Old Master Lian's eloquence was clearly superior to Lian Shouyi's, and compared to Lian Shouyi's coarse voice and loud demeanor, Old Master Lian carried himself with enough grace. The way he explained things made it seem like his decision was perfectly fair, that he wasn't biased at all, and marrying off Lian Shouren was just natural, whereas Lian Shouyi was being unreasonable.
Moreover, the topic of who gets married first seemed to subtly shift to another issue. It was silver coin that mattered, and if only Lian Shouli and Lian Shouxin — with Shouxin being the focus — were willing to lend them silver coin, this argument wouldn't have been necessary.
