Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

In the evening, Yan Yiyi and his party went to the lobby of the inn to have dinner and listen to how the people talked about this year's Flower God Festival.

"Have you all placed your bets?"

"Of course I'll bet on the Third Miss of the Lin Family."

"I'm betting on the eldest lady of the Xia family."

"The eldest daughter of the Ruan family is the most talented woman in Gaohuai County. Why don't you put her down but someone else?"

"Didn't she say that she was already engaged and would get married after the Flower Goddess Festival and would not participate in the Flower Goddess Festival? Moreover, she has always been the first place since three years ago. I heard that someone suggested that Miss Ruan should not be allowed to participate."

"Huh? Where did you get this gossip? How come we don't know about it?"

"Don't bring us along. We all know, but you probably are the only one who doesn't know. You are concentrating on studying at home. If it weren't for the Flower Goddess Festival that was about to end, your aunt wouldn't agree to us coming to disturb your studies."

"Um...I'm sorry, my mother is very strict with me."

"It's okay. We all understand. Your mother has placed all her hopes on you. Fortunately, we don't have the brains to study, otherwise our mother would probably be the same as yours."

Others sighed in agreement: "Alas..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Yiyi couldn't help but curl her lips: So, these people are good friends because they share the same interests?

Hua Muyu looked at Hua Murong and lowered his voice and said, "Brother, see, that man over there is your opponent. He studies every day, and you play cards with us every day. Is that appropriate?"

Hua Muyu was really worried about Hua Murong, but it was undeniable that she was being suppressed by her own eldest brother today, causing him to lose almost every hand, so she wanted to take a small revenge.

"Can you continue playing without me?"

"Yes! I played a game with my sister and brother-in-law before. It's called 'Fighting the Landlord'."

Hua Murong looked at Hua Muyu with some disdain. It was so easy for him to get his true feelings out of her. It seemed that she would need to avoid this guy in the future.

Yan Yiyi watched the interaction between the two brothers and smiled: "Little brother, you went out to investigate the situation at noon. What did you gain?"

“I took a look and found that there were not many trees there. All the trees in the area had been cut down. One reason was that it would affect the people’s viewing, and the other was to prevent thieves from hiding in the trees and waiting for an opportunity to act.

The area with trees is on the periphery, and there will be yamen runners patrolling there to prevent kidnappers from attacking children and young girls.

We had no choice but to huddle together with the others and watch.”

"What if we go to certain families to negotiate the price?" Hua Muchin seemed to be testing Hua Muyu and asked the question deliberately.

“The family booth is not big. The one in front is a big local family. They have daughters performing on stage, so for the sake of their family’s face and honor, they probably won’t give up their seats.

The seats at the back are for small families, maybe we can discuss this a little bit.”

Hua Muxin was very appreciative and pleased. It seemed that the younger brother had made a lot of progress recently.

Xin Ye looked at Hua Muxin and asked, "Second brother, hasn't our family's business made it to Gaohuai County?"

"Yes, but it's just a small teahouse. It's a small business, not a wealthy businessman."

"Huh?" Yan Yiyi was puzzled. "Family businesses should have logos, right?"

How could the Hua family's family business not be considered a wealthy business? Even if the family was not here, the shop owner should be invited for the Hua family's sake.

Hua Muxin smiled and explained: "Although I manage most of the family business, our family business is mainly divided into overt and covert business. The shops opened in small places are naturally covered businesses."

Without detailed explanation, Yan Yiyi and Xin Ye both understood the purpose of these inconspicuous businesses.

It also means that they can’t get an invitation to watch the show legitimately.

Yan Yiyi: "What plans do you have for tonight's performance, Big Brother and Second Brother?"

Hua Murong smiled and said, "There's nothing to arrange. When the time comes, we can just let Hua Bei carry the sword and ask them to give up a few places."

Hua Muyu was shocked: "Is this possible!?" Is it that simple?

Yan Yiyi and Xin Ye never expected it to be like this, they smiled and shook their heads: "Talent shows are nothing more than musical instruments and dance performances. The dances are pretty good, but it's really impossible to appreciate musical instrument performances in such a noisy place.

A Ye and I agreed to find a place to watch it from a distance, or it would be nice to listen to my thoughts on it the next day.

The highlight is the performance at the Flora Festival."

Hua Murong smiled when she heard this: "Okay, everyone can move freely at night, but remember to bring your secret guards with you."

Hearing this, Yan Yiyi felt like not wanting to go out. Hua Muchin and Hua Muyu brought their own secret guards, so Hua Murong assigned his six secret guards to the couple. With six tails following behind them, could they still have fun?

What if the two of them couldn't help themselves and kissed, hugged and lifted each other up, how embarrassing would it be for the secret guards to see them?

"Brother, let's just sit on the tree and watch the excitement for a while. We have been traveling all day and want to come back early to rest." Yan Yiyi looked at Hua Muyu and said, "Little brother, remember to tell us in detail tomorrow."

Hua Muyu immediately straightened his chest, as if he had been given a glorious mission: "Okay!"

Hua Murong and Hua Muchin looked at each other and said, "Okay, in that case, let the kids go out and play. They don't have much interest anyway, so they might as well rest in the inn."

These days they have either been resting in the wild or in farmers' homes, so it is not convenient to wash their hair or take a bath. Today is a rare day when they have time, and since they are not going to watch the fun, they might as well take a good bath and wash their hair in the room.

After finishing her meal, Hua Muyu, along with Hua Muchin's four secret guards, followed the crowd to the stage by the lake.

Xin Ye and Yan Yiyi were not in a hurry to go over there, but strolled on the street for a while. Not everyone would watch the talent show before the Flower Goddess Festival. Most of the people who went to watch it were well-known people or those whose families would attend.

Many people still took advantage of the fact that there was no curfew during the Flower Goddess Festival to do business on the streets. There were many people strolling around the small stalls, and most of them were young women or girls who were about to get married.

Women who can participate in the election of Flower Goddess Festival envoys are required to be unmarried women. Those who are married are too lazy to watch the fun. After all, they have seen it many times before getting married and have no interest. It is better to go out and stroll around the night market.

Only the night market during the Flower Goddess Festival is not crowded. If it is other festivals, especially New Year or Lantern Festival, there will be crowds of people and they will not be willing to go out!

Yan Yiyi and Xin Ye also found it more interesting to visit the night market, so they took part in a pot-throwing competition. They won two beautiful river lanterns and then went to the stream to release them.

Well, the secret guards are also sensible. They put on secret guard equipment and hide in the night so as not to appear in front of the eldest lady and her husband and be an eyesore.

Yan Yiyi and Xin Ye were very satisfied with this.