soft and gentle Mrs. Shiâwho had seemed to be a trophy wife just like her future mother-in-lawâwasnât so simple at all. The four of them had come at her from all sides, but Mrs. Shi handled them with flawless ease. It was obvious her future mother-in-law was nothing compared to her in terms of EQand IQ.
âMrs. Shi probably already saw through Gu Manâs little plan,â Lin Yu thought.
She was happy Gu Man had failed but worried she couldnât marry the pest off. The longer Gu Man stayed around, the longer her position would be at risk.
However, she was still quite happy at the moment, though she had to hide it from the others. Lin Yu eased the situation by saying, âThe harmonious atmosphere in Auntieâs family sounds pleasant. Nothing can compare to your familyâs love and respect. We should have a get-together with Shi Nian, his brother, and their wives when we get the chance. We can chat, share our experiences, and learn from each other..â