vstars Chapter 305 Three Candidates
Chapter 305 Three Candidates
Chapter 305 Three Candidates
Sun Yu knew his requirements were a bit high, so he gave Liu the matchmaker enough time to help him find a wife.
Who knew that the matchmaker, Liu, would come to their door on the third day.
"Auntie, you didn't come here to tell me you can't find a suitable person, did you?" If that's the case, Sun Yu would get a little annoyed.
Matchmaker Liu calmly took a sip of water. "Young Sun, you're underestimating your aunt's abilities. With your competence, how could you possibly not find someone!"
Can't find them? Hmph, not a chance!
No one can ruin Liu the Matchmaker's reputation!
Upon hearing this, Sun Yu exclaimed, "Wow, someone's been chosen!"
"Auntie, it has to be you! The old fox is still the wisest! Tell me quickly, who are the candidates?"
If that's the case, Sun Yu will be very interested.
Before Liu the matchmaker could even speak, Sun Yu's mother couldn't sit still any longer.
"Yu'er, help me out quickly, I want to chat with my older sister!"
"Mother, what about your health?" Sun Yu asked hesitantly.
"I'm almost fully recovered! Quick, help me out! This concerns the future of our Sun family!" Sun Yu's mother was extremely anxious; how could she be absent from seeing her daughter-in-law?
Sun Yu thought it made sense and quickly helped his mother out.
"Young lady, are you alright?" Liu the matchmaker asked with concern.
"No problem, absolutely no problem. Tell me, sister!"
Sun's mother didn't care about illness or anything like that. She told Sun to go away and not delay her from finding a daughter-in-law.
When Liu the matchmaker saw how quickly the other party spoke, she thought, "Well, it looks like it's definitely going to work out."
Seeing the expectant looks in the eyes of the mother and son, Matchmaker Liu stopped being coy and carefully told them about the candidates she had found.
"Don't let Xiao Sun's high standards fool you, I've actually found three suitable candidates!" Matchmaker Liu proudly held up three fingers.
"Oh dear, Aunt Liu, please tell me in detail!"
"Alright, then listen carefully. The first one is Liu Xiu, a sixteen-year-old girl from the cloth shop in town. Her brother is literate, so she knows some characters as well. Moreover, she is beautiful and has excellent embroidery skills. The bride price is eighty taels of silver!"
"This is good! This is good!"
Upon hearing this, Sun's mother thought, "She's beautiful, literate, and can embroider. These are good conditions. The bride price of eighty taels is twenty taels less than expected. This girl is wonderful!"
Sun Yu frowned. Liu Xiu? Could she be Liu Shu's younger sister from his school?
Didn't I hear that Liu Shu plans to marry his sister to another classmate, Liu Yuan?
The reason Sun Yu knew to say this was entirely because of Liu Shu, who was similar to him in that he had little talent and was among the worst students in the school.
However, at least Sun Yu is honest. He may not have much talent, but he doesn't cause trouble, unlike Liu Shu, who is so old but still mischievous and irresponsible, and is notorious in the school.
That Liu Yuan was a good classmate of theirs who did well in school, but his family was poor. Liu Shu was being ridiculous, thinking that as long as his sister married him, and the man passed the exam, he would surely help his brother-in-law.
All of the above is just Liu Shu bragging.
"My son, I think this girl is quite nice!"
Sun Yu quickly told him what he knew: it was better to forget about having someone like Liu Shu as a brother-in-law.
Sun Yu disagreed, and Sun's mother also felt it was somewhat inappropriate after hearing it.
The nephew follows the uncle's example. What if the grandson doesn't follow this Liu Shu's example and doesn't like to study?
No, no, that's not right!
Okay, the first candidate was rejected by both of them, so Matchmaker Liu brought up the second candidate.
"The second girl is the daughter of a landlord from the next village. This landlord, Mr. He, was injured and only had this one daughter in his life. Therefore, he raised her very well and even hired a tutor for her, so He Shan is a literate girl! She is also quite beautiful, and the dowry they said was only based on the sentiment, and sixty taels would be fine!"
Upon hearing this, Sun's mother thought it was a good idea. The landlord's daughter was the only one of her kind. Perhaps all of the landlord's land would end up in her daughter's hands, and then she wouldn't have to worry about her future grandchildren!
Sun Yu also thought it was a good match; the landlord's daughter's background wouldn't be too different from his. However, why did Matchmaker Liu look troubled?
"Aunt Liu, is there any special request?" Sun Yu asked.
Seeing that the mother and son seemed quite satisfied with the choice, Liu the matchmaker hesitated to finish her sentence. However, since Sun Yu had asked, Liu gritted her teeth and spoke.
"That girl's family insists that any boy born must take her surname!"
"No, absolutely not! How can a child of the Sun family take another family name? It's not like we can't afford to raise him!" Upon hearing this, Sun's mother immediately refused.
Actually, Sun Yu didn't care. They were all his children anyway, so it didn't matter if they took their mother's surname.
But seeing how much his mother rejected it, he simply gave up.
Matchmaker Liu understood; these days, it's not like we can't afford to raise our own children, so why make them take someone else's surname?
So when she told Landlord He, she didn't dare to make any promises, after all, it would be really difficult to arrange this if he wasn't a son-in-law who was going to live with the family.
"Alright, then listen to the third candidate!"
This is the last one. If it's not suitable, they'll have to keep looking. Sun Yu and his mother listened carefully.
"The third girl is Su Zhi, the daughter of the town's schoolteacher. Su Zhi is not only literate, but also has a pretty face and elegant manners."
"This is really good!" Sun's mother thought it was perfect again.
Sun Yu did have some recollection of the town's schoolteacher's daughter, since he had wanted to attend that teacher's school, but the teacher had politely declined because he was considered slow-witted.
"Would Mr. Su's daughter be interested in our family?" Sun Yu asked somewhat nervously.
"Well, to tell you the truth, Mr. Su is getting married. His new wife doesn't like his first wife, so since Miss Su is old enough, he wants to marry her off. Your family offered a hundred taels of silver as a bride price. I secretly asked Mr. Su, and of course he agreed!"
As Liu the matchmaker spoke, there was a hint of disdain in her voice.
Indeed, the most righteous are often the lowly butchers, while the most ungrateful are often the scholars. I've never seen anyone marry off their daughter just to get a wife for themselves!
Sun Yu thought it was a good idea. Although Mr. Su had not passed the Xiucai exam, he was still a Tongsheng (a student who had passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations). His daughter must have been influenced by him from a young age, so her knowledge would definitely be quite good.
“Alright, then it’s Miss Su! I’ll have to trouble you, Auntie, to make the arrangements!” Sun Yu immediately settled the marriage.
"Don't worry, you've really struck gold with Miss Su! It's all thanks to your good judgment, Xiao Sun!" Matchmaker Liu was overjoyed; her gratitude gift for the matchmaker was now within reach.
Liu, the matchmaker, went to the Su family to propose marriage with great joy. She was determined to have a firm grip on the marriage and ensure that the ten taels of silver would not be lost.