Zhou Mei talked to him about some random things in the morning, and Cheng Chen didn't feel like crying. But when he heard her husband say this, his eyes suddenly became red.
At that time, Zhou Mei told him that they were a family from now on and that he should call him brother. At first, he didn't understand what family meant. He just recognized her as the girl who stood next to Wang Yu when An Ge'er got married.
Later, I realized that she meant to marry Wang Yu as a concubine. Hearing this, Cheng Chen just clenched his fists. Her husband and he had made a promise to be together for the rest of their lives, so he said, "My husband will not take a concubine."
What Zhou Mei said at that time was that there is no man who does not take concubines. If Wang Yu becomes a high-ranking official in the future, he will also take concubines. Now he is a scholar, and he will be laughed at if he only has a brother as a husband. If you, as a husband, do not allow a concubine, you will be divorced for committing one of the seven grounds for divorce. She also openly and secretly mocked him for not being able to have children.
He knew that it was a rare opportunity for a boy like him to marry someone. If his husband wanted to take a concubine, he had no reason to refuse. But when he thought that his husband would take a concubine in the future and he would have to share his husband with others, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife and it hurt terribly.
But my husband and he promised, promised...
Cheng Chen clenched his hands to make himself more imposing, and said firmly to Zhou Mei, "My husband will not take a concubine, so give up!"
Cheng Chen didn't know whether he was saying this to Zhou Mei or to himself. After Zhou Mei was called away, he slumped down in his chair in frustration.
I still don't have confidence in myself...
Wang Yu looked at her husband with red eyes, took his hand and comforted him, "I'm sorry, Achen, you've been wronged. Don't worry, I said I won't take a concubine, so you have to have faith in me."
Cheng Chen allowed Wang Yu to take him to the room. Wang Yu held him in his arms and sat him on his lap. He kissed his red eyes and said, "Don't cry. It hurts me when you cry."
Then he took Cheng Chen's hand and placed it on his heart and said, "You are the only one here. There won't be another one."
"Yeah." Cheng Chen spoke with a nasal sound, leaning on Wang Yu's neck.
The couple went back to their room and talked for a while. Cheng Chen finally felt better because of Zhou Mei's bad mood. He was also very selfish. He couldn't say something against his will that he was willing for his husband to take a concubine. He wanted his husband to be his alone.
Zhou Mei was still angry after returning home and couldn't understand why the Wang family refused. She looked at Cheng Chen's new clothes, the hairpin on his head, and the jade ring on his hand, and was jealous to the point of madness. As long as she married him, all these things would be hers. How could a boy like him who couldn't have children be her opponent? She would divorce him sooner or later.
As for what Cheng Chen said about Wang Yu not taking a concubine, she scoffed. What man doesn't take a concubine? Those who don't take concubines are incompetent and have no money. There is no rich family in the town that doesn't have one or two concubines in the backyard. Wang Yu is such a good student, how could he not take a concubine in his life?
When he heard his mother asking for fifty taels of silver as a betrothal gift, he almost lost his breath and stamped his feet, saying, "Mom, didn't we agree on this? You want so much, no wonder the Wang family doesn't agree!"
Qian Honghua had no idea this would happen. The betrothal gift was something that had to be negotiated, but she was kicked out by the Wang family without even discussing it. Seeing that her man glared at her, she shrank back.
"Mom, you really are! If I marry into the family and win over Wang Yu, all these will be possible. Why do you have to say so much!" After saying this, she pinched the handkerchief in her hand and said, "I will go to Wang Yu and tell him tomorrow. He will definitely agree!"
She knew that her family wanted her to marry a rich man, and she also wanted to marry someone with a strong family background so that she wouldn't have to work and would have someone to serve her. Wang Yu was the best choice. Not only was he a scholar, he was also young and handsome, much better than those guys in the town. She must not give up.
She would go talk to him tomorrow. Besides, she was not bad looking. She was a girl and she was just a concubine. She didn't believe that Wang Yu would disagree.
Father Zhou also nodded and said, "Yes, yes, go talk to Wang Yu again."
On the second day, Wang Yu ran into Zhou Mei as soon as he went out. The first thing she said was "Brother Yu"... Wang Yu frowned. Who is this?
"Brother Yu, I'm Zhou Mei. My mother made a mistake yesterday. We only need eight taels of silver for the betrothal gift."
Zhou Mei put on her best clothes early this morning and came to Wang Yu's house to wait for him. She finally saw Wang Yu coming out alone and hurried forward to speak.
Wang Yu also knew who this person was. This was the one who bullied her husband and made him cry. Although she was angry, she could not curse at him as a scholar, so she could only get rid of him quickly.
"I won't take a concubine, and you shouldn't come to my house again."
When Zhou Mei heard this, she wanted to rush over and grab Wang Yu and ask, "Did Cheng Chen say something bad about me?"
Wang Yu took a step back, puzzled. "My husband asked you what are you doing?" He didn't want to pay attention to her and went back to his yard and closed the door.
Zhou Mei was anxious and wanted to call Wang Yu, but when she saw someone passing by nearby, she didn't know what to say and could only leave reluctantly.
After returning, Zhou Mei was still unwilling to accept it. She didn't expect Wang Yu to reject her. Her father was anxious and asked what happened. After knowing that Wang Yu had rejected her, he was also surprised and asked him why he refused.
Zhou Mei thought about it. He didn't believe a man wouldn't take a concubine. It must be because his family has a bad reputation. They are from the same village, and the Wang family must know about it. He said impatiently, "Why else? Look at the Zhou Qiang you raised. He's idle and steals. Everyone in the village knows about it. How can he be willing to marry us?"
Zhou Qiang was upset when he heard this and said loudly: "What does it have to do with me? I'm afraid that she doesn't like you. Cheng Chen is much prettier than you."
"You!" Zhou Mei wanted to slap him.
"What's wrong? You still want to hit me? Do you dare to do it?" Zhou Qiang said timidly. He knew that Zhou Mei didn't dare to hit him, otherwise his mother would definitely teach her a lesson.
Zhou Mei returned to the house with red eyes. Everyone in this family hoped that she would marry into a wealthy family, even as a concubine, waiting to save the money for Zhou Qiang to marry a wife. She was also instilled with the idea of marrying a rich man in her mother since she was a child, so she wanted to marry into the Wang family so much. Wang Yu was much better than those old men in their thirties and forties in the town, but she didn't expect Wang Yu to be unwilling.
Wang Yu didn't know what was going on with the Zhou family. When he returned to the yard, he saw his husband looking at him. He quickly stepped forward and held his hand, saying, "I didn't do anything. She came to find me!"
Of course Cheng Chen knew that it was Zhou Mei who asked her to come, but she was still happy that her husband rejected her. Seeing her husband acting coquettishly towards her, her face turned red.
Wang Yu saw that her husband didn't seem angry, so she pulled him in, held him on her lap and kissed him on the corner of his mouth. She said that they would go to Xilin Village to visit his parents-in-law tomorrow and stay at his Yue family for two more days. They would move to the provincial capital in the future and would come back less often.
At night, Wang Yu felt that Cheng Chen was extremely enthusiastic, squatting down to serve Xiao Yuyu. This scene almost drove Wang Yu crazy, but he was not prepared for Cheng Chen to get hurt, so he could only bear it and didn't do it to him...
Looking at Cheng Chen sleeping in his arms, he thought it would be better to go to the provincial capital early to have a wedding night.
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