Chi Qiao, siding with her nephew, directly stepped in front and said:

"Look at what you're saying, old lady. Did our Qing not want it first?"

It's not that you're taking advantage of us, treating us like fools, making all sorts of demands.

If this is how things are before the wife is even married into the family, what will happen after she's brought in?

Does that mean we have to give you whatever you want?

Otherwise, if you come back and say something like, "What are the rules in Wangwan Village?" and then slap a big label on me, who can stand that?

"Alright, I'll just ask you one question: what exactly does your family want?"

Grandma Wang really wanted to say, "We need money. You earned so much before the New Year, it's not like you can't come up with this little bit of money."

He usually bought wives, which cost ten or twenty taels of silver each time.

The betrothal gifts they gave Ya'er amounted to only three taels, plus some miscellaneous items, totaling less than eight taels.

These are far less valuable than a dozen or twenty taels of silver.

But she dared not say it, for she was afraid that if she did, her whole family would be driven away.

At that time, we won't even have a place to stay.

The snow hasn't melted yet, and it still snows a little bit every now and then.

If she were to sleep outdoors, not to mention others, her physical condition definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Regardless of what the old lady was thinking, seeing that she remained silent, Chi Qiaoke continued:

"Aunt Wang, if you want the marriage to continue, then get out of my way."

If you don't want the marriage to continue, then return everything we gave you and immediately go back to your law-abiding Wangwan.

We people from Chijia'ao are kind-hearted, but we are not fools or suckers.

Honestly, at your age, you're still going against your conscience and asking for this and that. Don't you feel ashamed?

When Old Lady Wang heard the other party address her as Aunt Wang in a distant manner, she clearly had lost patience and might even have to call off the marriage, so she awkwardly moved away.

She needs money, but her immediate concern is ensuring her family's survival.

But as soon as she moved away, she heard a panting sound behind her.

Soon, everyone saw Wang Qiaoya, dressed in a wedding gown, running down the street with red eyes.

Behind her followed the Wang couple, as well as her younger siblings.

Wang Qiaoya's mind was filled with Shen Yejun's questioning voice just now. She felt ashamed and her eyes reddened.

She genuinely liked Chi Qing, and she also liked Aunt Huang.

Of course, she liked all the people in the Chi family.

She hoped to become one of them.

This was something she had been looking forward to for a long time, and it concerned the rest of her life.

I don't want my wedding day to be ruined by my clueless grandmother.

So when she arrived and saw everyone looking at her with complicated expressions, and her grandmother standing to the side, feeling guilty and not daring to say a word, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Brother Aqing..."

Is there really no chance for them? Her grandmother has offended everyone; is there no hope for her future?

Chi Qing felt sorry for the little girl crying in front of him.

But the matter wasn't resolved yet, and he couldn't be soft-hearted, so he simply turned his head away and asked:

"Ya'er, do you know that before dawn, your mother came down the mountain to ask our family to postpone the time to welcome the bride?"

Your grandmother is blocking our way, telling us to go back and catch the carriage to pick you up.

If there's no car, your brothers and sisters will have to carry you out and down the mountain. We have to give your brother six coins and your sister three coins.

Is this really the rule in your Wangwan village?