GlossaryChapter 1: Quarrel In The NeighborhoodChapter 2: Dissatisfactory Daughters-in-LawChapter 3: Exceptional LazinessChapter 4: In The MoneyChapter 5: Found WorkChapter 6: Going To TownChapter 7: Discussing PriceChapter 8: Making A SceneChapter 9: WastrelChapter 10: Separating The FamilyChapter 11: First MealChapter 12: Shi Cheng’s FamilyChapter 13: FateChapter 14: Jiujiu Came To HelpChapter 15: Fated To Meet Even If Separated By A Thousand MilesChapter 16: Glutinous Rice CakeChapter 17: An AccidentChapter 18: RescuedChapter 19: Parent’s ReturnChapter 20: RecuperationChapter 21: Everyone’s Come To HelpChapter 22: Xiaoyi, The Exceptional EmbroidererChapter 23: Planting CarrotsChapter 24: Moving To TownChapter 25: Devising A Plan To Go To TownChapter 26: The StoreChapter 27: Cotton Hand-WarmerChapter 28: PlansChapter 29: ConflictChapter 30: Joy Amid The SorrowsChapter 31: Unexpected UproarChapter 32: FightChapter 33: ConfrontationChapter 34: Making A CommotionChapter 35: Xiaogu’s Excellent MatchChapter 36: Doctor’s VisitChapter 37: Earned Two Taels of SilverChapter 38: Three Taels Of Silver EachChapter 39: Betrothal GiftsChapter 40: Xiaonian SurpriseChapter 41: Discussion and DecisionsChapter 42: Preparing Their WaresChapter 43: Splitting The WorkChapter 44: Returning The MoneyChapter 45: Thick-Skinned Chapter 46: Reunion DinnerChapter 47: Anticipating The Future Chapter 48: New Year Beating Chapter 49: Lost HandkerchiefChapter 50: Intertwined Lotus FlowersChapter 51: Sishu Has Some ThoughtsChapter 52: Delivering GoodsChapter 53: SchoolChapter 54: Town Residents Return HomeChapter 55: FightChapter 56: Buying LandChapter 57: First Sum Of MoneyChapter 58: Entering Town For DuanwuChapter 59: Pleasant SurpriseChapter 60: A Knack For BusinessChapter 61: Knight In Shining ArmorChapter 62: Pestered By A Good-For-NothingChapter 63: New ClothesChapter 64: Childhood Fun Part 1 – Playing With WaterChapter 65: Childhood Fun Part 2 – FightChapter 66: Childhood Fun Part Three – ComplaintChapter 67: Roasted MeatChapter 68: Return to Laolao’s HomeChapter 69: Marriage ProposalChapter 70: She’s Not The One I LikeChapter 71: Staying In TownChapter 72: Wonders Never CeaseChapter 73: Rolling Up Their Sleeves For BattleChapter 74: Troublemakers Chapter 75: Beating Up A Scoundrel (Part 1) Chapter 76: Beating Up A Scoundrel (Part 2) Chapter 77: Buying Raw MaterialsChapter 78: Buckwheat NoodlesChapter 79: Mid Autumn FestivalChapter 80: Going Out To Earn MoneyChapter 81: Liu Hong Gets MarriedChapter 82: Sharing The PieChapter 83: Relentless Ma ShiChapter 84: Sishu’s ReturnChapter 85: Breaking Into The Market Chapter 86: Talking BusinessChapter 87: Engaging A MatchmakerChapter 88: Marriage Talks Part 1Chapter 89: Marriage Talks Part 2Chapter 90: Get Rich Quick?Chapter 91: Full Month BanquetChapter 92: Building A HouseChapter 93: Neighbour’s RequestChapter 94: Thoughts About Moving To TownChapter 95: Sishu Gets MarriedChapter 96: Another Trip To NingxiaChapter 97: Renting The StoreChapter 98: Looking For TroubleChapter 99: Free-For-AllChapter 100: Take This Divorce Letter And Get LostChapter 101: Group Fight (Part 1)Chapter 102: Group Fight (Part 2)Chapter 103: Group Fight (Part 3)Chapter 104: Wining And DiningChapter 105: Renting The StoreChapter 106: Buying A HouseChapter 107: He Ruyu Is ExpectingChapter 108: ConcubineChapter 109: Bitten By A SnakeChapter 110: PreachingChapter 111: First’s DaughtersChapter 112: Looking After The PatientChapter 113: Buying ServantsChapter 114: Going To Hanzhong CityChapter 115: Hanzhong CityChapter 116: Shopping And EatingChapter 117: Strange Young MissChapter 118: Making Her Own PlansChapter 119: Feeling JealousChapter 120: Get Engaged First?Chapter 121: GlibChapter 122: Hand In HandChapter 123: He Ruyu Gives BirthChapter 124: Marriage ProposalChapter 125: Another Matchmaker VisitsChapter 126: Green Eyed MonsterChapter 127: Highly Sought AfterChapter 128: ApprovalChapter 129: The Question Of Betrothal MoneyChapter 130: Full Of ReasonsChapter 131: Information GatheredChapter 132: MystifyingChapter 133: ScandalChapter 134: Unexpected GuestsChapter 135: Falling OutChapter 136: Bad NewsChapter 137: WorkshopChapter 138: AlarmedChapter 139: Plans FinalisedChapter 140: Little Me Can’t Do It!Chapter 141: Break Down The DoorChapter 142: Red Fruit Of TroubleChapter 143: Not PoisonousChapter 144: Grow It In The CourtyardChapter 145: ExplanationChapter 146: RemarriageChapter 147: Buying FlowersChapter 148: Destruction Of FlowersChapter 149: GrudgeChapter 150: Fast ThinkingChapter 151: ShamelessChapter 152: DiscussionChapter 153: NegotiationChapter 154: ResolutionChapter 155: Sneak Attack Chapter 156: Joining ForcesChapter 157: Get Him Drunk And Sleep With HimChapter 158: Mid Autumn FestivalChapter 159: Misunderstanding?Chapter 160: Gone BustChapter 161: Bullying The WeakChapter 162: Flower Field DowryChapter 163: Settling AccountsChapter 164: In Love Chapter 165: Interested Chapter 166: BickeringChapter 167: Tricked?Chapter 168: ObservationChapter 169: Taking Advantage Chapter 170: New PlansChapter 171: A Small FavourChapter 172: The Rules Of A Prestigious HouseholdChapter 173: DowryChapter 174: Mountain HouseholdChapter 175: XiucaiChapter 176: Celebratory BanquetChapter 177: FaintedChapter 178: Muslin, Tea, FlowersChapter 179: Business Meeting PlaceChapter 180: Spoilt Rich Second GenerationChapter 181: Marrying The Bride HomeChapter 182: MarriedChapter 183: Return To Maiden HomeChapter 184: Returning The HandkerchiefChapter 185: Marry MeChapter 186: ObjectionsChapter 187: Explosive TemperChapter 188: XiuxiuChapter 189: Ma Shi Appears
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1. This is an unofficial translation and no permission has been obtained from the author/ official publisher. It may be taken down if the author/official publisher requests.
2. This is a fan work and the interpretation represents only the translator’s personal views without any input from the author.
3. No permission has been granted to use, publish, upload and/or copy this translation to any other site except for Second Life Translations.
Liu Lin himself didn’t realise how explosively his family would take his plan to get married. Especially his mother’s reaction.
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When He shi heard that Liu Lin wanted to get married, she nearly jumped out of her skin! She couldn’t believe her ears! And that was understandable – Liu Lin had never shown any hint of liking anyone. Furthermore, no one in the family knew who the girl in question was!
He shi looked at him with utter shock and asked, “You want to get married? You found a girl you liked? Can you just… Just say these things so casually? That girl… was just picked by you so easily?”
Liu Changgeng was extremely clear about He shi’s concerns. He quickly pulled the agitated He shi to the side, and asked Liu Lin, “Who caught your eye?”
Nkw Nkd rywple qsa y xsxldv clqsal ydpolakdt, “Mbl Tydzkd qyxkzu’p Zswdt Ykpp. Fbl’p nyzzle Fsdt Zys….”
“Ebyv?!” Tl pbk’p hsknl easodle swv vbl alpv sq Nkw Nkd’p alprsdpl. “Mbl Tydzkd’p qyxkzu’p Zswdt Ykpp. Nkw Nkd… Gal usw ealyxkdt?!”
Nkw Nkd eked’v pyu yduvbkdt.
Nkw Ubydttldt rwzzle Tl pbk vs vbl pkel yde pyke kd y iwklv hsknl, “Tso nyd Nkd pyu yduvbkdt, okvb usw nsdpvydvzu fwxrkdt sd bkx?”
Nkw Fbw oyp yzps ralpldv. Tl vssj vbl srrsavwdkvu obld bkp qyvbla oyp prlyjkdt vs bkp xsvbla vs iwknjzu ypj, “Tso eke usw tlv vs jdso bla? Fwnb y ralpvktkswp qyxkzu oswzed’v yzzso vblka eywtbvlap swv nypwyzzu. Tso eke usw tlv vs jdso bla? Wwavblaxsal… vbkp nyd’v fwpv cl y sdl-pkele zshl! Kwpv clnywpl usw zkjl bla, oswze vbl tkaz… lhld ryu ydu yvvldvksd vs wp?”
Nkw Nkd qkdyzzu tsv vbl nbydnl vs lmrzykd bkxplzq. Tl zssjle yv bkp ryaldvp yde pyke, “Fsdt Zys kp vbl Tydzkd qyxkzu’p lzelpv eywtbvla. R aldvle vbl pvsal qasx bla…” Mbld bl nsdvkdwle vs lmrzykd bso bl xlv bla, yde kdnkeldvyzzu blzrle bla. Tl lmrzykdle vbl iwydeyau vbl Fsdt qyxkzu oyp kd yde Fsdt Zys’p sod ekqqknwzvu. Tl lhld pbyale bso bla olv dwapl bye clttle bkx vs blzr bkx qkde Fsdt Zys’p lm-qkydnl obld bl oldv vs Fsdtfkydt. Tl vsze vblx lhlauvbkdt, kdnzwekdt bso bl bye qswde vbl xyd vs cl vbl osapv vurl sq pnwx.
Nkw Nkd bye ycpszwvlzu ds rzydp vs nsdnlyz vbkp qasx bkp qyxkzu. Oprlnkyzzu pkdnl bl kdvldele vs ole Fsdt Zys – bl oydvle vblal vs cl ds kppwlp bkeeld clvolld vblx yde vbl qyxkzu. Mbl qyxkzu dllele vs jdso lhlauvbkdt bl eke ycswv Fsdt Zys’p pkvwyvksd.
Tkp lmrzydyvksd vssj iwkvl psxl vkxl. Rd vbyv vkxl, Nkw Dw’la bye nsxl shla qasx bla sod nswavuyae, vs ekpnwpp okvb bla xsvbla vbl bswplbsze elnsayvksdp qsa vbl wrnsxkdt qlpvkhkvklp. Mbl kdpvydv pbl ldvlale, pbl blyae Nkw Nkd wpkdt y ayvbla plakswp vsdl sq hsknl. Fbl rydknjle, vbkdjkdt vbyv psxlvbkdt bye byrrldle, yde bwaakle shla vs byhl y zkpvld.
Liu Lin had no plans to keep this from her. In fact, Liu Lin secretly felt that the one who would be most supportive of his plans, would likely be her.
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Liu Xu’er came over and calmly listened to him speak. After listening for a while, she finally understood. It seemed…. That her erge had someone he liked?
But as she listened, it seemed that something wasn’t right. Erge and that lady – why did it seem… As though her erge was just doing this to help her? Song Yao couldn’t stay at home any longer. It seemed that her dasao wanted to chase her out?
When Liu Lin was finally done talking. He naturally didn’t say anything about how Song Yao had approached him to ask him to marry her. That point definitely needed to be kept from his family. He needed to maintain some privacy for himself and Song Yao.
Liu Xu’er didn’t say anything. In fact no one said anything, because the situation seemed too fantastical. In their ordinary lives, they would never interact with such families. And of course, He shi was the first to vehemently object to the match.
“Definitely not! That is a prestigious household’s Young Miss! No matter the difficulties the family is facing, it’s not for our family to help. They have big businesses and large holdings – how can it be that they’re at the brink of starvation? And if that Young Miss is having such difficulties with her dasao, that can only mean…. That something is not right with the Young Miss! Why would her dasao chase her out of the house like that for no reason? Aren’t they all a family?! How can her parents not care?! It must be because that Young Miss did something wrong! This kind of person….”
“Mum!” It wasn’t just Liu Lin, even Liu Shu and Liu Xu’er had quickly moved to stop her.
He shi huffily kept quiet.
Liu Lin explained, “It’s because she is born of a concubine. Her birth mother has already passed away.”
He shi was stunned. She again opened her mouth, before turning to look at Liu Changgeng in a huff, “Their father! Say something. What kind of situation is this? This kind of person… How can she marry into our family? Our family cannot afford this kind of precious person!” Then in a fit of pique, she waved at Liu Lin vehemently, “Enough! Let’s not speak of this matter. Your father and I don’t agree! Our household cannot afford someone like this! You should quickly get rid of these thoughts! Get out!”
Liu Lin was stunned into standing. Helplessly, he said, “Mum….”
Frustrated, He shi shouted impatiently, “Get out, get out! All of you out! Let me calm down!”
Liu Changgeng saw that He shi had well and truly lost her calm. He could only secretly wave his children away, expressing that he would try to calm her down first.
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The three of them could only leave. Liu Lin was stunned – he didn’t know what to do. Liu Shu grabbed hold of him and started to drag him to the side rooms. Liu Xu’er knew that her brother planned to closely question Liu Lin of the situation, so she naturally followed.
When they got to Liu Lins room, Liu Shu sat down. He asked, “From what I can tell, it seems that the girl herself has also agreed? The two of you… Have already discussed the situation?”
Liu Lin paused for a moment before nodding his head, “That’s right.”
“But, is her agreement enough? Would their family agree? Even if the family is on the decline, they still wouldn’t agree to their girls marrying down! Especially if they are on the brink of ruin, they should be looking for a good match for their daughter, so that they can have some support in their difficulty.”
Liu Lin shook his head, “Even if they were to look, would they be able to find a household like that? Why would a good family be willing to match their sons to a girl from a declining family? Didn’t she already have a fiance in Songjiang prefecture? But when they heard the difficulty the family was going through, didn’t he reject the marriage?”
“But even so, a family like that would still have their own plans. Her parents are still around… Even if she’s concubine born, the Madam should still be in charge of looking for a match for her. Why should they agree to marry her to you? Why should they allow the girl to make this decision for herself?”
Liu Lin could only say, “Her father is extremely ill – currently her marriage matters are being managed entirely by her mother and her sister-in-law…. I didn’t manage to ask it clearly, but since her dasao clearly isn’t able to tolerate her and wasn’t successful in chasing her out, I worry that she would take direct action on her person…. There’s a possibility she might even sell Song Yao.”
“Surely not?” Liu Shu was stunned when he heard.
Liu Xu’er was listening to the entire exchange. Finally, she asked, “Erge, have you ever considered that there is a reason people say to marry someone of similar station? It’s because then there aren’t too many differences in terms of living standards, in terms of etiquette. It becomes easier to get along… Which is why, most wealthy families wouldn’t match their sons to daughters of small families. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to get along – wouldn’t that just be an uncomfortable situation? Similarly, if the Young Miss really were to get married into a family like ours, wouldn’t she be uncomfortable, or be unable to get used to the differences? She might feel that we don’t know our etiquette and lack… Basically, wouldn’t it throw our family into disarray?”
When Liu Lin heard, he very definitely shook his head. “It won’t. Song Yao isn’t that kind of person! You didn’t get to hear what I said at the very start. When I was tidying up the store, I was about to sit my examinations. Song Yao herself is very knowledgeable. She really helped me a lot with it. From that, I can tell that she isn’t someone to stir trouble. She’s not petty.”
Liu Xu’er paused for a moment before saying, “Are you sure?”
Liu Lin nodded heavily, “Very sure!”
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Liu Xu’er started to have some confidence. She didn’t have confidence in Song Yao, but in her erge’s feelings. When she was hearing him talk earlier, she couldn’t hear any affection for Song Yao. It felt like he was only marrying her to help her.
But, seeing how her erge protected Song Yao… Although it wasn’t obvious, Liu Xu’er’s female intuition was telling her something! She felt that the situation between her erge and Song Yao wasn’t that simple.
Although at the beginning, she too had concerns – chiefly that her erge might not actually like Song Yao, and vice versa. It seemed that the marriage proposal was just out of desperation…..
That was different from her dage and Shao Rong’s situation. Although her dage also helped out Shao Rong’s family, he had only discovered he liked her after the worst of the situation had been dealt with…. The two families were also of fairly similar standing, so there was no need to object. But Song Yao seemed to be forced by her circumstances to marry. Liu Xu’er definitely didn’t want her gege’s marriage to be under a cloud like that. What if he married her out of a sense of duty, and then met someone else he genuinely liked?!
As such, initially Liu Xu’er didn’t agree to the match. Of course, she wasn’t as agitated as her mother about it either.
But now, seeing her brother’s attitude…. In any case, Liu Xu’er felt that it didn’t seem as though her erge had no feelings for her. It could be that he did really like her, but because of the big gap in their stations, he had felt it was impossible, and so controlled himself. But since Song Yao was being pushed to the brink, he took the chance….
In matters of love, Liu Xu’er was probably the most experienced in the family. Others might not have understood it; perhaps Liu Lin himself hadn’t yet realised it! But she thought that he had probably fallen head over heels.
If erge liked Song Yao, then they needed to approach the situation differently. Firstly, she needed to investigate if Song Yao had any feelings toward her erge. Perhaps she didn’t, or perhaps she had a little. No matter, she would send her brother forward to help her out, run errands for her etc. Perhaps that would move Song Yao’s heart, and get her to fall in love with her erge! Wasn’t that the best case scenario?!
Liu Xu’er was just thinking over her plans, while Liu Lin and Liu Shu continued on debating Liu Xu’er’s point about “similar station.”
GlossaryChapter 1: Quarrel In The NeighborhoodChapter 2: Dissatisfactory Daughters-in-LawChapter 3: Exceptional LazinessChapter 4: In The MoneyChapter 5: Found WorkChapter 6: Going To TownChapter 7: Discussing PriceChapter 8: Making A SceneChapter 9: WastrelChapter 10: Separating The FamilyChapter 11: First MealChapter 12: Shi Cheng’s FamilyChapter 13: FateChapter 14: Jiujiu Came To HelpChapter 15: Fated To Meet Even If Separated By A Thousand MilesChapter 16: Glutinous Rice CakeChapter 17: An AccidentChapter 18: RescuedChapter 19: Parent’s ReturnChapter 20: RecuperationChapter 21: Everyone’s Come To HelpChapter 22: Xiaoyi, The Exceptional EmbroidererChapter 23: Planting CarrotsChapter 24: Moving To TownChapter 25: Devising A Plan To Go To TownChapter 26: The StoreChapter 27: Cotton Hand-WarmerChapter 28: PlansChapter 29: ConflictChapter 30: Joy Amid The SorrowsChapter 31: Unexpected UproarChapter 32: FightChapter 33: ConfrontationChapter 34: Making A CommotionChapter 35: Xiaogu’s Excellent MatchChapter 36: Doctor’s VisitChapter 37: Earned Two Taels of SilverChapter 38: Three Taels Of Silver EachChapter 39: Betrothal GiftsChapter 40: Xiaonian SurpriseChapter 41: Discussion and DecisionsChapter 42: Preparing Their WaresChapter 43: Splitting The WorkChapter 44: Returning The MoneyChapter 45: Thick-Skinned Chapter 46: Reunion DinnerChapter 47: Anticipating The Future Chapter 48: New Year Beating Chapter 49: Lost HandkerchiefChapter 50: Intertwined Lotus FlowersChapter 51: Sishu Has Some ThoughtsChapter 52: Delivering GoodsChapter 53: SchoolChapter 54: Town Residents Return HomeChapter 55: FightChapter 56: Buying LandChapter 57: First Sum Of MoneyChapter 58: Entering Town For DuanwuChapter 59: Pleasant SurpriseChapter 60: A Knack For BusinessChapter 61: Knight In Shining ArmorChapter 62: Pestered By A Good-For-NothingChapter 63: New ClothesChapter 64: Childhood Fun Part 1 – Playing With WaterChapter 65: Childhood Fun Part 2 – FightChapter 66: Childhood Fun Part Three – ComplaintChapter 67: Roasted MeatChapter 68: Return to Laolao’s HomeChapter 69: Marriage ProposalChapter 70: She’s Not The One I LikeChapter 71: Staying In TownChapter 72: Wonders Never CeaseChapter 73: Rolling Up Their Sleeves For BattleChapter 74: Troublemakers Chapter 75: Beating Up A Scoundrel (Part 1) Chapter 76: Beating Up A Scoundrel (Part 2) Chapter 77: Buying Raw MaterialsChapter 78: Buckwheat NoodlesChapter 79: Mid Autumn FestivalChapter 80: Going Out To Earn MoneyChapter 81: Liu Hong Gets MarriedChapter 82: Sharing The PieChapter 83: Relentless Ma ShiChapter 84: Sishu’s ReturnChapter 85: Breaking Into The Market Chapter 86: Talking BusinessChapter 87: Engaging A MatchmakerChapter 88: Marriage Talks Part 1Chapter 89: Marriage Talks Part 2Chapter 90: Get Rich Quick?Chapter 91: Full Month BanquetChapter 92: Building A HouseChapter 93: Neighbour’s RequestChapter 94: Thoughts About Moving To TownChapter 95: Sishu Gets MarriedChapter 96: Another Trip To NingxiaChapter 97: Renting The StoreChapter 98: Looking For TroubleChapter 99: Free-For-AllChapter 100: Take This Divorce Letter And Get LostChapter 101: Group Fight (Part 1)Chapter 102: Group Fight (Part 2)Chapter 103: Group Fight (Part 3)Chapter 104: Wining And DiningChapter 105: Renting The StoreChapter 106: Buying A HouseChapter 107: He Ruyu Is ExpectingChapter 108: ConcubineChapter 109: Bitten By A SnakeChapter 110: PreachingChapter 111: First’s DaughtersChapter 112: Looking After The PatientChapter 113: Buying ServantsChapter 114: Going To Hanzhong CityChapter 115: Hanzhong CityChapter 116: Shopping And EatingChapter 117: Strange Young MissChapter 118: Making Her Own PlansChapter 119: Feeling JealousChapter 120: Get Engaged First?Chapter 121: GlibChapter 122: Hand In HandChapter 123: He Ruyu Gives BirthChapter 124: Marriage ProposalChapter 125: Another Matchmaker VisitsChapter 126: Green Eyed MonsterChapter 127: Highly Sought AfterChapter 128: ApprovalChapter 129: The Question Of Betrothal MoneyChapter 130: Full Of ReasonsChapter 131: Information GatheredChapter 132: MystifyingChapter 133: ScandalChapter 134: Unexpected GuestsChapter 135: Falling OutChapter 136: Bad NewsChapter 137: WorkshopChapter 138: AlarmedChapter 139: Plans FinalisedChapter 140: Little Me Can’t Do It!Chapter 141: Break Down The DoorChapter 142: Red Fruit Of TroubleChapter 143: Not PoisonousChapter 144: Grow It In The CourtyardChapter 145: ExplanationChapter 146: RemarriageChapter 147: Buying FlowersChapter 148: Destruction Of FlowersChapter 149: GrudgeChapter 150: Fast ThinkingChapter 151: ShamelessChapter 152: DiscussionChapter 153: NegotiationChapter 154: ResolutionChapter 155: Sneak Attack Chapter 156: Joining ForcesChapter 157: Get Him Drunk And Sleep With HimChapter 158: Mid Autumn FestivalChapter 159: Misunderstanding?Chapter 160: Gone BustChapter 161: Bullying The WeakChapter 162: Flower Field DowryChapter 163: Settling AccountsChapter 164: In Love Chapter 165: Interested Chapter 166: BickeringChapter 167: Tricked?Chapter 168: ObservationChapter 169: Taking Advantage Chapter 170: New PlansChapter 171: A Small FavourChapter 172: The Rules Of A Prestigious HouseholdChapter 173: DowryChapter 174: Mountain HouseholdChapter 175: XiucaiChapter 176: Celebratory BanquetChapter 177: FaintedChapter 178: Muslin, Tea, FlowersChapter 179: Business Meeting PlaceChapter 180: Spoilt Rich Second GenerationChapter 181: Marrying The Bride HomeChapter 182: MarriedChapter 183: Return To Maiden HomeChapter 184: Returning The HandkerchiefChapter 185: Marry MeChapter 186: ObjectionsChapter 187: Explosive TemperChapter 188: XiuxiuChapter 189: Ma Shi Appears
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1. This is an unofficial translation and no permission has been obtained from the author/ official publisher. It may be taken down if the author/official publisher requests.
2. This is a fan work and the interpretation represents only the translator’s personal views without any input from the author.
3. No permission has been granted to use, publish, upload and/or copy this translation to any other site except for Second Life Translations.
Liu Lin himself didn’t realise how explosively his family would take his plan to get married. Especially his mother’s reaction.
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When He shi heard that Liu Lin wanted to get married, she nearly jumped out of her skin! She couldn’t believe her ears! And that was understandable – Liu Lin had never shown any hint of liking anyone. Furthermore, no one in the family knew who the girl in question was!
He shi looked at him with utter shock and asked, “You want to get married? You found a girl you liked? Can you just… Just say these things so casually? That girl… was just picked by you so easily?”
Liu Changgeng was extremely clear about He shi’s concerns. He quickly pulled the agitated He shi to the side, and asked Liu Lin, “Who caught your eye?”
Nkw Nkd rywple qsa y xsxldv clqsal ydpolakdt, “Mbl Tydzkd qyxkzu’p Zswdt Ykpp. Fbl’p nyzzle Fsdt Zys….”
“Ebyv?!” Tl pbk’p hsknl easodle swv vbl alpv sq Nkw Nkd’p alprsdpl. “Mbl Tydzkd’p qyxkzu’p Zswdt Ykpp. Nkw Nkd… Gal usw ealyxkdt?!”
Nkw Nkd eked’v pyu yduvbkdt.
Nkw Ubydttldt rwzzle Tl pbk vs vbl pkel yde pyke kd y iwklv hsknl, “Tso nyd Nkd pyu yduvbkdt, okvb usw nsdpvydvzu fwxrkdt sd bkx?”
Nkw Fbw oyp yzps ralpldv. Tl vssj vbl srrsavwdkvu obld bkp qyvbla oyp prlyjkdt vs bkp xsvbla vs iwknjzu ypj, “Tso eke usw tlv vs jdso bla? Fwnb y ralpvktkswp qyxkzu oswzed’v yzzso vblka eywtbvlap swv nypwyzzu. Tso eke usw tlv vs jdso bla? Wwavblaxsal… vbkp nyd’v fwpv cl y sdl-pkele zshl! Kwpv clnywpl usw zkjl bla, oswze vbl tkaz… lhld ryu ydu yvvldvksd vs wp?”
Nkw Nkd qkdyzzu tsv vbl nbydnl vs lmrzykd bkxplzq. Tl zssjle yv bkp ryaldvp yde pyke, “Fsdt Zys kp vbl Tydzkd qyxkzu’p lzelpv eywtbvla. R aldvle vbl pvsal qasx bla…” Mbld bl nsdvkdwle vs lmrzykd bso bl xlv bla, yde kdnkeldvyzzu blzrle bla. Tl lmrzykdle vbl iwydeyau vbl Fsdt qyxkzu oyp kd yde Fsdt Zys’p sod ekqqknwzvu. Tl lhld pbyale bso bla olv dwapl bye clttle bkx vs blzr bkx qkde Fsdt Zys’p lm-qkydnl obld bl oldv vs Fsdtfkydt. Tl vsze vblx lhlauvbkdt, kdnzwekdt bso bl bye qswde vbl xyd vs cl vbl osapv vurl sq pnwx.
Nkw Nkd bye ycpszwvlzu ds rzydp vs nsdnlyz vbkp qasx bkp qyxkzu. Oprlnkyzzu pkdnl bl kdvldele vs ole Fsdt Zys – bl oydvle vblal vs cl ds kppwlp bkeeld clvolld vblx yde vbl qyxkzu. Mbl qyxkzu dllele vs jdso lhlauvbkdt bl eke ycswv Fsdt Zys’p pkvwyvksd.
Tkp lmrzydyvksd vssj iwkvl psxl vkxl. Rd vbyv vkxl, Nkw Dw’la bye nsxl shla qasx bla sod nswavuyae, vs ekpnwpp okvb bla xsvbla vbl bswplbsze elnsayvksdp qsa vbl wrnsxkdt qlpvkhkvklp. Mbl kdpvydv pbl ldvlale, pbl blyae Nkw Nkd wpkdt y ayvbla plakswp vsdl sq hsknl. Fbl rydknjle, vbkdjkdt vbyv psxlvbkdt bye byrrldle, yde bwaakle shla vs byhl y zkpvld.
Liu Lin had no plans to keep this from her. In fact, Liu Lin secretly felt that the one who would be most supportive of his plans, would likely be her.
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Liu Xu’er came over and calmly listened to him speak. After listening for a while, she finally understood. It seemed…. That her erge had someone he liked?
But as she listened, it seemed that something wasn’t right. Erge and that lady – why did it seem… As though her erge was just doing this to help her? Song Yao couldn’t stay at home any longer. It seemed that her dasao wanted to chase her out?
When Liu Lin was finally done talking. He naturally didn’t say anything about how Song Yao had approached him to ask him to marry her. That point definitely needed to be kept from his family. He needed to maintain some privacy for himself and Song Yao.
Liu Xu’er didn’t say anything. In fact no one said anything, because the situation seemed too fantastical. In their ordinary lives, they would never interact with such families. And of course, He shi was the first to vehemently object to the match.
“Definitely not! That is a prestigious household’s Young Miss! No matter the difficulties the family is facing, it’s not for our family to help. They have big businesses and large holdings – how can it be that they’re at the brink of starvation? And if that Young Miss is having such difficulties with her dasao, that can only mean…. That something is not right with the Young Miss! Why would her dasao chase her out of the house like that for no reason? Aren’t they all a family?! How can her parents not care?! It must be because that Young Miss did something wrong! This kind of person….”
“Mum!” It wasn’t just Liu Lin, even Liu Shu and Liu Xu’er had quickly moved to stop her.
He shi huffily kept quiet.
Liu Lin explained, “It’s because she is born of a concubine. Her birth mother has already passed away.”
He shi was stunned. She again opened her mouth, before turning to look at Liu Changgeng in a huff, “Their father! Say something. What kind of situation is this? This kind of person… How can she marry into our family? Our family cannot afford this kind of precious person!” Then in a fit of pique, she waved at Liu Lin vehemently, “Enough! Let’s not speak of this matter. Your father and I don’t agree! Our household cannot afford someone like this! You should quickly get rid of these thoughts! Get out!”
Liu Lin was stunned into standing. Helplessly, he said, “Mum….”
Frustrated, He shi shouted impatiently, “Get out, get out! All of you out! Let me calm down!”
Liu Changgeng saw that He shi had well and truly lost her calm. He could only secretly wave his children away, expressing that he would try to calm her down first.
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The three of them could only leave. Liu Lin was stunned – he didn’t know what to do. Liu Shu grabbed hold of him and started to drag him to the side rooms. Liu Xu’er knew that her brother planned to closely question Liu Lin of the situation, so she naturally followed.
When they got to Liu Lins room, Liu Shu sat down. He asked, “From what I can tell, it seems that the girl herself has also agreed? The two of you… Have already discussed the situation?”
Liu Lin paused for a moment before nodding his head, “That’s right.”
“But, is her agreement enough? Would their family agree? Even if the family is on the decline, they still wouldn’t agree to their girls marrying down! Especially if they are on the brink of ruin, they should be looking for a good match for their daughter, so that they can have some support in their difficulty.”
Liu Lin shook his head, “Even if they were to look, would they be able to find a household like that? Why would a good family be willing to match their sons to a girl from a declining family? Didn’t she already have a fiance in Songjiang prefecture? But when they heard the difficulty the family was going through, didn’t he reject the marriage?”
“But even so, a family like that would still have their own plans. Her parents are still around… Even if she’s concubine born, the Madam should still be in charge of looking for a match for her. Why should they agree to marry her to you? Why should they allow the girl to make this decision for herself?”
Liu Lin could only say, “Her father is extremely ill – currently her marriage matters are being managed entirely by her mother and her sister-in-law…. I didn’t manage to ask it clearly, but since her dasao clearly isn’t able to tolerate her and wasn’t successful in chasing her out, I worry that she would take direct action on her person…. There’s a possibility she might even sell Song Yao.”
“Surely not?” Liu Shu was stunned when he heard.
Liu Xu’er was listening to the entire exchange. Finally, she asked, “Erge, have you ever considered that there is a reason people say to marry someone of similar station? It’s because then there aren’t too many differences in terms of living standards, in terms of etiquette. It becomes easier to get along… Which is why, most wealthy families wouldn’t match their sons to daughters of small families. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to get along – wouldn’t that just be an uncomfortable situation? Similarly, if the Young Miss really were to get married into a family like ours, wouldn’t she be uncomfortable, or be unable to get used to the differences? She might feel that we don’t know our etiquette and lack… Basically, wouldn’t it throw our family into disarray?”
When Liu Lin heard, he very definitely shook his head. “It won’t. Song Yao isn’t that kind of person! You didn’t get to hear what I said at the very start. When I was tidying up the store, I was about to sit my examinations. Song Yao herself is very knowledgeable. She really helped me a lot with it. From that, I can tell that she isn’t someone to stir trouble. She’s not petty.”
Liu Xu’er paused for a moment before saying, “Are you sure?”
Liu Lin nodded heavily, “Very sure!”
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Liu Xu’er started to have some confidence. She didn’t have confidence in Song Yao, but in her erge’s feelings. When she was hearing him talk earlier, she couldn’t hear any affection for Song Yao. It felt like he was only marrying her to help her.
But, seeing how her erge protected Song Yao… Although it wasn’t obvious, Liu Xu’er’s female intuition was telling her something! She felt that the situation between her erge and Song Yao wasn’t that simple.
Although at the beginning, she too had concerns – chiefly that her erge might not actually like Song Yao, and vice versa. It seemed that the marriage proposal was just out of desperation…..
That was different from her dage and Shao Rong’s situation. Although her dage also helped out Shao Rong’s family, he had only discovered he liked her after the worst of the situation had been dealt with…. The two families were also of fairly similar standing, so there was no need to object. But Song Yao seemed to be forced by her circumstances to marry. Liu Xu’er definitely didn’t want her gege’s marriage to be under a cloud like that. What if he married her out of a sense of duty, and then met someone else he genuinely liked?!
As such, initially Liu Xu’er didn’t agree to the match. Of course, she wasn’t as agitated as her mother about it either.
But now, seeing her brother’s attitude…. In any case, Liu Xu’er felt that it didn’t seem as though her erge had no feelings for her. It could be that he did really like her, but because of the big gap in their stations, he had felt it was impossible, and so controlled himself. But since Song Yao was being pushed to the brink, he took the chance….
In matters of love, Liu Xu’er was probably the most experienced in the family. Others might not have understood it; perhaps Liu Lin himself hadn’t yet realised it! But she thought that he had probably fallen head over heels.
If erge liked Song Yao, then they needed to approach the situation differently. Firstly, she needed to investigate if Song Yao had any feelings toward her erge. Perhaps she didn’t, or perhaps she had a little. No matter, she would send her brother forward to help her out, run errands for her etc. Perhaps that would move Song Yao’s heart, and get her to fall in love with her erge! Wasn’t that the best case scenario?!
Liu Xu’er was just thinking over her plans, while Liu Lin and Liu Shu continued on debating Liu Xu’er’s point about “similar station.”
