The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

Xiao Mingjue's words were like a thunderbolt, instantly leaving Liu Qing, Mo Yong, Gu Ming, and even Ye Xiao speechless.

They considered various methods, such as aligning interests or getting the government to act as guarantor. They considered every possibility, but they never expected that Gu Ming would actually come up with such an idea!

However, upon closer examination, this is actually the optimal solution to the current predicament.

Once these families become related by marriage, it won't be so easy for the Ye family to target them.

If possible, these families could even hitch a ride on the Ye family's coattails and develop rapidly!

"I agree with Lao Xiao's idea, so I think it's okay for A Yuan to marry our Shi Shi."

Gu Ming spoke first, intending to snatch Ye Linyuan, this coveted prize, first.

"Marry you?! I was the one who suggested it, so A-Yuan has to marry our Ruoxi!"

"You're talking complete nonsense! If we're really going to have a marriage alliance, then without a doubt, our Feifei is the most suitable! Our Feifei has a gentle personality, and Ayuan has always been mild-mannered; the two of them are a perfect match!"

"You bastard surnamed Mo, get out of my way! I'm telling you right now, A Yuan must marry our Yanran. If that's not possible, he can marry Ruyan and Mei'er as well. Even without a formal title, the Liu family will accept it!"

"Damn it, you surnamed Liu, have you no shame? How can you do this? If you keep acting like this, the Gu family won't be polite! Old Ye, although our Gu family only has one legitimate daughter, Shishi, we have many beauties in the collateral branches. As long as your Ayuan marries our Shishi, he can choose any of the beauties in the collateral branches. He can even take them all as his concubines!"

Seeing that the others were talking more and more outrageous, Xiao Mingjue, who had first proposed the idea, turned green with rage.

He felt like he had shot himself in the foot.

Actually, you can't blame him. The main reason is that he really didn't expect these old guys to be so shameless, even resorting to seduction, and the Xiao family was completely helpless against it.

It's because their genes are the opposite of the Ye family's, with pure male dominance and female deficiency.

Ye Xiao's lips twitched as he watched his four old buddies almost come to blows.

He really wanted to say, "You can forget about A Yuan's wife position; that's reserved for his daughters."

As the saying goes, "Don't let the good stuff go to outsiders."

However, A Yuan has not yet inherited the Ye family, so it is not appropriate to reveal his identity at this time, because once it is revealed, it will cause considerable trouble.

These troubles did not come from outside, but from within the Ye family.

Although the Ye family's higher-ups, including the patriarch, didn't take A-Yuan's adoption seriously and were grooming him as their heir, the Ye family's collateral branches and their younger members were unaware of this.

Now, because A Yuan is strong enough, these people are all convinced of his abilities and are willing to unite around him and fight for him.

With Xiao Yan's careful assistance, these people had no other thoughts whatsoever.

But once they find out that A Yuan doesn't have the Ye family bloodline, these clueless guys might just turn around and attack us.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Xiao interrupted the impending brawl.

"I understand your thoughts, but I think we should still ask the children for their opinions on this matter."

"What opinions could the children possibly have? Let's not even talk about how marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers. Although I'm old, I'm not blind. My Shishi's eyes are practically brimming with love for your Ayuan. If she wasn't head over heels in love, I'd rip my head off and use it as a chamber pot for you."

"Cough cough cough, it can't be that bad, it can't be that bad."

"Exactly, and there's our Yanran too. She's practically given herself to Ayuan since she was little. If you say she doesn't like Ayuan, I'll gouge my eyes out and use them as a third wheel!"

"Cough cough cough, there's no need, there's no need."

"I don't know if your two children like A-Yuan or not, but my Ruoxi is absolutely head over heels in love with him. If Ruoxi's feelings for A-Yuan are even slightly fake, I'll kill myself by crashing into this crooked tree."

"Cough cough cough, really, no need, really no need."

"Wow, you three are going too far! When it comes to love for A-Yuan, my Fei Fei is number one, no one can say she's number two. If I hadn't begged her on my knees, she would have severed ties with me and gone abroad to find A-Yuan. If she didn't love A-Yuan so much, I would have drunk the entire Canglan River dry."

"Cough, cough cough, what? Old Mo, as long as you drink the water of the Canglan River dry, I will definitely convince A Yuan to marry your Fei Fei."

Mo Yong: ......

You, Ye Xiao with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, say that to others it's not necessary, really not necessary, but when you come to me you just agree with me. Is this how you behave?!

You're not a human being! You're truly not a human being!

"What? I was just kidding, don't take it seriously. But our Feifei's love for Ayuan is truly deep down!"

After the joke was over, Ye Xiao shared his thoughts.

"Although I hate to admit it, Lao Gu's method is undoubtedly the best. However, everyone has objections to the candidates, so I suggest we put the selection aside for now and discuss how much each party will contribute once the alliance is formed."

However, Ye Xiao's words were met with opposition from the other four.

"No, we need to finalize the arrangements first before discussing anything else."

"That's right, that's right. We can't rest easy until the person is settled."

"Only when the people are settled can we contribute money, personnel, and effort with peace of mind."

"Yes, until then, we won't talk about anything."

Looking at the four old guys' stubborn and unyielding faces, Ye Xiao couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.

"Alright, alright, is this how you play it? Then how about this: let A-Yuan marry all the legitimate daughters of your families! That way you won't have to fight over them, and it'll be fair to everyone!"

"Great idea!"

"I agree!"

"no problem!"

"I couldn't ask for more!"

Now it was Ye Xiao's turn to be dumbfounded. He had only said something in anger, but he never expected that these four shameless old men would actually agree to it.

Putting aside the fact that the country practices monogamy, the four families alone have at least four, and at most six, legitimate daughters, not to mention the others in their households!

Ye Qingyan, Ye Qingxin, Ye Qingcheng, Ye Xi, Ye Xin, and An Wangshu, whom he dislikes the least, that makes six already!

Besides these, there's Leng Qinghan, whose gaze towards A Yuan is clearly off; Luo Qingge, who's always clinging to A Yuan; and Luo Qingyue and Luo Qingxuan, who revolve around Luo Qingge in everything. And if we also include Su Yurou and Bai Yu...

Tsk tsk tsk, there are so many women here, they could form a women's soccer team, right?

Ah Yuan, you'd better take it easy, or you'll die young.

Just as Ye Xiao was counting on his fingers how many women he had, his phone vibrated. The next moment, a text message caught his eye, instantly changing his expression.

"Something's happened!"