Miao Cuihua, with her neck stiffened, retorted confidently, "How am I unworthy of your cousin? He has no land or house, yet I didn't look down on him. Why should he look down on me?"

"Why would he look down on you?" An Ning sneered. "It's because you're not good enough for him. Although my cousin Zhishu's family doesn't own a house or land, it doesn't mean they can't afford to buy a house or land."

I know that if my cousin's family wanted to buy, they could afford to buy a large house.

Do you think your family background is good enough for my cousin? Or your looks? Or your shameless behavior?

Miao Cuihua was taken aback by An Ning's words at first, but then her eyes lit up.

Can you afford a house and land?

Wouldn't that be even better?

If I could marry into a family like that, I wouldn't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life.

"Anyway, his mother agrees to this, and she's very happy about it."

Qiao Zhishu looked at Miao Cuihua expressionlessly and nodded, "Alright, since you want to see my mother, I'll call her over now, and you can talk to her in person."

After saying this, Qiao Zhishu got up, left the table, and went outside, having no intention of staying any longer to engage in any pretense of politeness.

Although he didn't know what his mother was doing, he was sure she wasn't satisfied with this Miao girl. If she were, why would she leave the Miao girl here and then leave on her own?

Yang and Qiao Qiuniang had just seen Anle and Yan Qingxue off at the mansion and returned to their room when Qiao Zhishu entered with a sullen face.

"Mother, Miss Miao came to our house for a blind date. Since you found her, why didn't you treat her well? Your sudden departure means you didn't like her, right?"

Yang was taken aback, closed her jewelry box, and put it away. The jewelry in the box consisted of small gifts that Anle would buy for her from time to time. She had been saving them in the box and originally planned to take them out and pick out a few exquisite and valuable pieces of jewelry suitable for young girls to give to Yan Qingxue.

Hearing her son say this as he entered, Madam Yang was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, speaking with an air of seriousness.

"Sigh, yes, that's right, I just didn't find one I liked. I originally thought it didn't matter if the girl wasn't pretty, as long as she was thrifty and knew how to manage a household, and if she had good character, I could find her to be your wife."

But once he arrived at the door, he couldn't stand the Miao girl no matter how he looked at her. But if he hadn't come to the door, he wouldn't know what kind of person she was.

"But when they arrived at the door, they discovered that the girl was poorly raised. She didn't act like a proper young lady at all; she ate and drank like a starving ghost. How could they possibly marry such a girl?"

Qiao Zhishu's ugly expression softened a little. Hearing what Yang said, she understood Yang's attitude, nodded, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, Mother, go and reject that girl. She seems to be clinging to the Qiao family and insists on marrying into our family. I said I disagreed and rejected her at the dinner table, but she didn't give up and insisted on seeing you, Mother. So, Mother, go and see her and politely decline her offer."

Yang's face fell.

"What? This is just a meeting, and you want to cling to my Qiao family?" After putting the jewelry box down, Madam Yang went outside. "I'm going to go and take a look. From what you've said, that Miao girl doesn't seem like someone to be trifled with."

Her son has already refused, but she still shamelessly wants to marry into the family. If she wants to marry, the Qiao family has to be willing to accept her. She has no shame at all.

Miao Cuihua pinned all her hopes on Yang Shi, but to her surprise, Yang Shi's face turned cold and sullen as soon as she entered the door.

Miao Cuihua had a bad feeling because of that expression.

"Miss Miao, I heard that my son rejected you, yet you still want to marry into my Qiao family?"

Miao Cuihua's face stiffened. Was her tone a sign of disagreement?

"No, auntie, it was you who agreed that I decided to marry you."

Yang was stunned. "What did you say? When did I agree to that?"

"When you came to visit earlier, you kept asking about my family situation, and you even prepared such a feast to entertain me, along with those expensive pastries."

Doesn't this all mean you agree?

Upon hearing this, Madam Yang scoffed, "That's how the Qiao family treats its guests. It has nothing to do with agreeing to your marriage. Miss Miao, you're really overthinking it."

Let me take you home while we eat this meal.

Since my son has already refused you, I, as his mother, naturally won't go against his wishes.

Miao Cuihua was dumbfounded. So all her trip had been for nothing? The other party had no intention of marrying her at all?

The observant old woman tugged at Miao Cuihua's sleeve, giving her a way out.

"Miss Cuihua, have you finished eating? Let's go now."

Anyone with a shred of decency would have left immediately upon hearing such remarks. Instead, she stubbornly stayed, which only serves to tarnish her reputation.

Miao Cuihua thought that since Granny Xi had spoken up, she would take the opportunity to back down.

But to everyone's surprise, Miao Cuihua's reaction left everyone present dumbfounded—

With tears welling up in her eyes, Miao Cuihua didn't say she was leaving. Instead, she plopped down on the ground and started wailing and rolling around on the ground. This outcome was a huge blow to her.

"Wow... I know, I knew it, I knew you didn't like me. You just didn't like me because of the birthmark on my face, right? Then why did you make me come to meet you? You could have just refused to meet me in the first place."

Now that they've met, they're saying it's not possible?

Why do you get to decide everything? I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving!

Heh heh, is that how it is?

Is it throwing a tantrum and refusing to leave?

An Ning blinked; this was the first time in her life she had ever seen such a shameless girl.

Yang's face turned even uglier, turning as black as the bottom of a pot. She was about to lash out, but when she caught a glimpse of Qiao Zhishu, whose face was even darker than hers, she suddenly felt relieved.

Hmm, not bad, this girl came to my door and threw a tantrum, she did it all.

Compared to this girl who throws tantrums and acts shamelessly, her son will surely realize how good Miss Yan is, right?

"Miss Miao, you should get up quickly. The ground is cold. Feelings between men and women can't be forced. My brother doesn't like you, and there's nothing that can be done. If it's not meant to be, you can't force it. You'll meet your own destiny someday." Qiao Zhi saw Miao Cuihua sitting on the ground crying loudly and couldn't bear it, so she tried to comfort her.

Although I felt a little sorry for the Miao girl, I did not agree with what she said. Meeting is only because we don't know if we like each other or if we are compatible. If meeting means marriage, then who would dare to meet?