Happy Divorce Chapter 10 (Part 1)
Happy Divorce Chapter 10 (Part 1) Original translation is from tenderflower's blog.
Ten days later, the Su Mansion was bustling with people participating in the son-in-law recruitment event. However, not everyone could participate. There were clear regulations—the age must not be more than 35, the family background must be clean and never married, and there was no need to be wealthy and educated, but it must not be a free man. The rest depended on how Miss Su chose.
After the screening, about 50 candidates entered the Su Mansion.
They proceeded to the garden located behind the mansion. A banquet was already set up in the garden, with seating arranged on either side. The head of the Su family was stationed in the stone pavilion.
When more than 50 people stepped into the garden, the most conspicuous one made Father Su frown hard, and he couldn’t believe his eyes.
That face would never be forgotten, even after he died.
On the side, Aunt Lian frowned when she saw the man and turned to glance at her daughter. Su Manlu appeared calm, sipping tea as if nothing were amiss.
Bi Luo’s eyes darted around before she lowered her head, guilt washing over her.
Aunt Lian understood now. No wonder Bi Luo had gone to the door early in the morning and said, what if something happened if she didn’t go to the door to check on the young lady’s husband... Hmph, this man must have been let in by Bi Luo.
How could Bi Luo muster such courage? It must have been at Manlu’s behest.
“You!” Father Su barked, pointing at that damn brat. “Who allowed you to come in? Someone, come here! Get him out of the house!”
“Wait,” Yan Feixi spoke leisurely, showing no fear of Father Su’s ire. His handsome face sported a slight smile as he asked politely, “Excuse me, Mr. Su, why am I unqualified? Why can’t I be here?”
The fact that you’re already married could be viewed as inappropriate—but his daughter was right next to him. Could Father Su raise this issue?
“I just don’t like you!” Father Su shouted back unhappily, a grim expression on his face.
Yan Feixi frowned in thought and then asked Father Su confusedly, “But isn’t it Miss Su who is selecting a son-in-law today? Shouldn’t we ask Miss Su if she likes me?”
“No need!”
“Father,” Su Manlu interjected softly, “The visitor is a guest. Let’s give him a chance since he’s already entered the Su family.”
“But...” Father Su hesitated as he wanted to protest further, but when he noticed his wife gently shaking her head at him, he fell silent. He began to think things through and sensed something was off.
Everyone in the Su family recognized the surname Yan; how could they have allowed him inside?
Father Su swiftly turned to Bi Luo, but she was breaking out into a cold sweat and didn’t dare to lift her head. Now, Father Su had a clear understanding.
It must have been his daughter’s decision! Otherwise, this girl, Bi Luo, wouldn’t have had the guts.
But why would his daughter want someone named Yan to participate in the son-in-law recruitment? Had something happened between them in the Northeast?
Father Su felt a mix of shock and anger. His expression grew dark as the fierce sunlight bore down on Yan Feixi.
Ignoring the furious glare from Father Su, Yan Feixi bowed to Su Manlu. “Thank you, Miss Su.” he said casually before taking a seat in the first spot on the left.
Father Su’s face was sullen. He was waiting to see what his daughter had in mind.
Su Manlu rose from her seat. She had been dressed by Aunt Lian early that morning, wearing an orange-red jacquard silk chest-length skirt with wide sleeves and a purple snow gauze shawl. Her fine black hair was fastened with lotus buyao and phoenix hairpins, revealing her snow-white jade neck and collarbone. Her delicate, small face was lightly applied with light makeup, and her elegant and graceful temperament made everyone unable to help but pay attention.
Yan Feixi was not happy. If she wanted a son-in-law, why was she dressed so beautifully? D*mn it, being watched by so many men!
Yan Feixi’s face also darkened, but when he saw Su Manlu’s faint gaze, he quickly raised a smile and dared not reveal his feelings to her.
Alas, he was indeed used to pampering her. Look, he even came when she asked him to come to participate in the son-in-law recruitment. But even if he really married into the Su family, it would be fine, as long as his Manlu was by his side.
Yan Feixi thought he had become a wife slave before he even got married... But a wife slave was a wife slave, and he was willing to accept it.
Seeing Yan Feixi’s flattering smile, Su Manlu held back her laughter and looked around the garden before speaking slowly. “Can I ask why the young masters are participating in the son-in-law recruitment?”
Then, unsurprisingly, all she heard were phrases such as admiring the girl for her talent, or saying that they had been in love with her for a long time.
Only one person spoke in a somewhat aggrieved and flattering tone, “The girl I like asked me to come.”
As soon as this was said, of course, it caused everyone to whisper.
You already have a girl you like. Why are you participating in the son-in-law recruitment?
However, some people secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, compared to this young master Yan, they were really outshone. Now that he mentioned it, it would definitely make Miss Su unhappy, and then they would have a greater chance.
Su Manlu glanced at someone who smiled and winked at her frivolously.
Having long been accustomed to his shamelessness, Su Manlu turned a blind eye and asked again: “If I gave each of you one hundred taels and asked you to use these one hundred taels to give me gifts, what would you give me?”
“I will buy a crystal green jade pendant as a gift for the eldest young lady. The eldest young lady has such a graceful and refined temperament; only jade ornaments are most suitable.”
“I will buy the best rosewood and carve the most beautiful image of the eldest young lady in my heart with sincerity.”
“I will buy the biggest and most beautiful peonies. Only the King of Flowers is the most suitable for the eldest young lady...”
Only someone sneered disdainfully.
“A grown man who doesn’t spend his own money on gifts. Why should he use a woman’s money to buy gifts for her? Is this still a man?”
Now, those who were “not” men fell silent and stared at someone in embarrassment.
Su Manlu pursed her lips to hold back her laughter. Yet someone refused to give up and asked her, “Miss Su, do you think what I said is right?”
Su Manlu glared at him secretly, signaling him to stop. Didn’t he see that her father’s face had turned black with anger?
However, it was time for the son-in-law’s recruitment to end, and she didn’t want to waste any more time.
She smiled at everyone and said, “Young Master Yan, please stay. For the remaining young masters, the Su Mansion will compensate you 50 taels each.”
What? That was all?
“Why did Miss Su choose him?” Someone asked dissatisfiedly. The surnamed Yan’s answer was simply to stir trouble here. Why was he the one chosen?
Su Manlu thought for a moment. Her beautiful eyes darted around, and finally, she focused on Yan Feixi. She said softly, beneath his raised eyebrows and gaze, “Because he is the most pleasing to my eyes.”
Then, she saw someone smiling as proudly as a cat.
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“Manlu, what’s going on?”
After the recruitment ended and everyone had left, Father Su immediately inquired.
“Don’t tell me you forgive this brat!” Just now, he saw every move of his daughter and Yan Feixi in his eyes. What kind of eyes and eyebrows were those exchanging glances?!
“Bi Luo, tell me!” Father Su roared at Bi Luo, “What did your young lady do in the Northeast?”
Bi Luo was so frightened that she knelt down and didn’t dare to speak.
“Father, if you want to ask anything, just ask me. Don’t be harsh on Bi Luo.” Su Manlu pulled Bi Luo up. “Bi Luo, you can step back for now.”
Yan Feixi stood in front of Su Manlu, ready to protect her. “Father-in-law, I’m the one in the wrong. If you have any grievances, just take them out on me. Don’t be harsh on Manlu.”
“Shut up! Who is your father-in-law?!” Father Su was unbearably angry, especially Yan Feixi’s actions of protecting his daughter—his daughter was his, and he didn’t need this brat to defend her!
“Manlu, come here.”
Yan Feixi held Su Manlu tightly, refusing to let her go.
This only made Father Su angrier, trembling with rage.
“Who gave you the right to touch my daughter? Let her go!” He reached out to snatch his daughter back.
Yan Feixi embraced Su Manlu and dodged, fearing Father Su might strike her in his anger.
“Feixi, let go of me.” Su Manlu was about to pull away his hand.
“But...”
“Father won’t do anything to me.” Su Manlu glanced at her father, feeling both unhappy and helpless. “Father, please calm down.”
“Calm down? How do you expect me to calm down? You actually hug this stinky brat? Why, have you forgotten how he hurt you before? Have you forgotten how you were kicked out of the Yan family and how he humiliated and divorced you?”
“My lord!” Aunt Lian frowned, interrupting her husband.
Father Su also immediately fell silent and looked at his daughter with regret. “Manlu, Father didn’t mean it...” He didn’t mean to expose his daughter’s wound. He was just furious at that moment.
Yan Feixi held Su Manlu in his arms, his face full of worry, fearing that Father Su’s words would inflict pain on her once more.
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