Chapter 136 - 135: Talking to Dabao about Marriage
In a moment of desperation, she dared not hide anything anymore and confessed everything after old Madam Huang scared her.
"Mother, it was today that matchmaker Zhang came over. I had to do this because I was afraid she would bring up Dabao’s marriage proposal. What kind of marriage could matchmaker Zhang arrange for Dabao? It would just be some village girl from a nearby village. But our Dabao is the eldest grandson of the Gu Family. I want to find him a daughter-in-law from a good family background. In the future, when Erya and Sanya get married, and Erbao and Sanbao take wives, others will make comparisons, won’t they?
Even for a girl from the town, Dabao’s father and I are already looking for someone suitable. There is a young lady from the Tao Bowl Shop who is quite good. We’re planning to ask someone to check on that. As for Sanya, mother, I was thinking that a light fall wouldn’t be a big deal. I didn’t expect her to hit her head on a rock and fall so heavily! Mother, she’s my own daughter, I wouldn’t bear for her to suffer like this..."
Seeing Huang Xiangwen crying so genuinely, old Madam Huang somewhat believed her, saying only, "I can understand your desire to find a good wife for Dabao, but currently, it is your father who calls the shots in our family. The person you favor won’t do; we need his agreement!"
"Then... what do you think I should do, mother?"
Old Madam Huang snorted coldly, "In my opinion, you should save your effort, stop stirring up trouble with your clever schemes."
Huang Xiangwen stood there, stunned, and then sat down on the ground with a thud, wailing, "Ah...? So my poor Sanya suffered for nothing!"
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Knowing that she couldn’t discuss Gu Dabao’s marriage with Huang Xiangwen, matchmaker Zhang, seeing Gu Feng heading to the fields with the family’s laborers, followed them out as well.
On the narrow ridges of the field, matchmaker Zhang lifted her trousers carefully, afraid of stepping into the mud.