Autumn Moon held a teapot and went to the hall, where she heard Ye Yu Zhang say: "......It just so happens that he came to ask me if I wanted an apprentice for the workshop. That child is also seventeen years old this year, tall and handsome, with clear eyebrows and eyes. He looks like his uncle, big brother, you think back and remember, very good-looking, the child resembles him in eight parts. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have recognized him. After asking around, I found out that he was actually Uncle's grandson."

  Ye let out a long sigh: "Yes, when he left Nanshan Town with his parents back then, he was only three or four years old. Now, in the blink of an eye, over ten years have passed and we've all grown old, our appearances have changed." He asked again, "Why did he come back alone? Where are his parents and family?"

  Ye Yuzhang shook his head: "This child's life is also bitter, his father went to Nan Shui in those years, the water and soil were not suitable, he fell ill and did not recover. He spent all the savings at home, and he was gone too. They were a family of widows and orphans, relying on his mother doing some needlework to make a living. Until last year, his mother also passed away due to illness, and he brought back his parents' coffins, wanting to bury them in their ancestral tomb. Big brother, you also know that if the Wang family hadn't gone too far in those years, after my cousin died, his father wouldn't have taken his wife and children all the way to Nan Shui. Now he's back, although he doesn't want to go to Nan Shui again, he also doesn't want to return to the Wang family. After settling his parents, he rented a house outside and came out to find work, planning to start a new life. I've asked around about him, regarding whether or not to join the family as a son-in-law, he's not very concerned. You also know that the customs in Nan Shui are quite unique, even if it's common for men and women from different families to live together, as long as there's a child with the father's surname, it's fine."

  He turned his head and said to Ye Yuxiu: "My child is eloquent, has a good sense of propriety, and is quite knowledgeable. Who knows, maybe he'll make something of himself in the future. At that moment, I thought of Zhu'er. Big brother, you're getting old too, and your limbs aren't convenient. Yesterday, I was busy running around for you, and my heart ached. With just one workshop, there's still so much to worry about in the future. Without a strong, capable man to support the family, it really won't do. Moreover, Zhu'er's fate isn't good either. If we find a local person to marry into our family, we must find someone from a family with many brothers. That kind of household is very complicated. If Zhu'er's matter were to be exposed, it would be troublesome. Anyway, this Wang Chengdong has no parents and is a straightforward person, so making him a son-in-law would be most suitable."

  Ye looked at Guan with a hint of expectation. Seeing his old wife seemingly moved, he said: "This is a big matter, we need to discuss it further." He also asked: "Is he working in your workshop?"

  Ye Yuzhang shook his head and sighed, "My workshop's business is getting worse and worse. Where can I still find people to hire? I even want to fire the ones I have." He said to Ye Yuzhi, "Big brother, introduce me to that person who designed the jade utensils. Since he helped you, it's not like he can't help me, right? If both of us are in a hurry, naturally we'll let him help you design first, after all, your relationship with him is there for everyone to see, I won't snatch him away from you."

  Here is the translation: Now we're getting to the point.

  Ye Yuqi and Guan's hearts simultaneously thought of this sentence, but it was a stone that fell to the ground.

  He's a rare treasure. He really is a money-grabber. He wouldn't do anything that doesn't benefit him, even if you killed him. All those words he said earlier about considering Ye Yuqi and Ye Zhuo, and being heartbroken, were just nonsense to deceive ghosts. Ye Yuzhang and Guan Shi heard it and wondered what else was wrong with their family. The previous pile of things was just an introduction, now is the real topic. He's helping with Zhang Luo's marriage with such sincerity, but actually he wants Ye Yuqi to introduce that talented designer to him.

  "Cough, Ah Zhang, it's not that I don't want to help you, but that person is unwilling! He wants to study and take the imperial examination because his mother fainted on the street and the servants were at a loss. Luckily, your sister-in-law happened to be passing by and helped her out. The kid was grateful and only then did he agree to design those few things for me. I still don't know if I can get him to take action again in the future. You should know that a scholar's time is extremely valuable, and he doesn't lack money either. If I were to reveal his name and disturb his peace, provoking him, the consequences would be more than our Ye family could bear. His identity is not simple."

  This honest man's lie is extremely credible. Ye Yuzhang listened to this and didn't suspect anything, but still wasn't willing to give up, so he thought for a moment and said: "If I come across good jade material in the future, big brother, you can consider it yours and have him help me design it."

  "This... Ah Zhang, aren't you making things difficult for me? The person who designed it isn't my son, I told him to design it, let him design as much as he wants." Ye Yuqi said displeased.

  "Three times, just need to design three times!" Ye Yuzhang stretched out three fingers.

  Ye Yuqi shook his head: "I can't agree to that." However, he knew that if he didn't give Ye Yuzhang some hope, the latter would not give up and would definitely come back to pester him again. So, he said, "Just once, I'll help you ask him once. But if he's unwilling, there's nothing I can do."

  "Alright, one by one." Ye Yuzhang was overjoyed. He happened to have a good piece of jade material on hand, which he could take out and let Ye Yuqi ask that person for. He made up his mind, and soon dispatched someone to follow Ye Yuqi for all twelve hours of the day. As long as Ye Yuqi went to that scholar's house, he would be able to find out who that person was. Then, he would think of a way to deal with it.

  "By the way, do you know where Wang Chengdong lives?"

  "I know, I know."

  "You send someone to inform him that he should report to work at Yu Zhuo Fang early tomorrow morning. As for the marriage, let's not mention it for now, I'll consider his character first." said Ye Yu Qi.

  "It's better this way. If the person is really good, it's not too late to bring up marriage again." Mrs. Guan was extremely in agreement. Seeing someone with her own eyes and judging for herself was a hundred times stronger than listening to others.

  "I'll send someone over in a bit to pass on the message." Having achieved his goal, Ye Yuzhang didn't linger and stood up to take his leave.

  Let Autumn Moon send Ye Yu Zhang away, and Ye Yu period personally went to call Ye Zhuo and Zhao Shi into the hall, told them about the matter, and asked Ye Zhuo: "Zhuo er, what do you think about this?"

  Logically, such matters of marriage do not require asking the parties involved, and it is enough for the elders to make the decision. But Ye Yuqi no longer treats Ye Zhuo as an ordinary girl now.

  "Grandfather, do you think Yu'er should get married now?" Ye Zhuo asked with a smile.

  "Uh...this..." Ye Yuqi was taken aback by Ye Zhuo's question.

  "You're already an adult, what's wrong with that?" Guan Shi hadn't thought that far.

  "Wait a minute." Yezhuo ran out and soon came back with five tea cups from her room, handing them to Ye Yuqi.

  Ye Yuqi held the five teacups, becoming more and more astonished. When he reached the most exquisite one, he raised his head, looking at Ye Zhuo in disbelief: "Did you carve this?"

  "Uh-huh." Ye Zhuo nodded, pointing to the teacups and said, "This is my first one, this is the second one, the third one, the fourth one, and the fifth one I carved yesterday."

  She was very proud of this teacup, one better than the last. This final one had no flaws at all, and she even painted a picture on it and inscribed a poem. The vividness of the painting and the elegance of the calligraphy instantly gave this stone-carved cup a unique charm, enough to make even someone who had seen countless good things in their past life applaud her work.

  "If I'm not mistaken, you started carving the teacup ten days ago, right?" Ye Yuqi looked at Ye Zhuo in surprise. A teacup of this level, other jade carvers might not be able to carve it out even after two or three months! But Ye Zhuo only took ten days!

  "Ah, today is exactly the tenth day." Ye Zhuo said. She didn't think she was particularly smart. The reason she could make such great progress in ten days was because of her previous experience with suspending stones and recent practice with splitting incense, which made her grasp of force effortless. Her past life's foundation in painting allowed her to understand the shapes of objects more deeply than others; her past life's learning experiences taught her how to summarize experiences and lessons, quickly improving her abilities. The latter two were qualities that most jade carvers did not possess.

  Ye Zhuo took out these tea cups, not to show off in front of Ye Yuqi. She asked: "Grandfather, do you think I can become an excellent jade carver if I continue practicing like this?"

  "Can, of course can. But not an excellent jade carver, but a top-notch master, a jade carving grandmaster." Ye Yuqi's words were not encouraging, but a heartfelt sigh. He was also praised as the most talented back then. But his talent was indeed insufficient in front of Ye Zhuo.

  "So, you think I should get married and become a housewife now?" Ye Zhuo asked again.

  Ye Yuqi was taken aback, and exchanged a glance with Guan Shi. Guan Shi suddenly smiled and said: "Zhuo'er, actually this is not contradictory. If we find the right person, we can first observe him for a year or two; if it's good, then we can get engaged; after getting engaged, even if we wait a year or two to get married, it's not too late. Otherwise, rushing into things blindly may not necessarily lead to finding the most suitable person."

  "This makes sense, but is Wang Chengdong really the right person? This morning, Uncle asked Grandfather to introduce him to a jade designer, and then such a suitable person appears in front of him. He's not only an old acquaintance, but also alone in the world. Don't you think this is suspicious? You can't forget that there's more than one person from the second house who hates me. And when we bought that workshop, we ruined the good relationship between the Tao and Gong families. Who knows how they're secretly plotting against us? In my opinion, even if we want to arrange a marriage, let's not get involved with the second house. Who knows what other schemes are brewing?"

  Ye Yuqi and the Guo and Zhao families were shocked to hear this. They were afraid of being too kind, their family had always been harmonious, and when they encountered something, they rarely thought about the dark side. After Ye Zhuo's reminder, they were startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

  The Nao and Gong families went to great lengths to set up a scheme for a workshop. To take revenge, they found someone who resembled Old Master Wang and impersonated the real Wang Chengdong, using his name to infiltrate the Ye family. This way, they could cause trouble at the workshop and also tarnish Ye Zhuo's reputation at home, making it easy to destroy the Ye family's main house.

  Ye Yuzhang may not have had such malicious intentions towards Da Fang, but he couldn't resist the presence of a certain Gong Shi in Er Fang!

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