Though this world was not as absurd as the marriage pressure Meng Zhao had known in his previous life, men were expected to marry when grown and women to wed when of age. If elders arranged matters, marriages would certainly be concluded early. And among great aristocratic clans like the Meng Family, marriages were mostly alliances; those born of free love were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Meng Yan had already ruined the chastity of a woman from Seven Star Tower. If the two families wished to reconcile, marriage was in truth the only road left.
Though An Hui was not particularly sharp when it came to such twists and turns, she understood this principle well enough. After giving Meng Yan a thorough scolding, she issued an ultimatum: he had to marry that woman and bring her into the family.
Meng Hongdao raised his head at this moment and sighed.
"It is too late. If no third party had interfered and targeted our Meng Family, this marriage should have gone through.
"But now, so many people from Seven Star Tower have died. Though the Meng Family did not kill them, the matter cannot be separated from us. It is only natural that Seven Star Tower would vent its anger on the Meng Family.
"Under such circumstances, whether they would still choose to marry that woman to this rebellious son is uncertain. Even if she truly married into our family, she would likely come alone, unable to bring the Meng Family a powerful ally."
An Hui rolled her eyes at him and said with displeasure.
"What do you mean by that? Must she bring benefits to the Meng Family before you will accept her?
"By your logic, when you married me back then, it was not because we