Both the old couple from the Xia family and the old couple from the Xie family were stunned after hearing what they heard.
The old couple from the Xie family no longer held on to the sleeves of the old couple from the Xia family and slowly let go.
The young man blushed and snorted, "You're talking nonsense!"
He hurriedly explained to the old couple, "Uncle, aunt, you two know what kind of person I am! You can't believe the provocations of this little bastard!"
The old couple looked at the young man's face and were silent for a long time.
The young man has regular facial features and a tall and strong figure. You can tell at a glance that he is very strong.
However, Xie Jiabao was sick all year round, his face was always pale and sometimes even swollen.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a sign of longevity.
Xie Jiabao's great-grandfather was a very capable man and was said to have served as an official in the previous dynasty.
Later, when the Great Chu was established, the Xie family moved to Beiguan Town.
Later, the Xie family branched out, dividing every two generations. These scattered Xie family members have evolved into more than 70 branches, occupying many villages near Beiguan Village.
Every time the family was divided, each branch would receive a share of the ancestral property which was considered to be of great value by the villagers.
The share that the old couple of the Xie family received included one hundred acres of land, a box of old books, a large courtyard for their own residence, and a shop in the town.
The old couple gave birth to three daughters in a row, and only had a son, Xie Jiabao, when they were in their forties.
However, Xie Jiabao was not born weak.
He was abducted by kidnappers when he was about ten years old. When the Xie family got the news, almost the entire clan went out to retrieve this hard-earned child.
But no one knew what kind of medicine the kidnapper had given him, or whether he was frightened by being kidnapped so suddenly.
Anyway, Xie Jiabao has been sick ever since then.
The old couple spent a lot of time and money to treat Xie Jiabao's illness and recuperate his health.
However, although the child did not die in infancy and grew up with ups and downs, his health never recovered.
If he was slightly exposed to cold wind, drank some cold tea, or ate some cold rice, he would get sick and have to drink bitter medicine for several days.
Someone had advised them before to think of other solutions as soon as possible and not to stick to the same path.
The old couple of the Xie family loved this nephew who had been close to them since childhood very much. Part of the reason was that they secretly treated him as their adopted son, intentionally or unintentionally.
If Xie Jiabao passed away in the future without leaving behind any sons or daughters, they would keep this nephew by their side and adopt him as their adopted son, hoping that he would take care of them in their old age and see them to the end of their lives.
In fact, before this, the old couple had also considered choosing a child from the Xie family to adopt.
But since then, Xie Jiabao has had several near misses.
Once I was hit by a flower pot, once I was scared by a wild cat, once I was pushed down a mountain...
It's all coincidence.
But the old couple felt it was very suspicious, so they spread the word that they would no longer choose an heir from the Xie family.
If Xie Jiabao passed away, they would let their youngest daughter find a son-in-law!
But in fact, the old couple knew that they would not be able to find a good man to marry into their family. Rather than accepting a son-in-law who came from nowhere, it would be better to accept this nephew who had been very close to them since childhood.
The most important thing is that Xia Daohua is only an eight-year-old little girl. What can she understand?
She's just a little brat, she's not trying to sow discord, is she?!
Xia Daohua really wasn't trying to sow discord.
She just didn't believe in "bringing good luck to a happy marriage" and it was just a random guess.
Just now, Xia Daohua hurriedly took the frozen persimmons on the table and covered Xia Yujiao's mouth, because she was afraid that Xia Yujiao could not bear the provocation and agreed immediately.
Xia Daohua feels that in such matters, the wishes of the parties involved need to be respected.
But it must be the true intention of the person concerned after careful consideration, rather than a stress reaction or insincere words spoken under pressure.
Seeing that the old couple of the Xie family seemed to be suspicious, the young man said anxiously:
"Uncle, aunt, don't forget why we're here today! Just celebrate the good times. That's what Hu Banxian said!"
Xia Daohua interrupted again at this time:
"If it's just for a happy occasion, then it doesn't necessarily have to be my aunt! Why don't you find someone else to celebrate for him?"
The young man glared at him and said, "How can you just change this candidate so easily? The adults are talking, don't interrupt me, little kid!"
Summer Rice Flower Road:
"Did they specifically ask for my little aunt to be the bride? If not, just find someone else! If they specifically asked for my little aunt, then let me tell you, the girls of our Xia family don't bring good luck to others!"
Xia Daohua's powerful voice stunned everyone in the room.
They never imagined that a little girl like Xia Daohua with weirdly short hair could be so imposing.
Seeing that everyone's expressions were a little strange, Xia Daohua touched the back of his head and asked doubtfully:
"What? Did I say something wrong?"
"You little girl, where did you hear that?" the young man scoffed contemptuously, then turned to the old couple of the Xia family and asked, "Do you two mean the same thing?"
Xia Daohua sneered:
"Humph, you don't need to put my grandparents' army in that position.
Let me tell you, our Xia family girl not only doesn’t bring good luck to others, but also doesn’t let anyone manipulate her!
If that Hu Banxian dares to say anything bad about my aunt again, I will burn his house down! I wonder if he can sleep peacefully at night!
"Daohua!" Three voices rang out in unison, stopping Xia Daohua and stopping her from continuing to "talk nonsense". They were the old man of the Xia family, Mrs. Zhou, and Xia Yujiao.
Old Master Xia and Zhou looked at each other and said decisively:
"My dear relatives, it's not that I'm unkind, it's just that my little daughter has always been the apple of my eye.
My wife and I would never want her to go to bring good luck to others.
I think our two families should cancel the engagement!"
The young man looked incredulous:
"Break off an engagement? A woman who breaks off an engagement will have a bad reputation and will probably never get married in the future!
Even if someone comes to marry her, she will most likely be someone's concubine and stepmother to the children born to the original wife!
Compared to a wedding, it's not much better, right? "
Mr. Xia's voice suddenly became louder:
"My daughter, I'm not afraid of not getting married! I'm happy to let her stay at home as an old maid and support her for the rest of her life!"
Even Xia Daohua was a little surprised when Old Master Xia said this. Old Master Xia was usually very gentle, so why did he steal Zhou's line today?
Mrs. Zhou was looking at Mr. Xia with a touching expression, and once again lamented her own vision of people back then.
The greatest advantage of this old man is that over the past few decades, whenever she needed him, he has never let her down.
The cancellation of the engagement was almost settled.
However, the old couple of the Xie family put forward a condition.
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