"Wait a little longer? How long do we have to wait? The Shi family has already sent their daughter to our village to announce this matter publicly. Isn't it a done deal?"
Shen Liang started having a headache again. Because of Shi Murou's confusion, he had been thinking about how to clean up the mess. He had been absent-minded for the past two days and couldn't concentrate on anything.
Now that Shen Xiu has come to ask again, it's as if the whole family is urging him.
Can you rush something like this? You might even lose your life.
"Sister, the Shi family has its own plans. They might wait three months or half a year, or even one or two years. You should go back first. If the Shi family finds out that the Shen family is in a hurry, they will only think we are impatient, which will negatively affect their impression of us."
"What? It might take a year or two? Miss Shi has already gone to our village to spread the word. Shouldn't we get engaged and married soon?" Shen Xiu was stunned and couldn't accept Shen Liang's statement at all.
“These are completely different things.” Shen Liang said seriously, “Sister, don’t ask any more questions. Just listen to me, stay home and wait patiently. And whatever you do, don’t go looking for the Shi family. If you offend them, we can’t afford the consequences.”
Shen Xiu stamped her foot: "What does this have to do with anything? I don't understand at all."
"Just do as I say." Shen Liang was already a little impatient: "Sister, good things take time. Our Shen family is nothing compared to the Shi family, so we need to be more patient, or rather, wait until I become more outstanding."
Shen Xiu's mind raced, and suddenly she grabbed Shen Liang's arm: "Brother, just tell me directly, has Miss Shi's family agreed to your marriage?"
Her tone was ominous, and her eyes showed a hint of nervousness and fear.
Shen Liang felt a little guilty and frowned as he pried her hand away.
"Miss Shi and I are naturally fine, and Master Shi is quite satisfied with me as well. Don't worry, go back now."
"Oh." Shen Xiu left feeling depressed, wondering if the rules of wealthy families were different from those of ordinary people. Aren't the marriage procedures from top to bottom pretty much the same?
Thinking of something, she turned back and said, "Then, little brother, Miss Shi promised to give our Shen family thirty acres of land. Remind her not to forget that you can postpone your marriage, but the land should be given to us first."
Only then did he go.
Shen Liang closed his eyes and took a long breath.
Let alone thirty acres, even one acre is unrealistic.
Shi Murou only had some New Year's money and pocket money. She had no say in the matter of the estate and land. This kind of thing was originally linked to marriage. Without her parents' approval, she could forget about the thirty acres of land.
He could occasionally be heard talking about him in the streets and alleys, and in Tianxiang Tower, people were always looking at him and whispering among themselves.
With Shi Murou blocking the way, the news hasn't reached Old Master Shi's ears yet, but it's only a matter of time.
Shen Liang paced back and forth with his arms crossed, when suddenly his gaze sharpened and an idea came to him.
This plan is a bit cruel, but for his future, he can't worry about that now.
Once things are stable with the Shen family, he will go after the Qiao family. No matter what, he will make Qiao Xi'er his concubine.
In the afternoon, Shen Liang did not go to school. Instead, he wandered around and eventually entered an alley, where he knocked on the door of a house.
Qiao Lian'er followed behind. There was an elm tree outside the courtyard of this family. Its branches stretched out and its leaves were lush. She climbed up it.
The reason I followed him was because, judging from Shen Liang's expression earlier, he seemed to be up to something bad.
When Qiao Lian'er glanced into the courtyard, she gasped.
In the corner of the yard, there was an iron frame containing dozens of snakes, including five-step snakes, bamboo vipers, cobras, green snakes, rat snakes, king cobras, and more—both venomous and non-venomous. They were placed in two iron frames, their colors vibrant, some flicking their tongues, others fighting.
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