No...no.
Xuan Yao swayed, her face showing hurt. Did Brother Xiao not want to marry her anymore? Had she done something wrong?
Indeed, her father had taken a liking to He Xing, but she was unwilling. He Xing also already had someone he loved, Jiang Baozhu, the young lady of the Jiang family.
"Brother Xiao, have you misunderstood something?"
Xuan Yao can explain; she really can. She's not a snob.
I'm relieved that I don't owe any money.
Lin Yuesha saw that her stepbrother was still pretending to be stupid. She really didn't know that such a blockhead could get into romantic entanglements. She guessed that Miss Xuan was just being presumptuous.
It would be too cruel for Lin Yuesha to directly criticize a young woman for being presumptuous; she couldn't bear to do it.
Although she harbored ill feelings towards the Xuan family, Lin Yuesha tried her best to avoid being prejudiced.
Madam Chen had mentioned in private that her stepbrother was of marriageable age. Since he was not Madam Chen's biological son, as his stepmother, Madam Chen would not make the decision directly and would always ask Xiao Qi's opinion.
However, her stepbrother has no intention of getting married at the moment. Lin Yuesha wondered if he was bewitched by the white-shadowed female ghost.
Believe it or not, it's quite possible; my stepbrother is very resistant to moving out of the courtyard.
As Lin Yuesha pondered, her eyes darted around. Xiao Qi had a bad feeling, as if he had been misunderstood again.
"How about this, you two find a sheltered spot to talk, and I'll continue selling spiced melon seeds."
Lin Yuesha offered a well-intentioned suggestion, but it angered her maid, Xiaoqian!
The Xiao family's poverty is simply outrageous. Their own young lady is being so proactive, and Xiao Qi is pretending to be stupid. His sister is just thinking about selling things. It's incomprehensible!
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