The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 860 - 749, Opportunity is Reserved for Those Who Are Prepared

Chapter 860: Chapter 749, Opportunity is Reserved for Those Who Are Prepared

Xiao Yeyang, Yan Wentao, and Yan Wenkai were led into Old Master Zhou’s room. After Daohua greeted the old man, she went to Zhou Jingwan’s courtyard with her.

Yan Wenkai noticed his third brother exchanged a few pleasantries with Old Master Zhou and then sat in silence. He felt somewhat anxious for him.

Third brother liked Miss Zhou, now wasn’t the time he should be making a good impression? Why was he acting like a wooden block?

Yan Wenkai sighed. For the sake of his third brother’s lifelong happiness, he, as a younger brother, couldn’t help but worry. He had heard from his mother that Shiyu would be going to Beijing next month to marry into the Su family.

After all, third brother was his elder, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to marry before him.

Thinking of this, Yan Wenkai automatically took on the role of a family elder. He enthusiastically asked about the preparations for Second Uncle Zhou’s assumption of office and the future plans for the Zhou family.

Old Master Zhou said with a smile, "Your Second Uncle’s office term is limited; he’s preparing to leave Beijing in a few days. As for us..." He paused, glancing at Yan Wentao, his heart still holding onto a glimmer of hope.

It would definitely be difficult for his granddaughter, who had canceled a marriage engagement, to find another match in the future.

If Wentao still intended to seek marriage, it would be the best choice for his granddaughter and the Zhou family.

But since the Zhou family had initially refused the marriage so definitively, they really couldn’t bring themselves to broach the topic of marriage again.

Old Master Zhou noticed the tension in Yan Wentao’s eyes and said with a smile, "After your Second Uncle assumes his position, our family plans to return to Zhongzhou."

Upon hearing this, Yan Wentao’s heart suddenly tightened.

Yan Wenkai quickly asked, "Why must you return to Zhongzhou? Isn’t it good staying in Beijing?"

Old Master Zhou sighed, "Beijing might be nice, but it’s not suitable for the Zhou family to stay."

After that, whatever was said in the room, Yan Wentao didn’t pay attention. He couldn’t care less if the Zhou family thought he was taking advantage of their situation. His mind was completely preoccupied with how to ask Madam Li to propose to the Zhou family on his behalf when he returned home.

Elsewhere, Zhou Jingwan and Daohua were engrossed in their conversation, sharing their respective experiences over the past two years.

"Right, Yiyi, is Yuanyao doing well now?"

Daohua looked at Zhou Jingwan in surprise. freёweɓnovel.com

Zhou Jingwan smiled proudly, "I know you too well. You would never stand by if something happened to Yuanyao. The Duke Residence completely failed to catch her; you must have helped her."

Daohua smiled silently, "She is doing quite well now."

Hearing this, Zhou Jingwan didn’t pry further, "That’s good." She then sighed, "Old people always say that the world is unpredictable. I used to dismiss this, but now I truly understand it. Who could have anticipated that my family and the Dong family would fall so quickly?"

Daohua looked at Zhou Jingwan with a smile, "You still think about these things?"

Zhou Jingwan glared slightly at Daohua, "Don’t underestimate me, okay? After coming to Beijing, I’ve seen all kinds of spirits and monsters. I’ve grown too."

Daohua observed the self-mockery on Zhou Jingwan’s face and smiled, "Yes, we have all grown up."

...

Daohua’s party had lunch at the Zhou Residence and, after a brief stay, took their leave.

As the carriage left the street where the Zhou Residence was located, Daohua lifted the carriage curtain to look at Yan Wentao riding outside, "Third brother, what did you say to Jingwan when you pulled her aside before lunch?"

Yan Wentao’s face showed an unnatural trace, "Nothing much."

Daohua was clearly skeptical.

Just then, Xiao Yeyang rode up to the front of the carriage and said with a smile, "What else could it be? He was looking for a peace of mind from Miss Zhou."

Yan Wenkai looked puzzled, "Peace of mind?"

Xiao Yeyang gave Yan Wenkai a look and ignored him; this guy was the luckiest among them, having almost no issues with his engagement to Miss Su.

Daohua glanced at her third brother’s uneasy expression, seeming to understand something.

Xiao Yeyang lowered his voice and spoke to Daohua, "Your third brother wants to marry Miss Zhou, what do you think?"

Daohua fell silent for a while, "As long as it’s third brother’s choice and Jingwan agrees, I’ll bless them."

Xiao Yeyang: "...with Wentao’s current status, he actually has better options."

Daohua smiled: "No matter how good the option is, if the two are not compatible, it’s all in vain."

Xiao Yeyang retorted: "You think Miss Zhou is suited for Wentao?"

Daohua glanced at Yan Wentao riding ahead: "Since he was young, Third Brother has always kept things to himself; after becoming a Jinling Guard, he became even more reserved and taciturn."

"The young ladies in Beijing often have too many twists and turns in their thoughts. Someone else’s single sentence might be interpreted by them as having several meanings. Plus, their descent might not be bad, carrying arrogance in their bones, disdaining to explain anything. Tell me, what do you think would happen if such a person lived together with Third Brother?"

"Jingwan is straightforward; she says what she thinks. When with her, you don’t have to think too much, and the interaction is more relaxed and comfortable. It exactly suits Third Brother, who has become quite crafty."

Yan Wentao, who was riding ahead, was actually quietly listening to Daohua and Xiao Yeyang’s conversation.

At first, Yan Wentao felt that Daohua really understood him and Jingwan, but when he heard the comment about him being crafty, he became a bit displeased.

Is it just because he doesn’t talk much that they think he’s crafty?

As they neared the Yan Residence, Xiao Yeyang lifted the carriage curtain and said to Daohua: "I won’t enter the residence later."

Daohua: "Do you have things to take care of?"

Xiao Yeyang nodded: "The Xiliao Delegation should be entering Beijing next month. I have some matters to attend to."

Daohua: "Then you go be busy. Make sure to rest and don’t pull an all-nighter again; your body can’t take it."

Xiao Yeyang smiled: "Don’t worry, for you, I will also take good care of my health."

Daohua: "Then don’t keep me."

Xiao Yeyang looked at Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai, then nodded: "I’ll find time to come and see you again."

...

Yan Residence.

Yan Wentao returned and was ready to go straight to the main courtyard to find Madam Li, but after a few steps, he turned around and went to his parents’ courtyard instead.

Yan Zhiyuan and the Wu Family, upon hearing their eldest son wanted to marry Miss Zhou, had no particular reaction. The two of them knew they were not knowledgeable enough to make plans for their son on such important matters. They just took Yan Wentao to the main courtyard to hear the opinions of Yan Zhigao and Madam Li.

Seeing their nephew kneeling on the ground, Yan Zhigao and Madam Li were somewhat silent.

Madam Li thought for a while and asked: "Don’t you have any hard feelings about the Zhou Family’s rejection in the past?"

Yan Wentao shook his head: "Auntie, it’s true that I wasn’t good enough for Jingwan back then. Which family wouldn’t want their daughter to marry better? I hold no grudge against what the Zhou Family did."

Hearing this, Madam Li stopped speaking.

Yan Zhigao looked at his nephew: "You need to think it through. Given the current situation of the Zhou Family, you might not have their support in the future. On the contrary, you might have to support them, and that burden is not light."

Yan Wentao nodded affirmatively: "Uncle, I understand." He paused for a moment before adding, "There’s an unspoken rule among the Jinling Guards, which is that to climb higher, one’s wife’s family background shouldn’t be too prominent."

To his knowledge, the wives of former Jinling Guard Commanders all came from humble origins.

Upon hearing this, Yan Zhigao also fell silent.

His nephew could now stand on his own, and some matters he could only advise on, no longer making decisions on his behalf.

Moreover, while the Zhou Family had fallen from power, it was, after all, an aristocratic family, which could make up for some of Yan Family’s deficiencies. His nephew needed to support the third branch of the family, and with his younger brother and sister’s temperaments, bringing in a high-born lady might not be beneficial for the development of their branch.

Yan Zhigao looked towards Madam Li: "Since the child has decided, find a time to visit the Zhou Family and settle this matter."

Madam Li nodded: "Alright, after I discuss it with mother, I will go to the Zhou Family to propose."

Yan Wentao saw that the elders of the family all agreed, and his expression relaxed.

Daohua was indeed right; opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. Without the hard work of the past two years, even with the Zhou Family’s misfortunes, he might not have been able to seize Jingwan.