Chapter 596 I'm Not Afraid
"After the Ma family redeemed herself and left the mansion, our two families were still in contact for the first two years. But after Ma Xiaomei's brother passed the imperial examination, the Ma family looked down on our family."
Shen Liang curled his lips and smiled helplessly, “They said they have changed their family background and are no longer the same as the family we sold ourselves into slavery to.
A year ago, Ma Xiaomei's brother passed the imperial examination and his family broke off the engagement with ours."
Zhang Juexia was puzzled, "Since they broke off the engagement with you, why did Ma Liu come to see you today?
And that Ma Xiaomei, when you broke off the engagement, was she willing?"
Chen Liang shook his head heavily, "Of course Xiaomei didn't want to, she even came to elope with me, but I was a slave at that time, and I didn't want to ruin Xiaomei's life, so I sent her back home.
Xiaomei was also pitiful. She went on a hunger strike at home and even almost hanged herself, but her family remained unmoved.
It's simply because the two families are of different backgrounds."
Zhang Juexia seemed to understand what Shen Liang had said before. He said he wanted his children to be able to study and take the imperial examinations.
It turns out that it was because of emotional hurt!
"Ma Liu came here simply because Xiaomei's brother is going to take the imperial examination. Madam, you know that studying requires money. They also heard from somewhere that I'm now a free man and the manager of a shop, so they want Xiaomei and I to get back together."
“This is a good thing, Shen Liang, as long as you and Xiaomei still have feelings for each other, you two can definitely be together!”
Shen Liang shook his head and said, "Madam, the relationship between Xiaomei and I has been worn away by the constant verbal abuse between our two families over the past few years.
That day, when Ma Liu came to see me for the first time, I thought about it too, and even secretly went to their house at night.
But when I saw Xiaomei from afar, I felt very strange, and I felt that it would be impossible for us to be together again.
The next day I rejected Ma Liushi."
"Oh, I see. You rejected Ma Liushi, so the Ma family thought you had someone else outside, so they followed you.
When they saw you talking to me, they mistook me for the person you were dating, and that’s why Ma Liu came forward and pushed me.”
"About the same. My wife was frightened because of my personal affairs."
Zhang Juexia waved his hand to indicate that nothing was wrong, "Chen Liang, you don't have to blame yourself too much. Wait until my baby is born, and then you can just give me a big red envelope."
"That's for sure. I will work hard to earn money from now on."
Zhang Juexia stared at her with those bright eyes and asked curiously, "So, is it really impossible for you and Miss Xiaomei to be together?
I heard what you said just now. It’s just that Xiaomei’s family is not humane, and it has nothing to do with Xiaomei.
In fact, as I said before, as long as you two still have each other in your hearts, all other interferences are nothing."
Shen Liang smiled awkwardly, “Thank you for your concern, Madam. Although Xiaomei is a good person, Xiaomei’s family is really too calculating.
They wanted Xiaomei to marry me simply because they saw that I could make money.
If I were still driving the car for the Shen family, they would not let Xiaomei off even if they beat her to death.
Besides, given the character of Xiaomei's family, if her brother really passed the imperial examination, who knows what they would do.
Let's just leave it at that. It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one. To be honest, I was also sad when we broke off the engagement.
But after a long time, I became numb.
Madam, I have just learned a lot from you, and I am no longer interested in starting a family.
This kind of thing is up to fate!"
Zhang Juexia still felt sorry after hearing what Shen Liang said, "Xiaomei is a good girl after all. Have you ever thought that if the Ma family can't get any benefits from you, will they sell Xiaomei for money?"
"Sold it?"
"It means letting Xiaomei become a concubine in a wealthy family, or a concubine to an old man."
Shen Liang stared blankly ahead, "Then I can't care less. Xiaomei is their daughter. As long as they are not afraid of being stabbed in the back, let them do it!"
"Then you don't feel bad?"
Shen Liang said against his will, “Why should I feel sad? It’s not me who’s getting married.
Madam, it’s getting late, shouldn’t you go back and rest?”
Zhang Juexia lifted his feet and looked outside, "Yeah, we should go back.
Chen Liang, I still want to say one thing, don't take matters of the heart lightly. In fact, for some things, there is no need to fight to the death just to maintain a sense of pride.
Only when you lose her do you realize how precious she is."
"Ma'am, I understand."
Ye Beixiu entered the room at the right time and caringly helped Zhang Juexia onto the carriage, “Chen Liang, if you are tired today, go home early to rest.
Remember, no matter how big the problem is, get a good night's sleep, and tomorrow will be another sunny day."
"I see."
Chen Liang stared at the slowly moving carriage in a daze. After a while, he decided not to go back to the shop and prepared to go home.
When he was almost home, he realized someone was following him.
He hid quietly aside, and after seeing the person behind him clearly, he stood up.
"Brother Liang, I..."
Ma Xiaomei stood in front of Shen Liang, feeling a little at a loss.
"Brother Liang, when I got home my mother told me that she had caused trouble in your shop.
Don't worry, I came to see you for no other reason than to thank you in person. If it weren't for you, my mother would have been in real trouble."
Shen Liang said with a dark face, “There’s nothing to thank me for, fortunately our boss is lucky and is fine.
If our mistress is feeling even slightly unwell, she will have to spend the day in jail."
"I knew this was all thanks to Brother Liang. If it weren't for you, they wouldn't have let my mother go so easily."
"You've already said thank you, so hurry back. It's night time after all, and it's not safe for a woman like you to be out on the street."
Ma Xiaomei was overjoyed after hearing what Shen Liang said, and said shyly, "I knew that Brother Liang still had me in his heart. Brother Liang, I have never agreed to our breaking off the engagement.
You also know that I have you in my heart.
I finally made a fuss with my parents and they agreed to our marriage. How could you not agree?"
"Xiaomei, I've already made it clear to your mother today, so let's forget about our relationship!"
"Why?"
"Didn't you leave the Shen Mansion because of me?"
Shen Liang laughed, “You think too much, Xiaomei, whether I leave the Shen Mansion or not has nothing to do with you.
I left the Chen Mansion because I had more important things to do, do you understand?
I'm a man, and you're a woman. If someone else were to meet us this late at night, I'd be fine, but your reputation would be ruined."
"I'm not afraid, Brother Liang. For you and I to be together, I'm not afraid of anything..."
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