Mission 54
Editor: Henyee Translations
"If we seek a suitable match in the North Village, most would be like that. How could they be deemed worthy of Danqiu? My son is different. If he attains scholarly honors in the future, Danqiu will become the wife of an official. His father and I are accustomed to life in the North Village. Even if they aspire to go to the capital or the monastery after achieving scholarly honors, we won't interfere. We won't make Danqiu's life challenging," argued Jiang Caixiu's mother, presenting her case logically.
Confident in her persuasive skills, she believed that someone like Ms. Wang, who had limited exposure to the world, would be swayed by her reasoning.
Ms. Wang, however, responded with a cold snort upon hearing the proposal. "When your son gains a good reputation, the first inclination will likely be to break off the engagement. It's not like your family hasn't done this before."
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