Chapter 95: Reminder

Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is just a few days away, Ye Yaming hasn’t received any news from Ye Yaqing and doesn’t know if she has sent someone to investigate that scholar Wang or if anything has been found out.

Initially, it would have been best for Ye Yaming to directly mention this marriage to Ye Chongming and Old Madam Ye. Given their recognition of her intelligence and judgment, they would undoubtedly intervene in this matter.

However, firstly, Ye Yaming had never met that scholar Wang and didn’t know his full name. At least in this lifetime, Madam Tao and Ye Yaqing had never mentioned his name to her, only that his surname was Wang. She had also been busy with family business matters and hadn’t gone out. Suddenly saying that scholar Wang was unsuitable and that this marriage was unreliable wouldn’t make sense.

Secondly, Ye Yaming didn’t know if Ye Yaqing was happy or unhappy in her previous life.

Although the men in the Wang family were all exploiting their wives, and Ye Yaqing had been brainwashed to make the women willingly give up their dowries and ask for money from their natal families, they genuinely put effort into pleasing their wives, making them happy. Therefore, they didn’t take concubines and were willing to do things their wives liked to make them happy.

At least in the original owner’s memory, until she went to the capital with Song Yifeng, Ye Yaqing felt very happy and was willing to give everything for her respectful and loving husband.

Of course, in the previous life, the Ye family was exiled, and Ye Yaqing’s life in the Wang family might have been difficult. But in this life, with Ye Yaming protecting the Ye family, nothing would happen. Ye Hongchang and Madam Tao occasionally supplemented Ye Yaqing with private money so she could still live her dream life from her previous life.

Being pampered for a lifetime is also a kind of happiness.

If Ye Yaming stopped Ye Yaqing’s marriage, who would she marry next? What if it was to an abusive man or someone who belittled women? If Ye Yaqing was unhappy, what then?

Ye Yaming couldn’t guarantee she could find a man who would make Ye Yaqing happy for a lifetime. She couldn’t even find such happiness for herself, so how could she ensure it for someone else?

So, being able to remind Ye Yaqing at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was already fulfilling her duty. But now, after much hesitation, seeing that they were approaching a fork in the road, she couldn’t help but speak up.

“Grandmother, you should pay attention to Second Sister’s marriage. I’m worried that the scholar proposed by the matchmaker, like Song Yifeng, is only interested in our family’s money and looks down on our merchant status. Even if they married, such a person would be useless to the Ye family and harm Second Sister for a lifetime.”

She raised her voice slightly. Ye Chongming, who was walking ahead, also slowed down, wanting to say a few words to Ye Yaming. Ye Hongchang and Ye Jiaxing, who were following him, also slowed down.

Ye Yaming’s words were heard by the three people in front.

If it were Madam Tao, she might overthink, wondering if Ye Yaming’s own marriage was not going well and hoping that her cousin’s marriage would also fail, fearing that her cousin would surpass her by marrying a scholar.

But Ye Hongchang and Ye Jiaxing didn’t think that way at all.

Ye Yaming’s performance during this period, her handling and control of a series of events in the Ye family, and her profound understanding of tea made them genuinely respect her, seeing her as highly intelligent and ambitious.

Someone like her, with a broad vision and high standards, wouldn’t care about comparing herself to her cousin. Moreover, Ye Yaming had always said she wanted to marry into the family. As for the original owner’s obsession with Song Yifeng, they completely ignored it. They only believed what they saw and heard.

So, upon hearing Ye Yaming’s words, Ye Hongchang became nervous and turned to her, saying, “Ming’er, you are right. We really need to send someone to investigate your cousin’s marriage.”

Ye Chongming also nodded, “Indeed, Hongchang, you should pay more attention to this matter and not leave it all to your wife.”

Ye Hongchang quickly agreed.

“I will also send someone to investigate,” said Ye Jiaxing. “It’s always good to gather information from multiple sources.”

Hearing this, Ye Yaming felt relieved.

Originally, Madam Tao was in charge of Ye Yaqing’s marriage. Although Ye Hongchang and Ye Jiaxing were concerned about Ye Yaqing, they trusted Madam Tao’s judgment and didn’t worry too much. With her parents involved, Ye Chongming and Old Madam Ye were even less concerned.

Now that everyone was paying attention and sending people to investigate, if Ye Yaqing’s marriage was unsuitable, it would surely be discovered. As for how to proceed, that would be Ye Yaqing and her family’s decision.

At the fork in the road, Ye Yaming took her leave.

“Go ahead, rest well. Don’t dwell on Song Yifeng. Bad things go away, and good things come. Just be glad you saw his true nature early,” Old Madam Ye couldn’t help but advise her.

Being rejected in marriage would make anyone unhappy. Although Ye Yaming acted as if nothing had happened, Old Madam Ye worried that she was hiding her feelings and didn’t want to show them in front of others.

“I understand,” Ye Yaming said, looking at Ye Chongming and reminding him, “Grandfather, based on my understanding of the Yu family, if you only ask them to return the money without specifying the amount, they will give less rather than enough. To avoid disputes, you should have the accountant list the money given to the Song family over the years.”

Although her maternal grandfather, Yin De’an, arranged the engagement between the original owner and Song Yifeng, he couldn’t act as the matchmaker due to his relationship with the Ye family, so another matchmaker was hired.

Ye Chongming, being a businessman, naturally kept an eye on his investment in Song Yifeng. He worried Song Yifeng would deny the engagement after passing the imperial examination, so he hired an official matchmaker.

The marriage contract written by the official matchmaker was equivalent to being filed with the government, like a red contract in a legal agreement, with legal effect.

This was why Song Yifeng, despite passing the imperial examination in his previous life, reluctantly married the original owner.

Ye Chongming’s precaution now proved effective.

Sending the expense list to the official matchmaker was equivalent to filing it with the government. If Song Yifeng denied it, he would have to provide evidence; otherwise, he would have to return the money as listed.

Reminded by Ye Yaming, Ye Chongming immediately said, “Alright, I’ll have the accountant sort out the accounts.”

Knowing Ye Yaming’s dissatisfaction, he comforted her, “Don’t worry, your grandfather is not without a plan. The money given to the Song family over the years is well-documented. They can’t deny it.”