Chapter 1921 Reasonable or Unreasonable
Xia Xia's feelings for Zhou Man come more from her blood relationship, from Xia Yan who is buried in the cemetery next door, so she insists on her own understanding.
Old Zhou was about to reason with him, but Qian said, "Let Mr. Xia know that we have no intention of having Manbao change his surname."
Xia Xia, who was about to speak, was choked and his face turned ugly.
Qian's face was still gentle, but she said, "Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. We raised her, and she still calls us father and mother. So as long as we don't change the marriage we arranged for her, she must marry."
Xia Xia, who was still thinking about going to Zhou Man to talk things over, suddenly felt disappointed.
Qian said, "We've already told you about this. We'll talk about it again when we meet the other Xia family members at the county government office."
She said without much expression on her face, "I am a woman and don't know much. If what I said is not right, Master Xia, please forgive me."
She said, "As the saying goes, a married child is like spilled water. Originally, Zhou Yin married into your Xia family, so he wasn't considered a member of our Zhou family. He's a good child, but it wasn't easy for his eldest brother and I to raise him."
Hearing this, Xia Xia was speechless for a moment.
Old Zhou also stopped talking and stood aside with his neck shrunk.
Qian said, "I know what he did was a good thing, but for our family, it was a devastating disaster. For more than ten years, raising Manbao wasn't just about worrying about her food and drink. I was also gambling with the lives of my entire family. I think, no matter how great the Xia family's kindness in giving birth to her is, it can't compare to the Zhou family's kindness in raising her, right?"
Xia Xia suddenly felt guilty.
Originally, Zhou Yin was a man. He took Xia Xin away and had no news for more than ten years. Their Xia family was right. But when Qian Shi compared it this way, Zhou Yin became the one who married into their Xia family, which was actually the case. They suddenly felt guilty.
Xia Xia had to nod, "Yes, the kindness my in-laws showed to my eldest lady is indeed no less than the kindness they showed to my eldest lady when she was born..."
Qian nodded and said, "Master Xia, just acknowledge me."
She said, "In that case, let Manbao take the surname Zhou to repay our Zhou family's kindness in raising her, and let her give birth to a child with the surname Xia to repay the Xia family's kindness in giving birth to her."
Qian took out a handkerchief and pressed it against her eyes. Her strong back softened slightly as she said weakly, "I'm not afraid of Master Xia laughing at me. I raised Manbao by myself and I have feelings for her. I'm afraid I won't be able to see much of the next generation, so I'll just let them have whatever surname they want. But she insists on having my family name and even calls me mother all the time. I'll change it when I die and can no longer hear her."
Xia Xia didn't think there was anything wrong. It's normal for women to act on their emotions.
He couldn't help but look at Old Zhou, and saw that Old Zhou was looking down at his toes with his neck half-shrunk. Xia Xia couldn't help but remain silent.
Mr. Zhuang, who was sitting quietly at the side, breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that Qian had come along, otherwise...
Qian intimidated Xia Xia with her "unreasonable behavior", and the following things went smoothly.
After paying respects to the ancestors, everyone went down the mountain to the county government office.
Old Zhou was unwilling to ride in the same car with Xia Xia, so he went to sit with Qian.
Sitting in the car, Old Zhou seemed to be hesitant to speak for a while.
Qian glanced at him and said, "Just say what you want to say. Don't keep peeking at me."
Old Zhou asked quietly, "We really don't care about Manbao's child?"
Qian: ...
She couldn't help but reach out and twist his arm, whispering, "Why would you believe anything I say? The Xia family doesn't seem easy to get along with. Even Xia Xia, who's a pretty good person, wants to control Manbao. If I don't say this, do you really want to give your daughter to someone else?"
Qian said sullenly, "Manbao has only met them twice. Aside from that little blood connection, how much affection could there possibly be between them? Blood ties aside, Xia Xia and Manbao's grandparents are a long way apart. No matter how close they are, no matter how great their bond, can it be as important as having your own descendants?"
Old Zhou said, "The first sentence is fine, but the second sentence makes me think Xia Xia is still very grateful. He told me just now in the car that he has been carefully keeping the shop for Manbao. He has also been collecting the rent for more than ten years. Later, he will give the shop and the rent to Manbao."
Qian said, "This isn't a matter of life and death. People will naturally be grateful. But if one day, Manbao and his descendants were placed on the edge of a cliff and asked to choose, would he still choose Manbao?"
Old Zhoutou: “…
He couldn't help but mutter, "Then you won't necessarily choose Manbao, right?"
Qian: ...
Old Zhou immediately said, "You're right. I was thinking that since you said you wouldn't care about Manbao's child, I'm afraid the Xia family might have bad intentions after hearing that. What if Manbao gave birth to a child and they wanted to take the child to inherit the Xia family?"
Qian glared at him and said, "You're stupid! The child's parents are both alive, and there's also a grandmother and a great-grandmother above them. No matter what, it's not the Xia family's turn to raise him. How can I really just ignore him?"
She lowered her voice and said, "Manbao said Xia Xia won't live long. We are so healthy, we will definitely live longer than those old people in the Xia family. What are you afraid of?"
Who knows whether she said this at that time?
Even if someone knew about it and she regretted it, who could really do anything to her?
Old Zhou opened his mouth wide.
Manbao and the other two, who were sitting in the two carriages between them, opened their mouths in surprise. They lifted the curtain and leaned against the carriage door in disbelief, asking the driver, Daji, "Did my mother really say that?"
Daji nodded and whipped the horse in the air to make it catch up with the car in front.
Manbao pondered for a moment and said admiringly, "My mother is really amazing."
Bai Shan nodded in agreement. With such a mother-in-law, he felt that he had nothing to fear from Xia. The fact that he was raised by her was enough to make her unable to stand up straight.
Manbao can completely hide behind Qian. Even if there are discussions, Qian doesn't care. She has never been to Shangzhou, so what is there to be afraid of?
Moreover, if one person plays the bad guy, someone else has to play the bad guy, otherwise, others will think that Manbao and the Zhou family are easy to bully.
Bai Shan also ignited his fighting spirit and whispered advice to Man Bao, "You won't confront Xia Xia. I've already sent people to find out who the person is who visited the tomb. If it's really Xia Xia, you must be grateful, but you don't have to be afraid of the other people in the Xia family. Use your authority when it's necessary. As for Xia Xia, let your uncle and aunt go. They are your elders and raised you. No matter what, they can make the decision for you."
Manbao nodded repeatedly, feeling more at ease.
Bai Shan continued, "Don't be afraid when you go in later. We are here with you. If Xia threatens you with a favor, you will be sad. Leave the rest to us."
Manbao asked curiously, "You are young, what use can you be?"
Bai Shan snorted, "I'm very useful. We're engaged. I'm your future husband, you know? I'm from an aristocratic family. The Xia family is just a small gentry in Shangzhou. How can they compare with me? Do they dare to fight me?"
Seeing his angry look, Manbao and Bai Erlang couldn't help but smile and nodded repeatedly in agreement: "I can't compare with you."
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(End of this chapter)
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