Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

In Northern Anhui, the local custom is to visit ancestral graves on the afternoon of the New Year’s Eve and the morning of the first day of the New Year.

However, only men can go, regardless of age, women cannot.

A group of people, drunkenly stumbling, head towards the fields, leaving the house suddenly empty, with only a few women left to wash the leftover dishes, pots, and pans, chatting about family matters.

The aunt, already past her fifties, her hair a mix of black and grey, joked as she washed the dishes:

"Xia Qin, your daughter-in-law is really beautiful and has a great presence, maybe in a couple of years, you’ll be able to hold a grandson."

Xia Qin chuckled lightly, "She’s only just started her first year of university, to get married and have children, at least she needs to graduate first!"

The aunt laughed, "Your family is so wealthy, what’s the need for school? Hurry up and get married, have lots of sons, and inherit the family business; that’s what truly matters."

The younger aunt also joked, "Bai is already spending New Year’s at your place, and they’re living together, indicating her parents don’t oppose. What’s the point of school, just get engaged first, then marry after graduation..."

"I’ve heard nowadays it’s possible for university students to have children? Your Yuan has built such a great foundation, isn’t it necessary to have several kids."

The second aunt also joked, laughing, "Haha, that’s exactly the point, like us, even though we’re poor, who among us hasn’t had three or four kids."

"In my view, with Yuan’s abilities, he can certainly find several girlfriends and spread the family branches further. Aren’t they planning to establish a clan hall? Without children, what’s the point of a clan hall."

"Which big boss doesn’t have several young wives, having lots of children."

Listening to their jokes, Xia Qin suddenly envisioned Xia Zhijin and Zhong Tingyue, sighing softly in her heart.

They didn’t know that Li Yuan truly was talking to several girlfriends simultaneously, it was just a joke among the sisters-in-law.

But she knew that her son really had three girlfriends, each young, beautiful, and exceptionally talented university students...

"It’s too early to talk about engagement now, it’s Yuan’s own matter, he’s grown up and can make his own decisions, we as parents shouldn’t say too much."

Xia Qin replied perfunctorily.

Although she didn’t know how Li Yuan planned to carry this out, choosing to bring Bai Weixi home for the New Year, she could only let Li Yuan make his own decisions in this complex situation.

She liked all three of her son’s girlfriends.

Bai Weixi’s family situation was well understood; her parents were teachers in the county, considered a "scholarly family"...

Before, she never dared imagine that her son could find a girlfriend with such conditions.

Her personality, manner of speaking, and knowledge were all excellent, and she was very beautiful.

If she had such a daughter-in-law, she’d be completely satisfied.

As for Xia Zhijin, it was needless to say; her personality, temper, looks, and presence perfectly aligned with her ultimate fantasy for a daughter-in-law.

When alone with Xia Zhijin, she felt incredibly close, like adopting another daughter.

It’s just that the family wasn’t great, and they lived far away, but that’s not an issue for Li Yuan now.

Regarding Zhong Tingyue, her feelings were more complex.

Faced with a girl so beautiful she could cause chaos, she inherently felt a sense of inferiority, perhaps due to the other being from a big city, with her speech, demeanor, attire, having that big city aura...

...

In the living room,

Bai Weixi was chatting with Li Zixia and several other young girls, talking about funny stories from Li Yuan’s childhood.

"Weixi, you wouldn’t know, my brother was really naughty back then, often taking us to catch fish and crabs, swim in the river, and often fight..."

"Yeah, he never did his homework at home, after school, if he wasn’t playing marbles, he’d be off to set off firecrackers... Yet his grades were always good, indeed, a genius is always a genius."

"Weixi, tell us, how did you and my brother meet, who chased who?"

Listening to questions from girls a few years younger than herself, all high school and middle school students, Bai Weixi’s face blushed slightly, her mind muddled, unsure how to answer...

In high school, Li Yuan was the one who pursued her actively, confessing three times, though she always kindly refused.

But in university, how should that be counted?

Should it be considered her actively pursuing him?

Bai Weixi was a bit bewildered!

...

After returning from the grave visit, Li Yuan was pulled aside to discuss "family and national matters," talking about future family arrangements.

This whole family had been lacking talent, leading to being overshadowed by the second family, even facing overt and covert suppression.

Now, with Li Yuan’s success, they all wanted to ride his wave to wealth and fortune.

Several already-married cousins, including the uncles and aunts, although not highly educated and unable to engage in professional technical work, fortunately maintain a mindset that is diligent, patient, and hardworking.

Li Yuan was also willing to give them an opportunity.

After all, as the saying goes, fighting involves close siblings, battling involves father and son.

He only had one sister, only one male in the family, although in Modu, he could live well on his own.

But if possible, lending a helping hand to a few cousins he had a good relationship with, why not?

It mostly involved spending a bit of unnecessary money.

According to their plan, even if they spend money recklessly, it would be less than a day’s sales for "Honor of Kings".