264: Chapter 264: Going to Propose Marriage (Part 4)_1 264: Chapter 264: Going to Propose Marriage (Part 4)_1 âMother.â Yang Baixiang was even more uneasy now, having quickly chased out to block Yang Anshiâs path.
âWhat exactly is going on?â
âWhatâs going on is none of your business.
In short,â Yang Anshi, waving her hand dismissively, spoke with a tone laced with grievance, âyour mother has been worried sick about Dani and the others, I canât allow my own son to resent me all day long.â
âMother?â Yang Baixiang was all the more confused.
âAlright, stop dawdling, hurry back now.
When things work out, youâll understand your motherâs painstaking effortsâŠâ Yang Anshi, waving her hand impatiently, saw that he still wouldnât budge and suddenly glared at him, âWhatâs the matter?
My words donât carry weight with you?
Get back quickly, I shouldnât have told you, youâre just an ingrateâŠâ
Yang Baixiang dared not say anything more, and could only return to his own room filled with confusion.
Yang Anshi also called up the second wife and had Feng Caie accompany her to the Gu Family, instructing Yang Baichuan to keep a close eye on Yang Baixiang and prevent him from running out and spoiling the plans.
Though Yang Baichuan and his wife didnât know the specifics, they were aware it definitely had something to do with Yang Daniâs silver.
Thus, Yang Baichuan eagerly had his wife accompany his mother.
They had taken five taels back before, and the second branch hadnât gotten a share at all.
If they could get more this time, the second branch might get a piece of the pie too.
âMother, where are we going?â As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard, Feng Caie couldnât wait to ask.
âWeâre going to propose marriage for Dani,â Yang Anshi glanced sideways at Feng Caie.
âPropose marriage?â Feng Caieâs eyes widened in surprise at the news.
âTo whom?â
âTo Gu Laoâer,â Yang Anshi said while glancing askance at Feng Caie.
âWe should never have gone to that Zhao Feihu last time.â
âMother, thisâŠâ Feng Caie was surprised into silence.
âDonât you know what kind of person Zhao Feihu is?
Not to criticize you, but you really are too shallow.
Dani was interested in Guan Qingshu before.
How can Zhao Feihu measure up to Guan Qingshu?â
Feng Caie immediately felt guilty and muttered, âBut didnât Guan Qingshu turn her down?â
âEven if he turned her down, she shouldnât settle for someone worse than him,â Yang Anshi glared.
Feng Caie immediately fell silent.
âNow I realize, she actually took a liking to Gu Laoâer a long time agoâŠ
The two of them slipping away into the woods when they get the chance, that doesnât sound good if it gets out.
It would be better to just accommodate their wishes and marry them offâŠâ Yang Anshi was not planning to dwell on Zhao Feihu with Feng Caie at this moment, so she moved past it, âWeâre going as the elders this time, you need to be on your best behavior.â
âDonât worry, Mother, Iâll make sure to smooth things over,â Feng Caie instantly felt relieved at the avoidance of old grievances and perked up.
âBut Mother, how much dowry do you plan to ask for?
We canât ask for too little, it ought to be at least thirty to fifty taels, right?
After all, Dani is the eldest daughter of the main branch of the Yang FamilyâŠ
If her reputation is tarnished, it will affect her sisters and RuyuâŠâ
âDo you even need to mention that?â Yang Anshi shot a look at Feng Caie.
âWhy do you think I brought you along?
Itâs to help me out, not to spout nonsense all the time and then mess up when it really mattersâŠâ
âOh Mother,â Feng Caie quickly brought a smile to her face, trying to ingratiate herself.
âItâs a happy occasion, how could there possibly be a slip-up?â
âThatâs settled then, letâs go,â said Yang Anshi, waving her hand as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law strode towards the village with heads held high.
In reality, Yang Baihe was also supposed to go, but she liked to sleep in, and Yang Anshi simply didnât have the heart to wake her dear daughter.