Anle shrugged, spreading his hands with an expression of indifference.
"But I don't want to send money to the Luo family!"
This has nothing to do with me, and I don't want to go in to learn the piano.
Why would I give away money for nothing?
"You, you, you...you are simply unreasonable and stubborn. Talking to you is like casting pearls before swine."
Anle grinned, his smile utterly unyielding.
"Oh, Anxian has been hanging out with her cousins for a while now, and she's picked up a whole bunch of little phrases. She's even using them on me quite smoothly."
Good that you understand. Go find someone who understands you already, instead of wasting your time with me.
No matter how eloquently you speak, no matter how much you try to persuade them, Anle remains unmoved.
An Xian felt as if she were trapped in a pile of cotton, with a ball of fire swelling inside her stomach.
"So many families in our town have given gifts. If I don't, won't I be outdone? What am I supposed to do then?"
Anle looked at Anxian with an expression that said, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" and remained nonchalant.
"Hey Anxian, you need to use your brain and wake up!"
If the selection were based on wealth, the amount of money given, and the frequency of gifts, many families in the town would have already given gifts. Would it be possible for an ordinary farming family like yours to be selected?
Or do you think you have some special advantage over other girls?
Do you think that by paying money you can stand out among all these young ladies?
Your brain is practically a single-celled organism! I'm not trying to be sarcastic or make fun of you!
"Fourth Sister, pour her a glass of ice water to sober her up." Anle rolled her eyes as she finished speaking, picked up the half-full mug of milk tea, grabbed the toothpaste order from the coffee table, and walked towards the back door.
I'm too lazy to waste my breath arguing with Anxian anymore; it's like talking to a brick wall.
An Xian was furious: "..." She didn't spend a single penny, but the stage was completely dismantled by her!
That night, at the Wu family's residence.
The hall was brightly lit, and Wu Liangdong and An Manxin sat there, looking at their three daughters with worry.
I love all three of my daughters.
Everyone hoped they could become outstanding individuals, but unfortunately, their families couldn't afford to send them to the prestigious Luo family.
The three Wu sisters sat silently in the hall, each wanting to be the one chosen by their parents.
Unfortunately, the money was limited, and they could only provide enough for one person.
Even just this one portion made Wu Liangdong and An Manxin hesitate.
"Xin'er, is that really what the people from the Luo family who conducted the assessment said? Is it confirmed that as long as you pay 200 taels of silver, you can get in?"
Wu Qiaoxin slightly raised her lowered eyelids and nodded.
"Sure."
Upon hearing this, Wu Liangdong's expression furrowed even more.
"This family spent a lot of money on buying a house, furnishing the courtyard, and all those large household items."
Our grain shop needs working capital, and suddenly having to come up with 200 taels of silver is really putting us in a bind.
Wu Qiaolan looked up at Wu Liangdong, a struggle flashing in her eyes, before finally speaking hesitantly.
"Why don't you two go and talk to your eldest uncle's family and see if you can borrow some money from them?"
Their dessert shop is so popular, with all the wealthy and influential people in town coming in and out; they certainly don't lack money.
Actually, she didn't want to borrow money from her uncle's family, because wouldn't that make it clear that her family was not as well-off as her uncle's family?
This is tantamount to elevating those female cousins. If I were to flaunt myself in front of them again, wouldn't I be unable to stand a head above them?
To put it bluntly, it's shameful to grovel to your maternal uncle's family to borrow money.
However, if she could obtain these 200 taels of silver and enter the prestigious Luo family, her value would naturally increase after becoming a disciple of the Luo family.
The situation was so dire that we had no choice but to back down.
There's nothing we can do about it.
At this moment, Wu Qiaolan had no idea that if her parents intervened, her maternal uncle's family would refuse to lend her money.
Or perhaps they never even considered it, because in the past, Wu Liangdong and An Manxin had always been quite influential in An Mancang's family, and whenever they spoke, they were the ones who decided the outcome.
An Manxin was moved. "How about we, Liang Dong, go talk to my second brother?"
She couldn't bear to see her daughters, who clearly had a bright future, suffer because of this money.
Based on the looks of her three daughters, they are no less beautiful than the young ladies from prominent families. How can they be inferior to other young ladies just because of money?
Wu Liangdong hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth and said, "Let me think about it."
An Manxin looked worried, her eyes filled with anxiety.
"What are you still thinking about? If you miss this opportunity now, Xin'er will never have another chance."
Xin'er is almost sixteen years old, which is already considered marriageable age for most other children.
Our Xin'er doesn't even have a decent family to propose to yet. We have to raise Xin'er's value and find her a wealthy and powerful family to marry into!
These precious years are fleeting; we can't afford to waste them.
Wu Qiaolan's expression changed, and her hand trembled slightly in her sleeve. What did her mother mean by that? Did she intend to only let her eldest sister enter the prestigious Luo family to learn the zither?
She is a year younger than her older sister, and she is now at the age to be getting married. It seems that many girls her age have already gotten married.
Even those who are not married are already taken.
She also hoped to marry into a prestigious family, raise her social status, and find a good match!
If Mother only cares about my eldest sister, then she is being too biased!
Wu Qiaolan bit her lip, trying to find the right words. Just as she was about to speak, Wu Qiaohui, who was sitting next to her, stood up first, her little face raised in protest.
"Mother, I don't care how you conjure up this money. My eldest sister wants to marry into a prestigious family, and so do I."
They're both daughters, both eligible, so why is only the eldest sister favored?
It must be said that although Wu Qiaohui is outspoken and loud, she spoke Wu Qiaolan's mind with confidence.
“Mother, Third Sister… what Third Sister said… isn’t unreasonable. Third Sister and I were also chosen by the Luo family.”
This kind of opportunity to leap over the dragon gate is rare, and I don't want to give up the chance to enter a prestigious family.
An Manxin's lips trembled slightly.
"If all three of you sisters go in, that'll be six hundred taels of silver!"
Even if we squeezed your father dry, we still couldn't come up with that much money.
However, you two are still young, so you'll have plenty of opportunities.
If your father and I save up some more money next year, wouldn't that be the same as sending you all in?
It's just a matter of time; I certainly won't leave you two behind.
All three of you are my precious children, I would never abandon any of you!
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