So it was not just Gu Yan who was now torn with indecision. The old men of the Gu Household had long since been sending voice transmissions nonstop, exchanging opinions with Gu Yan. Of course, most of those transmissions were probably driven by curiosity about how much money was actually in the storage bag. Otherwise, the Gu Household elders would not all have been staring blankly with their mouths hanging open.
Gu Yan told them that I did not mind either. After all, the money was clean now, and besides, anything Gu Yan could tell them meant those elders were people he trusted. There was no question of any leak.
Gu Yan began pacing awkwardly, naturally adjusting his attitude toward me as well. He gave a light cough and finally said, "Ahem, the marriage alliance between the Lan Household and the Gu Household was indeed arranged far too hastily. I, Gu, failed to consider everything carefully, and Household Head Lan came on too urgently, causing me to lose my judgment. How about this? Yun Mu, I also know about your relationship with my daughter. I have seen how much you favor and trust her, junior brother. Today, senior brother will agree to your request. I will immediately return the betrothal gifts to the Lan Household and dissolve the marital connection between our two households, doing my utmost to gently erase the impact of this matter. Of course, even so, senior brother cannot agree to marry my daughter to you immediately... After all, if this matter proceeds too hastily, it could also affect the relationship between junior brother and Household Head Lan as fellow disciples of the same master, could it not? But you may rest assured. We will not speak of it openly, but privately, my daughter's matter with you