After handing over the grain, Harris’s eldest sister-in-law didn’t go back immediately. Her family’s men would be helping at the grain station for the next few days, so Whitaker Scarlett and her aunt left first. Halfway there, Amanda couldn’t hold back and subtly reminded Whitaker Scarlett:
“Auntie is just saying this, don’t mind it. Carson is a good boy, but you have the chance to go to university. Put the matter of dating aside for now, and we’ll talk about it after the college entrance examination, okay?”
Whitaker Scarlett couldn’t help but laugh and cry:
“Auntie, I really haven’t been dating Carson, why would you think that?”
“Carson’s mother’s attitude towards you… she already sees you as her future daughter-in-law… Uncle Daniel has that kind of influence, but the Harris Family’s favors aren’t given away casually.”
Anyway, this kind of “closeness” was something even the Harris in Wellwater village couldn’t all get, let alone someone surnamed Miller.
Amanda had a clear understanding. She saw Carson’s attitude towards Scarlett, and the Harris Family’s attitude.
Well, after her aunt’s analysis, Whitaker Scarlett had to believe it.
Whitaker Old Lady called her a “slut,” saying that no family would agree to Whitaker Scarlett marrying in. Once she left the Whitaker family, Whitaker Scarlett’s romantic prospects blossomed everywhere. Let’s not talk about Kay, Whitaker Scarlett realized she had been “introduced to the family” twice – in this era, when women could hold up half the sky, it wasn’t like the later generations where the country encouraged professional women to go home and have a second child. Why couldn’t she have her own career?
To have a career, she needed to interact with people, men and women alike, Whitaker Scarlett treated them equally.
Her face was indeed a stepping stone, sometimes bringing her great convenience, but inevitably, it also led to misunderstandings like this.
Just a few more words, does that mean they’re dating?
Fortunately, Harris’s aunt and Parker Jace’s mother were different. They seemed to like her… What did they like about her? Elders certainly wouldn’t like her just for her looks. Whitaker Scarlett could guess Harris’s aunt’s thoughts: she liked her hard work, and her chance of getting into university?
Whitaker Scarlett wouldn’t be uncomfortable because of this.
Good looks might not last a lifetime, but “ability” would always be hers.
However, Whitaker Scarlett didn’t have any feelings for Carson. To avoid misunderstandings from the Harris Family and Carson himself, she needed to maintain some distance in the future.
“Auntie, I don’t have time to date now. I treat Carson as an older brother from the neighborhood. But Grandpa helped my mother and me a lot, so it’s only right to repay the Harris Family’s kindness. I promised Harris’s aunt that I would tutor her in English, and I will do it. I don’t have any other thoughts, and I don’t want the Harris Family to misunderstand. What should I do?”
Treat him as an older brother from the neighborhood?
Amanda understood.
This was like a “friend zone” card in later generations. Carson was good in every way, but Whitaker Scarlett didn’t have romantic feelings for him.
“Then don’t let the Harris Family make things clear…”
If the Harris Family mentioned Carson and Whitaker Scarlett, and Whitaker Scarlett rejected him outright, even the most generous Harris Family would have their feelings hurt. As Scarlett said, her mother and daughter, including her own family, owed Uncle Daniel a favor. Carson was a good boy from a good family and was quite excellent himself. If the Harris Family were rejected, they would definitely wonder what about Carson, which wasn’t good enough for Whitaker Scarlett?
It would be offensive, and it would definitely create resentment.
She couldn’t afford to offend anyone, especially not the Harris Family. Today’s grain delivery incident showed that the closeness of the relationship with the Harris Family directly affected daily life!
Amanda thought for a long time and chuckled:
“Then unless you find a boyfriend yourself, before the Harris Family speaks up.”
Whitaker Scarlett was speechless. Where was she going to find a boyfriend?
Kay?
Whitaker Scarlett suddenly thought of his name.
Besides knowing that Kay was from Washington and was 20 years old this year, Whitaker Scarlett knew nothing else about him. Kay had been gone for over half a month without any news. Whitaker Scarlett thought, it’s no wonder people liked her for her looks; wasn’t she also impressed by Kay’s handsome appearance?
“Anyway, I don’t plan to date until I get into university.”
Amanda nodded, “Okay, okay, Auntie understands. I’ll think of a way.”
She could casually mention this when chatting in the village. What else could she do? If Scarlett really got into university, would Amanda still worry about her not finding a good partner?
She doesn’t like Carson now, but what about feelings developing over time?
Young girls’ minds change quickly; Amanda was a veteran herself.
