Xu Lanyin felt that, at this point, apart from the inexplicable Gu and the two ignorant children, even if they scolded her, they would not really harm her family or herself. Xu Lanyin knew that Gu was a little selfish, but she didn't know whether she would touch her bottom line in her heart.
Gu was sitting next to Xu Lanyin, and her left arm touched Gu's right arm.
Then I heard Mrs. Gu say with a smile, "Now that the girl is sensible and Zhou is so capable of taking care of the family, even if Second Uncle is gone, my sister-in-law will have someone to rely on in the future..."
But she was thinking, "How can you rely on your children? Without a man, you can only sleep on a cold kang. No matter how good you look, you can't even imagine what happens on the kang. Unlike me, I have a man, children and grandchildren, and a warm kang. I have everything I need. I have to make some more tonic for Xiao Qinglang when I get home. He was very sick last night..."
Xu Lanyin's left arm moved violently. She didn't expect that ancient grandmothers would think about these things.
Gu's arm was touched by Xu Lanyin's arm. She thought Xu Lanyin was in trouble and smiled at her, "Good children, it's not easy for your mother to raise you guys. Don't be confused again in the future. Men are unreliable, and the biggest support is still their mother's family..."
But in his heart he was thinking, "You've been stupid since you were little, I don't believe you won't make mistakes. When that old white-faced guy comes back, I guarantee you'll run away faster than a rabbit. You got cheated out of money and now you want my family to help you, humph, no way. My husband and son are capable, but if their lives are worse than that of Qin, it's really unfair..."
This woman was incredibly strong-willed. So far, she hadn't thought about her family's money, nor had she harbored any ill intentions, just some petty thoughts that weren't presentable. These thoughts, while annoying, wouldn't do her any harm.
Xu Lanyin looked at Gu's serious lecture again, suppressed her laughter and lowered her head. She also moved to the side, putting some distance between her and Gu.
Thinking of the words "Xiao Qinglang," she looked up at Xu Qingming at the other table. Although he was not yet forty, he looked very old, like he was fifty, a typical farmer. However, no matter how old he was, as long as his wife liked him, it was fine.
Xu Lanyin laughed again.
Gu didn't know what Xu Lanyin was laughing at, so she praised her, "Now Miss Yin has grown up and smiled when she sees people. That's right. If she kept a straight face like before, no one would like her."
Xu Lanyin quickly smiled and said, "That's what my aunt said."
After dinner, several adults gathered to discuss Xu Lanyin's situation. They all felt that Gu Wangchen was now too powerful a figure to be trifled with. Xu Lizheng, a relative, would not only refuse to help their family but would also help Gu Wangchen suppress them. To get Gu Wangchen to agree to break off the engagement, Xu Lanyin had to find a reason that wouldn't hurt the relationship between the two parties, preferably one that would get him to return some of the money.
What was the reason for not breaking the ice? Of course, it was Xu Lanyin's serious illness, which Xu Lanyin had proposed herself. Gu Wangchen was despicable and had no bottom line, and he was also trying to gain fame. Without the best reason, he would never agree to cancel the engagement.
She doesn't want anything now, she just wants to cancel the engagement and then plan everything.
Xu Dashi said, "That's fine too. After the engagement is called off, the doctor misdiagnosed her before. My sister went to see a better doctor for a checkup and was found to be fine."
Old Mrs. Xu was unwilling to do so. "No, if that word gets out and you go back on your word, how many people will believe it?"
Although Gu had always been pessimistic about Gu Wangchen and Xu Lanyin, with the connections to the County Magistrate's family, she was still willing to be related to the Juren. She said, "Yes, and coupled with the reputation of Yin's ruin, how will she get married in the future? Even the matchmakers dare not arrange a match. Our family was lowly before, but now that we have connections to the County Magistrate's family, if Yin wants to marry, Gu Juren will dare not refuse for the sake of his reputation. A Juren wife is born in our family, like a golden phoenix flying out of a hen's coop."
Xu Lanyin scowled and shook his head. "We must face death first and then we can survive. As long as we can get rid of him, we will win. We can think of other things later."
Qin also said, "I would rather Yin'er not marry than marry Gu Wangchen."
Xu Lanzhou said, "My sister can't get married, so my brother and I will support her for the rest of her life."
After receiving affirmative responses from several people from the second wife's family, Old Man Xu said, "That's it. When Mr. Gu returns, Qingming, Dashi, Xu Lizheng and I will ask him to be our witness and go talk to him. We'll say that the girl was sick a few days ago and kept complaining of headaches. Even the doctors couldn't find the cause of the disease, and they said that if things go wrong, she'll die. Mr. Gu is the God of Literature, and my family can't marry our daughter who is suffering from a serious illness to him. Let's also talk about how the girl went to the county magistrate's house to present flowers to Miss Min and how she was taken care of by Butler Tang. Let me hint that the girl's family is in financial difficulty and can barely afford to eat. If he still has a conscience, he should return some of the money. If he has a conscience, then he'll just have to accept his bad luck if he doesn't get the money back."
Xu Qingming and Xu Dashi quickly agreed.
Xu Lanyin snorted. "Gu Wangchen is even more shameless than you think, and he's still trying to flatter himself. I won't give you this opportunity." In the book, before he even returned to Xiaozao Village, he tricked the original owner out and caused her death.
Even with this excuse, he wouldn't readily agree to break off the engagement for the sake of his reputation. In the book, Gu Wangchen forced the original owner to death, then married two years later under the pretext of missing his fiancée. If I wanted him to agree without further damage to my reputation, I had to intervene myself...
After discussing the business, Xu Lanyin went to get the cloth that Mrs. Min had sent her. It was a navy blue fine cloth. She tore off a piece for everyone in the family to make clothes, so there was not much left.
Everyone accepted it happily.
The little boy was easily bribed when making a wish. First, he ate so much meat, then got a small bag of malt sugar, and could make clothes. Seeing that Xu Lanyin no longer had any disgust on her face, she said flatteringly, "Aunt Yin, I knew you were smart. They said you were a fool, but I didn't believe it."
Everyone was amused by what he said.
Old Lady Xu laughed and scolded, "You little bastard, you're just a sweet talker."
Xu Dashi patted his fat head and said angrily, "How can you talk to your aunt like that? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll give you a slap in the face."
Old Lady Xu said to Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Li, "This material is great. Go back and make the clothes right away. Let's wear them out soon so people can see that this is a gift from the wife of the great Lord Qingtian."
After seeing off Old Man Xu and the others, Xu Lanyin left two hundred coins for snacks and gave the rest to Qin. After spending a few hundred coins on shopping, he still had twenty-four taels of silver and a few strings of money left.
Xu Lanyin added, "Now that we have money, we can't stop taking mother and brother's medicine. They need to take good medicine."
Qin nodded, and both she and her youngest son's illnesses needed to be treated slowly.
Xu Lanyin also suggested that Xu Lanzhou go to school, and Qin also had the same idea.
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