diskusbooks Chapter 353 The Marriage Is Set 4
Chapter 353 The Marriage Is Set 4
He comes from a wealthy family and takes good care of his clansmen. He also helps out when he sees injustice on the road and saves several scholars who were attacked by villains. When he was in Daming Prefecture, he even extended a helping hand in time and saved three scholars including their grandson. Whether it is his ability, family background, or character, this Mr. Bai is indeed remarkable.
As for the fact that their family has only become wealthy in a short few years, as long as the family has good character, this minor shortcoming such as lack of foundation can be completely ignored.
After all, their Su Yunzhan is not without any shortcomings. They know their grandson's personality very well. Moreover, they are partial to him and want to give more of the family property to their eldest grandson.
Madam Su patted Su Yunzhan on the shoulder and said, "Grandmother will have to ask someone to find out what you said. If the Bai family and Miss Bai are really as you said, Grandmother will hire a matchmaker to propose marriage for you."
They had originally planned to find a marriage for Su Yunzhan among the farming and scholar families with a scholar in the family. Now, out of nowhere, Bai Jingxin appeared. She came from a wealthy family, had good character and appearance, was well-educated, and her brother was a juren. Madam Su immediately put all her energy into finding out about the Bai family.
In the past, she always sent her trusted maids, but this time she asked her nephew from her mother's side to come.
Qingshan County was a long way away, so she asked her nephew from her natal family to bring her trusted maid along.
Men and women have different focuses, and she believes that if they work together, they will be able to get comprehensive and detailed information.
What Old Madam Su didn't know was that her nephew and the people he brought with him had just begun to inquire about Bai Jingzhou's family, and Bai Jingzhou had already received the news specially delivered to him by someone else.
They were completely unaware of this and were still conscientiously completing the tasks assigned by Old Madam Su, not knowing that they had all been thoroughly investigated by the people sent by Bai Jingzhou.
After finding out that they were sent by Su Yunzhan's grandmother to inquire about the Bai family, Bai Jingzhou let down his guard and let them inquire.
Of course, he did not forget to send a group of people to the Su family to inquire about Su Yunzhan's family.
When they were in Daming Prefecture, Bai Jingzhou had casually asked Su Yunzhan what kind of woman he wanted to marry. At that time, Su Yunzhan said, "One who is well-educated, well-mannered, and has good character."
Bai Jingzhou even curiously asked, "What about appearance, family background, temperament, etc.? Don't you care about these?"
Su Yunzhan said, "As long as she is well-educated, well-mannered and well-behaved, it doesn't matter if she is lively or calm."
"As for family background and appearance, as long as the other person has regular features, good health, and a clean background, I think he or she is a good match for me."
Bai Jingzhou was quite shocked at the time, because the conditions proposed by Su Yunzhan were really beyond his expectations. According to Su Yunzhan's request, Bai Jingzhou felt that his marriage should not be difficult to achieve.
He also asked Su Yunzhan about this, and Su Yunzhan told him, "My grandparents felt that they owed me in the distribution of their property, so they wanted to find me a good marriage with all the advantages."
"The girl must be talented, beautiful, virtuous and sensible, and her family must be of good character. Her father and brothers must be able to stand on their own. I don't know how much help she will give me in the future, but at least she can't rely on me alone to support her."
When he said this, Su Yunzhan covered his face with shame. "They love their grandson so much that they think I am perfect in every way. But I... I failed the provincial examination, and I won't get much family property after marriage. How can I marry the kind of good girl my grandparents want?"
"Uh..." Bai Jingzhou could understand Su Yunzhan's grandparents very well. He said matter-of-factly, "You failed the exam because of the heavy rain, not because of your lack of talent. As for how much of the family property you won't get, with your talent and character, you won't get a penny even if the family property is divided. Can you just watch yourself, your wife and children starve to death?"
There are already many ways for a scholar to make money, not to mention that with this man's talent, it is only a matter of time before he passes the imperial examination.
Furthermore, "I don't think there's anything wrong with your grandparents' request. You are talented, good-looking, and well-behaved, so why can't you ask the other person to be talented, good-looking, virtuous, and sensible?"
"Although you suffered a little loss in the distribution of property, with your talent and knowledge, even if you don't pass the imperial examination to become an official, supporting your family will definitely not be a problem."
"Your grandparents and parents have already said that they will be taken care of by your brother from now on."
"Your brother and sister-in-law are under the protection of your grandfather and father, and have the family property to back them up. They don't need you to support them at all."
"That is to say, your elders and brothers will not hold you back. So what's the problem with your grandparents asking the girl's parents to be able to stand on their own feet?"
"As for the family's integrity, your grandparents did not hide the fact that you would not get much of the family property, but made it public from the beginning. Doesn't this just prove that they acted magnanimously and were upright people?"
"You have all the conditions they require of the other party. Isn't that fair?"
Su Yunzhan didn't expect that the matter could be thought of from this perspective. He blinked his eyes for a long time before he jumped out of Bai Jingzhou's train of thought.
He said with a bit of a smile: "Brother Bai, thank you for trying your best to enlighten me, but choosing a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law has always been subject to two different sets of standards."
Marry a virtuous wife and choose a noble son-in-law. He failed to pass the imperial examination and has no family background, which is an absolute disadvantage in the eyes of most people.
At that time, Bai Jingzhou had not yet decided whether to match him with his sister, so he did not say much, but he did discuss this issue with Gu Wenxuan in private.
Su Yunzhan's appearance, talent, character, personality, and family background are all rare. It can be said that except for not having much family wealth to inherit and a personality that is somewhat unsuitable for careers in officialdom, this person has no shortcomings at all.
Most importantly, the Su family has two family rules. One is that a man can take a concubine only if he is childless after the age of 30. The other is that anyone who keeps a mistress will be beaten with 20 sticks and expelled from the family.
According to Su Yunzhan's servants who accidentally revealed it, the reason why their family had these two family rules was because Su Yunzhan's great-grandfather was a playboy and had a large number of children, both legitimate and illegitimate, and born to concubines.
After his children grew up, they fought with each other, which gave outsiders an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and eventually caused the entire family to collapse.
Of course, the servant of the Su family did not mention this specifically, but mentioned it in passing when bragging about the glorious history of the Su family.
Yang Wandong was a smart guy. He knew that Bai Jingzhou intended to match Su Yunzhan and Bai Jingxin. After hearing about this, the boy ran to Bai Jingzhou and told him about it in a mysterious manner as soon as possible.
At that time, Bai Jingzhou also gossiped with Gu Wenxuan, "Now that the previous dynasty has fallen and times have changed, few people remember his family's past. In addition, their former enemies have all died out, otherwise his grandfather probably wouldn't have mentioned the glory of his ancestors again."