If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

"Uh... this... this..." Zong Kuang stammered for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "My father and I are discussing Xiao Ze's marriage. You see, Xiao Ze has already broken off the engagement. My father and I are thinking about whether we should find someone from your Yu family to marry Xiao Ze!"

"That's right, that's right!" Zong Xiaozhang chimed in, "This is my brilliant idea! Madam, you're my wife, a member of the Yu family, and Xiaorou is Kuang'er's wife, also a member of the Yu family. If we find Xiaoze another Yu family wife, wouldn't that make our family even closer?"

"How dare you bring this up?" Old Madam Zong glared and said, "With Xiao Ze's brains, wouldn't it be a disservice to her to marry a girl from the Yu family? Our Yu family makes a living with our brains. If she marries a boy who's even smarter than her, how can we possibly survive?"

At this point, the old lady glared fiercely at Zong Xiaozhang and Zong Kuang again, saying, "In the end, it was because you two were too stupid. I don't know what was wrong with your brains. You were instigated by a nine-year-old child like Xiao Ze, and you actually went to the Prime Minister's residence to cancel the engagement so brazenly. It caused quite a stir in the whole city! If it weren't for the fact that the old Prime Minister is an upright man, I wonder how you two would have handled this?"

"Hehe!" Zong Xiaozhang scratched his head awkwardly and said, "It can't all be blamed on us. Who knew that kid was so cunning? He tricked us with just a few words. Then, in a moment of impulse, I wrote a letter and sent Kuang'er with the kid to our door!"

"Hehe, Father!" Yu Rou chuckled from the side, "I think you've all been tricked by Xiao Ze. I bet even that letter annulment was written by Xiao Ze a long time ago! He just found an opportunity to provoke you and then used you."

“That’s not a problem! He’s my own son anyway, so it doesn’t matter if he’s used!” Zong Kuang said. “However, His Majesty is pressing us for an answer now. I think if Xiao Ze weren’t so young, His Majesty would probably give him a position right now and betroth Han Li to him!”

"Hanli?" Upon hearing this name, Yu Rou frowned slightly. As soon as she showed it, the old lady next to her glanced at Yu Rou, and Yu Rou fell silent.

"I quite like that girl Hanli!" Zong arrogantly said upon hearing his son mention Hanli, "It doesn't matter if she marries into the family. Although His Majesty has always said he has no heirs, I don't really believe it! It's just that Xiaoze is a problem. I mentioned last time that he would become an official when he grows up, but for some reason, Xiaoze seems to really dislike it!"

"You're all meddling too much!" the old woman said. "Don't I know my grandson? He's still young, and even if he's smart, he won't think about so many things. He'll naturally think about many things when he's older. These aren't things we need to worry about now. We need to solve something else!"

"What is it?" Zong Xiaozhang was taken aback. "Is there anything more important than that little brat's future marriage and his status in the capital?"

"Of course!" The old lady nodded and said, "Our clan rose to prominence through war. Although Ze'er cannot practice martial arts, judging from the ideas he gave Kuang'er regarding military development, Ze'er will surely have a talent for leading troops in the future. If Ze'er is reluctant to be a civil official, then let him lead troops like Kuang'er!"