Tang Wan nodded along.
"Your grandparents are just anxious," she added quickly, her eyes bright with concern. "They're getting on in years, and since Shuci is still young, they can't always be pushing her. They just vented to me a little. They're not in an easy position, and I happened to know someone nice, so I thought, why not let them meet as friends?"
...
Later Tang Wan discussed this with Jiang Jinsang.
"Do you feel bad about not telling her?" Jiang Jinsang saw right through her, "but you also feel your grandparents deserve understanding, and Master is making such an effort for her benefit, so it's hard to refuse."
Tang Wan nodded.
"Since Master said it's just making friends, not an official match-making, they don't have to be a pair, don't overthink it."
"I know."
The fact that Tang Wan was Xi Fangli's apprentice was causing quite a stir in the Beijing circle, with many people even calling the Jiang family, all hinting at them having found a good daughter-in-law.
