I watched helplessly as Miao Cuihua devoured a plate of cake and a plate of peach shortbread, then reached out her devilish hand and grabbed the last plate of mochi on the table.
An Ning finally couldn't help but swallow hard, and tugged at Qiao Zhili's sleeve, signaling him to take a look quickly.
Qiao Zhili had seen it all from beginning to end. After the elders left, he sat there eating without saying a word.
He glanced at Anning, and their eyes met. Anning blinked, her eyes seeming to say, "Cousin Zhili, look at this girl. Can you marry her and make her your sister-in-law?"
Qiao Zhili's face turned slightly red, feeling embarrassed, awkward, and indignant. Of course, he couldn't marry such a woman to be his sister-in-law. Who knew what was going on in his mother's head, that she would send such a woman to meet him?
Look at this unrestrained eating!
This isn't her own home; this is a visit. How can you act like this? No matter how poor or greedy you are, you can't act like a starving ghost reincarnated, can you?
They have absolutely no manners.
An Yi watched with amusement, seeing that the girl had devoured a plate of mochi in just a few bites, and it seemed she had almost finished it all. He was very curious about how big the girl's stomach was and how much she could eat. To satisfy his curiosity, he quickly handed a plate of cream puffs from the square table next to him to Miao Cuihua and placed it on the opposite side of the table, with a sly smile on his face.
"Come on, Miss Miao, is it not enough? There's more, no rush, eat slowly."
Miao Cuihua stuffed her mouth full and nodded vigorously, her words slurred.
"Mmm, so delicious... I've never eaten anything as delicious as fire before."
An Yi glanced at Qiao Zhishu, who was keeping her head down and not saying a word, with a hint of mockery in her eyes as she echoed Miao Cuihua.
"I've never eaten anything so delicious before. Let's eat! There's more if you're not full. There will be a proper meal coming up later."
Upon hearing An Yi's words, Qiao Zhishu couldn't help but look up at An Yi and say, "Come out with me for a moment."
An Yi raised an eyebrow and followed Qiao Zhishu outside.
What's going on?
Why did you suddenly change your attitude towards him?
His eyes darted around, and he suddenly realized something. Could it be that what he had just said had provoked his cousin Zhishu?
When Qiao Zhishu left, Miao Cuihua merely glanced up at him before looking away again, returning her gaze to the cream puff she had picked up and popping it into her mouth.
Qiao Zhiyi looked at Miao Cuihua with some concern. Wouldn't this girl overeat and hurt her stomach?
Won't it be too sweet to eat so many things? Although these things are delicious, they are all desserts. Even someone who loves sweets like her couldn't possibly eat so many desserts at once.
If you eat it with other salty or spicy food, it's okay. It's just a dessert before or after a meal. If you only eat dessert, she can only eat two pieces.
"Um... why don't you eat at the dinner table later, Miss Miao? You've eaten too much already, will you still have room for dinner?"
Qiao Zhiyi's words were meant to be kind, but they made Miao Cuihua pause in her eating. She glanced at Qiao Zhiyi, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes.
Why is this girl so stingy? She's even afraid the guests will eat her food.
The ones who suffered losses were from wealthy families.
Miao Cuihua looked at Qiao Zhiyi with suspicion and asked, "And you are, young lady—"
"I am the eldest brother's sister, and this is the second brother." Qiao Zhiyi smiled gently at Miao Cuihua, introduced herself, and then introduced Qiao Zhili to the others.
The girl finally looked at them properly. They were so busy eating that they didn't have a chance to properly introduce themselves to her.
Upon hearing that she was Qiao Zhishu's younger sister, Miao Cuihua coughed and chuckled, "Oh, it's Sister Qiao. Sister Qiao's stingy nature is not good; you'd better change it in the future."
Miao Cuihua put on airs, acting like an older sister-in-law. She hadn't even entered the door yet, but she already had the airs on her face.
This sentence stunned Qiao Zhiyi. Hmm? A petty temper?
What?
How is she stingy?
Qiao Zhili's face immediately turned cold. He looked at Miao Cuihua with a sneer and said, "Before you can say such a thing, you should at least try to be a decent human being."
"Since you're a guest, let's act like one before we start lecturing."
Qiao Zhiyi didn't react, but Qiao Zhili understood what she meant. His little sister was just kindly reminding him that there would be a proper meal coming up soon, and he should save room for other things, so that she wouldn't overeat.
This woman is so ungrateful! Does she think that not letting her eat this little bit is because she's stingy?
His sister is never such a petty person; she was just kindly reminding him, and he took her kindness for granted.
Besides, if they were really stingy, they wouldn't have served these expensive pastries in the first place; each one is worth at least half a tael of silver.
They can easily get away with just some tea or sugar water.
She's so unsophisticated, eating here without any regard for her image and then complaining about what others say. What kind of woman is she?
What kind of family upbringing could produce a girl like this? This girl isn't just ugly on the outside; she's just plain ugly and her heart isn't pretty either.
Otherwise, how could he have misunderstood his sister's meaning like that?
Miao Cuihua was taken aback by Qiao Zhili's cold words. How could he speak like that?
She's supposed to be his future sister-in-law, how come she doesn't know how to respect her elders at all?
"Now that I'm married into the family, I'll be your elder sister-in-law, after all."
The matchmaker, noticing the obviously awkward atmosphere, couldn't help but twitch her eyelids and nudge Miao Cuihua after hearing what she said.
This is still far from over, how can you be so shameless as to say such things?
This was the first time she had come to meet them; they hadn't yet agreed to let her marry into the family.
That's a gross overstatement.
Madam Yang said that if this matter were to be accomplished, she would receive a hundred coins afterward, so she was determined to prevent it from happening.
Besides, this girl doesn't seem to be a good match for his son at all.
Not to mention his refined appearance, judging from his house, although he doesn't own any property or land, he is clearly wealthy and doesn't lack money.
With such good food, drink, and lodging, if she could really marry into that family's eldest son, she would enjoy the treatment of a lady. Anyone would be happy to do that.
Regardless of what others think, from her perspective, this huge windfall is unlikely to fall into the hands of this ugly girl.
Anyone with eyesight wouldn't choose her.
The words "after all, she will be his elder sister-in-law" were enough to drive Qiao Zhili to the brink of madness. He stood up abruptly and left. Out of sight, out of mind. Wasn't it enough that he left?
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