Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Settled(1)_1 Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Settled(1)_1 “Brother, let’s make a visit to Brother Wu Dayou’s place,” Lin Ziyin said to Lin Changshu with a smile.
Lin Changshu nodded.
The old man’s face was also tinged with a hint of a smile. He felt guilty towards his eldest granddaughter. But there was no way—the Ma Family was not any good. He couldn’t ruin his granddaughter, but after breaking off the marital arrangement, as the girl’s side, their reputation was damaged, which would make it less easy to find a good match again.
Wu Dayou, a man they knew well, was kind and righteous. He had feelings for Zige. If this marriage could be arranged, a weight would be lifted off his heart.
Lin Ziyin and Lin Changshu followed the village path to a thatched house at the foot of the mountain.
Lin Ziyin noticed that Wu Dayou’s residence was incredibly secluded; there were only two neighbors nearby.
“Dayou?” Lin Changshu had already gone and knocked on the door.
“Coming.” Wu Dayou was home. He opened the yard’s gate and was surprised to see Ziyin as well, so he hurriedly invited her in, “Please sit, please don’t mind the mess in the house,” he said nervously.
“It’s fine, carry on with your chores,” Lin Ziyin replied with a smile.
She leisurely looked around the compound of the Wu Family. It was fairly tidy, with some scattered pieces of firewood on the ground. It seemed that Wu Dayou had been chopping wood.
No wonder Lin Family’s deceased parents had initially chosen the Ma Family. This Wu Family only had three thatched rooms, which looked as if they might collapse at any moment. The furnishings inside the house were scant, quite similar to the current scenario at Lin Family’s.
“I’ll go boil some water,” said Wu Dayou, feeling a bit embarrassed. To his memory, this thatched house had only been visited by Lin Changshu, while Zige and Ziyin, being girls, had rarely come.
Recalling the simplicity of his own house made him feel ashamed.
“Brother Wu, there’s no need to fuss about. We came over today because we wanted to ask you about something,” Lin Ziyin said straightforwardly.
Lin Changshu somewhat disapproved of her directness, but since she had already brought it up, he too asked, “What do you think of Zige?”
“She’s wonderful, of course.” Upon the mention of Zige, Wu Dayou blushed and his heart started to flutter. “And Ziyin is nice too.”
He added the last sentence as if to gild the lily.
Lin Ziyin broke into laughter, “Brother Wu, you don’t need to include me when speaking well of my sister.”
This comment made Wu Dayou’s face turn even redder.
“I don’t want to beat about the bush. Brother Wu, do you fancy my sister?” Lin Ziyin asked nonchalantly.
“No,” Wu Dayou responded vehemently.
“What?” Lin Changshu’s face fell.
“I… I only consider her as my younger sister,” Wu Dayou answered stutteringly.
“What a pity,” Lin Ziyin held back the agitated Lin Changshu and looked at Wu Dayou, “In that case, let’s pretend we never came. And Brother Wu, from now on, please don’t trouble yourself with matters of the Lin Family. And oh, brother, let’s find a matchmaker and arrange another marriage proposal for my sister tomorrow. Even though she has been rejected, I think it won’t be hard to find her a family given her looks. Just a pity that we don’t know what the potential matches would be like, in terms of character.”
The last sigh from Lin Ziyin, particularly her mention of the word ‘character,’ made Wu Dayou even more unsettled.
“If we’re searching, we need to find a suitable household. We can’t fall into the trap of something like the Ma Family again.”
“Brother Wu, this is our family’s business and it seems unrelated to you,” Lin Ziyin said, looking at him with a playful smile.
Wu Dayou turned rigid.
“Alright, I see what you mean. You are looking down on Zige. But in my eyes, even if Zige was rejected, she’s still a good girl,” Lin Changshu said through gritted teeth, “This is all my fault. Instead of asking your opinion first, I asked Zige. Sigh, how should I explain this to Zige when I get back?”