Chapter 23 Marry Me or Apologize

Chunxi claimed that she had hooked up with the virtuous concubine's family. Matchmaker Zhang did not dare to offend easily, and was afraid that Zhou Qin would blame her in the future, so she still went to Zhou's house.

After Zhang the matchmaker left, Chunxi and Cao Wu found a stool to sit on and ordered two bowls of sweet water to drink.

Not long after, Zhou Qin arrived.

He was accompanied by several uncles and brothers from the Zhou family.

Zhou Qin was frightened by the three groups of people before and did not dare to ask for the betrothal gift. After returning home and calming down, he found that he had been beaten three times for no reason and had lost the betrothal gift. He was so angry that he wrote an article and posted it, hoping to force Chunxi to voluntarily return the betrothal gift.

Today he called his uncles and brothers to give him courage, but when he saw the burly and majestic Empress Wu Cao, he was still a little scared.

I heard that the eldest brother of the Cao family works in a lumber workshop. Could this punch kill him directly?

Feeling guilty, Zhou Qin didn't dare get too close to Chunxi. He spoke from a distance of four or five steps, "There is no misunderstanding between me and the young lady. I saw everything with my own eyes. As long as the young lady returns the betrothal gift, we will be even."

"Sometimes what you see with your own eyes isn't necessarily the whole truth. The Master Ye you saw that day had a grudge against Young Master Wei, so he deliberately took me away and asked me to help him disrupt Young Master Wei's marriage. Both the Wei and Xiao families are aware of this. Madam Xiao, the mother of the Concubine Xian, even rewarded me with a lot of gold ingots."

When they heard the word "Jin Yuanbao", the Zhou family's eyes suddenly lit up.

The Wei family gave Chunxi a whole carriage of things. Zhou's parents had already found out about it, so they couldn't wait to come to propose marriage, hoping that Chunxi could bring back all the things given by the Wei family as a dowry.

Now Chunxi's affair is just a misunderstanding, and her value has increased a bit. It would be great to marry her home.

It turns out that the Cao family was not withholding the betrothal gifts, but wanted to put aside past grudges and continue the marriage.

The Zhou family coughed softly and winked at Zhou Qin, who looked a little ugly.

He originally thought Chunxi came to argue with him today, but he didn't expect that after the two families had quarreled, Chunxi still wanted to be with him!

There must be something fishy about this marriage.

He can't be entangled with this woman!

Zhou Qin frowned and glared at Chunxi: "I am not a money-grubber. My temperaments don't match with yours, so why does yours have to keep pestering me?"

Chunxi blinked, looking innocent. "Since you felt my temperament wasn't compatible, why did you find a matchmaker to propose marriage to me, and why did you come to my house with all the fanfare to propose? Now you're calling it quits on the pretext of a disagreement, and you're making me suffer the cold shoulder and criticism. How am I supposed to get married in the future?"

Cao Wu had been thinking about paying back the money to the Zhou family, but when he heard Chunxi's accusations against Zhou Qin, he immediately became furious.

He dropped the bowl with a bang, strode over to Zhou Qin, and grabbed him by the collar: "You teased my sister and even wrote a crap article to throw dirty water on her. Have you read all the sage books?"

Cao Wu was very strong and easily lifted Zhou Qin up.

Zhou Qin felt even more terrified when he saw Cao Wu's face up close.

Fearing another beating, he hurriedly said, "I don't want the betrothal gift. Are you satisfied with this?"

"I just said that I have the gold ingots given by the Xiao family, so I am not short of money."

"So what do you want?"

Zhou Qin regretted his decision. If he had known that Chunxi was so difficult to deal with, he would never have set his sights on Chunxi.

After talking for so long, Chunxi finally got to the point. She narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Sir, you have two choices now. Either you marry me, or you go to my house and explain to the neighbors that you broke off the engagement without reason, and that the fault is not mine, and then take the betrothal gifts with you."

Zhou Qin gritted his teeth, his face livid, and after a while he said, "Okay, I apologize."

“…”???

What the hell?

The Zhou family all looked at Zhou Qin as if he were a fool.

It's hard to find a wife who has gold ingots and can serve you. Why would you rather apologize than marry her?

Do you really think that passing the imperial examination is a great achievement?

Uncle Zhou couldn't help but say, "My dear nephew, you are not young anymore. You have spent so many years taking the exam to finally pass the examination for the title of Scholar. Even if you can pass the examination for the title of Juren, you will probably have to wait until you are 40 or 50 years old. Don't be too picky. I think the girl from the Cao family is quite good."

If this marriage goes through, Matchmaker Zhang will receive a thank-you fee from both families. She immediately chimed in, "That's right, Xiao Zhou. It's wrong for your family to break off the engagement right after you've made it. You even wrote an article badmouthing the girl. Besides Chunxi, who else would be so devoted to a petty man like you?"

Zhou Qin's face turned the color of liver.

On the way to see Chunxi, he was still thinking about how to quote from classics and denounce Chunxi's immorality and the Cao family's greed and materialism.

It is true that he was the one who took the initiative to cancel the engagement, but it was Chunxi who was wrong and it was Chunxi who should be scolded.

The result was completely beyond his expectations.

Chunxi didn't cry or make a fuss, and even smiled and wanted to continue marrying him. Then everyone stood on Chunxi's side.

This woman is so scheming!

If he married her, he would probably never be able to turn his life around.

Zhou Qin was really afraid of being forced to marry Chunxi, so he immediately said, "You guys go home and wait. I'll ask my parents to go to the Cao family and apologize."

"You fool, you can't even look down on such a good girl. I think you're going to marry a fairy in the future!"

Uncle Zhou stormed out in anger, and everyone else thought Zhou Qin was unreasonable. Matchmaker Zhang regained her enthusiasm for Chunxi: "Auntie was deceived by this Zhou before. Chunxi, don't be angry with me. Don't worry, I will definitely help you find a good husband next time!"

Chunxi didn't bear grudges at all, and said softly, "Then I'll trouble you, Auntie."

After leaving Zhang the matchmaker's house, Cao Wu's head was still dizzy.

They originally wanted to come and pay back the Zhou family's money, but now they don't have to pay a penny, and the Zhou family even has to come to apologize. His Ah Xi has become so powerful!

Cao Wu had some admiration for her, but when he saw his sister's thin and small back, he couldn't help feeling sad.

I don’t know how much injustice Ah Xi suffered to become so powerful.

He couldn't help but reach out and rub Chunxi's head, and said in a hoarse voice: "Axi, you have worked hard these years."

Chunxi was thinking about how to make Zhou Qin apologize later when she was suddenly rubbed on the head. When she looked up, she saw her elder brother's misty eyes again.

“…”

Brother, I know you feel sorry for me, but please don’t feel sorry for me yet.

The Zhou family hasn't gone far yet.

Chunxi took the handkerchief and stood on tiptoe to wipe the corners of Cao Wu's eyes. Just as she wiped them, Qingshu's voice came again: "Miss Chunxi, what are you doing?"

Turning his head, Shen Qingyuan just lifted the car curtain and looked at them quietly.