Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

The second wife pursed her lips and said, “Mom is only saying this to you. I won't mention it to anyone else, especially not to your aunt."

"My daughter is excellent—there's no need for her to compete with anyone over a man."

Still, it felt a bit regrettable.

She had missed out on such a promising son-in-law like Zhan Yuan.

"By the way, how did the old lady of the Zhan family come to know your elder sister? I heard she's already in her early eighties, yet she still travels around looking for wives for her grandchildren."

The second wife was clearly intrigued by Madam Zhan.

Ouyang Ting replied, “I don't know Madam Zhan personally, so I'm not sure. All I know is that she took a liking to my elder sister, and Zhan Yuan did too. I don't have any romantic feelings for Zhan Yuan. Mom, please don't say things like, 'It's a pity we missed out on him' in the future."

too easy to

it," the second wife

daughter. It was late at night, and the rest of the household was asleep-no one else

seriously encouraging her daughter to

and had her own dignity. She didn't need to fight over a man with her own

had pointed out-if Zhan Yuan weren't a wealthy young master, would she have approved of the

and capable woman. As the head of the Ouyang family, no man-not

best between people of equal social standing. "Mom, it's late.

not to stay up too late. If it gets too overwhelming, let your third and fourth sisters share some of the workload." The second wife felt sorry for her daughter, seeing how exhausted she was. Ouyang Ting was silent for a moment, then said, "They've already helped a lot. It wasn't until today that I truly realized how much my eldest sister has been carrying. Her workload alone is equal to that of two or three of us." "That's true. As the president of the group and the head of the family, she bears enormous pressure and

done an

had no

age and taken on such a critical role, the family wouldn't enjoy the stability they have