Chapter 208: Isn't it stupid to cancel the engagement?

"Fifty-five taels of silver? This is not a small amount!"

"No wonder Wei Zan said this marriage cannot be cancelled! With so much money, what can Cen Yan's family use to pay back after being kicked out by the old Cen family?"

"Tsk tsk, isn't this Cen Yan such a dishonest person? Not only did he accept so much money for the engagement, but now he is clamoring to cancel the engagement? Is this considered taking advantage of someone and still acting cute? Wei Zan is too pitiful!"

People around were talking about it.

But Cen Yan doesn't want to bear such a reputation.

"Of the fifty-five taels of silver, not a penny has fallen into my hands. Thirty taels of the silver were given privately by you to my aunt-in-law, and this matter has been made clear long ago in the old Cen family. The other twenty-five taels were given to the old Cen family as a betrothal gift. Everyone knows what status our second branch had in the old Cen family in the past. Therefore, it is natural that this amount of silver could not have fallen into my hands. Wei Zan, you knew all these facts, but deliberately said that you gave me fifty-five taels of silver. What do you mean by this?" She immediately said all this loudly and clearly.

When she said this, everyone naturally remembered that the second branch of the family had never had any status in the old Cen family.

This sum of money must have been collected by Old Man Cen and Old Lady Cen.

The second wife will definitely not get a penny!

As for why Wei Zan said that the money was given to Cen Yan...

It was either a slip of the tongue or it was intentional!

If it was intentional, then there is something wrong with the intention!

At this time, when the people in the old Cen family heard Cen Yan tell them all about the silver, especially that Gao had secretly taken thirty taels of silver from Wei Zan... they all felt a little embarrassed.

However, none of them spoke.

But the villagers all started pointing at Wei Zan and talking about him.

Cen Yan's family was driven out. They are all weak and pitiful.

If Wei Zan forcibly demanded the money at this time, it would be like adding insult to injury.

"Maybe what I said was not accurate enough, but if you want to cancel the engagement, you have to return the money to me, right? Now that you have been kicked out of the old Cen family, tell me, if I don't ask you for it, can I ask the old Cen family for it? They won't admit it, right? After all, it's you who are engaged to me. I don't have to take the money back, but you must fulfill the engagement and marry me. The wedding will be next month." Wei Zan saw that the situation was not in his favor, so he immediately said this.

As soon as he said this, the villagers who were fence-sitters and had no opinions of their own naturally sided with him.

"If that's the case, then Wei Zan still values Cen Yan as a person, so there's actually no need for Cen Yan to cancel the engagement!"

"That's true. Cen Yan's family has been driven out now. Not only are they penniless, they don't even have a place to live. In addition, their family has been tainted with the reputation of this 'plague god', so no one would be willing to take them in. So why is she forcing the marriage to end? Isn't this stupid!"

"I'm afraid the Cen family will never return the money for breaking off the engagement to Wei Zan on her behalf!"

"Who said it wasn't true? Cen Yan is so stupid! I really don't know what she is thinking!"

Everyone was talking about it.

Cen Yan became what they called a fool who couldn't adapt.

"I promised to return the money to you, and I will definitely do what I say." Wei Zan is so good at speaking, so Cen Yan is naturally not a mute.

She immediately said, "I know you don't have to take the money back, so why not let me show you a way.

"Cen Shuang has always been interested in you. I know you two have had some private contact. Why don't I let Cen Shuang take over this marriage? Anyway, your engagement money has already fallen into the hands of the old Cen family. If you marry Cen Shuang, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

When Wei Zan heard her say that, he immediately roared in his heart - but Cen Shuang is not worth the price!

Fifty-five taels of silver!

Looking at the entire village, only Cen Yan is worth this price!

She is diligent and capable, and this alone makes her incomparable!

Not to mention her current intelligence and shrewdness...

Compared to her, Cen Shuang is simply stupid and foolish!

"Don't even think about this marriage!" Before Wei Zan could say anything about Cen Yan's proposal, Yu spoke angrily. She pointed at Cen Yan and said, "You said it yourself when you were at home. You have to pay for the break-up money yourself. Now don't think of using our sister Shuang to get rid of the money! I tell you! No way! And! There is nothing wrong between our sister Shuang and Wei Zan. Don't slander us here! You want to tarnish our sister Shuang's reputation!"

On the side, Cen Shuang heard Yu reject the marriage proposal and was very anxious.

But she didn't dare to say a word.

This is not private.

Almost everyone in the village came over to see the excitement in their house.

If she were to jump out now and say that she was willing to marry Wei Zan without thinking of the seriousness of the matter, wouldn't that be admitting that there was an affair between them?

Wei Zan is thin-skinned, he must not want to see her being so ignorant!

Cen Shuang looked at Yu who was angry, and then at Wei Zan. She could only bite her lip and swallow all the words that she shouldn't have said.

"If it's not possible, then it's not possible. I'm not forcing you to do this. I'm just giving Wei Zan a reasonable suggestion. Whether he accepts it or not is not up to me. As for Sister Shuang's reputation, hey, you should know what her reputation is now, right?" Cen Yan said to the end, and there was a hint of threat in her tone.

When Yu heard this, she naturally thought of the trump card in Cen Yan's hand.

She only needs to open her mouth to completely ruin Cen Shuang's reputation.

In this way, Cen Shuang can only marry Wei Zan!

This is something Yu refused to see no matter what!

She would rather Cen Shuang never get married than marry into a family like Wei Zan's!

Not to mention, she had already found a husband for Cen Shuang...

Of course, this is still a secret for now, and she doesn't intend to tell it yet.

At this time, after some consideration, Yu chose to keep his mouth shut.

It is irrational to ruin your daughter's lifelong happiness just to compete with Cen Yan for a moment's anger!

Yu kept her mouth shut. It was impossible for anyone else in the Cen family to bring up the matter of the money for breaking off the engagement.

Especially Gao.

She was the one who took the thirty taels of silver.

No matter how you look at it, what she did was so unkind. If I have to say something, it was definitely her fault.

And in this rare silence, the village head finally followed Cen Dahai here.

"The village head is here!" Someone saw the village head from afar and immediately shouted excitedly and gossipingly.