"Mommy, master is also a human being. He also has the emotions and desires. Who can guarantee he won't make up the store when someone gave him one million or ten million? Did someone hired a fake monk to monkey around the temple before?" Essie slowly said.
"The master in Huang Temple is highly respected. He has already got rid of the extra emotions and desires, and he doesn't care about money at all." Retorted Mary.
"Mommy, superstition is nothing but a psychological comfort. Something just happens, and we can say that it's a coincidence. If marriage needs superstition to solve, why do we need love and responsibility?"
"I would rather believe it than not believe it. I can't take the risk to bet my son's life. Only when he find a woman who can bring him good luck can I feel at ease." Mary said firmly.
"Mommy, since you believe in superstition, let's find a more reliable person." Zac said.
Shocked, Mary looked up and saw aunt Bonney coming in.
Aunt Bonney was the younger sister of Alena, the most powerful councilor in the East. It was said that she was the 180 second generation of Sir Guigu, and she was now living in Taiwan.
When she received the call from Zac yesterday, she came here by plane.
"Aunt Bonney, have some tea please." Zac came over with the tea in a respectful manner.
"Good boy." After taking the cup of tea, aunt Bonney stared at Essie. After a while, she smiled and said, "this girl has a full forehead and a well-defined angles of square. Her eyebrows are like willows, her eyes are clear and bright. Her nose is straight, the mountain root is large, and the cheekbones are neat. She is a beauty in philtrum, with red lips and white teeth. That is exactly the typical appearance of a woman who would bring good luck to her husband and children. The one who said that she was a bad lucky girl must be blind, or has an ulterior motive."
Hearing this, Mary's face was a little pale. "Aunt Bonney, has Zac done something mischievous in front of you again?" That was to say, aunt Bonney had been bought off by Zac, so she put in a good word for Essie.
Aunt Bonney cast a glance at Mary and said, "What we learned is not a joke and it make sense. There is evidence." While saying that, aunt Bonney took a book out of her bag. "This is a book I wrote last year. You can take it and study it carefully. In the future, don't be fooled by the jerks who swindle money."
Mary took it reluctantly as she was very upset to be blamed.
A smile appeared on Alena's face. "Aunt Bonney, can you check the birth dates for the two children to make Mary at ease?"
Aunt Bonney took out her divine weapon and asked them to write down their birth dates on the letter. After a while, she nodded slightly and said, "They are just the perfect match. I have only met two pairs of couples with perfect match before." As she spoke, she looked up at Abel and Alena, "the first pair is sister and brother-in-law, and the second pair was appeared fifteen years ago, I have calculated the fortune for the child of Xu family and Zac, but I didn't expect that there would be another girl who can match Zac..." She stopped, and a look of surprise appeared in her eyes. "Well, how can she have the..."
Albert interrupted her before she could finish speaking. "Thank you for coming here from Taiwan, aunt Bonney. It's mid-autumn now, so I think it's better for you to stay here with us during the Mid-Autumn Festival and talk with Alena."
"Okay. We are getting old. There is little time for us to get together." Aunt Bonney nodded with a smile.
Essie stole a glance at aunt Bonney, and felt a little flustered. Although her words were interrupted by Albert, she knew that aunt Bonney wanted to say that she has the same birth date with Cathy. Aunt Bonney remembered it so clearly because Essie and Zac had perfect match.
Essie turned her eyes to take a peek at Zac. He was happy. It seemed that he didn't hear anything from aunt Bonney. She breathed a sigh of relief.
At the end of the family meeting, Alena said, "the reason I agreed to hold this meeting today is to help to untie the knot in Mary's heart and make her get along with Essie in the future. I don't want you to be alienated by others." She looked at Mary and said, "for the family, being harmonious is the most important. we are family and there is no conflicts we can't deal with. When it comes to the marriage, we can't persuade them to break up. Now that Essie is the chosen person by Zac personally, as the elders, we can only wish them good. There is no reason to force them to separate. "
"Mother-in-law, you're right. I'll treat Essie as my own daughter," Mary smiled awkwardly. She felt depressed not because Essie's fate but other things she couldn't get rid of. Essie shared the same face with Luce. Every time she saw her, she felt uncomfortable and couldn't accept her.
Essie was well aware that Mary was saying yes and meaning No. the so-called bad luck was just an excuse Mary found to drive her away. No one knew why she hated Essie so much.
At the same time, Alena turned to comfort Essie. "Essie, don't take it seriously. Your mother-in-law was fooled by others."
"Filial piety is what I should do as a daughter-in-law. Even if mommy might be more strict with me, it's all for my own good. I don't mind."
"She is very sensible despite her young age." Said Alena with a smile.
Abel, who had been silent all this time, spoke. He was not open his mouth easily but his words were not allowed to be disobeyed, "Essie has officially become a part of our family. According to our family rules, no one has the right to let her leave unless she has made any unpardonable big mistake. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will ask aunt Bonney to pick a good day to open the wedding ceremony. "
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