Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1700 - 867: Bubble_2

"Moreover, if we really compare family backgrounds, I’m not quite there, haha." Shang Huaide laughed, "But I have good relatives."

"The Fourth Master Lian of the Imperially Bestowed Archway Lian Family is Baorong’s direct cousin." Shang Huaide said loudly in an exaggerated tone, "With this status, who would dare to look down on Baorong? With Baorong’s status, she’s absolutely qualified... I’ve seen a lot over the years. Such things happen everywhere, it’s very common. Believe me, as long as Old Fourth acts as the matchmaker, with his reputation and our Baorong girl’s talents, there’s no way this won’t work. He would be more than happy, eager even, haha."

Old Master Lian silently lowered his eyelids, and his lips twitched slightly.

On the kang bed, Younger Lady Zhou gently nudged Lady Zhou’s thigh, and when Lady Zhou looked at her, she gestured with her eyes, wanting Lady Zhou to speak on her behalf in front of Lian Shouxin.

"Um... Old Fourth, your third aunt and third uncle, Baorong, they aren’t outsiders. It’s just a word from you. They’ve come a long way for us, you can’t let them come in vain." Lady Zhou said dryly.

Though Lady Zhou usually seems eloquent when scolding and cursing her daughters-in-law and grandchildren, in reality, she isn’t very articulate.

Old Master Lian quickly glanced at Lady Zhou, looking quite displeased, but he quickly concealed this bit of displeasure and shifted his gaze away. At this moment, he couldn’t embarrass Lady Zhou, because he knew her temperament. If he spoke against her in front of her sister, she would become even more stubborn, and things would get worse.

But with Lady Zhou like this, Old Master Lian didn’t speak, so Lian Shouxin couldn’t remain silent any longer.

"Third Uncle, it’s not that I don’t want to help, but... Young Doctor Wang’s family has already arranged a marriage for him." Lian Shouxin said hesitantly.

"What?" Shang Huaide and Younger Lady Zhou were shocked, "That, that’s impossible. We’ve inquired about it, and no one has heard of this. If Young Doctor Wang is engaged, everyone would know about it... He, he wouldn’t deliberately hide it from everyone, he wouldn’t just leave me hanging."

By the last sentence, Shang Huaide’s expression had turned somewhat grim.

"This is something that most people really wouldn’t know." At this point, Lian Shouxin could only tell Shang Huaide, "Young Doctor Wang’s engagement hasn’t been made public..."

As it turns out, Wang Youheng’s uncle passed away last year, leaving only Wang Youheng’s aunt with a son and a daughter. Wang Youheng’s cousin is three years younger than Wang Youheng, and his younger cousin is even younger. There isn’t a man to manage things in the household. Wang Youheng’s mother has a close relationship with her family brothers and sisters-in-law, so she often sends Wang Youheng over to help with some affairs.

Wang Youheng was the one who took care of his uncle’s funeral. In recent years, Wang Youheng often hasn’t been in Qingyang Town, because he had to go help his aunt’s family with affairs.

Wang Youheng’s aunt originally liked him very much, and now she depended on him even more, so she proposed to his mother that her daughter should marry Wang Youheng. This way, it would be more convenient for Wang Youheng to help with their affairs, and they would have more support.

Wang Youheng’s mother agreed and discussed it with Imperial Doctor Wang, who also approved.

However, since Wang Youheng’s cousin is still in mourning, it wouldn’t be appropriate to formally arrange the engagement. Yet, both parties have agreed verbally and are just waiting for her mourning period to end to start arranging their marriage.

This matter was known to Lian Manman’s family due to their close relationship with Wang Youheng, and it was Wang Youheng himself who mentioned it. At that time, Wang Youheng was having dinner at Lian Manman’s home and drank quite a bit.

"Brother Youheng didn’t seem very happy." Xiao Qi had commented afterward.

"I don’t think Brother Youheng is too eager about that engagement." Wu Lang also said.

Yet, due to parental authority and the aunt’s family’s reliance on Wang Youheng, the engagement was almost set in stone.

Lian Manman’s family knew of this matter but didn’t spread it around. After all, they didn’t expect that anyone else in the nearby villages would want to associate with the Wang Family through marriage. And those who could forge such ties with the Wang Family would surely find out by other means.

Who would have thought that the Shang Family had just arrived not long ago and already set their sights on Wang Youheng and came to seek Lian Shouxin as a matchmaker.

After Lian Shouxin finished speaking, the room fell silent, and the atmosphere unexpectedly became somewhat oppressive.

Shang Huaide and Younger Lady Zhou came with excitement but received such news, leaving them both quite disappointed, and beyond just disappointment.

Younger Lady Zhou looked somber, opened her mouth to speak to Lian Shouxin, but eventually restrained herself and said nothing. Shang Huaide was a bit more tactful than Younger Lady Zhou.

"This was something I brought up out of the blue without much thought, just happened to come visit Second Sister and Second Brother-in-law, and coincidently ran into Old Fourth, and hurriedly mentioned it." Shang Huaide’s smile was somewhat forced, and his tone exaggerated with a relaxed air, "I hadn’t heard that he’s engaged."

"Let’s keep this matter to ourselves." Old Master Lian said.

"Don’t worry, we will certainly keep it to ourselves." Lian Shouxin also said.

Shang Huaide forced a smile, knowing that Old Master Lian and Lian Shouxin were assuring him that they wouldn’t spread the news about him asking Lian Shouxin to be a matchmaker.

Indeed, the purpose behind Shang Huaide’s earlier words was to ensure just that.

"Oh dear, what an oversight on my part. I didn’t even discuss it with my children’s mother, let alone mention it to Baorong. I just took the lead from the start. Thank goodness... thank goodness this didn’t go through, or else, going back home, I’d still get complaints. Haha..."

Old Master Lian laughed along, his expression also carrying a hint of amusement.

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