Yang Ming's mother was inherently a conservative person, and she witnessed her son carrying a girl back in front of so many villagers.
If this matter spread among the villagers, it would indeed affect the girl's reputation. A girl's reputation is very important, especially before marriage.
While Yang Ming's mother thought this way, she knew this matter was serious. She couldn't make the decision for Old Fourth, so she said, "Aunt Lan Hua, don't rush this. Let's wait for Old Fourth to return, wait for the old man to come back, and ask Old Fourth what's really going on. If he agrees, we certainly won't stop it."
Hearing this, Aunt Lan Hua smiled broadly, "Alright then, let's wait for Yang Dong to come back to discuss it. I know your Yang Dong is a good boy; he wouldn't renege on something he said in front of the villagers."
The implicit meaning was that Yang Dong had already agreed to this matter in front of the villagers, leaving no room for reversal.
