Qian Shuo had been at home, but then he suddenly learned that Qian Yangxi had gone out, saying she was going to pick up Qian Chunhe.
He worried that Qian Yangxi still harbored feelings for Wei Xinyuan and had come here to see him. At that thought, he could no longer sit still.
When he learned that Qian Yangxi was at the inn, he felt his suspicions had been confirmed. He stormed over, ready to catch his disobedient daughter, only to find both his son and daughter there.
There was also the Ninth Princess, who flocked wherever there was excitement, along with a mother and son he did not recognize.
Once he saw that Wei Xinyuan was not there, he relaxed.
"Father, I happened to see Aunt Lin faint while I was out, so I brought her here to rest. This is her son, Lin Mingxu."
Qian Yangxi explained why she was there and briefly introduced Lin Mingxu and his mother.
Lin Mother did not know Qian Shuo, but from the way Qian Yangxi addressed him, she knew he was her father. Thinking of what had just happened, she spoke up directly:
"Sir, here's the thing. I felt an immediate connection with your daughter. When I heard she wasn't betrothed yet, I thought of making a match between her and my son. What do you think, sir?"
Even Jiang Nuan was startled by Aunt Lin's bluntness.
Lin Mingxu felt as though he had lost count of how many times he had rubbed his brow that day. His mother's ideas caught him off guard as much as ever.
Qian Yangxi was taken aback too. She rarely encountered anyone so direct in her social circle.
Still, after hearing Aunt Lin's proposal, she knew her father could not possibly agree. In his mind,