Chapter 261 Spilled Water
Pointing at him, Wei's father was so angry he could barely breathe: "Look at this, look at this, is this even reasonable!"
"Alright, sir, what my daughter said makes sense. I'll go to the Xiao family and have a word with them. It's true that families like ours rarely have wives marrying outside the family." Marrying outside the family is even more impossible.
Mr. Wei looked at Mrs. Wei, then at Wei Lingxin, and angrily flicked his sleeve: "A doting mother spoils her son!"
"Master, what do you mean? How have I ruined my son?"
"I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you. Women are really all talk and no action!"
"Master, I need to have a serious talk with you about this. As a daughter of the Xiao family, how could I be so short-sighted? If you think I'm so bad, why did you go to the Xiao family to beg for my hand in marriage in the first place? And what about our Xin'er? How is she bad? When she was little, didn't she always bring you honor? Let's not talk about Xin'er, but what about our son? What's wrong with him? Is all of this what you taught him? Don't you think about what you were doing every day when he was little? Now you're saying I'm a spoiled mother who spoils her son. Why didn't you say that before!"
After being lectured by his mother, Mr. Wei closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Before he could even retort, a servant's voice came from outside: "Master, something terrible has happened! The second young master of the Xiao family has arrived."
"Please come in quickly when you arrive," Wei's father said instinctively.
"However, the second young master of the Xiao family doesn't look well."
The joy on Wei's father's face vanished. He looked at his daughter, took a deep breath, and said, "You lead the way."
"yes."
“Dad, I’m going too.” Wei Lingxin followed.
"You... never mind, it's fine if you come along." Father Wei didn't think it was a good thing for Xiao Fengchen to come at this time.
Thinking about what his daughter had done, he could only hope that Xiao Fengchen would give him face.
Since Wei's father and Wei Lingxin both went, Wei's mother naturally wouldn't be left out.
Upon arriving at the front hall, Xiao Fengchen was already waiting there.
"My dear nephew."
"Uncle Wei, Aunt Wei." As for Wei Lingxin, he consciously ignored her.
"Second brother of the Xiao family." Xiao Fengchen ignored Wei Lingxin, but Wei Lingxin made her own way to make her presence known, and nodded demurely after speaking.
Xiao Fengchen didn't even look at her, but looked at Wei's father and said, "Uncle Wei, I think you know why I came here this time. Let's not beat around the bush, my brother has a girlfriend and naturally doesn't want to change, and our Xiao family also acknowledges the position of the eldest sister-in-law."
"Hehe, of course, of course. Our Xin'er is just still young and doesn't understand. Any rumors you hear are just nonsense and shouldn't be taken seriously."
"But the rumors are rampant outside."
"Don't worry, Xin'er is already engaged, and you'll soon be able to drink her wedding wine. Please do me the honor of joining us for a drink then."
"really?"
"Of course it's true."
"Dad!" Wei Lingxin couldn't believe her father was saying such a thing and quickly tried to stop him, but her father wouldn't listen: "Shut up, or you won't get any pocket money anymore!"
"Mom, look at Dad!"
"Your dad's in a bad mood right now, so don't say anything." Wei's mother had dared to argue with Wei's father earlier, but now that they were facing the Xiao family, and Wei's father's face really looked bad, Wei's mother could only pull her daughter back.
With her mother no longer on her side, and her father still angry, plus Xiao Fengchen ignoring her, Wei Lingxin could only reluctantly shut up.
"I hope Uncle Wei keeps his word."
"Of course it counts."
"In that case, I'll be leaving now. Oh, I forgot to tell you, Uncle, if this doesn't count, there's no point in talking about courtesy between the Xiao family and the Wei family. Uncle Wei, you'll know that we should try to be polite first, then resort to force." Xiao Fengchen left with a smile, while Uncle Wei slumped into his chair in fear.
He understood; Xiao Fengchen had just made a threat.
The Xiao family has the ability to threaten any family in the area.
They don't even need to threaten; no one will care if they take action, and they might even quickly divide up the family that the Xiao family attacked.
"Look what you've done!" Wei's father, having regained his senses, pointed at Wei Lingxin, showing no more mercy or wishful thinking!
"Dad, you agreed just now too."
"Guards, lock the young lady up! She'll only be released when she's to be married!"
"Dad, you can't do this!"
"No? I'm your father, so I can! Hurry up and take the young lady back!"
"Yes, sir."
"dad!"
Unfortunately, Wei's father is now hard-hearted and doesn't want to hear Wei Lingxin say a single word.
Even if Wei's mother wanted to say something, she could only shut up under Wei's father's rage.
Once Mr. Wei had finally calmed down, Mrs. Wei tentatively asked, "Does our daughter really want to get married?"
"Go and see if there are any eligible young men." After thinking for a moment, she added, "A few years older doesn't matter, but like I said, Xin'er must be married off this month!" Before Wei's mother could say anything, she continued, "If you can't do it, then you can forget about managing this household!" This was to strip her of her power to manage the household! Wei's mother quickly nodded, indicating that she would do it right away.
Although she felt sorry for her daughter, Wei's mother understood what was more important.
If he is really stripped of his housekeeping rights, he won't be able to support his children, let alone have a good life in the Wei family.
So, I can only ask my daughter to make do.
But this was something the daughter herself brought upon herself.
Mother Wei took a deep breath and quickly left the front hall, fearing that if she was a step too late, Father Wei would be dissatisfied and she would lose her power as housekeeper.
As for Wei's father, not only did he have to marry off his daughter, but he also had to deal with the rumors circulating outside.
Therefore, after leaving the Wei family, Xiao Fengchen eliminated the culprit and his delusions without losing a single soldier.
It can only be said that the Xiao family was too weak in the past, which made people think they were easy to bully and that they could be forced to compromise by public opinion.
Don't they even consider who's really in charge of this land?
The Wei family's affair tightened everyone's already tense nerves, making them aware of what they should and shouldn't do.
Nobody wants to skip a good day and go looking for trouble.
The Xiao family did this openly and honestly, and never intended to help the Wei family cover it up.
What could the Wei family do? Of course, they happily accepted it and quickly finalized Wei Lingxin's marriage, sending her off as soon as possible.
Speaking of Wei Lingxin's marriage, there was a little twist in the story. She wouldn't marry any young, unmarried men who were suitable for marriage, but she was about to get married so soon. In the end, Wei Lingxin married someone from another country.
It's important to know that marrying out of one's family is not as good as marrying into one's own. This time, the parents even took the initiative to marry out, which was unique in the area. This made Wei Lingxin look extremely unhappy on her wedding day.
But once someone marries out, they're gone forever. As the saying goes, Wei Lingxin brought this all on herself. She didn't do those annoying things because someone forced her.
Xiao Fengchen went to the wedding, but he only glanced at it and didn't even sit down for a drink of water.
The groom himself was quite pleased with himself; he was also decent-looking, but his family wasn't well-off.
How things go from here on out is only their business.
For daughters who marry out of the family, the family will no longer care about them after they are married.
The Wei family did give their daughter something; they provided a generous dowry, but nothing else.
(End of this chapter)
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