On the third day of the Lunar New Year, you and your aunt came to visit with an old woman. When Huilan saw that they were your uncle and aunt from the same village, she invited you in.
We hadn't chatted for long when the old woman said she was a matchmaker from the next village. Huilan and I were a bit confused. Besides my husband and me, we also had a daughter who was only thirteen years old.
Then the matchmaker began to explain that the purpose of coming to our house was for your Zhang family to propose marriage to our Ranran for your seventeen-year-old son.
Huilan and I told each other that our daughter was still young and we had no plans for an engagement. We rejected the Zhang family's marriage proposal. I just want to ask the Zhang family, is this really the case?
Later, the matchmaker said something like, "Although my child is still young, your son is a good match. If we miss this opportunity, we'll never have another chance." She told us to get engaged first and then get married when we were old enough.
My husband and I refused again, not wanting to tie our daughter's life down with a stranger. To put it bluntly, we simply didn't want to treat her marriage carelessly. We will respect our daughter's wishes; from now on, her marriage will be entirely her own decision.
After I said all that, I politely asked the three of you to leave my house. The matchmaker left first, and you and your husband followed. After that, we had no further contact with you.
But yesterday morning, while we were busy at home, word spread that our daughter and your Zhang family's son were engaged. I don't understand, because we clearly rejected you both to your faces that day.
Our family hasn't mentioned this matter to anyone, because we refused, so we're treating it as if you never came. Why are such rumors spreading? The day you proposed, you brought a small bag containing some things, which your family took back. Our family didn't accept anything from you.
More and more people gathered at the door. Everyone agreed with Su's father's words and felt that if they refused outright, the matter was off. When they heard that the Zhang couple had come to propose marriage and engagement with only a small bag containing a few things, everyone felt contemptuous.
What kind of people are these? They go to a woman's house to propose marriage, and all they bring is a few gifts. Isn't this trying to get something for nothing? No, this is trying to get a daughter-in-law for nothing.
The Zhang couple started to panic, as more and more people gathered at the door, and the whispers grew louder. "Nephew of the Su family," they said, "our marriage proposal failed, but you can't falsely accuse our family. We haven't said anything."
Hey, Aunt Zhang, let me ask you one question: Did you tell others that your son and my daughter are engaged?
No, no, I haven't told anyone else. Zhang Weibing's mother even stutters a little when she speaks.
Mr. and Mrs. Su remained silent for the moment; they were waiting, waiting for the person they were waiting for. It was about time, they reasoned.
Seeing that Mr. and Mrs. Su remained silent, the Zhang couple assumed they had no evidence and breathed a sigh of relief, becoming quite smug as well. After all, the lack of evidence was their own claim; the news of Wei Bing's engagement to that young girl was now widespread. Even if it was fake, did the Su family need to personally explain to so many people? Eventually, the Su family would succumb to the pressure and gossip and would naturally come to them to agree to the engagement.
When the time comes, their family will definitely not agree easily. They will definitely make the Su family pay a heavy price, because they were the ones who acted so arrogantly.
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