Liu Xiu thought about what Wang the Matchmaker said. Wang the Matchmaker saw that Liu Xiu looked a little shaken, and then said, "I really didn't say that. Although we don't tell anyone about Shengnan's relationship, some sharp-eared people in the village still know about it. They've seen Shengnan for so long without finding a partner, so it's possible that she's picky. You can't blame me for that! After all, there's no such thing as a wall that's impenetrable, right?"
Liu Xiu became more and more unhappy when listening to what Wang the matchmaker said. Didn't these sarcastic words imply that her family was not well off, so why would she be so picky about recruiting a son-in-law?
If it weren't for Shengnan's matter in the future, and he might need to trouble her, Liu Xiu would have turned hostile long ago. Now Liu Xiu could only force a smile and said apologetically: "Sister Wang, look at what you said. I was also anxious at the moment. You also have a daughter, you should be able to understand me.
Of course I believe you. I know it's those gossipy women in the village who have nothing to do every day and only know how to eavesdrop on other people's homes. They gossip like chaff every day, but their families are getting poorer and poorer, and their children have no promising descendants.
Matchmaker Wang was choked by Liu Xiu's words. Just as she was thinking of what to say, Shengnan drove Yang Cai to hide behind her. Shengnan stood beside Liu Xiu with an angry face, pointing a broom at Matchmaker Wang and the other woman and said, "Mom, don't believe her words. The two of them are in collusion and want to wipe out the whole family. Yang Cai just let it slip that Matchmaker Wang is his cousin. I suspect that those two people who met before were also deliberately brought in by Matchmaker Wang!"
"Matchmaker Wang, we paid you for being a matchmaker, and you just deceived us and brought us some shady stuff! You must talk to me clearly today, otherwise you can forget about doing this job!" Liu Xiu's face turned red with anger. He didn't expect that Matchmaker Wang took the money but did not do the job properly.
After being exposed by Shengnan, matchmaker Wang panicked for a few seconds. Looking at the furious Shengnan and her mother, she blamed Yang Cai and his parents. Yang Cai was a hopeless case. She had worked so hard to get the ten yuan for their family. She had taught him so much on the road, he could have taught a pig. But he still acted like a bandit, unable to pretend even for a moment. When he heard her say that this was Liu Xiu's house, he pushed the door open and went in, and she couldn't stop him even if she shouted.
Looking at this scene, Matchmaker Wang knew that she could not say that she had not known Yang Cai before, but she could not let Liu Xiu's family know that she had not bothered. They could only blame themselves.
Matchmaker Wang then said, "Yang Cai is indeed my cousin from my mother's family, but I didn't introduce him randomly. Your family's conditions are only worthy of the people I introduced. I even think it's a loss for my cousin to be your son-in-law!"
Yang Cai poked his head out from behind Matchmaker Wang and said, "Your family has nothing but a three-room cabin and no more than a hundred yuan in savings, and you think you can buy me for life? That's wishful thinking. If my cousin hadn't told me your daughter is pretty, I wouldn't have come. Now it seems you're just a shrew who wouldn't even look down on me for washing my feet!"
As soon as Yang Cai finished speaking, he was kicked from behind and fell to the ground. Matchmaker Wang also staggered forward a few steps. It was Yanan who called Liu's father and the Ruirui brothers over.
Yang Cai got up from the ground and rubbed his butt. Without even seeing the person clearly, he shouted, "Who dares to kick me?"
Father Liu glared at Matchmaker Wang with a dark face and said, "Matchmaker Wang, who are you introducing to my daughter Shengnan? You dare to exploit workers to wash your feet and engage in "hedonism". Where did you come from?"
Seeing Liu's father coming, Shengnan said to him with a look of grievance, "Uncle, Yang Cai is Matchmaker Wang's nephew. The two of them colluded in advance and wanted to trick me into marrying him so that they could take over our house and money in the future. Those two unreliable blind dates a few days ago might have been deliberately sent by Matchmaker Wang to disgust us!"
Upon hearing this, Father Liu walked up to Matchmaker Wang and Yang Cai with his two sons, his face sullen. He said condescendingly, "Matchmaker Wang, you've brought your malice upon our Liu family. If you don't explain everything clearly today, you and your nephew won't be able to leave! Yanan, go get your Uncle Dali, and get your second uncle and his family as well!"
Liu Dali is Wang the matchmaker's husband. Wang the matchmaker became anxious when she heard this. Her husband is a stubborn man. If he knows that she has done something wrong, he will definitely send her back to her parents' home for a period of time regardless of whether it is the New Year or not, so that her parents can educate her again. She doesn't want to lose face. Besides, she can't let the villagers know about this, as it is related to her future job.
So Matchmaker Wang quickly grabbed Yanan and said, "Village Chief, I know I was wrong! Don't let anyone call me the head of the family. I was also deceived by my cousin and his wife!"
Father Liu didn't believe Wang the matchmaker's explanation at all. He said with a cold face: "If you don't want to make a big deal out of this, don't want the villagers to know that you have done something wrong, and don't want to be unable to be a matchmaker in the future, then I have a choice. First, return the matchmaking money my younger sister gave you. Second, you must promise that these unscrupulous people you have found will not come to disturb my sister's family again in the next few days. Third, compensate my Shengnan five yuan for mental damages. Fourth, maintain my Shengnan's reputation outside.
If you fail to do even one of these things, I promise to let the whole village know about your good deeds. I doubt anyone in the village will dare to approach you about marriage in the future."
Matchmaker Wang thought for a moment, then fished out fifteen yuan from her cotton-padded jacket and handed it to Shengnan. She then assured him, "Village Chief, look, I've given you the money, and I'll also watch my mouth and not let Shengnan's reputation be damaged! Don't let the other villagers and my head of the household know that I made a fool of myself just this once!"
Seeing that Matchmaker Wang was so straightforward, Liu's father didn't plan to pursue the matter any further. After all, Shengnan's reputation was more important, and it would be better if no one knew about these things.
Therefore, Father Liu nodded to Matchmaker Wang with a cold face.
When Matchmaker Wang saw that Liu's father agreed, she finally felt relieved. She turned around and pulled Yang Cai, who was still staring at Liu's father without knowing whether he was alive or dead, away.
"Cousin, that shrew hit me, and I haven't asked her for compensation yet?" Yang Cai said with an unhappy look on his face.
"What do you want? You, a grown man, were hit with a broom and stepped on by a little girl, and you want others to pay compensation. Don't make others laugh at you! Go away! I have been badly hurt by your family this time. I told you that this family is not easy to mess with. You are a fool! Useless guy, go away! Don't ruin my job." Matchmaker Wang pulled Yang Cai towards the village entrance, while whispering to Yang Cai, venting her unhappiness.
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