The ladies thought this way, and the young men also believed that the Ye family's sisters were only suitable to become concubines, and the legitimate wife must certainly be a learned and reasonable woman, not as wild as these girls.
The rich men in the village thought the Ye family could potentially become more formidable than them, accumulating greater wealth, and thus their children would become more valuable as their fortunes rose.
Hence, they all let their own children associate with Hongji's children, naturally with the adults encouraging them to marry a Ye girl to scheme for a share of the family assets.
The thoughts of the adults were exactly what the rebellious youths outwardly agreed to in front of the adults, yet inwardly were quite annoyed, as Hongji's daughters had stolen their limelight.
Already some rich men, upon meeting Hongji, spoke certain words, intentionally or otherwise, hinting that they could become related by marriage.
