Wan Qingping's household in Vermilion Bird Lane welcomed a great joyous occasion today.
After the family jubilantly saw off Chief Steward Li Tao'er of the Li Estate, who had come to propose marriage, they finally could not help cheering aloud.
One of the female relatives said with envy that barely concealed a trace of jealousy, "Zhiruo, you are truly having a stroke of luck, catching the eye of Master Li!"
Madam Wan chuckled with a mock scold, "What Master Li? Call him Immortal Li! How could the vulgar phrasing of mortal kinds ever be worthy of my son-in-law Qingyun's divine, dashing, and elegant demeanor!"
Wan Zhiruo, the most delicate and striking among all the female relatives, had a hibiscus-like jade face flushed and charming. Shielding her face with her sleeves, she looked terribly shy and unable to meet anyone's gaze, but in truth, ripples drifted within her peach-blossom eyes as her heart thumped wildly with excitement like a startled fawn.
Thinking of Immortal Li's divine, handsome, and immortal-like appearance and bearing, she was utterly infatuated and intoxicated.
To think that Immortal Li had actually taken a fancy to her!
It wasn't in vain that I painstakingly took the trouble to befriend Tao'er, Li'er, and the others. Hardships have finally ended and sweetness has come... Wan Zhiruo thought, feeling quite sweet inside.
Head of household Wan Qingping also stroked his beard and laughed heartily, "My daughter Zhiruo's beauty rivals a hibiscus, with bright eyes and white teeth, a clever heart and a pure quality. To think her reputation has even spread to that Li Estate! Today, Immortal Li personally came to our door to propose marriage—truly a grand event for the Wan Household!"
Yet the old man neglected to mention that for the past two years, he had been secretly instigating