Only then did Mrs. Li realize that in her momentary glee, she had only been thinking about watching Mrs. Yang try to cover things up after hearing her words, and had completely forgotten about the old matriarch. Embarrassed, she said, "I just heard the rumors, too. They said my cousin's family struck it rich and bought land."
The old great-aunt's gaze sharpened instantly. "So you only got the idea to ask me about this marriage for Lian'er after you heard the Zheng Family bought land?"
The anger in her voice was already obvious. 'Do they take me for an old fool?'
'That explains it,' she thought. Before, when she was running around trying to find a match for Qingmu, all those relatives had shied away with excuses. But this time, her nephew's family was surprisingly eager, willing to marry Lian'er to her grandnephew without a betrothal gift. 'So they were after the family fortune all along!'
