My Dragon Baby and Billionaire Husband

Chapter 412: Who Isn’t Everyone’s Great Uncle? 1

Bai Danfeng was stunned for a long time before she recovered.

She excitedly clapped her hands. "You fancy Si Yuan, huh? Why didn’t you say so earlier? But Si Yuan is the esteemed Second Princess of Atlantis and A Country’s national treasure, a Mermaid. How could I possibly have the influence to be a matchmaker? We should choose someone of high status and position."

"You can do it."

Si Lisao knew that Bai Danfeng had close ties with the Ye Family, and their relationship was not shallow. Moreover, his younger sister had already confirmed that Bai Danfeng was her mother in a previous life, which made her Mo Yinhe’s mother-in-law. The Ye Family would have to give Bai Danfeng some face. If it were anyone else, Mo Yinhe would probably blast them away with a single shot!

Bai Danfeng shook her head repeatedly. "No, no! It’s not that I’m unwilling to play matchmaker, but both your and Si Yuan’s statuses are clear for all to see: one is the influential Crown Prince from the Mu Continent, and the other is the most prestigious Mermaid Princess from Atlantis. How could I be qualified to matchmake for you both?"

Another problem occurred to Bai Danfeng.

"Lisao, I’m not trying to throw cold water on you, but the entire Mu Continent looks down upon land-dwellers. Public opinion is rife with claims that Atlantis has run out of people, resorting to a man-made Mermaid from the land to be their Queen. They even say that Yinhe, Si Yuan, and others are land-dwellers..."

Bai Danfeng stopped mid-sentence, holding back the rest of her thoughts.

"Auntie, if you have something to say, please speak freely."

Bai Danfeng said worriedly, "Si Yuan is a good girl, but the Mu Continent scorns land-dwellers, and Si Yuan is also from the land. She’s not only a Princess of Atlantis but also the national treasure Mermaid of A Country, a land-dweller. If she were to marry you and move to the Mu Continent, what if people say she, a land-dweller, isn’t worthy of you? Si Yuan is the cherished darling of her family. How could her parents ever let her go to the Mu Continent to be subjected to such indignity? This marriage might be difficult."

"I won’t let her be wronged," Si Lisao promised.

Bai Danfeng was still concerned. "Can you truly guarantee that?"

"I guarantee it."

"But rumors are fearsome. Even if you are the Mu Continent’s most distinguished Crown Prince, you can’t possibly silence every whispering mouth. If I go to propose marriage and Si Yuan’s parents question these issues, what concrete assurances can you provide? Surely you can’t rely on a mere empty promise, right?"

Bai Danfeng wasn’t asking for herself, but on behalf of Ye Siyuan’s parents. Since she intended to be a matchmaker, she had to consider all the possible questions the bride’s parents might raise. This way, if Si Yuan’s parents were to ask, she would have a set of explanations ready to dispel their doubts and gain their consent to the marriage.

Si Lisao picked up his tea and sipped it lightly. He had come prepared. "Auntie, Ye Siyuan’s grandmother also has the surname Bai."

"Well, what of it?"

"Old Madam Ye’s ancestors actually came from the Mu Continent."

To pave the way for his thorny marriage proposal, Si Lisao had spent the better part of the last half-month of his recovery investigating Ye Siyuan and everyone in the Ye Family. It could be said that he had investigated eighteen generations of their ancestors, digging up everything he could find.

"Moreover, their family has intricate connections with yours."

"Really?" Bai Danfeng became interested, listening attentively. "What connections?"

Si Lisao still maintained an air of calm composure and absolute certainty, as if everything was under control. He set down his teacup. "Ye Siyuan is a direct descendant of Bai Ronghua."

"What?" Bai Danfeng was utterly shocked.

The name Bai Ronghua was renowned throughout the Mu Continent! Peerlessly elegant, with beauty that could topple cities and kingdoms, and possessing outstanding wisdom, Bai Ronghua was once the dream lover of countless young women. Unfortunately, he was born in the Mu Continent, a matriarchal nation.

The Bai Family in the Mu Continent had always been a centuries-old noble house holding a hereditary title! Unfortunately, by Bai Ronghua’s generation, the family had only produced a son; there were no daughters. In the Mu Continent, a man couldn’t inherit a title, no matter how capable or famous he was, unless he was of the Dragon Clan, like Si Lisao. Regrettably, Bai Ronghua was not of the Dragon Clan. Therefore, Bai Ronghua, as a man, could not inherit the title.

The elders of the Bai Family were helpless and could only adopt a girl from a collateral branch to inherit the Bai Family title. That girl was Bai Danfeng’s mother, Bai Qiuying. That year, Bai Ronghua was twenty-five, while Bai Qiuying was only three years old. The talented twenty-five-year-old Bai Ronghua could not inherit the family title, while three-year-old Bai Qiuying, merely an adopted girl, suddenly became the most honored woman in the Bai Family.

Bai Ronghua found it absurd and intolerable. Unable to accept the matrilineal society, he left in anger, disappearing from the Mu Continent, his whereabouts unknown. Unexpectedly, he had gone to the surface world and settled in A Country.

Old Madam Ye was Bai Ronghua’s granddaughter.

By this calculation, Ye Siyuan is Bai Ronghua’s great-great-granddaughter. Ye Siyuan’s genes also carried the bloodline of the ocean people.

A faint, almost imperceptible smile touched the corners of Si Lisao’s lips. "Auntie," he said, "now you can propose marriage for me without any concerns."

Bai Danfeng felt the task was daunting. "Well... I’ll try some other day."

"I’ll have to trouble you then, Auntie. Please don’t put it off. I think tomorrow is an auspicious day."

Bai Danfeng was rendered speechless.

Is he in such a hurry?

She had a feeling this matter might not go smoothly.

After all, it was her first time playing matchmaker; couldn’t she take more time to prepare?

Every gesture Si Lisao made clearly said: No.

The next day, Si Mingjing went to the pharmaceutical factory. Lun Bobing was still in rehabilitation, but he had already taken charge of the pharmaceutical factory. After he took charge, the pharmaceutical factory flourished. Many people respected him and pledged their allegiance.

Si Mingjing gave Lun Bobing a box of traditional Chinese medicine, asking him to oversee its production. This box of traditional Chinese medicine had been sent by Academician Zhou. It had been developed by Academician Zhou’s medical research center and was specifically for Type 1 diabetes. Even the medicine’s name, Dragon Algae Hypoglycemic Tablets, was jointly chosen by Si Mingjing and Academician Zhou.

After she finished this task, she received a call from Ye Siyuan, urging her to hurry home.

"What happened?" Si Mingjing was puzzled.

Ye Siyuan didn’t answer directly, instead changing the subject. "It’s a long story. Mingjing, when you come back, could you buy me a cake from that caviar cake shop on Helist Road? I’m hungry."

Si Mingjing thought to herself, "If Si Yuan is still in the mood for cake, it probably isn’t anything serious."

She drove back to the city, bought several boxes of cakes, and after returning to the palace, carried the small cakes to find Ye Siyuan. She asked the household staff and learned that Ye Siyuan was in the South Garden of the palace, so she went there directly.

Before even entering the room, she heard the sound of a teacup shattering on the floor from inside.

A LOUD CRASH.

Immediately followed by Ye Junqing’s furious voice.

"That scoundrel! My daughter, whom I, Ye Junqing, have cherished like a treasure and raised with the utmost care, isn’t someone he can marry just because he wishes to!"

Si Mingjing paused, standing outside the door to listen intently. She wondered, who wants to marry Si Yuan?

Then, Ye Siyuan’s stubborn yet elated voice came from inside the room, "I’m willing! I am willing!"