"Grandpa, you can only fool my younger brother and sister."
Youdeng Jiaozi pouted. "You can't fool me anymore. Even though you've handed over the family's power to my dad, my dad listens to you the most. If you say the word, I can definitely go out."
"And what do you want to do after you go out?"
Youdeng Laoyezi's eyes flashed.
Although his eyes were very cloudy with age, they revealed a sharp intelligence.
"Of course, I'm going to find Ye Feng."
"Heh, do you like him that much?"
Youdeng Jiaozi nodded vigorously.
"Grandpa, you saw Ye Feng's match, right? Such strength, and he's so good-looking. It's hard not to like him."
As the image of Ye Feng gradually appeared in her mind, Youdeng Jiaozi's fair face turned exceptionally rosy, especially when she thought of something else. Her face became even redder.
"Alas."
"What is love in this world? It makes one want to live and die together."
Youdeng Laoyezi got up and began to brew a pot of tea from the table.
His tea-brewing skills were very proficient.
Fetching water, selecting utensils, washing cups, adding tea, steeping, pouring tea, tasting tea.
The steps were methodical, and the timing was precise.
Finally, he looked at the brewed tea.
The leaves in the slightly yellowish water did not all sink to the bottom like ordinary tea leaves. Instead, they stood upright in the water, like swords, spears, and halberds.
The cold glint was intimidating, beautiful, and pleasing to the eye.
The old man blew on the tea and looked again, seemingly very satisfied, before taking a small sip.
After a sip, he slowly said:
"Although our Youdeng family is a top family in the Kanto region, aren't there many other top families in Kanto?"
"Besides friends, there are plenty of enemies."
"Your relationship with that person named Ye Feng has long been noticed by our enemies, and your usual intimate actions and your entries and exits from hotels have been secretly photographed."
"Especially when you caused such a huge scene at the Marcha City Grand Hotel."
"Our enemies wish you were like this."
"Because they know that our Youdeng family has always wanted to match you with the child from the Xiaomen family. So, when they saw you openly being affectionate and ambiguous with another man, they simply spread the news."
"Even if nothing happened between you and Ye Feng, it's useless now because your reputation is out. The prestigious Silph Co., the commercial overlord of Kanto, will not allow its heir to marry a woman of ill repute."
"If it weren't for your dad and Xiaomen's dad having a good relationship, and if they hadn't wanted to deepen their connection and had business dealings, they wouldn't have arranged this match."
"After this incident, your dad went to apologize, and the matter was finally resolved. Coupled with Xiaomen saying by his father's side that he didn't like you either and only did it out of respect for his father, this matter is definitely not over."
Youdeng Jiaozi smiled as she listened.
She knew about this.
After her father returned, he didn't scold her but directly put her under house arrest.
"That's good, I'm free. Now, my dad won't force me into an arranged marriage anymore, right?"
Youdeng Laoyezi stared speechlessly at his granddaughter.
"Of course not. Which major family would dare to want you? Those smaller or medium-sized families are willing to climb onto our Youdeng family's high branches. Or, should I just marry you off to the heir of one of these families?"
"No! Absolutely not!"
Upon hearing this, Youdeng Jiaozi panicked.
Her panicked appearance made Youdeng Laoyezi laugh heartily. "Jiaozi, you usually tease me, but today I've managed to tease you back."
"No matter what, you are the apple of my eye in the Youdeng family. How could I possibly give you to those ambitious people as a way for them to curry favor with our family?"
"However, you little girl."
"It's quite good that you've done something I, you, and your father, in our youth, always wanted to do but dared not."
"I married a woman I didn't like through an arranged marriage back then."
"Your father was also forced into an arranged marriage by me."
"People like us, born into wealthy families, although fortunate, also have our limitations. This is fate. Nothing can be perfect."
The old man said a lot.
Finally.
"Alright, I'm here today to resolve the matter between you and that Ye Feng."
"Tell Grandpa, do you really like him?"
Youdeng Jiaozi nodded fiercely.
"Then does he like you? Or did he approach you intentionally after knowing your identity?"
"He doesn't know how terrifying my true identity is, but he knows I'm rich. He thinks I'm from a wealthy family."
"But Grandpa, Ye Feng was dismissive of me at first."
"Actually, there was an element of me being overly eager..."
Youdeng Jiaozi couldn't continue speaking.
Youdeng Laoyezi sighed even more deeply:
"Overly eager... You, a dignified Miss Youdeng, are actually throwing yourself at a poor boy..."
This was like an ancient princess throwing herself at a commoner.
How could this not be sigh-inducing?
But thankfully, this was not ancient times.
Yet, it was still incredible.
"You and Ye Feng can be together, but the premise for being together is to let the family see his own value."
"As you know, families like ours usually recruit people who perform exceptionally well in the Pokémon League and provide resources to support them, making them a strong force within our family."
In this world.
Although technology is developing faster and faster, humanity still faces many unexplored mysteries when facing Pokémon.
The power of Pokémon remains terrifyingly potent.
Therefore, those powerful trainers are the main combat force in this world.
The Pokémon they control will fight for their personal ambitions.
The Pokémon League is indeed the highest-level grand event in a region, but it is also the best opportunity for these wealthy families to recruit talent.
They absorb these exceptionally talented trainers from the Pokémon League to serve them.
For trainers from impoverished backgrounds, supporting themselves and their Pokémon is difficult, but for wealthy families like the Youdeng family.
It's a drop in the ocean.
With such a small sum, recruiting them to work for them is incredibly cost-effective.
Moreover, many of these trainers are commoners, and even small tycoons are rare.
As for those from wealthy or top-tier wealthy families, they exist, but they are a minority.
Therefore, at every Pokémon League in the Kanto region, these top families recruit a considerable number of trainers.
"As long as that Ye Feng can achieve a top three ranking in the Pokémon League, I can guarantee that your father will agree to you being together."
Youdeng Laoyezi assured Youdeng Jiaozi.