Da Yong glared at Shen Liang.
“You Shen family members, please stay away. We have no chance with your family. If someone sees us, our marriage proposal will be ruined. We still have improper thoughts about your family.”
Da Yong looked down on him completely, his tone full of sarcasm.
"Brother, why do you have to say such harsh things? Why don't you and Xi'er stop, and I'll say a few words to you?"
"I have nothing to say to you. Don't bother my sister, or don't blame me for using my fists."
As he spoke, Da Yong clenched his fist.
Upon seeing the fist the size of a sandbag, Shen Liang, a frail, semi-scholar, couldn't help but take a half-step back in fright.
But he didn't want to give up so easily, and insisted, "Brother, I really have something to tell you."
"Okay, then you go ahead."
Da Yong pulled Qiao Xi'er aside.
Shen Liang looked around and waited until most of the villagers had passed before saying, "When Miss Shi came to the village to make trouble that day, I didn't know about the situation and it was my fault for not coming to protect Xi'er. It caused the two families to break off the marriage, which is my regret."
“Miss Shi pursued me intensely before, and I was confused for a while and wavered. But later I realized that Miss Shi was not suitable for me. Now I have made it clear to her that I will never have anything to do with her again.”
"Her and I were just acquaintances, like any other couple. How could that compare to the years of waiting between Xi'er and me? I would rather give up wealth and status for a sincere and genuine affection. Perhaps that is the most important thing in life."
Da Yong felt his scalp tingle and goosebumps all over as he listened to these things; he was both angry and amused.
What exactly are you trying to say?
Seeing that Dayong was getting impatient, Shen Liang said, "Miss Shi and I have nothing to do with each other anymore. I will not marry her. I only want Xi'er. I will give Xi'er the status of a wife, not a concubine."
He then looked at Qiao Xi'er: "Xi'er, you will be my lawfully wedded wife from now on—"
Before he could finish speaking, a punch came flying at him.
Shen Liang had no time to dodge. The punch hit him in the face. The force was so great that his mind went blank and he fell to the ground in a daze, his head bleeding and his nose bleeding.
Da Yong pulled Qiao Xi'er away.
Thinking they can use the Qiao family as a way out is simply a pipe dream.
Fortunately, Lian'er thwarted the Shen family's scheme; otherwise, they would have had no idea about Shen Liang and Shi Murou's whole plan. The Shi family no longer wanted Shen Liang, and Shen Liang went to the Qiao family to express his determination. Perhaps they would have been genuinely moved.
Looking at Qiao Xier again, there was no pity or heartache on her face, but rather a sense of satisfaction that she deserved it.
Da Yong was very satisfied; this was typical of the Qiao family.
Only Old Mrs. Song and Song Ruier in the Song family were able to work in the fields, and the two of them cooked together.
Today, we lost another three taels of silver. Old Mrs. Song was in a bad mood and kept cursing and swearing. In the end, she started cursing the Qiao family.
Song Ruier tried her best not to speak, but just worked silently.
He didn't succeed today either. If he had, Old Lady Song's smile would have been impossible to hide.
Noisy footsteps could be heard outside the courtyard.
Old Mrs. Song assumed it was a villager working in the river passing by, so she didn't pay any attention.
But soon a voice rang out from outside: "The Song family, pay my child's medical expenses."
It turned out that Yonglu's family members had returned from work. After they told them what had happened, the family members immediately took them to the Song family, asking them to pay for medical treatment.
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