Zhang Chunxue gently brushed away her finger that was almost poking her face. "Mom, Xiaoxiao is my daughter. Others may not know what kind of person that Wang Laowu is, but you don't know it, Mom? I, Zhang Chunxue, am not dead yet! I can't just watch my daughter jump into the fire pit! I can't do that!"
Liu Cui'e was choked by her, and then she yelled even more angrily: "Isn't he a thing? The betrothal gift he gave is a thing! One hundred yuan! A full one hundred yuan! Tell me honestly, who in this area is willing to spend so much money to marry a daughter-in-law? If it weren't for the fact that Xiaoxiao, that little girl, had only attended junior high school for a few days and could recognize a few words, would they have given such a price? Dream on!"
Zhang Chunxue looked at the old lady, whose face was flushed with excitement, and her eyes became even colder. "So, for this hundred yuan, I have to sell Xiaoxiao? My daughter is a person! A living person! Not a commodity on the shelf waiting for a price! I don't have to sell her to whoever offers the most!"
Liu Cui'e chuckled as if she had heard a huge joke.
"Hey! Zhang Chunxue! Why are you pretending to be so noble with me now? I remember clearly who said a few days ago that as long as the betrothal gift is in place, it doesn't matter if the man is ugly, crippled, blind, or has a penis? What's wrong? It's only been a few days. Did you take the wrong medicine? Or are you possessed by a ghost? Have you forgotten what you said?"
"I was confused at the time." She paused, looking directly at Liu Cui'e, "Mom, you're already old and have lived for so many years. What haven't you seen? I was confused for a moment and made the wrong decision, and you didn't know how to persuade me?"
Liu Cui'e was stunned by her question, then she yelled in anger, "I advise you? With your stubborn and stubborn temper, who would you listen to?"
"Mom, are you getting old and your memory is failing? When you pointed at my nose and called me a 'death star,' that momentum, that voice..." Zhang Chunxue deliberately dragged out her voice. "When it comes to bad temper, who in our family can compare to you, old lady?"
"You... stop talking nonsense!" Liu Cui'e suppressed her anger and tried to bring the subject back. "We're here to talk about Xiaoxiao's marriage today! Serious matters! Stop rambling on!"
"No room for negotiation," Zhang Chunxue said coldly. "Whoever wants that bachelor can marry him. But our Xiaoxiao will never marry him!"
Zhong Xiaoxiao stood behind Zhang Chunxue. Her heart, which had been trembling with fear because of her grandmother's arrival and her brothers' eager stares, was now warmed by her mother's firm words.
She had experienced her grandmother's power since she was a child, and no one in the family dared to disobey her.
But today, my mother actually dared to talk back to my grandmother like this!
And it's for her!
A huge warmth and an unprecedented sense of security enveloped Zhong Xiaoxiao, making her nose sore and her eyes moist again.
Seeing that Zhang Chunxue refused to listen, Liu Cui'e stomped her feet in anger.
"I'm telling you, Zhang Chunxue! This isn't up to you! I've already made a promise to the matchmaker! Zhong Xiaoxiao has to marry her! She has to marry her whether she wants to or not!"
Zhang Chunxue sneered as if she had heard something funny. "You've already made an agreement with her? That's great! If you've already made an agreement with her, then just go get married! Dad's been dead for over a decade now, and you've been waiting for him for so many years. It's time to think about finding your second life!"
When these words were spoken, not only Liu Cui'e, but even the three sons standing beside her were stunned!
Liu Cui'e was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She pointed at Zhang Chunxue with trembling fingers and her lips were trembling.
"You...you...lawless thing! How dare you speak to me like that? I'll rip your mouth off!"
Zhang Chunxue remained calm and even took a step forward to meet Liu Cui'e's almost fiery gaze.
"Why should I not dare to say this to you? Why should you have the final say on my daughter's marriage? As a grandmother, how many times have you held her since she was a child? Have you ever given her a good face? As a grandmother who has never had good intentions towards her and has never loved her, you have no right to interfere in her marriage!"
Liu Cui'e was speechless after being scolded, but soon she stiffened her neck and shouted, "Because I'm her grandmother!"
Zhang Chunxue couldn't help but sneer: "Grandma? Don't even mention you, my grandma. Even if the king of heaven comes today, don't even think about making the decision for my daughter! I say no, and that means no!"
Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with her crooked logic, Liu Cui'e simply acted like a rogue.
She put her hands on her hips and started yelling in the yard with saliva flying, repeating the same few words over and over again - Zhong Xiaoxiao must marry Wang Laowu, and she must get the 100 yuan betrothal money, otherwise there will be no end!
The three brothers next to him finally found an opportunity to interrupt.
"Mom, don't be so stubborn. It's only a hundred dollars! It's enough to buy so many things for the family!"
"Yes, Mom. Although Wang Laowu's family is not well off, at least they can have enough to eat. It's better for Xiaoxiao to marry him than to suffer at home, right?"
"Mom! You can't just think about Xiaoxiao! I'm still waiting for the bride price to get married! What should I do if Xiaoxiao doesn't marry? When will I be able to get married?"
"I said no, it's just no!" Zhang Chunxue held on tightly and refused to let go.
Zhong Xiaoxiao clung tightly to her mother, and her little hands even secretly grasped the corner of her mother's clothes.
Her mother's firmness gave her endless strength and a sense of security.
Seeing that neither soft nor hard tactics worked, Liu Cui'e rolled her eyes and came up with a new excuse.
"Zhang Chunxue, let me tell you! Xiaoxiao's father is gone now! Her grandfather is gone too! The only elders left are me, her grandmother, and her two uncles! According to the old rules, her marriage should be decided by us elders!"
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