"Little girl, is this your home? Why is your home so dilapidated and poor?" Shi Murou asked in shock.
She never imagined that the Qiao family would be so poor.
“Yes, this is my home. There’s no place to sit, so please don’t invite Miss Shi inside,” Qiao Lian’er said.
She didn't think the room was cramped, but her family would be upset if they saw Shi Murou.
Shi Murou quickly waved her hand: "Forget it, what can you offer me in this shabby house?"
When the Qiao family heard these words in the courtyard, their brows twitched, and they almost couldn't suppress their anger.
They even offered to entertain her, hoping that Shi Murou would get far away from them.
Shi Murou took out a silver ingot from her sleeve: "I said I would give you three taels for helping me, but since you did a good job, I'll give you five taels."
"You're so thin and small, take this and buy some meat to eat."
Qiao Lian'er had mixed feelings.
Shi Murou isn't bad, really. She looks down on the poor, is spoiled, and is sometimes arrogant, but she never does anything evil and even shows kindness sometimes.
In this matter with Shen Liang, it was Shen Liang who was at fault.
She never had any issues with her, and even her approach to her was purposeful.
Qiao Lian'er accepted the silver: "I'm glad Miss Shi is satisfied. Thank you very much, Miss Shi."
“Don’t blame me for competing with your sister for the marriage. It’s just a childhood betrothal, there’s no affection between them. Brother Shenliang said he only wants me, what will he do without me?” Shi Murou added, “I just want to be with the person I love.”
Qiao Lian'er asked, "Miss Shi, are you going to talk to your family about the engagement?"
Shi Murou was just making trouble on her own. It's estimated that the Shen family thought the Shi family had already made up their minds, which is why they so decisively cut off the marriage with the Qiao family, even after all the procrastination they had before.
"Now that things have come to this, I'll definitely have to try my best to fight for it when I get back."
“Even if my grandfather and father don’t agree now, it’s okay once Shen Liang grows up. Anyway, your family and the Shen family are cut off, so what do I have to worry about?”
"Let's go." Shi Murou got back into the carriage.
Qiao Lian'er entered the courtyard with five taels of silver, but was pulled aside by Old Lady Qiao.
"Lian'er, did Shi Murou make things difficult for you?"
The Qiao family members in the courtyard had all been listening intently, ready to rush out at any moment, but they didn't hear any of the extreme remarks.
"Grandma, I'm fine. In fact, I even got five taels of silver."
Then Qiao Lian'er recounted the whole story to everyone, from how the two elders were treated when they went to the Shen family to how she discussed the plan with Shi Murou.
The Qiao family was shocked, then filled with admiration.
It turned out that Lian'er had made arrangements in advance. This move completely severed ties between the Qiao family and the Shen family, leaving the fault entirely with the Shen family. The Qiao family escaped unscathed, with no further worries, and even received compensation of three acres of paddy fields.
Okay, great, wonderful, truly wonderful.
"This Shi Murou isn't a bad person; she's trustworthy and hasn't held a grudge against the Qiao family," said the eldest brother of the Qiao family.
Just now, everyone thought that Shi Murou had come to settle scores with the Qiao family, so they all became wary.
Da Yong sneered: "It's all because Shen Liang and the Shen family are inhuman."
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