Chapter 32 Heart to Heart
After the dinner, Qin Feng called Jiang Yuyan and Xiao Yuanyan to have tea. Qin's father, Qin's mother, and Qin Shangzheng sat beside him.
"Girl, you just heard that my Qin family intends to marry you as Shang Yu's granddaughter-in-law. What do you think?"
After these words were spoken, Qin Shangyu, who was standing on the side, lowered his head nervously.
Qin Feng's straightforward words also caught Jiang Yuyan off guard.
"I……"
Caught between a rock and a hard place, she was speechless.
In fact, she had been able to sense Qin Shangyu's affection for her a long time ago. However, Qin Shangyu treated her gently and kindly, without putting any pressure on her, so she just ignored it.
Now that Mr. Qin has done this, it has confirmed their relationship. If she doesn't agree, how should Qin Shangyu deal with it? But... as a modern person, she is really embarrassed. She can never get over this hurdle of a woman serving two husbands.
Jiang Yuyan looked at Xiao Yuanyan, but he didn't look at her. Only the veins on his forehead bulged, and he looked very sad. She felt very distressed. No matter what, Xiao Yuanyan was her husband now, and she couldn't ignore his wishes.
She tugged at Xiao Yuanyan's hand. Xiao Yuanyan looked at her, his expression seemed to have eased, and he forced a smile, indicating that she didn't need to care.
Qin Feng looked at the interaction between the two, his expression immediately turned cold, and he said faintly: "Mr. Xiao has an extraordinary demeanor, so he must not be a jealous person."
Xiao Yuanyan tilted his head slightly, his face livid.
Jiang Yuyan was not very happy to hear this, and hesitated and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, Shang Yu and I have similar interests and are very good friends, but there is no romantic relationship between us... You..."
The voice stopped abruptly, and Jiang Yuyan saw Qin Shangyu looked up at her, his eyes full of disappointment, loneliness, and sadness. Her heart seemed to be hit instantly, and she was speechless for a moment.
Qin's father and mother seemed unable to believe it either.
Mother Qin tried to ask, "I heard that you are sixteen this year, and you have only had one husband. Shang Yu is familiar with you. If you don't have a favorite family, why do you have to say no?"
Jiang Yuyan murmured: "I...I..."
She wanted to say that she had studied the law and could pay the full fine to avoid the rigid rule of having three or five husbands. But now, she felt so painful that she couldn't say these decisive words.
Qin Shangyu spoke with a sour tone at this time, "Dad, Mom, Madam Jiang and I are indeed just friends of gentlemen, and there is no private love between us. Please don't embarrass Madam Jiang anymore..."
The former "Wanwan" became "Mrs. Jiang", and Jiang Yuyan looked at him blankly. But Qin Shangyu didn't look at her, his eyes drooped and his eyelashes trembled slightly, revealing an indescribable fragility and alienation.
Thinking of the past, Jiang Yuyan felt indescribable sorrow. Holding back the tears, she said goodbye to the Qin family in a depressed mood.
There was silence in the hall. Qin Shangyu looked at her back and felt hopeless.
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Returning to Suxin Courtyard, Jiang Yuyan felt heavy and uncomfortable in her heart.
Xiao Yuanyan spoke first, "I thought I would be able to accept this calmly, but I just lost my composure." After he finished speaking, he lowered his eyes, looking dejected.
Jiang Yuyan kissed his eyes distressedly and comforted him hastily, "I don't blame you. You care about me so much because you like me. It's normal for you to be angry and upset."
"… You don't have to comfort me." Xiao Yuanyan brushed aside a strand of her messy hair and said bitterly, "I just need some time. You will have to marry two more people this year, and Qin Shangyu is indeed a good choice."
"I have studied the law, we can go and pay the fine. I...having you is enough for me." Jiang Yuyan said hesitantly.
".……..But you are sad, Wanwan, you also have feelings for him, right?" Xiao Yuanyan smiled, "Actually, I am very happy that you can consider my feelings."
Only after hugging the person in his arms tightly did Xiao Yuanyan feel a little safe.
"I can't stand you being sad. As long as you are happy..." As if trying to convince himself, Xiao Yuanyan said, "I can be happy too."
Jiang Yuyan's tears flowed out immediately, and the only remaining wall in her heart was broken by this man with his own gentle hands, even if it hurt himself.
Jiang Yuyan couldn't stop crying.
"Why are you crying?" Xiao Yuanyan kissed her cheek gently, and felt a trace of tears in his mouth, which tasted a little salty.
"I'm not good... wu... I'm greedy... it's all my fault." Jiang Yuyan felt ashamed.
Xiao Yuanyan completely lost his temper this time.
"Don't cry, it's not you who is greedy, it's me who is greedy. I just want to have you all to myself...
In fact, as a man, I understand Qin Shangyu and even Xie Jingyu very well. They all like you very much. If more people can take care of you in places where I can't, I will feel more at ease. "
Xiao Yuanyan's concession and self-consolation made Jiang Yuyan sad and she felt more and more despicable.
Or you can just be cold-hearted and carry out your own modern values to the end, or you can just blend in here, love what you love, and don't let others down.
She said she was a modern person, but she couldn't refuse the kindness of others other than Xiao Yuanyan, and indulged herself in a relationship with others. What is this? Harming others and herself!
Jiang Yuyan simply hated herself.
Finally, she had no choice but to take out her three behavioral principles and question them one by one.
First, is this matter reasonable and legal?
The answer is of course yes in Dayue. The country not only recognizes but also encourages polygamy.
Second, does this matter interfere with others?
Marriage is a private matter between men and women and has nothing to do with others.
Third, do you feel guilty about this?
I do feel guilty, but I feel guilty towards myself who has received modern education rather than towards Xiao Yuanyan. But now I am a local, and it was Xiao Yuanyan who personally helped me overcome this hurdle.
Jiang Yuyan never thought of herself as an indecisive person, but she only lamented that love has always troubled people's hearts since ancient times.
Thinking of Qin Shangyu's sad expression when he left, Jiang Yuyan felt heartbroken.
"I will go to the Qin family to propose marriage tomorrow," Jiang Yuyan thought before she fell asleep, "Who cares? The most important thing for a person is to be happy. He is worried and I am worried too, why bother?! It's legal!"
After thinking it through, Jiang Yuyan fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, Jiang Yi had been waiting outside for a long time, holding a letter in his hand, and was extremely anxious.
It was not until after noon that there was any noise in the room.
Jiang Yi immediately knocked on the door and asked for a meeting.
"This is the letter that Young Master Qin left for you. Do you want to read it now?"
"Shang Yu!" Jiang Yuyan grabbed the letter, but it was a farewell letter from Qin Shangyu!
It turned out that during the time she was comatose, Qin Shangyu had returned to Beijing with his father and mother.
Qin Shangyu arranged a shopkeeper for her to be responsible for all subsequent matters of Jinxiufang, and gave her the authority of the second shopkeeper.
At the same time, he wrote letters to many friends in Lin County to ask for help in the business of "Su Nian Jin Shi".
At the end of the letter was a piece of music. It was the "Late Encounter" that he played for her for the first time. "In fact, I have already chosen a name, but it is hard to say it out loud. Please don't blame me for this little obsession..."
Jiang Yuyan was choking up when she read the end of the letter. She regretted so much. Thinking back to the various ways he had supported her and treated her wholeheartedly, she felt a deep pain in her heart.
I don’t know since when, Qin Shangyu, this gentle man like water, has infiltrated every aspect of my life with his unique tenderness.
Maybe I already liked her, but I just didn't realize it. Now it's too late.
From now on, the sky is high and the water is long, and I don’t know when we will meet again.
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