Chapter 1391 - 1393: Which Miss from the Zhang Family _1
"It’s one of the girls from the Zhang family in town, the ones who run the grain business," Ms. Wang said. "The last time Mrs. Zhang of the Wang family had her sixtieth birthday, they invited me. I didn’t want to go at first, but then they kept asking me every day. I couldn’t evade it any longer, so I went and saw a Zhang family girl who seemed quite decent."
"Mom, which girl from the Zhang family caught your eye?" Although the topic was mostly about women’s affairs, Ye Zi’an suddenly interjected.
"How did you know?" Yang Chuxia asked, her eyes narrowing slightly; everyone familiar with her knew that this was an unusual expression.
Ye Zi’an immediately responded, "I don’t know about the Zhang family’s girls, but I do know the Zhang family is quite chaotic."
"Is that so?" Ms. Wang didn’t like the sound of that; she disliked the idea of aligning with a disorderly family, as it could bring endless trouble and complications to her own household.
"What kind of chaos are we talking about," Yang Dachuan asked, "Is it the family that’s chaotic, or their business?"
Thinking back to the conversations during a recent visit from some guests, Ye Zi’an succinctly relayed, "People say that the son of the first branch of the Zhang family actually belongs to the third branch, and the daughter of the third branch to the first. The third and first branches are at each other’s throats like enemies, while the second branch is stuck in the middle, always being bullied. Some say that the second branch’s children belong to the first branch, and others claim they are from the third branch."
"Pfft..." This was the second time that evening Yang Chuxia spat out her drink in surprise.
Even Ms. Wang and Yang Dachuan were stunned by Ye Zi’an’s words. This was no ordinary mess, was it? On deeper thought, this sounded like complete familial chaos. How else would children not belong to their own family branch? Upon reflection, this was indeed a serious issue.
"Oh dear, look at my discernment; it’s not very good," Ms. Wang immediately gave up on that idea; such a family was an absolute mess.
Ye Zi’an paused before adding, "The Zhang family also has a fourth branch, which has severed ties with the other branches and lives separately. I just don’t know which branch the girl you took a liking to is from."
"Forget it; it doesn’t matter which branch she is from," Ms. Wang quickly waved her hand dismissively, "none of them would do. It’s simply too horrible to contemplate."
"Mom, you should start looking again. Hearing what Brother An has said, the Zhang family really does sound like a bad choice. Marrying one of them would just be marrying trouble for Qingrui." Thinking that Ms. Wang’s judgment of people really wasn’t very good, Yang Chuxia added, "It’s lucky I’m at home now, I can help you consider other options."
"That would be great."
While Yang Chuxia and her mother were discussing what kind of bride to find for Yang Qingrui, Qian Xiaoqing and Ms. Qian of the Wang family had run off to the town of Wangquan. Not only that, they had found an inn to stay in, resulting in the Yang family’s search party returning empty-handed.
"Mom..." Early in the morning, after coming out of the training room and having breakfast, Yangyang headed to the study to finish writing the characters his father had assigned. Once done, he scampered downstairs, "I’m going to grandma’s to play with my aunt."
"Hey, wait a minute." Seeing him about to step out, Yang Chuxia called out hurriedly.
"Mom, did you need to tell me something?" Upon hearing her, Yangyang bounced back.
Yang Chuxia said, "Your aunt and uncle, along with Brother Yanzhu, have come back from the prefecture. In a bit, I’ll take you there to see them."
When she returned, she had heard that Chen Sheng and Yang Ruoqiu had gone to the prefecture. Apparently, there was new rouge available, and they planned to procure some stock, taking the opportunity for the whole family to enjoy a trip to the prefecture.