Chapter 011 The Lian Family Visitors

Everyone had no choice but to quit while they were ahead.

Xu Zhenying nodded and said, "That's it for now. Thank you for troubling Manager Niu."

Niu, the head of the household, chuckled and said, "It's good that Miss Xu knows about the trouble. Why don't you just empty out the Zheng family?"

Xu Zhenying ignored Chief Niu's sarcastic tone and bowed with a sincere expression, "Chief Niu, it's settled. We'll exchange the money and the goods tomorrow at the South City Gate. Don't worry, from now on, I will never appear before the Third Master of the Zheng family. I also wish Miss Bai and the Third Master of the Zheng family a long and happy life, and many children and grandchildren."

Manager Niu smiled coldly, but finally walked away helplessly.

Xu Zhenying looked at the receding figure of Niu Zhangshi, carefully calculating the things she would need during her exile, but she didn't notice that the entire Xu family was surrounding her.

Little Huang said in disbelief, "Sixth girl...will we have food on the road? Will we be hungry? Will the Zheng family really send those things over tomorrow?"

Xu Zhenying glanced at the eagerly expectant crowd and said, "I think so."

Mrs. Huang was so happy that she almost jumped up.

The whole group was overjoyed, and the grandmother kept praising Xu Zhenying, "How come my Liu Ya is so smart? I never realized she was so smart before. Now it's great, I can finally put my worries at ease."

Xu Lezhi snorted, "Trading your own marriage, don't you think it's despicable?"

This time, before Xu Zhenying could answer, the eldest aunt started scolding her first. "You silly girl, you're so easy to talk to. If you have the guts, don't eat or drink anything Sixth Girl has to offer along the way. I think Sixth Girl is just being smart. Relationships will eventually fade away, so why not get something more substantial in return? Oh! What a loss!"

The eldest aunt slapped her thigh, looking annoyed. "The family that Si Ya married into is even richer... If I had known earlier, I should have let Si Ya go too... Maybe we could have gone to the countryside in Qianzhou and become big landlords."

Xu Yinxi standing aside had an embarrassed look on her face. On the one hand, she was happy because Xu Zhenying was going to get the supplies, but on the other hand, she was ashamed of exchanging interests for such an important matter as marriage. She was deeply educated in the precepts and training of women, and she felt that her thoughts were what others said, "being a whore and pretending to be a saint."

She just felt that she was dirty, and for a moment her mind was mixed with thoughts and desires, so she could only lower her head and remain silent.

Second Aunt frowned and said coldly, "Don't worry about my son's marriage, sister-in-law."

After saying that, he glanced at Xu Zhenying again and said, "Don't worry, Sixth girl. My second wife won't flatter you and ask you to exchange your marriage for something. My family is not so destitute. Losing your marriage doesn't matter, but if you lose your integrity, you will lose everything."

The eldest aunt snorted, "You're about to be exiled, yet you're still acting like a housekeeper's wife. I see you've never experienced hard times. I'll let you go hungry for a few meals and you'll understand."

Xu Lezhi retorted sarcastically, "I remember my eldest cousin is also engaged. That young lady from the Qian family has lost both her parents, and I heard her mother left behind a large dowry. If that young lady from the Qian family also comes to cancel the engagement tomorrow, how about taking advantage of this opportunity to extort a little more money from you, aunt?"

The eldest aunt suddenly understood and didn't hear Xu Lezhi's sarcasm at all. She even said happily, "Yes, yes, how could I forget about the Qian family? Look at my brain. The Qian family girl must not want to be involved with us anymore. I'm sure she will offer a large sum of money to cancel the engagement. That way, we won't have to worry about food, drink, and toilet on the way."

Xu Lezhi was so angry that his mouth twisted, "It's really talking at cross purposes."

Xu Zhenying was not angry. She smiled and said to her second aunt, "Second aunt is truly a man of integrity. She is worthy of being the head of the Xu family."

I'll compliment you first and see if you'll feel embarrassed to use my things in the future.

This kind of person, just as my aunt said, has never experienced hunger.

If you go hungry for a few more meals, you will lose all your dignity.

Fourth Auntie tugged at Xu Zhenying and said with a worried look on her face, "Sixth girl, do you really have the marriage certificate? If we don't see the marriage certificate tomorrow, the Zheng family won't give us the things."

"Yes." Grandmother Huang glared at her aunt and held out her hand, saying, "Let me keep such an important thing."

The eldest aunt quickly protested, "Mom, I've never even seen what a marriage certificate looks like."

Xu Zhenying hurriedly said, "Grandma, the officials came in a hurry that day, so I didn't have time to look for the marriage certificate. If there really was a marriage certificate, I would have taken it out and shown it to Head Clerk Niu just now."

Now their expressions changed. Huang's face turned pale. "Then..."

"Don't worry. After we reunite tomorrow, I'll have my father write a letter of cancellation of the engagement. Legally speaking, it's the same thing. I don't think the Zheng family will mind these details."

"That's good."

"Sixth girl, please don't gasp for air when you speak next time. Your grandmother is old, how can she bear all these sudden shocks?"

"Sixth sister." Xu Yinxi, who had been silent until now, spoke up. She looked at Xu Zhenying, as if sizing her up carefully, her eyes full of curiosity. "How did you know that the Zheng family wanted to discuss a marriage with the Bai family?"

Seeing everyone looking at her curiously, Miao seemed to have thought of something and said in panic, "Ying'er, could it be that the Zheng family kid has already mentioned breaking off the engagement with you?"

"No." Xu Zhenying looked at everyone and said slowly, "I just tricked them. The Zheng family is so anxious to break off the engagement with the Xu family, it seems like they have already found a replacement. I remember when the marriage was discussed, the Zheng family chose the Xu family over the Bai family. Now that the marriage is off, they must be eager to marry into the Bai family."

Upon hearing this, my grandmother cursed, "The Zheng family is such a piece of shit! They haven't even called off the marriage yet, but they've already found another family. It's a good thing Xiaoliu didn't marry into that family. If she had, who knows how much suffering she would have endured."

Miao had not expected her mother-in-law to say such a thing. She was quite moved and said with tears in her eyes, "Mother..."

Grandmother waved her hand. "Alright, stop crying. I've already told you, no matter if it's a boy or a girl, as long as they're from the Xu family, I love them all. But you just don't believe me and insist that I'm partial to the second wife!"

Miao burst into laughter and said, "I knew that mother loved us."

The family chatted happily for a few minutes, but who would have thought that the last night before exile would be so turbulent. Not long after the headman Niu left, an old woman in a dark, curved-hem gown came walking towards them, followed by a young maid holding a lantern.

The maid rushed over when she saw Lian, knelt on the ground, and said in a choked voice, "Fifth Aunt, you have suffered!"

"Yang Xue?" Lian Qiuzhi was stunned for a moment, then quickly went over to help Yang Xue up, a hint of joy in her eyes, "Dad asked you to come, right?"

Xu Lezhi couldn't hide his smugness. He glanced at Xu Zhenying provocatively, then tugged at Huang's sleeve, "Grandma, someone's coming from my grandfather's family. Maybe we can be saved."

Everyone in the Xu family felt a surge of excitement in their hearts and looked over.

Seeing this, Xu Lezhi sneered.

A group of people quarreled and argued, but in the end they still had to rely on my grandfather's family.