The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 860

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. _{freeweɓnovel.cѳm}

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

Daohua looked at Zhou Jingwan in surprise.

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.

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.