Shui Yan was resting in the guest room when he suddenly saw someone coming and got up quickly.
He looked at the old lady he had just met in the lobby.
"She is your Uncle Bai's eldest daughter, Junzhu!"
In the guest room, the old lady introduced them one by one.
Shui Yan soon knew the identities of the people in front of him.
The old lady is Bai Zhong's wife, Ji.
Bai Yan is her son, and the other woman is the old lady's daughter-in-law, Xue.
That stunningly beautiful girl is Bai Junzhu, the eldest daughter of Bai Yan and Xue.
In other words, that stunning girl was the woman Bai Yan promised to marry Zou Xing.
She was Zou Xing’s original fiancée.
It's a pity that Zou Xing died early, otherwise he would have been reluctant to let go of his fiancée after seeing her so touching, and would have had someone pretend to be him.
And another girl who looks a bit young is Bai Yan's second daughter, Bai Yingxue.
Shui Yan slowly saluted the people in front of him one by one.
"At such an age, he was born with such a rough life. I must have suffered a lot on the way to Qin."
After watching Shui Yan salute one after another, the old woman motioned Shui Yan to sit down, then took Shui Yan's hand and spoke slowly.
"Thank you for your concern. Everything is fine!"
Shui Yan nodded, and his words were still neither humble nor arrogant.
"Hey, I think about those days"
Bai Yan also had a look of emotion on his face at this time, and slowly opened his mouth to tell Shui Yan about what happened between him and Mr. Zou in Linzi, Qi State.
Shui Yan listened to the whole process without saying a word.
Bai Yan may be really remembering, at least the sincere expression on his slightly fatter cheeks and the grateful eyes do not seem to be fake.
Shui Yan kept looking at Bai Yan, wondering what he was thinking.
Inside the exquisite guest room.
Only the old woman, Bai Yan, and Shui Yan were sitting on their knees in front of the tea table.
Xue, Bai Junzhu, and Bai Yingxue stood behind the old woman, listening quietly.
However, unlike her mother Xue and her eldest sister Bai Junzhu, the gaze in Bai Yingxue's beautiful eyes never left Shui Yan's cheek.
Perhaps she felt that the young man was not worthy of her eldest sister, so there was a hint of displeasure in her beautiful eyes.
After Bai Yan recalled it, he looked at Shui Yan with affection.
"What are nephew Yanxian's plans for the future?"
Originally, Bai Yan wanted to call him Zou Xing, but after thinking about it for a long time, he realized that Master Zou's son had changed his name to Yan to avoid being chased by his enemies. Then he naturally followed his wishes.
After all, being anonymous is a good thing!
"Want to join the army!"
Shui Yan didn't hide anything when faced with Bai Yan's inquiry.
In fact, because the environment he grew up in was different from ordinary people, Shui Yan understood very well what "human heart" is and what "human nature" is.
Just like those villagers, because he was young and frail, they always mocked him openly and secretly. But when they saw someone with a higher status than them, they didn't even have the courage to look up.
Much of human nature is like this.
Just when the old lady and Bai Yan's group arrived here, Shui Yan already understood the other party's purpose.
I simply wanted to find out in private what the purpose of his coming to Qin State was.
Is it to seek refuge? Or is it because of the engagement?
Only by knowing his plan can Bai come up with a countermeasure.
"Enlist in the army?"
Bai Yan's fat face looked at Shui Yan in surprise.
Obviously Bai Yan didn't expect that the young man actually planned to join the army!
Bai Yan guessed that the young man in front of him was thinking about revenge all the time.
Just when Bai Yan wanted to say something.
Shui Yan took out a piece of cloth from his arms and handed it to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan was confused and reached out to take the cloth. When he looked at the content inside, his expression changed.
Not to mention Bai Yan, even the old lady looked up from the side and looked at Shui Yan in disbelief.
After seeing the reaction of Bai Yan and the old woman, Xue, Bai Junzhu, and Bai Yingxue couldn't help but peek behind the old woman.
Immediately afterwards, both Xue and Bai Yingxue were stunned, seeming to doubt their own eyes.
"My nephew, what are you doing?"
Bai Yan looked at the cloth in his hand, then looked at the young man and asked.
He felt a little dazed at this moment.
Because the content of the cloth he held in his hand was to terminate the previous agreement between Zou and him.
In other words, the young man wants to cancel the marriage he made with his eldest daughter fifteen years ago!
I remembered that I had been having a headache just now because of this matter, and I didn't know what to do. However, in the blink of an eye, the written certificate to terminate the agreement was in my hands.
Bai Yan, who has been doing business for many years, couldn't believe this huge reversal, so he was a little confused.
The old agreement was canceled just like that? So simple?
But why was that young man willing to break off the engagement? Bai Yan was very confused.
It stands to reason that if you were a normal person, your family would be in decline, you would be hunted down by your enemies, you would travel thousands of miles to the Qin Dynasty alone before you were an adult, and finally get to the Bai family...
Just when Bai Yan was confused.
"Don't force others to do anything!"
A faint smile appeared on Shui Yan's face and he said.
And it was this sentence that made everyone in the room change their expressions.
Shui Yan didn't care.
In Shui Yan's eyes, this marriage was not his in the first place.
He also admitted that Bai Junzhu is very beautiful, with stunning appearance and even better temperament.
You can even think with your toes that there must be countless men pursuing Bai Junzhu, many of whom are rich and powerful, and have outstanding talents.
And there will only be more and more people pursuing Bai Junzhu in the future.
But so what, no matter how beautiful and moving Bai Junzhu is, it has nothing to do with him.
He is not a person who thinks with his lower body.
He had seen the look in the Bai clan's eyes just now with his own eyes.
The appearance of Bai Zhong, Bai Yan and others made him clear in his heart.
And how could he not understand the purpose of these people coming here and what plans Bai Yan asked him just now.
It doesn't matter whether he can solve it or not.
Bai will definitely try her best to make him willing to lift it.
In this case, the engagement will eventually be broken off no matter what. So why not be more relaxed.
In the past, when he was in Qi State, he chose to endure it in order not to cause trouble to his family.
Now I have traveled thousands of miles to the State of Qin. I want to be able to vent my anger to my grandmother when I go back in the future.
You don’t come here and continue to be angry!
This sentence is not difficult, it was given to Bai Yan by him. He wanted these people in front of him and other people of the Bai family to know.
Bai knew what he wanted to see.
"I hope that my uncle will allow Yan to join the army in Qin for the sake of past friendship!"
Shui Yan cupped his hands and said, his words were very straightforward.
When he was in Qi State, after learning about the decline of the Zou family, Shui Yan knew that the so-called 'engagement' was not reliable at all.
Therefore, he had no hope at all regarding the marriage mentioned by Zou Xing.
The main reason why he came to Baishi was that he wanted to enlist in the army through Baishi.
After all, due to Bai's relationship, he does not have the limitations of a title.
Otherwise, if you join the army directly, it will be a meritorious service. If you don't get support from others, it will be difficult to break the limitation of "not changing".
One of his mentors once told him this when he was in Linzi.
According to the laws of Qin, one can be promoted to nobility by killing one enemy.
Although this 'one person' refers to a young enemy general, it is not difficult for a person with strong martial arts skills.
But beyond "no change", it is difficult to get promoted to a knighthood.
No matter how powerful you are in martial arts, it is very likely that not only do you have no merit, you may also have faults.
Qin's law seems fair, but in fact it still requires personal connections. Although personal connections cannot directly promote you to a noble title, they can give you a say that exceeds your title.
This is why it is as difficult for ordinary people to break the "no change" as to reach the sky, but it is not the case for people from the noble clan.
Now, Mrs. Bai wants him to give up the marriage that Bai Yan and his wife had promised to Mr. Zou.
Can!
But in exchange, Bai's name must be lent to him.
In the guest room.
At this moment, even though Bai Yan has been in business for many years and no matter how thick-skinned he is, he is still green and white at the moment.
Although he really did not want to marry his eldest daughter to Yan, he never expected that the young man would be so straightforward.
From the young man entering the Bai family's mansion to writing a letter announcing the dissolution of the engagement.
Less than half an hour.
Bai Yan knew that if word of this spread, not to mention people outside, even the servants and maids in the clan would know that it was his Bai clan who could not tolerate young people.
And that sentence of "not forcing others to do anything" made Bai Yan feel like a slap in the face.
Is it because he is ungrateful, or is he referring to the eldest daughter Junzhu, or is it alluding to the entire Bai family.
Bai Yan thought of how just now he was in front of the young man, talking about the past when he was in Linzi, Qi State. If Zou's father had not saved him, let alone being with the Xue family, his life would not have been saved, let alone having two daughters, Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue.
Now the young man's words would directly prevent him from getting off the stage.
In fact, not only Bai Yan, but also the old lady, Xue and others were confused by the directness of the young man's words and did not know what to say.
After all, in the final analysis, they all knew in their hearts that it was Bai who was at fault.
Mrs. Bai is indeed unwilling to marry Bai Junzhu to the young man in front of her.
In the guest room.
It was very quiet until a moment later, when it was broken again.
"You want to use the surname Bai?"
Bai Yan looked at Shui Yan with a livid face.
"yes!"
Shui Yan looked at Bai Yan without any hint of timidity.
Now, Mrs. Bai hopes that he will leave as soon as possible, and he also wants to leave Mr. Bai as soon as possible. Why should he be secretive?