Chapter 341 Magistrate Adult Arrives (4)_1
Lady Han smiled gently, "Madam Mu, no need for formality. The fact that you can raise a daughter as gentle and beautiful as your eldest girl shows you are extremely good at teaching children. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have captured the heart of the future patriarch of our Great Jin Dynasty’s richest family-- to the point where he constantly thinks about her day and night, declaring that he will marry no one else. Surely, she is no ordinary girl!"
"What? Is it Big Brother Huo?"
Cai Wei was taken aback, startled and raising her voice by several notes!
Oh my God, what’s going on? Cai Wei was dumbfounded. Didn’t Big Brother Huo already have the girl he admired? Wasn’t he just deliberating earlier on how to court her? How did he suddenly return to propose to her? What on earth was going on?
"That’s right. It is indeed Young Master Huo Yuan!"
Magistrate Han stroked his beard, envy tinting his voice as he addressed Mu Zhongqing, "Scholar Mu, you are indeed fortunate to raise such a wonderful girl. She captured the attention of Young Master Huo. To be related to the Huo Family will ensure that the Mu Family will be utterly prosperous in the future!"
Mu Zhongqing forced a smile, it was quite a reluctant smile.
He did not care if his family would become extraordinarily wealthy nor did he care about forming a kinship with the Huo family. What he cared about was whether his daughter would be happy.
He did not expect the person proposing to be Young Master Huo. Although he had a good impression of Young Master Huo, he still didn’t wish for his daughter to marry into the rich and noble aristocrats. After all, their family’s status, as well as the rules of the aristocrats, were all very clear.
Once his daughter entered such a wealthy family, it was not guaranteed she wouldn’t be looked down upon because of her humble background. Moreover, if she was treated poorly in the future, he, being from a small humble family, wouldn’t be able to stand up for her. He would have to stand by and watch, feeling as if his heart was being gouged out. Rather than allowing this to happen, it would be better to have her marry someone he knew well, an honest man like Jiujin who would treat her well for a lifetime, leading a peaceful life by her side.
This was his plan, but he didn’t know what his daughter was thinking. If his daughter’s thoughts coincided with his, he could refuse the Magistrate right away. However, if his daughter’s thoughts were different, if she had already developed feelings for Huo Yuan, and he still refused their marriage, wasn’t he disappointing and making his daughter sad? Therefore, he couldn’t directly refuse this marriage proposal yet. It was best to understand his daughter’s heart first before making any plans!
Having made up his mind, Mu Zhongqing spoke, "Thank you, Magistrate for your concern. Young Master Huo is indeed excellent. However, marriage is no trivial matter, please let us ponder over it for a few days. We will send you a letter in reply after we’ve made our decision, hoping for your indulgence!"