Chapter 126 A First Marriage is Better Than a Second
The Ning family's business was doing well. When the original owner married into the family, her dowry consisted of a substantial eighty-eight taels of cash. After the divorce, she could have lived on her own estate and made a living off that dowry.
Of course, this is impossible. Her family treats her very well, and she will definitely go back to the Ning family to live with her parents.
It took more than two hours to pack up the dowry. Since she had only been married into the family for a short time, the original owner hadn't had a chance to use her dowry yet, so there weren't many troubles between her and Fu Qing.
Soon, the carriage sent by the Ning family to pick her up arrived, and the eighty-eight dowry items were loaded onto the carriage one by one. Afterwards, Ning Yan left the Fu residence without any hesitation.
On the long street, a man asked his servant, "Whose carriage is this?"
Servant: "I don't recognize the carriage, but isn't the maid of the Fourth Young Master Fu's wife sitting in that most luxurious carriage?"
Zhang Zhixing glanced at the maid. He was somewhat face-blind and had a hard time remembering people with ordinary looks.
A bystander chimed in, "I heard that Young Master Fu and his wife have divorced, and these carriages are all carrying Miss Ning's dowry."
Zhang Zhixing immediately beamed with joy, "Hahaha, I never thought Fu Qing would have this day! Let's go to the Fu family to watch the show!"
Servant: ...Young Master, are you really not afraid of being beaten to death by Fourth Young Master Fu?
Although Young Master Fu is no match for you, this is really not the time to watch the show.
But he was just a servant and couldn't change his young master's decision at all.
So he could only obediently follow behind his young master to the Fu residence.
Ning Yan was unaware of these things. The Ning family and the Fu family were not too far apart, and it only took half an hour to get there. When the carriage curtain was lifted, Ning Yan immediately saw her parents waiting at the gate of the mansion.
“Yan’er, my poor daughter, I thought Fu Qing was a good man, but your father and I both misjudged him. I will find you a better one in the future.”
Ning Yan took her mother's outstretched hand, picked up a handkerchief, and wiped away her mother's tears. Ning's mother's eyes were red, and it was clear that she had been crying for a while.
"Mother, why are you crying? This is clearly a good thing."
"From now on, I'll stay at home and have several children, all of whom will be members of the Ning family. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Upon hearing this, Ning's mother burst into laughter through her tears, "Yan'er is right, we won't get married anymore!"
That's what she said, but she still had a lingering worry in her heart.
Their family is just a merchant, and they've fallen out with the Fu family. Once the news gets out, there will definitely be people who want to take advantage of their misfortune.
And that wretched girl Ning Wanrong, she even tried to steal her cousin's marriage, she really is despicable!
Ning's father remained silent and directed his servants to move all of his daughter's dowry back home.
After everything was settled, Ning's parents comforted their daughter, saying, "Don't overthink it. Anyway, we've already separated from your second uncle's family, and we won't have any more contact with them in the future. We'll discuss your marriage after this storm has passed."
If a daughter has a child just to stay in the Ning family, then her sacrifice is too great. So she still has to get married, but she has to choose the right person carefully.
No one can guarantee how many soldiers will be conscripted next time. If my daughter also has to serve in the military, it would be better to keep both children.
Women who don't have children have to serve three more years in the military, and those who don't have any children have to serve nine more years, unless they give birth in the military.
But the barracks were too chaotic; you might not even know whose child was born.
"I'll listen to my father and mother."
The ordeal lasted until noon. Even though she felt uncomfortable, Ning's mother still prepared a table of her daughter's favorite dishes, and Ning Yan also got to eat the meat of a ferocious beast unique to this world.
To be honest, the taste was quite unique, not much different from spirit beast meat. Moreover, she could feel a unique energy contained in the meat, and after eating it, she really felt full of energy.
It's a pity that she can't take these things with her, otherwise she would have collected some animal meat to eat in other worlds.
If you can't take it with you, then eat more. In no time, Ning Yan had eaten until her belly was round.
"Child, can you digest all this? If you want more, I'll just make you more tonight."
"Oh dear, home-cooked food tastes the best. I ate too much without realizing it. I'll be more careful next time."
On the Fu family's side, Zhang Zhixing ran up to Fu Qing in a cheeky manner to provoke him. Just as the servant had predicted, the two really started fighting. When they were separated by the Fu family's servants, both of them had bruises and their clothes were tattered.
Fu Qing was already seething with anger, and just then Zhang Zhixing arrived. He had a good beating, and although he was in pain all over, his sluggish brain did clear up for a moment.
"Throw that Zhang fellow out of the mansion and never let him step into the gates of my Fu mansion again."
Zhang Xingzhi was dragged out by the servants of the Fu family.
The next day, Fu Qingzhi led his men to the second branch of the Ning family to propose marriage, and the betrothal gifts were significantly less than half of what he had given to the first branch.
But none of the three members of the second wife objected. After all, their daughter was pregnant, and if they couldn't reach an agreement, the child would likely be born in their own home. Moreover, getting involved with the prefect's family would be entirely beneficial to their family, and the second uncle and aunt couldn't be happier.
As for the fact that Fu Qing was their nephew-in-law before, they didn't care at all.
The couple set their wedding date for two weeks from now, which seemed quite rushed.
Ning Wanrong personally came to the main house to deliver the invitation.
When I saw Ning Yan, she was sitting very straight, and her eyes were full of smugness.
"Cousin, you won't blame me, will you? Ah Qing and I just couldn't help ourselves."
After that incident, I felt extremely guilty and sorry for my cousin, so I never saw him again.
But I'm pregnant with Ah Qing's child, and I'm doing this for my cousin's own good..."
Ning Yan originally wanted to drink tea, but she couldn't stand her teasy words. Did she really think Fu Qing was something special?
If they took it, they took it. Otherwise, how would she get a new one?
A cup of hot tea was splashed directly onto Ning Wanrong's face, and the sound stopped abruptly, replaced by an incredulous "Ah~". Ning Yan found her noisy and said, "Someone, take Miss Tang out and never let her step into our main house again."
Xiangling responded loudly, and soon she summoned several rough-looking women who dragged the person out.
Before being dragged away, Ning Wanrong's eyes were full of resentment as she looked at Ning Yan.
Ning Yan sneered. Her dear cousin, she must live well, because Ning Wanrong will have many more painful times to come!
After sending Ning Wanrong away, Ning Yan wrote out a prescription and asked Xiangling to get the medicine for her. She then took the opportunity to study the cultivation techniques of this world.
Ning Yan finished studying the cultivation technique in just a quarter of an hour.
The cultivation methods in this world are somewhat similar to the body tempering techniques in the cultivation world. The way to cultivate is to hone the physical body. The more the physical body is developed, the stronger one becomes. If one has a suitable cultivation method, one can even achieve physical sainthood.
(End of this chapter)
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