Seeing the gloomy look on her grandparents' faces, Qiao Lian'er took out two pastries from the food box.
"Grandpa, Grandma, eating something sweet will make you feel better."
The elderly couple had no appetite, but seeing their granddaughter's bright, dark eyes looking at them, they couldn't bear to refuse her.
After taking a bite of the dessert, I felt much less depressed.
“Lian’er, what do you think? Otherwise, the two of us will risk everything and cause a huge uproar in the Shen family until we get an answer from them.”
Qiao Lian'er said, "Their attitude is clear: they're just being unreasonable and dragging things out. They're also deliberately saying nice things, which even sound somewhat reasonable. Even if the villagers come, they might be swayed by their arguments."
"Old Mrs. Shen is about to kneel down. What if she threatens to commit suicide again? People who don't know the situation might think we're forcing them."
Grandma Qiao: "If she wants to kneel, she can kneel; if she wants to commit suicide, she can commit suicide. If it weren't for the fear of shortening the lifespan of my Qiao family, I wouldn't care whether she lives or dies, or whether she suffers from chronic leg pain."
Old Qiao's beard twitched: "Now that things have come to this, even if the Shen family were willing one day, I wouldn't want to go through with this marriage. What do you say, old woman?"
Old Mrs. Qiao sneered: "They have ulterior motives. They expect our family to wait patiently and obediently. How could that be? If they explicitly say they want to marry us later, it must be after weighing the pros and cons and they feel that it would be lowering themselves to marry into our Qiao family."
This is what it is: a spare wheel. Those oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages often have a spare wheel hanging on the back, which is used to make do when the original wheel breaks down along the way.
The Qiao family's granddaughter is the best, she is her precious treasure, how dare the Shen family think that way.
This is deliberately meant to humiliate and belittle someone.
After scolding them for a while, the two elders finished their snacks and made their final decision. With the sweet aroma filling their mouths, they finally felt a little better.
It's about how this process should proceed and how this matter should end.
Qiao Lian'er said, "The Shen family has become wealthy in the past two years and is doing business in town. Shen Liang is also an ambitious man. Maybe they are looking for a family in town to marry their daughter to, which would also help the Shen family's business."
"It's just speculation right now. We need to present the evidence to the Shen family. We don't have any evidence yet, but we're forcing them to give us an answer. They can keep denying it, and it will just make us look like we're being unreasonable."
Grandma Qiao said, "Then how do we get the evidence?"
“We need to wait,” Qiao Lian’er said. “If they have other ideas, they will definitely take action, and they will leave traces. There’s no rush. Sister Xi’er has only just turned fifteen. We have plenty of time.”
Old Man Qiao nodded: "Alright, I'd like to see what kind of trouble they're up to."
He sighed again: "Old Shen, if you were still alive, how could our two families have ended up like this?"
Qiao Lian'er thought to herself that perhaps this was the Shen family's true nature. It was just that Old Man Shen had suppressed it before, but later, when the Shen family made money, they no longer bothered to hide it and it was exposed.
Qiao Yunni glanced at the person opposite her. Qiao Xier was somewhat absent-minded, mechanically threading the needle onto the shoe.
"Why are you so nervous? It's an arranged marriage between you two since you were little. Your grandparents are just trying to smooth things over. Who knows, the marriage might be finalized someday," Qiao Yunni said with a smile.
"Aunt, I'm not nervous, I... I'm reluctant to leave everyone." Qiao Xi'er thought of Shen Liang's gentle smile and the fragrance emanating from the sachet on his body, and felt a sweet warmth in her heart. However, the thought of leaving her parents' home after getting married made her feel a pang of sadness.
“What’s there to be reluctant about? It’s not like you’re marrying into another village. Shenliang’s family is right down there. You can look up and see your parents’ home. You can come back anytime.”
The two aunt and niece were talking when the two elders and the child came in.
The three people looked normal, so it wasn't hard to tell what was going on. Qiao Xi'er didn't ask. It was normal for the two families to keep in touch. After all, the Shen family had been busy with their business and hadn't had much contact in the past two years. She and Shen Liang had also grown up and reached the age to get married. Before the wedding, the two families would have to make things lively.
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