Everyone in the city praised Miss Zhu for her chivalry and wisdom. The old saying that was once popular in Shattered Screen City was brought up again and resounded throughout Suiping once more: "If you're going to marry, marry Zhu Jiayu."
The young men who rushed to propose marriage did so precisely because of this matter, agreeing to attend the matchmaking banquet as a group. It can be said that if the object of their affections were not Zhu Jiayu, they would never have lowered themselves to attend.
"As your father, I'm thinking of choosing a family with a similar background to ours. If you don't like it, you can break off the engagement. If you do like it, then it's good to go along with your life's important matter. In short, if you have a marriage contract, you won't encounter this situation again in the future."
Zhu Congjian sighed again. He knew it was a bad idea, but he couldn't think of a better one. They would be going to Yujing soon, but the Zhu family had no power or influence, and his youngest daughter was so beautiful that he feared she would attract even more unwanted attention once they arrived in Yujing.
He's afraid that the same thing will happen again.
He didn't want to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy; he only wished for his daughter to have a smooth, peaceful, and joyful life. That way, he wouldn't fear going to the underworld to meet his wife again.
Zhu Jiayu held his hand. Even if her father didn't say anything, she understood his good intentions, so she wasn't angry. Instead, she comforted him:
"It won't always be like this. Today we are at their mercy, but who knows if we won't be at their mercy one day? Father, please don't worry, this won't happen again. Besides, you've seen it yourself, I'm fine now. If I could resolve this once, I'm not afraid of it happening again."
Zhu Congjian turned his head away, not wanting his daughter to see the tears glistening in his eyes.
He was really too old. If he were young, he would have stormed into the Qiu family and demanded an explanation from the old lady. But now that he was old, he became timid and hesitant. He was afraid that if he went to Heling, the old lady would control him and use him as leverage against his daughter. He was also afraid that if something happened to him, who would protect his daughter in the future?
"Alright, let's not talk about this," he stood up, led Zhu Jiayu to the study, took out the letter from the cabinet, and handed it to her carefully, saying, "Open it and take a look."
Zhu Jiayu opened it as instructed, and what she saw was a page of exquisite and elegant small regular script. However, ordinary women usually write small regular script neatly and evenly, but the small regular script on the letter paper had a hidden sharpness and spirit, which was very rare.
The contents of the letter also greatly surprised Zhu Jiayu—
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