"Mother, don't get excited. You've never even met this girl. Why are you so happy? Aren't you afraid there's something wrong with her?"
"Is there something wrong with this girl?"
Lady Liu asked.
"I've seen this girl before. She's alright, pretty with clear eyes. It's just that her clothes are a bit mismatched, but I can understand that."
"Since you've seen her and you're still willing, then this girl must be quite good." Madam Liu was overjoyed. "You're so picky!"
After hearing about her son's demanding marriage requirements, she had already given up hope that he would be able to find a wife.
Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better, and someone actually agreed to these conditions. As long as she wasn't a widow and her character was decent, nothing else mattered.
"Mother needs to hurry up and get things ready, and help you tidy up this new house."
"Mother, don't worry, the wedding still needs some time to prepare."
He also had no idea what this behind-the-scenes boss was thinking, that she was willing to marry him.
However, even if you want to get married, you need to make proper preparations first.
Leaving aside the Ning family, Jiang Cha's decision nearly caused an uproar within the Jiang family as well.
"You said you wanted to marry that man named Ning Hongze. What does he do? Which family is he from? What is his family background?"
"His family background isn't great. He's from Weihe Village."
"Not from a well-off family?"
Upon hearing these words, Jiang's father's expression changed, while Wang's face lit up with joy. She and Jiang Lin exchanged a glance and both silently smiled.
Jiang Cha willingly chose to marry into a poor family, which was not arranged by them, although they were happy to see it happen.
"Ginger tea, do you know what you're saying?"
"Of course I know. You want to marry someone like that? Are you trying to drive me crazy?" Father Jiang slammed his hand on the table.
"Dad, I don't know what you're angry about? Didn't you see that your wife and daughter are very happy?"
"What?" Father Jiang turned to look at Madam Wang and Jiang Lin, and sure enough, he saw a fleeting smile on their faces.
My heart sank immediately.
The harmony he had always believed in his family was all an illusion, shattered with the slightest touch. Thinking back to the things he had his servants investigate, and the information they brought back—was it all true? It's likely that all those servants around him had been bribed by Madam Wang.
"Father, look at how my sister is talking! How could we think that way? We just don't know what's so special about this man that my sister would take a liking to him?"
"There's nothing particularly outstanding about him, except that he's good-looking," Jiang Cha said seriously. "He's definitely better than that scholar."
"Sister, how can an ordinary commoner compare to a scholar?"
"How about I let you marry that scholar? I'll give you a bigger dowry."
"How can that be? How can that scholar marry?"
After saying this, Jiang Lin suddenly covered her mouth, lowered her head silently, and shrank to the side, not daring to utter a sound.
Wang thought to herself, "This is bad. Why did Jiang Lin blurt out her true feelings?"
“My lord, listen to me. I really didn’t know that scholar before. I only thought that he was a scholar and that if he could pass the imperial examination in the future, he could change his family’s status. I never knew that scholar was so worthless.”
"Alright, stop talking." Father Jiang closed his eyes. Before, Madam Wang had praised the scholar to the skies, saying how good he was in this and that, and even claimed to know the scholar's mother. It was all nonsense.
She just wanted to make Jiang Cha suffer.
Father Jiang felt a chill in his heart.
Seeing the slightly sarcastic look in Jiang Cha's eyes, a bitter feeling welled up on her lips.
Oh well, it's all my own fault. I'll just go along with Acha's wishes. What's the harm? I'll just give her a bigger dowry to make up for it.
"What's that man like at home? What's he like as a person?"
"He's a capable man; he even hunted down a bear on the mountain before."
"What? A bear? That person must be a burly man who's two feet tall."
Jiang Lin instantly pictured a rude and uncouth man in her mind. She never expected that Jiang Cha would fall for such a man.
"However, he made it clear beforehand that he would not give any betrothal gifts."
"Not giving betrothal gifts is such an insult!"
The more Wang listened, the more smug she became. She thought Jiang Cha had such high standards, but she never expected her to fall for such a man.
"Acha, isn't this man's attitude a bit excessive?"
“There’s a reason for this, so it’s not his fault.” Jiang Cha then recounted the events in Ning Hongze’s family.
The more Jiang Lin and her mother listened, the brighter their eyes became, as if they couldn't wait to bypass Jiang's father and finalize the matter.
For them, this family had no stable property, made a living by hunting, and had to support a gambling-addicted younger brother and a helpless widow.
Ginger tea is practically torture.
Who knows if that younger brother will hit someone, or if that widowed mother might also have problems.
But what did Jiang's father glean from that?
Are you sure?
"Yes, I'm very sure I want to marry him. He'll be coming to propose in a couple of days. I hope Father won't make things difficult for him."
"Of course." Father Jiang nodded. He could tell that Jiang Cha was very satisfied with him.
For a family like this to satisfy Jiang Cha, it must have something special about it.
Jiang Cha nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave.
She thought that her father would definitely like Ning Hongze.
Ning Qingfeng felt that the whole world had changed.
He had only attended classes for a few days when his brother told him that he was getting married.
What's this?
How could a woman actually agree to marry someone with his brother's conditions?
Ning Qingfeng felt that this world was too fantastical.
Could it be because of his brother's face? Ning Qingfeng touched his own face. His face was no less handsome than his brother's, so he didn't need to worry.
Watching his mother bustling around, he couldn't help but ask timidly, "Mom, aren't you worried that this sister-in-law has a problem?"
"Your brother has seen it. Don't you understand your brother's character? If this person wasn't good, why would he agree to it?"
Liu had blind confidence in Ning Hongze; anything Ning Hongze liked was good.
That's why he's unhappy.
From childhood to adulthood, his mother's attention was always on his older brother.
Where have I ever paid attention to him?
Of course, it's not that his mother didn't love him, but she did give him less attention compared to his brother.
"What nonsense are you thinking about now?" Ning Hong raised her hand and chopped the firewood directly, splitting the thick piece of wood in two in an instant.
"No, no, I wish my brother and future sister-in-law a happy and fulfilling marriage that will last a lifetime."
"My dear, I hope that after your nephew is born, I will hear the news that you have passed the imperial examination and become a scholar."
Ning Qingfeng's smile froze once again. Damn it, is this some kind of unreasonable demand?
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