Mrs. Shang realized that this was Lin Qingyuan's suggestion because the two families were a good match, not because the Shang family had taken a liking to Zhou Tong.

  Mrs. Zhou didn't ask about Shang Danlan's situation again, but instead talked about other things and halfway through went to talk to Xiaofang.

  To understand a girl, you have to first understand her family members. She doesn't like talking to Shang Danlan, but she can talk to Xiao Fangzi.

  Because today is the last day, Wen Yuan allows each girl to cut a plum blossom from here, and everyone is looking for beautiful plum branches everywhere.

  Shang Danzhu aimed at the gap and pulled Shang Danlan and Lin Yuhong, pointing at Lin Yuhong and asking, "Lin sister, be honest with me, is Auntie Lin matchmaking for my second sister?"

  Shang Danlan's face turned red, and she couldn't help but push her and scold: "What are you talking nonsense?"

  Shang Danju also came over and whispered: "I think so, otherwise why would Old Lady Zhou pull no one else but only Second Sister?"

  Lin Yuhong looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he said in a low voice: "My aunt said that we still need to see if Zhou Tong's character has changed. Although the Zhou family has a good family style, we can't ignore Zhou Tong's personality. There are also many cases of good bamboo producing bad shoots."

  Shang Dan's eyes lit up, "So Lin Auntie was really matchmaking for Second Sister?"

  Lin Yuhbin looked at the red-faced second sister and smiled, "Actually, this is also what Big Brother entrusted Auntie to help with, Second Sister, didn't Big Brother tell you?"

  "How could he tell me that?" Shang Danlan muttered, her face flushing red as she turned and walked away. "Let's go quickly, Lu Ling and the others will be looking for us soon."

  The three little girls behind puckered up a smile and followed with a laugh.

  Shang Danlan was nervous and excited, her marriage had been neglected by everyone, she was a girl, no matter how brave she was, she didn't dare to mention it actively, so she could only muddle through and let her family drag it on.

  At midnight, she was worried about it.

  Afraid of missing the best time and being married off to someone randomly chosen by her family; also worried that the person found by her family is not good, and she will be married to the wrong person.

  Anyway, now someone finally remembers her.

  Shang Danlan knew Zhou Tong, but before today, she really couldn't imagine him as her future other half.

  Now, Shang Danlan also has some dislike for him.

  Their relationship wasn't very good. Of course, they hadn't had a face-to-face confrontation yet, but because he often targeted Lin's younger sister, the three sisters didn't hesitate to fight with him in their daily lives.

  After calming down, Shang Danlan had a strange feeling whenever she thought that the person she was going to marry was Zhou Tong.

  It's like there is a little dog, every day when you pass by it will fiercely rush to bark at you, and you also dislike it. But one day someone brings it in front of you and tells you that this is your dog, from now on it will accompany you until the end of your life.

  That feeling of being both disgusted and relieved at the same time...

  Shang Danlan shivered, shaking off the goosebumps on her hands, and chose to remain silent when asking Zhou Tong questions beside Da Sao.

  She's still young and doesn't need to rush into marriage talks.

  Xiao Fang seemed to have noticed her reluctance and softly comforted her, saying: "I see that Old Lady Zhou is very satisfied with you. The inner courtyard of the Zhou family is under Old Lady Zhou's control. Madame Zhou has a good temperament and is easy to get along with. You won't have a hard life if you marry into their family."

  She saw Xiao Jie still not speaking and said: "I heard that Zhou Tong is very good at reading books, even better than Ming Jie. You're in the girls' school next door, shouldn't you have heard of him?"

  It's not just hearsay, they often meet at the door and exchange hostile glances.

  Xiao Fang couldn't help but poke her and said, "What's on your mind, just say it. Old Lady Zhou invited me to the temple fair on the 12th, if you're willing, I'll go back and respond, and then you can come with me to take a look."

  Shang Danlan bit her lip and said, "That Zhou Tong is a bit petty."

  "Hey, I thought it was something else. Isn't it normal for men to be petty? Your brother also holds grudges tightly, I don't see what's so generous about him. But haven't I been with him all these years too?"

  "Is my elder brother narrow-minded?"

  Xiao Fang said with a roll of her eyes, "You think he's so broad-minded? Let me tell you, men are all the same. As long as you get along well with your mother-in-law, your future days will be half smooth sailing."

  "Does your wife think you're living a good life now?"

  Xiao Fang's face turned slightly red, but she and her younger sister were quite close, so she spoke directly: "Although your older brother has a bad habit of being flirtatious, he is still okay with me, and this life is still pretty good."

  "But my mother..." Xiang Danlan paused, but her meaning was clear. She said: "You also said that your life is still good now, it can be seen that getting married is not just about looking at the mother-in-law, the key is still on the husband."

  Xiao Fang's mouth opened slightly, "This...this is all the same, Mother may not manage the household, but she has never made things difficult for me either."

  She paused and said in a low voice: "Little sister, our family's situation is different from others. If you want to see what a normal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship looks like, just look at Old Lady and Second Lady. Think about it, if Old Lady was difficult to get along with, wouldn't Second Lady's life be very hard?"

  As for her mother-in-law, someone who doesn't leave the house all year round can be considered half-dead and shouldn't be taken as an example.

  Shang Danlan was holding her handkerchief and didn't say a word.

  Xiao Fang continued to persuade: "Actually, the Zhou family is not bad. I haven't seen the young master of the Zhou family, but just by looking at Old Lady Zhou and Madame Zhou, I know that the people in their household are not difficult to get along with."

  You also know that your brother and sister-in-law are not capable, this relationship is all thanks to Aunt Lin's efforts, if it were your brother, what good would he say about you?

  He knew those people, most of whom were from good families and shared his love for food, drink, and women. Some were even worse than him, a perfect combination of the five poisonous vices.

  Those from a slightly inferior family background are even worse off; what's the point of associating with such people? Isn't it all about our family's power and status?

  "You married into such a family, just thinking about it makes me feel heartache for you."

  Shang Danlan bit her lip and finally lowered her head: "I'll listen to sister-in-law."

  "That's all, just go and take a look, it's not necessarily the Zhou family, Aunt Lin said to ask for your opinion, if you're not willing, we'll find another one." Xiaofang smiled: "Brother and sister-in-law know few people, but Aunt Lin knows many people, now your brother is doing business with her, just ask for a few more favors."

  Shang Danlan looked outside and said in a low voice: "Isn't the fabric business settled? What other business does big brother still have with Lin aunt?"

  Xiao Fang smiled all over his face, "Isn't the Lin family's backyard full of fruit trees? Last autumn they harvested a lot of fruit, but couldn't sell it all, so they made wine and dried fruit with what was left. Your older brother has taken a liking to the wine business and is secretly discussing it with Aunt Lin."

  Last year, Shang Mingyuan made a fortune by reselling grain and used the money to buy a lot of brocade and satin with Lin Qingyu. In just a few months, this sum of money had increased several times over.

  Having money in hand, she's not worried. Anyway, Xiaofang is very happy now and feels that even if they can't divide the family property, she must stay in the Shang Mansion to see the look on Er Fang's face every day, which makes her feel more comfortable.

  Shang Mingyuan was secretly planning to set up a business team, which would be handed over to her brother-in-law to manage. The money earned would all be counted as part of her dowry, and even if the family were to split up in the end, it wouldn't be allocated to her side.

  In the future, whether it's raising children or Shang Danlan getting married, they can all take out money and don't have to stare at Gong Zhong.

  So Xiaofang confidently said to Shang Danlan, "Don't worry about the dowry, I and your elder brother will prepare it for you, just choose a good family."

  Shang Danlan's face turned even redder.

  At this time, on the side of the Zhou family, Zhou Tong almost jumped up from the ground, "Who did you say?"

  Zhou Zhi glared at him, "What's with the disheveled appearance?"

  "Zhou Tong Station is good, but his eyes are still wide open, 'No, Grandma, you just said I should talk to someone about marriage?'"

  "Second Miss of the Shang family, how do you know me?"

  Zhou Tong rubbed his teeth, he knew him more than just a little!

  "He didn't just know him, he even bullied him two years ago," Zhou Xishi didn't give his son any face at all, and smiled at his mother: "But he also got what was coming to him, someone smashed his head."

  Mrs. Zhou's eyes widened in surprise and asked: "What is this?"

  Zhou Zhi's eyes glanced at his son, whose face was red with anger, and recounted the cause and effect of Zhou Tong's attempt to bury someone in a hole on the road, "This kid has always been somewhat resentful, and in these two years, he hasn't stopped competing with those female students."

  Zhou Zhi Shi smiled and said: "I heard that he is now the most unpopular male student among female students in the Lu family school."

  Old Lady Zhou felt a lump in her throat and looked at her foolish grandson saying: "This is someone who hasn't come to his senses yet."

  Mrs. Zhou was teaching her son, "Get along well with your classmates, how can you compete with others? Moreover, the other party is a female student, and you should give in to them."

  "Alright, alright," Old Lady Zhou said with a headache: "In any case, on the twelfth you have to accompany me to burn incense. If you're not willing, then just seeing each other once will do."

  Zhou Tong said with a pout: "We used to see each other every day when we were in school, why do we need to make a special trip to the temple fair to meet?"

  Isn't he asking for trouble?

  "Shut up," said Old Lady Zhou with a glare. "You're a boy, you should know how to treat girls with courtesy and humility. Do you still want to get married?"

  Zhou Tong sneered and said: "There are millions of women in the world, why must I marry a girl from the Shang family?"

  "Alright, we won't marry the Shang family's daughter," Old Lady Zhou asked indifferently: "Then I'll ask you, among the families in Suzhou that are on equal terms with our Zhou family, which girl would have a slightly better impression of you?"

  Zhou Tong was about to say something with full confidence, but ended up getting tongue-tied and couldn't get the words out for a long time.

  Old Lady Zhou poked his forehead and asked, "Are you stupid? The female students from the Lu family's school are all of equal social status to yours, but you've managed to offend them all. Do you still want to get married?"

  "Isn't there still someone else's family outside of Suzhou?"

  "Who outside of Suzhou knows Zhou Tong?"

  Zhou Zhi Shi couldn't help but smile at the misfortune of others.