"I've heard the marriage arrangement is still up in the air."
Yang Chuxia thought to herself that she hadn't heard any news of County Magistrate Shen being promoted or transferred, so he must be serving another term in Quanya County. But the people in the county town of Quanya, especially the prominent families, must all know about Shen Qiu's illegitimate child by now, which would make the marriage negotiation quite difficult.
"Tsk!" Ms. Wang said, "If you had married Uncle Dayong in the first place, you would have had a child by now. Uncle Dayong's family is not just any ordinary household, they are not without silver and wealth."
"But there's nothing to be done, no matter how rich Uncle Dayong's family is, Shen Qiu's brother is an official, and they would certainly look down on the unequal social status."
In both ancient and modern times, people have sought matches with equal social standing.