Qiao Zhiyi awkwardly ate with him, her smile stiff, but she didn't say anything in rebuttal.

An Ning, who was standing to the side, frowned unhappily. "How does this affect my cousin Zhiyi's marriage? So what if she can spend money lavishly? It just shows that my cousin Zhiyi's family is well-off."

For an ordinary farming family to want to marry my cousin Zhiyi, they'd better think twice about whether they're qualified. If their family doesn't have some ability, do they really think they can marry my cousin Zhiyi? Don't even think about it.

Even if I wanted to marry her, my cousin Zhiyi wouldn't agree." Anning rolled her eyes and glanced at Miao Cuihua, who was eating and drinking heartily.

Seeing Miao Cuihua eating without any regard for decorum, holding a chicken leg in her hand, her mouth and hands covered in oil, she didn't even use chopsticks, just grabbed the food with her bare hands.

The way he acted so unreservedly as soon as he entered the door was somewhat off-putting.

If it weren't for the fact that Miao Cuihua was her cousin's blind date, she would have been kicked out long ago. Why would she need to be here yelling and lecturing like an elder?

Is it even her turn? Doesn't she even consider her own status? This is just a meeting, she hasn't even agreed to marry him yet, and she's already acting like she's the future sister-in-law?

laugh!

Even if she were the future sister-in-law, it wouldn't be her place to interfere. She can spend her own money as she pleases. Who has the right to say anything?

I thought it was bad enough that she was ugly, but I didn't expect her personality to be so awful too. She's disgusting. I've never seen a woman more disgusting than this girl.

My cousin Zhiyi is just too nice; that's why she lets her ramble on here. If it were her, she would have kicked her out long ago.

With her ugly appearance, she dares to dream of entering the Qiao family. Is she even worthy of marrying her learned cousin?

"Cousin Zhishu, hurry up and eat. After you finish, have someone send Miss Miao back. Otherwise, it will be too late and dark by then." An Ning didn't give Miao Cuihua a chance to speak, and turned to stare at Qiao Zhishu before continuing.

Qiao Zhishu breathed a slight sigh of relief and nodded.

To everyone's surprise, Miao Cuihua didn't treat herself like an outsider at all, and acted like she was part of the family.

"It's alright. If we go back too late, we won't go back. We can stay here for one day and leave tomorrow." Miao Cuihua felt a little uncomfortable with An Ning's words. Although she didn't like what An Ning said, she didn't argue with her.

After all, this is their territory, their home. She can't say anything here. If she angers them, they might make things difficult for her later, and she'll be the one who suffers.

After all, once she marries into the Qiao family, she will still have to live under their roof.

It's not good to offend people too much.

An Ning had no idea what was going on in Miao Cuihua's mind. She almost choked on her breath when she heard what Miao Cuihua said.

At the dinner table, Granny Xi slapped Miao Cuihua's arm. "Cuihua, what nonsense are you talking about? Why are you staying here? You're a young lady, you should go home after you finish eating." Granny Xi was also a little annoyed with Miao Cuihua. Was she enjoying her meal here and now she didn't want to leave? Was she going to cling to them like this?

"It's alright, she'll be marrying into the family eventually anyway, what's wrong with staying one night?" Miao Cuihua said, clearly trying to get involved with the Qiao family.

Qiao Zhishu finally couldn't hold back any longer and stood up abruptly, staring directly at Miao Cuihua.

"Miss Miao, after meeting you today, I feel that there is no destiny between us to be husband and wife, and I will not marry you. I have not agreed to marry you."

"Miss Miao, please leave after you've finished your meal."

Miao Cuihua was dumbfounded. Staring at Qiao Zhishu, who had so bluntly rejected her, she stood there speechless, not knowing what to say. It seemed like it took her a while to recover. She then pointed at Qiao Zhishu's nose and cursed him in a sharp voice.

“If you’re not interested in me, why would you want to see me? If you want to see me, it means you’re willing, which is why you invited me to your house.”

Even if you're not happy about it, your mother is.

Where's your mother? Call your mother out; I need to talk to her.

The way your mother treated me so warmly clearly meant she agreed.

Since ancient times, marriage has been arranged by father and daughter, and by matchmakers. Even if you are unwilling, you are not allowed to refuse. As long as your mother is happy, that's all that matters.

Miao Cuihua took her shamelessness and scoundrelly behavior to the extreme.

Having tasted the sweetness of this family, she was not going to leave. She ate, drank, and lived well here. No matter where she married, she could not live such a good life. She had to marry into the Qiao family.

Thinking of Yang's attitude towards her, Miao Cuihua looked confident and self-assured, believing that the attitude towards her indicated that she was very willing.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have asked her so many questions as soon as they arrived, and wouldn't have treated her to such good food and drinks.

She glanced at the huge spread of dishes on the table; even her family had never had such a lavish meal during Chinese New Year.

That's probably because they think highly of her, that they prepared such a large meal for her to stay and eat here.

Yes, that must be it.

And those pastries, they were already prepared before she even entered the door. Using such expensive pastries to entertain her, isn't the meaning already very clear?

Otherwise, who would be willing to offer such expensive food to an outsider? That means they don't treat her like an outsider; they must be treating her like a future daughter-in-law.

Hearing Miao Cuihua's words, An Ning blinked and then burst out laughing in exasperation.

She had never seen such a shameless person. Her cousin Zhishu had already made it so clear that he looked down on her, yet she still stubbornly clung to this place and even wanted to call her aunt out.

Even if her maternal aunt were brought out, her maternal grandparents probably wouldn't be happy. She could tell that her maternal grandparents looked very unhappy when they left, clearly indicating that they were very dissatisfied with this Miao girl.

Even if the eldest aunt liked this ugly girl and was willing to let her into the family to be the wife of the learned cousin, the maternal grandparents would absolutely not agree.

Besides, she also felt that her aunt was probably not happy about it. If she really was happy, she would have come over eagerly and fawned over this ugly girl long ago. Why would she leave her here and let the younger ones keep her company?

"Miss Miao, since you've put it that way, why not speak frankly and openly?" An Ning glanced at Miao Cuihua from head to toe and sneered.

"What do you think makes you worthy of my cousin Zhishu? How dare you say you want to marry into the Qiao family so confidently?"