coobybook Chapter 53 Loss of People and Money
Chapter 53 Loss of People and Money
Ye Gengxin glared at him with a fierce expression, "Do you think your father is so brainless? Besides, look at your unreliable behavior all day long, how many women would be interested in you? Threatening to marry a pig or a dog, let a woman take a liking to you first!"
"Pfft!" Ye Shishu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Ye Shiting couldn't help but cough lightly, "Father, Aunt is waiting for you at Qiushui Courtyard. This matter should not be delayed any longer."
Ye Gengxin glanced at his three children. Although he felt a little regretful that his eldest son's marriage had fallen through, he was also very gratified and proud that all three of his children were opinionated and of one mind.
He then took his eldest brother, Ye Shiting, and his third brother, Ye Shishu, to Qiushui Courtyard.
Old Madam Fan was still somewhat guilty about what happened last night, so when it came to breaking off the marriage between Ye Shiting and Fan Yunying, she was not only decisive but also appeared to be a kind person who was thinking of Ye Shiting's best interests.
“Shi Ting is an outstanding man, and he was originally my ideal grandson-in-law. However, the children are all grown up and have their own ideas. No matter how much I like him, I can’t force him and Ying’er to be together. Since they are not interested in each other, let’s call off their marriage.” As she spoke, she took out the tokens that the two families had used when they were engaged years ago.
“Aunt, your open-mindedness is a blessing to us juniors.” Ye Gengxin also took out the token.
And so, the two families returned the tokens to each other.
The marriage between Ye Shiting and Fan Yunying was completely called off.
Just as Ye Gengxin handed the token to the eldest son, Old Madam Fan suddenly asked, "Gengxin, where is Shijun? Why didn't you bring him with you?"
Ye Gengxin replied with a smile, "His Highness Prince Cheng sent someone to summon Shi Jun to Prince Cheng's residence. That brat offended His Highness Prince Cheng last time and was punished with a beating. Prince Cheng summoned him today, probably because he's still angry. But that's fine too. That brat is always so unruly. I'm happy that His Highness Prince Cheng is willing to discipline him for me."
Anyone could understand the meaning behind his words; the talk of discipline was just a sarcastic remark. Tonight, Shi Jun is Prince Cheng's brother-in-law; how could a brother-in-law discipline his brother-in-law?
Madam Fan smiled slightly, "Shi Jun is lively and interesting, a rare good young man. I am very relieved that Ying'er is marrying him."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Shishu secretly sneered from the side.
Does she really think that breaking off her engagement with her eldest brother will allow her to marry her second brother? This old woman's shamelessness is even greater than that of the Wei and You families!
Ye Gengxin asked in surprise, "Aunt, I don't understand. When did Ying'er and Shijun get together?"
Madam Fan laughed and said, "You don't know yet, do you? Last night at the ancestral hall, Ying'er brought food to Shi Jun, and the two of them were chatting and laughing intimately! Otherwise, why would I have made Ying'er break off her engagement with Shi Ting? It's because Ying'er and Shi Jun have gotten together!"
"Shi Jun and Ying'er are together?" Ye Gengxin immediately looked at the eldest and third brothers, "Shi Ting, Shu'er, is that true?"
Ye Shiting frowned slightly and said, "Father, Cousin Yunying did tell us that she admires Shijun, but we have never heard Shijun mention that he has anyone he admires."
Ye Shishu quickly chimed in, "Yes, Father, Second Brother has never said he likes anyone. And last night, when Second Brother was poisoned and fell into a coma, and Cousin Yunying confessed to having heart palpitations, Second Brother knew nothing about it."
Then she looked at Madam Fan and asked, "Aunt, is there some misunderstanding here?"
Madam Fan's face immediately changed. "What misunderstanding? If Shi Jun and Ying'er hadn't gotten together, why would I have agreed to let Ying'er break off her engagement with Shi Ting? Ying'er is willing to sacrifice her reputation for Shi Jun. Does Shi Jun not want to acknowledge this?"
Ye Shishu turned her gaze to Fan Yunying, whose face had turned pale. "Cousin Yunying, you are in love with my second brother, so you voluntarily broke off your engagement with my eldest brother. We agreed because we respected your choice and didn't want you to marry someone you didn't love and ruin your life. But my second brother has never had any improper thoughts about you. You can't expect him to marry you just because you like him, can you? If you do that, it's a bit unreasonable. Your lifelong happiness is happiness, but isn't my second brother's lifelong happiness also happiness?"
Fan Yunying's eyes reddened, and she choked out, "My second cousin wouldn't dislike me. If he didn't like me, why would he accept the food I brought him? Doesn't he understand the principle that men and women shouldn't touch each other? Since he accepted my advances, it means he has feelings for me!"
Ye Shishu laughed directly, "Cousin Yunying, if you say that, then no one in the world dares to accept care from others? As cousins, it's only natural for us to be friendly and help each other. How can you assume that my second brother has feelings for you just because he accepted a bowl of food?"
Hearing Fan Yunying's words, Ye Gengxin couldn't help but frown. "Yunying, Shu'er is right. How can you conclude that Shi Jun is in love with you just because of a bowl of rice? That's too frivolous!"
"I..." Fan Yunying was extremely embarrassed, and then threw herself into the arms of Old Madam Fan, crying aggrievedly, "Grandmother, my second cousin clearly has feelings for me, but Uncle and Sister Shu'er are obviously trying to break me up with my second cousin!"
Madam Fan patted her back tenderly and said to Ye Gengxin, "Gengxin, the Ye and Fan families have already made a marriage agreement. Now it's just that Ying'er is marrying Shi Jun, which does not go against our original intention of strengthening our family ties. In my opinion, let's grant them their wish."
Ye Gengxin couldn't believe that his respected aunt, whom he had admired for many years, was so unreasonable!
He had previously maintained a conciliatory attitude, but now his temper flared, and he said in a deep voice, "Aunt, the Ye family has always been open-minded about the marriages of our children. Shi Jun and Yun Ying were able to get engaged back then because they were young and ignorant, and it was arranged by their elders. Now that the children are all grown up, they all have their own opinions. Even if we, as elders, want to worry about their marriages, we must also consider their thoughts and absolutely cannot ignore their decisions!"
Madam Fan said irritably, "Then why don't you call Shi Jun over and ask him? You all came here, but Shi Jun is nowhere to be seen. Could it be that you deliberately hid him and intentionally separated him and Ying'er?"
Ye Gengxin was almost laughing out of anger.
He kept the second son from showing up because he didn't want Fan Yunying to be rejected and embarrassed by him.
He was trying to save face for the grandmother and granddaughter because they were relatives.
Unexpectedly, his good aunt was so unreasonable and argumentative!
“Aunt, as I said, our Ye family has always been open-minded about the marriage of our children. If they have someone they like, they can tell me at any time, and I will arrange a marriage for them. But Shi Jun has never expressed any affection for any woman, and when I saw him leaving the mansion just now, he didn’t mention anything about Yun Ying. Shi Ting and Shu’er can also testify for him that Shi Jun has no romantic feelings for Yun Ying.”
"Then call him back! We'll question him face to face!" Old Madam Fan's face darkened, and she became even more domineering.