Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 735 - 724: Stand-In Younger Sister

Wang Chengyu is the legitimate eldest son born to Ms. Chen, and although he is only sixteen this year, he has already earned the title of Scholar.

It is precisely because he is so outstanding that Ms. Chen does not want to arrange his marriage so early, planning to reconsider after he competes in next year’s examinations, where, should he achieve the status of scholar, higher marriage prospects could be sought.

However, contrary to her desires, the Old Lady believes in reinforcing alliances through marital ties, and there is no girl more to her liking than Ye Xia; thus, she seizes every opportunity to match them, waiting only for Wang Chengyu to develop feelings for Ye Xia, which would make it difficult for Ms. Chen, as his mother, to object.

Although her husband currently supports Ms. Chen for the sake of their son’s future, who knows how long he can withstand the Old Lady’s relentless persuasion? He might change his mind any day under her influence.

Therefore, Ms. Chen has been strictly guarding the two children, firmly preventing her son from developing any romantic notions towards Ye Xia, for if the son does not agree, could the husband and Old Lady force him?

Wang Chengyu is tall and handsome, and due to his constant studying, carries an air of scholarly charm that easily endears him to young ladies.

Ms. Chen is proud of her son, but when she sees the satisfied expression of her sister-in-law and the shy demeanor of Ye Xia, she feels utterly disgusted.

"Grandmother, your grandson pays his respects," Wang Chengyu said respectfully, without wandering eyes.

Seeing her favorite grandson, the Old Lady’s laughter grew even louder: "Come and greet your Aunt and cousin."

"Aunt, Cousin Xia." Wang Chengyu stepped forward to pay his respects, then the Old Lady caught hold of his hand.

At the Old Lady’s other side was Ye Xia, who stood up shyly, her ears and cheeks flushed, "Hello Cousin Chengyu, it’s been a while. You’ve grown taller."

In the next room, Wang Yanran sneakily watched for a while and sat down feeling uncomfortable. Since there were other people around, she quietly complained to Ye Qiu, "Your sister is seducing my elder brother again, she’s shameless. And my brother sees nothing wrong in being close since they’re cousins, completely unaware of Ye Xia’s real intentions. I definitely don’t want such a sister-in-law."

"Don’t be upset, Aunt has her discretion," Ye Qiu could only comfort her this way.

In his heart, he sighed; it must be said his sister indeed had skills. Although now Cousin Chengyu only perceived Ye Xia with sibling-like affection, he later became so obsessed with her that he would not marry anyone else, leading their uncle, under Prince Li’s rule, to be disgraced from a promising official in the capital to a County Magistrate in a remote area, forcing the whole family to leave the capital.

Although the cousin’s husband doted on her and didn’t mind her family’s decline, because Ye Xia disliked her cousin, she pressured her cousin’s husband’s family, forcing him not to treat his wife well, leading to her cousin’s lifelong struggles.

"Grandmother, Father is still waiting for me outside. I will return to him now," Wang Chengyu said with proper manners.

But the Old Lady didn’t let go of his hand, unconcerned, she said, "It’s nothing. Have someone tell your father, you stay here with me. Today is this old lady’s birthday, let me be happy."

The Old Lady having spoken thus, what could Wang Chengyu do? He could only sit down as directed, though he felt slightly uncomfortable being in a room full of women.

Not noticing his discomfort, the Old Lady joyfully held both his and Ye Xia’s hands together without considering the awkwardness it caused before the audience, smiling very pleased, "Very good, both of you are dear cousins, you should love and cherish each other in the future."

The Old Lady, having worked hard in her youth, had a strong grip, and Wang Chengyu honestly couldn’t pull away. Aunt Chen looked almost ready to explode with anger at the scene, her chest visibly heaving with rage.

"Grandmother~" Ye Xia shyly looked at Wang Chengyu, her voice melodious.

With his right hand forcibly stacked on top of his cousin’s, Wang Chengyu felt the soft, delicate warmth in his palm and his heart swayed, reddening the tips of his ears.

Aunt Chen became even more furious, thinking that Ye Xia was truly an eyesore.

And to make matters worse, her sister-in-law was fanning the flames: "Oh dear, Mother, look how shy both children are, it appears your suggestion was spot on."

Suggestion? What suggestion? Could it be that the Wang family is intending to form a closer alliance through marriage? Seeing Old Lady’s action, the ladies who originally had thoughts about Wang Chengyu all gave up on their intentions.

Aunt Chen was secretly furious, how could she be unaware of any agreement between the two families?

Alright, since Ye Xia has belittled herself so, she would simply drag this out and see how long her sister-in-law’s family could endure. A young woman is not like a man; as long as her son succeeds academically in the future, there will be plenty of distinguished young ladies to choose from for him, but what about Ye Xia? By then she’ll just be an old maid! Who would want her then?

Aunt Chen’s thoughts were not wrong, but she never imagined that there might be other unexpected occurrences in the world, nor did she know that Ye Xia would take Ye Qiu’s place after running away from her marriage, further entrapping that powerful man’s deep affection.

Similarly, she never expected that her own son would be so enchanted by Ye Xia that he would neglect his studies.

"Big brother, haven’t you seen a woman before? How could you have fallen for Ye Xia so swiftly?" Women’s intuition is the most accurate; Wang Yanran realized something was off just by looking at her big brother’s expression.

"Cousin, I heard that our cousin is planning to go to the examination next year?" Ye Qiu suddenly said.

"Yes, although Father said his essays still lack some refinement, it’s not like he can’t give it a shot." Wang Yanran said distractedly.

"Did Uncle and Aunt ever consider him achieving the Triple Crown?"

"What do you mean? My big brother? He can’t possibly make it!" Wang Yanran shook her head. Although she knew her big brother was good at his studies, the Triple Crown seemed like a far-fetched dream.

"It’s not a wild dream. Didn’t our cousin come first in last year’s Prefecture Examination? Why not wait another two years when he’s more confident?"

"But Mother said my brother is already sixteen, waiting another two years might delay him."

"Wouldn’t it be a greater delay if he fails this time? It’s better to let our cousin focus on his studies for the next two years; with more certainty, he might even become the top scorer! If he does become the top scorer, would age still be a concern?" Ye Qiu spoke persuasively.

"But it doesn’t count if I say it. What if he fails to become the top scorer by then?"

"Even if it’s a two-year delay, our cousin would only be eighteen; aren’t there many from illustrious families who marry after coming of age? I’ve heard that the Molin Academy in the south is particularly good; it produced the top scorers for two consecutive sessions. Why not let our cousin study there?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Wang Yanran came to a realization and started to worry, "But would Father and Mother listen to me?"

"Uncle and Aunt always prioritize our cousin’s future. As long as you lay out the pros and cons, they’ll consider it carefully. We have to try no matter what. Don’t you genuinely wish to prevent my sister from becoming your sister-in-law?" Ye Qiu challenged her.

Wang Yanran immediately showed her disgust: "I definitely don’t want that. Forget it, I’ll talk to Mother tonight. I believe she also doesn’t wish for Ye Xia to marry in. My brother has just begun to take a liking, but it’s not too late to distance now."