Farm Girl's Manor

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan suddenly remembered something else, which made her heart ache for the other. She could only say against her conscience, "It’s said one knows the face, not the heart. Master Shen may indeed seem very good on the surface, but who knows what he’s like inside? Besides, your uncle and aunt have painstakingly chosen Young Master Du for you, believing him to be excellent. When you get married next year and live at your own home, you won’t have to abide by your in-laws’ rules. For a daughter’s family, this is really the best arrangement."

Being a daughter-in-law in this era is not easy, especially if one encounters a harsh and demanding mother-in-law who enjoys picking on her daughter-in-law. Not only are you expected to perform morning and evening duties, but you must also wait on your mother-in-law hand and foot, helping her dress and eat. If you make a mistake, you’re in for a scolding at best and punishment at worst. Some mother-in-laws even interfere in the affairs of their son and daughter-in-law’s bedroom... Just the thought of it is unbearable.

For Father Liu and Mother Liu, welcoming a son-in-law into their home served a dual purpose. First, they did not wish for the Liu Family to have no descendants, and second, they wanted to keep their only daughter under their watchful eye to prevent her from being mistreated in her husband’s family. As for whether the son-in-law had any talent or capability, they didn’t really care. As long as he was good to their daughter and could maintain the current family business of the Liu Family, that was enough.

Unexpectedly, a Scholar with the title of Scholar, Young Master Du, appeared. Even though he did not pass the Scholar exams this time with the Liu Family’s support, Mr. and Mrs. Liu felt his background was far superior to the expected son-in-law, so they had already set the wedding date for May of the coming year.

Mo Yan’s words also reminded Liu Tinglan of the fact that she was already promised to someone, causing her expression to darken further. She had met the Young Master Du to whom she was betrothed, but she couldn’t muster any romantic notions in her heart, as if he were just an insignificant person.

At that time, she had hoped to gradually develop feelings after marriage, to have a relationship as harmonious as her parents did. But after seeing him today, what was this unwillingness that surged in her heart?