Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 756 Everyone is happy
Zhang asked Yang Jiang to bring the Yang family genealogy to Bianjing so that she could show it to the Baoshan families of both families. It wasn't that she needed to prove anything to anyone, but since she had already done it, she wanted to do it openly and honestly, so that she could completely separate Ayan from the Yang family with this genealogy.

Wang Yan and A Yan have always been doing great things, and it's inevitable that they'll have many enemies. She can't let those people use this matter to criticize them, otherwise it will become a source of worry for her. Zhang Shi closed the genealogy book with satisfaction and smiled at Xie Yu Yan: "A Yan, just listen to me!"

Xie Yuyan naturally understood Zhang's thoughts. She nodded, then straightened her clothes, bowed, and respectfully greeted Zhang: "Thank you, Mother."

This gratitude came from the bottom of her heart, for no other reason than Zhang's love and care for her.

Zhang was taken aback when she heard Xie Yuyan's address. Before, Ayan always called her "Mother," so why now…? Although she couldn't quite figure it out, she hurriedly went to help Xie Yuyan up: "Get up, get up, you child…"

Xie Yuyan raised her head and looked at Zhang Shi: "Although I am not Yang Yi's wife, I am my mother's daughter, and Qin Ge'er is my younger brother. Today, Mother, please formally adopt me as your goddaughter!"

Zhang's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and her vision blurred instantly.

How could Zhang not be happy? Having such a good daughter was a blessing she had accumulated over several lifetimes.

“Okay, okay, okay,” Zhang replied repeatedly. “From now on, we will be the three of us, mother and daughters.”

Xie Yuyan took out a handkerchief to wipe Zhang's tears, but unexpectedly, the more he wiped, the more tears she shed.

It took Zhang Shi a long time to calm down. Everyone in the courtyard was filled with joy. Yang Jiang, in particular, breathed a sigh of relief as he watched this scene. He had been anxious all the way here, fearing that he would become estranged from his wife. Now it seemed that he had worried too much.

"Sister-in-law..."

A small voice came from behind, and Yang Qin squeezed between Zhang Shi and Xie Yuyan.

“Why are you still calling me ‘sister-in-law’?” Zhang said with a smile. “You should change how you address me.”

Yang Qin looked up and happily called out to Xie Yuyan, "Sister."

Xie Yuyan looked at Zhang Shi and said, "Mother, please take a seat in the main room. I will pay my respects to you."

Zhang wanted to refuse, but Ayan didn't like these formalities. Just as she was about to politely decline, Yu Mama pulled her back and helped her walk towards the main room.

Zhang felt as if she were walking on clouds, her whole body was dizzy, and she was the first to receive gifts as Ayan's happy event approached.

Is she worthy?
As Xie Yuyan and Yang Qin bowed to her, Zhang stretched out her hands, as if trying to lift her children up out of thin air. Unconsciously, she smiled and shed tears again.

Yan Sui also came to pay his respects: "Congratulations, kind sir." Then he took out a packet of vegetarian snacks and gave it to Xie Yuyan and Zhang Shi.

"The vegetarian snacks were made by my master himself and offered before the Buddha. They were meant to be given to virtuous people as a way to celebrate their good fortune."

Yan Sui sent these over to celebrate the marriage of the two philanthropists, Wang and Xie, but used them today ahead of schedule.

Yang Qin rubbed his eyes until they were red and swollen.

"Everyone is happy!" Yan Sui found an opportunity to whisper congratulations in Yang Qin's ear.

Yang Qin looked at Yan Sui.

Seeing that he seemed not to understand, Yan Sui continued, "Think about it, marriage can end in divorce, and husband and wife can become strangers, but a younger brother will always be a younger brother, and no one can change that. Isn't that a good thing?"

Yang Qin's eyes lit up immediately. So, this meant that he was closer to his older sister.

Yang Qin patted Yan Sui's shoulder like an adult, his pride evident in his expression.

The two were about to say something when they heard a cough from the side. They looked over and immediately saw Su Man.

Su Man stepped out of the shadows, bent down, looked at Yang Qin and then at Yan Sui, and said, "You must not say a word of what you just said, especially not a single word in front of the young master."

Su Man appeared unusually serious: "My lord is petty and holds grudges. Some things he can remember for a lifetime."

He wasn't scaring the children; he was helping them.

Yan Sui suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, a coldness rising from the soles of his feet and quickly spreading throughout his body. Yang Qin stared wide-eyed, forgetting even to retort. Only after Su Man left did the two of them finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After a while, Yan Suicai said, "That Su Man is really amazing, no wonder..." No wonder he was protecting Xie Shanren.

The two of them looked at each other, and for the first time felt their own insignificance.

“Actually, I had thought of a solution for you before,” Yan Sui said, “but it seems we won’t need it now.”

Yang Qin immediately asked curiously, "What is it?"

Yan Sui said, "If you can't win by force, you can take your mother and marry into the family with your elder sister. After you get married, have many children. If you lack strength, you can win by sheer numbers."

Yang Qin stared blankly at Yan Sui, and after a moment he swallowed and said, "Who taught you all this? I know, it must have been Master Zhiyuan."

Yan Sui did not refute, but silently recited Amitabha Buddha in his heart, hoping that his master would live as long as heaven and earth and shine as brightly as the sun and moon.

……

Wang family.

Wang Yan left his office early and went home. Then, in front of Madam Lin, he tried on six or seven robes.

Wang Yan remained patient as he looked at the pile of clothes in front of him.

Madam Lin preferred the light blue blouse, which made her son look exceptionally handsome.

"Or we could try on the rest and then make a decision."

Before Madam Lin could speak, Wang Yan spoke up. She was quite surprised, but quickly smiled and said, "We should choose carefully."

Consider it compensation for Yan Ge'er's neglect of his appearance for more than ten years.

Over the years, she had seen many styles of robes, but Yan Ge'er had never worn them. Today, she had the chance to examine them all.

The mother and son worked until night to select the robes, boots, and accessories.

Madam Lin carefully examined her son: "Not to mention the entire Great Liang, at least in Bianjing, no one can match my son's looks."

Instead of being annoyed by the compliment, the son seemed rather pleased. Seeing this, Madam Lin couldn't help but wonder if her son had used his good looks to bewitch Ayan, which was why Ayan agreed to the marriage.

After taking off his clothes and having the steward put them away, Wang Yan looked at the things prepared in the main room. He was afraid that he would toss and turn all night, staying awake until dawn.

"If you're free tonight, I'll go take a look at the plans for your yard. We'll start repairing it in the next couple of days."

Wang Yan nodded.

Madam Lin smiled again; indeed, good news was on the horizon, even her son was gentle and obedient. After arranging everything, Madam Lin felt a little sleepy and sent her son back to rest.

Wang Yan returned to his study, picked up the official documents on his desk, and couldn't help but smile again.

Everything was prepared perfectly. The only regret was that the Xie family's case, such as the matter of Old Master Xie and Old Madam Xie, had not yet been investigated. Otherwise... Ayan could have waited for him to come to her door more easily.

……

The lights were still on in the duty room of the Dali Temple.

As if sensing something, Xu Huaiyi, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review who was bent over his desk, raised his head. In front of him was the autopsy report of Master Xie, submitted by the coroner.

It can now be confirmed that Old Master Xie was murdered, but the wounds are different from what he deduced, even... completely contrary to his own.

(End of this chapter)