He turned to Ye Yaodong. "Dongzi, the cargo's all unloaded now, so I'll head home instead of staying here and troubling you. Look at what happened today. I've caused you trouble again."
"What's it got to do with you? Trouble came knocking on its own. Nobody could help that. Still, you really do need to settle this quickly. Don't drag it out. You have to be firm. Nobody else can decide for you or marry a wife for you."
Ye Yaosheng nodded. He thought so too.
He had never intended to agree in the first place, but his mother kept saying Wang Lizhen was good at bearing children. She had already given birth to three sons, so having another would surely be even easier. Besides, that man was nearly gone, and they wouldn't have to wait long. She had simply agreed on his behalf.
He had felt that going back on his word would damage a woman's reputation, so he could only let things take their course and go along with it. Who knew that the wait would stretch to over a year?
Then, starting at the end of the year, his parents had kept saying they couldn't wait any longer and needed to arrange another match for him.
His father had been against it from the start. He thought marrying a widow or a divorced woman outright would be better than sending money over and waiting.
To be honest, Ye Yaosheng himself had breathed a sigh of relief when the engagement was called off.
He sighed inwardly and looked at the Old Lady and Mother Ye. "Grandma, Auntie, I'll head home now. I'll come back tomorrow morning."
The Old Lady came forward with her cane, took his hand, and rubbed it back and forth. "It's not such a big