Farm Girl's Manor

Wu’s eyes brightened, and she nodded continuously, "Good, let’s do it this way first."

Mo Yan smiled and then turned her gaze to Dani, tentatively saying, "Big Sister Dani is becoming more and more beautiful, such a pretty and capable girl, I wonder who will be lucky enough to have her in the future."

Dani’s face quickly flushed with a touch of shyness. With her head lowered, she twisted her hands together uneasily, not knowing what to say.

"Don’t even mention it, this thoughtless girl has become a constant worry for me!" Wu’s, who had just been smiling, now had her brows deeply furrowed, "This girl has suffered with me in the early years, so I thought I would let her choose her own match. But she, on the other hand, has had dozens of matchmakers come knocking at our door, if not hundreds, and she refuses every one of them! She’s even three years older than you, turning twenty-one this year, and she’s not anxious at all. She’s driving me to my grave with worry..."

With no outsiders present, Wu’s poured out all her complaints about Dani. Although her words were full of dissatisfaction, anyone could hear the love and concern she had for Dani. Otherwise, she would have long since arranged a marriage for Dani, following her own criteria for a son-in-law, without allowing Dani any chance to refuse.

"Mother..." Dani called out somewhat embarrassed, unable to raise her head because of what her mother had said.

She had heard these words at home numerous times and knew that at her age, she was putting her mother and family in a difficult position, facing gossip from outside. Yet she really hadn’t thought in that direction and even had the notion of never marrying. Caught between a rock and a hard place, she selfishly followed her own wishes, delaying as long as she could.

"Hmph, you enjoy hearing all this from mother, so why don’t you ever think about mother’s efforts?" Wu’s directed her anger squarely at Dani, "Compared to other parents who directly decide their daughters’ marriages, allowing you to choose your own is considered liberal, isn’t it? But you, not only failing to appreciate mother’s intentions but also letting mother endure the gossip—it wouldn’t matter if our family had to provide for you for a whole lifetime. But is this truly good for you? Mother doesn’t want you to be lonely later in life, I can’t be with you forever..."