Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 1361: Outtake Seven: Match Made in Heaven_3

Mother Shen truly cherished Liu Tinglan as a daughter at the moment, feeling that she was perfect in every way. She always praised her good fortune in marrying such an excellent daughter-in-law in front of others, which consequently led the other family to develop a favorable impression of the Liu Family’s daughters as well, believing that if one member of the family had been raised so well, the rest couldn’t be too far behind in quality.

"Your mother-in-law offering a bride to their family in compensation? What kind of logic is that?" Mo Yan knew who her friend was referring to, but had she not mentioned her, she would have almost forgotten about that woman she had sent off to the farm for reformation: "Given that woman’s character, not having her marry into that family is their good fortune, they dodged a bullet..."

"You’re telling me!" Liu Tinglan heartily agreed. Such a vicious, trouble-making woman would bring misfortune to any family she married into: "That woman was originally engaged, practically half a daughter-in-law to them. Even though she did wrong and we dealt with her, we should have at least informed them beforehand. We were just too angry to think of that at the time, and by the time my mother-in-law remembered, they went to apologize to that family. They didn’t say much, but they hoped my mother-in-law could arrange another matchmaking for their son to shut those gossiping mouths outside."

The demand of that family wasn’t excessive. Although the woman’s family suffered a greater loss due to the broken engagement, it was inevitable that some would speculate negatively about the man’s side. If the Shen Family intervened as matchmakers, those speculations could be avoided; even if the matchmaking failed, there would be an explanation.

There were two eligible unmarried girls in her own family; however, those girls either had pleasing dispositions but came from poor family backgrounds with parents of questionable character, or they came from decent families with reliable parents, but the girls themselves were less than ideal. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Matchmaking is something to rejoice over when done well, but if not, the mediator also shares in the misfortune. Her mother dared not readily offer either girl for marriage, fearing the potential consequences.

Having listened, Mo Yan suddenly remembered the unfortunate cousin-in-law from the Shen Family she had met last year when she was a bridesmaid for her friend—no, he was now the former cousin-in-law.

The man’s appearance was unremarkable, but he seemed gentle and composed. Given that he had been favored by the Shen Family and was on good terms with Shen Ji, his character likely didn’t pose a significant problem.

Thinking of the task entrusted to her by Mrs. Wu, Mo Yan felt her heart pounding. Big Sister Dani was kind, virtuous, and capable, also quite pretty, and would be well-suited to that man. If they could be brought together, it might just result in a perfect match!

"How is that man, and what is his family like?" Mo Yan asked her friend eagerly.

Seeing her so excited, Liu Tinglan responded with a question of her own, "Why, do you have a suitable girl in mind?"

Mo Yan gave her a sideways glance, suddenly not so anxious, "I asked you first, so just tell me!"

Realizing that her friend had a suitable girl in mind, Liu Tinglan quickly described the situation of the man’s family.

The man’s family, the Hu Family, were businessmen owning several stores, their condition was just a notch below that of the Shen family, but they were wealthy with servants at their disposal.

The Hu Family had two sons and a daughter. The eldest son was already of age and had married and had children ten years ago. The daughter was second in line and had also been married for nearly ten years. The youngest of the Hu Family, Youngest of the Hu Family, was the one originally engaged.

Youngest of the Hu Family was an affectionate nickname given by Mr. and Mrs. Hu to their youngest child, whose real name was Hu Lin, nineteen years old this year, and had obtained the title of Scholar. Losing interest in the imperial examinations and failing to advance beyond his title after failing the exam for Scholar, he hadn’t continued his studies and was now helping his father and brother manage the business.

Mr. and Mrs. Hu relied on their eldest son, who had a head for business, but they doted on their youngest son. Although the bulk of the estate would be inherited by the eldest, they would not be unfair to Youngest Hu, worrying about what would happen if they passed away suddenly, they had already apportioned their property early on.

Out of the six stores, the eldest son would inherit four, and the youngest son two; the accumulated wealth of the family over the years would be evenly divided between them, with relatives witnessing the arrangement. Thus, even if Mr. and Mrs. Hu passed away suddenly without making their final wishes known, there would be no concern about a dispute over the sizeable estate between the brothers.

Furthermore, there was quite an age difference between the Hu brothers; the eldest Hu almost treated his only brother as his own son, and they treated Youngest Hu very well. The two brothers got along well and were satisfied with the division of the estate, making the likelihood of them turning against each other in the future slim.

Originally, Youngest Hu, being gentle in nature, Mr. and Mrs. Hu should have looked for a stronger-willed bride. However, the Hu parents were worried about their youngest son being bullied by his wife, so they preferred finding a woman with a similarly gentle disposition, so that the couple, if not overly affectionate towards each other, could at least live peacefully together for life.