Chapter 193 - 185: Staying Behind
When Tian Sisi finally completed the eggplant dish involving forty-eight meticulous steps, their return date had also arrived. Time truly flew by quickly; before they knew it, it was already the end of August. The Yang Family’s two brothers were grounded by their mother to refocus at home and no longer came to play at Yun Mansion.
Although Tian Sisi still wanted to play more, she missed Tian Liu Jin and Tian Manjin. Tian Manjin had written several letters urging her to return. According to a letter from Tian Qinghua, the fourth uncle was practically turning into a "waiting daughter" stone, going to the village entrance to look for her before and after work every day, each time returning home with deep sighs.
Tian Sisi found it both amusing and bitter, feeling somewhat guilty as well. She had been so thoughtless, only caring about her own joy without considering how her family was missing her.
Tian Xinhua had been looking for an opportunity to tell Tian Sisi that he planned to stay, but every time he was about to speak, he couldn’t bring himself to do it. He was worried that Tian Sisi would cry and make a scene, and so he kept delaying it until the time to leave.
Mr. Yun had already discussed this matter with He Xuewen. Since he couldn’t decide for Tian Xinhua, he specifically wrote a letter back, emphasizing Mr. Yun’s background. It’s likely that Tian Liu Jin had heard of Mr. Yun’s great reputation.
In his view, Tian Xinhua being favored by Mr. Yun was truly a stroke of good fortune. With Mr. Yun’s profound and unfathomable skills, if Xinhua could learn even a fraction of that, he would be a dragon among men.
Of course, He Xuewen was not yet privy to the joke between Mr. Yun and Tian Xinhua. If he knew that Mr. Yun was preparing to match his precious daughter with this youngster Tian Xinhua, he probably wouldn’t think the same way.
Any father, except for those worthless ones, would naturally find it hard to bear the thought of marrying off his daughter, whom he had raised through hardships, to another man, no matter how excellent that man might be.
Especially for a father like He Xuewen who was so protective of his daughter. In his mind, it would be best if Ah Nan could stay with him forever and never marry off!
The men of the Tian Family had no objections to this, but Li Yuedi and Jin Wanming were somewhat reluctant to part with their grandson (son). They were chided by Tian Bajin and Tian Manmu, accusing them of having narrow-minded women’s views, without considering Xinhua’s future.