Chapter 140 - 0140: The Wild Goose Delivering a Letter 4_1
After saying that, Hongling’s mother added, "My sister-in-law is a well-known matchmaker in the nearby villages. The Zhang family approached your uncle for a marriage proposal and they sought her help in mediating."
Upon hearing this, Feng Qingxue and her aunt understood the accuracy of the information.
Feng’s aunt questioned with doubt, "Wang Jiao is quite a beauty and dresses fashionably, but her temper isn’t the best. One look at her and it’s obvious that she’s not easy to get along with. How did the Zhang family come to like her? Although Xiaoxue’s uncle is a secretary, Zhang Yuejin is a master butcher. The Zhang family isn’t inferior to the Wang Family. It’s strange to see them willing to marry such a difficult woman."
Having met Wang Jiao before, Feng’s aunt who prides herself on her keen judgment, had a very poor impression of her.
"Bah! What’s so strange about that? When a family has a daughter, a hundred families are seeking. It is normal! Wang Jiao is beautiful; Zhang Yuejin likes her! As for her temperament and personality, who knows unless they’ve lived together? Since becoming a master butcher, Zhang Yuejin’s standards have risen. Many families wanted him as a son-in-law, but he did not agree. Who knew that he set his heart on Wang Jiao when she went to the city some time ago? He came back home immediately and asked his mother to find my sister-in-law to go to the Wang family to propose. In his family, he is the most successful, his mother wouldn’t dare not to listen. Xiaoxue would have had more meat on her if we weren’t so poor before, her appearance wouldn’t deteriorate due to hunger. Who would wait till Lu Jiang comes back!"
Feng Qingxue hurriedly said, "I dare not compare with my cousin. I am not a beauty."
Hongling’s mother gave her a look, snickered and said, "Are you telling me I don’t know what you look like? Your mother was a beauty when she was young, how ugly can you be? Besides, who wouldn’t notice the soot on your face at a close look? It’s a good strategy for a girl without male labor at home to dress up a little more shabbily. As long as the good-looking side of you is hidden and not revealed to those with ulterior motives, there’s nothing dangerous."