The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 618 - 563 High-flung Dreams_1

Chapter 618: Chapter 563, High-flung Dreams_1

Chapter 618: Chapter 563, High-flung Dreams_1

Because she was busy making perfume, some of the troubles in Daohua’s heart had diminished.

On the twentieth of March, the Sun Family arrived at Daohua Pavilion with smiles all over her face, and as soon as she entered the courtyard, she said to Daohua, “Yiyi, I heard you are making that what do you call it, perfume?”

Daohua looked up at the Sun Family, smiled, and asked, “Second Aunt, why are you so happy today?”

The Sun Family adjusted her hair bun and said with a smile, “Today, your Second Aunt is going out with your mother to visit some friends, and I heard you had perfume here, so I shamelessly came to ask for some.”

Daohua didn’t respond but said with surprise, “Going out to visit? Whose house are you going to, and why haven’t I heard Mother mention it? Are all the sisters from the family going as well?”

The Sun Family shook her head and smiled, “No, this time, we are not taking any of you, just your mother and me.”

Daohua was even more surprised, “Why is that?”

The Sun Family said with a beaming smile, “This time, we are going to find a bride for your Second Brother, would you really feel comfortable tagging along?”

Daohua showed a sudden realization, “So that’s what it is. Then I should give you the perfume.” Saying so, she gestured for Guyu to bring over a bottle of newly made perfume, took it, and handed it personally to the Sun Family, “Second Aunt, you must find a good sister-in-law for my Second Brother.”

The Sun Family glanced at Daohua with amusement, “You don’t need to tell me that.” She took a whiff of the perfume, and finding it even more pleasant than those she saw at the Rouge Shop, her smile deepened.

“Yiyi, I won’t disturb you any longer, I’ll be off then.”

After the visitor had left, Wang Manman couldn’t help saying, “I’ve heard a few days ago that the Second Madam has been pressing the issue of the Second Master’s marriage in front of the old Madame and our Madam. Now, it seems it’s going the way she wanted. It’s just tough on the Madam, who finally had a couple of days to rest, now she has to get busy with the Second Master’s marriage affairs again.”

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Daohua frowned, feeling that her Second Brother’s marriage issues were not going to be so smooth.

With her eldest brother’s marriage as a precedent for comparison, her Second Aunt would not settle for less, yet her Second Uncle was merely a commoner. Even with the face of their father, they could not aim too high.

Expectations set too high would, in the end, result in no good outcome.

As expected, that very day, the Sun Family returned from her outing in a bad mood.

Before dinner, everyone in the Yan Family had arrived at the old Madame’s room, and they all noticed the Sun Family with a dark expression.

Yan Zhigao knew that today was about finding a match for Wenjie and thus asked about it.

Upon hearing this, the Sun Family immediately responded with anger, “A mere scribe from the County Governor’s Office, with no rank at all, has the audacity to climb high and aspire to marry into our Wenjie’s family, I really do not know where they got such gall.”

Yan Zhigao frowned disapprovingly, “Although a scribe does not hold a rank, he is nonetheless a government official. Second Sister-in-law, even if you don’t agree, it’s not right to speak of others in such a manner.”

The Sun Family knew who was head of the household, and although she was still angry, she refrained from saying more.

Yan Zhigao turned to Madam Li, “Wasn’t it said that you were going to see Judge Xu’s family?”

Madam Li was also upset, firstly at Madam Xu from Judge Xu’s family for not making things clear, and secondly at the Second Sister-in-law for leaving their house with such a rude face, which was impolite and embarrassing.

“It was to see Judge Xu’s family, but not to see Judge Xu’s daughter. It was to see one of Judge Xu’s clan members, the one who works as a scribe at the County Governor’s Office, their daughter.”

With that, she gave the Sun Family a placid look.

“The Second Sister-in-law didn’t fancy her and stood up to leave right there and then.”

The Sun Family knew her actions today were somewhat inappropriate and mumbled, “I was just outraged, wasn’t I? Wenxiu married a lady from the Earl Residence, and no matter how unworthy Wenjie is, he shouldn’t just settle for any scribe’s daughter.”

Madam Li frowned immediately, “Second Sister-in-law, what are you saying? That day at the gathering at Judge Fan’s house, Madam Xu mentioned this matter while you were present. I didn’t know beforehand that it wasn’t their daughter either.”

Yan Zhigao also looked displeased, disliking how his Second Sister-in-law kept comparing Wenjie to Wenxiu. Wenxiu was his eldest son and also a Scholar, whereas Wenjie was not even a Scholar yet, and he certainly did not see any basis for comparison between the two.

Daohua sat beside the old matriarch, glanced at the expressions of the four people from the second branch of the family, and saw Sun Family with a look of her son being aggrieved, Yan Wenjie with his head down making it difficult to discern his expression, and both Yan Yihuan and Yan Yile looking rather unwell.

Old Madam Yan glared fiercely at the Sun Family, “If you can’t speak properly, then don’t speak at all, looking as if everyone owes you something. If you’re so capable, go find a match for Wenjie yourself.”

This Sun Family, always shrewd over trivial matters but clueless on important ones, had she not offended the elder daughter-in-law, did she still want to find a good match for Wenjie?

Seeing Madam Li’s countenance darken, Sun Family immediately regretted her words and quickly tried to smile apologetically, “Mother, sister-in-law, I misspoke, please don’t take it to heart. I was just feeling aggrieved on behalf of Wenjie.”

As she spoke, she quickly changed the topic, “It’s not just for the sake of Wenjie, but also for the sake of our Yan Family, isn’t it? If the Xu Family looks down on Wenjie, doesn’t that mean they are looking down on our Yan Family?”

Madam Li’s face eased slightly, “Indeed, the wife of the Xu Family Judge didn’t handle things properly. Even if she wanted to matchmake for a girl from their clan, she should have notified us in advance. She shouldn’t have kept everything so hidden.”

Daohua interjected, “Maybe that girl is particularly outstanding?”

Sun Family snorted dismissively, “What’s so outstanding about her? She’s frail as can be, the spitting image of a certain Aunt Lin…” Sun Family hastily stopped herself, noticing that the elder brother and sister-in-law’s expressions had soured, and laughed awkwardly, “She doesn’t look dignified or noble at all. I’m finding a proper wife for Wenjie, not a concubine.”

Yan Zhigao felt uncomfortable when Sun Family mentioned Aunt Lin, he coughed once, “Since we don’t agree, let’s just consider other families.”

After saying this, he walked towards Old Madam Yan.

“Mother, let me help you to dinner.”

Once the two of them left, the others got up one after the other and went to the dining hall.

Seeing Madam Li massage her forehead, Daohua went over to assist her, “Mother, are you tired?”

Madam Li shook her head, “My body isn’t tired, but it’s mentally exhausting.” After saying this, seeing that there was nobody else in the room, she lamented, “I didn’t have to worry much about your elder brother and fourth brother’s matrimonial affairs, but it’s just my nephew’s match that’s causing me such distress, what a mess.”

Daohua, “Mother, I think you should take it easy.” Saying thus, she lowered her voice, “If your second sister-in-law keeps comparing your second brother with the elder one, then you should prepare yourself for a long haul of meeting girls from other families with her.”

Hearing this, Madam Li felt an even greater headache coming on, that was indeed something her second sister-in-law would do.

After seeing Madam Li’s reaction, Daohua thought for a moment and said, “Mother, you can’t really make the call on the second brother’s matrimonial matters anyway. If the match pleases your second uncle and aunt, naturally everyone will be happy; but if it doesn’t, you will end up working hard for nothing.”

Madam Li sighed deeply, “What can I do about it then, can I really not get involved?”

Daohua, “Get involved, but do so without putting your heart into it.”

Madam Li looked puzzled, “What do you mean?”

Daohua, “The main issue now with the second brother’s matchmaking is that the second aunt has too high expectations, aiming to bring a young lady from a prominent family into ours, yet our second branch doesn’t have the corresponding status or position to support that. Neither has the second brother shown any particularly remarkable qualities.”

“Outsiders are aware of this, but the second aunt believes her son is excellent enough to match any girl. In such a case, the more you try to persuade, the more resistant she becomes, and she might even feel that you look down on the second brother.”

Madam Li immediately sneered, “After we came out from the Xu Family today, I said a few words to your second aunt, and wasn’t that precisely what she insinuated?”

Daohua, “That’s why you really can’t meddle too much in some matters. Mother, you need to let your second aunt see reality clearly, and the best way to realize that is to face a few more rejections by reality.”

“If there’s too large a gap between reality and their expectations, without adjusting their mindset and confronting themselves, they are likely to go astray.”

Madam Li looked at Daohua, “You mean in the future, no matter which family your second aunt wants to consider, I should just agree first without expressing my opinion? If they get rejected enough, they’ll learn not to aim too high?”

Daohua nodded, “In theory, yes.”

Lost in thought, Madam Li murmured, “I’ll think about it. Let’s go, it’s time to eat.”