Ye Daowen turned around and said to Ye Fengsheng: "Ye Fengsheng, you and Qingzhu go to the old ancestor. The old ancestor wants to question you-----"
"Hey-----" Ye Fengsheng agreed, but his eyes looked towards Ye Wenrou. He was not stupid, he knew that his uncle wanted to talk to Ye Wenrou about something, and it should be about her and Fang Yan.
He knew Ye Daowen's attitude, and even the attitude of the entire Ye family - but why? Why couldn't his cousin and Fang Yan be together
Ye Daowen gave an instruction and then walked towards his study. He did not tell Ye Wenrou to go back, so Ye Wenrou could only follow him into the study.
When Baili Lu was making trouble outside, Ye Daowen was probably reading in the study. When he came back again, the tea in the cup was still steaming, and an ancient book was spread out upside down on the table. Ye Wenrou glanced at the title: "Annotations to Southern Kung Fu".
Ye Daowen walked to the windowsill, opened the window, looked at the gloomy sky outside, and said, "I'm afraid it's going to rain again----"
Ye Wenrou didn't say anything. She walked straight to the bookshelf, took out a book and started flipping through it casually.
Ye Dao Wen held the teacup and took a sip of tea, then looked at his daughter in front of him with a headache. He had a thousand words in his heart, but he didn't know how to start.
They have their own standpoints, they want to maintain the Ye family's standpoint, but Wenrou obviously thinks differently from them-----
She is a girl. She has a man she likes. She wants to marry him and raise children. As a father, you should bless her.
The sad thing is that I can't let her go down that path.
He had thought about this issue countless times in his mind, and the three brothers had gathered together to discuss their views. The decision had been made long ago, but he had never had a good talk with Ye Wenrou.
At that time, they all felt that this matter was not urgent, or that they had not found a more suitable opportunity. But now they are afraid that they can't not talk about it----
When she walked out just now, she saw Fang Yan holding his daughter in front of others. With Ye Wenrou's gentle personality, she didn't refuse and pushed Fang Yan away. Ye Daowen knew that it was too late.
While Ye Daowen was still considering his words, Ye Wenrou spoke first and said, "You can find reasons to convince me."
Ye Dao Wen was stunned and took another sip of the fragrant tea. Originally, this top-quality tequila was fragrant, but now he sensed a bitter taste in his mouth.
I'm afraid you're feeling bitter
Thinking of this, Ye Daowen said aloud: "You and Fang Yan---it's impossible."
"Reason." Ye Wenrou said. Her eyes were still on the book in her hand. Her voice was very calm, not a little excited or angry. It seemed to be saying, give me a reason, just give me a reason and I will be convinced by you - but Ye Daowen knew that it was difficult for anyone to convince his daughter.
His thoughts were interrupted by his daughter's sudden words. Ye Daowen could only reorganize his words and said, "Although you failed to climb the Heavenly Dao this time, you are still young. You are the most talented child in our Ye family. As long as you don't give up, it's only a matter of time to conquer the Heavenly Dao. Next year? Or the year after? By that time, our Ye family will have a Heavenly Dao master. Heavenly Dao master, do you know how many years we have been waiting for it?"
"We often say 'It's hard to enter the Dao with divine fists'. The Baili family has practiced boxing for generations, but they can't enter the Dao. We have waited for so many years, and there is no master of the Dao. What about our Ye family? Our Ye family's hope is in you, and our Ye family's honor is also in you----the Ye family has a master of the Dao, the Ye family once had a master of the Dao, or others will say----many years ago, the Ye family also had a master of the Dao----after all, there was a master of the Dao----"
"The Ye family needs you, needs this honor, needs this history----Which family that practices martial arts does not want to produce a master of the Heavenly Dao? Just like those scholarly families in ancient times, who does not want to have a top scholar in their family? I also know that what I said is too selfish. As a parent, who does not want their children to live a good and happy life? However, I am in this position and I have to consider the interests and face of the entire family----not only me, but also your grandfathers and uncles----"
Ye Wenrou finally looked up. Her face was still calm, but her tone was full of sarcasm. She looked at her father and said, "Is it because I'm too good?"
"I said, you have always been the best-----" Ye Daowen said. In this regard, he was also very proud of his daughter.
"Because you are too outstanding, you can't get married and can't leave the Ye family?"
"You can also get married. We have discussed it and can find a husband for you. You are excellent in all aspects. There are countless young talents who want to join our Ye family. Your second uncle and third uncle are also looking for someone for you outside, whether it is from the government department or the military department. We must choose someone who can match you in all aspects. It doesn't matter if they are not a good match. As a couple, there must be one strong and one weak. If both are too strong, it will be detrimental to family harmony."
"Looking for?" Ye Wenrou narrowed her eyes and smiled, saying, "You mean looking for?"
"Um?"
"Can I also look for my own husband?"
"Before -- not really before, even now -- there are many people in Yanziwu who have never met each other before getting married, and they live very well afterwards --"
"But, I already have someone I like." Ye Wenrou said.
"So, I wanted to talk to you - I should have talked to you a long time ago. At that time, I thought - everyone thought that young people's love was not stable, and it might end in failure -"
"Now you think we won't break up?"
“I feel that way.”
"It's a pity that you couldn't convince me." Ye Wenrou said. She closed the book in her hand and prepared to leave.
"gentle-----"
Ye Wenrou stopped and turned to look at her father. She knew that he was in a difficult situation, and she understood her difficulties, but she still said firmly: "You didn't convince me-----"
"Fang Yan is not a good match." Ye Daowen said.
"Because he's not good enough?"
"No, because he is too good----" Ye Daowen said, "He is too good and too ambitious. We can't control him---we may even be controlled by him. We are still alive, and your second uncle and third uncle are also here, so we can suppress him. If we are gone, we are all old----do you think there will be anyone in the next generation of the Ye family who can suppress him?"
"Isn't that great? If you can't suppress him, then make him your own person - make him your family, isn't that great?"
"Hasn't this matter been discussed before? Your second uncle talked to him in front of everyone. If he is willing to marry into the Ye family, and if your future children are willing to have the surname Ye, we will never object to your marriage, and we will even fully support it. However, he refused. He didn't want to. Wenrou, the Ye family has too high expectations of you. Everyone is waiting for you to climb the Heavenly Path. If you succeed in climbing the Heavenly Path, you will be a Heavenly Path master of our Ye family. If you marry into the Fang family, you will become a Heavenly Path master of the Fang family. Will someone still say at that time, oh, Ye Wenrou, that is the Heavenly Path master of the Ye family? Will anyone think so?"
"But I failed----"
"But one day you will succeed."
“What if I never succeed in my life?”
Ye Daowen rubbed the rim of the teacup with his palm, sighed softly and said: "Wenrou, you are just angry like this----I know you have grievances in your heart, and I feel uncomfortable saying this to you. But, after all, you are the blood of the Ye family, you have to regard yourself as a member of the Ye family----"
"Just because I marry into the Fang family, does that mean I am no longer a member of the Ye family?"
"Yes, of course - but you are from the Fang family." Ye Daowen held the rim of the cup tightly and said, "If, I mean if, the Ye family and the Fang family had a conflict, which side would you stand on?"
"------"
"Look, you're in a difficult situation too, right?"
"I will try my best to avoid this from happening."
"It's too difficult. The Ye family needs to push forward, and so does the Fang family. Just look at what Fang Yan has done." Ye Daowen sighed and said, "If you were not so outstanding, this would be easy to handle. If Fang Yan was not so outstanding, this would also be easy to handle. The key is that both of you are too outstanding. Do you know? The master wants Fang Yan to be the master. He wants Fang Yan to take over his position and become the next master of Yanziwu.
Ye Wenrou thought about it, laughed, and said, "So, you think he took your place? I know you also want to be a master - so you don't agree with our marriage?"
"It's not that I want to be a master, but the Ye family needs this master----" Ye Daowen put down the teacup, stroked his forehead with some pain, and said: "You are my daughter, you are also very smart, there are some things I will not hide from you-----your second uncle is in politics, your third uncle joined the military, I have been waiting in Yanziwu for so many years just for this position. I am waiting for the master to retire or grow old, I am waiting for this position----"
"Do you think I'm not as good as Fang Yan? Not as good as that young guy? No one denies that I'm the most suitable person for that position. I've been preparing for that position for so long, for so many years. Maybe I'm the same age as you." Ye Daowen's voice was full of majesty and domineering. He said in a heavy voice, "But he wants to suppress me. That old guy wants to suppress me and our Ye family. What about Fang Yan? Fang Yan became his accomplice." (To be continued)