Chapter 1706: Chapter 1706: Persuading Her to Get Engaged to Yue Siqing (4)
Gu Anjin was even more confused. What was Madam Qin actually trying to say?
Was it about her current situation, her relationship with Yue Siqing, suggesting that she lacked the status to prompt Yue Siqing to clash with the Sheng Family, thus hoping for a peaceful resolution to the matter?
"You’re a smart child, you should understand what I mean." Madam Qin smiled, "I think you two should get engaged soon, that way Sheng Wei can give up, and the Sheng Family would just suffer a silent loss. Yue Siqing marrying the Gu Family’s daughter would make Sheng Wei’s discontent senseless."
Her getting engaged to Yue Siqing?
Gu Anjin couldn’t quite believe her ears after hearing Madam Qin.
Madam Qin, surprisingly, was urging her to get engaged to Yue Siqing...
It turned out she had never opposed it; it was entirely Yue Siqing himself who was unwilling.
Seeing Gu Anjin at a loss for words, Madam Qin shifted the conversation and laughed, "I know such matters aren’t easy for girls to bring up; I’ll find a chance to speak to him too. However, you’ve known him for years, and should realize he’s not one to heed advice. The only person who might influence his decision is probably you. Of course, I understand you young people aren’t in a rush, and I’ve heard about things like DINKs and those who choose not to marry these days..."
"Madam Qin, I..." Gu Anjin wanted to explain but didn’t know where to start, she never expected Madam Qin to mistakenly assume she was the one unwilling to marry.
Thinking that their situation was due to a refusal to marry.
Even if she were to assert now that she and Yue Siqing weren’t in that kind of relationship, Madam Qin probably wouldn’t believe her, right?
"You guys... aren’t actually planning on that, are you?"
"No, no." Gu Anjin felt overwhelmed, totally unprepared for this misunderstanding.
"That’s good, then I’m relieved. Although I wish to respect your decisions as young people, sometimes, one still needs to accommodate society’s norms. I can’t quite reprimand him, so I’m hoping you can persuade him. Regarding the Sheng Family matter, you can relax, I’m not insistent on having Sheng Wei as my daughter-in-law, it’s just that seeing Siqing show no intention to marry causes some concern."
Madam Qin rambled on, iterating her open and implied wishes for her to persuade Yue Siqing to expedite the process.
Even after seeing Madam Qin out, Gu Anjin felt uncomfortable confessing the truth.
But she somewhat understood Madam Qin’s intentions.
It wasn’t that she particularly liked her, but because she belonged to the Gu Family.
Madam Qin wanted Yue Siqing to get married, not just for the sake of marriage, but to solidify the Qin Family’s commercial standing through an alliance.
If she were just an ordinary girl, Madam Qin likely wouldn’t be urging marriage, but hoping she’d leave Yue Siqing, then allowing Yue Siqing to marry Sheng Wei.
Now, offending the Sheng Family, she believed Yue Siqing’s immediate alliance with the Gu Family was the best solution.
Yet clearly, she underestimated Yue Siqing.
Her knowledge was limited, Yue Siqing truly didn’t regard Qin Family’s assets as important, he opted to lead Qin’s Company only as a repayment for past kindness.
As long as Yue Siqing didn’t want Qin Family to be ruined, Sheng Wei could do nothing against Qin Family.
Gu Anjin sat on the sofa in the living room, waiting for Yue Siqing to return.
He returned much earlier than she expected; Madam Qin had just left and he arrived.
"Your foster mother visited today."
Yue Siqing took off his suit jacket, throwing it aside, "I know."
