What she said was indeed the truth.
She would only like Cai Junze if Yan Baisheng didn't marry her.
If Yan Baisheng marries her, then she will like Yan Baisheng!
Now, for her, marrying Yan Baisheng is a foregone conclusion!
In this case, why would she still give her tenderness to Cai Junze?
Besides, she doesn't need to pretend anymore.
She pretended before because everything was still uncertain and she wanted to leave herself a way out.
Now, this retreat...
It is no longer needed.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Or did your family ask you to say that?"
Cai Junze's expression grew increasingly gloomy.
"We didn't force her to say that." Yuan's mother interrupted, "What she said is all true. Otherwise, why didn't she want to talk to you for a while when I asked her just now?"
Yuan's mother said this on purpose to make Cai Junze give up!
So that he won’t bother my daughter in the future.
"Well, this is my truth." Yuan Xiao'e also responded.
Moreover, his expression was extremely serious!
It doesn't seem like a lie.
Cai Junze pursed his lips, his heart a little confused. Was his judgment really wrong? Was his love for Xiao'e really not mutual? Was this all just wishful thinking?
"How much dowry did that wealthy family give you?" he asked.
"Eighty taels!" Yuan's mother answered proudly.
"What if I'm willing to pay one hundred taels?" Cai Junze tested.
"You? One hundred taels?" Yuan's mother's eyes widened, and then she laughed heartily, "Cai Junze, who are you kidding? I asked you to give sixty-six taels before, but you couldn't come up with it no matter how hard you tried! Now you tell me one hundred taels, are you trying to make me laugh to death?"
Then, Cai Junze took out two silver notes with a face value of fifty taels and showed them to them, "Aunt Yuan, look, do I look like I'm joking?"
Seeing that he took out a total of one hundred taels of silver notes, Yuan's mother and Yuan Xiao'e were both surprised!
"Where did you get the money?" Yuan's mother asked in shock.
"You don't need to worry about where I got it from. Anyway, I have the money in my hand!" Cai Junze said, and put the banknote away under the gaze of the mother and daughter.
"Cai Junze, you didn't steal this money from your mother, did you?" Yuan's mother suddenly had such doubts in her heart. "If that's the case, even if you say you want to pay a betrothal gift of 100 taels, it's not credible! After all, your mother will definitely not agree!"
Then he continued, "Besides, that wealthy family in the city is much better off than yours. We can't give up such a good family for a country family like yours just for the extra twenty taels of silver! If Xiao'e marries in the city, won't her life be better than marrying into your family? So, you'd better give up!"
"Unless you can offer three times the bride price and promise certain conditions, we might consider it."
Three times, that’s two hundred and forty taels!
Without waiting for Cai Junze to speak, Yuan Xiao'e suddenly said:
"Even if he could give me three times the bride price, I wouldn't marry him!"
One of Cai Junze's hands trembled uncontrollably.
He looked at Yuan Xiaoe in surprise.
"W-why?"
He felt as if his heart was stabbed by a knife!
"Because you can't give me the life I want!" Yuan Xiao'e replied.
Then he said, “But, he can!”
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