She immediately stood up, tidied herself up, and went out to greet them with an apologetic expression.
"Shuhua, why did you come all this way? Please come in." Madam Gu took Madam Song's arm affectionately and led her to sit down on the sofa.
After Madam Song sat down, she didn't exchange pleasantries and went straight to speaking, her voice relatively calm:
"Mrs. Gu, what's the deal with today's statement? Our Song family needs an explanation."
Madam Gu sighed, a helpless look on her face, and personally poured Madam Song a cup of tea:
"This whole thing is my fault. I proposed the marriage to you without understanding the situation, which caused such a big misunderstanding and made Qingwan suffer."
She considered the matter carefully, trying to take the blame upon herself:
“Chengyu, he’s been secretly dating a girl without telling his family. I was kept in the dark until just now.”
"The couple had a few words of argument, and Chengyu acted on emotion, which led him to issue that statement in a moment of impulsiveness."
"It was my carelessness and misunderstanding as a mother that led me to this. I'm so sorry."
Madam Song sneered inwardly upon hearing these clearly evasive words.
A misunderstanding? If someone like Gu Chengyu didn't agree, how could Madam Gu dare to release the news of the marriage alliance?
Do you think you can just brush a misunderstanding aside like that?
She didn't press the matter, and continued in a calm tone, "Mrs. Gu, we've known each other for many years, there's no need for such formalities."
“Cheng Yu is young and promising, and he has someone by his side, so it’s normal that he doesn’t want to get married.”
"But this time, it's gotten far too ugly."
She looked directly at Madam Gu: "If the marriage alliance doesn't work out, so be it. Our Song family daughters don't necessarily need to climb up to your Gu family."
Madam Gu quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, Qingwan is such a good child, it's just that my Chengyu is unlucky."
"In the end, it is the Gu family who has wronged Qingwan in this matter."
"In that case, our Gu family will provide Qingwan's dowry. We will make sure she has a grand and dignified life and that no one will ever look down on her."
Upon hearing this, Madam Song was utterly speechless.
This mother and son are two people, one willful and reckless, the other trying to get rid of them with money?
Their Song family is a scholarly family, not a poor one!
She suppressed her anger, maintaining her last shred of dignity, and said in a colder tone, "Madam Gu, I'm not here to ask for a dowry."
"Besides, no matter what, our Song family is not short of a dowry for our daughter."
She took a deep breath and finally revealed the real reason she had come today: "I only care about one thing right now."
"There's a lot of talk online right now, with everyone speculating that there's something wrong with my Qingwan that led your Gu family to call off the engagement the very next day."
"These foul words are like knives stabbing my daughter in the heart; they are ruining her reputation!"
"I hope the Gu family can stand up, make a public statement, and clarify the facts."
"At the very least, I must protect my daughter's reputation and not let her suffer this humiliation for no reason!"
Seeing the determination in Madam Song's eyes, Madam Gu knew that this matter could not be easily fooled.
She quickly weighed the options in her mind and finally nodded: "Shuhua, you're right."
"This matter was due to the Gu family's lack of foresight, which has tarnished Qingwan's reputation."
"Don't worry, I will have someone take care of it immediately and give Qingwan and the Song family an explanation."
Upon receiving this promise, Madam Song's tense expression eased slightly.
She sat for a few more moments, politely drank two sips of tea, and then rose to take her leave.
After seeing Madam Song off, Madam Gu sat back on the sofa, exhausted, but felt a splitting headache.
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