17 I Want to Marry
◎For my brother and the Chu family, I will marry, I am willing to marry! ◎
When Old Lady Wei rushed over, Chu Yufu had been crying in Yunxi Hall for a long time.
She was dressed in white, curled up in a carved sandalwood chair and sobbing, her slender shoulders trembling slightly, the strands of hair on her temples wet with tears, sticking to her porcelain-white cheeks. Her face was paler than her clothes, except for the red corners of her eyes, like a white camellia that had been ravaged by wind and rain.
Wu's face flushed crimson with anger, and she paced back and forth in the hall, twisting her handkerchief. "What a sin! Li Min is such an ungrateful brat! He usually plays around a bit, but how could he even have a child?"
She was so angry that her chest ached. She was the one who proposed the marriage herself, and the other party was just slapping her in the face by doing this. Having a mistress and a child while already engaged was ridiculous!
Moreover, if the second girl’s marriage fails, then her son’s admission to the Imperial College will be ruined, right?
Father Chu, who was sitting in the main seat, also had a sullen face. He had a rare day off today and was practicing calligraphy in his study when he was suddenly called by his wife. Upon hearing such a shocking news, veins on his forehead throbbed and he was speechless for a long time.
He was upset by his second daughter's crying, but seeing her weak and aggrieved look, he couldn't bring himself to scold her. He raised his hand and slammed the teacup heavily on the table, "What a good Li family! Do you think our Chu family is made of clay?" Then he turned his gaze to Wu, "You insisted on this marriage in the first place, and now you've made a fool of yourself!"
Wu's throat choked. She wanted to say, "Don't you really know what kind of person Mr. Li San is?"
Didn't you agree to Li San's decision back then? Wasn't it because you said Doctor Wang had been keeping a close eye on him for the past two years, and he was worried that if he used money to get connections, he'd be caught? Now that something's happened, she's picked a good family again?
But these things couldn't be brought to the table and discussed. Even if he didn't take the second girl seriously, it was not easy to refute him in front of the younger generation. He could only snort again, sit back in his chair, turn around and look at the second girl who had been crying non-stop since she came back, and said unhappily: "Okay, stop crying! Can crying solve the problem?"
"Yes..." Miss Chu Er made a sound not much louder than a cat's meow.
"What else can a young girl do besides crying after such a thing happened?" Old Mrs. Wei, who had been listening at the door for a while, walked in, and Lu Jiaan came with her. After Lu Jiaan knelt down to greet his uncle and aunt, he walked over to Chu Yufu in two or three steps and held her hand.
"How did we disturb mother?" Chu's father and Mrs. Wu stood up, greeted the old lady, and gave up the main seat for her to sit.
Chu Yufu also stood up, wiped the corners of her eyes with a silk handkerchief, took out the light blue brocade bag from her arms and placed it on the table, whispering: "Fu'er went to the Taoist temple today to ask for these amulets, asking the immortals to bless my grandmother, my eldest sister, and my cousin with health and safety, but who would have thought-"
"Li Min, he's gone too far." She bit her lip, tears silently streaming down her face.
Lu Jiaan reached out and gently stroked her back, sighing inwardly, it's true that good people don't get rewarded, why did the second sister have to encounter such a person and such a thing?
Old Mrs. Wei's face was as gloomy as water. In fact, Mother Yang had told her what kind of person Li Min was yesterday, but she had not yet figured out how to deal with it.
Even though she doesn't like Wu, she still has some affection for her third brother. The Chu family is not large, and there is only one boy, the third brother. His future needs to be considered. If Li Min is just a little fickle, it may not be impossible for her to marry. After all, every man has some beauties. But after what happened today, Fu'er's marriage is off!
"The incident was so serious, and Fu'er cried all the way back. How could I not know?"
"If Li San was just a playboy, I wouldn't say anything. But Fu'er just got engaged to him and he already had a child. The Li family really doesn't take my Chu family seriously. They don't respect me at all. If I marry into their family, let alone mutual respect and love, I'm afraid they won't even be able to treat each other with the most basic courtesy. You absolutely can't marry me!"
"Mother is right." Father Chu nodded.
According to the second girl, the Li family was extremely fond of the child in the nun's belly and would not abort it. However, if the child was kept, his Chu family would become a laughing stock in the capital. Where would Chu Changru put his face? His colleagues didn't know what to make of him.
After hearing the conversation between the two, Wu's face turned even worse, and her hands hidden in her sleeves clenched into fists. Could it be that all the painstaking planning she had put in these days was in vain?
"Mother." She bowed, the golden hairpins hanging from her temples swaying lightly. "Though the Third Young Master Li is absurd, but, but which young master from an aristocratic family doesn't have three wives and four concubines? If Miss Ruofu marries him, at least she'll have the support of our Chu family..."
"Support?" Old Madam Wei suddenly sneered, pounding her cane against the blue brick floor, her eyes stern. "If what happened today happened to He girl, would you be willing to let her become someone's cheap wife?"
Wu was speechless.
At this moment, a series of footsteps were heard outside the door, and Chu Junze's panicked voice broke in through the Su embroidery screen.
"Mother! Mother! What's going on? My second sister isn't going to get married—"
Chu Junze, who was wearing a round-necked robe with a blue cloud pattern, turned around the screen and found that not only his mother was in the room, but also his father, grandmother, second sister, and cousin were all there. He had just boasted to his friends over drinks the day before that he would definitely be able to enter the Imperial College, but today he heard the news that his second sister's marriage might change. He panicked, but regardless of anything, he stood by the screen and continued.
"That won't do. If my second sister doesn't marry, how can I enter the Imperial College?!"
Everyone in the room was stunned, even Chu Yufu was no exception.
She stopped wiping her tears and looked at Chu Junze.
What kind of person is this? Is his brain full of mush? Everyone in the room knows your little thing, but they haven't said a word. You're really amazing, you don't even care about your dignity right from the start!
Her eyes flashed. After all, we have been siblings in the same family for more than ten years. If you don’t treat me like a human being, don’t blame me for being excessive!
Chu's father was stunned by his son's sudden words. He felt a loud buzzing in his head. He turned to look at his mother, his cheeks swollen the color of liver. He had always prided himself on being a man of integrity, a scholar who valued his reputation. Even if he had plans, he would never say them openly. He never expected to have a son who turned out to be such a fool. He could not help but rage.
"Asshole!"
At the same time, Chu Yufu, who was sitting on the side, suddenly broke free from Lu Jiaan's hand and knelt before him with a frail thud. Her white dress trailed on the ground, and her eyes were filled with tears. "It's all my fault. I've ruined my brother's future..."
"If there is really no other way, for my brother and for the Chu family, I will marry, I am willing to marry!"
The girl raised her chin at just the right angle, revealing half of her fragile neck. A tear dripped from her pointed chin onto the hem of her skirt, leaving a dark wet mark, looking broken and fragile.
Everyone present was shocked!
Chu Junze spoke like this, and no matter how much Miss Chu made a fuss or scolded him, she was always right. But she never expected that she would kneel down first!
Comparing the two, the difference is obvious!
Looking at his daughter's tears smashing on the hem of her skirt, a fire burned in Chu's father's heart.
The elder sister, who had suffered so much injustice, was still sensible and willing to sacrifice for her brother's future. The younger brother, who was pampered and spoiled beyond recognition, was simply getting more and more greedy, stupid and selfish! What would such a fool do even if he entered the officialdom? What future could we expect from him? Chu Changru was still alive, so how could his son's education affect the future of the Chu family!
He reached out to help his daughter up and let her sit back on the chair. He turned around, walked over to his son, and kicked him angrily: "What did you say? Come on, come on, say it again! Is this what I, your father, always taught you? Or did your mother teach you this? You don't work hard for your own future, but you expect me to fight for it for you. Do you owe it to me? Huh? You've read so much that it's useless!"
"Look at your second sister, and then look at you! Will you die if you don't become an official? But if your sister marries him, she'll probably be tortured to death! Besides, if you're someone with ambition, can't you take the exam yourself?"
He kicked with all his strength, and Chu Junze screamed in pain and fell to the ground, almost knocking over the screen. Wu cried out in pain and rushed to her son: "Master! Master, what are you doing? Let's talk nicely, the child is still young!"
"Young? In a few years, you should be old enough to get married and have children, and you tell me you're young! You're the one who spoiled me! Not only can you not study, but you're also a complete mess as a person!"
As he spoke, Father Chu picked up the teacup on the table and slammed it at the feet of the mother and son, splashing the tea and porcelain residue all over their heads and faces!
"Madam! Third brother!"
"Master, calm down!"
"Daddy, it's all my fault—"
The entire Yunxi Hall was in chaos. In the end, the old lady made the final decision: "Tomorrow, you will go to the Li family to cancel the engagement!"
At the hour of Xu, the east wing of Cishou Hall was brightly lit.
Chu Yufu sat on the couch, her trouser legs rolled up, revealing a pair of tender calves. Lu Jiaan bent over and personally applied medicated oil to the two dark circles on her knees, mumbling to herself, "Come on, why are you kneeling so hard? These two dark circles hurt just looking at them!"
"I've never seen anyone as kind-hearted as you in my life. Who is worth sacrificing your whole life for? Not to mention your stepbrother, even your biological brother is not worth it! Knowing there are tigers in the mountain, you still go there? Like a living Bodhisattva, burning yourself to light up others? My dear sister, don't be so stupid! With their faces, who can remember your kindness?"
"There's more," Lu Jia'an paused, his voice softening. "A blessed woman won't marry an unblessed family. The fact that you've been caught in this situation today is a sign of God's mercy, unwilling to let you suffer through marriage. The Li family isn't a good place to be, but don't worry, there will definitely be a husband of your dreams waiting for you in the future."
Chu Yufu felt warm in her heart.
In her previous life, after she became an adult, she lived alone, busy making money and living her life. She had no constraints, but she was also lonely. It had been a long time since anyone had truly worried about her like this.
She was only in her early twenties, and had inexplicably come to a strange world. In order to save her life, she had to deliberately play tricks on others every day. She felt aggrieved and tired. Today, things finally came to an end, and the stone in her heart was about to fall to the ground. Cousin Lu cared about her so much that she couldn't help but feel a little sour in her nose, and she rarely shed two little pearls of true feelings.
"Hey! You!"
Lu Jiaan had no idea what was going on in her mind. He only knew that she started crying again after he had spoken a few words. He quickly asked Sang Lu to get a clean handkerchief to wipe her face, muttering to himself: My second cousin is good in every way, except that she cries too much!
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