Pei Wenli was able to come back and hold the fort, a request from Pei Houli. He had said that the matchmaking for his brothers and sisters would be discussed after he achieved scholarly honors. Unexpectedly, as soon as Pei Qin joined in, she agreed to follow his lead, pushing away this excellent marriage proposal and laying the blame on him. Without eating lunch at home, claiming that there were still lessons to attend to at school, she headed straight back to town.
Pei Houli's brows furrowed; he had spoken highly of this marriage proposal, and it was only because of the influence of the main branch of the family that the other party had come forward, yet it was rejected outright. What better match could there possibly be?
"At least wait another year," Pei Qin and Lady Fang agreed to earn money first and then move out to a new home.
