Chapter 46: Day 46 of Madness (Revised) Transgender for Love...
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The Nangong family and the Jiang family are both wealthy families in City A, among which the Jiang family is slightly inferior to the Nangong family.
In the eyes of these wealthy families who have been rich for two or three generations, marriage is one of the most effective ways to consolidate their class. No one wants to let the wealth they have worked hard for many years be enjoyed by poor people who have only achieved class advancement through marriage.
These poor people do not contribute to the consolidation of status and wealth; instead, they simply reap the benefits.
Besides, business is inherently unstable. If something goes wrong, wealthy in-laws can still help. But what can poor in-laws do?
So this is one of the main reasons why Nangong Xiong is so obsessed with getting Nangong Lie and Jiang Qingya married.
Previously, the elders of the two families tried to force them to get engaged, but Nangong Lie strongly opposed it. For this reason, he had a big quarrel with Nangong Xiong and ran away from home.
It has been a long time since Nangong Xiong last talked about this matter.
Nangong Lie thought that his resistance had won.
Most people were still in shock after hearing such a sudden remark.
Not only did Xu Xiaonian's nose feel sore, but she also felt uncomfortable in her heart. She stared blankly at the floor.
Tan Mo was the first among these people to come to her senses. After all, this story had nothing to do with her.
Suddenly, she heard someone next to her shout:
——"I don't want to marry him."
——"I don't want to marry her."
After Jiang Qingya finished speaking, she realized that Nangong Lie spoke at the same time as her.
"No?" Jiang Qingya was speechless. "What qualifications do you have to say you don't want to marry me? You're not even a biological child of the Nangong family. If Grandpa Nangong Xiong passes away, you won't even get a single cent of the inheritance."
"Why should I marry you? I am the only one who can say I don't want to marry you, understand?"
"Ahem!" Nangong Xiong coughed violently and reminded, "Qingya, I'm not dead yet!"
"Ah, it doesn't matter whether I'm dead or not. You're so confused that you still want me to marry Nangong Lie."
Nangong Xiong pounded his cane vigorously and shouted, "Qingya! Mind your words. This marriage between our two families was a joint decision made by your father and me, and you won't tolerate any refusal."
Everyone could tell that he was angry, and Jiang Qingya didn't dare to go up and offend him.
She curled her lips and said, "I said I don't want to marry Nangong Lie, but I didn't say I won't marry Tan Mo."
Tan Mo, who was suddenly called out: ???
She quietly reminded me, "I am a woman, and my current sexual orientation is male."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Qingya stretched out her arms, hooked them around Tan Mo's neck, and kissed her. With an exaggerated "boo," her red lips were deeply imprinted on Tan Mo's cheek. "I can change my sex for love."
Tan Mo: ...
Everything changed very quickly. Lu Xingjian was shocked. When he came to his senses, Jiang Qingya had already finished kissing him.
"Mr. Tan, are you okay?" Lu Xingjian stepped forward to block Tan Mo and said to Jiang Qingya, "Miss Jiang, please be cautious!"
Jiang Qingya: "Why are you so nervous? I didn't kiss you."
"Enough! Nonsense!" Nangong Xiong angrily slammed his cane on the ground again, "As long as Nangong Lie listens to me, I will marry you and fulfill the agreement between our two families."
"Even if he is not my biological son, I will naturally help him acquire property."
"I..." Jiang Qingya's words were quickly interrupted by Nangong Lie, "I voluntarily withdraw from the Nangong family."
Nangong Xiong:!
"Do you know what nonsense you're talking about?" Nangong Xiong was so angry that he raised his crutch and poked him in the chest. "I let Tan Mo be the president, and you're not happy about that, right? So you're deliberately trying to piss me off?"
"That's not the case." Nangong Lie raised his head and said seriously, "This isn't a momentary impulse. I've thought about this a long time ago. I don't like Jiang Qingya. Even if I marry her, we'll just get tired of each other, and married life will definitely not be happy."
"I don't want this kind of life. Although the Nangong family will provide me with fine clothes and delicious food, if the price is marrying Jiang Qingya, I would rather not have it."
"You bastard." Nangong Xiong hit Nangong Lie with a stick. "You've grown cocky, haven't you? As a member of the Nangong family, you should contribute to the Nangong family. I just asked you to marry into the family!"
Nangong Lie: "But what's the difference between this and selling yourself?"
Tan Mo: ??? Wow! That makes a lot of sense!
Jiang Qingya: ...Please, you're willing to sell it, but I don't want it. When I choose a celebrity, I also look at their appearance.
Nangong Xiong was so angry that he trembled all over. The crutch that fell on Nangong Lie left an afterimage. "Sell yourself? Without the title of the Nangong family, you can't even sell yourself. Do you think you can create a good life on your own?"
"You can't even feed yourself."
Each stick hit the bones, making a dull sound.
Nangong Lie endured the pain, gritted his teeth, and said, "No matter how tired or hard it is, I will work hard to create."
"Then get out of here!"
Nangong Xiong: "If you are unwilling to contribute to the Nangong family, you can only leave. There is no point in me keeping you."
"The Nangong family has fed you well for over twenty years, yet they've turned you into an ungrateful idiot. I want to see how you support yourself with your own two hands."
"All of you," Nangong Xiong pointed, "are not allowed to provide him with any help. If you want to be an ordinary person, then be a complete one."
Nangong Xiongzhi felt a headache caused by his high blood pressure. He pursed his lips tightly, and the bags around his mouth were bulging.
Aunt Fengjuan, Master Gao lowered his head and was silent.
"Old Song, let's go back."
Uncle Song quickly walked over to support him, "Okay, Master."
Only when Nangong Xiong disappeared from view did Aunt Fengjuan and Master Gao dare to breathe loudly.
"Oh mom, I can finally breathe easily."
Jin Yuan: "That's right, if I have to listen to him get angry every day, I will definitely have a depression attack. If I had known, I wouldn't have come to eat hot pot today."
Aunt Feng Juan: "So when I was transferred from the old house to Rose Manor, I was so happy."
Nangong Lie, who was standing aside, was stunned, as if he was out of place here. He looked towards Tan Mo intently, then turned and left.
“…Lie…” Xu Xiaonian bit her lip and murmured softly, her misty eyes looking at the direction where Nangong Lie left, and her toes involuntarily moved forward.
Just as he was about to catch up, Tan Mo pulled him back, "What are you going to do?"
"Lie, he..." Xu Xiaonian said with emotion, "Just now, he disobeyed his grandfather for me and severed ties with the Nangong family. Shouldn't I go and comfort him?"
Tan Mo said calmly, "What does it have to do with you? Essentially, he's using marriage to rebel against patriarchy and fight for freedom. Opposing arranged marriages is just a means to an end. Even if he wasn't dating you, he would still oppose it."
"He's doing this for himself, not for you. Don't be so self-indulgent."
"Besides, you said during the day that you would work hard to save money and take the civil service exam. Why are you going to look for Nangong Lie now?"
"Oh, that's right." Xu Xiaonian sobbed and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "You are right."
"I just fell in love again."
Tan Mo waved her hand and said, "Okay, I'm hungry, let's eat first."
The hotpot meal was originally very good, but after Nangong Xiong's incident, everyone became a little bored and the lively atmosphere was reduced by half.
Everyone wanted to finish eating quickly and go back to rest.
Jiang Qingya discovered something very strange.
Every time she wanted to get closer to Tan Mo, Lu Xingjian would push her away intentionally or unintentionally.
For example, when they were eating hot pot, she wanted to sit next to Tan Mo and be close to her at any time, so Lu Xingjian moved a stool over and inserted it between them.
She picked up some bamboo shoots for Tan Mo, and Lu Xingjian took away her empty bowl and said to her with a smile, "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang. Ms. Tan didn't eat much today, and she'll feel uncomfortable if she eats too much of this."
"Then some beef will do."
Lu Xingjian: "Sorry, eating too much meat will also cause bloating."
Jiang Qingya: "Then eat some spinach."
Lu Xingjian: "Sorry, it will cause kidney stones."
Jiang Qingya:?
"She can't eat anything, or can't eat the food I pick up for her? How can I harm her?"
Lu Xingjian said politely, "Given that you suddenly kissed Ms. Tan and caused her panic, I have reason to suspect that to some extent, you did want to harm her."
Jiang Qingya:?
She irritably drank the wine in her glass.
Jiang Qingya suddenly discovered that when she was married to Nangong Lie before, it was Xu Xiaonian who stood in her way; now that she is not married to Nangong Lie, but to Tan Mo, it is Lu Xingjian who stands in her way.
Is this reasonable?
Why is her path to marriage so difficult?
Everyone had different thoughts and just focused on drinking. After the hot pot, most of them were drunk.
After Tan Mo told Jin Yuan and Jiang Qingya that they could stay at Rose Manor, she went upstairs to rest with the help of Lu Xingjian.
"Where is Lu Xingjian going?" Jiang Qingya, lying on the sofa, looked at the two blurry figures in front of her. She stretched out her finger as hard as she could, wanting to point at Lu Xingjian, but unexpectedly she almost poked Aunt Fengjuan's nostrils.
"Are you so drunk?" Aunt Fengjuan slapped her hand away. "What else can you do? Go to bed. Miss Jiang, you can sleep next to Sang Biao tonight."
"Why can Lu Xingjian sleep on the second floor? And I have to sleep on the first floor next to Sang Biao."
Aunt Fengjuan: "He wants to help Mr. Tan sleep."
"How do you serve?"
"Serve me in bed."
Jiang Qingya: ...
Aunt Fengjuan said this nonchalantly, but saw Jiang Qingya petrified on the spot, unable to speak for a long time.
She thought she had said something wrong and added hesitantly: "If you feel that I am neglecting you, I can also let Sang Biao serve you in bed."
Jiang Qingya: ...
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