Does it matter?

Tang An look at her father. He is looking down the floor. While old lady Song is look at them. 

"My grandson will never let your daughter down. He is an honest boy. He doesn't have all the bad habits of men. He is a young man who goes to work early in the morning and return before the sunset. His only hobby is to study mathematics in his study room. Sometimes he makes things that can move with his careful calculations. He doesn't drink nor he will want to drink. He doesn't gamble as he finds that it is not stimulate his mind at all. He doesn't go to brothel like men of his age as he doesn't like those kind of places. He doesn't take drugs as he know it will destroy his body. Mr Tang with so many good points, dont you think your daughter deserves a good man like my grandson? If you worry about him having a second wife, i grantee that your daughter is the only wife he is going have. "

Mr Tang stand and nod his head as he thinks. He look at the desperate face of the old lady. 

"Can i meet your grandson?"

"Of course you can!"

She smile broadly but then she frown and smile again. 

"However do remember he doesn't talk to strangers. It will get him awhile to..."

"It's fine. I just want to have a good at him. Doen't need to interact."

"That can do! He is returning from the office soon. Please take a seat."

She order her servants to bring in more finger food and boil her expensive tea for the guest. They talk and chat for awhile when the butler inform that the master Song have return and walking to the hall. 

A tall handsome young man appear. Tang An look at his face. He have thin oval face with thick dark eyebrows along with almond shape eyes. He have a ruddy full cheeks. His long straight upturn nose is rather thin. His lips are thin as well. His skin is fair and almost white. His hair seems to be dark, straight and glossy. He already see the guests from a distance when he walk in but he did not greet them. He simply just bow to his grandmother. Without word he walk out of the hall. They watch him walk away and disappear. 

"That is my grandson."

"I will marry him!"

"An'er!"

"Father, he doesn't have all the bad points but a lot of good points! I don't think i will be upset like most girls who marry blindly."

"Yes, he is a good catch!"

"He doesn't have... manners!"

"Father, i can teach him that."

"An'er, do you know you are younger than him? Besides that his grandmother can't change him, can you?"

"Once we are married, i will do my best to support him and teach him manners..."

Her father got frustrated. While old lady Song is delighted that she rush up to Tang An. She hold her hands and look at the young lady who wants to marry her grandson. 

"Thank you for seeing that he have all the good points. Most girls can't even think beyond that point. I, thank you for the bottom of my heart. He is not a bad child. I grantee you that all his earning, you can keep them all!"

"How much is he getting every month..."

"Thirty silver taels along with 20 stacks of grains rice."

Mr Tang got a shock. Old lady Song laugh. 

"Yes that is his salary every month. Just because his work is in high demand and he does a lot of work for the emperor. All the paper work he submit in is for the tax payable bureau. It is important for the treasurer house. Those money is to feed the army we have. I think you know that. I said too much. "

"Will master Song understand that my daughter is going to marry him..."

"I will personally tell him. Also i will let him know that what to do with a wife beside him."

"Is he ... does he .... will he..."

"Beat? NO NO! He doesn't do anything like that. He will walk away and go do his mathematics." 

Matchmaker Mei who is watching the two families decided to say something to seal the deal before it gets crumble to dust. 

"So in this case, would you like to exchange their birthdays so that i can do the rest?"

"I have already prepare it."

The old lady's maid hand over a red paper with all the info written on it. Mr Tang who is looking at the old lady Song, her sincere look on the face makes him feel that he should agree on the match. Besides that, he knows that his daughter likes the young man very much. The maid present him a tray with ink and red paper. Without hesitating, he writes down all the information that he remember. Tang An who is watching him closely, smile. Later before they leave the mansion, they see the young master Song is calculating with his abacus. They hear the furious knocking sound of the beads.Tang An is strangely feeling satisfied to see him working his way. 

Two weeks later the matchmaker comes with good news that the couple is a match make in heavens. Thus Song family starts to prepare the betrothal gifts along with the marriage contract. The Tang family accept everything with joy and start to prepare the wedding base on matchmaker Mei's suggested date. Tang An too started to hand sew her own wedding dress. With gold threads, her mother help to sew her wedding dress with care. While her wedding hand fan with mandarin ducks, she have to sew it by herself in according to tradition. While her shoes, are given by her new in-law to symbolise that she will be walking into the Song family. A month before the big day, she look at the wedding dress that is hanging by the screen. The phoenix and the dragon will meet soon.