Chapter 222 Such Character
Hu Ling looked at her and said, "I believe you. We all believe you. Let's just forget about this unpleasant thing when we get home, okay?"
Ultimately, what Qu Yutao cared about most was Hu Ling's opinion. This matter had more or less affected her reputation. If the man was a little more petty, he would probably hold a grudge against her, and maybe even their marriage would be affected in the end.
Hearing Hu Ling say this, Qu Yutao felt warm and sweet in her heart, and finally smiled: "Yeah!"
The two smiled at each other.
Zhao Liya and Zhong Jing were secretly relieved upon seeing this.
"Let's go, let's go back! We don't have to go to the Wen family!"
"Speaking of which, although my cousin was wronged in this matter, she helped us a lot. It's also a good thing that we know what kind of people this family is because of this!"
"Haha, that's right!"
It was obvious that Mrs. Wen was in cahoots with her daughter. Even though this evil idea was not something that the mother and daughter had discussed together, she had been helping to explain it and tacitly agreed to it.
Mr. Wen is even more ridiculous. He obviously despises his future son-in-law whose family has fallen on hard times, but he tries hard to pretend to be kind - who can't see that?
Such hypocrites are even more despicable.
If he, the head of the family, had firmly decided to accept this son-in-law, how could Wen Yuzhi dare to act so recklessly? She even dared to cheat the guests.
They were about to leave when they saw Xiao Yuyang running over: "Everyone, please wait a moment!"
Zhao Liya ordered the carriage to stop.
Xiao Yuyang caught up, panting, "I'm truly sorry for getting you all into trouble today because of me. I won't say much more about my apology. Please believe me, I swear I won't say a word about it to anyone else."
Zhong Jing nodded and said calmly, "You're sensible. Remember, you can eat whatever you want, but don't say anything you want. Otherwise, I will make you pay a price you can't afford. By then, it will be too late to regret."
Xiao Yuyang nodded, said goodbye to them and left.
Zhao Liya looked at Xiao Yuyang's departing figure and said, "This man is neither humble nor arrogant, and he clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. He is also calm and rational when faced with things. He didn't lose his composure or make a scene when he was humiliated by the Wen family. This shows that he is a good person. Even if his family has fallen on hard times, there may be a chance for a comeback. The Wen family is so arrogant and treats others like this. They will regret it in the future."
Zhong Jing narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "Sister Xiaoya must be right."
At the Wen family, as soon as Zhao Liya and the others left, Xiao Yuyang also wanted to leave. Mrs. Wen and her daughter, instead of acting as if they were wronged and pitiful because someone was around, became aggressive and shamelessly put the blame on Xiao Yuyang.
Xiao Yuyang sneered, "I wanted to cancel this engagement anyway, so you don't have to do this! In fact, just say it directly! However, it's not that easy to cancel the engagement and put all the blame on me. I will return the marriage certificate to you tomorrow. The two families are not a match, and we voluntarily cancel the engagement. Let's resolve this peacefully. If you dare to speak nonsense and slander me outside, don't blame me for being barefoot and not afraid of those wearing shoes!"
After saying this, he ignored Mrs. Wen who was furious and yelling, and walked away.
"What an ungrateful thing! An uneducated pauper! Master, our Zhier is a spoiled and delicate girl, she absolutely cannot marry such a scoundrel! How can you bear to ruin Zhier's life?" Mrs. Wen was very angry.
Wen Yuzhi was overwhelmed with grief and burst into tears.
Master Wen had a splitting headache and slammed the coffee table. "Enough, enough, all of you, just calm down! This marriage can be discussed properly. If we take our time, things will turn out well. There's nothing that can't be solved. Tell me, how could you come up with such a stupid idea? You've ruined my plan!"
Mrs. Wen disagreed: "I don't think those guests are that great—"
"Shut up!" Master Wen's heart ached. "Don't judge people by appearances. They are just keeping a low profile and don't want to attract attention. I can't reveal their identities, and you shouldn't talk about them outside. Anyway, they are not people our family can afford to offend."
Although Zhong Jing was not in charge of local affairs, he was still the commander of the garrison. If he was really angered, the Wen family would not be able to withstand his wrath.
Mrs. Wen was startled. "Master, it's not that exaggerated."
Master Wen sneered: "I hope they won't mind!"
Mrs. Wen didn't dare to speak anymore, feeling a little uneasy.
Wen Yuzhi's crying became quieter.
How could she have known? A few seemingly unremarkable strangers had just arrived, and Xiao Yuyang had just come to ask to see his father, so she had suddenly come up with this brilliant idea. She had thought it wouldn't matter even if she plotted against them, but she had no idea they were so influential.
Fortunately, our family didn't really do anything to them, and the target was Xiao Yuyang.
Fortunately, this disturbance has an effect, and the marriage can be called off tomorrow. It is worth it.
I hope Xiao Yuyang keeps his word.
After this incident, the Wen family's character was questionable, so the cooperation was of course cancelled.
Even though Mr. Wen came to apologize in person the next day with generous gifts and mentioned the cooperation again, Zhong Jing refused without giving any face.
Given Zhong Jing's identity, Qu Yutao suffered such humiliation and injustice. If he didn't punish the Wen family, it would be Qu Yutao who took the initiative to say that it was unnecessary. Of course, there was no need to give face to Master Wen.
It's ridiculous that Mr. Wen dares to mention cooperation.
Mr. Wen didn't dare to insist, so he had to leave dejectedly, feeling very sad.
The cooked duck has been served on the table and is about to be put into my mouth, but "pop!", it's gone!
Who would feel good about this?
What's even more frustrating is that he has to keep his feelings to himself and doesn't even dare to speak out. If he dares to complain, General Zhong will not forgive him.
Mr. Wen was so angry that he went home and scolded Mrs. Wen. If it weren't for her indulgence, how could his daughter be so bold!
Mrs. Wen didn't take it seriously: "Isn't it just that the business didn't work out? The Wen family doesn't lack money to spend. If it doesn't work out, then it doesn't work out. It's no big deal."
When she later realized how much of a source of wealth she had lost, Mrs. Wen regretted it so much that her intestines turned green.
After giving up on the Wen family, Zhong Jing had to look for another partner.
That day, because of what Zhao Liya said, Zhong Jing became somewhat interested in Xiao Yuyang and casually asked someone to check him out.
Unexpectedly, I found out something.
It turns out that the Xiao family was originally in the shipping business, and their friendship with the Wen family came from this.
It's just that the Xiao family was not so lucky. Xiao Yuyang's grandfather died of illness overseas, and his father was injured in an encounter with pirates. Two of the family's ships met with accidents. The Xiao family was kind and spent all their wealth to compensate the boatmen and cooperating merchants, but then they declined.
In addition, after Xiao's father was injured and had been bedridden for many years, requiring medical treatment and medication, the family became increasingly impoverished. Now, they were just an ordinary family, slightly better off than the poor. Compared with the Wen family, it was no exaggeration to say that they were as far apart as heaven and earth.
(End of this chapter)
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