The old lady glanced at Lu Qingquan, whose face was pale, and sneered, adding insult to injury, "Anyway, your son has already been discharged from the army, so there aren't many rules anymore. Your son is young and impetuous, it's good to have a woman by his side, so he won't go out and make mistakes again!"
Ye Qingqing lowered her head again, struggling to suppress her laughter; she was almost bursting with mirth.
The old lady's knife strike was both ruthless and precise; even Lu Qingquan and his mother combined were no match for her.
"I disagree. We're here today to break off the engagement. Ye Lan, who's barely alive, isn't good enough for my son. Give me back the five thousand yuan, and this engagement is off!"
Yue Hongxia was too lazy to waste any more words and directly stated her purpose in breaking off the engagement. The old hag was pushing her luck and actually wanted her family to take the person back first. She had a good plan!
Hmph, the Lu family is no ordinary family. How could a country old woman like her possibly scheme against them? If she doesn't agree, does the Ye family think they can force her to come over?
The old lady's expression changed. She gave Lu Qingquan a cold look and asked, "Is that what you mean too?"
Lu Qingquan felt uneasy under the old lady's gaze, deliberately ignoring Ye Lan's tearful face, and forced himself to say, "Yes."
"Brother Qingquan..."
Ye Lan could no longer hold back her tears, and looked at Lu Qingquan with disappointment.
A few days ago, when she called Lu Qingquan, he was still full of affection and told her about his longing for her. He didn't mention the matter of breaking off the engagement at all. Why would he suddenly come to break off the engagement today?
Ye Lan looked at Yue Hongxia, whose face was pale, and gritted her teeth in hatred. It must be this woman who forced Brother Qingquan. It must be!
Lu Qingquan still had feelings for Ye Lan and couldn't bear to look her in the eye. He looked away, feeling uncomfortable.
But for a real man, fame and fortune are the most important things. He can't let personal feelings affect his career. He'll explain to Lan'er later. Lan'er is understanding and will definitely understand and support him.
The old lady sneered, looked at Lu Qingquan with disdain, slammed her hand on the table, stood up and cursed: "Your son's asshole has been pierced by a man and he was even discharged from the army. What right do you have to look down on Ye Lan?"
Even if Ye Lan is half-dead, at least she didn't go out and sleep with other men. She's always stayed by your son's side. She's a hundred times better than your son, who's fickle and can't distinguish between men and women. What do you take our Ye family for? Someone you can just arrange a marriage with whenever you want and then break it off whenever you want?
The old lady slammed her hand on the table again, pointing her finger right at Yue Hongxia's nose. "I'm telling you right now, I'm giving you ten days. Send over the remaining five thousand yuan of betrothal gifts right away, or I'll let the whole of Pingjiang City know that your son is a slut with a dirty mouth, and see where he'll find a job then!"
Whether Ye Lan accepted the money or not didn't matter to the old lady; all she cared about was the five thousand yuan!
The old lady originally planned to discuss this matter after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but now that Yue Hongxia has walked right into the line of fire, she can't blame her for being impolite!
Yue Hongxia was covered in spittle from being scolded, but she didn't bother to wipe it off; she was flustered and confused.
She was so focused on having fun that she forgot about her son needing to find a job. If that old hag really goes around the city spreading the word, how will her son find a job?
Lu Qingquan's eyes grew increasingly cold, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He winked at Yue Hongxia, signaling her not to panic, and then turned to look at Ye Zhiguo, who had remained silent, and sneered inwardly.
Ye Zhiguo's scheme was perfectly clear to him; he just wanted to get a savage old woman to take the lead so that he could achieve his goal!
Hmph, Lu Qingquan isn't so easily threatened!
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