Chapter 1050 - 1052 The Benefits of Marrying into the Ye Family are Too Obvious_1
The Land Officer’s wife listened to her litany and grew somewhat impatient, asking directly, "Just say it outright, stop beating around the bush."
Ms. Liu Junior, caught off guard by the rebuke, hesitated briefly before standing firm and declaring, "Betrothal, the Ye Family and the Liu Family are to be betrothed, make this matter real. Because of this, my daughter will likely have difficulty finding a match in the future. The Ye Family must take responsibility for this."
Yang Chuxia pursed her lips upon hearing her declaration, having had a premonition earlier, and now it was fully confirmed.
It seemed that these people were not giving up on tying the knot with her family.
"Madam, I have some words to say." Before she could speak, Granny Da Li, who was behind her, spoke up.
In her heart, Granny Da Li thought that had this happened in the city, there would have been no need for the master to intervene; they could have handled it themselves. It was only because this was happening in the village, and because the master didn’t want to elevate her own status, forbidding them from stepping in and handling everything on her own.
However, listening to the discussion now, she truly couldn’t contain herself any longer. Their young master was so clever and adorable, not someone these people could possibly match with. In the future, he should marry a proper young lady.
Yang Chuxia looked at her with surprise but still nodded, "Go ahead and speak."
Granny Da Li bowed and then turned to address Ms. Liu Junior, "Miss, may I ask, for this child betrothal, was it my mistress who actively sought out your Liu Family?"
Naturally, it wasn’t; it was the Liu Family who had initiated it.
Seeing the Liu Family silent, the Land Officer’s wife answered, "No, it was the Liu Family who approached us."
Granny Da Li continued, "Very well, since it wasn’t the Ye Family who sought this out, why should the Ye Family take any responsibility? If the Liu Family’s daughter’s reputation is damaged, isn’t our young master’s reputation also damaged? Isn’t the Ye Family’s reputation compromised as well? Our two young masters are so young, the masters haven’t even considered betrothals yet, but because of the Liu Family’s unsolicited proposition, our young masters’ reputations have been tarnished. My mistress has not even approached your Liu Family for retribution; you should be thankful for that. And now you expect my mistress to take responsibility? Where do you get the nerve?"
By the time she said this, Granny Da Li was no longer holding back, her tone sharp, especially after glancing at Yang Chuxia, whose lips were still curled up, her mind at ease.
She continued, "This time, it’s about our eldest young master. If in the future someone else comes proposing for our youngest young master and my mistress disagrees, and somehow this spreads just like now, and they, like you, come demanding that my youngest young master take responsibility—should he comply? What if the other girl is foolish or simple? Should our young master still marry her?"
After Granny Da Li finished, the Liu Family members were taken aback and speechless for a moment.
Yang Chuxia then raised the ultimate question, or rather, a provocation.
"My mother is right, especially in such a circumstance—if the word gets out accidentally, that’s one thing; but what if someone deliberately spreads rumors to coerce my family into a betrothal?" As she said this, her gaze was fixed on Ms. Liu Junior, and finally, it shifted to Ms. Liu herself.
"What do you mean by that? Are you suggesting that my family did this on purpose?" Suspicious eyes and words left Ms. Liu sitting uncomfortably.
Ms. Liu’s brother also spoke up, "So, you’re not agreeing to the betrothal, is that it? Don’t think the Liu Family is easy to bully."
Yang Chuxia looked at them, her gaze carrying a hint of contempt, and enunciated slowly, "I am seriously beginning to suspect that it was your Liu Family who spread this rumor, with the aim of betrothing to my son and marrying into the Ye Family. After all, the advantages of marrying into the Ye Family are too obvious. What do you think?"