Chapter 189 A Concubine is Better than a Mistress (7)_1
Sister Peiqin and her siblings had simply set up their new home and settled down in the town.
Though not far from each other, only a walk away, Grandma Sun often came over to check on them. Seeing that the siblings rarely left the house, but stayed indoors to read and practice their calligraphy, she couldn’t help but wipe her eyes when talking about them.
Lady Zou had given birth to a big, chubby son and was still confined for the postpartum period, unable to visit, so she sent Zou Xing over to lend a hand more often.
After Lady Fang’s death, details emerged about Jian Xiao, and Zou Xing insisted on marrying Pei Qin, even saying he was willing to wait for her for three years. Grandma Zou thought this was quite good, and Old Man Zou no longer objected. After all, by the time Pei Qin’s three-year mourning period was over, she would be seventeen, and his son would be twenty.
With their mother gone, and although Grandma Sun had intentions to matchmake, it wasn’t proper for her to propose it directly. She could only feel out Pei Qin’s inclinations.
Pei Qin said directly that she wouldn’t consider it for three to five years.
Grandma Sun thought Pei Qin was a clever person and must have sensed Zou Xing’s intentions. Such a response meant a rejection, so she told Zou Xing it was futile, advising him to look elsewhere to avoid awkwardness in future encounters.
That she thought so meant she overestimated Pei Qin. When Pei Qin mentioned three to five years, that was already the shorter end of things. For those who got married and had children in their teens, it was as if they were playing with their lives! It wasn’t just Grandma Sun who came to gauge her thoughts; Grandma Miao had also inquired, saying how she had a nephew from her maternal family and how great her sister’s little son was.
Later, seeing Pei Qin unresponsive and realizing there was no chance, they came back saying that Grandma Zhang had changed her mind again and now wanted Zhang Dayun to marry her. They argued that getting married during her mourning period wouldn’t be too soon, and if she truly waited three years, she’d be an old maid and it would be hard to find a marriage.