Chapter 142: Broken Engagement

"In-laws?! Why are you here at this hour?"

Qian Hong's parents asked as they drank the porridge in their bowls, then both stood up to stop their son.

Xiaoman's parents couldn't see it, but Xiaoman's elder brother saw it clearly from the side.

When Qian Hong saw that he was blocked, he immediately stuffed the meat into his mouth. He ate so fast that he almost choked.

Speechless, absolutely speechless.

What on earth did my cousin think of this thing? Why did she introduce it to my younger sister?

Xiao Man's mother could guess what was going on without even looking, and her face became even uglier.

I am not the kind of person who would go to my in-laws to beg for food. I am such a mean person!

"Let's not call each other in-laws yet. It's still uncertain whether our marriage can be concluded."

"Ah? What do you mean by that, dear?"

The old couple looked at each other, wondering if they were angry because I didn't invite them to eat just now.

"Where's Qian Hong? Come out."

Qian Hong, with his mouth full of greasy food, finally finished eating the meat and quickly stood out with a smile on his face.

"I wanted to visit your family today to discuss the betrothal gifts and dowry, but when I passed by a small grove of trees, I heard a vomiting sound. When I got closer, I found that there were two people having a tryst inside."

"Ah! How shameless! My dear, did you see who it was?"

Qian Hongniang had just finished speaking when her husband pulled her sleeve. She looked at her son's ugly face and finally reacted.

I secretly thought it was going to be bad.

"Of course I saw it. I saw clearly that it was your precious son! Don't say anything. Return my daughter's birth certificate to me."

Qian Hong was very panicked. He didn't know what to say in his defense. After all, his mother-in-law must have heard what he and Xiang Xing had said.

"My dear, let's sit down and talk slowly. You may have seen it wrong just now. I asked Hong'er to go to the grove to collect firewood. I must have happened to meet someone from the village and said something to him, which caused you to misunderstand."

Qian Hongniang pushed her son and asked him to explain what he had said quickly.

But Qian Hong couldn't open his mouth when he saw his future mother-in-law's half-smile on her face. He still had a lot of pride to save.

"Don't waste your words, just return the engagement letter. We have brought all the gifts you brought. The meat you ate cannot be bought now, so I will just convert it into money and give it to you."

Xiaoman's mother nodded to her son, and Xiaoman's brother immediately took out two jars of wine, two envelopes of candy and a small piece of cloth and placed them on the table.

Qian Hong's parents were stunned by his resolute attitude.

"My dear relatives, we have finally come to terms on this marriage, how can we just cancel it? If we cancel it, your Xiaoman's reputation will be bad."

"Bah! Stop talking about my daughter. Tell the outside world that the marriage was cancelled because of incompatibility. It's good for both of us. If any of you dare to say something wrong, I don't mind spreading a good word for your family. A stinky boy who's already engaged got another girl pregnant. Who will be the one being scolded then?"

Qian Hong's parents' eyes widened, and the last sentence was simply a fatal blow.

However, one of the old couple was angry and the other was happy.

"Boss! We have a grandson now!"

As soon as Qian Hongniang saw her son's expression, she knew it was true. She was so happy that she immediately went back to the house to get Xiaoman's engagement card. Her husband couldn't stop himself.

"You can cancel the engagement, but you still have to pay another hundred coins."

"What did you say? Your son did something wrong and you asked us to give him a hundred cents?"

Xiao Man's mother rolled up her sleeves and wanted to hit someone, which frightened Qian Hong's mother so much that she quickly explained, "This is the money for your cousin. She helped to arrange the marriage, and she gave it to you after the engagement."

“…”

With red eyes, Xiao Man's mother snatched her daughter's engagement letter, counted out a hundred coins, added the money for the bride price and slammed it on the table.

Xiaoman's father clenched his fists and glared at the family.

"Watch your mouths, or I'll beat your son every time I see him!"

Qian Hong: “…”

His mother was busy collecting the copper plates on the table and waving her hands excitedly to greet people.

"Don't worry, we know what to say and what not to say."

The matter of breaking off the engagement was just a matter of incompatibility, and it had no impact on either man or woman. She was not stupid, and if she went out to ruin Xiaoman's reputation, her son's reputation would also be ruined.

Qian Hongniang watched Xiaoman's family walk away before she turned back and asked her son excitedly, "Hong'er, who is that girl from? I'll send someone to propose marriage in a few days!"

After a long silence.

"It's Xiang Xing..."

Qian Hong's words instantly extinguished his mother's ecstasy.

"What?! It's her?! I don't agree!"

"You've said everything. I just pulled you aside and told you not to cancel the engagement, but you refused to listen. Now you've found Xiang Xing, who's even worse than Xiao Man!"

"Ah?! Are you blaming me?!"

The couple immediately started arguing, and there was a lot of chaos.

At this time, Xiaoman's family turned around and did not leave the village directly, but went to Xiaoman's mother's cousin's house.

It was so late, no one expected Xiaoman and his family to come.

"cousin……"

Xiao Manniang's cousin was slapped by Xiao Manniang as soon as she opened her mouth, catching her off guard.

"What are you doing? Are you here to bully others?"

Just as her husband's family was about to step forward, Xiaoman's father and elder brother stopped them.

"Why did you hit her? Didn't she tell you? She praised Qian Hong in front of me like a boy from heaven, but in the end, she took the 100 Wen from Qian Hong's family!"

"What one hundred coins?!"

It is obvious that the husband's family has no idea what is going on.

Xiao Man's mother snorted coldly, slapped the man a few times to vent her anger, then left with the man and son.

How the remaining cousins ​​deal with it is none of her business.

The engagement was successfully cancelled, and the whole family felt relieved.

Xiaoman's mother felt that Doctor Yin and his family had really done them a great favor. First, they cured Xiaoman's illness, then they enlightened her, and then she met Xiangxing from Doctor Yin's place.

If it weren't for Xiang Xing, breaking off the engagement would have been much more troublesome.

People should be grateful and repay kindness. Xiaoman's mother decided to go back to her parents' home and ask her father to make a set of tables and chairs for Doctor Yin.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes, and before she returned to her parents' home, the world changed.

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and the waves grew longer and more violent, hitting the shore with such force that it felt like they could make a person dizzy.

Veteran fishermen all knew that this was a sign that a typhoon was about to arrive, and they were all taking protective measures for their fishing boats. Some villagers were also repairing their houses, hoping to hold out a little longer in the typhoon.

Jiang Wan's family was also busy moving some of the easily movable belongings from her uncle's house to their own pharmacy.

All the food was taken to the kitchen. At this moment, my mother and aunt were making pancakes and boiling eggs to make some convenient snacks.

Because during the most severe one or two days of the typhoon, no one would be able to leave the house. At that time, we could not go to the kitchen to cook and had to eat inside the house.

"well……"

Jiang Wan sighed heavily.

When the typhoon came, she had to stop supplying oyster sauce.

It will take at least four or five days, and that’s all hard-earned money…

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(Typhoon Dusurui is coming to Fujian soon. It seems to be quite strong this time. I am shivering. Don’t be angry if the power outage delays the update! PS: The cute little ones along the coast remember to stock up some things at home and stay safe!)