The person urging him to marry was his grandmother, Madam Heath. He couldn’t outright defy her.
"Do you think avoiding the issue will solve the problem?" Madam Heath’s dissatisfaction escalated, her temper flaring as she huffed, "Every time I bring this up, you find an excuse to leave. I know you’re tired of me, this old woman, and don’t want to listen to my nagging. Then why don’t you make me proud, find me a granddaughter-in-law soon? Once you find one, I promise I won’t bother you anymore."
Madam Heath had finally calmed down, he didn’t want to upset her again.
With a helpless smile, in a gentle tone, he said, "Grandma, finding a wife isn’t as simple as buying vegetables in the market, you can’t just pick and buy. And a wife isn’t something that, if I decide to find, I can find right away."
"I promise you, Grandma, if I find a woman I like, I’ll definitely bring her home for you to see, okay?"
While Brandon Heath wasn’t keen on finding a woman to date, he had never planned to stay single forever.
He wasn’t a supporter of staying single for life.
He believed that if marriage meant spending the rest of your life with someone, then that someone couldn’t be a person he didn’t like.
Life was too long to settle for less.
Even if he didn’t marry for love, his wife would have to be a woman he had some affection for.
Not just a woman he didn’t dislike.
Madam Heath no longer believed in his perfunctory words.
She’d been urging him for so many years, how many times had her grandson placated her with the same words?
But had he ever brought a girl home?
By contrast, Ashton, her other grandson, had never made any promises to her, she had no expectations of him, yet he had unexpectedly brought her a granddaughter-in-law.
"Enough, enough." Madam Heath understood, her two grandsons were people with firm opinions, she couldn’t force them into marriage.
They were good at yielding to her in small matters.
But for big matters, they made their own decisions.
Instead of urging them to marry, she was more of a reminder to them.
She just hoped that her elder grandson wouldn’t put all his energy into work, and would consider finding a partner.
She was afraid he would completely forget about it.
"Whatever I’ve said, you may not take it to heart. I just hope in my lifetime to see you get married, have kids, then I will have no regrets. I’m full and a little stuffed, Joanna, can you accompany me for a walk in the garden?"
When Madam Heath stood up, Joanna Lawrence immediately took her arm, supporting her as she slowly got up, "Sure, I’m also full and want to take a walk, I’ll accompany Grandma."
Madam Heath patted her hand affectionately, turned her head with a smile, and teased her younger grandson, "Ashton, you and your wife are stuck to each other every day, surely you wouldn’t mind sparing her for a couple of hours? Will you loan your wife to Grandma for a while?"
Ashton Heath curled his lips, "Of course, no problem."
"Then we’ll leave you now. Joanna, let’s go. Grandma will show you the view in the garden, let me tell you..."
Madam Heath, holding Joanna Lawrence’s hand affectionately, while Joanna also took her arm affectionately, the pair, young and old, went for a pleasant stroll in the garden.
The Heath brothers, Brandon, and Ashton also left the dining room.