The Mystery of One's Life is Solved by Identifying One's Relatives

  How ironic! That ugly woman named Yan'er is going to enter the esteemed Mo family's gate!

  Don't even think about it! Has the old man taken the wrong medicine? A murderous aura appeared on Mo Nan Zhu's face, twisted in anger. "Housekeeper, investigate that woman's background." Mo Nan Zhu instructed without turning his head.

  "It's... small." Should I tell the truth or not? Zhang, the housekeeper, wasn't unaware of Young Master's temper, but he really didn't want to tell him the truth. "The old servant had already inquired about it for Young Master, Young Master..." Ah, if I don't say anything, it'll be even more terrible, once Young Master gets angry, no one in the Mo household will have any peace. "That Yan family only has two young ladies, both of whom are daughters of Old Man Yan's two wives. Our new wife is the eldest daughter of the Yan family, with a single character surname 'Er', she doesn't have any special talents and rarely goes out. I've heard that she looks quite delicate... The second young lady is called Wushuang, I know a bit about her, I've heard that she likes martial arts, but after studying for over ten years, she's still just a show-off..."

  "What do you want me to ask who?" Mo Nan Zhu squinted his eyes "Tell me something about someone I don't care about? Get to the point!" The more anxious he got, the more this old man went off on a tangent!

  "Yes, yes, yes, but... Young master, I really don't know anything about Miss Yan's situation. She rarely goes out, and it's likely that nobody in Suzhou remembers that the Yan family even has a young mistress." It wasn't an exaggeration on his part, but it was almost true.

  "Go ahead." Mo Nan Zhu rubbed his sore eyes, he must have been staring at the account for too long.

  Alas... he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

  The sound stopped behind, Mo Nan Zhu's elegant turn... Nobody? Heh, this old man is still running fast at his age, without even saying a word, it seems that next time something happens, he'll have to let the old man run errands again. A cold smile followed and he fell into deep thought again. The old man who was supposed to find his family said goodbye and left, Mo Nan Zhu stared blankly at the round pavilion, lost in thought.

  He thought that the Yan family was also a well-known wealthy merchant in Suzhou a few years ago, but the Yan family's business was too rigid and had lost a lot in recent years. A few days ago, he heard that the Yan family was already struggling to make ends meet. It seemed that they were indeed anxious to sell their daughter for some food. Hum! Mo Nan Zhu sneered. Can selling his daughter really achieve what he wants? Mo Nan Zhu stood up suddenly!

  "Where's old master?" Mo Nan Zhu walked into the inner courtyard.

  "Master, the old master is in the study room. Shall I have Xiaocui take you there?" The maid Xiaocui hastily stepped forward with a flattering smile. She was considered one of the most beautiful women in the mansion. A year ago, the old master had already intended to bring her into the young master's chambers, but since the young master was not yet engaged, she could not enter his quarters. Now that the time had finally come, she wondered what the new mistress would be like.

  "Hmm." Mo Nan Zhu hummed and rushed straight to the study.

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  The study door was kicked open mercilessly. Old Mo slowly raised his head, knowing that his eldest son would definitely come looking for him. "What's the matter? You're really lacking in propriety!"

  "What's going on?" Mo Nan Zhu stepped forward and asked.

  Mo Xuru's whiskers, with a worried expression, he didn't want to be like this either. This girl was originally his second brother's wife, but... Ah! "You should know that Yan family's girl is your second brother's wife, but your good-for-nothing second brother messed everything up. If he had listened to my arrangements and done business honestly, instead of wanting to be a great hero..."

  "What? She's Second Brother's fiancée? When did this happen?" How could Mo Nan Zhu not know about this matter? Why had he never heard his parents mention it before?

  "Uh-huh. Your mother was from the Yan family, making her a sister of Madame Yan. When your mother fell on hard times, it was the Yan family who took her in and raised her for a while. Back then, our family wasn't wealthy either, but Old Master Yan helped your father out by giving us some of his business, which allowed our family to prosper. Your mother didn't have much good fortune... However, as our business grew bigger, the two families became increasingly distant due to conflicts in the business world. If the Yan family hadn't fallen on hard times, they wouldn't have let their daughter marry into our family either. It was your second brother who was engaged to Yan'er back then, but you were still studying martial arts in the mountains and hadn't met her yet. Nan Xun was quite close with her at the time, so he arranged for the two kids to be betrothed. By the time you returned from the mountains, the two families were already on bad terms, so it was never brought up again. And then Nan Xun went off to Shaolin Temple to study martial arts, and no one mentioned it again. But now that your second brother has become a skilled fighter, he's not even coming back to help me? Ah well, I still have you." Mo Xu explained the whole situation in one breath. He was afraid that this child wouldn't agree either. Businessmen value credibility, after all, and they had exchanged gifts as a token of their promise back then.

  "So..."

  "It's settled then! This matter is decided!" Old Master Mo replied with an unquestionable tone.

  "What about Nai Rui?" Mo Nan Zhu closed his eyes, he didn't want to mention her again, the woman who had hurt him but whom he couldn't forget.

  "Rui? Rui Rui?" Old Master Mo was also stunned, where's Rui Rui? She's the girl Nanzhu Ai loves, oh... everything is messed up. "Don't bother about Rui Rui anymore, I've lost Second Brother now, a month later is our wedding day, what am I supposed to do? You don't even know Second Brother's whereabouts, how can I find him? This marriage is set in stone! You should go prepare instead." Old Master Mo had an expression of certainty.

  "Hmph! You're not afraid I'll run away too and you won't be able to find me?" Mo Nan Zhu narrowed his eyes, speaking in a nearly threatening tone.

  "How dare you! Now that everyone's gone, what use am I, an old lonely man?" Old Master Mo immediately changed his tone, "Your mother died young, if it weren't for you all, I would have followed her long ago. You think I don't want to go? I..." He dryly wiped his face, and then he didn't believe it anymore.

  "....Alright, but I have one condition! Give me a new house." He's not letting him get married? He got married and after that it's the husband who gets to decide everything. Hmph.

  Mo Nan bamboo didn't wait for the old man to answer and turned around to leave, he knew the old man would definitely give it to him. Now he wanted to go to the Yan family to take a look at his new bride... "Miss, get up, the master has made your wedding dress, please go take a look." Xiaoyu said to herself, she knew that the eldest miss was very lazy, but she had to pass on the master's words.

  “……”

  "Miss, what did you say about our brother-in-law Zhang? Aren't you curious?" Xiaoyu put down the red silk in her hand and walked to the edge of the bed curtain.

  “……”

  "Ah..."

  "Whoa......" Get up, miss! " Little Fish pulled open the curtains while shouting in a voice eight times higher.

  Yan'er squinted her eyes, the sudden burst of light made her a bit uncomfortable. "Mmm, I woke up early, just too lazy to move, what's the hurry?" Yan'er lazily stretched her waist.

  "Ah yo~" Yan'er shouted, "It's been a long time since I've exercised, and stretching my waist can already make me dizzy." After finishing speaking, she lay down on the bed again, blinking her eyes. Time was quiet for just a moment. "Little fish, how about we go out for a walk today?"

  "What? Really? Is that true?" Little Fish couldn't believe her ears. Other people's maids would often go out with their masters, but she had been in the mansion for several years and only gone out a few times. It was really pitiful. What was the outside world like? She almost forgot.

  "Of course! I think I'm going to get married soon, if I don't go out and take a look now, I won't have the chance later."

  "Wow... Miss, you're so funny! Little Fish couldn't help but burst out laughing. You haven't even had a chance to look around, and yet you're already trying to get away from me? You really know how to make excuses for yourself."

  "What's so funny? Don't even think about helping me with my hair!" Yan'er said, rolling her phoenix eyes.

  "Here...". Little Fish quickly handed over the clothes to Yan'er. She carefully combed Yan'er's hair in front of the copper mirror. Looking at Miss in the mirror... how can she be described as beautiful? Her pink and white face, which had been well-maintained like water due to not going out for years, was not lazy but had a delicate skin like that of the madam, with a small oval face, and those phoenix eyes under her willow eyebrows. Miss's eyes were too beautiful, to be honest, they were enchanting, soul-stirring. She thought that with just one glance from Miss, she could captivate all the men in the world. Her upturned little nose was something she had always wanted but unfortunately, her mother hadn't given it to her. Ah!

  "Miss, come and put some lip balm on your mouth." Little Fish's eyebrows and eyes were smiling as she looked at her older sister. Her older sister was so charming that even the slightest curve of her lips was full of flirtation towards men.

  "Little fish, stop daydreaming, let's go." Yan'er pulled Xiao Yu's hand and strode out.

  Hey, I haven't finished being stunned yet, how can you leave? And by the way, her lazy personality is truly unmatched in the world!

  She lives in the east of the city. Let's go west then, so we won't get lost, haha, look how clever she is. Suzhou City is really something, this prosperous atmosphere, Yan thinks it's not inferior to the Imperial City at all, although she hasn't been there, but her estimate won't be wrong." Hmm? What's this? Little fish, come take a look, they're selling this here, what is it?

  "Miss, this is called sugar man, it's made by heating sugar on a bamboo stick and letting it cool." She had heard Second Miss's maid, Ziyun, say that several times already, and she really wanted to try the taste.

  "I'm so hungry, it must be very sweet......" Yan'er rubbed her belly, haven't eaten anything yet......

  "That's great, miss! Let's buy some and try the taste, how about it?" "The little fish are going to be thrilled to death, they can finally eat..."

  Yan'er looked at her and rolled her eyes. "You think I don't want to eat, I...I...I didn't bring any money out." Yan'er's voice got smaller and smaller, it was really embarrassing, a big sister like her couldn't even afford to buy a sugar figurine when she went out, and now she was crying...

  "Wow, what a beauty? Tsk tsk... how come I, this young master, have lived in Suzhou for decades and never seen you before?" A slick-talking man suddenly appeared behind Yan'er.

  Yan'er gave him a white eye, and at first glance, he was a spoiled young master. She didn't bother to care about him. This was true, she really didn't bother to care.

  "What are you doing? You stinky rascal! Don't bully our family's young lady." Little Fish stood with his hands on his hips, blocking Yan'er.

  "Get out! You dare to show off your skills in front of me? He slapped Xiaoyu and walked closer to Yan'er. The girl is really tasty... I don't know how she'll be in bed... Hahaha..."

  Yan'er stared at her with wide eyes, it wasn't that she wasn't afraid of him, but rather that she had never encountered such a situation before, and her legs were trembling. What to do? What to do?

  "Let me tell you, the young lady in our house is already taken by someone else's family, don't have any illusions!" The little fish who had just crawled back up from the ground shouted loudly, she didn't believe they weren't afraid of Mo Jiaer.

  The bored young master glanced at the little fish with a careless look, he wasn't afraid of anyone, he was the only son of the county magistrate, and this Suhe Prefecture was his territory. He wanted whoever he wanted. Hmph!

  Look at that rascal, not reflecting, Xiao Yu was anxious, "My husband's brother is the eldest young master of the Mo family, you'd better stay away from her!" Xiao Yu had already reached her limit, she was also very afraid, and she really didn't have anyone to turn to.

  "Oh? That's great, so this is the young lady from the Yan estate? No wonder I've never seen her before, it turns out that old man Yan has been hiding a little beauty at home. No wonder the young lady stays hidden away." The rascal finished speaking and turned to leave.

  Yan'er and Xiaoyu were both stunned, wasn't he trying to flirt with me? Why did he leave?

  Digression

  Dear readers, now opening a book with many ancient words, I just feel that following others' pace has deviated from the purpose of writing. This book does not have a time-traveling plot, but rather uses an experience of love to portray the female lead's growth from a naive girl to maturity. The female lead's personality and psychology change continuously as the story unfolds, with many twists and turns along the way. I hope readers can carefully follow along.