"Hmm," I had agreed yesterday and there was nothing to coy about, "If you hadn’t married Miss Xu, would you have regretted it?"
Xu Xuezi came from a good family background, was beautiful, and had talents, a perfect match for Ye Cheng.
"How did I lose out? Or do you think you are inferior to her?" Ye Cheng approached the breakfast his mother had passed him and began to eat, "In my eyes, no woman compares to you."
"My goodness, my goodness," Xiaonian had just come down from upstairs and, hearing Ye Cheng’s words, started to exclaim, "Mom, we don’t need to eat breakfast anymore, just listening to Cheng’s sweet words is filling enough."
Spreading sweetness early in the morning, how was this blossoming young girl supposed to live, it was sweet to death.
Chu Qing, who had just warmed milk for Xiaobao, emerged from the kitchen, "Still calling him Cheng? Shouldn’t you start calling him something else?"
Xiaonian stuck out her tongue and sat next to Xiaofeng, reaching out to Ye Cheng, "Give me a red packet for changing how I address you, otherwise I won’t."
Ye Cheng magically produced two red packets, "I prepared these early, just waiting for you to change your addressing. Call me, I am eager to hear it."
"Haha, thanks brother-in-law," Xiaonian grabbed the red packets, "I really appreciate it, and on behalf of my brother too, thank you brother-in-law, thank you."
With the red packet in hand, she shouted to Xiaoyan who was about to come downstairs, "Bro, I’ve already thanked him for you, your red packet is mine now."
Xiaoyan’s mouth curled in disdain, "What a little money-grubber, snatching even a red packet, aren’t you embarrassed?"
"Anyway, you’re not getting it back," Xiaonian secure the red packet, "Let’s go get our hair done, sis. We’ll be the most beautiful sisters in the whole Imperial Capital, and let others die of jealousy."
Watching her three children mingling together, Chu Qing exchanged a smile with Quan Sifang, with Yaoyao’s return, this family was now complete.
The Xu Family’s mansion was decked out in lights and festive colors, radiating joy from within and beyond.
Since the Xu family’s Miss was marrying someone from within their own household, the ceremony naturally took place at the Xu family’s home.
It was said that the groom had grown up in the Xu household, brought back from an orphanage by Elder Xu, who trusted him immensely, otherwise, he wouldn’t have married his granddaughter to him.
It was said Elder Xu treated him like his own son.
Now having married his granddaughter to him, outsiders inevitably speculated if Elder Xu had other plans for his successor.
Elder Xu’s son was definitely out of the running for the position of Family Head, the hope resting on his grandson.
If the grandson was unfit to assume the role, it was very possible that Men Chao would continue managing the Xu family’s estate.
However speculative, even if Men Chao married Miss Xu, he was still an outsider, how could the Xu family agree to hand over their family to an outsider?
"Elder Xu, congratulations, congratulations,"
"Congratulations to you too, please take a seat,"
Elder Xu’s standing in the Imperial Capital was not insignificant, hence, many people stomped their way to the Xu household to celebrate.
"Elder Xu," a few men in their fifties crowded around Elder Xu, offering congratulations and after some polite exchanges, they looked outside to make sure members of the Gu family hadn’t arrived yet and whispered, "Elder Xu, with the Gu family treating the Xu family this way, why aren’t you angry? You’re acting like it never happened, you should demand an explanation from the Gu family."
The rumors about Young Master Gu and Miss Xu were quite explicit.
Finally, the Xu family stepped forward to clarify that it was all a misunderstanding, a deliberate attempt to tarnish her reputation, claiming that her intended was actually Men Chao, even announcing the wedding date.
Everyone was baffled at the time, prepared to celebrate the union between the Gu and Xu families only to face such a twist.
They didn’t know how the Xu family accepted it, but they themselves found it hard to accept.
"Ah, let’s not bring this up again, mentioning it would not be good for my daughter Xuexue’s reputation. It was a misunderstanding, let’s not think too much about it."
A misunderstanding, of course, couldn’t be so.
If it weren’t true, how could Miss Xu of such status marry Men Chao, a mere servant?
Considering everything, it was likely Miss Xu was no longer pure, something others families might not withstand, leading to this compromise.
"Elder Xu," a man dressed in a Zhongshan suit spoke up, "We’ve heard that Young Master Gu has a bad character, and we are gathering information on this. Once we confirm his character flaws, we can submit a proposal to strip him of his heir status."
Elder Xu’s eyes flickered, "How are you collecting it?"
"With Elder Xu’s permission, we have engaged people from the Dark Pavilion to gather information on Young Master Gu. Once we receive word from the Dark Pavilion, we can take action. The Gu family has wronged the Xu family, you can’t just swallow this affront, and neither can we. Rest assured, we will ensure Gu Yecheng’s inheritance rights are revoked."