Chapter 836 - 179: Don’t Even Think About Marrying In_4
"To stay decent in Capital Jingcheng! As long as you earnestly be an official in the Six Ministries, you will rise eventually!" Fang Li retorted; his father had considered sending Dalang to the outer areas, influenced by what Pei Qin and her group had suggested.
Grandma Fang barked angrily, "Shut your mouth! As a capital official, do you really expect to rise? Isn’t it thanks to Qinqin and her group!? If not for Qinqin inventing the hand-cranked threshing machine, Dalang wouldn’t have been promoted to Sixth Rank. By being assigned outside, serving as an officer for a few years and then returning to Jingcheng, he will indeed get promoted."
"Isn’t the Shen family very influential? Dalang is also on good terms with Young Master Shen; how could he not rise!" Fang Li insisted stubbornly.
"You think the Shen family would help you without Qinqin!" scolded Grandma Fang.
Speaking of this, Fang Li again blamed Pei Qin, "Why wouldn’t they help!? Pei Qin is now favoring Wendong greatly, making room for Dalang early. Now that she values him, initially when she was to marry Young Master Shen, she adamantly refused and insisted on choosing Mo Heng, just for a handsome face—of what use is that!? If she had married Young Master Shen, Dalang wouldn’t have needed to make room!
"You damn fool, spouting nonsense!" Grandma Fang, also furious, stepped forward to hit him.
Fang Li quickly dodged. What he said was true. Pei Qin had chosen Mo Heng, but could have married Pei Yuan to Young Master Shen, which would have been the same. Instead, she chose someone who was never home and lived hundreds of miles away. If only Fang Fang looked decent, he would have sent his own daughter instead.
"Disaster! Get out of here! With you being so short-sighted as the head, our family would be doomed sooner or later!" Old Scholar Fang cursed, then couldn’t help but cough.