Chapter 79: Huang Yazi's Marriage Proposal
Xu Qingying stared at the man, feeling that something was wrong.
Sure enough, when the man saw them coming in aggressively, he seemed to have expected them to kill him to silence him, and he started shouting at the door before they even entered.
"How's Miss Yinxi? Miss Xu, please rest assured. I, Huang Yazi, will take full responsibility for my own actions. Don't worry, I will write a letter to my parents tomorrow to inform them that I will marry Miss Xu Si in the near future!"
A single stone can cause a thousand ripples, and Huang Yazi's words were like thunder out of the blue.
Not to mention Xu Degui and his companions, even the people working in the dam were stunned.
Someone saw that he was soaking wet and immediately asked with concern, "Hey, Mr. Huang, what happened to you? Did you fall into the river?"
Huang Yazi smiled at Xu Qingying, as if provoking and complacent. He knew that as long as he got here safely, even Xu Qingying would not be able to do anything to him.
At this moment, he pretended to be extremely annoyed, raised his hand and slapped himself several times, "It's all my fault. I just wanted to go to the river to fetch water, but I saw Miss Xu Si accidentally fall into the river and was almost swept away by the turbulent current. I was anxious to save her, so I had to jump in to save her... This... This..."
This time, cousin Xu Huijia finally understood why Xu Qingying had pulled them away just now.
He was so angry that his face turned pale. He raised his foot and kicked Huang Yazi in the heart, which made Huang Yazi take several steps back and fall headfirst to the ground.
"Damn it, why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror? Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you dream of marrying my sister!"
"Brother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have jumped into the water in a hurry to save people... If I had known... I would have rushed back desperately to call for help! It's all my fault, all my fault! But now that things have come to this, I am willing to take responsibility for Fourth Miss Xu. Don't worry, brother, from now on, the Xu family will be like my own family. You are my dear brother! I will treat Miss Yinxi well!"
When the onlookers saw this and heard about such a big event, they naturally stopped what they were doing and gathered around.
"Boss Xu, what are you doing? He saved Fourth Miss Xu's life, but you're beating him up without any reason?"
"That's right. The water by the river was so fast and so cold. Mr. Huang almost lost his life to save your sister. It would have been fine if you didn't thank me, but you even hit me. Is there any justice in this world?"
"Isn't he thinking that Fourth Miss Xu was the daughter of an official family and looks down on Mr. Huang? Oh, I'm talking to the Xu family, don't you see what your status is now? Fourth Miss Xu is an exiled prisoner, a lowly person! She must have burned incense in her previous life to find someone like Mr. Huang."
"That's right. Why is Mr. Huang unworthy of Miss Xu Si? I think Miss Xu Si is so fragile and weak, I'm afraid she'll be hard to support. Mr. Huang just happened to save her life, and her body has been seen by others, so she's not clean anymore. Which family would want a girl who has lost her virginity in the future? I think this is a match made in heaven!"
"They say it's better to demolish a temple than to ruin a marriage. Boss Xu, you should quickly ask your uncle and aunt to come and discuss the marriage!"
"These heartless people shouldn't have tried to save her. Why should they have just let her get swept away?... Mr. Huang was so eager to save her, and that was a good deed, but the Xu family didn't appreciate it. They beat him up the moment they met. Why, do you have to see Miss Xu's body before you regret it?"
These words made the three members of the Xu family furious. Pian Huang Yazi had calculated the time and place perfectly, and he had taken the moral high ground in just a few words.
The Xu family had already lost the support of the people and was instantly unable to defend themselves.
Xu Huijia stared at Huang Yazi, wishing she could kill him to vent her anger.
Pian Huang Yazi lowered himself even lower, curled up, and lay on the ground, refusing to get up. He also expressed his gratitude to everyone: "Thank you all for speaking up for me. I have no choice. I can't just stand by and watch someone die. They say saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. With something like this happening, I can only accept it. Please also be my witnesses. I, Huang, will write a letter to my parents tomorrow to inform them of my request to get married."
When everyone heard this, they all felt that Huang Yazi was a very decent person.
Look at what these words say, they really touch the heart of people's hearts.
Some even expressed envy: "It's rare to find someone as loyal and righteous as Mr. Huang. It's a pity that my daughter doesn't have this blessing——"
"That's right. Oh, I really envy Miss Xu Si for having someone to help her escape from slavery. Maybe she'll be redeemed and taken back to Bianjing City to be a wife before she even reaches Qianzhou!"
"Alas, unlike us, we will have to suffer for the rest of our lives——"
Xu Qingying suppressed her anger and kept a very faint smile on her lips. She knew that at this point, they had completely lost the initiative.
Such an exquisite arrangement, the timing is so clever, if Xu Qingying said that there was no one behind Huang Yazi directing her, she would not believe it at all!
Well, you actually dare to set your sights on the Xu family.
very good.
Perhaps they saw Xu Qingying's expression, the group of people who were talking just now pulled each other and signaled to quiet down.
After all, Xu Qingying has some abilities and has a say in the camp, so everyone has to give her some respect.
Seeing Xu Qingying's face darken, someone smiled and said, "We outsiders shouldn't get involved in the affairs of Mr. Huang and Miss Xu Si. It's such a big deal, Miss Xu should go and ask for help from Mr. Xu Er and Mrs. Xu Er."
Someone was very afraid of Xu Qingying and immediately echoed: "What are you talking about? What are you talking about? The Xu family will take care of these things. We might as well make a few more bars of soap and earn a few more cents. Let's go, let's go to work——"
Several people dragged the onlookers back to their workstations.
Xu Qingying walked forward slowly and gave Huang Yazi a cold glance, "Mr. Huang, please go upstairs."
Huang Yazi saw those clear and transparent eyes. She didn't seem angry. Instead, her calmness made his scalp tingle.
When Huang Yazi thought of Xu Yinxi's slim figure, delicate face, and gentle voice, his blood boiled. Things had come to this point and there was no way back. Even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, he had to bite the bullet and go!
Besides, Miss Xu Si has a grandfather who is a high-ranking official in Bianjing City.
Don't give face to others, give face to Buddha. As a third-rank official, I would not let them live a difficult life even for the sake of my own face.
The grandson-in-law of the Lian family, Huang Yazi was so excited that he trembled all over at the thought of this identity.
Not to mention being beaten twice by the Xu family, he would even be willing to have his skin scraped off.
Huang Yazi knew that Xu Qingying and Zhao Bantou were good friends, so he didn't dare to make trouble. He acted terrified and said, "Miss Xu, you know I was eager to save her. I couldn't bear to see such a beautiful woman like Fourth Miss Xu buried in the river. You deserve to blame me and hate me. As I said, I won't shirk my responsibilities. However... since you are going upstairs to pay your respects to Second Master Xu, could you please allow me to go downstairs and change into clean clothes? This appearance of mine is really unsightly-"
As Huang Yazi said this, he was shivering, his face turned pale and he was shaking with cold.
The river water in the mountains in November was freezing cold. Huang Yazi was soaked all over, and his clothes were sticky and hanging on his body. When the breeze blew, the cold air penetrated into his bones like a knife.
Xu Qingying, however, wanted to embarrass him and sneered, "Since this is your first visit to the Xu family elders, how can Mr. Huang be so reluctant? Are you going to keep the Xu family elders waiting any longer?"
"You want to run? No way!" Xu Huijia gathered all her strength and dragged Huang Yazi towards the room on the second floor.
Huang Yazi was dragged and staggered into the room.
Xu Qingying saw in the corridor on the second floor that the people in the dam were all distracted from their work because of the incident tonight. They were whispering to each other and looking up at the second floor from time to time. Some of the brave ones even seemed to want to go upstairs to inquire.
Xu Qingying rubbed her temples, feeling a little tired. She frowned and told Feng'er, "You and Qian Zhenniang will guard outside our door tonight. If anyone dares to get close—"
Feng Er immediately frowned and said fiercely, "I'll chase him away with a big stick!"
"good."
Xu Qingying went upstairs and saw Xu Huijia at the corner.
He gnashed his teeth, looking at the frail figure approaching, angry and jealous, "Grandmother let you go up. Why are you the only one among the younger generations who can go up? I am the eldest grandson of the Xu family! Don't think that just because you made a few bucks in the soap business, you can ignore your family. Let me tell you, Qian Zhenniang's matter is not over yet——"
Xu Qingying was in a bad mood and didn't want to be perfunctory. "The eldest grandson of the Xu family, since you don't have the guts to come in, then stay outside. As the saying goes, family disgrace shouldn't be aired in public. Look how many eyes are staring at us right now... If you don't want any more rumors to spread about the Xu family... then just be a watchdog."
"You!" Xu Huijia was so angry that her face turned red, and she just wanted to punch her in the face!
Why didn’t I realize before that the weak Xu Qingying had such a sharp tongue?
Xu Qingying raised her head, her clear and bright eyes gleaming with coldness. "Do you have the ability to resolve this matter? If not, then get out of the way. If you delay for even a moment longer, Huang Yazi and Fourth Sister's marriage might already be finalized."
Xu Huijia suppressed her anger and bit her lower lip. She knew that things had to be prioritized, so she reluctantly moved aside to make way for him. "Xu Qingying, just wait for me!"
Xu Qingying ignored his anger and walked past him calmly.
Everyone in the Xu family received the summons and gathered in the room.
Everyone had a gloomy look on their faces, as if they were at a loss.
Xu Degui saw her coming up from outside the door and whispered, "Qingying, it's not appropriate for us in the Third House to get involved in this matter. You can just listen in. Just listen to what Second Uncle says. The adults will have their own opinions."
Xu Qingying pursed her lips and said nothing, but still nodded.
But the words of the bystander just now reminded her that this was the Zhou Dynasty, and if a woman lost her virginity, she would either be drowned in a pond, sent to a nunnery, or marry the man who saved her.
What's more, in the eyes of outsiders, even though Xu Yinxi was once the child of an official family, she is now just a commoner with a low status. Being able to marry Huang Yazi is already a good destination for her.
What if Xu Deyuan thinks so too?
Is Xu Yinxi really going to marry Huang Yazi?
Not to mention Xu Yinxi herself couldn't accept it, even Xu Qingying couldn't accept it.
But in what position should she stand up for Xu Yinxi?
Her second uncle and second aunt were both there, and she was just a junior. If she hadn't made some money from the soap business this time, they wouldn't even let her attend the trial and would have just closed the door and dealt with Xu Yinxi at will.
Xu Qingying guessed everyone's attitude, with mixed feelings in her heart, and then stepped into the door.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Xu Yinxi had changed into clean clothes and was kneeling beside Lian crying. The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Sitting in the center of the room were my second uncle and grandmother, followed by the elders from the first, third, and fourth wives.
The only younger generations present were her and Xu Yinxi.
As soon as she entered the room, Xu Qingying noticed the low-pressure atmosphere.
There was a broken bowl on the ground, no one knew who had broken it. My second uncle's face was ashen, and he was sitting in the main seat, holding his chest.
The grandmother's face was pale and there were tears in her eyes. Everyone in the room was silent, only Huang Yazi clasped his fists and apologized.
Xu Qingying stood behind Xu Degui, taking in everyone's expressions.
She really didn't have a good impression of her second uncle.
If her guess was correct, among the people in this room, only Second Aunt would firmly oppose Xu Yinxi marrying Huang Yazi.
At this moment, Second Aunt's face turned blue, tears kept flowing, and her eyes were red. If it weren't for Grandma holding her back, she would have gone forward and torn Huang Yazi to pieces.
Thinking of her innocent daughter, who was raised in the palm of her hand since childhood, and the family she was looking for was either a juren or the son of an official, but now she was schemed against by this hateful petty clerk. How could Lian not hate him?
She wished she could cut Huang Yazi into pieces.
"Second Master Xu, things have come to this point. There is no other way. Rest assured, I will be responsible for Miss Yinxi. Although Miss Xu is still a prostitute, I have some savings. With a little help, it won't be a problem for Miss Xu to become a good woman."
Huang Yazi hugged his chest and shivered as he spoke sincerely. At the end, his voice was full of emotion and he kowtowed with a loud "dong". "Don't worry, my two elders. I will never let Miss Yinxi's reputation be damaged. From now on, Miss Yinxi is my wife-to-be. I will protect her and love her and will never let her suffer the slightest bit. I hope my father-in-law and mother-in-law will agree to this!"
The words "father-in-law and mother-in-law" completely ignited Lian's anger. She raised her hand and slapped Huang Yazi hard.
Huang Yazi didn't shy away from the situation, but gritted his teeth and pleaded, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't been so eager to save her, I wouldn't have ruined Miss Xu Si's reputation! It's no use beating or scolding my mother-in-law anymore, so why not just grant my wish? Don't worry, I'll treat Miss Yinxi well in the future!"
"Bullshit, it's obvious that you did it on purpose. Yinxi just said that someone pushed her into the water. How dare you say that you didn't do it!" Lian pulled Huang Yazi like crazy.
"I have a beautiful daughter. I've held her in my hands since she was little, afraid she'd spoil. I've held her in my mouth, afraid she'd melt. Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you set your sights on my daughter? I'm telling you, give up on this idea as soon as possible. If you want to marry Yin Xi, you'll have to walk over my dead body!"
"This... everyone knows about it. Could it be that the Xu family still wants to keep a girl who has lost her virginity? Mother-in-law, I kindly saved Miss Yinxi and offered to marry her to save the Xu family's reputation. How can you repay kindness with hatred!"
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