"But...but..."
Li Xiang wanted to fight for her daughter again, but when she saw Chen Xiashu's threatening eyes, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Old man Shen leaned on the windowsill on the kang with his eyes narrowed, and didn't speak for a long time.
Everyone in the room looked at him with bated breath.
Now there are two choices in front of us. The 15 yuan offered by the second one is really too much. If the people present say they are not tempted, that would definitely be a lie.
But once she chose this one, Shen Siyue’s life would be over.
This is different from marrying her to a cripple or a fool. This is actually equivalent to them indirectly becoming a murderer.
So no one wants to be the first bad guy to speak.
Everyone looked at Old Man Shen silently.
After thinking for a long time, Old Man Shen stood up, picked up the pipe next to him, lit it and started smoking one puff after another.
Liu Lihua felt that she had waited too long and couldn't help but urge him, "Brother Shen, what do you think?"
Old man Shen exhaled a puff of smoke and looked around at everyone in the room.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him eagerly, he took a deep breath and said to Liu Lihua: "Then choose the second one!"
For some reason, as soon as Old Man Shen said this, everyone in the Shen family except Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Lihua couldn't help but confirm with Old Man Shen again: "Have you made up your mind? Don't regret it later, okay?"
Old Man Shen shook his head: "Don't worry, I won't regret it. Since I chose the second one, I am mentally prepared."
Liu Lihua looked at the other members of the Shen family again: "You don't have any objections? Especially Si Ni's parents? Don't make trouble out of pity for your daughter, that would be ugly!"
Li Xiang's eyes were filled with tears at this moment. She opened her mouth and was about to say something when she was glared back by Chen Xiashu.
Chen Xiashu said to Liu Lihua in a decisive tone: "As long as my father agrees, we have no objection."
"Anyway, that girl doesn't recognize us anymore, there's nothing to regret. You don't have to worry about her mother, she doesn't have the final say."
"I promise she won't make a fuss. If she does, she should get out of the Shen family right now."
Shen Xiashu still holds a grudge against Shen Siyue for slashing him.
In his heart, this girl had nothing to do with the Shen family anymore.
Li Xiang was frightened by what Chen Xiashu said, and finally lowered her head silently.
Liu Lihua saw that Shen Siyue’s parents agreed, so she had nothing to say.
Just as she was about to get up and walk, Li Xiaoqin suddenly spoke.
"Dad, how about you reconsider it? The betrothal gift from the first family can actually solve our family's problems. Although Si Ni... but she is also a human life after all?"
Li Xiaoqin spoke the last sentence in a very low voice.
She and Shen Siyue had little intersection, and it could be said that there was no great hatred between them.
Usually we quarrel and curse each other over trivial matters, but these are just small things.
But today, this is a matter of life and death!
When Liu Lihua saw that some members of the Shen family disagreed, she immediately sat back down.
This matter requires unanimous consent from the Shen family, and she doesn't want to cause trouble for herself.
Li Xiaoqin's sudden plea surprised the other members of the Shen family.
Old Man Shen raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Xiaoqin, but said nothing.
This look made Li Xiaoqin pause, knowing that she was offending her father-in-law by saying this.
Wang Huilian, who hated Shen Siyue the most in the Shen family, looked at Li Xiaoqin hatefully: “When did the third daughter-in-law have such a good relationship with that dead girl? She even knew to speak for her?”
"Why are you trying to mess up something her parents have agreed to? If you feel bad for her, then you can just scrape together some money to pay for the famine!"
"Even if you act like a bad guy here and plead for her, I'm afraid she won't appreciate it at all."
Li Xiaoqin didn't care at all about Wang Huilian's sarcasm.
She was just a woman, and a new bride who had just gotten married not long ago, and she was just expressing her feelings.
If it works, it works. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t.
She actually just wanted to make herself feel better and that was enough as long as she had done her best.
If God wants to blame her in the end, she can still say that she had pleaded for Shen Siyue.
Chen Qiushu, who was standing by, quietly nudged her and said, "Don't say anything about this matter. Just listen to Dad!"
Since everyone seemed to have no objection, Li Xiaoqin didn't say anything.
Old Man Shen asked Liu Lihua again: "When do they want the person to be sent over?"
Liu Lihua said: "I have to ask again, but my old sister said that people hope it will be as soon as possible, because they are afraid that the sick child may... that thing at any time."
Old man Shen looked out the window. Although he couldn't see anything through the window paper, his eyes seemed to see through the window into the small east room.
Old Man Shen took a deep puff of his cigarette, blowing out smoke rings while saying, "Then please go and confirm with that family in person and come back to give us a definite answer so that we can plan how to send the person over."
Liu Lihua understood the implication of Old Man Shen's words.
That girl Si Ni would definitely not agree. It is impossible for her to go voluntarily like other girls when they get married.
The plan that Old Man Shen mentioned was probably about using some special means.
As a matchmaker, this was the first time for Liu Lihua to matchmake for a dying person.
She looked at Old Man Shen with a guilty conscience: "Matching a living person is a great thing to promote marriage, and it can also be considered as accumulating merit."
"This marriage proposal I'm talking about with your Si Ni is really the first one I've had in all these years. Alas, it will definitely hurt my Yin virtue."
After saying that, he looked straight at Old Man Shen.
Old man Shen is also a shrewd man. Having lived to such an old age, he can certainly understand the hidden meanings.
"Don't worry, you will be rewarded after the matter is completed. In addition to what I promised you at the beginning, I will give you another dollar."
Liu Lihua did the math and added the previous one dollar and one kilogram of grain, that would be two dollars plus one kilogram of grain.
This is equivalent to her having several matchmakers.
"Okay, then it's settled. I'll go to the village in person and give you a definite answer when I come back. You guys better get ready!"
After saying that, Liu Lihua left the Shen family.
She had to go back and borrow a car, otherwise it was too far from Dongliang Village and it might not take a whole day to go back and forth.
This is also an important reason why she is not afraid of Shen Siyue running back.
Don’t even mention not knowing the road. Even if you knew the road and had to rely entirely on your legs, it would still take a very long time!
After Liu Lihua left, Old Man Shen looked at everyone in the Shen family and said, "Only those in our room should know about what happened today. Don't tell Dawei and Dali."
"They are young and have little experience, so we don't want to scare them and make them talk nonsense."
After giving these instructions, Old Man Shen looked at Li Xiang alone again and said, "Second son's wife, don't look so sad. That evil creature doesn't even recognize you now, why are you still thinking about her?"
"You two are not destined to be mother and daughter in this life, so pray for a reunion in the next life!"
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