“The matter of marriage you mentioned was completely an accident. Neither this junior’s teacher nor this junior myself could calculate that Chen’er would encounter Xiao Churan’s grandfather, let alone that he would step forward.”
“Xiao Churan’s grandfather was once a servant of the Ye family many years ago. At the construction site, he recognised Chen’er as a Ye family member based on his appearance and surname, and on his own initiative made Chen’er a live-in son-in-law.”
Lin Wan’er suddenly understood. She nodded gently, then said, “But if Mrs Ye is not satisfied with this marriage, with Mrs Ye’s abilities, there are many ways to prevent it from the root, right?”
An Chengxi nodded and said, “To be honest, in this junior’s view, Chen’er is a descendant of the Ye family, an outer grandson of the An family. His background is absolutely prominent. Moreover, it is superimposed with the dragon pattern bestowed by his father, forming the ascending dragon fate. If one says that a dragon trapped in shallow waters is a necessary path for growth, then this junior can sit by and watch Chen’er live in the orphanage, can also sit by and watch him move bricks on the construction site and suffer bullying. But what this junior is most unwilling to see is him becoming a live-in son-in-law for another family.”
“So, this junior thought of many indirect ways to obstruct, including secretly arranging many people of prominent family background to pursue Xiao Churan before the marriage, even lobbying the Xiao family. But none had any effect. If one more step was taken in the situation at that time, it might be seen as deliberate. Forcible interference would only make Chen’er notice. So this junior could only helplessly call a halt.”
Lin Wan’er nodded and asked, “So Mrs Ye is not satisfied with their marriage, right?”
An Chengxi shook her head and said, “This junior towards Xiao Churan cannot say dissatisfied, but also cannot say satisfied.”
“Objectively speaking, the root cause of many tense mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships in China is that the mother-in-law has not adjusted her mindset. The son is not the mother-in-law’s puppet on strings. Who he wants to marry, what kind of life he wants to live with whom, should not be interfered with by the mother-in-law. As a mother-in-law, one cannot choose a wife for the son, nor can one dislike the wife for the son. Xiao Churan was not chosen by me, but I have no right to dislike her.”
At this point, An Chengxi looked at Lin Wan’er and confessed frankly, “The fundamental reason this junior went to great lengths to separate the two of them is that I do not hope Xiao Churan and her family of three continue to hold Chen’er back. This junior also secretly observed Chen’er’s action trajectory. Basically centred on Jinling, radiating globally, but every time he leaves home it seems very hasty, he finishes the matter and immediately returns. Returning also means commuting home daily. I ask senior, if a cultivator has no time for seclusion all day long, how can his cultivation have a chance to progress?”
Lin Wan’er nodded gently and pondered, “My father once said that the matter of cultivation is to slow down a person’s life like the redwood with a lifespan of ten thousand years, cultivating and meditating all day, entering seclusion and meditation. Often one seclusion passes unknowingly for several months or even more than a year, but for the cultivator, it is just a blink of an eye. The master once told him that when cultivating to his elder’s level, it is already a glance of a hundred years. If truly reaching the highest realm, a glance of ten thousand years would not be surprising.”
With that, she could not help but sigh, “The young master’s previous situation indeed greatly affected his cultivation. He has never had enough time for seclusion. The improvement and breakthrough of his cultivation are very likely stagnating because of this.”
Hearing her say this, An Chengxi felt slightly comforted in her heart, yet could not help sighing, “I do not want to interfere with Chen’er like this either, but if he does not seize the time, I fear that when Wu Feiyan is about to die, Chen’er will still not be her opponent.”
With that, she said with a grave expression, “Based on my understanding of Wu Feiyan, if her lifespan really enters the countdown, she will definitely crazily retaliate against everyone. The Ye family, the An family, probably no one can escape at that time. The time left for Chen’er is not much.”
