On the other side, after leaving the Shen family, Granny Wang went straight to the Li family. As soon as she entered, she put the silver ingot she had just received on the table, her face full of apology: "I'm so sorry, Master Li, Shen Qinghe refused this offer."
Upon hearing this, Scholar Li was immediately enraged, slamming his fist on the table and exclaiming, "What? Didn't you tell him it was my family that wanted to arrange a marriage?"
Granny Wang looked helpless and spread her hands. "Why didn't I say that? But those Shen family members are all ungrateful bastards. So many people want to be related to you but can't even get a chance. But him, he pretends to be high and mighty and insists he doesn't care. If you ask me, that kind of person is not good enough for Miss Li. Why don't you take a look at my other young talents? I guarantee they are no worse than Shen Qinghe."
To get her to make this trip, the Li family gave her a ten-tael silver ingot, and even said there would be a reward after the job was done. Unfortunately, the man surnamed Shen didn't know its value, and had to return the silver before it was even warm to him.
She was naturally unwilling to accept this. If she could find a better marriage for Miss Li, wouldn't she be able to return the money to her?
Li, the scholar, turned ashen with rage. Pointing at the door, he roared, "Get out! What good are you? How dare you try to mediate between my daughter and me? If I hadn't heard you had some reputation, why would I have entrusted this matter to you? You lowlife, get out of my house right now!"
Granny Wang was furious. She had arranged so many marriages, and countless families had begged her to mediate. When had she ever been treated like this? Even the Shen family, despite not agreeing to the marriage, hadn't kicked her out.
This Li scholar was quite something. When he asked her for a favor, he showered her with gifts and money, but he didn't get the job done. Not only did she make a wasted trip, but she was also kicked out.
And this guy's a mere scholar? He's worse than her, a nobody! As she left, Granny Wang spat fiercely at the entrance of the Li residence, cursing inwardly, "What a piece of trash!"
Over there, Madam Li had already told her daughter that the marriage had fallen through. Upon hearing this, Miss Li burst into tears, her tears flowing uncontrollably.
"My dear daughter, please don't cry. That man surnamed Shen doesn't agree, but I'll find you someone better later," Madam Li comforted her tenderly.
Miss Li was sobbing that she couldn't speak. Ever since she met Shen Qinghe at the Treasure Pavilion, she had fallen in love with him. She knew her parents wouldn't agree, so she could only grieve in secret. But when she heard that he had become the top scholar in the county examination, she couldn't wait to tell her mother and ask her father to find her a husband right after the exam.
But her father still disagreed and insisted on finding out more. She was anxious every day, afraid that someone else would beat her to it.
After her father finally found out his grades at the county school, he sent a matchmaker to her door. She thought that with her family background and reputation, the matter would surely be settled, but to her surprise, she was rejected.
Seeing her daughter crying so bitterly, Madam Li was both angry and anxious. She gritted her teeth and said, "He's just a lousy scholar, how dare he refuse my daughter? I'll have your father put in a good word for him at the county school and see if he can pass the imperial examination!"
Upon hearing this, Ms. Li quickly shook her head, "No! Even if he doesn't like me, I don't want to make things difficult for him."
Madam Li was immediately in a dilemma. She couldn't even vent her anger. How could she have such a frustrating situation?
However, while Madam Li might refrain from intervening because of her daughter's refusal, Li Baoyan, the second young master of the Li family, is not one to give up easily.
Upon hearing that his sister had been wronged, he immediately sent people to find out who had bullied her. After finding out the truth, he led a group of people to the Treasure Pavilion in a menacing manner.
When they arrived at the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion, they happened to meet Meng Zhao, who was seeing off a guest. Li Baoyan immediately stopped in his tracks.
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